Actor
Bruce Fowler
Born 1947 · Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Bruce Lambourne Fowler (born July 10, 1947) is an American trombonist and composer. He played trombone on many Frank Zappa records, as well as with Captain Beefheart and in the Fowler Brothers Band. He composes and arranges music for movies, and has been the composer, orchestrator, or conductor for many popular films. He is the son of jazz educator William L. Fowler and the brother of multi-instrumentalist Walt Fowler and bassist Tom Fowler. Bruce Fowler is participating in the Band from Utopia, the Mar Vista Philharmonic, and Jon Larsen's Strange News from Mars, featuring Zappa alumni Tommy Mars and Arthur Barrow. He also recorded albums with Air Pocket, a band including his siblings. Fowler is the recipient of the 2007 Film & TV Music Awards for Best Score Conductor and Best Orchestrator.
Acting
Zappa
Self (archive footage) · 2020
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Self (archive footage) · 2016
Classic Albums
Self · 1997
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
Self · 2007
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
Self (archive footage) · 1988
Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note
Self · 2002
Cheepnis
Himself · 2014
Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die
Self · 2000
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
Himself · 1997
Band from Utopia: A Tribute to the Music of Frank Zappa
Himself · 2002