Alan Mowbray

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

176

Gender

Male

Birthday

1896-08-17

Day of death

1969-03-25 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Alan Mowbray

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.

Known For

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

    The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • The Life Of Riley

    The Life Of Riley

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • The Flying Nun

    The Flying Nun

  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

  • Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

    Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

  • Little Man, What Now?

    Little Man, What Now?

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • Mister Roberts

    Mister Roberts

  • The Bob Cummings Show

    The Bob Cummings Show

  • The Gale Storm Show

    The Gale Storm Show

  • Topper Takes a Trip

    Topper Takes a Trip

  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

  • Mr. & Mrs. North

    Mr. & Mrs. North

  • The Lone Wolf and His Lady

    The Lone Wolf and His Lady

  • Topper

    Topper

  • Becky Sharp

    Becky Sharp

  • Blondie

    Blondie

  • The Silent Witness

    The Silent Witness

  • Left Over Ladies

    Left Over Ladies

  • His Butler's Sister

    His Butler's Sister

  • The Mad Martindales

    The Mad Martindales

  • The Man from Yesterday

    The Man from Yesterday

  • Terror by Night

    Terror by Night

  • The Man in Possession

    The Man in Possession

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • Jewel Robbery

    Jewel Robbery

  • The Boys from Syracuse

    The Boys from Syracuse

  • The Man Called Back

    The Man Called Back

  • The Case Against Mrs. Ames

    The Case Against Mrs. Ames

  • Rainbow on the River

    Rainbow on the River

  • The Jackpot

    The Jackpot

  • Chevron Theatre

    Chevron Theatre

  • The Man Who Knew Too Much

    The Man Who Knew Too Much

  • Crosswinds

    Crosswinds

  • Never Say Die

    Never Say Die

  • The Phantom of 42nd Street

    The Phantom of 42nd Street

  • Around the World in Eighty Days

    Around the World in Eighty Days

  • The Perfect Snob

    The Perfect Snob

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

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

  • As Good as Married

    As Good as Married

  • The Devil with Hitler

    The Devil with Hitler

  • Desire

    Desire

  • The King and I

    The King and I

  • Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

  • Rose Marie

    Rose Marie

  • Lovers Courageous

    Lovers Courageous

  • The Girl from Missouri

    The Girl from Missouri

  • Hey Mulligan

    Hey Mulligan

  • Every Girl Should Be Married

    Every Girl Should Be Married

  • Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

    Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

  • Once Upon a Honeymoon

    Once Upon a Honeymoon

  • Isle of Missing Men

    Isle of Missing Men

  • Meet McGraw

    Meet McGraw

  • Lady Tubbs

    Lady Tubbs

  • The Pilgrim Lady

    The Pilgrim Lady

  • Breakdowns of 1937

    Breakdowns of 1937

  • I Wake Up Screaming

    I Wake Up Screaming

  • Midnight Club

    Midnight Club

  • The Doughgirls

    The Doughgirls

  • A Study in Scarlet

    A Study in Scarlet

  • The Llano Kid

    The Llano Kid

  • On the Avenue

    On the Avenue

  • Guilty Hands

    Guilty Hands

  • My Darling Clementine

    My Darling Clementine

  • The Villain Still Pursued Her

    The Villain Still Pursued Her

  • The Main Street Kid

    The Main Street Kid

  • Curtain Call

    Curtain Call

  • Vogues of 1938

    Vogues of 1938

  • Long Lost Father

    Long Lost Father

  • Four Days Wonder

    Four Days Wonder

  • We Were Dancing

    We Were Dancing

  • An Innocent Affair

    An Innocent Affair

  • Dante

    Dante

  • Berkeley Square

    Berkeley Square

