Reginald Owen

Infobox actor
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name = Reginald Owen


imagesize = 240px
caption = from the trailer for "The Miniver Story" (1950)
birthdate = August 5, 1887
location = Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
deathdate = November 5, 1972 (age 85)
deathplace = United States

Reginald Owen, or John Reginald Owen, (August 5, 1887–November 5, 1972) was an English character actor known for playing in many film roles in British and American movies and later in television programs. He was born in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England.

Career

Owen studied at Sir Herbert Tree's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his professional debut in 1905. He came to the United States in 1920 and worked originally on Broadway in New York City, but later moved to Hollywood, where he began a lengthy film career. He was always a familiar face in many MGM 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, after Barrymore had broken his hip in an accident. [Landazuri, Margaret. [http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=86557 "Archives Spotlight: Young Dr. Kildare"] . Turner Classic Movies.com. Accessed: 7 December 2007.]

Owen was also one of only two actors (Patrick Macnee is the other) who played both Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in film and/or television. Owen first played Watson in the 1932 film "Sherlock Holmes", and then Holmes himself in 1933's "A Study in Scarlet".

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 in the Walt Disney movies "Mary Poppins" (1964) and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" (1971).

Owen died in Boise, Idaho from a heart attack.

Partial filmography

*"Henry VIII" (1911)
*"The Letter" (1929)
*"Platinum Blonde" (1931)
*"Sherlock Holmes" (1932)
*"A Study in Scarlet" (1933)
*"Double Harness" (1933)
*"Voltaire" (1933)
*"Queen Christina" (1933)
*"The House of Rothschild" (1934)
*"Of Human Bondage" (1934)
*"The Call of the Wild" (1935)
*"Anna Karenina" (1935)
*"A Tale of Two Cities" (1935)
*"Rose-Marie" (1936)
*"The Great Ziegfeld" (1936)
*"Yours for the Asking" (1936)
*"Love on the Run" (1936)
*"Personal Property" (1937)
*"Madame X" (1937)
*"Conquest" (1937)
*"Everybody Sing" (1938)
*"Paradise for Three" (1938)
*"Kidnapped" (1938)
*"Three Loves Has Nancy" (1938)
*"A Christmas Carol" (1938)
*"Remember?" (1939)
*"Hullabaloo" (1940)
*"They Met in Bombay" (1941)
*"Woman of the Year" (1942)
*"Mrs. Miniver" (1942)
*"White Cargo" (1942)
*"Random Harvest" (1942)
*"Reunion in France" (1942)
*"Above Suspicion" (1943)
*"Salute to the Marines" (1943)
*"Madame Curie" (1943)
*"The Canterville Ghost" (1944)
*"National Velvet" (1944)
*"Kitty" (1945)
*"The Valley of Decision" (1945)
*"Captain Kidd" (1945)
*"The Diary of a Chambermaid" (1946)
*"Cluny Brown" (1946)
*"Monsieur Beaucaire" (1946)
*"The Pirate" (1948)
*"Julia Misbehaves" (1948)
*"Hills of Home" (1948)
*"The Three Musketeers" (1948)
*"The Secret Garden" (1949)
*"Challenge to Lassie" (1949)
*"The Miniver Story" (1950)
*"Kim" (1950)
*"Five Weeks in a Balloon" (1962)
*"The Thrill of It All" (1963)
*"Mary Poppins" (1964)
*"Bedknobs and Broomsticks" (1971)

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NAME= Owen, Reginald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= August 5, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH= Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH= November 5, 1972
PLACE OF DEATH= United States