American independent producer, mainly turning out offbeat second features in the 1940s and 1950s. He came to films after a career in real estate, radio manufacturing and zipper making. In early 1942 he outbid
Edward Small to acquire the General Service Studio in Hollywood, a production facility with space for rent to producers who wanted to avoid the bigger studio back lots. Some 21 of these independents were accommodated on the lot by 1945, all releasing their output through United Artists. By 1950, Bogeaus and business partner
William Cagney (brother of
James Cagney) had sold their interest to the Nassour Brothers, the facility then being utilized for television production. Bogeaus teamed up with director
Allan Dwan in 1950, producing a string of modestly budgeted westerns and adventure films.
