Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

Date of Birth:

Aug 17, 1896

Place of Birth:

London, England, UK

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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:

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

1954

A Yank at Eton A Yank at Eton

1942

Androcles and the Lion Androcles and the Lion

1952

Mary of Scotland Mary of Scotland

1936

Captain from Castile Captain from Castile

1947

The Girl from Missouri The Girl from Missouri

1934

The Powers Girl The Powers Girl

1943

So This Is Washington So This Is Washington

1943

The Man Called Back The Man Called Back

1932

The Phantom President The Phantom President

1932

My Dear Secretary My Dear Secretary

1948

Give Us This Night Give Us This Night

1936

Rainbow on the River Rainbow on the River

1936

Yokel Boy Yokel Boy

1942

On Such a Night On Such a Night

1937

Where Sinners Meet Where Sinners Meet

1934

The Cowboy and the Blonde The Cowboy and the Blonde

1941

Fatal Lady Fatal Lady

1936

Little Man, What Now? Little Man, What Now?

1934

The House of Rothschild The House of Rothschild

1934

Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton

1931

Lady Tubbs Lady Tubbs

1935

Long Lost Father Long Lost Father

1934

We Were Dancing We Were Dancing

1942

The Llano Kid The Llano Kid

1939

An Innocent Affair An Innocent Affair

1948

She Couldn't Take It She Couldn't Take It

1935

The Prince Of Thieves The Prince Of Thieves

1948

Where Do We Go from Here? Where Do We Go from Here?

1945

Scatterbrain Scatterbrain

1940

Going Hollywood: The '30s Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

God's Gift to Women God's Gift to Women

1931

Sunbonnet Sue Sunbonnet Sue

1945

Cheaters Cheaters

1934

The Main Street Kid The Main Street Kid

1948

Stage Door Canteen Stage Door Canteen

1943

The Mad Martindales The Mad Martindales

1942

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes

1932

Men in Her Diary Men in Her Diary

1945

As Good as Married As Good as Married

1937

Lovers Courageous Lovers Courageous

1932

Left Over Ladies Left Over Ladies

1931

Breakdowns of 1937 Breakdowns of 1937

1937

Honor of the Family Honor of the Family

1931

Ice-Capades Ice-Capades

1941

Social Lion Social Lion

1954

Just Across the Street Just Across the Street

1952

The Pilgrim Lady The Pilgrim Lady

1947

The Jackpot The Jackpot

1950

Nice Women Nice Women

1931

Embarrassing Moments Embarrassing Moments

1934

Idea Girl Idea Girl

1946

Three Blonde Mice Three Blonde Mice

1942

French Fried Patootie French Fried Patootie

1941

Around the World in Eighty Days Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

The Boys from Syracuse The Boys from Syracuse

1940

Man About Town Man About Town

1932

My Gal Loves Music My Gal Loves Music

1944

Moon Over Her Shoulder Moon Over Her Shoulder

1941

Four Days Wonder Four Days Wonder

1936

The Quarterback The Quarterback

1940

Guilty Hands Guilty Hands

1931

The World and the Flesh The World and the Flesh

1932

Ever Since Venus Ever Since Venus

1944

His Butler's Sister His Butler's Sister

1943

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 6: 'The Big Irons' How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 6: 'The Big Irons'

1931

Bring on the Girls Bring on the Girls

1945

Earl Carroll Vanities Earl Carroll Vanities

1945

The Silent Witness The Silent Witness

1932

The Man from Yesterday The Man from Yesterday

1932

Marry the Girl Marry the Girl

1937

Midnight Club Midnight Club

1933

Jewel Robbery Jewel Robbery

1932

Winner Take All Winner Take All

1932

The Villain Still Pursued Her The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

There Goes My Heart There Goes My Heart

1938

A Majority of One A Majority of One

1961

The King and I The King and I

1956

Crosswinds Crosswinds

1951

The Lovable Cheat The Lovable Cheat

1949

You're My Everything You're My Everything

1949

The Man in Possession The Man in Possession

1931

The Doughgirls The Doughgirls

1944

One More River One More River

1934

The Devil with Hitler The Devil with Hitler

1942

Desire Desire

1936

Topper Takes a Trip Topper Takes a Trip

1938

The Gay Deception The Gay Deception

1935

A Study in Scarlet A Study in Scarlet

1933

Becky Sharp Becky Sharp

1935

Topper Topper

1937

Charlie Chan in London Charlie Chan in London

1934

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

1949

I Wake Up Screaming I Wake Up Screaming

1941

Lured Lured

1947

My Darling Clementine My Darling Clementine

1946

Terror by Night Terror by Night

1946

My Man Godfrey My Man Godfrey

1936

Wagon Master Wagon Master

1950

Once Upon a Honeymoon Once Upon a Honeymoon

1956

Hollywood Hotel Hollywood Hotel

1938

Rose Marie Rose Marie

1936

That Uncertain Feeling That Uncertain Feeling

1941

That Hamilton Woman That Hamilton Woman

1941

Roman Scandals Roman Scandals

1933

Every Girl Should Be Married Every Girl Should Be Married

1948

Panama Hattie Panama Hattie

1942

Berkeley Square Berkeley Square

1933

In Person In Person

1935

Isle of Missing Men Isle of Missing Men

1942

The Lady and the Bandit The Lady and the Bandit

1951

Tell It to a Star Tell It to a Star

1945

Music for Madame Music for Madame

1937

Footlight Fever Footlight Fever

1941

Her Secret Her Secret

1933

Muss 'em Up Muss 'em Up

1936

Night Life of the Gods Night Life of the Gods

1935

Slightly Dangerous Slightly Dangerous

1943

Voltaire Voltaire

1933

The World Changes The World Changes

1933

The Case Against Mrs. Ames The Case Against Mrs. Ames

1936

Ladies In Love Ladies In Love

1936

Two Against the World Two Against the World

1932

The Lone Wolf and His Lady The Lone Wolf and His Lady

1949

Curtain Call Curtain Call

1940

Holy Matrimony Holy Matrimony

1943

Merrily We Live Merrily We Live

1938

The Steel Cage The Steel Cage

1954

Way Down South Way Down South

1939

The King's Thief The King's Thief

1955

Blackbeard, the Pirate Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952

Merton of the Movies Merton of the Movies

1947

On the Avenue On the Avenue

1937

Never Say Die Never Say Die

1939

Vogues of 1938 Vogues of 1938

1937

Stand-In Stand-In

1937

The King and the Chorus Girl The King and the Chorus Girl

1937

Peg o' My Heart Peg o' My Heart

1933

The Phantom of 42nd Street The Phantom of 42nd Street

1945

Hotel Continental Hotel Continental

1932

Music in My Heart Music in My Heart

1940

The Perfect Snob The Perfect Snob

1941

The Man Who Knew Too Much The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

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