Cliff Bowes (November 14, 1894 – July 6, 1929), also known as Clifford Bowes, was an American

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

actor. He appeared in numerous comedy shorts.

Biography

Born on November 14, 1894, in

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, Bowes began his film career with a small, un-credited role in the 1916

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''His Lying Heart'', starring Ford Sterling. When the United States entered

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, Bowes served as a navy pilot. By the end of the decade he was starring in short films, and during the 1920s he made over 100 of them. In 1920, he starred as Waldo Pennanink in his only full-length film, '' Up in Mary's Attic''. In 1923 he began starring in the Educational Pictures film short series ''

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'', which ran through 1925. He is best remembered for another Education series, ''

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'', which co-starred

Virginia Vance Virginia Vance (July 1, 1902 - October 13, 1942) was a silent film actress in the United States. She married actor Bryant Washburn. Biography Vance was born in Chicago and raised in Toronto, Canada. She appeared in some 90 films including comedy ...

, which also began in 1923. His final screen performance was in a supporting role in 1929's ''Stage Struck Susie'', starring

Frances Lee Frances Lee (born Merna Phyllis Tibbetts; May 5, 1906 – November 5, 2000) was an American film actress during Hollywood's silent film era, and well into the sound film era of the 1930s. Dancing career Frances Lee was born Merna Phylli ...

. At the age of 34, Bowes died on July 6, 1929, of a sudden stoke shortly after the release of ''Stage Struck Susie''. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

Selected filmography

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'' (1918)

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* 1894 births 1929 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male silent film actors Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) People from Pueblo, Colorado Male actors from Colorado {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub