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Alan Mowbray

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedAug 17, 1896 (Died at 73)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthLondon, England, UK
Career Span1931 – 1969
Known Credits170 Titles
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Alan Mowbray

Also known as:Allan MowbrayAlfred Ernest AllenАльфред Эрнест Аллен
Total Works

170

141 movies • 29 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Man Who Knew Too Much
7.4
as Val Parnell
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
as British Consul
My Darling Clementine
7.5
as Granville Thorndyke
The King and I
7.1
The King and I
1956•movie
as John Hay

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 170 titles featuring Alan Mowbray

The Man Who Knew Too Much
7.4

as Val Parnell

Around the World in 80 Days
6.7

as British Consul

My Darling Clementine
7.5

as Granville Thorndyke

The King and I
7.1
The King and I
1956•movie

as John Hay

My Man Godfrey
7.6
My Man Godfrey
1936•movie

as Tommy Gray

Wagon Master
6.7
Wagon Master
1950•movie

as Dr. A. Locksley Hall

Terror by Night
6.6
Terror by Night
1946•movie

as Major Duncan-Bleek

Topper
6.7
Topper
1937•movie

as Wilkins

The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9
1 eps

as Montrose

Lured
6.3
Lured
1947•movie

as Lyle Maxwell

That Hamilton Woman
7.1

as Sir William Hamilton

I Wake Up Screaming
6.9

as Robin Ray

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2
1 eps

as Harry Blackburn

That Uncertain Feeling
6.6

as Doctor Vengard

Desire
7.0
Desire
1936•movie

as Dr. Maurice Pauquet

Blackbeard, the Pirate
5.9

as Noll

Jewel Robbery
6.5
Jewel Robbery
1932•movie

as Detective Fritz

Mary of Scotland
6.2
Mary of Scotland
1936•movie

as Throckmorton

Maverick
7.0
1 eps
Maverick
1957•series

as Luke Abigor

Petticoat Junction
5.9
1 eps
Petticoat Junction
1963•series

as Lucius J. Penrose

Merrily We Live
7.0
Merrily We Live
1938•movie

as Grosvenor

Charlie Chan in London
6.9

as Geoffrey Richmond

The Flying Nun
6.3
1 eps
The Flying Nun
1967•series

as Father Duffy

A Study in Scarlet
5.5
A Study in Scarlet
1933•movie

as Lestrade

Captain from Castile
7.2

as Prof. Botello

Every Girl Should Be Married
5.9

as Mr. Spitzer

Topper Takes a Trip
6.6

as Wilkins - Topper's Butler

Becky Sharp
5.7
Becky Sharp
1935•movie

as Rawdon Crawley

My Dear Secretary
6.1
My Dear Secretary
1948•movie

as Deveny (Bryant Detective Agency)

Lion Social
6.5
Lion Social
1954•movie

as Narrator

Roman Scandals
5.8
Roman Scandals
1933•movie

as Majordomo

The House of Rothschild
6.2

as Prince Metternich

The Jackpot
7.0
The Jackpot
1950•movie

as Leslie

Stage Door Canteen
6.3
Stage Door Canteen
1943•movie

as Alan Mowbray

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
7.2
1 eps

as Professor Bradford

Stand-In
6.5
Stand-In
1937•movie

as Koslofski

The Red Skelton Show
7.4
1 eps

as Explorer Radccliffe

The Patty Duke Show
6.2
1 eps
The Patty Duke Show
1963•series
A Majority of One
6.1
A Majority of One
1961•movie

as Captain Norcross

The Girl from Missouri
7.5

as Lord Douglas

Rose Marie
6.1
Rose Marie
1936•movie

as Premier

Berkeley Square
5.9
Berkeley Square
1933•movie

as Major Clinton

Little Man, What Now?
6.2

as Franz Schlüter

Androcles and the Lion
5.9

as Editor of Gladiators

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
6.2
1 eps
There Goes My Heart
7.3

as Penny E. Pennypepper

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
5.5

as Henry Morgan

Holy Matrimony
6.8
Holy Matrimony
1943•movie

as Mr. Pennington

Guilty Hands
6.0
Guilty Hands
1931•movie

as Gordon Rich

Hollywood Hotel
5.8
Hollywood Hotel
1938•movie

as Alexander Duprey

The Villain Still Pursued Her
5.2

as Silas Cribbs

The King's Thief
6.2
The King's Thief
1955•movie

as Sir Gilbert Talbot

Music in My Heart
6.5
Music in My Heart
1940•movie

as Charles Spencer Gardner III

The Phantom of 42nd Street
4.8

as Cecil Moore

Burke's Law
6.2
1 eps
Burke's Law
1963•series

as Butterfield

The Gay Deception
6.4
The Gay Deception
1935•movie

as Lord Clewe

Two Against the World
5.5

as George 'Georgie' Walton

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
6.6

as Alphonsus Mannering

Four Star Playhouse
6.8
1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
1952•series

