Alan Mowbray
Known For
Acting
Born
1896-08-17 in London, England, UK
Died
1969-03-25
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.
Most Known For
The Red Skelton Show
as Explorer Radccliffe
Maverick
as Luke Abigor
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Montrose
Robert Montgomery Presents
Petticoat Junction
as Lucius J. Penrose
Burke's Law
as Butterfield
Matinee Theater
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
Four Star Playhouse
as Jackson
Four Star Playhouse
as Albert
Four Star Playhouse
as Jackson - Waiter
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Harry Blackburn
The Flying Nun
as Father Duffy
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
as Orville
The Ford Television Theatre
The Patty Duke Show
The Life Of Riley
as Uncle Baxter
The Gale Storm Show
as Hadley Dexter
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Yokel Boy
as R.B. Harris - Movie Producer