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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 television programmes. The son of Joseph and Frances Owen, Reginald Owen studied at Sir Herbert Tree's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his professional debut in 1905. In 1911, he starred in the original production of Where the Rainbow Ends as Saint George which opened to very good reviews on 21 December 1911. Reginald Owen had a few years earlier met the author Mrs. Clifford Mills as a young actor, and it was he who on hearing her idea of a Rainbow Story persuaded her to turn it into a play, and thus "Where the Rainbow Ends" was born.
He went to the United States in 1920 and worked originally on Broadway in New York, but later moved to Hollywood, where he began a lengthy film career. He was always a familiar face in many Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer productions.
Owen is perhaps best known today for his performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1938 film version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, a role he inherited from Lionel Barrymore, who had played the part of Scrooge on the radio every Christmas for years until Barrymore broke his hip in an accident.
Owen was one of only five actors to play both Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr Watson (Jeremy Brett played Watson on stage in the United States prior to adopting the mantle of Holmes on British television, Carleton Hobbs played both roles in British radio adaptations while Patrick Macnee played both roles in US television films). Howard Marion-Crawford played Holmes in a radio adaptation of "The Speckled Band" and later played Watson to Ronald Howard’s Holmes in the 1954-55 television series.
Owen first played Watson in the film Sherlock Holmes (1932), and then Holmes himself in A Study in Scarlet (1933). Having played Ebenezer Scrooge, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Owen has the odd distinction of playing three classic characters of Victorian fiction only to live to see those characters be taken over and personified by other actors, namely Alastair Sim as Scrooge, Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson.
Later in his career, Owen appeared opposite James Garner in the television series Maverick in the episodes "The Belcastle Brand" (1957) and "Gun-Shy" (1958) and also guest starred in episodes of the series One Step Beyond and Bewitched. He was featured in the Walt Disney films Mary Poppins (1964) and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). He had a small role in the 1962 Irwin Allen production of the Jules Verne novel Five Weeks in a Balloon. In August 1964, his Bel-Air mansion was rented out to the Beatles, who were performing at the Hollywood Bowl, when no hotel would book them.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1985
That's Entertainment!
Character:(archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:21/06/1974
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Character:Gen. Teagler
Release Date:07/10/1971
Rosie!
Character:Patrick
Release Date:22/11/1967
Mary Poppins
Character:Admiral Boom
Release Date:17/12/1964
Voice of the Hurricane
Character:
Release Date:02/06/1964
The Thrill of It All
Character:Tom Fraleigh
Release Date:17/07/1963
Tammy and the Doctor
Character:Jason Tripp
Release Date:29/05/1963
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Character:Consul
Release Date:22/08/1962
Moochie of Pop Warner Football
Character:Mr. Bennett
Release Date:20/11/1960
Moochie of the Little League
Character:J. Cecil Bennett
Release Date:02/10/1959
Red Garters
Character:Judge Wallace Winthrop
Release Date:09/02/1954
The Great Diamond Robbery
Character:Bainbridge Gibbons
Release Date:29/01/1954
Grounds for Marriage
Character:Dely Delacorte
Release Date:12/01/1951
Kim
Character:Father Victor
Release Date:07/12/1950
