Bill Cowsill(1948-2006)

Actor
Soundtrack

The story of the real-life family pop group consisting of six kids and their mother that inspired TV's "Partridge Family".

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Family Band: The Cowsills Story (2011)

Bill Cowsill was born on 4 January 1948 in Middletown, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor, known for Leaving Metropolis (2002), Reluctant Angel (1997) and Harmony Cats (1992). He was married to Karen Betsy Locke. He died on 17 February 2006 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Known for

Leaving Metropolis

6.2

Soundtrack(as Billy Cowsill)

2002

Reluctant Angel

6.3

Soundtrack(as Billy Cowsill)

1997

Harmony Cats

6.7

Soundtrack

1992

Gate 2: The Trespassers

4.9

Soundtrack("My Happiness")

1990

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Actor

Lonesome Dove: The Series
7.3
TV Mini Series
- 1996

Soundtrack

Leaving Metropolis
6.2
- writer: "The Chance You Took With Me" (as Billy Cowsill)
- 2002
Reluctant Angel
6.3
- writer: "The Chance You Took With Me" (as Billy Cowsill)
- 1997
Harmony Cats
6.7
- writer: "Embers"
- 1992
Gate 2: The Trespassers
4.9
- Soundtrack
- performer: "My Happiness" ("My Happiness")
- 1990
A Family Thing
9.0
TV Special
- performer: "In Need of a Friend", "Sweet Adeline", "You Are My Sunshine", "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", "Leonard Nimoy We Love You", "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With an Old Time Melody"
- writer: "In Need of a Friend"
- 1968

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Alternative names
- Billy Cowsill
Born
- January 4, 1948
- Middletown, Rhode Island, USA
Died
- February 17, 2006
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada(emphysema and Cushing's syndrome)
Spouse
- Karen Betsy LockeJune 9, 1968 - April 2, 1974 (divorced, 1 child)
Children
Parents