Aldrich Bowker (January 1, 1875 – March 21, 1947) was an American stage and film actor.[1]
Aldrich Bowker | |
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| Born | January 1, 1875 |
| Died | March 21, 1947 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | ? – 1942 |
Biography
editBowker was born in Ashby, Massachusetts.[1] He graduated from Fitchburg High School.[1] His debut came in Boston in a stage adaptation of The Christian, by Hall Caine.[2]
He was a long-time stage performer in Chicago and Cincinnati, and in summer stock at amusement park Whalom Park in Lunenburg, Massachusetts. Bowker was a pioneer in "open air" theatre at Whalom Park and at his summer home in Ashburnham, where other performers were frequent guests, including Ainsworth Arnold and Bette Davis.[citation needed]
Between 1912 and 1938 he was active on Broadway. Notable stage plays he performed in were The High Road (1912), A Night in Avignon (1919), You Can't Take It With You (1936) and 200 Were Chosen (1936).[3]
Between 1939 and 1942 he appeared in about 25 films,[citation needed] including Ball of Fire (1941).[4]
Bowker died at Patton State Hospital in San Bernardino, California, from arteriosclerosis and senility.[5]
Partial filmography
edit- Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939) as Matt Brandon
- Waterfront (1939) as Father Dunn
- Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite (1939) as Judge Hershey
- These Glamour Girls (1939) as Charlie, the Counterman (uncredited)
- Everybody's Hobby (1939) as Uncle Bert Leslie
- Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) as Turnkey
- No Place to Go (1939) as Heffernan
- Pride of the Blue Grass (1939) as Judge
- On Dress Parade (1939) as Father Ryan
- Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939) as Mike O'Brien
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Judge Bowling Green
- It All Came True (1940) as Father McDuffy (uncredited)
- Those Were the Days! (1940) as Judge Squire Jennings
- Susan and God (1940) as Patrick
- Jennie (1940) as Dr. Hildebrand
- Romance of the Rio Grande (1940) as Padre Martinez
- Meet John Doe (1941) as Pop Dwyer (uncredited)
- Pot o' Gold (1941) as Judge Mike Murray (uncredited)
- The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) as Mr. Williams
- Love Crazy (1941) as Jimmy, the Doorman (uncredited)
- Ball of Fire (1941) as Justice of the Peace
- I Was Framed (1942) as Dr. Phillip Black
- Mississippi Gambler (1942) as Judd Higgins, Mississippi Newspaper Editor
- The Major and the Minor (1942) as Reverend Doyle
- I Married a Witch (1942) as Justice of the Peace (final film role)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Aldrich Bowker, Actor, Dies, 72; Native of Ashby". Fitchburg Sentinel. Massachusetts, Fitchburg. March 25, 1947. p. 1,6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Irwin, Virginia (January 24, 1938). "Bachelor in a Grandpa Role". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Missouri, St. Louis. p. 2 D. Retrieved September 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aldrich Bowker". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "Goldwyn Signs Aldrich Bowker". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. October 3, 1941. p. 27. Retrieved September 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wilson, S. (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 80. ISBN 9781476625997. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
