Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

Known for
Acting
Born
August 17, 1896
Died
March 25, 1969 (aged 72)
Birthplace
London, England, UK

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.

Known For

Filmography

1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s poster

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Movie · as (archive footage)

1967
The Flying Nun poster

The Flying Nun

TV · as Father Duffy · 1 ep

1965
Mister Roberts poster

Mister Roberts

TV · 2 eps

1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

TV · as Harry Blackburn · 1 ep

1963
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Butterfield · 1 ep

1963
Petticoat Junction poster

Petticoat Junction

TV · as Lucius J. Penrose · 1 ep

1963
The Patty Duke Show poster

The Patty Duke Show

TV · 1 ep

1962
The Beverly Hillbillies poster

The Beverly Hillbillies

TV · as Montrose · 1 ep

1961
A Majority of One poster

A Majority of One

Movie · as Captain Norcross

1961
The Investigators poster

The Investigators

TV · as Cranshaw · 1 ep

1960
Dante poster

Dante

TV · as Stewart Styles · 26 eps

1959
Fibber McGee & Molly poster

Fibber McGee & Molly

TV · 1 ep

1959
Startime poster

Startime

TV · as King Arthur · 1 ep

1958
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer poster

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

TV · as Carlson · 1 ep

1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar poster

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1957
Maverick poster

Maverick

TV · as Luke Abigor · 1 ep

1957
Meet McGraw poster

Meet McGraw

TV · as Osgood · 1 ep

1957
Blondie poster

Blondie

TV · as Jack Bell · 1 ep

1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much poster

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Movie · as Val Parnell

1956
Once Upon a Honeymoon

Once Upon a Honeymoon

Movie · as Gordon

1956
The King and I poster

The King and I

Movie · as John Hay

1956
Around the World in 80 Days poster

Around the World in 80 Days

Movie · as British Consul

1956
The Gale Storm Show poster

The Gale Storm Show

TV · as Hadley Dexter · 1 ep

1955
The King's Thief poster

The King's Thief

Movie · as Sir Gilbert Talbot

1955
Matinee Theater poster

Matinee Theater

TV · 1 ep

1955
The Bob Cummings Show poster

The Bob Cummings Show

TV · as Hawthorne · 1 ep

1954
The Steel Cage poster

The Steel Cage

Movie · as Lee Filbert, segment "The Chef"

1954
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home poster

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

Movie · as Alphonsus Mannering

1954
Social Lion poster

Social Lion

Movie · as Narrator

1954
Hey Mulligan

Hey Mulligan

TV · as Jonathan Swift, Drama Instructor · 1 ep

1953
Colonel Humphrey Flack

Colonel Humphrey Flack

TV · 77 eps

1953
The Life Of Riley poster

The Life Of Riley

TV · as Uncle Baxter · 1 ep

1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

TV · 1 ep

1952
Blackbeard, the Pirate poster

Blackbeard, the Pirate

Movie · as Noll

1952
Androcles and the Lion poster

Androcles and the Lion

Movie · as Editor of Gladiators

1952
Just Across the Street poster

Just Across the Street

Movie · as Davis

1952
Mr. & Mrs. North poster

Mr. & Mrs. North

TV · 2 eps

1952
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet poster

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

TV · as Orville · 1 ep

1952
The Ford Television Theatre poster

The Ford Television Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1952
Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1952
Four Star Playhouse poster

