Andre Gower
Encyclopedia
Life and career
Born in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
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, California
California
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, Gower began his career at five years old as a child actor
Child actor
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. His first substantial role was as Brookes Prentiss on the CBS
CBS
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soap opera The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
from 1981 to 1982. He continued with guest starring roles on The A-Team
The A-Team
The A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit". The A-Team was created by...
, T. J. Hooker
T. J. Hooker
T.J. Hooker is an American police drama television program starring William Shatner in the title role as a 15-year veteran police sergeant. The series premiered as a mid-season replacement on March 13, 1982 on ABC and ran on the network until May 4, 1985...
, and The Wizard
The Wizard (TV series)
The Wizard is a live-action, family friendly, action/adventure series created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Paul B. Radin...
. In 1986, he starred with Oscar-winner Piper Laurie in an episode of The New Twilight Zone, "The Burning Man" (an adaptation of a Ray Bradbury short story). In 1987, Gower starred in the comedy/horror film The Monster Squad
The Monster Squad
The Monster Squad is a comedy/horror film written by Shane Black and Fred Dekker and directed by Fred Dekker . It was released by Tri-Star Pictures on August 14, 1987. The film features the classic monsters , led by Count Dracula...
. Later that year, he was offered the role of Budrick "Bud" Bundy on the new Fox network sitcom, "Married... with Children
Married... with Children
Married... with Children is an American surrealistic sitcom that aired for 11 seasons that featured a dysfunctional family living in Chicago, Illinois. The show, notable for being the first prime time television series to air on Fox, ran from April 5, 1987, to June 9, 1997. The series was created...
"; he turned it down in favor of a role on another Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
series Mr. President
Mr. President (TV series)
Mr. President was a United States television series starring George C. Scott that premiered on May 3, 1987. It was part of the Fox Broadcasting Company's premiere season of prime time entertainment, alongside Married... With Children, The Tracey Ullman Show, and Duet.-Cast:*George C. Scott ... ...
, starring George C. Scott
George C. Scott
George Campbell Scott was an American stage and film actor, director and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayal of General George S. Patton in the film Patton, and as General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's Dr...
; the series lasted two seasons. From 1988 to 1989, Gower had a recurring role on The Hogan Family
The Hogan Family
The Hogan Family is an American television situation comedy that aired from March 1, 1986 to July 20, 1991...
. Gower's most recent role was in the 2006 drama film Sweet Deadly Dreams.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | The Monster Squad | Sean Crenshaw | Credited as André Gower |
| 2006 | Sweet Deadly Dreams | Bernstein | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | The Man in the Santa Claus Suit | Terry Travis | Television movie |
| 1981–1982 | The Young and the Restless | Brooks Prentiss #3 | Unknown episodes |
| 1983 | Baby Makes Five | Michael Riddle | Unknown episodes |
| 1984 | St. Elsewhere St. Elsewhere St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series is set at fictional St. Eligius, a decaying urban teaching hospital in Boston's South End neighborhood... |
Tucker | 1 episode |
| The A-Team | Billy Lawrence | 1 episode | |
| Highway to Heaven Highway to Heaven Highway to Heaven is an American television drama series which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989.- Season 1 :- Season 2 :- Season 3 :- Season 4 :- Season 5 :... |
Tom Barney | 1 episode | |
| 1985 | Obsessed with a Married Woman | Max Karasick | Television movie |
| Knight Rider | Billy | 1 episode | |
| Night Court Night Court Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984, to May 20, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan court, presided over by the young, unorthodox Judge Harold T. "Harry" Stone... |
Brian Reader | 1 episode | |
| T. J. Hooker | Randy Hooker | 1 episode | |
| The New Twilight Zone The New Twilight Zone The Twilight Zone is the first of two revivals of Rod Serling's acclaimed 1950/60s television series of the same name. It ran for two seasons on CBS before producing a final season for syndication.-Series history:... |
Doug the Nephew | 1 episode (segment "The Burning Man") | |
| It's a Living | 1 episode | ||
| 1986 | Remington Steele Remington Steele Remington Steele is an American television series, co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. The series blended the genres of romantic... |
Daniel Piper | 1 episode |
| Fathers and Sons | Sean Flynn | 1 episode | |
| The Wizard The Wizard (TV series) The Wizard is a live-action, family friendly, action/adventure series created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Paul B. Radin... |
Todd | 1 episode | |
| 1987 | Mathnet Mathnet Mathnet is a segment on the children's television show Square One, of which five seasons were produced . This parody of Dragnet featured detectives at the Los Angeles Police Department who solved mysteries using their mathematical skills. There were two main characters: detectives Kate Monday and... |
Eddie "Rimshot" Harris | 1 episode |
| Square One Television | Eddie "Rimshot" Harris | 4 episodes | |
| Mr. President | Nick Tresch | Unknown episodes | |
| 1988 | My Two Dads My Two Dads My Two Dads is an American sitcom that starred Staci Keanan, Paul Reiser and Greg Evigan. It aired on NBC from 1987 to 1990 and was produced by Michael Jacobs Productions in association with TriStar Television and distributed by TeleVentures.-Show synopsis:The show begins when Marcy Bradford , the... |
Marshall | 1 episode |
| 1988–1989 | The Hogan Family | Steve Traeger | 6 episodes |
| 1989 | Mr. Belvedere Mr. Belvedere Mr. Belvedere is an American sitcom that originally aired on ABC from March 15, 1985, until July 8, 1990. The series was based on the Lynn Aloysius Belvedere character created by Gwen Davenport for her 1947 novel Belvedere, which was later adapted into the 1948 film Sitting Pretty... |
Craig Larabee | 1 episode |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Film or series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Young Artist Award Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist... |
Nominated | Best Young Actor in a Daytime Series | The Young and the Restless |
| 1984 | Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series | Baby Makes Five | ||
| 1987 | Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a New Television, Comedy or Drama Series | Fathers and Sons | ||
| 1988 | Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Television Comedy Series | Mr. President | ||
| Won | Outstanding Young Actors/Actresses Ensemble in Television or Motion Picture | The Monster Squad (Shared with cast) | ||
| 1989 | Nominated | Best Young Actor Guest Starring in a Drama or Comedy Series | The Hogan Family | |
| 1988 | Saturn Award Saturn Award The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within... |
Nominated | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | The Monster Squad |