  • Music in My Heart

    Music in My Heart

  • Fatal Lady

    Fatal Lady

  • Where Sinners Meet

    Where Sinners Meet

  • Mary of Scotland

    Mary of Scotland

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • That Uncertain Feeling

    That Uncertain Feeling

  • Captain from Castile

    Captain from Castile

  • Footlight Fever

    Footlight Fever

  • On Such a Night

    On Such a Night

  • My Dear Secretary

    My Dear Secretary

  • Hotel Continental

    Hotel Continental

  • The Phantom President

    The Phantom President

  • Voltaire

    Voltaire

  • Lured

    Lured

  • In Person

    In Person

  • Wagon Master

    Wagon Master

  • Merrily We Live

    Merrily We Live

  • You're My Everything

    You're My Everything

  • The Steel Cage

    The Steel Cage

  • So This Is Washington

    So This Is Washington

  • Scatterbrain

    Scatterbrain

  • Androcles and the Lion

    Androcles and the Lion

  • Idea Girl

    Idea Girl

  • Charlie Chan in London

    Charlie Chan in London

  • Give Us This Night

    Give Us This Night

  • That Hamilton Woman

    That Hamilton Woman

  • Hollywood Hotel

    Hollywood Hotel

  • Music for Madame

    Music for Madame

  • My Man Godfrey

    My Man Godfrey

  • Stand-In

    Stand-In

  • Man About Town

    Man About Town

  • Roman Scandals

    Roman Scandals

  • Marry the Girl

    Marry the Girl

  • Ladies in Love

    Ladies in Love

  • The House of Rothschild

    The House of Rothschild

  • Blackbeard, the Pirate

    Blackbeard, the Pirate

  • Way Down South

    Way Down South

  • Alexander Hamilton

    Alexander Hamilton

  • One More River

    One More River

  • Ice-Capades

    Ice-Capades

  • The Prince of Thieves

    The Prince of Thieves

  • The Lovable Cheat

    The Lovable Cheat

  • A Majority of One

    A Majority of One

  • Sunbonnet Sue

    Sunbonnet Sue

  • Colonel Humphrey Flack

    Colonel Humphrey Flack

  • Honor of the Family

    Honor of the Family

  • Earl Carroll Vanities

    Earl Carroll Vanities

  • Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

  • Cheaters

    Cheaters

  • Two Against the World

    Two Against the World

  • The Cowboy and the Blonde

    The Cowboy and the Blonde

  • The World Changes

    The World Changes

  • The Powers Girl

    The Powers Girl

  • The King and the Chorus Girl

    The King and the Chorus Girl

  • Merton of the Movies

    Merton of the Movies

  • Bring on the Girls

    Bring on the Girls

  • The Gay Deception

    The Gay Deception

  • Yokel Boy

    Yokel Boy

  • God's Gift to Women

    God's Gift to Women

  • Where Do We Go from Here?

    Where Do We Go from Here?

  • Fibber McGee & Molly

    Fibber McGee & Molly

  • The World and the Flesh

    The World and the Flesh

  • Just Across the Street

    Just Across the Street

  • Peg o' My Heart

    Peg o' My Heart

  • Panama Hattie

    Panama Hattie

  • The King's Thief

    The King's Thief

  • The Lady and the Bandit

    The Lady and the Bandit

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

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

  • My Gal Loves Music

    My Gal Loves Music

  • Winner Take All

    Winner Take All

  • There Goes My Heart

    There Goes My Heart

  • Ever Since Venus

    Ever Since Venus

  • She Couldn't Take It

    She Couldn't Take It

  • Tell It to a Star

    Tell It to a Star

  • Moon Over Her Shoulder

    Moon Over Her Shoulder

  • Holy Matrimony

    Holy Matrimony

  • Social Lion

    Social Lion

  • Night Life of the Gods

    Night Life of the Gods

  • Embarrassing Moments

    Embarrassing Moments

  • Muss 'em Up

    Muss 'em Up

  • The Quarterback

    The Quarterback

  • A Yank at Eton

    A Yank at Eton

  • Nice Women

    Nice Women

  • Men in Her Diary

    Men in Her Diary

  • Three Blonde Mice

    Three Blonde Mice

  • Her Secret

    Her Secret

  • French Fried Patootie

    French Fried Patootie