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Norman MacOwan

Norman MacOwan

Born: 1877-01-02 • St. Andrews, Scotland, UK

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.

Filmography
The City of the Dead poster
The City of the Dead
1960 • Rev. Russell
The Battle of the Sexes poster
The Battle of the Sexes
1960 • Jock Munro
Kidnapped poster
Kidnapped
1960 • Tinker
The Boy and the Bridge poster
The Boy and the Bridge
1959 • Tugboat Engineer
Tread Softly Stranger poster
Tread Softly Stranger
1958 • Danny
Heart of a Child poster
Heart of a Child
1958 • Heiss
Action of the Tiger poster
Action of the Tiger
1957 • Trifon's Father
Around the World in 80 Days poster
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 • Reform Club Member (uncredited)
X: The Unknown poster
X: The Unknown
1956 • Old Tom
Footsteps in the Fog poster
Footsteps in the Fog
1955 • Grimes (as Norman Macowan)
Where There's a Will poster
Where There's a Will
1955 • Cagey
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Laxdale Hall
1953 • Old Villager
Castle in the Air poster
Castle in the Air
1952 • Pettigrew
Valley of the Eagles poster
Valley of the Eagles
1951 • McTavis, ferry pilot
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The Dark Light
1951 • Rigby
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Help Yourself
1950 • Elderly Husband
Whisky Galore! poster
Whisky Galore!
1949 • Captain MacPhee