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Alan Mowbray (1896–1969)

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Alan Mowbray, the American film actor who was one of the founding members of the Screen Actors Guild, was born Ernest Allen on August 18, 1896, in London, England, to a non-theatrical family. He served in the British army during World War I and received the Military Medal and the French Croix De Guerre for bravery in action... See full bio »

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Ernest Allen
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 72) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1969 The Flying Nun (TV series)
Father Duffy
– A Star Is Reborn (1969) … Father Duffy
 
1968 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
Montrose
– A Bundle for Britain (1968) … Montrose
 
1966 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Harry Blackburn
– The My Friend the Gorilla Affair (1966) … Harry Blackburn
 
1966 Mister Roberts (TV series)
Chief / Native Chief
– Son of Eight in Every Port (1966) … Chief
– Eight in Every Port (1966) … Native Chief
 
1965 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
Lucius J. Penrose
– There's No Stove Like an Old Stove (1965) … Lucius J. Penrose
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Butterfield
– Who Killed Everybody? (1964) … Butterfield
 
1963 The Patty Duke Show (TV series)
Strassman
– The Actress (1963) … Strassman
 
1961 A Majority of One
Captain Norcross
 
1961 The Investigators (TV series)
Cranshaw
– Quite a Woman (1961) … Cranshaw
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series)
Lord Alfred Hilary
– Poet and Peasant Case (1961) … Lord Alfred Hilary
 
1960-1961 Dante (TV series)
Stewart Styles
– Around a Dark Corner (1961) … Stewart Styles
– Sesame Key (1961) … Stewart Styles
– Friendly Assassin (1961) … Stewart Styles
– Hunter with a Badge (1961) … Stewart Styles
– Dante in the Dark (1961) … Stewart Styles
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1960 Startime (TV series)
King Arthur
– Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets King Arthur (1960) … King Arthur
 
1960 The Gale Storm Show: Oh, Susanna! (TV series)
Hadley Dexter
– It's Magic (1960) … Hadley Dexter
 
1960 Maverick (TV series)
Luke Abigor
– The Misfortune Teller (1960) … Luke Abigor
 
1959 Fibber McGee and Molly (TV series)
Fenton Roscoe
– The Shooting Gallery (1959) … Fenton Roscoe
 
1959 Colonel Humphrey Flack (TV series)
Col. Humphrey Flack
– Pearls of Wisdom (1959) … Col. Humphrey Flack
 
1959 Glencannon (TV series)
– Double Double Deal and Trouble (1959)
 
1958 Mike Hammer (TV series)
Carlson
– Crepe for Suzette (1958) … Carlson
 
1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Mayor Perkins
– A Contest of Ladies (1958) … Mayor Perkins
 
1958 The Adventures of McGraw (TV series)
Osgood
– Escape (1958) … Osgood
 
1958 The Bob Cummings Show (TV series)
Hawthorne
– Bob Goes Hillbilly (1958) … Hawthorne
 
1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Carter
– Judge Not (1957) … Carter
 
1957 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Explorer
– Robinson Crusoe (1957) … Explorer
 
1957 Crossroads (TV series)
Dr. Yard
– The Man Who Walked on Water (1957) … Dr. Yard
 
1956 The Best in Mystery (TV series)
Jackson (1956)
 
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
British Consul - Suez
 
1956 The King and I
Sir John Hay
 
1955-1956 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Jackson / Jackson - Waiter / Albert
– The Stacked Deck (1956) … Jackson
– A Long Way from Texas (1956) … Jackson - Waiter
– No Limit (1956) … Jackson - Waiter
– Alias Mr. Hepp (1955) … Albert
– The House Always Wins (1955) … Jackson
 
1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much
Val Parnell
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– The Mating of Watkins Tottle (1956)
 
1956 Once Upon a Honeymoon (short)
Gordon
 
1955 The King's Thief
Sir Gilbert Talbot
 
1955 So This Is Hollywood (TV series)
– Ka-Boo of the Jungle (1955)
 
1954 The Steel Cage
Lee Filbert (segment "The Chef")
 
1954 The Mickey Rooney Show (TV series)
Jonathan Swift, Drama Instructor
– Pilot (1954) … Jonathan Swift, Drama Instructor
 
1954 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
– Annual Honeymoon (1954)
 
1954 Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Alphonsus Mannering
 
1953 The Plymouth Playhouse (TV series)
Col. Humphrey J. Flack
– Colonel Humphrey J. Flack (1953) … Col. Humphrey J. Flack
 
1953 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV series)
Orville
– The Orchid and the Violet (1953) … Orville
 
1953 Private Secretary (TV series)
– Servant Problems (1953)
 
1953 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV series)
Ned Walters
– On the Rocks (1953) … Ned Walters
 