Four Star Playhouse

TV · as Jackson, Albert, Jackson - Waiter · 2 eps

1951
Crosswinds poster

Crosswinds

Movie · as The Hon Cecil Daubrey

1951
The Lady and the Bandit poster

The Lady and the Bandit

Movie · as Lord Charles Willoughby

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · as Mayor Perkins · 1 ep

1951
The Red Skelton Show poster

The Red Skelton Show

TV · as Explorer Radccliffe · 1 ep

1950
Wagon Master poster

Wagon Master

Movie · as Dr. A. Locksley Hall

1950
The Jackpot poster

The Jackpot

Movie · as Leslie

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · as Carter · 1 ep

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents poster

Robert Montgomery Presents

TV · 1 ep

1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show poster

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

TV · as Professor Bradford · 1 ep

1949
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff poster

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Movie · as Melton

1949
The Lovable Cheat poster

The Lovable Cheat

Movie · as Justin

1949
You're My Everything poster

You're My Everything

Movie · as Joe Blanton

1949
The Lone Wolf and His Lady poster

The Lone Wolf and His Lady

Movie · as Jamison

1948
Every Girl Should Be Married poster

Every Girl Should Be Married

Movie · as Mr. Spitzer

1948
An Innocent Affair poster

An Innocent Affair

Movie · as Ken St. Clair

1948
The Prince of Thieves poster

The Prince of Thieves

Movie · as The Friar

1948
My Dear Secretary poster

My Dear Secretary

Movie · as Deveny (Bryant Detective Agency)

1948
The Main Street Kid poster

The Main Street Kid

Movie · as The Great Martine

1947
Lured poster

Lured

Movie · as Lyle Maxwell

1947
Merton of the Movies poster

Merton of the Movies

Movie · as Frank Mulvaney

1947
Captain from Castile poster

Captain from Castile

Movie · as Prof. Botello

1947
The Pilgrim Lady poster

The Pilgrim Lady

Movie · as Clifford Latimer

1946
My Darling Clementine poster

My Darling Clementine

Movie · as Granville Thorndyke

1946
Terror by Night poster

Terror by Night

Movie · as Major Duncan-Bleek

1946
Idea Girl poster

Idea Girl

Movie · as J. C. Crow

1945
The Phantom of 42nd Street poster

The Phantom of 42nd Street

Movie · as Cecil Moore

1945
Tell It to a Star poster

Tell It to a Star

Movie · as Col. Ambrose Morgan

1945
Sunbonnet Sue poster

Sunbonnet Sue

Movie · as Jonathan

1945
Where Do We Go from Here? poster

Where Do We Go from Here?

