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born: "30 October 1919"
died: "22 August 1986"
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# Bruce Cowling

Actor. Born 30 October 1919 in Coweta, Oklahoma, USA. Died 22 August 1986.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 October 1919, Coweta, Oklahoma, USA
- **Died:** 22 August 1986
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Cowling, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q991579, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0184840/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/105018

## Biography

Bruce Cowling (30 October 1919 – 22 August 1986) was an American film and television actor. Born in Coweta, Oklahoma, he appeared in more than twenty films between 1946 and 1955, often in supporting roles in dramas and westerns.

His credits include *Song of the Thin Man* (1947) as Phil Orval Brant, *The Stratton Story* (1949) as Ted Lyons, *Battleground* (1949) as Wolowicz, *Devil's Doorway* (1950) as Lt. Grimes, *Cause for Alarm!* (1951) as Dr. Ranney Grahame, *The Painted Hills* (1951) as Lin Taylor, *Gun Belt* (1953) as Virgil Earp, and *To Hell and Back* (1955) as Capt. Marks. He also played Wyatt Earp in *Masterson of Kansas* (1954).

Cowling made numerous television appearances in the 1950s, including episodes of *The Loretta Young Show*, *Have Gun – Will Travel*, *Lassie* and *Perry Mason*. He voiced characters on the *Lone Ranger* radio series and retired from acting after a 1961 guest role in *Hot Off the Wire*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Battleground* (1949), Fi1m 80, as Wolowicz — [page](https://film.one/film/battleground.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Texan* (1958), series, Actor
- *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, Actor
- *Code 3* (1957), series, Actor
- *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Verg Cheney
- *Highway Patrol* (1955), series, Actor
- *To Hell and Back* (1955), as Captain Marks
- *Cheyenne* (1955), series, Actor
- *Masterson of Kansas* (1954), as Wyatt Earp
- *Cannibal Attack* (1954), as Rovak
- *The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin* (1954), series, Actor
- *Lassie* (1954), series, Actor
- *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as John Kelvin, Austin Baxter, Policeman · Coach, Walter Morris
- *Gun Belt* (1953), as Virgil Earp
- *The Battle at Apache Pass* (1952), as Neil Baylor
- *Westward the Women* (1951), as The Cat (uncredited)
- *The Painted Hills* (1951), as Lin Taylor
- *Cause for Alarm!* (1951), as Dr. Ranney Grahame
- *Devil's Doorway* (1950), as Lt. Grimes
- *A Lady Without Passport* (1950), as Archer Delby James · Pilot
- *Ambush* (1950), as Tom Conovan
- *Battleground* (1949), as Wolowicz — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/battleground.md)
- *The Stratton Story* (1949), as Ted Lyons
- *The Pirate* (1948), as Guard (uncredited)
- *Song of the Thin Man* (1947), as Phil Brant
- *The Romance of Rosy Ridge* (1947), as Clancy (uncredited)
- *High Barbaree* (1947), as Captain (uncredited)

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