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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1877-01-02 (148 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Andrews, Scotland, UK

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.

Known For

Acting

1960

Kidnapped as Tinker
The City of the Dead as Rev. Russell

1959

The Boy and the Bridge as Tugboat Engineer

1958

1957

Action of the Tiger as Trifon's Father

1956

Around the World in Eighty Days as Reform Club Member (uncredited)
X the Unknown as Old Tom

1955

Footsteps in the Fog as Grimes (as Norman Macowan)

1953

Laxdale Hall as Old Villager

1952

Castle in the Air as Pettigrew

1951

Valley of the Eagles as McTavis, ferry pilot

1950

Help Yourself as Elderly Husband

1949

Whisky Galore! as Captain MacPhee