Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

177

Gender

Male

Birthday

1896-08-17

Day of Death

1969-03-25 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Allan Mowbray

Alfred Ernest Allen

Alan Mowbray

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

Acting

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

The Man Who Knew Too Much

as

Val Parnell

My Darling Clementine

1946

My Darling Clementine

as

Granville Thorndyke

Terror by Night

1946

Terror by Night

as

Major Duncan-Bleek

Lured

1947

Lured

as

Lyle Maxwell

I Wake Up Screaming

1941

I Wake Up Screaming

as

Robin Ray

Topper

1937

Topper

as

Wilkins

Charlie Chan in London

1934

Charlie Chan in London

as

Geoffrey Richmond

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

1949

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

as

Melton

My Man Godfrey

1936

My Man Godfrey

as

Tommy Gray

Wagon Master

1950

Wagon Master

as

Dr. A. Locksley Hall

Roman Scandals

1933

Roman Scandals

as

Majordomo

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948

Every Girl Should Be Married

as

Mr. Spitzer

That Hamilton Woman

1941

That Hamilton Woman

as

Sir William Hamilton

That Uncertain Feeling

1941

That Uncertain Feeling

as

Doctor Vengard

Once Upon a Honeymoon

1956

Once Upon a Honeymoon

as

Gordon

Hollywood Hotel

1938

Hollywood Hotel

as

Alexander Duprey

Rose Marie

1936

Rose Marie

as

Premier

Becky Sharp

1935

Becky Sharp

as

Rawdon Crawley

A Study in Scarlet

1933

A Study in Scarlet

as

Lestrade

The King and I

1956

The King and I

as

Sir John Hay

Crosswinds

1951

Crosswinds

as

The Hon Cecil Daubrey

A Majority of One

1961

A Majority of One

as

Captain Norcross

There Goes My Heart

1938

There Goes My Heart

as

Penny E. Pennypepper

Jewel Robbery

1932

Jewel Robbery

as

Detective Fritz

Winner Take All

1932

Winner Take All

as

Forbes, the etiquette teacher

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

The Villain Still Pursued Her

as

Silas Cribbs

The Lovable Cheat

1949

The Lovable Cheat

as

Justin

You're My Everything

1949

You're My Everything

as

Joe Blanton

Topper Takes a Trip

1938

Topper Takes a Trip

as

Wilkins - Topper's Butler

The Gay Deception

1935

The Gay Deception

as

Lord Clewe

Desire

1936

Desire

as

Dr. Maurice Pauquet

The Devil with Hitler

1942

The Devil with Hitler

as

Gesatan

The Man in Possession

1931

The Man in Possession

as

Sir Charles Cartwright

The Doughgirls

1944

The Doughgirls

as

Breckinridge Drake

One More River

1934

One More River

as

Forsythe

Panama Hattie

1942

Panama Hattie

as

Jay Jerkins, Dick's Butler

Berkeley Square

1933

Berkeley Square

as

Major Clinton

Merton of the Movies

1947

Merton of the Movies

as

Frank Mulvaney

On the Avenue

1937

On the Avenue

as

Frederick Sims

Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952

Blackbeard, the Pirate

as

Noll

The King's Thief

1955

The King's Thief

as

Sir Gilbert Talbot

Merrily We Live

1938

Merrily We Live

as

Grosvenor

The Steel Cage

1954

The Steel Cage

as

Lee Filbert, segment "The Chef"

