Charles R. Bowers

Biography

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

Directed

1. There It Is (1928) — Director
2. Egged On (1926) — Director
3. Now You Tell One (1926) — Director
4. A.W.O.L. (1918) — Director
5. He Done His Best (1926) — Director
6. A Wild Roomer (1927) — Director
7. Fatal Footsteps (1926) — Director
8. Many a Slip (1927) — Director
9. Playing with Fire (1926) — Director
10. Slick Sleuths (1926) — Director
11. A Sleepless Night (1940) — Director
12. Nothing Doing (1927) — Director
13. Westward Whoa (1926) — Director
14. The Extra-Quick Lunch (1918) — Director
15. Pop and Mom in Wild Oysters (1941) — Director
16. Say Ah-h! (1928) — Director
17. Believe it or Don't (1935) — Director
18. When Hell Freezes Over (1926) — Director
19. On Strike (1920) — Director
20. Dog Gone (1926) — Director
21. Accidents Won't Happen (1925) — Director
22. Ups and Downs (1926) — Director
23. Mixing in Mexico (1925) — Director
24. Oceans of Trouble (1925) — Director
25. The Globe Trotters (1927) — Director
26. Soda Jerks (1925) — Director
27. A Link Missing (1925) — Director
28. Where Am I? (1925) — Director
29. Mummy O'Mine (1926) — Director
30. Whoozit (1928) — Director
31. Hop Off (1928) — Director
32. Invisible Revenge (1925) — Director
33. The Big Swim (1926) — Director
34. Bombs and Bums (1926) — Director
35. Mutt and Jeff in the Movies (1920) — Director
36. 'Lots' of Water (1926) — Director
37. A Stretch in Time (1926) — Director

Also appeared in

1. There It Is (1928) — Charley MacNeesha
2. Egged On (1926)
3. Now You Tell One (1926) — Mr. Bowers
4. It's a Bird (1930) — Charley Chucklehead
5. A Wild Roomer (1927)
6. Fatal Footsteps (1926) — Bricolo (as Charley Bowers)
7. Many a Slip (1927) — Charley (as Charley Bowers)
8. He Done His Best (1926)
9. Say Ah-h! (1928) — The Ostrich Farm Handy Man
10. Nothing Doing (1927) — (as Charley Bowers)
11. Pete-Roleum and His Cousins (1939) — Narrator (voice)
12. Whoozit (1928)
13. Hop Off (1928)
14. A la Recherche de Charley Bowers (2003)