1952 Androcles and the Lion
Editor of Gladiators
 
1952 Blackbeard, the Pirate
Noll
 
1952 The Unexpected (TV series)
– Confidentially Yours (1952)
 
1952 Just Across the Street
Davis
 
1952 The Schaefer Century Theatre (TV series)
– Annual Honeymoon (1952)
 
1952 Chevron Theatre (TV series)
– Annual Honeymoon (1952)
 
1951-1952 Gruen Guild Theater (TV series)
– My Other Love (1952)
– Unfinished Business (1951)
 
1951 Crosswinds
Sir Cecil Daubrey
 
1951 The Lady and the Bandit
Lord Charles Willoughby
 
1951 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
Professor Bradford
– Gracie's Vegetarian Plot (1951) … Professor Bradford
 
1951 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– The Young in Heart (1951)
 
1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series)
Curt
– Agent from Scotland Yard (1951) … Curt
 
1950 Stars Over Hollywood (TV series)
– Small Town Story (1950)
 
1950 The Jackpot
Leslie
 
1950 Wagon Master
Dr. A. Locksley Hall
 
1949 Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Melton
 
1949 You're My Everything
Joe Blanton
 
1949 The Lovable Cheat
Justin
 
1949 The Lone Wolf and His Lady
Jamison, Lanyard's Valet
 
1948 Every Girl Should Be Married
Mr. Spitzer
 
1948 My Dear Secretary
Deveny (Bryant Detective Agency)
 
1948 An Innocent Affair
Ken St. Clair
 
1948 The Prince of Thieves
The Friar
 
1948 The Main Street Kid
The Great Martine
 
1947 Captain from Castile
Prof. Botello (the astrologer)
 
1947 Merton of the Movies
Frank Mulvaney
 
1947 Lured
Lyle Maxwell
 
1947 The Pilgrim Lady
Clifford Latimer
 
1946 My Darling Clementine
Granville Thorndyke
 
1946 Idea Girl
J.C. Crow
 
1946 Terror by Night
Maj. Duncan-Bleek
 
1945 Sunbonnet Sue
Jonathan
 
1945 Men in Her Diary
Douglas Crane
 
1945 Tell It to a Star
Colonel Ambrose Morgan
 
1945 Where Do We Go from Here?
General George Washington
 
1945 The Phantom of 42nd Street
Cecil Moore
 
1945 Earl Carroll Vanities
Grand Duke Paul
 
1945 Bring on the Girls
August
 
1944 My Gal Loves Music
Rodney Spoonyer
 
1944 Ever Since Venus
J. Webster Hackett
 
1944 The Doughgirls
Breckenridge Drake
 
1943 His Butler's Sister
Buzz Jenkins
 
1943 So This Is Washington
Chester W. Marshall
 
1943 Holy Matrimony
Mr. Pennington
 
1943 Slightly Dangerous
English Gentleman
 
1943 The Powers Girl
John Robert Powers
 
1942 The Devil with Hitler (short)
Gesatan
 
1942 A Yank at Eton
Mr. Duncan
 
1942 Panama Hattie
Jay Jerkins, Dick's Butler
 
1942 Isle of Missing Men
Dr. Henry Brown
 
1942 The Mad Martindales
Hugo Martindale
 
1942 We Were Dancing
Grand Duke Basil
 
1942 Yokel Boy
R.B. Harris - Movie Producer
 
1942 Three Blonde Mice (short)
Elmer Smith
 
1941 The Perfect Snob
Freddie Browning
 
1941 I Wake Up Screaming
Robin Ray
 
1941 Moon Over Her Shoulder
Grover Sloan
 
1941 Ice-Capades
Pete Ellis
 
1941 French Fried Patootie (short)
 
1941 The Cowboy and the Blonde
Phineas Johnson
 
1941 That Uncertain Feeling
Dr. Vengard
 
1941 That Hamilton Woman
Sir William Hamilton
 
1941 Footlight Fever
Mr. Don Avery
 
1940 The Quarterback
Professor Hobbs
 
1940 The Villain Still Pursued Her
Silas Cribbs
 
1940 The Boys from Syracuse
Angelo
 
1940 Scatterbrain
J.R. Russell
 
1940 Curtain Call
Donald Avery
 
1940 Music in My Heart
Charles Gardner
 
1939 The Llano Kid
John Travers
 
1939 Way Down South
Jacques Bouton
 
1939 Never Say Die
Prince Smirnov
 
1938 Topper Takes a Trip
Wilkins
 
1938 There Goes My Heart
Pennypepper E. Pennypepper
 
1938 Merrily We Live
Grosvenor - Butler
 
1937 Hollywood Hotel
Alexander 'Alex' Duprey
 
1937 Stand-In
Koslofski
 
1937 Music for Madame
Leon Rodowsky
 
1937 On Such a Night
Professor Ricardo Montrose Candle
 
1937 Vogues of 1938
Henry Morgan
 
1937 Topper
Wilkins
 
1937 Marry the Girl
Dr. Hayden Stryker
 
1937 As Good as Married
Wally
 
1937 The King and the Chorus Girl
