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Jim Fowler(1930-2019)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Jim Fowler
Jim Fowler was born on 9 April 1930 in Albany, Georgia, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Lion King (1994), Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1963) and Little Laura and Big John (1973). He was married to Betsey Munroe Burhans. He died on 8 May 2019 in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.
BornApril 9, 1930
DiedMay 8, 2019(89)
BornApril 9, 1930
DiedMay 8, 2019(89)
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Known for

Matthew Broderick and James Earl Jones in The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King
8.5
  • Additional Crew
  • 1994
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1963)
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
8.6
TV Series
  • Producer
Karen Black and Fabian in Little Laura and Big John (1973)
Little Laura and Big John
3.5
  • Senator
  • 1973
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)
Seinfeld
8.8
TV Series
  • Jim Fowler

Credits

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Producer

  • Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1963)
    Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
    8.6
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1963–1969

Writer

  • Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1963)
    Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
    8.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • Writer
    • 1964–1967

Actor

  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)
    Seinfeld
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Jim Fowler
    • 1997
  • Running Free (1994)
    Running Free
    5.4
    • Fish and Wildlife Officer
    • 1994
  • Operation Julie (1985)
    Operation Julie
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Barry Kitson
    • 1985
  • Karen Black and Fabian in Little Laura and Big John (1973)
    Little Laura and Big John
    3.5
    • Senator
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
  • Born
    • April 9, 1930
    • Albany, Georgia, USA
  • Died
    • May 8, 2019
    • Norwalk, Connecticut, USA(complications from heart ailments)
  • Spouse
    • Betsey Munroe Burhans1972 - May 8, 2019 (his death, 2 children)
  • Parents
      Earl Donald Fowler
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He and his wife, Betsey, have a son, J. Mark Fowler and daughter, Carrie H. Fowler. Mark is Executive Producer of Wild Life Productions.

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