# Aldrich Bowker > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Aldrich_Bowker > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Aldrich_Bowker.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldrich_Bowker > Source revision: 1356886274 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American actor Aldrich Bowker Born (1875-01-01)January 1, 1875 Ashby, Massachusetts Died March 21, 1947(1947-03-21) (aged 72) San Bernardino, California Occupation Actor Years active ? – 1942 **Aldrich Bowker** (January 1, 1875 – March 21, 1947) was an American stage and film actor.[1] ## Biography Bowker was born in [Ashby, Massachusetts](/source/Ashby%2C_Massachusetts).[1] He graduated from Fitchburg High School.[1] His debut came in Boston in a stage adaptation of *The Christian*, by [Hall Caine](/source/Hall_Caine).[2] He was a long-time stage performer in [Chicago](/source/Chicago) and [Cincinnati](/source/Cincinnati), and in summer stock at [amusement park](/source/Amusement_park) [Whalom Park](/source/Whalom_Park) in [Lunenburg, Massachusetts](/source/Lunenburg%2C_Massachusetts). Bowker was a pioneer in "open air" theatre at Whalom Park and at his [summer home](/source/Cambridge_Grant_Historic_District#Twentieth_century) in [Ashburnham](/source/Ashburnham%2C_Massachusetts), where other performers were frequent guests, including Ainsworth Arnold and [Bette Davis](/source/Bette_Davis).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Between 1912 and 1938 he was active on [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre). Notable stage plays he performed in were *The High Road* (1912), *A Night in Avignon* (1919), *[You Can't Take It With You](/source/You_Can't_Take_It_With_You_(play))* (1936) and *200 Were Chosen* (1936).[3] Between 1939 and 1942 he appeared in about 25 films,[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] including *[Ball of Fire](/source/Ball_of_Fire)* (1941).[4] Bowker died at [Patton State Hospital](/source/Patton_State_Hospital) in San Bernardino, California, from [arteriosclerosis](/source/Arteriosclerosis) and [senility](/source/Dementia).[5] ## Partial filmography - *[Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter](/source/Nancy_Drew..._Trouble_Shooter)* (1939) as Matt Brandon - *[Waterfront](/source/Waterfront_(1939_film))* (1939) as Father Dunn - *[Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite](/source/Torchy_Blane..._Playing_with_Dynamite)* (1939) as Judge Hershey - *[These Glamour Girls](/source/These_Glamour_Girls)* (1939) as Charlie, the Counterman (uncredited) - *[Everybody's Hobby](/source/Everybody's_Hobby)* (1939) as Uncle Bert Leslie - *[Angels Wash Their Faces](/source/Angels_Wash_Their_Faces)* (1939) as Turnkey - *[No Place to Go](/source/No_Place_to_Go_(1939_film))* (1939) as Heffernan - *[Pride of the Blue Grass](/source/Pride_of_the_Blue_Grass_(1939_film))* (1939) as Judge - *[On Dress Parade](/source/On_Dress_Parade)* (1939) as Father Ryan - *[Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President](/source/Joe_and_Ethel_Turp_Call_on_the_President)* (1939) as Mike O'Brien - *[Abe Lincoln in Illinois](/source/Abe_Lincoln_in_Illinois_(film))* (1940) as Judge Bowling Green - *[It All Came True](/source/It_All_Came_True)* (1940) as Father McDuffy (uncredited) - *[Those Were the Days!](/source/Those_Were_the_Days!)* (1940) as Judge Squire Jennings - *[Susan and God](/source/Susan_and_God)* (1940) as Patrick - *[Jennie](/source/Jennie_(film))* (1940) as Dr. Hildebrand - *[Romance of the Rio Grande](/source/Romance_of_the_Rio_Grande_(1941_film))* (1940) as Padre Martinez - *[Meet John Doe](/source/Meet_John_Doe)* (1941) as Pop Dwyer (uncredited) - *[Pot o' Gold](/source/Pot_o'_Gold_(film))* (1941) as Judge Mike Murray (uncredited) - *[The Wagons Roll at Night](/source/The_Wagons_Roll_at_Night)* (1941) as Mr. Williams - *[Love Crazy](/source/Love_Crazy_(1941_film))* (1941) as Jimmy, the Doorman (uncredited) - *[Ball of Fire](/source/Ball_of_Fire)* (1941) as Justice of the Peace - *[I Was Framed](/source/I_Was_Framed)* (1942) as Dr. Phillip Black - *[Mississippi Gambler](/source/Mississippi_Gambler_(film))* (1942) as Judd Higgins, Mississippi Newspaper Editor - *[The Major and the Minor](/source/The_Major_and_the_Minor)* (1942) as Reverend Doyle - *[I Married a Witch](/source/I_Married_a_Witch)* (1942) as Justice of the Peace (final film role) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fs1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fs1_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-fs1_1-2) ["Aldrich Bowker, Actor, Dies, 72; Native of Ashby"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23848634/aldrich_bowker/). *Fitchburg Sentinel*. Massachusetts, Fitchburg. March 25, 1947. p. 1,6 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-slpd_2-0)** Irwin, Virginia (January 24, 1938). ["Bachelor in a Grandpa Role"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23847908/aldrich_bowker/). *St. Louis Post-Dispatch*. Missouri, St. Louis. p. 2 D. Retrieved September 18, 2018 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Aldrich Bowker"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180918190631/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/aldrich-bowker-32673). *Internet Broadway Database*. The Broadway League. Archived from [the original](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/aldrich-bowker-32673) on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Goldwyn Signs Aldrich Bowker"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23848234/aldrich_bowker/). *The Brooklyn Daily Eagle*. New York, Brooklyn. October 3, 1941. p. 27. Retrieved September 18, 2018 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Wilson, S. (2016). [*Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed*](https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ). McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 80. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781476625997](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781476625997). Retrieved August 24, 2018. ## External links - [Aldrich Bowker](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101172/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Aldrich Bowker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldrich_Bowker) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldrich_Bowker?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.