The Miniver Story
Character:Mr. Foley
Release Date:26/10/1950
Challenge to Lassie
Character:Sergeant Davie
Release Date:31/10/1949
The Secret Garden
Character:Ben Weatherstaff
Release Date:30/04/1949
Hills of Home
Character:Hopps
Release Date:25/11/1948
The Three Musketeers
Character:Treville
Release Date:20/10/1948
Julia Misbehaves
Character:Benjy Hawkins
Release Date:08/08/1948
The Pirate
Character:The Advocate
Release Date:11/06/1948
If Winter Comes
Character:Mr. Fortune
Release Date:31/12/1947
Thunder in the Valley
Character:James Moore
Release Date:01/11/1947
Green Dolphin Street
Character:Captain O'Hara
Release Date:15/01/1947
The Imperfect Lady
Character:Mr. Hopkins
Release Date:29/11/1946
Monsieur Beaucaire
Character:King Louis XV
Release Date:04/09/1946
Piccadilly Incident
Character:Judge
Release Date:24/08/1946
Cluny Brown
Character:Henry Carmel
Release Date:02/06/1946
The Diary of a Chambermaid
Character:Captain Lanlaire
Release Date:15/02/1946
The Sailor Takes a Wife
Character:Mr. Amboy
Release Date:28/12/1945
Captain Kidd
Character:Cary Shadwell
Release Date:22/11/1945
She Went to the Races
Character:Dr. Pembroke
Release Date:04/11/1945
Kitty
Character:Duke of Malmunster
Release Date:16/10/1945
The Valley of Decision
Character:McCready
Release Date:03/05/1945
National Velvet
Character:Farmer Ede
Release Date:26/01/1945
The Canterville Ghost
Character:Lord Canterville
Release Date:20/07/1944
Madame Curie
Character:Dr. Becquerel
Release Date:16/12/1943
Salute to the Marines
Character:Mr. Henry Casper
Release Date:02/09/1943
Above Suspicion
Character:Dr. Mespelbrunn
Release Date:31/05/1943
Three Hearts for Julia
Character:John Girard
Release Date:21/05/1943
Assignment in Brittany
Character:Col. Trane
Release Date:11/03/1943
Forever and a Day
Character:Simpson
Release Date:21/01/1943
Reunion in France
Character:Schultz, Gestapo agent
Release Date:25/12/1942
Random Harvest
Character:"Biffer"
Release Date:17/12/1942
White Cargo
Character:Skipper of the Congo Queen
Release Date:12/12/1942
Somewhere I'll Find You
Character:Willie Manning
Release Date:27/08/1942
Cairo
Character:Philo Cobson
Release Date:17/08/1942
Pierre of the Plains
Character:Noah Glenkins
Release Date:29/07/1942
I Married an Angel
Character:'Whiskers'
Release Date:09/07/1942
Mrs. Miniver
Character:Foley
Release Date:03/07/1942
We Were Dancing
Character:Maj. Tyler-Blane
Release Date:30/04/1942
Woman of the Year
Character:Clayton
Release Date:05/02/1942
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Character:Professor Elliott
Release Date:01/12/1941
Lady Be Good
Character:Max Milton
Release Date:18/09/1941
Charley's Aunt
Character:Mr. Redcliffe
Release Date:01/08/1941
They Met in Bombay
Character:General Allen
Release Date:27/06/1941
A Woman's Face
Character:Bernard Dalvik
Release Date:09/05/1941
Free and Easy
Character:Sir George Kelvin
Release Date:28/02/1941
Blonde Inspiration
Character:Reginald Mason
Release Date:07/02/1941
Hullabaloo
Character:'Buzz' Foster
Release Date:25/10/1940
Florian
Character:Emperor Franz Josef
Release Date:05/06/1940
The Ghost Comes Home
Character:Hemingway
Release Date:08/03/1940
The Earl of Chicago
Character:Gervase Gonwell
Release Date:05/01/1940
Remember?
Character:Mr. Bronson
Release Date:19/12/1939
Bad Little Angel
Character:Edwards, Marvin's Valet
Release Date:27/10/1939
The Real Glory
Character:Capt. Hartley
Release Date:29/09/1939
Bridal Suite
Character:Sir Horace Bragdon
Release Date:26/05/1939
Hotel Imperial
Character:General Videnko
Release Date:11/05/1939
Fast and Loose
Character:Vincent Charlton
Release Date:17/02/1939
The Girl Downstairs
Character:Charlie Grump
Release Date:23/12/1938
A Christmas Carol
Character:Ebenezer Scrooge
Release Date:16/12/1938
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore
Character:Scrooge (atchive footage)
Release Date:09/12/1938
Vacation from Love
Character:John Hodge Lawson
Release Date:29/09/1938
Three Loves Has Nancy
Character:William, the Butler
Release Date:02/09/1938
Paradise for Three
Character:Johann Kesselhut
Release Date:04/06/1938
Kidnapped
Character:Capt. Hoseason
Release Date:27/05/1938
Everybody Sing
Character:Hillary Bellaire
Release Date:04/02/1938
Rosalie
Character:Chancellor
Release Date:24/12/1937
Conquest
Character:Tallyrand
Release Date:22/10/1937
The Bride Wore Red
Character:Admiral Monti
Release Date:08/10/1937
Madame X
Character:Maurice Dourel
Release Date:01/10/1937
Personal Property
Character:Claude Dabney
Release Date:19/03/1937
Dangerous Number
Character:William
Release Date:22/01/1937
Love on the Run
Character:Baron Otto Spandermann
Release Date:20/11/1936
Adventure in Manhattan
Character:Blackton Gregory
Release Date:08/10/1936
The Girl on the Front Page
Character:Archie Biddle
Release Date:26/09/1936
Yours for the Asking
Character:Dictionary McKinney
Release Date:23/07/1936
Trouble for Two
Character:President of Club
Release Date:29/05/1936
The Great Ziegfeld
Character:Sampston
Release Date:08/04/1936
Petticoat Fever
Character:Sir James Felton
Release Date:20/03/1936
Rose Marie
Character:Myerson
Release Date:31/01/1936
A Tale of Two Cities
Character:Stryver
Release Date:25/12/1935
The Bishop Misbehaves
Character:Guy Waller
Release Date:13/09/1935
Anna Karenina
Character:Stiva
Release Date:30/08/1935
Call of the Wild
Character:Mr. Smith
Release Date:09/08/1935
Escapade
Character:Paul
Release Date:05/07/1935
The Good Fairy
Character:The Waiter
Release Date:18/02/1935
Enchanted April
Character:Henry Arbuthnot
Release Date:01/02/1935
Here Is My Heart
Character:Vova
Release Date:28/12/1934
Music in the Air
Character:Ernst Weber
Release Date:13/12/1934
Madame du Barry
Character:King Louis XV
Release Date:13/10/1934
The Human Side
Character:James Dalton
Release Date:01/09/1934
Of Human Bondage
Character:Thorpe Athelny
Release Date:20/07/1934
Stingaree
Character:The Governor-General
Release Date:24/05/1934
Where Sinners Meet
Character:Leonard
Release Date:18/05/1934
The House of Rothschild
Character:Herries
Release Date:07/04/1934
The Countess of Monte Cristo
Character:The Baron
Release Date:18/03/1934
Fashions of 1934
Character:Oscar Baroque
Release Date:14/02/1934
Mandalay
Character:Police Commissioner Col. Thomas Dawson
Release Date:10/02/1934
Queen Christina
Character:Charles
Release Date:09/02/1934
Nana
Character:Bordenave
Release Date:01/02/1934
Voltaire
Character:King Louis XV
Release Date:05/08/1933
The Big Brain
Character:Lord Darlington
Release Date:04/08/1933
Double Harness
Character:Freeman
Release Date:21/07/1933
The Narrow Corner
Character:Mr. Frith
Release Date:08/07/1933
A Study in Scarlet
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:14/05/1933
Robbers' Roost
Character:Cecil Herrick
Release Date:30/12/1932
Sherlock Holmes
Character:Dr. Watson
Release Date:05/11/1932
Downstairs
Character:Baron 'Nicky' von Burgen
Release Date:06/08/1932
The Man Called Back
Character:Dr. Herbert Atkins
Release Date:16/07/1932
A Woman Commands
Character:The Prime Minister
Release Date:12/02/1932
Lovers Courageous
Character:Lord Jimmy
Release Date:23/01/1932
Platinum Blonde
Character:Dexter Grayson
Release Date:31/10/1931
The Man in Possession
Character:Claude Dabney
Release Date:04/07/1931
The Letter
Character:Robert Crosbie
Release Date:17/03/1929
The Grass Orphan
Character:Heathcote St. John
Release Date:01/12/1922
Phroso
Character:Lord Wheatley
Release Date:13/01/1922
Television Appearances
McCloud
Character:
Run for Your Life
Character:Sir Hillary Cooper
Bewitched
Character:
Thriller
Character:The Hussar ('A Terribly Strange Bed')
Adventures in Paradise
Character:Ambrose Feather
One Step Beyond
Character:Herbert Blakely
Maverick
Character:
Maverick
Character:Marquis Norbert Belcastle
Maverick
Character:Freddie Hawkins
MGM Parade
Character:Self
Climax!
Character:Doctor
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