About

Known credits:
52
Birthday:
1916-01-17
Place of birth:
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
Website:
N/A

William Bowers

Overview

William Bowers (Las Cruces, 1916 - Woodland Hills, California, 1987) was a reporter in Long Beach, California before becoming a screenwriter and specializing in writing comedy westerns and also turned out several thrillers. His first credited screenplay was My Favorite Spy in 1942.

His career noticeably picked up after his Oscar nomination for the gritty Gregory Peck Western The Gunfighter in 1950, leading to such assignments as the remake of My Man Godfrey in 1957 and The Sheepman in 1958 (a second Oscar nomination).

Bowers produced the last film that he wrote, the superior Western parody Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969). He also had a bit part as an actor in The Godfather Part II (1974).

Known for

Acting
1974 The Godfather Part II Actor Senate Committee Chairman 84
Very good

Writing
1980 More Wild Wild West Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1979 The Wild Wild West Revisited Writing Writer 58
Average
1978 Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid Writing Writer 58
Average
1974 The Gun and the Pulpit Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1974 Sidekicks Writing Writer 58
Average
1969 Support Your Local Sheriff! Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1967 The Ride to Hangman's Tree Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1966 Way... Way Out Writing Writer 58
Average
1964 Advance to the Rear Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1961 The Last Time I Saw Archie Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1959 -30- Writing Writer 59
Average
1959 Alias Jesse James Writing Writer 59
Average
1958 Imitation General Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1958 The Law and Jake Wade Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1958 The Sheepman Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1957 My Man Godfrey Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1956 The Best Things in Life Are Free Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1955 5 Against the House Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1955 Tight Spot Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1954 She Couldn't Say No Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1953 Split Second Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1952 Assignment: Paris Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1952 The San Francisco Story Writing Writer 58
Average
1951 The Mob Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1951 Cry Danger Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1950 Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1950 Convicted Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1950 The Gunfighter Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1950 The Gunfighter Writing Story 62
Fair
1949 The Gal Who Took the West Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1949 The Gal Who Took the West Writing Story 58
Average
1949 Criss Cross Writing Writer 61
Fair
1948 Jungle Patrol Writing Story 59
Average
1948 The Countess of Monte Cristo Writing Writer 58
Average
1948 Larceny Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1948 Pitfall Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1948 River Lady Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1948 Black Bart Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1947 The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap Writing Story 59
Average
1947 Something in the Wind Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1947 The Web Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1947 Ladies' Man Writing Story N/A
N/A
1946 The Fabulous Suzanne Writing Story 58
Average
1946 Night and Day Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1946 The Notorious Lone Wolf Writing Story 59
Average
1945 Sing Your Way Home Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1943 The Adventures of a Rookie Writing Story 59
Average
1942 Seven Days' Leave Writing Screenplay 59
Average

Production
1975 Mobile Two Production Producer N/A
N/A
1969 Support Your Local Sheriff! Production Producer 61
Fair

Sound
2023 Goodnight, August Sound Sound Recordist 59
Average