as Albert

Sherlock Holmes
5.9
Sherlock Holmes
1932•movie

as Colonel Gore-King

Crosswinds
5.9
Crosswinds
1951•movie

as The Hon Cecil Daubrey

The Devil with Hitler
5.9

as Gesatan

The Man in Possession
6.9

as Sir Charles Cartwright

One More River
5.2
One More River
1934•movie

as Forsythe

God's Gift to Women
4.8

as Auguste, Toto's Butler

His Butler's Sister
7.2

as Buzz Jenkins

Winner Take All
5.4
Winner Take All
1932•movie

as Forbes, the etiquette teacher

Slightly Dangerous
6.0
Slightly Dangerous
1943•movie

as English Gentleman

The World Changes
4.8
The World Changes
1933•movie

as Sir Philip Ivor

Long Lost Father
5.9
Long Lost Father
1934•movie

as Sir Anthony "Tony" Gelding

Alexander Hamilton
4.4
Alexander Hamilton
1931•movie

as George Washington

Where Do We Go from Here?
5.4

as General George Washington

Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0
1 eps
The Bob Cummings Show
6.2
1 eps

as Hawthorne

Way Down South
6.4
Way Down South
1939•movie

as Jacques Bouton

Never Say Die
7.3
Never Say Die
1939•movie

as le Prince Smirnov

The Case Against Mrs. Ames
5.0

as Lawrence Waterson

A Yank at Eton
6.1
A Yank at Eton
1942•movie

as Mr. Duncan

So This Is Washington
5.3

as Chester W. Marshall

The Boys from Syracuse
6.4

as Angelo

Ice-Capades
5.9
Ice-Capades
1941•movie

as Pete Ellis

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as Carter

Matinee Theater
5.3
1 eps
Matinee Theater
1955•series
Mr. & Mrs. North
5.0
2 eps
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952•series
You're My Everything
4.8

as Joe Blanton

The Doughgirls
7.3
The Doughgirls
1944•movie

as Breckinridge Drake

The Perfect Snob
6.0
The Perfect Snob
1941•movie

as Freddie Browning

Peg o' My Heart
5.0
Peg o' My Heart
1933•movie

as Capt. Christopher 'Chris' Brent

Muss 'em Up
6.2
Muss 'em Up
1936•movie

as Paul Harding

Ladies in Love
6.5
Ladies in Love
1936•movie

as Paul Sandor

We Were Dancing
4.3
We Were Dancing
1942•movie

as Grand Duke Basil

An Innocent Affair
4.8
An Innocent Affair
1948•movie

as Ken St. Clair

The Phantom President
6.5

as George Washington (uncredited)

Bring on the Girls
6.2
Bring on the Girls
1945•movie

as August

Lovers Courageous
6.0
Lovers Courageous
1932•movie

as Lamone

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
7.5
2 eps

as Self

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
6.8
1 eps

as Carlson

Merton of the Movies
6.3

as Frank Mulvaney

On the Avenue
7.2
On the Avenue
1937•movie

as Frederick Sims

The King and the Chorus Girl
6.2

as Donald Taylor

Curtain Call
7.2
Curtain Call
1940•movie

as Donald Avery

Isle of Missing Men
6.8

as Dr. Brown

The Lone Wolf and His Lady
6.0

as Jamison

Voltaire
6.2
Voltaire
1933•movie

as Count de Sarnac

The Prince of Thieves
6.4

as The Friar

The Powers Girl
7.0
The Powers Girl
1943•movie

as John Robert Powers

Where Sinners Meet
4.4
Where Sinners Meet
1934•movie

as Nicholas

The Man from Yesterday
5.2

as Dr. Waite

Earl Carroll Vanities
5.4

as Grand Duke Paul

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps

as Mayor Perkins

Broken Highway
6.0
Broken Highway
1993•movie

Role: Armorer

In Person
6.8
In Person
1935•movie

as Jay Holmes

The Lady and the Bandit
6.8

as Lord Charles Willoughby

Sunbonnet Sue
6.2
Sunbonnet Sue
1945•movie

as Jonathan

Yokel Boy
5.8
Yokel Boy
1942•movie

as R.B. Harris - Movie Producer

The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
1 eps
Blondie
5.5
1 eps
Blondie
1957•series

