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Norman MacOwan

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Norman MacOwan

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 2, 1877 (149 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Andrews, Scotland, UK

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.

Known For

Acting
1960KidnappedTinker
1960The City of the DeadRev. Russell
1960The Battle of the SexesJock Munro
1959The Boy and the BridgeTugboat Engineer
1958Tread Softly StrangerDanny
1958Heart of a ChildHeiss
1958The Adventures of William TellAndreas
1957Action of the TigerTrifon's Father
1956Around the World in 80 DaysReform Club Member (uncredited)
1956X: The UnknownOld Tom
1955Where There's a WillCagey
1955Footsteps in the FogGrimes (as Norman Macowan)
1953Laxdale HallOld Villager
1952Castle in the AirPettigrew
1951Valley of the EaglesMcTavis, ferry pilot
1951The Dark LightRigby
1950Help YourselfElderly Husband
1949Whisky Galore!Captain MacPhee