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