Biography
Lee Bowman (December 28, 1914 – December 25, 1979) was an American film and television actor. According to one obituary, "his roles ranged from romantic lead to worldly, wisecracking lout in his most famous years".
Known For
Complete Filmography
Fame Is the Name of the Game
1966
as Cruikshank
A brash, big-time investigative reporter, looking into the death of a call girl, uncovers her diary and tries to find her killer among the names conta...
Youngblood Hawke
1964
as Jason Prince
An unknown Kentucky writer comes to New York and pursues fame and women.
Babes in Toyland
1954
as Himself / Host
Based on the classic Broadway operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough, this live television special became an annual Christmas tradition with r...
The Lie
1954
as John Arthur Hamilton
A man who owns a diamond importing business goes out for a night on the town with his girlfriend, her brother and her brother’s fiancé. The group stop...
House by the River
1950
as John Byrne
Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his b...
There's a Girl in My Heart
1949
as Terrence Dowd
A Gay-Nineties musical set in NYC's Bowery and East-Side explores the life of its inhabitants---an Irish policeman and his tap-dancing daughter and mu...
My Dream Is Yours
1949
as Gary Mitchell
Conceited singer Garry Mitchell refuses to renew his radio contract, so agent Doug Blake decides to find a new personality to replace him. In New York...
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947
as Ken Conway
A nightclub singer uses alcohol in excess to sooth her painful life.
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946
as Gilbert Archer
A PI investigates a priest's murder.
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
as Michael Kent
Susan Lane is a gifted psychiatrist, grounded in self-control. Before returning by train to her practice in Chicago, she spends time back East with wa...
Tonight and Every Night
1945
as Squadron Leader Paul Lundy
An American girl falls for an RAF pilot while performing at a British music hall.
Up in Mabel's Room
1944
as Arthur Weldon
Newly-married Gary Ainsworth (Dennis O'Keefe) once gave his former sweetheart Mabel (Gail Patrick) a sexy negligee with his initials embroidered in th...
The Impatient Years
1944
as Andy Anderson
Standing before a divorce court judge are Sergeant Andy Anderson and Janie Anderson asking him to dissolve their marriage. Janie's father, William Smi...
Cover Girl
1944
as Noel Wheaton
A nightclub dancer makes it big in modeling, leaving her dancer boyfriend behind.
Bataan
1943
as Capt. Henry Lassiter
During Japan's invasion of the Philippines in 1942, Capt. Henry Lassiter, Sgt. Bill Dane and a diverse group of American soldiers are ordered to destr...
Three Hearts for Julia
1943
as David Torrance
When his wife threatens him with divorce, a reporter courts her again.
Tish
1942
as Charles 'Charlie' Sands, Tish's Nephew
In this comedy, the town gossip fills her time running the lives of others. Naturally, she is also a matchmaker.
Pacific Rendezvous
1942
as Lt. Bill Gordon
A code expert working for Naval Intelligence is assigned to decode enemy messages despite his desire for active duty.
We Were Dancing
1942
as Hubert Tyler
A penniless former princess weds an equally cash-strapped baron, so they support themselves by becoming houseguests at the homes of wealthy American s...
Kid Glove Killer
1942
as Gerald I. Ladimer
Van Heflin stars as the head of a city crime lab who tries to solve the murder of the town mayor by scientifically analyzing evidence.
Design for Scandal
1941
as Walter Caldwell
A newsman (Walter Pidgeon) falls in love on Cape Cod with the judge (Rosalind Russell) his angry boss (Edward Arnold) expects him to discredit.
Married Bachelor
1941
as Eric Santley
A man's marriage suffers when he pretends to be a bachelor while promoting "his" best-selling book about married life (actually written by an eccentri...
Washington Melodrama
1941
as Ronnie Colton
An elderly businessman (Frank Morgan) plans what he thinks is an innocent night on the town while his wife is away. Instead, he finds himself involved...
Model Wife
1941
as Ralph Benson
Complications in a dressmaking firm when a model has to hide her marriage.
