Portrait of Norman MacOwan

Norman MacOwan

Acting

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.

Born: January 2, 1877

Place of Birth: St. Andrews, Scotland, UK

Filmography

1960
The City of the Dead

as Rev. Russell

1960
1960
Kidnapped

as Tinker

1959
The Boy and the Bridge

as Tugboat Engineer

1958
1957
Action of the Tiger

as Trifon's Father

1956
Around the World in 80 Days

as Reform Club Member (uncredited)

1956
X: The Unknown

as Old Tom

1955
Footsteps in the Fog

as Grimes (as Norman Macowan)

1952
Castle in the Air

as Pettigrew

1951
Valley of the Eagles

as McTavis, ferry pilot

1949
Whisky Galore!

as Captain MacPhee