as Jack Bell

Startime
6.8
1 eps
Startime
1959•series

as King Arthur

The Lovable Cheat
6.0
The Lovable Cheat
1949•movie

as Justin

Panama Hattie
5.7
Panama Hattie
1942•movie

as Jay Jerkins, Dick's Butler

Music for Madame
6.3
Music for Madame
1937•movie

as Leon Rodowsky

She Couldn't Take It
5.3

as Alan Bartlett

The Man Called Back
6.0

as King's Counsel

Rainbow on the River
8.7

as Ralph Layton

The World and the Flesh
7.7

as Dimitri

The Silent Witness
7.0
The Silent Witness
1932•movie

as Arthur Drinton

Breakdowns of 1937
6.0
Breakdowns of 1937
1937•movie

as Self

Mister Roberts
8.3
2 eps
Mister Roberts
1965•series
The Gale Storm Show
6.7
1 eps
The Gale Storm Show
1956•series

as Hadley Dexter

The Life Of Riley
6.7
1 eps
The Life Of Riley
1953•series

as Uncle Baxter

Hotel Continental
8.0
Hotel Continental
1932•movie

as Walter Underwood

Footlight Fever
7.0
Footlight Fever
1941•movie

as Don Avery

Marry the Girl
6.5
Marry the Girl
1937•movie

as Dr. Stryker

Lady Tubbs
7.5
Lady Tubbs
1935•movie

as Elyot Wembsleigh

Going Hollywood: The '30s
9.0

as (archive footage)

Scatterbrain
7.5
Scatterbrain
1940•movie

as J.R. Russell

The Cowboy and the Blonde
7.0

as Phineas Johnson

Give Us This Night
7.0
Give Us This Night
1936•movie

as Forcellini

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 6: 'The Big Irons'
6.5

as Mr. Mowbray (uncredited)

As Good as Married
8.0
As Good as Married
1937•movie

as Wally

The Mad Martindales
7.5

as Hugo Martindale

Just Across the Street
4.5

as Davis

The Pilgrim Lady
6.0
The Pilgrim Lady
1947•movie

as Clifford Latimer

Fibber McGee & Molly
6.0
1 eps
Dante
6.0
26 eps
Dante
1960•series

as Stewart Styles

Meet McGraw
6.5
1 eps
Meet McGraw
1957•series

as Osgood

The Investigators
6.0
1 eps
The Investigators
1961•series

as Cranshaw

The Steel Cage
7.0
The Steel Cage
1954•movie

as Lee Filbert, segment "The Chef"

Her Secret
9.0
Her Secret
1933•movie

as Nils Norton

Tell It to a Star
10.0
Tell It to a Star
1945•movie

as Col. Ambrose Morgan

Night Life of the Gods
7.0

as Hunter Hawk

Midnight Club
9.0
Midnight Club
1933•movie

as Arthur Bradley

The Llano Kid
7.0
The Llano Kid
1939•movie

as John Travers

Cheaters
10.0
Cheaters
1934•movie

as Paul Southern

Fatal Lady
10.0
Fatal Lady
1936•movie

as Uberto Malla

On Such a Night
7.0
On Such a Night
1937•movie

as Prof. Richard Candle

The Main Street Kid
10.0

as The Great Martine

Four Days Wonder
9.0
Four Days Wonder
1936•movie

as Archibald Fenton

The Quarterback
10.0
The Quarterback
1940•movie

as Professor Hobbs

Moon Over Her Shoulder
7.0

as Grover Sloan

My Gal Loves Music
10.0
My Gal Loves Music
1944•movie

as Rodney Spoonyer

Man About Town
7.0
Man About Town
1932•movie

as Ivan Boris

Ever Since Venus
10.0
Ever Since Venus
1944•movie

as J. Webster Hackett

Left Over Ladies
7.0
Left Over Ladies
1931•movie

as Jerry

Men in Her Diary
9.0
Men in Her Diary
1945•movie

as Douglas Crane

Honor of the Family
7.0

as Tony Revere

Embarrassing Moments
9.0

as Aheam

Idea Girl
8.0
Idea Girl
1946•movie

as J. C. Crow

Nice Women
8.0
Nice Women
1931•movie

as Mark Chandler