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Reginald Owen (1887–1972)

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Born August 5th, 1887 in England, Reginald Owen was probably Hollywood's busiest character actor - making more than 80 films. He was educated in England at Sir Herbert Tree's Academy of Dramatic Arts. Owen excelled and made his professional debut also in England at the age of 18. He came to New York in the early 1920s and started working on Broadway by 1924... See full bio »

Born:

John Reginald Owen
in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 85) in Boise, Idaho, USA
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1973 Topper Returns (TV movie)
Jones
 
1972 McCloud (TV series)
Orville
– Give My Regrets to Broadway (1972) … Orville
 
1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Gen. Teagler
 
1969 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Clerk
– A Matter of Grey Matter: Part 2 (1969) … Clerk
 
1969 The Queen and I (TV series)
Commodore Dodds
– Duffy's Cruise (1969) … Commodore Dodds
 
1966-1968 Bewitched (TV series)
Ockie / Ocky
– Mc Tavish (1968) … Ockie
– The Short Happy Circuit of Aunt Clara (1966) … Ocky
 
1967 Rosie!
Patrick
 
1966 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Cooper
– The Borders of Barbarism (1966) … Cooper
 
1965 Camp Runamuck (TV series)
Phineas Everwood
– Spiffy Quits: Part 2 (1965) … Phineas Everwood
 
1965 Kentucky Jones (TV series)
Julian Fitz-Arthur
– Laughing Buddha (1965) … Julian Fitz-Arthur
 
1964 Mary Poppins
Admiral Boom
 
1964 Voice of the Hurricane
Nigel Charter
 
1963 The Thrill of It All
Old Tom Fraleigh
 
1963 Tammy and the Doctor
Jason Tripp
 
1962 Five Weeks in a Balloon
Consul
 
1962 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Ambrose Feather
– The Quest of Ambrose Feather (1962) … Ambrose Feather
 
1958-1961 Maverick (TV series)
Freddie Hawkins / Major Holbrook Sims / Marquis Norbert Belcastle
– A Technical Error (1961) … Major Holbrook Sims
– Gun-Shy (1959) … Freddie Hawkins
– The Belcastle Brand (1958) … Marquis Norbert Belcastle
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
The Hussar ('A Terribly Strange Bed')
– Trio for Terror (1961) … The Hussar ('A Terribly Strange Bed')
 
1959 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
J. Cecil Bennett
– Moochie of the Little League: Wrong Way Moochie (1959) … J. Cecil Bennett
– Moochie of the Little League: A Diamond Is a Boy's Best Friend (1959) … J. Cecil Bennett
 
1959 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Herbert Blakely
– The Dream (1959) … Herbert Blakely
 
