Biography
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).
Wrote 48
1980s
- 1980
More Wild Wild West
Teleplay
1970s
- 1979
The Wild Wild West Revisited
Writer
- 1978
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Writer
- 1974
Sidekicks
Writer
1960s
- 1969
- 1967
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
Screenplay
- 1966
Way... Way Out
Writer
- 1964
Advance to the Rear
Screenplay
- 1961
The Last Time I Saw Archie
Screenplay
1950s
- 1959
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Writer
- 1958
Imitation General
Screenplay
The Law and Jake Wade
Screenplay
The Sheepman
Screenplay
- 1957
- 1956
The Best Things in Life Are Free
Screenplay
- 1955
5 Against the House
Screenplay
Tight Spot
Screenplay
- 1954
She Couldn't Say No
Screenplay
- 1953
Split Second
Screenplay
General Electric Theater
Writer
- 1952
Assignment: Paris
Screenplay
The San Francisco Story
Writer
- 1951
Cry Danger
Screenplay
- 1950
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Screenplay
Convicted
Screenplay
1940s
- 1949
The Gal Who Took the West
Story, Screenplay
- 1948
Jungle Patrol
Story
The Countess of Monte Cristo
Writer
Larceny
Screenplay
River Lady
Screenplay
Black Bart
Screenplay
- 1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Story
Something in the Wind
Screenplay
The Web
Screenplay
Ladies' Man
Story
- 1946
The Fabulous Suzanne
Story
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Story
- 1945
Sing Your Way Home
Screenplay
- 1943
The Adventures of a Rookie
Story
- 1942
Seven Days' Leave
Screenplay
Acted in 2
Produced 2
1970s
- 1975
Mobile Two
Producer
1960s
- 1969
Sound 1
2020s
- 2023
Goodnight, August
Sound Recordist