Alan Mowbray
Alan Mowbray
Born 17/08/1896 in London, England, UK

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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.

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Filmography (Movies)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Character:(archive footage)

Release Date:01/01/1984

A Majority of One

A Majority of One

Character:Captain Norcross

Release Date:27/12/1961

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Character:British Consul

Release Date:17/10/1956

The King and I

The King and I

Character:Sir John Hay

Release Date:29/06/1956

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Character:Val Parnell

Release Date:16/05/1956

Once Upon a Honeymoon

Once Upon a Honeymoon

Character:Gordon

Release Date:01/01/1956

The King's Thief

The King's Thief

Character:Sir Gilbert Talbot

Release Date:05/08/1955

The Steel Cage

The Steel Cage

Character:Lee Filbert, segment "The Chef"

Release Date:01/12/1954

Social Lion

Social Lion

Character:Narrator

Release Date:14/10/1954

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

Character:Alphonsus Mannering

Release Date:10/03/1954

Blackbeard, the Pirate

Blackbeard, the Pirate

Character:Noll

Release Date:24/12/1952

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

Character:Editor of Gladiators

Release Date:01/12/1952

Just Across the Street

Just Across the Street

Character:Davis

Release Date:15/06/1952

Crosswinds

Crosswinds

Character:The Hon Cecil Daubrey

Release Date:01/10/1951

The Lady and the Bandit

The Lady and the Bandit

Character:Lord Charles Willoughby

Release Date:13/08/1951

The Jackpot

The Jackpot

Character:Leslie

Release Date:01/11/1950

Wagon Master

Wagon Master

Character:Dr. A. Locksley Hall

Release Date:22/04/1950

The Lone Wolf and His Lady

The Lone Wolf and His Lady

Character:Jamison

Release Date:11/08/1949

You're My Everything

You're My Everything

Character:Joe Blanton

Release Date:22/07/1949

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Character:Melton

Release Date:26/05/1949

The Lovable Cheat

The Lovable Cheat

Character:Justin

Release Date:11/05/1949

Every Girl Should Be Married

Every Girl Should Be Married

Character:Mr. Spitzer

Release Date:25/12/1948

My Dear Secretary

My Dear Secretary

Character:Deveny (Bryant Detective Agency)

Release Date:05/11/1948

An Innocent Affair

An Innocent Affair

Character:Ken St. Clair

Release Date:15/10/1948

The Prince of Thieves

The Prince of Thieves

Character:The Friar

Release Date:16/01/1948

The Main Street Kid

The Main Street Kid

Character:The Great Martine

Release Date:01/01/1948

Captain from Castile

Captain from Castile

Character:Prof. Botello

Release Date:25/12/1947

Merton of the Movies

Merton of the Movies

Character:Frank Mulvaney

Release Date:11/10/1947

Lured

Lured

Character:Lyle Maxwell

Release Date:28/08/1947

The Pilgrim Lady

The Pilgrim Lady

Character:Clifford Latimer

Release Date:22/01/1947

My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

Character:Granville Thorndyke

Release Date:17/10/1946

Idea Girl

Idea Girl

Character:J. C. Crow

Release Date:08/02/1946

Terror by Night

Terror by Night

Character:Major Duncan-Bleek

Release Date:01/02/1946

Sunbonnet Sue

Sunbonnet Sue

Character:Jonathan

Release Date:05/10/1945

Men in Her Diary

Men in Her Diary

Character:Douglas Crane

Release Date:14/09/1945

Tell It to a Star

Tell It to a Star

Character:Col. Ambrose Morgan

Release Date:16/08/1945

Where Do We Go from Here?

Where Do We Go from Here?

