Acting • AGE 85
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Reginald Owen (5 August 1887 – 5 November 1972) was an English character actor. He was known for his many roles in British and American films and later in t...


The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
1985

That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Gen. Teagler
1971

McCloud
1970

Rosie!
Patrick
1967

Run for Your Life
Sir Hillary Cooper
1965

Mary Poppins
Admiral Boom
1964

Bewitched
1964

Voice of the Hurricane
1964

The Thrill of It All
Tom Fraleigh
1963

Tammy and the Doctor
Jason Tripp
1963

Five Weeks in a Balloon
Consul
1962

Moochie of Pop Warner Football
Mr. Bennett
1960

Thriller
The Hussar ('A Terribly Strange Bed')
1960

Adventures in Paradise
Ambrose Feather
1959

Moochie of the Little League
J. Cecil Bennett
1959

One Step Beyond
Herbert Blakely
1959

Maverick
1957

MGM Parade
Self
1955

Climax!
Doctor
1954

Red Garters
Judge Wallace Winthrop
1954

The Great Diamond Robbery
Bainbridge Gibbons
1954

Grounds for Marriage
Dely Delacorte
1951

Kim
Father Victor
1950

The Miniver Story
Mr. Foley
1950

Challenge to Lassie
Sergeant Davie
1949

The Secret Garden
Ben Weatherstaff
1949

Hills of Home
Hopps
1948

The Three Musketeers
Treville
1948

Julia Misbehaves
Benjy Hawkins
1948

The Pirate
The Advocate
1948

If Winter Comes
Mr. Fortune
1947

Thunder in the Valley
James Moore
1947

Green Dolphin Street
Captain O'Hara
1947

The Imperfect Lady
Mr. Hopkins
1946

Monsieur Beaucaire
King Louis XV
1946

Piccadilly Incident
Judge
1946

Cluny Brown
Henry Carmel
1946

The Diary of a Chambermaid
Captain Lanlaire
1946

The Sailor Takes a Wife
Mr. Amboy
1945

Captain Kidd
Cary Shadwell
1945

She Went to the Races
Dr. Pembroke
1945

Kitty
Duke of Malmunster
1945

The Valley of Decision
McCready
1945

National Velvet
Farmer Ede
1945

The Canterville Ghost
Lord Canterville
1944

Madame Curie
Dr. Becquerel
1943

Salute to the Marines
Mr. Henry Casper
1943

Above Suspicion
Dr. Mespelbrunn
1943

Three Hearts for Julia
John Girard
1943

Assignment in Brittany
Col. Trane
1943

Forever and a Day
Simpson
1943

Reunion in France
Schultz, Gestapo agent
1942

Random Harvest
"Biffer"
1942

White Cargo
Skipper of the Congo Queen
1942

Somewhere I'll Find You
Willie Manning
1942

Cairo
Philo Cobson
1942

Pierre of the Plains
Noah Glenkins
1942

I Married an Angel
'Whiskers'
1942

Mrs. Miniver
Foley
1942

We Were Dancing
Maj. Tyler-Blane
1942

Woman of the Year
Clayton
1942

Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Professor Elliott
1941

Lady Be Good
Max Milton
1941

Charley's Aunt
Mr. Redcliffe
1941

They Met in Bombay
General Allen
1941

A Woman's Face
Bernard Dalvik
1941

Free and Easy
Sir George Kelvin
1941

Blonde Inspiration
Reginald Mason
1941

Hullabaloo
'Buzz' Foster
1940

Florian
Emperor Franz Josef
1940

The Ghost Comes Home
Hemingway
1940

The Earl of Chicago
Gervase Gonwell
1940

Remember?
Mr. Bronson
1939

Bad Little Angel
Edwards, Marvin's Valet
1939

The Real Glory
Capt. Hartley
1939

Bridal Suite
Sir Horace Bragdon
1939

Hotel Imperial
General Videnko
1939

Fast and Loose
Vincent Charlton
1939

The Girl Downstairs
Charlie Grump
1938

A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge
1938

Stablemates
Story
1938

Vacation from Love
John Hodge Lawson
1938

Three Loves Has Nancy
William, the Butler
1938

Paradise for Three
Johann Kesselhut
1938

Kidnapped
Capt. Hoseason
1938

Everybody Sing
Hillary Bellaire
1938

Rosalie
Chancellor
1937

Conquest
Tallyrand
1937

The Bride Wore Red
Admiral Monti
1937

Madame X
Maurice Dourel
1937

Personal Property
Claude Dabney
1937

Dangerous Number
William
1937

Love on the Run
Baron Otto Spandermann
1936

Adventure in Manhattan
Blackton Gregory
1936

The Girl on the Front Page
Archie Biddle
1936

Yours for the Asking
Dictionary McKinney
1936

Trouble for Two
President of Club
1936

The Great Ziegfeld
Sampston
1936

Petticoat Fever
Sir James Felton
1936

Rose Marie
Myerson
1936

A Tale of Two Cities
Stryver
1935

The Bishop Misbehaves
Guy Waller
1935

Anna Karenina
Stiva
1935

Call of the Wild
Mr. Smith
1935

Escapade
Paul
1935

The Good Fairy
The Waiter
1935

Enchanted April
Henry Arbuthnot
1935

Here Is My Heart
Vova
1934

Music in the Air
Ernst Weber
1934

Madame du Barry
King Louis XV
1934

The Human Side
James Dalton
1934

Of Human Bondage
Thorpe Athelny
1934

Stingaree
The Governor-General
1934

Where Sinners Meet
Leonard
1934

The House of Rothschild
Herries
1934

The Countess of Monte Cristo
The Baron
1934

Fashions of 1934
Oscar Baroque
1934

Mandalay
Police Commissioner Col. Thomas Dawson
1934

Queen Christina
Charles
1934

Nana
Bordenave
1934

Voltaire
King Louis XV
1933

The Big Brain
Lord Darlington
1933

Double Harness
Freeman
1933

The Narrow Corner
Mr. Frith
1933

A Study in Scarlet
Sherlock Holmes
1933

Robbers' Roost
Cecil Herrick
1932

Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
1932

Downstairs
Baron 'Nicky' von Burgen
1932

The Man Called Back
Dr. Herbert Atkins
1932

A Woman Commands
The Prime Minister
1932

Lovers Courageous
Lord Jimmy
1932

Platinum Blonde
Dexter Grayson
1931

The Man in Possession
Claude Dabney
1931

The Letter
Robert Crosbie
1929

Phroso
Lord Wheatley
1922