Portrait of Alan Mowbray

Acting

Alan Mowbray

Career

Active from 1931 to 1960, busiest in 1936 and 1937 with 9 main titles each.

Leading roles
33
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 75 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alan Mowbray Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 13
  • Romantic Comedy 9
  • Nostalgic 9
  • Screwball Comedy 7
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Nostalgic Charm 4
  • Classic Film 4
  • Farce 3
  • Escapist Entertainment 3
  • Quirky Characters 3
  • Sharp Dialogue 3
  • Showbiz 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

174
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Broken Highway
Broken Highway (1993)

Armorer

1980s

1 title
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)

1960s

10 titles ยท average score 63
The Flying Nun
The Flying Nun (1967)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Father Duffy

Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts (1965)

TV show

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Harry Blackburn

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Lucius J. Penrose

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Butterfield

The Patty Duke Show
The Patty Duke Show (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Montrose

The Investigators
The Investigators (1961)

TV show ยท as Cranshaw

A Majority of One
A Majority of One (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

as Captain Norcross

Dante
Dante (1960)

TV show ยท as Stewart Styles

1950s

38 titles ยท average score 67
Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Luke Abigor

The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

as Val Parnell

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)
GoodWatch score 68

as Alphonsus Mannering

Lion Social
Lion Social (1954)
GoodWatch score 65

as Narrator

Colonel Humphrey Flack
Colonel Humphrey Flack (1953)

TV show

Blackbeard, the Pirate
Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)
GoodWatch score 52

as Noll

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Orville

The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Explorer Radccliffe

Crosswinds
Crosswinds (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as The Hon Cecil Daubrey

Wagon Master
Wagon Master (1950)
GoodWatch score 84

as Dr. A. Locksley Hall

The Jackpot
The Jackpot (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

as Leslie

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Professor Bradford

1940s

54 titles ยท average score 61
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
The Lone Wolf and His Lady (1949)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jamison

The Pilgrim Lady
The Pilgrim Lady (1947)

as Clifford Latimer

Lured
Lured (1947)
GoodWatch score 84

as Lyle Maxwell

Terror by Night
Terror by Night (1946)
GoodWatch score 70

as Major Duncan-Bleek

So This Is Washington
So This Is Washington (1943)
GoodWatch score 54

as Chester W. Marshall

The Devil with Hitler
The Devil with Hitler (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

as Gesatan

That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

as Sir William Hamilton

The Cowboy and the Blonde
The Cowboy and the Blonde (1941)

as Phineas Johnson

I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
GoodWatch score 77

as Robin Ray

The Villain Still Pursued Her
The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

as Silas Cribbs

Scatterbrain
Scatterbrain (1940)

as J.R. Russell

The Boys from Syracuse
The Boys from Syracuse (1940)

as Angelo

1930s

70 titles ยท average score 63
Way Down South
Way Down South (1939)
GoodWatch score 39

as Jacques Bouton

Merrily We Live
Merrily We Live (1938)
GoodWatch score 74

as Grosvenor

Topper
Topper (1937)
GoodWatch score 80

as Wilkins

Desire
Desire (1936)
GoodWatch score 80

as Dr. Maurice Pauquet

My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey (1936)
GoodWatch score 83

as Tommy Gray

Muss 'em Up
Muss 'em Up (1936)
GoodWatch score 60

as Paul Harding

In Person
In Person (1935)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jay Holmes

Night Life of the Gods
Night Life of the Gods (1935)

as Hunter Hawk

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

as Lestrade

The World and the Flesh
The World and the Flesh (1932)

as Dimitri

Nice Women
Nice Women (1931)

as Mark Chandler

Honor of the Family
Honor of the Family (1931)

as Tony Revere