Character:General George Washington

Release Date:23/05/1945

The Phantom of 42nd Street

The Phantom of 42nd Street

Character:Cecil Moore

Release Date:02/05/1945

Earl Carroll Vanities

Earl Carroll Vanities

Character:Grand Duke Paul

Release Date:05/04/1945

Bring on the Girls

Bring on the Girls

Character:August

Release Date:30/03/1945

My Gal Loves Music

My Gal Loves Music

Character:Rodney Spoonyer

Release Date:01/12/1944

The Doughgirls

The Doughgirls

Character:Breckinridge Drake

Release Date:25/11/1944

Ever Since Venus

Ever Since Venus

Character:J. Webster Hackett

Release Date:14/09/1944

His Butler's Sister

His Butler's Sister

Character:Buzz Jenkins

Release Date:26/11/1943

Holy Matrimony

Holy Matrimony

Character:Mr. Pennington

Release Date:24/08/1943

So This Is Washington

So This Is Washington

Character:Chester W. Marshall

Release Date:01/08/1943

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

Character:Alan Mowbray

Release Date:24/06/1943

Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

Character:English Gentleman

Release Date:01/04/1943

The Powers Girl

The Powers Girl

Character:John Robert Powers

Release Date:15/01/1943

The Devil with Hitler

The Devil with Hitler

Character:Gesatan

Release Date:18/10/1942

Panama Hattie

Panama Hattie

Character:Jay Jerkins, Dick's Butler

Release Date:30/09/1942

Isle of Missing Men

Isle of Missing Men

Character:Dr. Brown

Release Date:18/09/1942

A Yank at Eton

A Yank at Eton

Character:Mr. Duncan

Release Date:01/09/1942

The Mad Martindales

The Mad Martindales

Character:Hugo Martindale

Release Date:15/05/1942

We Were Dancing

We Were Dancing

Character:Grand Duke Basil

Release Date:30/04/1942

Yokel Boy

Yokel Boy

Character:R.B. Harris - Movie Producer

Release Date:13/03/1942

Three Blonde Mice

Three Blonde Mice

Character:Elmer Smith

Release Date:22/01/1942

The Perfect Snob

The Perfect Snob

Character:Freddie Browning

Release Date:19/12/1941

I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming

Character:Robin Ray

Release Date:31/10/1941

Moon Over Her Shoulder

Moon Over Her Shoulder

Character:Grover Sloan

Release Date:23/10/1941

Ice-Capades

Ice-Capades

Character:Pete Ellis

Release Date:19/08/1941

French Fried Patootie

French Fried Patootie

Character:

