Rudy Bowman (born Rudolph Marcy Bowman;"St. Louisan Who Lost Voice in France Home". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 26, 1919. p. 16. Retrieved June 23, 2023."United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8B-Q2SJ : 3 September 2021), Rudolph Marcy Bowman, 30 Oct 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers. December 15, 1890 – October 29, 1972)"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBQH-XWT : 11 January 2021), Rudy Bowman, Oct 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). was an American actor.
Early life and career Bowman was born in Kansas. During World War I, Bowman's throat was injured by shrapnel, causing him to lose his voice. His recovery and subsequent work as an actor were featured on The Rudy Bowman Story, a program broadcast on CBS radio on August 17, 1949.
Bowman played mostly small and uncredited roles in various westerns,Levey, Bill (1998). John Ford: A Bio-Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 162. .Johnson, Grady (June 1949). "Not in the Script". Reader's Digest. June 1949. pp. 73, 75. Retrieved June 23, 2023. such as playing a juror in 1956's Gunsmoke episode “Custer” and in its 1961 episode "The Squaw”. His film appearances include She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). He also guest starred as Robert E. Lee in The Twilight Zone episode "The Bard".
Personal life and death From April 23, 1914 until his death, Bowman was married to Gertrude Creason, with whom he had three daughters and one son."Bowman-Creason". The Tri-City Independent. April 24, 1914. p. 4. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
Bowman died on October 29, 1972, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 81.
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Further reading "Missouri Youth Writes to Mother of 'Slavery' in the Canadian Wilds". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 10, 1913.
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