Actor
Norman MacOwan
Born January 2, 1877 in St. Andrews, Scotland, UK
Died December 31, 196117 films
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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First watchWhisky Galore!19496.8as Captain MacPheeWhisky Galore! is a 1949 British comedy film produced by Ealing Studios, starring Basil Radford, Bruce Seton, Joan Greenwood and Gordon Jackson.View filmEssential films
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17 films as actor- 1960The City of the DeadRev. Russell
- 1960The Battle of the SexesJock Munro
- 1960KidnappedTinker
- 1959The Boy and the BridgeTugboat Engineer
- 1958Tread Softly StrangerDanny
- 1958Heart of a ChildHeiss
- 1957Action of the TigerTrifon's Father
- 1956Around the World in 80 DaysReform Club Member (uncredited)
- 1956X: The UnknownOld Tom
- 1955Footsteps in the FogGrimes (as Norman Macowan)
- 1955Where There's a WillCagey
- 1953Laxdale HallOld Villager
- 1952Castle in the AirPettigrew
- 1951Valley of the EaglesMcTavis, ferry pilot
- 1951The Dark LightRigby
- 1950Help YourselfElderly Husband
- 1949Whisky Galore!Captain MacPhee