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Norman MacOwan

Acting Born Jan 2, 1877 St. Andrews, Scotland, UK 18 credits

Biography

Norman MacOwan was a British actor and writer. He started his career in the theater in 1903, and both wrote and performed a number of plays in the 1920s and 1930s. Plays Norman MacOwan wrote included: The Blue Lagoon (1921), The Infinite Shoeblack (1930), and Glorious Morning (1938). MacOwan appeared in a number of movies including: BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Tread Softly Stranger (1958), Kidnapped (1960), and The City of the Dead (1960). He was married to Violet [Ellen] Stephenson (actress). He died on December 31, 1961 in Hastings, East Sussex, England.

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Known for

Film

Girls! Girls! Girls!

as Andreas
Film

The City of the Dead

as Rev. Russell
Film

Kidnapped

as Tinker
Film

The Battle of the Sexes

as Jock Munro

Full filmography

  • The Adventures of William Tell (1958) as Andreas
  • Around the World in 80 Days (1956) as Reform Club Member (uncredited)
  • The City of the Dead (1960) as Rev. Russell
  • X: The Unknown (1956) as Old Tom
  • Kidnapped (1960) as Tinker
  • The Battle of the Sexes (1960) as Jock Munro
  • Whisky Galore! (1949) as Captain MacPhee
  • Footsteps in the Fog (1955) as Grimes (as Norman Macowan)
  • Action of the Tiger (1957) as Trifon's Father
  • Where There's a Will (1955) as Cagey
  • Valley of the Eagles (1951) as McTavis, ferry pilot
  • Tread Softly Stranger (1958) as Danny
  • Laxdale Hall (1953) as Old Villager
  • Heart of a Child (1958) as Heiss
  • The Boy and the Bridge (1959) as Tugboat Engineer
  • Castle in the Air (1952) as Pettigrew
  • The Dark Light (1951) as Rigby
  • Help Yourself (1950) as Elderly Husband