Cliff Bowes (November 11, 1894 – July 6, 1929), also known as Clifford Bowes, was an American silent film actor. Born on November 14, 1894 in Pueblo, Colorado, Bowes began his film career with a small, un-credited role in the 1916 film short His Lying Heart, starring Ford Sterling. When the United States entered World War I, Bowes served as a navy pilot. By the end of the decade he was starring in shorts, and during the 1920s he made over 100 of them. In 1920, he would have the featured role of Waldo Pennanink in his only full-length film, Up in Mary's Attic. In 1923 he began starring in the Education Pictures film short series Mermaid Comedies, which ran through 1925. He is best remembered for another Education series, Cameo Comedies, which co-starred Virginia Vance, which also began in 1923 and ran through 1929. His final screen performance was in a supporting role in 1929's Stage Struck Susie, starring Frances Lee. At the age of 34, Bowes died on July 6, 1929, shortly after the release of Stage Struck Susie, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
Actor
1929
Stage Struck Susie (Short)(uncredited)
1927
Row, Sailor, Row! (Short)
1927
Hold Fast (Short) as
1st Country Bumpkin
1927
The King of the Jungle
1926
Don't Miss (Short) as
Cliff
1926
Squirrel Food (Short) as
Cliff
1926
Hanging Fire (Short) as
Cliff - a Fireman
1926
Hold 'Er Sheriff! (Short)
1926
Somebody's Wrong (Short)
1926
Tonight's the Night (Short)
1926
Scratching Through (Short) as
The Farm Hand
1926
Quick Service (Short)
1926
Brotherly Love (Short)
1925
Sweet and Pretty (Short)
1925
Six Miles to Go (Short)
1925
Rock Bottom (Short) as
Foreman's helper
1925
Hello, Hollywood (Short)
1925
Welcome Danger! (Short)
1924
Watch Your Pep! (Short)
1924
Cheer Up (Short) as
The Newlywed Husband
1924
The Lunch Brigade (Short) as
The Cafeteria Manager
1924
Out Bound (Short) as
Matthew
1924
Dusty Dollars (Short)
1924
Bargain Day (Short) as
Oliver
1924
Here and There (Short)
1924
Neck and Neck (Short)
1924
Oh! Girls! (Short) as
Hector
1924
Don't Hesitate (Short)
1923
Film Foolish (Short) as
Chester - the Assistant Property Man
1923
Hang On (Short) as
The Hired Man
1923
Plus and Minus (Short)
1923
Between Showers (Short)
1923
Exit, Stranger (Short)
1923
Pest of the Storm Country (Short)
1922
A Good Scout (Short) as
The Flirt
1922
The Steeplechaser (Short)
1922
Step This Way (Short)
1921
Heart Breakers (Short) as
The Hero (as Clifford Bowes)
1921
Ice Box Pirates (Short)(as Clifford Bowes)
1921
Should Stepmothers Trifle? (Short)(as Clifford Bowes)
1921
Back Stage (Short)(as Clifford Bowes)
1921
Sunless Sunday (Short)
1921
Stuffed Lions (Short)
1921
Won: One Flivver (Short)
1921
Happy Daze (Short)(as Clifford Bowes)
1920
A Parcel Post Husband (Short)
1920
Nearly Married (Short) as
The Italian's Henchman
1920
A Lyin' Tamer (Short) as
The Clerk in the Dynamite Factory (as Clifford Bowes)
1920
The Window Trimmer (Short)
1920
Up in Mary's Attic as
Waldo Pennanink
1920
Trouble (Short) as
The Paper Hanger
1920
Red Hot Finish (Short)(as Clifford Bowes)
1920
Good Little Brownie (Short)(as Clifford Bowes)
1919
A Lucky Dog's Day (Short) as
Mr. Newlywed (as Clifford Bowes)
1919
Romeos and Jolly Juliets (Short)
1918
Watch Your Neighbor (Short) as
Dying Man
1918
His Hidden Purpose (Short) as
An Innocent Convict
1917
Are Waitresses Safe? (Short) as
Drunk At Mansion Party (uncredited)
1917
Roping Her Romeo (Short) as
Bartender (uncredited)
1917
A Bedroom Blunder (Short) as
Drunk Fisherman (uncredited)
1917
Lost: A Cook (Short) as
The Groom-to-be
1917
Thirst (Short) as
Ambrose's Roommate
1917
Cactus Nell (Short) as
The Town Drunk
1916
His Lying Heart (Short) as
Another Barber (uncredited)
Archive Footage
1998
Slapstick Encyclopedia, Vol. 7: the Race is on! (Video)
