Geoffrey Bowes 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 ''Something's Rotten'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Harvey Frost and released in 1979."Harvey Frost's Something's Rotten". ''Cinema Canada'', March 1980. The film stars Charlotte Blunt as the queen of an unnamed European country, who is be ...

'', for which he received a

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...

nomination for Best Actor at the

1st Genie Awards The 1st Genie Awards were presented on March 20, 1980, and honoured films released in 1979.Jay Scott, "Changeling wins Genie as year's best movie". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 21, 1980. They were given out at a gala event at the Royal Alexandra T ...

in 1980.

Career

Bowes's roles have included the films ''

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'', ''

Middle Age Crazy ''Middle Age Crazy'' is a 1980 American-Canadian comedy film directed by John Trent, and starring Bruce Dern and Ann-Margret. The film was nominated for two awards (Worst Director and Worst Screenplay) at the 1st Golden Raspberry Awards. Plot B ...

'', ''

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'', '' Jewel'', ''

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'' and '' Say Nothing'', supporting or guest appearances in the television series '' Street Legal'', '' F/X: The Series'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and '' This Is Wonderland'', voice roles in ''

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'' and ''

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'', and stage roles in productions of

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's ''

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'',

Erika Ritter Erika Ritter (born 26 April 1948) is a Canadian playwright and humorist. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, she attended Sacred Heart Academy for High School, studied drama at McGill University and the University of Toronto. In addition to her publi ...

's ''Automatic Pilot'',

David Fennario David William Fennario, (born David Wiper, 26 April 1947) is a Canadian playwright best known for '' Balconville'' (1979), his bilingual dramatization of life in working-class Montreal, for which he won the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award. A ...

's ''Toronto'', George F. Walker's ''Zastrozzi: The Master of Discipline'', and Brian Drader's ''The Norbals''. He won a

Dora Mavor Moore Award The Dora Mavor Moore Award (also known as the Dora Award) is an award presented annually by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts which honours theatre, dance and opera productions in Toronto. Named after Dora Mavor Moore, who helped estab ...

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". ''

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'', January 27, 1981. 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

Television

References

External links

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