William Bowers
Writing
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).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring William Bowers
Filmography
Acting (1)
1974
The Godfather Part IIas Senate Committee Chairman
8.6
Production & Directing (51)
2023
Goodnight, AugustSound Recordist
9.0
1980
More Wild Wild WestTeleplay
6.4
1979
5.4
1978
7.0
1975
Mobile TwoProducer
7.0
1974
The Gun and the PulpitTeleplay
6.0
1974
SidekicksWriter
6.5
1969
Support Your Local Sheriff!Producer
6.9
1969
6.9
1967
The Ride to Hangman's TreeScreenplay
4.9
1966
Way... Way OutWriter
5.9
1964
Advance to the RearScreenplay
5.2
1961
The Last Time I Saw ArchieScreenplay
6.0
1959
-30-Writer
6.0
1959
Alias Jesse JamesWriter
6.1
1958
Imitation GeneralScreenplay
6.6
1958
The Law and Jake WadeScreenplay
6.6
1958
The SheepmanScreenplay
6.9
1957
My Man GodfreyScreenplay
6.5
1956
The Best Things in Life Are FreeScreenplay
5.7
1955
5 Against the HouseScreenplay
5.9
1955
Tight SpotScreenplay
6.5
1954
She Couldn't Say NoScreenplay
5.7
1953
Split SecondScreenplay
6.4
1952
Assignment: ParisScreenplay
5.9
1952
The San Francisco StoryWriter
4.9
1951
The MobScreenplay
6.7
1951
Cry DangerScreenplay
6.7
1950
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. MaloneScreenplay
7.0
1950
ConvictedScreenplay
6.2
1950
The GunfighterScreenplay
7.4
1950
The GunfighterStory
7.4
1949
6.0
1949
The Gal Who Took the WestScreenplay
6.0
1949
Criss CrossWriter
7.1
1948
Jungle PatrolStory
6.7
1948
7.0
1948
LarcenyScreenplay
5.9
1948
PitfallScreenplay
6.9
1948
River LadyScreenplay
5.8
1948
Black BartScreenplay
4.9
1947
6.2
1947
Something in the WindScreenplay
7.0
1947
The WebScreenplay
7.1
1947
Ladies' ManStory
10.0
1946
The Fabulous SuzanneStory
5.7
1946
Night and DayScreenplay
6.0
1946
6.0
1945
Sing Your Way HomeScreenplay
5.6
1943
7.5
1942
Seven Days' LeaveScreenplay
7.3