Charles R. Bowers (June 6, 1887 – November 24, 1946)[1] was an American cartoonist and slapstick comedian during the silent film and early "talkie" era.

He was forgotten for decades and his name was notably absent from most histories of the Silent Era, although his work was enthusiastically reviewed by André Breton and a number of his contemporaries.

His slapstick comedies, a few of which have survived, are an amazing mixture of live action and animation created with the "Bowers Process".

Two notable films include Now You Tell One with a memorable scene of elephants marching into the U.S. Capitol, and There It Is, a surreal mystery involving the Fuzz-Faced Phantom and MacGregor, a housefly detective.

In July 2019, Flicker Alley released a Blu-ray set of 17 of his films called "The Extraordinary World of Charley Bowers."