Way Down South

1939

Way Down South

as

Jacques Bouton

Never Say Die

1939

Never Say Die

as

le Prince Smirnov

Vogues of 1938

1937

Vogues of 1938

as

Henry Morgan

Music in My Heart

1940

Music in My Heart

as

Charles Spencer Gardner III

The Perfect Snob

1941

The Perfect Snob

as

Freddie Browning

Hotel Continental

1932

Hotel Continental

as

Walter Underwood

The Phantom of 42nd Street

1945

The Phantom of 42nd Street

as

Cecil Moore

Stand-In

1937

Stand-In

as

Koslofski

The King and the Chorus Girl

1937

The King and the Chorus Girl

as

Donald Taylor

Peg o' My Heart

1933

Peg o' My Heart

as

Capt. Christopher 'Chris' Brent

Holy Matrimony

1943

Holy Matrimony

as

Mr. Pennington

Curtain Call

1940

Curtain Call

as

Donald Avery

Footlight Fever

1941

Footlight Fever

as

Don Avery

Her Secret

1933

Her Secret

as

Nils Norton

Music for Madame

1937

Music for Madame

as

Leon Rodowsky

Tell It to a Star

1945

Tell It to a Star

as

Col. Ambrose Morgan

In Person

1935

In Person

as

Jay Holmes

Isle of Missing Men

1942

Isle of Missing Men

as

Dr. Brown

The Lady and the Bandit

1951

The Lady and the Bandit

as

Lord Charles Willoughby

Muss 'em Up

1936

Muss 'em Up

as

Paul Harding

Night Life of the Gods

1935

Night Life of the Gods

as

Hunter Hawk

Two Against the World

1932

Two Against the World

as

George 'Georgie' Walton

The Lone Wolf and His Lady

1949

The Lone Wolf and His Lady

as

Jamison

Ladies in Love

1936

Ladies in Love

as

Paul Sandor

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

1936

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

as

Lawrence Waterson

Slightly Dangerous

1943

Slightly Dangerous

as

English Gentleman

Voltaire

1933

Voltaire

as

Count de Sarnac

The World Changes

1933

The World Changes

as

Sir Philip Ivor

Midnight Club

1933

Midnight Club

as

Arthur Bradley

Marry the Girl

1937

Marry the Girl

as

Dr. Stryker

We Were Dancing

1942

We Were Dancing

as

Grand Duke Basil

The Llano Kid

1939

The Llano Kid

as

John Travers

Long Lost Father

1934

Long Lost Father

as

Sir Anthony "Tony" Gelding

Lady Tubbs

1935

Lady Tubbs

as

Elyot Wembsleigh

Little Man, What Now?

1934

Little Man, What Now?

as

Franz Schlüter

The House of Rothschild

1934

The House of Rothschild

as

Prince Metternich

Alexander Hamilton

1931

Alexander Hamilton

as

George Washington

An Innocent Affair

1948

An Innocent Affair

as

Ken St. Clair

She Couldn't Take It

1935

She Couldn't Take It

as

Alan Bartlett

Sunbonnet Sue

1945

Sunbonnet Sue

as

Jonathan

Cheaters

1934

Cheaters

as

Paul Southern

God's Gift to Women

1931

God's Gift to Women

as

Auguste, Toto's Butler

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as

(archive footage)

The Prince of Thieves

1948

The Prince of Thieves

as

The Friar

Where Do We Go from Here?

1945

Where Do We Go from Here?

as

General George Washington

Scatterbrain

1940

Scatterbrain

as

J.R. Russell

Fatal Lady

1936

Fatal Lady

as

Uberto Malla

The Cowboy and the Blonde

1941

The Cowboy and the Blonde

as

Phineas Johnson

The Girl from Missouri

1934

The Girl from Missouri

as

Lord Douglas

The Powers Girl

1943

The Powers Girl

as

John Robert Powers

Captain from Castile

1947

Captain from Castile

as

Prof. Botello

Mary of Scotland

1936

Mary of Scotland

as

Throckmorton

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

1954

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

as

Alphonsus Mannering

A Yank at Eton

1942

A Yank at Eton

as

Mr. Duncan

Androcles and the Lion

1952

Androcles and the Lion

as

Editor of Gladiators

So This Is Washington

1943

So This Is Washington

as

Chester W. Marshall

The Man Called Back

1932

The Man Called Back

as

King's Counsel

On Such a Night

1937

On Such a Night

as

Prof. Richard Candle

Where Sinners Meet

1934

Where Sinners Meet

as

Nicholas

Yokel Boy

1942

Yokel Boy

as

R.B. Harris - Movie Producer

Rainbow on the River

1936

Rainbow on the River

as

Ralph Layton

The Phantom President

1932

The Phantom President

as

George Washington (uncredited)

My Dear Secretary

1948

My Dear Secretary

as

Deveny (Bryant Detective Agency)

