Bruce Cowling
Bruce Cowling (born October 30, 1919 in Coweta , Oklahoma , † August 22, 1986 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .
life and career
Bruce Cowling made his film debut in 1946 in the biopic Till the Clouds Roll By . By 1955, the tall, dark-haired actor then appeared in over 20 films, often westerns and adventure flicks. He has played alongside Myrna Loy and William Powell in the crime comedy The Song of the Thin Man (1947), in William A. Wellman's war film Kesselschlacht (1949) and the historical role of Virgil Earp in the Western assault in Texas next George Montgomery and Tab Hunter . He embodied one of his most extensive cinema roles in the 1951 Lassie film Lassie and the Gold Diggers . From the mid-1950s, Cowling played exclusively in television series such as In the Wild West (Death Valley Days) , Lassie and Der Texaner . In 1961 he retired from the Hollywood business after a guest role on the sitcom Hot Off the Wire .
Filmography (selection)
- 1946: Till the Clouds Roll By
- 1947: The Song of the Thin Man (Song of the Thin Man)
- 1949: The Stratton Story
- 1949: Kesselschlacht (Battleground)
- 1950: A Lady Without Passport
- 1950: The Curse of the Blood (Devil's Doorway)
- 1950: The Last of Fort Gamble (Ambush)
- 1951: Cause for Alarm
- 1951: Lassie and the Gold Diggers (The Painted Hills)
- 1952: The Battle of Apachenpaß (The Battle at Apache Pass)
- 1953: Assault in Texas (Gun Belt)
- 1954: Cannibal Attack
- 1954: Gangsters, Gamblers, and a Sheriff (Masterson of Kansas)
- 1955: To Hell and Back (To Hell and Back)
Web links
- Bruce Cowling in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bruce Cowling | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos. Retrieved February 12, 2020 (American English).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Cowling, Bruce |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1919 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Coweta , Oklahoma, United States |
DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1986 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California, United States |