Alan Mowbray

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

177

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

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • The Jackpot

    The Jackpot

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Lady Tubbs

    Lady Tubbs

  • Curtain Call

    Curtain Call

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • Lured

    Lured

  • Terror by Night

    Terror by Night

  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

  • The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

    The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

  • Voltaire

    Voltaire

  • The King and I

    The King and I

  • Give Us This Night

    Give Us This Night

  • Scatterbrain

    Scatterbrain

  • Crosswinds

    Crosswinds

  • Merrily We Live

    Merrily We Live

  • Ice-Capades

    Ice-Capades

  • Yokel Boy

    Yokel Boy

  • Charlie Chan in London

    Charlie Chan in London

  • Man About Town

    Man About Town

  • That Uncertain Feeling

    That Uncertain Feeling

  • Berkeley Square

    Berkeley Square

  • His Butler's Sister

    His Butler's Sister

  • My Darling Clementine

    My Darling Clementine

  • The Flying Nun

    The Flying Nun

  • Desire

    Desire

  • Isle of Missing Men

    Isle of Missing Men

  • The Pilgrim Lady

    The Pilgrim Lady

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • An Innocent Affair

    An Innocent Affair

  • Cheaters

    Cheaters

  • That Hamilton Woman

    That Hamilton Woman

  • The Villain Still Pursued Her

    The Villain Still Pursued Her

  • So This Is Washington

    So This Is Washington

  • In Person

    In Person

  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

  • The Life Of Riley

    The Life Of Riley

  • The Gale Storm Show

    The Gale Storm Show

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • My Gal Loves Music

    My Gal Loves Music

  • Way Down South

    Way Down South

  • Ladies in Love

    Ladies in Love

  • Men in Her Diary

    Men in Her Diary

  • The Bob Cummings Show

    The Bob Cummings Show

  • Where Sinners Meet

    Where Sinners Meet

  • The Powers Girl

    The Powers Girl

  • Mr. & Mrs. North

    Mr. & Mrs. North

  • The Man Who Knew Too Much

    The Man Who Knew Too Much

  • The Gay Deception

    The Gay Deception

  • Chevron Theatre

    Chevron Theatre

  • Long Lost Father

    Long Lost Father

  • Music in My Heart

    Music in My Heart

  • Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

    Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

  • Androcles and the Lion

    Androcles and the Lion

  • The Cowboy and the Blonde

    The Cowboy and the Blonde

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • The Doughgirls

    The Doughgirls

  • The Steel Cage

    The Steel Cage

  • Mister Roberts

    Mister Roberts

  • Hey Mulligan

    Hey Mulligan

  • Meet McGraw

    Meet McGraw

  • Holy Matrimony

    Holy Matrimony

  • The Investigators

    The Investigators

  • One More River

    One More River

  • You're My Everything

    You're My Everything

  • Winner Take All

    Winner Take All

  • Breakdowns of 1937

    Breakdowns of 1937

  • Topper

    Topper

  • Four Days Wonder

    Four Days Wonder

  • Dante

    Dante

  • My Dear Secretary

    My Dear Secretary

  • Blondie

    Blondie

  • Honor of the Family

    Honor of the Family

  • My Man Godfrey

    My Man Godfrey

  • Wagon Master

    Wagon Master

  • Captain from Castile

    Captain from Castile

  • Lovers Courageous

    Lovers Courageous

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The House of Rothschild

    The House of Rothschild

  • Colonel Humphrey Flack

    Colonel Humphrey Flack

  • The Boys from Syracuse

    The Boys from Syracuse

  • Every Girl Should Be Married

    Every Girl Should Be Married

  • Sunbonnet Sue

    Sunbonnet Sue

  • The King's Thief

    The King's Thief

  • I Wake Up Screaming

    I Wake Up Screaming

  • Fibber McGee & Molly

    Fibber McGee & Molly

  • The Lady and the Bandit

    The Lady and the Bandit

  • Just Across the Street

    Just Across the Street

  • Topper Takes a Trip

    Topper Takes a Trip

  • Rose Marie

    Rose Marie

  • Moon Over Her Shoulder

    Moon Over Her Shoulder

  • Mary of Scotland

    Mary of Scotland

  • Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

  • There Goes My Heart

    There Goes My Heart

  • Blackbeard, the Pirate

    Blackbeard, the Pirate

  • Little Man, What Now?

