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