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William Bowers

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).

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ACTING

The Godfather Part II (1974)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
Starsky & Hutch (1975)

PRODUCTION

Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
Mobile Two (1975)
Mobile Two (1975)

SOUND

Goodnight, August (2023)
Goodnight, August (2023)

WRITING

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