Kim Vincent Fowley (born July 21, 1939) is an American record producer, impresario, songwriter and musician. He is the son of Hollywood character actor Douglas Fowley (Singin' in the Rain). He has generally remained on the fringes of the mainstream, immersing himself in obscure and offbeat projects while occasionally stumbling onto (and frequently exploiting) commercial success. Of all his ventures, he is arguably best known for his role behind a string of novelty, cult rock, and 45 rpm records of particular significance during the 1960s, for co-founding the all-female punk music group titled The Runaways in the 1970s with Joan Jett and Sandy West— whence also came Cherie Currie and Lita Ford — for working as a producer and songwriter with Helen Reddy in the late 1970s, including her album Ear Candy.

During the 1960s in Los Angeles, Fowley produced hundreds of recordings with a wide range of acts and in a remarkably broad spectrum of styles - from bubblegum novelty acts and girl group ditties, Fowley also wrote, covered, and produced songs in genres ranging from folk and country to acid rock. While some of them went on to attain a cult status over time, only a few achieved mainstream commercial success. His three biggest hits - all as producer - were "Alley Oop" by The Hollywood Argyles (a US #1 in 1960); a cover of "Nut Rocker" by B. Bumble and the Stingers (a UK #1 in 1962); and "Popsicles and Icicles" by The Murmaids, a US #3 in 1963. The latter was written by a pre-Bread David Gates, then a session musician and songwriter who had met Fowley while hitchhiking in LA.

During the mid-1960s Fowley relocated for a time to London where he worked and recorded with a sizeable number of then-unknown acts and musicians who later went on to become famous. Fowley wrote the lyrics to a song, and sought a partner through Mike Hurst from Decca Records to compose a melody for it. The song was titled, "Portobello Road", and so became the B-side of Cat Stevens' first record single, "I Love My Dog".