Donald Taylor
 
1937 On the Avenue
Frederick Sims
 
1936 Rainbow on the River
Ralph Layton
 
1936 Four Days' Wonder
Archibald Fenton
 
1936 Ladies in Love
Paul Sandor
 
1936 My Man Godfrey
Tommy Gray
 
1936 Mary of Scotland
Throckmorton
 
1936 Fatal Lady
Uberto Malla
 
1936 The Case Against Mrs. Ames
Lawrence Waterson
 
1936 Desire
Dr. Maurice Pauquet (mistakenly listed in end credits as Dr. Edouard Pauquet)
 
1936 Give Us This Night
Forcellini
 
1936 Muss 'em Up
Paul Harding
 
1936 Rose-Marie
Premier
 
1935 In Person
Jay Holmes
 
1935 She Couldn't Take It
Alan Bartlett
 
1935 The Gay Deception
Lord Clewe
 
1935 Lady Tubbs
Elyot Wembsleigh
 
1935 Becky Sharp
Rawdon Crawley
 
1935 Night Life of the Gods
Hunter Hawk
 
1934 Charlie Chan in London
Geoffrey Richmond
 
1934 Embarrassing Moments
Aheam
 
1934 One More River
Forsythe
 
1934 The Girl from Missouri
Lord Douglas
 
1934 Cheaters
Paul Southern
 
1934 Little Man, What Now?
Franz Schluter
 
1934 Where Sinners Meet
Nicholas
 
1934 The House of Rothschild
Prince Metternich
 
1934 Long Lost Father
Sir Tony Gelding
 
1933 Her Secret
Nils Norton
 
1933 Roman Scandals
Majordomo
 
1933 The World Changes
Sir Phillip Ivor
 
1933 Berkeley Square
Major Clinton
 
1933 Voltaire
Count De Sarnac
 
1933 Midnight Club
Arthur Bradley
 
1933 Peg o' My Heart
Capt. Christopher 'Chris' Brent
 
1933 A Study in Scarlet
Lestrade
 
1933 Our Betters
Lord George Grayston
 
1932 The Bride's Bereavement; or, The Snake in the Grass (short)
 
1932 Sherlock Holmes
Colonel Gore-King
 
1932 The Phantom President
George Washington (uncredited)
 
1932 Two Lips and Juleps; or, Southern Love and Northern Exposure (short)
 
1932 Two Against the World
George 'Georgie' Walton
 
1932 Jewel Robbery
Detective Fritz
 
1932 The Man Called Back
King's Counsel
 
1932 Winner Take All
Forbes - the Etiquette Teacher
 
1932 The Man from Yesterday
Dr. Waite (as Allan Mowbray)
 
1932 Man About Town
Ivan Boris
 
1932 World and the Flesh
Dimitri
 
1932 Hotel Continental
Walter Underwood
 
1932 Silent Witness
Arthur Drinton
 
1932 Lovers Courageous
Lamone
 
1931 Nice Women
Mark Chandler
 
1931 Honor of the Family
Tony Revere
 
1931 Leftover Ladies
Jerry
 
1931 Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
 
1931 Guilty Hands
Gordon Rich
 
1931 The Man in Possession
Sir Charles Cartwright
 
1931 God's Gift to Women
Auguste, Toto's Butler
 
1931 How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 6: 'The Big Irons' (short)
Mr. Mowbray (uncredited)
 
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1942 Panama Hattie (performer: "Let's Be Buddies" 1940)
 
1939 Way Down South (performer: "Louisiana" 1939)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 September 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1956 The NBC Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #1.16 (1956) … Himself - Actor
 
1956 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.14 (1956) … Himself
 
1946 Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 10: Famous Fathers and Sons (documentary short)
Himself
 
1944 Screen Snapshots Series 24, No. 4 (short)
Himself, Master of Ceremonies
 
1943 Stage Door Canteen
Himself
 
1942 Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 6 (short)
Himself, Master of Ceremonies
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (documentary short)
Himself, Tennis Fan
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
1993 John Ford (TV documentary)
Granville Thorndyke [in "My Darling Clementine"] (uncredited)
 
1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s (documentary)
 
1952 Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (documentary short)
 

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Height:

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Star Sign:

Leo