Release Date:27/06/1941

The Cowboy and the Blonde

The Cowboy and the Blonde

Character:Phineas Johnson

Release Date:16/05/1941

That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

Character:Doctor Vengard

Release Date:20/04/1941

That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman

Character:Sir William Hamilton

Release Date:03/04/1941

Footlight Fever

Footlight Fever

Character:Don Avery

Release Date:21/03/1941

The Quarterback

The Quarterback

Character:Professor Hobbs

Release Date:15/10/1940

The Villain Still Pursued Her

The Villain Still Pursued Her

Character:Silas Cribbs

Release Date:11/10/1940

The Boys from Syracuse

The Boys from Syracuse

Character:Angelo

Release Date:30/07/1940

Scatterbrain

Scatterbrain

Character:J.R. Russell

Release Date:20/07/1940

Curtain Call

Curtain Call

Character:Donald Avery

Release Date:18/04/1940

Music in My Heart

Music in My Heart

Character:Charles Spencer Gardner III

Release Date:04/01/1940

The Llano Kid

The Llano Kid

Character:John Travers

Release Date:08/12/1939

Way Down South

Way Down South

Character:Jacques Bouton

Release Date:21/07/1939

Never Say Die

Never Say Die

Character:le Prince Smirnov

Release Date:08/03/1939

Topper Takes a Trip

Topper Takes a Trip

Character:Wilkins - Topper's Butler

Release Date:29/12/1938

There Goes My Heart

There Goes My Heart

Character:Penny E. Pennypepper

Release Date:14/10/1938

Merrily We Live

Merrily We Live

Character:Grosvenor

Release Date:04/03/1938

Hollywood Hotel

Hollywood Hotel

Character:Alexander Duprey

Release Date:15/01/1938

Breakdowns of 1937

Breakdowns of 1937

Character:Self

Release Date:31/12/1937

Stand-In

Stand-In

Character:Koslofski

Release Date:29/10/1937

Music for Madame

Music for Madame

Character:Leon Rodowsky

Release Date:08/10/1937

On Such a Night

On Such a Night

Character:Prof. Richard Candle

Release Date:27/08/1937

Vogues of 1938

Vogues of 1938

Character:Henry Morgan

Release Date:18/08/1937

Topper

Topper

Character:Wilkins

Release Date:16/07/1937

Marry the Girl

Marry the Girl

Character:Dr. Stryker

Release Date:13/07/1937

As Good as Married

As Good as Married

Character:Wally

Release Date:09/05/1937

The King and the Chorus Girl

The King and the Chorus Girl

Character:Donald Taylor

Release Date:27/03/1937

On the Avenue

On the Avenue

Character:Frederick Sims

Release Date:12/02/1937

Rainbow on the River

Rainbow on the River

Character:Ralph Layton

Release Date:18/12/1936

Four Days Wonder

Four Days Wonder

Character:Archibald Fenton

Release Date:03/12/1936

Ladies in Love

Ladies in Love

Character:Paul Sandor

Release Date:09/10/1936

My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

Character:Tommy Gray

Release Date:02/09/1936

Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland

Character:Throckmorton

Release Date:28/07/1936

Fatal Lady

Fatal Lady

Character:Uberto Malla

Release Date:15/05/1936

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

Character:Lawrence Waterson

Release Date:08/05/1936

Desire

Desire

Character:Dr. Maurice Pauquet

Release Date:11/04/1936

Give Us This Night

Give Us This Night

Character:Forcellini

Release Date:06/03/1936

Muss 'em Up

Muss 'em Up

Character:Paul Harding

Release Date:13/02/1936

Rose Marie

Rose Marie

Character:Premier

Release Date:31/01/1936

In Person

In Person

Character:Jay Holmes

Release Date:22/11/1935

She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It

Character:Alan Bartlett

Release Date:08/10/1935

The Gay Deception

The Gay Deception

Character:Lord Clewe

Release Date:13/09/1935

Lady Tubbs

Lady Tubbs

Character:Elyot Wembsleigh

Release Date:02/07/1935

Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp

Character:Rawdon Crawley

Release Date:28/06/1935

Night Life of the Gods

Night Life of the Gods

Character:Hunter Hawk

Release Date:01/03/1935

Charlie Chan in London

Charlie Chan in London

Character:Geoffrey Richmond

Release Date:12/09/1934

Embarrassing Moments

Embarrassing Moments

Character:Aheam

Release Date:01/09/1934

One More River

One More River

Character:Forsythe

Release Date:06/08/1934

The Girl from Missouri

The Girl from Missouri

Character:Lord Douglas

Release Date:03/08/1934

Little Man, What Now?

Little Man, What Now?

Character:Franz Schlüter

Release Date:04/06/1934

Where Sinners Meet

Where Sinners Meet

Character:Nicholas

Release Date:18/05/1934

Cheaters

Cheaters

Character:Paul Southern

Release Date:11/05/1934

The House of Rothschild

The House of Rothschild

Character:Prince Metternich

Release Date:07/04/1934

Long Lost Father

Long Lost Father

Character:Sir Anthony "Tony" Gelding

Release Date:19/01/1934

Her Secret

Her Secret

Character:Nils Norton

Release Date:18/12/1933

Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals

Character:Majordomo

Release Date:27/11/1933

The World Changes

The World Changes

Character:Sir Philip Ivor

Release Date:25/11/1933

Berkeley Square

Berkeley Square

Character:Major Clinton

Release Date:15/09/1933

Voltaire

Voltaire

Character:Count de Sarnac

Release Date:05/08/1933

Midnight Club

Midnight Club

Character:Arthur Bradley

Release Date:28/07/1933

Peg o' My Heart

Peg o' My Heart

Character:Capt. Christopher 'Chris' Brent

Release Date:26/05/1933

A Study in Scarlet

A Study in Scarlet

Character:Lestrade

Release Date:14/05/1933

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Character:Colonel Gore-King

Release Date:05/11/1932

The Phantom President

The Phantom President

Character:George Washington (uncredited)

Release Date:23/09/1932

Two Against the World

Two Against the World

Character:George 'Georgie' Walton

Release Date:03/09/1932

Winner Take All

Winner Take All

Character:Forbes, the etiquette teacher

Release Date:16/07/1932

The Man Called Back

The Man Called Back

Character:King's Counsel

Release Date:16/07/1932

Jewel Robbery

Jewel Robbery

Character:Detective Fritz

Release Date:08/07/1932

The Man from Yesterday

The Man from Yesterday

Character:Dr. Waite

Release Date:24/06/1932

Man About Town

Man About Town

Character:Ivan Boris

Release Date:22/05/1932

The World and the Flesh

The World and the Flesh

Character:Dimitri

Release Date:22/04/1932

Hotel Continental

Hotel Continental

Character:Walter Underwood

Release Date:21/02/1932

The Silent Witness

The Silent Witness

Character:Arthur Drinton

Release Date:07/02/1932

Lovers Courageous

Lovers Courageous

Character:Lamone

Release Date:23/01/1932

Nice Women

Nice Women

Character:Mark Chandler

Release Date:28/11/1931

Honor of the Family

Honor of the Family

Character:Tony Revere

Release Date:17/10/1931

Left Over Ladies

Left Over Ladies

Character:Jerry

Release Date:30/09/1931

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Character:George Washington

Release Date:12/09/1931

Guilty Hands

Guilty Hands

Character:Gordon Rich

Release Date:22/08/1931

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

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

Character:Mr. Mowbray (uncredited)

Release Date:12/07/1931

The Man in Possession

The Man in Possession

Character:Sir Charles Cartwright

Release Date:04/07/1931

God's Gift to Women

God's Gift to Women

Character:Auguste, Toto's Butler

Release Date:13/04/1931

Television Appearances

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