Norman MacOwan

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.

Known For

The City of the Dead

Rev. Russell

The Boy and the Bridge

Tugboat Engineer

Footsteps in the Fog

Grimes (as Norman Macowan)

Heart of a Child

Heiss

Around the World in 80 Days

Reform Club Member (uncredited)

Castle in the Air

Pettigrew

The Adventures of William Tell

Andreas

X: The Unknown

Old Tom

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1960	Kidnapped	Tinker
1960	The City of the Dead	Rev. Russell
1960	The Battle of the Sexes	Jock Munro
1959	The Boy and the Bridge	Tugboat Engineer
1958	Tread Softly Stranger	Danny
1958	Heart of a Child	Heiss
1957	Action of the Tiger	Trifon's Father
1956	Around the World in 80 Days	Reform Club Member (uncredited)
1956	X: The Unknown	Old Tom
1955	Where There's a Will	Cagey
1955	Footsteps in the Fog	Grimes (as Norman Macowan)
1953	Laxdale Hall	Old Villager
1952	Castle in the Air	Pettigrew
1951	Valley of the Eagles	McTavis, ferry pilot
1951	The Dark Light	Rigby
1950	Help Yourself	Elderly Husband
1949	Whisky Galore!	Captain MacPhee

Year	TV Show	Role
1958	The Adventures of William Tell	Andreas