Buck Privates
1941
as Randolph Parker III
Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A...
Go West
1940
as (uncredited)
Embezzler, shill, all around confidence man S. Quentin Quale is heading west to find his fortune; he meets the crafty but simple brothers Joseph and R...
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Philip Booth
Magazine editor Margot Merrick pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues. Unfortunately, things don't go to plan when Jef...
Wyoming
1940
as Sergeant Connelly
With the army after him and his partner deserting, Reb decides that a change of scenery would be nice so he heads for Wyoming with Dave.
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
as Bill Anders
Maisie becomes attached to a dirt-poor farmer and his family as they try to make ends meet joining hundreds of others digging for gold in a previously...
Florian
1940
as Archduke Oliver
Set against the backdrop of WWI Europe, a man and woman of different classes are brought together by their love of Lippizan horses.
The Great Victor Herbert
1939
as Dr. Richard Moore
In his last film assignment, portly Walter Connolly fills the title role (in more ways than one) in The Great Victor Herbert. Very little of Herbert's...
Fast and Furious
1939
as Mike Stevens
Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City. At Seaside, Joel's pal, ...
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Freddy Tobin
After discovering his star dancer is expecting and can't perform, film producer H.W. Workman and his publicist concoct a scheme to stage a college dan...
Miracles for Sale
1939
as La Claire
A maker of illusions for magicians protects an ingenue likely to be murdered.
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Michael McLain
An attorney handling a murder case in unaware his own wife played a crucial role in the killing.
Love Affair
1939
as Kenneth Bradley
A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They arrange to reunite six months later, if neither has changed ...
The Lady and the Mob
1939
as Frederick Leonard
Hattie Leonard sets out to break a criminal gang controlling the dry cleaning business.
Society Lawyer
1939
as Phil Saddall
Society lawyer Christopher Durant agrees to defend his friend Phil Siddall when Siddall is arrested for the murder of an ex-girlfriend. With the help ...
Next Time I Marry
1938
as Count Georgi
Heiress Nancy Crocker Fleming will only receive her inheritance if she marries a "plain American." Her late father was afraid a foreign gigolo would s...
Tarnished Angel
1938
as Paul Montgomery
A showgirl with a dubious reputation flees the cops and transforms herself into a phony evangelist offering "cures" to the sick and disabled.
A Man to Remember
1938
as Dick Abbott
On the day of his funeral, a dedicated smalltown doctor is remembered by his neighbors and patients.
Having Wonderful Time
1938
as Buzzy Armbruster
Teddy Shaw, a bored New York office girl, goes to a camp in the Catskill Mountains for rest and finds Chick Kirkland.
The First Hundred Years
1938
as George Wallace
David and Lynn are a happily married couple. When David gets his dream job in another state, Lynn, a high-powered executive, doesn't want to leave NYC...
This Way Please
1937
as Stu Randall
A famous singer and matinée idol helps a pretty young theater usher in her dreams of becoming a singer, but when her career begins to take off and she...
Sophie Lang Goes West
1937
as Eddie Rollyn
Reformed jewel-thief Sophie Lang, tired of being questioned by the New York City police every time a jewel disappears, decides to head for California ...
Easy Living
1937
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
J.B. Ball, a rich financier, gets fed up with his free-spending family. He takes his wife's just-bought (very expensive) sable coat and throws it out ...
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
as Michael Balk
The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.
I Met Him in Paris
1937
as Berk Sutter
Kay Denham is off for a fling in Paris, leaving her suitor Berk behind. There, she meets two new suitors, Gene and George. Gene smooth-talks her into ...
Internes Can't Take Money
1937
as Weeks
Dr. Kildare treats and falls for impoverished ex-con Janet Haley, widow of a bank robber, who can't find her baby. Later she helps Kildare sew up gang...
Swing High, Swing Low
1937
as El Greco Patron (uncredited)
In Panama, Maggie King meets soldier Skid Johnson on his last day in the army and reluctantly agrees to a date to celebrate. The two become involved i...