1958 Darby's Rangers
Sir Arthur Hollister
 
1957 Climax! (TV series)
Doctor
– The Trouble at No. 5 (1957) … Doctor
 
1954 Red Garters
Judge Wallace Winthrop
 
1954 The Great Diamond Robbery
Bainbridge Gibbons
 
1951 Grounds for Marriage
Dely Delacorte
 
1950 Kim
Father Victor
 
1950 The Miniver Story
Mr. Foley
 
1949 Challenge to Lassie
Sergeant Davie
 
1949 The Secret Garden
Ben Weatherstaff
 
1948 Hills of Home
Hopps
 
1948 The Three Musketeers
Treville
 
1948 Julia Misbehaves
Benny Hawkins
 
1948 The Pirate
The Advocate
 
1947 If Winter Comes
Mr. Fortune
 
1947 Green Dolphin Street
Captain O'Hara
 
1947 Thunder in the Valley
James Moore
 
1947 The Imperfect Lady
Mr. Hopkins
 
1946 Monsieur Beaucaire
King Louis XV
 
1946 Piccadilly Incident
Judge
 
1946 Cluny Brown
Sir Henry Carmel
 
1946 The Diary of a Chambermaid
Captain Lanlaire
 
1945 The Sailor Takes a Wife
Mr. Amboy
 
1945 Captain Kidd
Cary Shadwell
 
1945 She Went to the Races
Dr. Pembroke
 
1945 Kitty
Duke of Malmunster
 
1945 The Valley of Decision
McCready
 
1945 The Picture of Dorian Gray
Lord George Farmour (uncredited)
 
1944 National Velvet
Farmer Ede
 
1944 The Canterville Ghost
Lord Canterville
 
1943 Madame Curie
Dr. Becquerel
 
1943 Salute to the Marines
Mr. Henry Caspar
 
1943 Above Suspicion
Dr. Mespelbrunn
 
1943 Three Hearts for Julia
John Girard
 
1943 Assignment in Brittany
Col. Trane
 
1943 Forever and a Day
Simpson
 
1942 Reunion in France
Schultz
 
1942 Random Harvest
'Biffer'
 
1942 White Cargo
Skipper of the Congo Queen
 
1942 Somewhere I'll Find You
Willie Manning
 
1942 Cairo
Philo Cobson
 
1942 Pierre of the Plains
Noah Glenkins
 
1942 I Married an Angel
'Whiskers'
 
1942 Mrs. Miniver
Foley
 
1942 We Were Dancing
Major Berty Tyler-Blane
 
1942 Woman of the Year
Clayton
 
1941 Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Professor Elliott
 
1941 A Yank in the R.A.F.
'Internal Injury' in Air raid drill (uncredited)
 
1941 Lady Be Good
Max Milton
 
1941 Charley's Aunt
Redcliff
 
1941 They Met in Bombay
The General
 
1941 A Woman's Face
Bernard Dalvik
 
1941 Free and Easy
Sir George Kelvin
 
1941 Blonde Inspiration
Reginald Mason
 
1940 Hullabaloo
'Buzz' Foster
 
1940 Florian
Emperor Franz Josef
 
1940 The Ghost Comes Home
Hemingway
 
1940 The Earl of Chicago
Gervase Gonwell
 
1939 Remember?
Mr. Bronson
 
1939 Bad Little Angel
Edwards, Marvin's Valet
 
1939 The Real Glory
Capt. Hartley
 
1939 Bridal Suite
Sir Horace Bragdon
 
1939 Hotel Imperial
General Videnko
 
1939 Fast and Loose
Vincent Charlton
 
1938 The Girl Downstairs
Charlie Grump
 
1938 A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge
 
1938 Vacation from Love
John Hodge Lawson
 
1938 Three Loves Has Nancy
William, the Butler
 
1938 Kidnapped
Capt. Hoseason
 
1938 Paradise for Three
Johann Kesselhut
 
1938 Everybody Sing
Hillary Bellaire
 
1937 Rosalie
Chancellor
 
1937 Conquest
Tallyrand
 
1937 The Bride Wore Red
Admiral Monti
 
1937 Madame X
Maurice Dourel
 
1937 Personal Property
Claude Dabney
 
1937 Dangerous Number
Cousin William
 
1936 Love on the Run
Baron
 
1936 Adventure in Manhattan
Blackton Gregory
 
1936 The Girl on the Front Page
Archie Biddle
 
1936 Yours for the Asking
Dictionary McKinney
 
1936 Trouble for Two
President of Club
 
1936 The Great Ziegfeld
Sampston
 
1936 Petticoat Fever
Sir James Felton
 
1936 Rose-Marie
Myerson
 
1935 A Tale of Two Cities
Stryver
 
1935 The Bishop Misbehaves
Guy Waller
 
1935 Anna Karenina
Stiva
 
1935 The Call of the Wild
Mr. Smith
 
1935 Escapade
Paul
 
1935 Enchanted April
Henry Arbuthnot
 
1935 The Good Fairy
Detlaff, the Waiter
 
1934 Here Is My Heart
Prince Vladimir/Vova
 
1934 Music in the Air
Ernst Weber
 
1934 Madame Du Barry
King Louis XV
 
1934 The Human Side
James Dalton
 
1934 Of Human Bondage
Athelny
 
1934 Stingaree
The Governor-General
 
1934 Where Sinners Meet
Leonard
 
1934 The Countess of Monte Cristo
The Baron
 
1934 The House of Rothschild
Herries
 
1934 Fashions of 1934
Baroque
 
1934 Mandalay
Col. Thomas Dawson - Police Commissioner
 
1934 Nana
Bordenave
 
1933 Queen Christina
Charles
 
1933 Voltaire
King Louis XV
 
1933 Enemies of Society
Lord Darlington
 
1933 Double Harness
Freeman
 
1933 The Narrow Corner
Mr. Frith
 
1933 A Study in Scarlet
Sherlock Holmes
 
1932 Robbers' Roost
Cecil Herrick
 
1932 Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
 
1932 Downstairs
Baron 'Nicky' von Burgen
 
1932 The Man Called Back
Dr. Atkins
 
1932 A Woman Commands
The Prime Minister
 
1932 Lovers Courageous
Jimmy
 
1931 Platinum Blonde
Grayson
 
1931 The Man in Possession
Claude Dabney
 
1929 The Letter
Robert Crosbie
 
1929 Pusher-in-the-Face (short)
 
1922 The Grass Orphan
Heathcote St. John
 
1922 Phroso
Lord Wheatley
 
1916 A Place in the Sun
Stuart Capel
 
1916/II Sally in Our Alley
Harry
 
1914 The Flight of Death (short)
 
1911 Henry VIII (short)
Thomas Cromwell
 
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1943 Salute to the Marines (lyrics: "Happy Birthday to You" 1893 - uncredited / performer: "Happy Birthday to You" 1893 - uncredited)
 
1942 White Cargo (performer: "There's No Place Like Home Home, Sweet Home" 1823 - uncredited, "Rooty-Toot, She Plays the Flute" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1938 Stablemates (story)
 
1933 A Study in Scarlet (continuity / dialogue)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.164 (1972) … Himself
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (documentary short)
Himself, Tennis Fan
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2011 A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (TV documentary)
Ebenezer Scrooge (uncredited)
 
1998 The Great Christmas Movies (TV documentary)
Ebenezer Scrooge in 1938 "A Christmas Carol"
 
1995 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1985 The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (video documentary)
Sherlock Holmes
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Himself - at Banquet (uncredited)
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 

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(1925). Stage Play: The Carolinian. Written by Rafael Sabatini and J. Harold Terry. Directed by Hamilton MacFadden. Sam H. Harris Theatre: 2 Nov 1925- Nov 1925 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Martha-Bryan Allen (as "Myrtle Carey"), Agnes Atherton (as "Lady Gaspard"), Cosmo Bellew... See more »

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Height:

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Known for his vast portrayals of fictional and non-fictional fellows. Played Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes, and then played the super-sleuth himself in A Study in Scarlet, joining Jeremy Brett, Carleton Hobbs, and Patrick Macnee as the only actors to play both roles. Also played King Louis XV in three different films. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo