A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Bricolo
Charles Bowers
Charles Raymond Bowers
Charley Bowers
Birthplace:
Creco, Iowa, USA
Born:
June 7, 1889
Died:
November 26, 1946
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
Animation:
1939 Pete-Roleum and His Cousins
Director:
1918 A.W.O.L.
1918 The Extra-Quick Lunch
1920 Mutt and Jeff in the Movies
1920 On Strike
1925 A Link Missing
1925 Accidents Won't Happen
1925 Invisible Revenge
1925 Mixing in Mexico
1925 Oceans of Trouble
1925 Soda Jerks
1925 Where Am I?
1926 'Lots' of Water
1926 Dog Gone
1926 Egged On
1926 Fatal Footsteps
1926 He Done His Best
1926 Mummy O'Mine
1926 Now You Tell One
1926 Playing with Fire
1926 Slick Sleuths
1926 Ups and Downs
1926 Westward Whoa
1926 When Hell Freezes Over
1927 A Wild Roomer
1927 Many a Slip
1927 Nothing Doing
1927 The Globe Trotters
1928 Hop Off
1928 Say Ah-h!
1928 There It Is
1928 Whoozit
1935 Believe it or Don't
1939 Pete-Roleum and His Cousins
1940 A Sleepless Night
1941 Pop and Mom in Wild Oysters
Producer:
1918 A.W.O.L.
1918 The Extra-Quick Lunch
1920 Mutt and Jeff in the Movies
1920 On Strike
1925 A Link Missing
1925 Accidents Won't Happen
1925 Invisible Revenge
1925 Mixing in Mexico
1925 Oceans of Trouble
1925 Soda Jerks
1925 Where Am I?
1926 'Lots' of Water
1926 Dog Gone
1926 Egged On
1926 Fatal Footsteps
1926 He Done His Best
1926 Mummy O'Mine
1926 Now You Tell One
1926 Playing with Fire
1926 Slick Sleuths
1926 Ups and Downs
1926 Westward Whoa
1926 When Hell Freezes Over
1927 A Wild Roomer
1927 Many a Slip
1927 Nothing Doing
1927 The Globe Trotters
1928 Hop Off
1928 Say Ah-h!
1928 There It Is
1928 Whoozit
1935 Believe it or Don't
1939 Pete-Roleum and His Cousins
1940 A Sleepless Night
1941 Pop and Mom in Wild Oysters
Screenplay:
1918 A.W.O.L.
1918 The Extra-Quick Lunch
1920 Mutt and Jeff in the Movies
1920 On Strike
1925 A Link Missing
1925 Accidents Won't Happen
1925 Invisible Revenge
1925 Mixing in Mexico
1925 Oceans of Trouble
1925 Soda Jerks
1925 Where Am I?
1926 'Lots' of Water
1926 Dog Gone
1926 Egged On
1926 Fatal Footsteps
1926 He Done His Best
1926 Mummy O'Mine
1926 Now You Tell One
1926 Playing with Fire
1926 Slick Sleuths
1926 Ups and Downs
1926 Westward Whoa
1926 When Hell Freezes Over
1927 A Wild Roomer
1927 Many a Slip
1927 Nothing Doing
1927 The Globe Trotters
1928 Hop Off
1928 Say Ah-h!
1928 There It Is
1928 Whoozit
1935 Believe it or Don't
1939 Pete-Roleum and His Cousins
1940 A Sleepless Night
1941 Pop and Mom in Wild Oysters
Sound Editor:
1918 A.W.O.L.
1918 The Extra-Quick Lunch
1920 Mutt and Jeff in the Movies
1920 On Strike
1925 A Link Missing
1925 Accidents Won't Happen
1925 Invisible Revenge
1925 Mixing in Mexico
1925 Oceans of Trouble
1925 Soda Jerks
1925 Where Am I?
1926 'Lots' of Water
1926 Dog Gone
1926 Egged On
1926 Fatal Footsteps
1926 He Done His Best
1926 Mummy O'Mine
1926 Now You Tell One
1926 Playing with Fire
1926 Slick Sleuths
1926 Ups and Downs
1926 Westward Whoa
1926 When Hell Freezes Over
1927 A Wild Roomer
1927 Many a Slip
1927 Nothing Doing
1927 The Globe Trotters
1928 Hop Off
1928 Say Ah-h!
1928 There It Is
1928 Whoozit
1935 Believe it or Don't
1939 Pete-Roleum and His Cousins
1940 A Sleepless Night
1941 Pop and Mom in Wild Oysters
1969 The Adding Machine
1981 Scanners
Special Effects:
1918 A.W.O.L.
1918 The Extra-Quick Lunch
1920 Mutt and Jeff in the Movies
1920 On Strike
1925 A Link Missing
1925 Accidents Won't Happen
1925 Invisible Revenge
1925 Mixing in Mexico
1925 Oceans of Trouble
1925 Soda Jerks
1925 Where Am I?
1926 'Lots' of Water
1926 Dog Gone
1926 Egged On
1926 Fatal Footsteps
1926 He Done His Best
1926 Mummy O'Mine
1926 Now You Tell One
1926 Playing with Fire
1926 Slick Sleuths
1926 Ups and Downs
1926 Westward Whoa
1926 When Hell Freezes Over
1927 A Wild Roomer
1927 Many a Slip
1927 Nothing Doing
1927 The Globe Trotters
1928 Hop Off
1928 Say Ah-h!
1928 There It Is
1928 Whoozit
1930 It's a Bird
1935 Believe it or Don't
1939 Pete-Roleum and His Cousins
1940 A Sleepless Night
1941 Pop and Mom in Wild Oysters
1969 The Adding Machine
1981 Scanners
Writer:
1918 A.W.O.L.
1918 The Extra-Quick Lunch
1920 Mutt and Jeff in the Movies
1920 On Strike
1925 A Link Missing
1925 Accidents Won't Happen
1925 Invisible Revenge
1925 Mixing in Mexico
1925 Oceans of Trouble
1925 Soda Jerks
1925 Where Am I?
1926 'Lots' of Water
1926 Dog Gone
1926 Egged On
1926 Fatal Footsteps
1926 He Done His Best
1926 Mummy O'Mine
1926 Now You Tell One
1926 Playing with Fire
1926 Slick Sleuths
1926 Ups and Downs
1926 Westward Whoa
1926 When Hell Freezes Over
1927 A Wild Roomer
1927 Many a Slip
1927 Nothing Doing
1927 The Globe Trotters
1928 Hop Off
1928 Say Ah-h!
1928 There It Is
1928 Whoozit
1930 It's a Bird
1935 Believe it or Don't
1937 The Dumb Cluck
1937 The Keeper of the Lions
1937 The Mechanical Handy Man
1939 Pete-Roleum and His Cousins
1940 A Sleepless Night
1941 Pop and Mom in Wild Oysters
1969 The Adding Machine
1981 Scanners
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