Rowe was born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1938.[1] He was mostly a character and supporting actor. Rowe appeared in films such as The Incident (1990) and Appointment with Fear (1985); his character as the off-beat, seedy looking detective in Appointment with Fear was described as a "maniac detective inspired by Dirty Harry."[2] On television he appeared in the Star Trek: The Next Generation, episode "The Outrageous Okona."[3] In the 1990s he appeared as a Proprietor in Murder She Wrote, portrayed Dr. Arndt in ER and Ricky in Northern Exposure and pilot Aylesworth in M*A*S*H.[4] He played Governor Brubaker's attendant in "The Wild Wild West" S3 E12 "The Night of the Legion of Death" which aired 11/22/1967.
Rowe was managing director of the Laguna Playhouse from 1964 to 1966, and served as artistic director from 1976 to 1991.[1] Rowe is also a prolific stage actor, starring in productions of Death of a Salesman,[5] Caesar and Cleopatra,[6] Our Town[7][8] and As You Like It.[9]
Rowe died in Medford, Oregon on May 13, 2023, at the age of 85.[10][11]
