Roger Bowen
Biography
Roger Bowen was an American comedic actor and novelist who helped found the Second City, the Chicago comedy and acting troupe. He was best known for playing Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake in Robert Altman's 1970 film MASH. He wrote theater reviews for The Chicago Maroon and was asked by an improvisational group whose members included Alan Arkin and Mike Nichols to supply material; that group, the Compass Players, grew into the Second City. Much of the 1960s he spent playing preppie types in television and radio commercials, and his first film role came in Petulia (1968). That role in MASH (1970) was his big movie break. He then returned to television, playing Hamilton Majors Jr. on the sitcom Arnie from 1970 to 1972, and later joined The Brian Keith Show. He wrote eleven novels and sketches for Broadway and television. His last credited film appearance was in What About Bob? (1991).
63years old at death
- Born Attleboro
- Died Marathon
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Roger Wendell Bowen
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 23 years1968 to 1991
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Big break
Bowen landed his first film role in Petulia in 1968. His big movie break arrived in 1970, when he played Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake in Robert Altman's film M*A*S*H.
Behind the camera
Bowen was the author of eleven novels, among them Just Like a Movie, and he also turned out sketches for Broadway and for television.
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