    Little Man, What Now?

  • Slightly Dangerous

    Slightly Dangerous

  • Jewel Robbery

    Jewel Robbery

  • As Good as Married

    As Good as Married

  • Panama Hattie

    Panama Hattie

  • The World Changes

    The World Changes

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • On the Avenue

    On the Avenue

  • Becky Sharp

    Becky Sharp

  • Never Say Die

    Never Say Die

  • Stand-In

    Stand-In

  • Merton of the Movies

    Merton of the Movies

  • The Phantom President

    The Phantom President

  • God's Gift to Women

    God's Gift to Women

  • She Couldn't Take It

    She Couldn't Take It

  • The King and the Chorus Girl

    The King and the Chorus Girl

  • A Study in Scarlet

    A Study in Scarlet

  • Hollywood Hotel

    Hollywood Hotel

  • The Phantom of 42nd Street

    The Phantom of 42nd Street

  • Guilty Hands

    Guilty Hands

  • Social Lion

    Social Lion

  • Nice Women

    Nice Women

  • French Fried Patootie

    French Fried Patootie

  • Vogues of 1938

    Vogues of 1938

  • The Girl from Missouri

    The Girl from Missouri

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

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

  • We Were Dancing

    We Were Dancing

  • Marry the Girl

    Marry the Girl

  • Roman Scandals

    Roman Scandals

  • The Man in Possession

    The Man in Possession

  • The Prince of Thieves

    The Prince of Thieves

  • On Such a Night

    On Such a Night

  • The Perfect Snob

    The Perfect Snob

  • The Llano Kid

    The Llano Kid

  • Bring on the Girls

    Bring on the Girls

  • A Majority of One

    A Majority of One

  • The Case Against Mrs. Ames

    The Case Against Mrs. Ames

  • Earl Carroll Vanities

    Earl Carroll Vanities

  • The Man from Yesterday

    The Man from Yesterday

  • Fatal Lady

    Fatal Lady

  • The Mad Martindales

    The Mad Martindales

  • Where Do We Go from Here?

    Where Do We Go from Here?

  • Rainbow on the River

    Rainbow on the River

  • Night Life of the Gods

    Night Life of the Gods

  • Hotel Continental

    Hotel Continental

  • Left Over Ladies

    Left Over Ladies

  • The Devil with Hitler

    The Devil with Hitler

  • Peg o' My Heart

    Peg o' My Heart

  • The Lone Wolf and His Lady

    The Lone Wolf and His Lady

  • Idea Girl

    Idea Girl

  • The Lovable Cheat

    The Lovable Cheat

  • Music for Madame

    Music for Madame

  • Once Upon a Honeymoon

    Once Upon a Honeymoon

  • Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

    Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

  • Her Secret

    Her Secret

  • Muss 'em Up

    Muss 'em Up

  • Embarrassing Moments

    Embarrassing Moments

  • The Man Called Back

    The Man Called Back

  • Three Blonde Mice

    Three Blonde Mice

  • Ever Since Venus

    Ever Since Venus

  • Tell It to a Star

    Tell It to a Star

  • A Yank at Eton

    A Yank at Eton

  • The Silent Witness

    The Silent Witness

  • The Quarterback

    The Quarterback

  • Midnight Club

    Midnight Club

  • The World and the Flesh

    The World and the Flesh

  • Two Against the World

    Two Against the World

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

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

  • Alexander Hamilton

    Alexander Hamilton

  • The Main Street Kid

    The Main Street Kid

  • Footlight Fever

    Footlight Fever