Alan Mowbray

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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: August 17, 1896

Deathday: March 25, 1969

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Known For

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

1956-05-16

My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine

1946-10-17

Terror by Night
Terror by Night

1946-02-01

Lured
Lured

1947-08-28

I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming

1941-10-31

Topper
Topper

1937-07-16

Charlie Chan in London
Charlie Chan in London

1934-09-12

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

1949-05-26

My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey

1936-09-02

Wagon Master
Wagon Master

1950-04-22

Roman Scandals
Roman Scandals

1933-11-27

Every Girl Should Be Married
Every Girl Should Be Married

1948-12-25

That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman

1941-04-03

That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling

1941-04-20

Once Upon a Honeymoon
Once Upon a Honeymoon

1956-01-01

Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood Hotel

1938-01-15

Rose Marie
Rose Marie

1936-01-31

Becky Sharp
Becky Sharp

1935-06-28

A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet

1933-05-14

The King and I
The King and I

1956-06-29

Crosswinds
Crosswinds

1951-10-01

A Majority of One
A Majority of One

1961-12-27

There Goes My Heart
There Goes My Heart

1938-10-14

Jewel Robbery
Jewel Robbery

1932-07-08

Winner Take All
Winner Take All

1932-07-16

The Villain Still Pursued Her
The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940-10-11

The Lovable Cheat
The Lovable Cheat

1949-05-11

You're My Everything
You're My Everything

1949-07-22

Topper Takes a Trip
Topper Takes a Trip

1938-12-29

The Gay Deception
The Gay Deception

1935-09-13

Desire
Desire

1936-04-11

The Devil with Hitler
The Devil with Hitler

1942-10-18

The Man in Possession
The Man in Possession

1931-07-04

The Doughgirls
The Doughgirls

1944-11-25

One More River
One More River

1934-08-06

Panama Hattie
Panama Hattie

1942-09-30

Berkeley Square
Berkeley Square

1933-09-15

Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies

1947-10-11

On the Avenue
On the Avenue

1937-02-12

Blackbeard, the Pirate
Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952-12-24

The King's Thief
The King's Thief

1955-08-05

Merrily We Live
Merrily We Live

1938-03-04

The Steel Cage
The Steel Cage

1954-12-01

Way Down South
Way Down South

1939-07-21

Never Say Die
Never Say Die

1939-03-08

Vogues of 1938
Vogues of 1938

1937-08-18

Music in My Heart
Music in My Heart

1940-01-04

The Perfect Snob
The Perfect Snob

1941-12-19

Hotel Continental
Hotel Continental

1932-02-21

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

1945-05-02

Stand-In
Stand-In

1937-10-29

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

1937-03-27

Peg o' My Heart
Peg o' My Heart

1933-05-26

Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony

1943-08-24

Curtain Call
Curtain Call

1940-04-18

Footlight Fever
Footlight Fever

1941-03-21

Her Secret
Her Secret

1933-12-18

Music for Madame
Music for Madame

1937-10-08

Tell It to a Star
Tell It to a Star

1945-08-16

In Person
In Person

1935-11-22

Isle of Missing Men
Isle of Missing Men

1942-09-18

The Lady and the Bandit
The Lady and the Bandit

1951-08-13

Muss 'em Up
Muss 'em Up

1936-02-13

Night Life of the Gods
Night Life of the Gods

1935-03-01

Two Against the World
Two Against the World

1932-09-03

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

1949-08-11

Ladies In Love
Ladies In Love

1936-10-09

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

1936-05-08

Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous

1943-04-01

Voltaire
Voltaire

1933-08-05

The World Changes
The World Changes

1933-11-25

Midnight Club
Midnight Club

1933-07-28

Marry the Girl
Marry the Girl

1937-07-13

We Were Dancing
We Were Dancing

1942-04-30

The Llano Kid
The Llano Kid

1939-12-08

Long Lost Father
Long Lost Father

1934-01-19

Lady Tubbs
Lady Tubbs

1935-07-02

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

1934-06-04

The House of Rothschild
The House of Rothschild

1934-04-07

Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton

1931-09-12

An Innocent Affair
An Innocent Affair

1948-10-15

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

1935-10-08

Sunbonnet Sue
Sunbonnet Sue

1945-10-05

Cheaters
Cheaters

1934-05-11

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

1931-04-13

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

1984-01-01

The Prince Of Thieves
The Prince Of Thieves

1948-01-16

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

1945-05-23

Scatterbrain
Scatterbrain

1940-07-20

Fatal Lady
Fatal Lady

1936-05-15

The Cowboy and the Blonde
The Cowboy and the Blonde

1941-05-16

The Girl from Missouri
The Girl from Missouri

1934-08-03

The Powers Girl
The Powers Girl

1943-01-15

Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile

1947-12-25

Mary of Scotland
Mary of Scotland

1936-07-28

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

1954-03-10

A Yank at Eton
A Yank at Eton

1942-09-01

Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion

1952-12-01

So This Is Washington
So This Is Washington

1943-08-01

The Man Called Back
The Man Called Back

1932-07-16

On Such a Night
On Such a Night

1937-08-27

Where Sinners Meet
Where Sinners Meet

1934-05-17

Yokel Boy
Yokel Boy

1942-03-13

Rainbow on the River
Rainbow on the River

1936-12-18

The Phantom President
The Phantom President

1932-09-23

My Dear Secretary
My Dear Secretary

1948-11-05

Give Us This Night
Give Us This Night

1936-03-06

The Main Street Kid
The Main Street Kid

1948-01-01

Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen

1943-06-24

Four Days Wonder
Four Days Wonder

1936-12-03

The Quarterback
The Quarterback

1940-10-15

Moon Over Her Shoulder
Moon Over Her Shoulder

1941-10-23

My Gal Loves Music
My Gal Loves Music

1944-12-01

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

1956-10-17

The Boys from Syracuse
The Boys from Syracuse

1940-07-30

Man About Town
Man About Town

1932-05-22

Guilty Hands
Guilty Hands

1931-08-22

The World and the Flesh
The World and the Flesh

1932-04-22

The Silent Witness
The Silent Witness

1932-02-07

The Man from Yesterday
The Man from Yesterday

1932-06-24

Earl Carroll Vanities
Earl Carroll Vanities

1945-04-05

Bring on the Girls
Bring on the Girls

1945-03-30

Ever Since Venus
Ever Since Venus

1944-09-14

His Butler's Sister
His Butler's Sister

1943-11-26

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

1931-07-12

French Fried Patootie
French Fried Patootie

1941-06-27

Three Blonde Mice
Three Blonde Mice

1942-01-22

Left Over Ladies
Left Over Ladies

1931-09-30

Breakdowns of 1937
Breakdowns of 1937

1937-12-31

Lovers Courageous
Lovers Courageous

1932-01-23

As Good as Married
As Good as Married

1937-05-09

The Mad Martindales
The Mad Martindales

1942-05-15

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes

1932-11-05

Men in Her Diary
Men in Her Diary

1945-09-14

Honor of the Family
Honor of the Family

1931-10-17

Ice-Capades
Ice-Capades

1941-08-19

Embarrassing Moments
Embarrassing Moments

1934-09-01

Idea Girl
Idea Girl

1946-02-08

Nice Women
Nice Women

1931-11-28

The Jackpot
The Jackpot

1950-11-01

Social Lion
Social Lion

1954-10-14

Just Across the Street
Just Across the Street

1952-06-15

The Pilgrim Lady
The Pilgrim Lady

1947-01-22