Harry Bowen was an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras. Born on October 4, 1888 in Brooklyn, New York, he broke into the film industry doing film shorts during the silent era. His work on shorts continued into talking pictures, and it was in 1929 that he made his first appearance in a full-length feature, with a small role in Red Hot Rhythm, directed by Leo McCarey. During his 20-year career, Bowen appeared in over 150 films, most of them film shorts. Other notable films in which he appeared include: the 1933 classic King Kong; Flying Down to Rio (1933), which was the first on-screen pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers; John Ford's 1935 comedy, The Whole Town's Talking, starring Edward G. Robinson; and Next Time We Love (1936), starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, and Ray Milland. His final screen performance, according to AFI, was the 1939 film, The Day the Bookies Wept, starring Joe Penner and Betty Grable.
Harry Bowen
Active - 1925 - 1949 |
Birth - Oct 4, 1888 |
Death - Dec 5, 1941 |
Genres - Comedy, Drama, Romance, Crime, Music
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Subgenres - Romantic Comedy, Musical, Silent Film, Silent Short, Comedy Drama
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Harry Jerome Bowen-
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Romantic Comedy, Musical, Silent Film, Silent Short, Comedy Drama, Western Film, American Football Film, Buddy Film, Biographical Film, Boxing Film, Dance Film, Prison Film, Silent Feature, Courtroom, Detective Film, Kaiju, Science Fiction Comedy, Sport Film, Sports Comedy, Spy, Spy Film, Trial Film