Charles R. Bowers
Charles R. Bowers was a cartoonist and slapstick comedian during the silent film and early "talkie" era. He was forgotten for decades and his name was notably absent from most histories of the Silent Era, although his work was enthusiastically reviewed by André Breton and a number of his contemporaries. As his surviving films were rediscovery he has been one of the greats of the silent film era; along with Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1889-06-07 · Creco, Iowa, USA
- Died
- 1946-11-26
Known for
- Scanners (1981) — Sound Editor
- Egged On (1926)
- There It Is (1928) — Charley MacNeesha
- Now You Tell One (1926) — Mr. Bowers
- It's a Bird (1930) — Charley Chucklehead
- A Wild Roomer (1927)
- Fatal Footsteps (1926) — Bricolo (as Charley Bowers)
- Many a Slip (1927) — Charley (as Charley Bowers)
- He Done His Best (1926)
- A.W.O.L. (1918) — Director
- Playing with Fire (1926) — Director
- Slick Sleuths (1926) — Director
- A Sleepless Night (1940) — Director
- Say Ah-h! (1928) — The Ostrich Farm Handy Man
- Nothing Doing (1927) — (as Charley Bowers)
- Pete Roleum and His Cousins (1939) — Narrator (voice)