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Overview

Date of Birth:

17 January 1916, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA more

Date of Death:

27 March 1987, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more

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Up 43% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 nominations more

Alternate Names:

William J. Bowers

Filmography

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Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. More Wild Wild West (1980) (TV) (screenplay) (story) 1980 - 6.1 (132)
- 2. The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979) (TV) (written by) 1979 - 6.0 (140)
- 3. Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978) (TV) (writer) 1978 - 5.5 (15)
- 4. Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys (1978) (writer) 1978 - 3.9 (17)
- 5. The Gun and the Pulpit (1974) (TV) (teleplay) 1974 - 5.7 (93)
- 6. Sidekicks (1974) (TV) (writer) 1974 - 6.3 (20)
- 7. Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) (writer) 1969 - 7.5 (3,705)
- 8. Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967) (screenplay) 1967 - 5.0 (52)
- 9. Way... Way Out (1966) (writer) 1966 - 5.0 (315)
- 10. Advance to the Rear (1964)   (writer) 1964 - 5.9 (256)
AKAs:
  • Company of Cowards? (UK)
- 11. The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961) (writer) 1961 - 6.0 (154)
- 12. -30- (1959)   (writer) 1959 - 6.6 (85)
AKAs:
  • Deadline Midnight (UK)
- 13. Alias Jesse James (1959) (writer) 1959 - 6.5 (378)
- 14. Imitation General (1958) (writer) 1958 - 6.3 (207)
- 15. The Law and Jake Wade (1958) (screenplay) 1958 - 6.7 (603)
- 16. The Sheepman (1958)   (screenplay) 1958 - 6.8 (764)
AKAs:
  • Stranger with a Gun (USA: new title)
- 17. My Man Godfrey (1957) (writer) 1957 - 6.2 (318)
- 18. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1955)   (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 6.5 (24)
AKAs:
  • Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
  • End of a Gun (1957) (1950 screenplay The Gunfighter) (story)
- 19. The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956) (writer) 1956 - 5.8 (121)
- 20. "General Electric Summer Originals" (1956)   (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 4.0 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 21. "Lux Video Theatre" (1950)   (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 6.4 (31)
AKAs:
  • Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
1 TV episode:
  • The Web (1955) (original screenplay)
- 22. "General Electric Theater" (1953)   (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 8.1 (72)
AKAs:
  • G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
  • G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 23. 5 Against the House (1955) (writer) 1955 - 6.0 (179)
- 24. Tight Spot (1955) (writer) 1955 - 6.8 (339)
- 25. She Couldn't Say No (1954)   (screenplay) 1954 - 5.3 (155)
AKAs:
  • Beautiful But Dangerous (UK)
  • She Had to Say Yes
- 26. "Where's Raymond?" (1953)   (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - -
AKAs:
  • The Ray Bolger Show (new title)
1 TV episode:
- 27. "Four Star Playhouse" (1952)   (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 7.1 (34)
AKAs:
  • Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
  • Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
  • Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
  • Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 28. Split Second (1953) (screenplay) 1953 - 6.9 (262)
- 29. Assignment: Paris (1952)   (writer) 1952 - 6.1 (70)
AKAs:
  • European Edition (USA: alternative title)
- 30. The San Francisco Story (1952) (uncredited) 1952 - 5.8 (36)
- 31. The Mob (1951)   (writer) 1951 - 6.9 (213)
AKAs:
  • Remember That Face (UK)
- 32. Cry Danger (1951) (screenplay) 1951 - 7.2 (368)
- 33. Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) (writer) 1950 - 6.8 (122)
- 34. Convicted (1950) (screenplay) 1950 - 6.8 (182)
- 35. The Gunfighter (1950) (screenplay) (story) 1950 - 7.8 (2,862)
- 36. Abandoned (1949)   (additional dialogue) 1949 - 6.4 (38)
AKAs:
  • Abandoned Woman
- 37. The Gal Who Took the West (1949) (story and screenplay) 1949 - 6.2 (13)
- 38. Criss Cross (1949) (continuty and dialogue) (uncredited) 1949 - 7.6 (1,471)
- 39. The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948) (writer) 1948 - 4.3 (34)
- 40. Larceny (1948) (writer) 1948 - 7.1 (19)
- 41. Pitfall (1948) (uncredited) 1948 - 7.2 (213)
- 42. River Lady (1948) (screenplay) 1948 - 6.2 (17)
- 43. Black Bart (1948)   (screenplay) 1948 - 6.0 (55)
AKAs:
  • Black Bart, Highwayman (UK)
- 44. Jungle Patrol (1948) (story) 1948 - 5.2 (15)
- 45. The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)   (story) 1947 - 7.0 (555)
AKAs:
  • The Wistful Widow (UK)
- 46. Something in the Wind (1947) (writer) 1947 - 6.9 (116)
- 47. The Web (1947) (screenplay) 1947 - 7.2 (151)
- 48. Ladies' Man (1947) (short story) 1947 - 6.1 (8)
- 49. The Fabulous Suzanne (1946) (story) 1946 - 5.6 (5)
- 50. Night and Day (1946) (screenplay) 1946 - 6.2 (1,050)
- 51. The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946) (story) (as William J. Bowers) 1946 - 5.9 (62)
- 52. Sing Your Way Home (1945) (writer) 1945 - 4.5 (74)
- 53. Higher and Higher (1943) (additional dialogue) 1943 - 5.8 (196)
- 54. The Adventures of a Rookie (1943) (original story and adaptation) 1943 - 4.9 (25)
- 55. Seven Days' Leave (1942) (original screenplay) 1942 - 6.0 (95)
- 56. My Favorite Spy (1942) (screenplay) 1942 - 6.2 (91)
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The Godfather: A Novel for Television" (1977)   Senate Committee Chairman (unknown episodes) 1977 - 9.4 (1,157)
AKAs:
  • Mario Puzo's The Godfather: A Novel for Television (USA: complete title)
  • The Godfather 1902-1959: The Complete Epic (USA: video title)
  • The Godfather Novella (USA: alternative title)
  • The Godfather Saga (USA: alternative title)
  • The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (USA: alternative title)
- 2. "Starsky and Hutch" (1975)   Judge Yager (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 7.0 (928)
1 TV episode:
- 3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)   Senate committee chairman 1974 $103M 9.0 (217,432)
AKAs:
  • Mario Puzo's The Godfather: Part II (USA: complete title)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Mobile Two (1975) (TV) (producer) 1975 - -
- 2. Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) (producer) 1969 - 7.5 (3,705)
Archive Footage
- 1. The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (V) Senate committee chairman

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1 Biographical Movie more

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Western | Crime more

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Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title | Murder more

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