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Simmy Bow Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1921-06-07

Birthplace:
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Credits:
34 Total Roles

Simmy Bow

Acting

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Biography

Simmy Bow (Man in Diner) After Pee-wee tells the diner full of patrons, "Large Marge sent me," this unnamed man in the diner explains to him that Large Marge had died a decade ago. Bow died in 1987 at 66 from complications from a stroke. His last film was Burton's Beetlejuice, in which he played a deceased janitor.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
1988 Beetlejuice MOVIE Janitor
1986 Sledge Hammer! TV Dead Eye Dan
1986 Vamp MOVIE Bum
1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure MOVIE Man in Diner
1985 Doin' Time MOVIE Snake Eyes
1985 First Strike MOVIE Self
1984 Ghost Warrior MOVIE Volker
1984 Night Court TV Doctor
1983 Staying Alive MOVIE Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1982 The Sword and the Sorcerer MOVIE The Cardinal

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