Give Us This Night

1936

Give Us This Night

as

Forcellini

The Main Street Kid

1948

The Main Street Kid

as

The Great Martine

Stage Door Canteen

1943

Stage Door Canteen

as

Alan Mowbray

Four Days Wonder

1936

Four Days Wonder

as

Archibald Fenton

The Quarterback

1940

The Quarterback

as

Professor Hobbs

Moon Over Her Shoulder

1941

Moon Over Her Shoulder

as

Grover Sloan

My Gal Loves Music

1944

My Gal Loves Music

as

Rodney Spoonyer

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

Around the World in Eighty Days

as

British Consul

The Boys from Syracuse

1940

The Boys from Syracuse

as

Angelo

Man About Town

1932

Man About Town

as

Ivan Boris

Guilty Hands

1931

Guilty Hands

as

Gordon Rich

The World and the Flesh

1932

The World and the Flesh

as

Dimitri

The Silent Witness

1932

The Silent Witness

as

Arthur Drinton

The Man from Yesterday

1932

The Man from Yesterday

as

Dr. Waite

Earl Carroll Vanities

1945

Earl Carroll Vanities

as

Grand Duke Paul

Bring on the Girls

1945

Bring on the Girls

as

August

Ever Since Venus

1944

Ever Since Venus

as

J. Webster Hackett

His Butler's Sister

1943

His Butler's Sister

as

Buzz Jenkins

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

1931

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

as

Mr. Mowbray (uncredited)

French Fried Patootie

1941

French Fried Patootie

as

Three Blonde Mice

1942

Three Blonde Mice

as

Elmer Smith

Left Over Ladies

1931

Left Over Ladies

as

Jerry

Breakdowns of 1937

1937

Breakdowns of 1937

as

Self

Lovers Courageous

1932

Lovers Courageous

as

Lamone

As Good as Married

1937

As Good as Married

as

Wally

The Mad Martindales

1942

The Mad Martindales

as

Hugo Martindale

Sherlock Holmes

1932

Sherlock Holmes

as

Colonel Gore-King

Men in Her Diary

1945

Men in Her Diary

as

Douglas Crane

Honor of the Family

1931

Honor of the Family

as

Tony Revere

Ice-Capades

1941

Ice-Capades

as

Pete Ellis

Embarrassing Moments

1934

Embarrassing Moments

as

Aheam

Idea Girl

1946

Idea Girl

as

J. C. Crow

Nice Women

1931

Nice Women

as

Mark Chandler

The Jackpot

1950

The Jackpot

as

Leslie

1954

Social Lion

as

Narrator

Just Across the Street

1952

Just Across the Street

as

Davis

The Pilgrim Lady

1947

The Pilgrim Lady

as

Clifford Latimer

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Butterfield

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

as

Montrose

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Lucius J. Penrose

Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

as

Colonel Humphrey Flack

Colonel Humphrey Flack

as

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Carter

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Mayor Perkins

The Patty Duke Show

The Patty Duke Show

as

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

as

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Fibber McGee & Molly

Fibber McGee & Molly

as

Dante

Dante

as

Stewart Styles

Mr. & Mrs. North

Mr. & Mrs. North

as

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as

Self

The Flying Nun

The Flying Nun

as

Father Duffy

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

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

as

Harry Blackburn

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

as

Carlson

Maverick

Maverick

as

Luke Abigor

The Gale Storm Show

The Gale Storm Show

as

Hadley Dexter

The Life Of Riley

The Life Of Riley

as

Uncle Baxter

Meet McGraw

Meet McGraw

as

Osgood

The Bob Cummings Show

The Bob Cummings Show

as

Hawthorne

Hey Mulligan

Hey Mulligan

as

Jonathan Swift, Drama Instructor

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

as

Orville

Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre

as

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

as

Explorer Radccliffe

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as

Professor Bradford

Four Star Playhouse

as

Albert

Four Star Playhouse

as

Jackson

Four Star Playhouse

as

Jackson - Waiter

Blondie

Blondie

as

Jack Bell

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

as

Production

Crew

Broken Highway

1993

Broken Highway

as

Directing