Norman MacOwan
Birthday
1877/01/02
Day of death
1961/12/31 (85 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
St. Andrews, Scotland, UK
Also know as
Norman Macowan
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.
Acting
(1958) Tread Softly Stranger
as Danny
(1960) Kidnapped
as Tinker
(1951) Valley of the Eagles
as McTavis, ferry pilot
(1951) The Dark Light
as Rigby
(1957) Action of the Tiger
as Trifon's Father
(1950) Help Yourself
as Elderly Husband
(1952) Castle in the Air
as Pettigrew
(1956) Around the World in Eighty Days
as Reform Club Member (uncredited)
(1956) X the Unknown
as Old Tom
(1949) Whisky Galore!
as Captain MacPhee
(1955) Where There's a Will
as Cagey
(1955) Footsteps in the Fog
as Grimes (as Norman Macowan)
(1958) Heart of a Child
as Heiss
(1960) The City of the Dead
as Rev. Russell
(1953) Laxdale Hall
as Old Villager
(1960) The Battle of the Sexes
as Jock Munro
(1959) The Boy and the Bridge
as Tugboat Engineer
(1958) The Adventures of William Tell
as Andreas