- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMatthew Chandler Cowles
- Height1.78 m
- Matthew Cowles was born on September 28, 1944 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Shutter Island (2010), La force du destin (1970) and Père et flic (2002). He was married to Christine Baranski and Kathleen Dezina. He died on May 22, 2014 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesChristine Baranski(October 15, 1983 - May 22, 2014) (his death, 2 children)Kathleen Dezina(1980 - ?) (divorced)
- ChildrenIsabel Cowles
- He is an enthusiastic motorcyclist who met his wife, Christine Baranski, when he offered her a ride home one night, on the back of his bike after a party.
- Father, with Christine Baranski, of daughters Lily Cowles (born in 1987) and Isabel Cowles (born in 1984).
- He and his wife, Christine Baranski, raised their children without TV because they objected to violence and sexual content of programs.
- Lived with his wife and their daughters in Connecticut.
- Although he played a wide range of characters, Cowles will probably best be remembered as the highly entertaining "uber-pimp" Billy Clyde Tuggle on ABC's La force du destin (1970).
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