Norman MacOwan

Norman MacOwan

Actor

St. Andrews, Scotland, UK
January 2, 1877

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.

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Representative Works

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
/ English
The City of the Dead
The City of the Dead
6.5
/ English
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
6.5
/ English
Action of the Tiger
Action of the Tiger
4.8
/ English
Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore!
6.8
/ English
Footsteps in the Fog
Footsteps in the Fog
7.0
/ English
X: The Unknown
X: The Unknown
6.1
/ English
The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes
6.6
/ English
Tread Softly Stranger
Tread Softly Stranger
7.4
/ English
The Boy and the Bridge
The Boy and the Bridge
6.0
/ English
Where There's a Will
Where There's a Will
6.9
/ English
Heart of a Child
Heart of a Child
6.7
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Around the World in 80 Days
1956Nominee

Best Performance

Around the World in 80 Days

The City of the Dead
1960Nominee

Best Performance

The City of the Dead

Kidnapped
1960Nominee

Best Performance

Kidnapped

Career Highlights

Action of the Tiger
1957Highlight

Best Performance

Action of the Tiger

Whisky Galore!
1949Highlight

Best Performance

Whisky Galore!

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