Geoffrey Bowes (born May 15, 1956) is a Canadian actor.Gaetan Charlebois and Anne Nothof, "Bowes, Geoffrey". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. He is most noted for his performance in the 1979 film Something's Rotten, for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980."Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 8, 1980.
Career Bowes's roles have included the films Fish Hawk, Middle Age Crazy, War Brides,"War Brides ties poignant dramatic knot". The Globe and Mail, September 20, 1980. Jewel, Dirty Pictures and Say Nothing, supporting or guest appearances in the television series Street Legal, F/X: The Series, Wind at My Back, Due South, Degrassi: The Next Generation and This Is Wonderland, voice roles in Babar and The Neverending Story, and stage roles in productions of Thomas Babe's A Prayer for My Daughter,Bryan Johnson, "Prayer flawed by phony accents". The Globe and Mail, May 3, 1978. Erika Ritter's Automatic Pilot,Ray Conlogue, "This Pilot deserves automatic success". The Globe and Mail, January 18, 1980. David Fennario's Toronto,Ray Conlogue, "Fennario's Toronto a facile dart game". The Globe and Mail, February 3, 1978. George F. Walker's Zastrozzi: The Master of Discipline, and Brian Drader's The Norbals.Kate Taylor, "Slight comedy feels like TV sitcom: Only its strong cast saves this new play about a dysfunctional family Christmas"]. The Globe and Mail, November 14, 1998. He won a Dora Mavor Moore Award in 1981, as Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play, for his performance in Automatic Pilot.Ray Conlogue, "Dora Mavor Moore Awards suffer from stage fright". The Globe and Mail, January 27, 1981.
Personal life Now semi-retired from acting, he launched his own home renovation company in 2014. In 2018, he published Open Up the Wall, a memoir of his work as a contractor.
Filmography
Film
+ Year Title Role Notes1979Something's RottenPrince Calvin1979Fish HawkTowsack Charlie1980Middle Age CrazyGreg1980Hot Dogs (Les chiens chauds)Maurice1981 The Soldier's StoryAmerican soldierVoice1999Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler StoryProbation Officer2001Say NothingJack2005 The ManPhone Agent2012Hunting SeasonMarti2012Stories We TellStorytellerDocumentary
Television
+ Year Title Role Notes1980War BridesGarretTelevision film1981Jack London's Tales of the KlondikeBillyEpisode: "Finis"1984 The Edison TwinsChuck CavanaughEpisode: "Double Trouble"1985Comedy FactoryVarious roles8 episodes1987 The Kidnapping of Baby John DoeHankTelevision film1988Mama's Going to Buy You a MockingbirdJohn TalbotTelevision film1987–1992Street LegalNathan Goldberg / Doug Somers6 episodes1989War of the WorldsColinEpisode: "Unto Us a Child Is Born"1989Murder by NightYoung DoctorTelevision film1989Sorry, Wrong NumberRobTelevision film1989, 1990T. and T.Masked Man / Hendrix2 episodes1989–1991BabarAdditional voices65 episodes1991E.N.G.SpokespersonEpisode: "Up on the Roof"1992CounterstrikeDr. MengesEpisode: "D.O.A."1992CatwalkGeorge JamesEpisode: "Billy's Blues"1993Gregory KJordan McLeanTelevision film1993MatrixHoganEpisode: "Shadows from the Past"1993 The Hidden RoomAdult MikeEpisode: "Jillie"1994 The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson StoryDr. MasonTelevision film1994Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesBlake RalstonEpisode: "Only the Strong Survive"1995–1996 The Neverending StoryBarney23 episodes1996GoosebumpsMr. Tucker2 episodes1996Hostile AdvancesMikeTelevision film1996Psi FactorBlaine McCallisterEpisode: "Dream House/UFO Encounter"1996F/X: The SeriesHossickEpisode: "Target"1997Time to Say Goodbye?Stroup's AssistantTelevision film1997Johnny 2.0APS CommanderTelevision film1998When Husbands CheatMinisterTelevision film1998Due SouthLarry2 episodes1998Evidence of BloodYoung Horace TalbottTelevision film1999Ultimate DeceptionHayTelevision film1999If You BelieveGeorge StoneTelevision film2000Dirty PicturesSuitTelevision film2000On Hostile GroundFrank, Chief EngineerTelevision film2001 The AssociatesMr. CastilloEpisode: "Disclosure"2001JewelDr. BeaudryTelevision film2001Wind at My BackWillie Easterbrook2 episodes2001Sex, Lies & ObsessionCarlTelevision film2001 A Taste of ShakespeareKent / NarratorEpisode: "King Lear"2001, 2004Degrassi: The Next GenerationTodd McGregor2 episodes2002Recipe for MurderJulius KleinTelevision film2003DC 9/11: Time of CrisisTom DaschleTelevision film2004HustleTommy HelmsTelevision film
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