Alan Mowbray
Born August 17, 1896 (Age: 129)
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London, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alan Mowbray MM, (18 August 1896 - 25 March 1969), was an English stage and film actor who found success in Hollywood. Born Alfred Ernest Allen in London, England, he served with distinction the British Army in World War I, being awarded the Military Medal for bravery. He began as a stage actor, making his way to the United States where he appeared in Broadway plays and toured the country as part of a theater troupe. As Alan Mowbray, he made his motion picture debut in 1931, going on to a career primarily as a character actor in more than 140 films including the sterling butler role in the comedy Merrily We Live, and playing the title role in the TV series The Adventures of Colonel Flack. During World War II, he made a memorable appearance as the Devil in the Hal Roach propaganda comedy The Devil with Hitler. He appeared in some two dozen guest roles on various television series. Mowbray was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild, with outside interests that led to membership in Britain's Royal Geographic Society. He played the title role in the television series Colonel Humphrey Flack, which first appeared in 1953-1954 and then was revived in 1958-1959. In the 1954-1955 television season Mowbray played Mr. Swift, the drama coach of the character Mickey Mulligan, in NBC's short-lived situation comedy The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan. Mowbray died of a heart attack in 1969 in Hollywood and was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Mowbray, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alan Mowbray MM, (18 August 1896 - 25 March 1969), was an English stage and film actor who found success in Hollywood. Born Alfred Ernest Allen in London, England, he served with distinction the British Army in World War I, being awarded the Military Medal for bravery. He began as a stage actor, making his way to the United States where he appeared in Broadway plays and toured the country as part of a theater troupe. As Alan Mowbray, he made his motion picture debut in 1931, going on to a career primarily as a character actor in more than 140 films including the sterling butler role in the comedy Merrily We Live, and playing the title role in the TV series The Adventures of Colonel Flack. During World War II, he made a memorable appearance as the Devil in the Hal Roach propaganda comedy The Devil with Hitler. He appeared in some two dozen guest roles on various television series. Mowbray was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild, with outside interests that led to membership in Britain's Royal Geographic Society. He played the title role in the television series Colonel Humphrey Flack, which first appeared in 1953-1954 and then was revived in 1958-1959. In the 1954-1955 television season Mowbray played Mr. Swift, the drama coach of the character Mickey Mulligan, in NBC's short-lived situation comedy The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan. Mowbray died of a heart attack in 1969 in Hollywood and was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
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Filmography
A Majority of One
1961
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as Captain Norcross
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Age: 65
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
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as British Consul
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Age: 60
The King and I
1956
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as Sir John Hay
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Age: 59
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
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as Val Parnell
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Age: 59
The Devil with Hitler
1942
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as Gesatan
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Age: 46
Panama Hattie
1942
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as Jay Jerkins, Dick's Butler
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Age: 46
Isle of Missing Men
1942
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as Dr. Brown
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Age: 46
A Yank at Eton
1942
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as Mr. Duncan
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Age: 46
The Mad Martindales
1942
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as Hugo Martindale
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Age: 45
We Were Dancing
1942
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as Grand Duke Basil
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Age: 45
Yokel Boy
1942
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as R.B. Harris - Movie Producer
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Age: 45
No Image
Three Blonde Mice
1942
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as Elmer Smith
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Age: 45
The Perfect Snob
1941
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as Freddie Browning
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Age: 45
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
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as Robin Ray
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Age: 45
Moon Over Her Shoulder
1941
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as Grover Sloan
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Age: 45
Ice-Capades
1941
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as Pete Ellis
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Age: 45
No Image
French Fried Patootie
1941
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as
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Age: 44
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941
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as Phineas Johnson
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Age: 44
That Uncertain Feeling
1941
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as Doctor Vengard
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Age: 44
That Hamilton Woman
1941
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as Sir William Hamilton
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Age: 44
Footlight Fever
1941
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as Don Avery
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Age: 44
Sherlock Holmes
1932
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as Colonel Gore-King
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Age: 36
The Phantom President
1932
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as George Washington (uncredited)
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Age: 36
Two Against the World
1932
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as George 'Georgie' Walton
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Age: 36
Winner Take All
1932
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as Forbes, the etiquette teacher
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Age: 35
The Man Called Back
1932
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as King's Counsel
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Age: 35
Jewel Robbery
1932
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as Detective Fritz
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Age: 35
The Man from Yesterday
1932
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as Dr. Waite
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Age: 35
Man About Town
1932
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as Ivan Boris
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Age: 35
The World and the Flesh
1932
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as Dimitri
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Age: 35
Hotel Continental
1932
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as Walter Underwood
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Age: 35
The Silent Witness
1932
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as Arthur Drinton
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Age: 35
Lovers Courageous
1932
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as Lamone
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Age: 35
Nice Women
1931
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as Mark Chandler
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Age: 35
Honor of the Family
1931
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as Tony Revere
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Age: 35
Left Over Ladies
1931
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as Jerry
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Age: 35