Portrait of Reginald Owen

Acting

Reginald Owen

Career

Active from 1922 to 1985, with a break from 1964 to 1984, busiest in 1934 and 1942 with 10 main titles each.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cluny Brown
Cluny Brown
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 71 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Reginald Owen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 8
  • Classic Hollywood 8
  • Classic Romantic Comedy 6
  • Lighthearted 6
  • Witty Dialogue 5
  • Class Conflict 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • Mistaken Identity 4
  • Tragic Romance 4
  • Character-Driven 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

136
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (1985)

as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 73
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 83

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
GoodWatch score 66

as Gen. Teagler

McCloud
McCloud (1970)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 70
Rosie!
Rosie! (1967)
GoodWatch score 84

as Patrick

Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Sir Hillary Cooper

Bewitched
Bewitched (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins (1964)
GoodWatch score 85

as Admiral Boom

The Thrill of It All
The Thrill of It All (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Tom Fraleigh

Tammy and the Doctor
Tammy and the Doctor (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jason Tripp

Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
GoodWatch score 48

as Consul

Moochie of Pop Warner Football
Moochie of Pop Warner Football (1960)

as Mr. Bennett

Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as The Hussar ('A Terribly Strange Bed')

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 63
Moochie of the Little League
Moochie of the Little League (1959)

as J. Cecil Bennett

One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Herbert Blakely

Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Ambrose Feather

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Freddie Hawkins / Marquis Norbert Belcastle

The Great Diamond Robbery
The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)
GoodWatch score 80

as Bainbridge Gibbons

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Doctor

Red Garters
Red Garters (1954)
GoodWatch score 52

as Judge Wallace Winthrop

Grounds for Marriage
Grounds for Marriage (1951)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dely Delacorte

The Miniver Story
The Miniver Story (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mr. Foley

Kim
Kim (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

as Father Victor

1940s

48 titles ยท average score 65
The Pirate
The Pirate (1948)
GoodWatch score 73

as The Advocate

Cluny Brown
Cluny Brown (1946)
GoodWatch score 84

as Henry Carmel

Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd (1945)
GoodWatch score 78

as Cary Shadwell

Salute to the Marines
Salute to the Marines (1943)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mr. Henry Casper

Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Dr. Mespelbrunn

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
GoodWatch score 79

as Foley

Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year (1942)
GoodWatch score 68

as Clayton

Random Harvest
Random Harvest (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

as "Biffer"

Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
GoodWatch score 60

as Professor Elliott

A Woman's Face
A Woman's Face (1941)
GoodWatch score 67

as Bernard Dalvik

Blonde Inspiration
Blonde Inspiration (1941)
GoodWatch score 57

as Reginald Mason

The Earl of Chicago
The Earl of Chicago (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

as Gervase Gonwell

1930s

62 titles ยท average score 64
Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Vincent Charlton

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1938)
GoodWatch score 80

as Ebenezer Scrooge

Vacation from Love
Vacation from Love (1938)

as John Hodge Lawson

Conquest
Conquest (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

as Tallyrand

Personal Property
Personal Property (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

as Claude Dabney

Rose Marie
Rose Marie (1936)
GoodWatch score 83

as Myerson

Petticoat Fever
Petticoat Fever (1936)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sir James Felton

The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sampston

Adventure in Manhattan
Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
GoodWatch score 49

as Blackton Gregory

The Girl on the Front Page
The Girl on the Front Page (1936)

as Archie Biddle

Call of the Wild
Call of the Wild (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mr. Smith

A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet (1933)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sherlock Holmes

1920s

3 titles ยท average score 61
The Letter
The Letter (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

as Robert Crosbie

Phroso
Phroso (1922)

as Lord Wheatley

The Grass Orphan
The Grass Orphan (1922)

as Heathcote St. John