Biography
Aldrich Bowker (January 1, 1875 β March 21, 1947) was an American stage and film actor. Bowker was born in Ashby, Massachusetts. He graduated from Fitchburg High School. His debut came in Boston in a stage adaptation of The Christian, by Hall Caine.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.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).Between 1939 and 1942 he appeared in about 25 films, including Ball of Fire (1941).Bowker died at Patton State Hospital in San Bernardino, California, from arteriosclerosis and senility.
Filmography
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Movies 23
I Married a Witch (1942)
The Major and the Minor (1942)
Mississippi Gambler (1942)
I Was Framed (1942)
Ball of Fire (1941)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Love Crazy (1941)
The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)
Pot o' Gold (1941)
Romance of the Rio Grande (1941)
Susan and God (1940)
It All Came True (1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
On Dress Parade (1939)
Pride of the Blue Grass (1939)
No Place to Go (1939)
Everybody's Hobby (1939)
Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)
These Glamour Girls (1939)
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite (1939)
Waterfront (1939)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939)
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GenderMale
Birthday1875-01-01
Deathday1947-03-21 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceAshby, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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