Movie · as General George Washington

1945
Earl Carroll Vanities poster

Earl Carroll Vanities

Movie · as Grand Duke Paul

1945
Bring on the Girls poster

Bring on the Girls

Movie · as August

1945
Men in Her Diary poster

Men in Her Diary

Movie · as Douglas Crane

1944
The Doughgirls poster

The Doughgirls

Movie · as Breckinridge Drake

1944
My Gal Loves Music poster

My Gal Loves Music

Movie · as Rodney Spoonyer

1944
Ever Since Venus poster

Ever Since Venus

Movie · as J. Webster Hackett

1943
Holy Matrimony poster

Holy Matrimony

Movie · as Mr. Pennington

1943
Slightly Dangerous poster

Slightly Dangerous

Movie · as English Gentleman

1943
The Powers Girl poster

The Powers Girl

Movie · as John Robert Powers

1943
So This Is Washington poster

So This Is Washington

Movie · as Chester W. Marshall

1943
Stage Door Canteen poster

Stage Door Canteen

Movie · as Alan Mowbray

1943
His Butler's Sister poster

His Butler's Sister

Movie · as Buzz Jenkins

1942
The Devil with Hitler poster

The Devil with Hitler

Movie · as Gesatan

1942
Panama Hattie poster

Panama Hattie

Movie · as Jay Jerkins, Dick's Butler

1942
Isle of Missing Men poster

Isle of Missing Men

Movie · as Dr. Brown

1942
We Were Dancing poster

We Were Dancing

Movie · as Grand Duke Basil

1942
A Yank at Eton poster

A Yank at Eton

Movie · as Mr. Duncan

1942
Yokel Boy poster

Yokel Boy

Movie · as R.B. Harris - Movie Producer

1942
Three Blonde Mice

Three Blonde Mice

Movie · as Elmer Smith

1942
The Mad Martindales poster

The Mad Martindales

Movie · as Hugo Martindale

1941
I Wake Up Screaming poster

I Wake Up Screaming

Movie · as Robin Ray

1941
That Hamilton Woman poster

That Hamilton Woman

Movie · as Sir William Hamilton

1941
That Uncertain Feeling poster

That Uncertain Feeling

Movie · as Doctor Vengard

1941
The Perfect Snob poster

The Perfect Snob

Movie · as Freddie Browning

1941
Footlight Fever poster

Footlight Fever

Movie · as Don Avery

1941
The Cowboy and the Blonde poster

The Cowboy and the Blonde

Movie · as Phineas Johnson

1941
Moon Over Her Shoulder poster

Moon Over Her Shoulder

Movie · as Grover Sloan

1941
French Fried Patootie

French Fried Patootie

Movie

1941
Ice-Capades poster

Ice-Capades

Movie · as Pete Ellis

1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her poster

The Villain Still Pursued Her

Movie · as Silas Cribbs

1940
Music in My Heart poster

Music in My Heart

Movie · as Charles Spencer Gardner III

1940
Curtain Call poster

Curtain Call

Movie · as Donald Avery

1940
Scatterbrain poster

Scatterbrain

Movie · as J.R. Russell

1940
The Quarterback poster

The Quarterback

Movie · as Professor Hobbs

1940
The Boys from Syracuse poster

The Boys from Syracuse

Movie · as Angelo

1939
Way Down South poster

Way Down South

Movie · as Jacques Bouton

1939
Never Say Die poster

Never Say Die

Movie · as le Prince Smirnov

1939
The Llano Kid poster

The Llano Kid

Movie · as John Travers

1938
Hollywood Hotel poster

Hollywood Hotel

Movie · as Alexander Duprey

1938
There Goes My Heart poster

There Goes My Heart

Movie · as Penny E. Pennypepper

1938
Topper Takes a Trip poster

Topper Takes a Trip

Movie · as Wilkins - Topper's Butler

1938
Merrily We Live poster

Merrily We Live

Movie · as Grosvenor

1937
Topper poster

Topper

Movie · as Wilkins

1937
On the Avenue poster

On the Avenue

Movie · as Frederick Sims

1937
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 poster

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938

Movie · as Henry Morgan

1937
Stand-In poster

Stand-In

Movie · as Koslofski

1937
The King and the Chorus Girl poster

The King and the Chorus Girl

Movie · as Donald Taylor

1937
Music for Madame poster

Music for Madame

Movie · as Leon Rodowsky

1937
Marry the Girl poster

Marry the Girl

Movie · as Dr. Stryker

1937
On Such a Night poster

On Such a Night

Movie · as Prof. Richard Candle

1937
Breakdowns of 1937 poster

Breakdowns of 1937

Movie · as Self

1937
As Good as Married poster

As Good as Married

Movie · as Wally

1936
My Man Godfrey poster

My Man Godfrey

Movie · as Tommy Gray

1936
Rose Marie poster

Rose Marie

Movie · as Premier

1936
Desire poster

Desire

Movie · as Dr. Maurice Pauquet

1936
Muss 'em Up poster

Muss 'em Up

Movie · as Paul Harding

1936
Ladies in Love poster

Ladies in Love

Movie · as Paul Sandor

1936
The Case Against Mrs. Ames poster

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

Movie · as Lawrence Waterson

1936
Fatal Lady poster

Fatal Lady

Movie · as Uberto Malla

1936
Mary of Scotland poster

Mary of Scotland

Movie · as Throckmorton

1936
Rainbow on the River poster

Rainbow on the River

Movie · as Ralph Layton

1936
Give Us This Night poster

Give Us This Night

Movie · as Forcellini

1936
Four Days Wonder poster

Four Days Wonder

Movie · as Archibald Fenton

1935
Becky Sharp poster

Becky Sharp

Movie · as Rawdon Crawley

1935
The Gay Deception poster

The Gay Deception

Movie · as Lord Clewe

1935
In Person poster

In Person

Movie · as Jay Holmes

1935
Night Life of the Gods poster

Night Life of the Gods

Movie · as Hunter Hawk

1935
Lady Tubbs poster

Lady Tubbs

Movie · as Elyot Wembsleigh

1935
She Couldn't Take It poster

She Couldn't Take It

Movie · as Alan Bartlett

1934
Charlie Chan in London poster

Charlie Chan in London

Movie · as Geoffrey Richmond

1934
One More River poster

One More River

Movie · as Forsythe

1934
Long Lost Father poster

Long Lost Father

Movie · as Sir Anthony "Tony" Gelding

1934
Little Man, What Now? poster

Little Man, What Now?

Movie · as Franz Schlüter

1934
The House of Rothschild poster

The House of Rothschild

Movie · as Prince Metternich

1934
Cheaters poster

Cheaters

Movie · as Paul Southern

1934
The Girl from Missouri poster

The Girl from Missouri

Movie · as Lord Douglas

1934
Where Sinners Meet poster

Where Sinners Meet

Movie · as Nicholas

1934
Embarrassing Moments poster

Embarrassing Moments

Movie · as Aheam

1933
Roman Scandals poster

Roman Scandals

Movie · as Majordomo

1933
A Study in Scarlet poster

A Study in Scarlet

Movie · as Lestrade

1933
Berkeley Square poster

Berkeley Square

Movie · as Major Clinton

1933
Peg o' My Heart poster

Peg o' My Heart

Movie · as Capt. Christopher 'Chris' Brent

1933
Her Secret poster

Her Secret

Movie · as Nils Norton

1933
Voltaire poster

Voltaire

Movie · as Count de Sarnac

1933
The World Changes poster

The World Changes

Movie · as Sir Philip Ivor

1933
Midnight Club poster

Midnight Club

Movie · as Arthur Bradley

1932
Jewel Robbery poster

Jewel Robbery

Movie · as Detective Fritz

1932
Winner Take All poster

Winner Take All

Movie · as Forbes, the etiquette teacher

1932
Hotel Continental poster

Hotel Continental

Movie · as Walter Underwood

1932
Two Against the World poster

Two Against the World

Movie · as George 'Georgie' Walton

1932
The Man Called Back poster

The Man Called Back

Movie · as King's Counsel

1932
The Phantom President poster

The Phantom President

Movie · as George Washington (uncredited)

1932
Man About Town poster

Man About Town

Movie · as Ivan Boris

1932
The World and the Flesh poster

The World and the Flesh

Movie · as Dimitri

1932
The Silent Witness poster

The Silent Witness

Movie · as Arthur Drinton

1932
The Man from Yesterday poster

The Man from Yesterday

Movie · as Dr. Waite

1932
Lovers Courageous poster

Lovers Courageous

Movie · as Lamone

1932
Sherlock Holmes poster

Sherlock Holmes

Movie · as Colonel Gore-King

1931
The Man in Possession poster

The Man in Possession

Movie · as Sir Charles Cartwright

1931
Alexander Hamilton poster

Alexander Hamilton

Movie · as George Washington

1931
God's Gift to Women poster

God's Gift to Women

Movie · as Auguste, Toto's Butler

1931
Guilty Hands poster

Guilty Hands

Movie · as Gordon Rich

1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 6: 'The Big Irons' poster

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 6: 'The Big Irons'

Movie · as Mr. Mowbray (uncredited)

1931
Left Over Ladies poster

Left Over Ladies

Movie · as Jerry

1931
Honor of the Family poster

Honor of the Family

Movie · as Tony Revere

1931
Nice Women poster

Nice Women

Movie · as Mark Chandler