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Reginald Owen
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Reginald Owen

1887 – 1972 · Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK · Active 1922–1985

Reginald Owen, born in 1887 in England, was a versatile actor who made his mark in both British and American cinema. He appeared in Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) as well as White Cargo (1942), where his character work contributed to the films' cult appeal. Owen's career began on the stage, and he transitioned to Hollywood in the 1920s, becoming a familiar face in numerous productions. His ability to embody diverse roles helped shape the character-driven narratives of the era.

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Tarzan's Secret Treasure

Tarzan's Secret Treasure

1941 ★ 6.3
as Professor Elliott

An expedition team arrives on Tarzan's escarpment. By chance, the two villainous members Medford and Vandermeer find out that there is plenty of gold on the escarpment. They kidnap Jane and Boy in order to make Tarzan show them the location of the gold. After Tarzan complies, Medford shoots him and mistakenly presumes he is dead. Soon the group is captured by natives, whereupon Tarzan, comes to their rescue.

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Filmography

141 credits
1980s 1 credit
1985
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Movie ★ 8.5
1970s 3 credits
1974
That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.4
1971
Movie ★ 7.0
1970
TV ★ 7.2
1960s 10 credits
1967
Rosie! as Patrick
Movie ★ 10.0
1965
Run for Your Life as Sir Hillary Cooper
TV ★ 7.1
1964
Mary Poppins as Admiral Boom
Movie ★ 7.5
1964
Movie ★ 10.0
1964
TV ★ 7.9
1963
The Thrill of It All as Tom Fraleigh
Movie ★ 7.1
1963
Tammy and the Doctor as Jason Tripp
Movie ★ 5.4
1962
Movie ★ 5.4
1960
Movie ★ 7.0
1960
Thriller as The Hussar ('A Terribly Strange Bed')
TV ★ 6.7
1950s 13 credits
1959
Moochie of the Little League as J. Cecil Bennett
Movie ★ 8.0
1959
One Step Beyond as Herbert Blakely
TV ★ 5.7
1959
Adventures in Paradise as Ambrose Feather
TV ★ 6.1
1957
TV ★ 6.9
1957
Maverick as Marquis Norbert Belcastle
TV ★ 6.9
1957
Maverick as Freddie Hawkins
TV ★ 6.9
1955
MGM Parade as Self
TV ★ 9.0
1954
The Great Diamond Robbery as Bainbridge Gibbons
Movie ★ 10.0
1954
Red Garters as Judge Wallace Winthrop
Movie ★ 5.0
1954
Climax! as Doctor
TV ★ 3.8
1951
Grounds for Marriage as Dely Delacorte
Movie ★ 5.0
1950
The Miniver Story as Mr. Foley
Movie ★ 6.3
1950
Kim as Father Victor
Movie ★ 6.5
1940s 48 credits
1949
Challenge to Lassie as Sergeant Davie
Movie ★ 5.3
1949
The Secret Garden as Ben Weatherstaff
Movie ★ 7.1
1948
The Pirate as The Advocate
Movie ★ 6.5
1948
Julia Misbehaves as Benjy Hawkins
Movie ★ 6.7
1948
Movie ★ 6.8
1948
Movie ★ 6.9
1947
Green Dolphin Street as Captain O'Hara
Movie ★ 6.3
1947
If Winter Comes as Mr. Fortune
Movie ★ 6.7
1947
Movie ★ 8.3
1946
The Diary of a Chambermaid as Captain Lanlaire
Movie ★ 6.2
1946
Cluny Brown as Henry Carmel
Movie ★ 7.2
1946
The Imperfect Lady as Mr. Hopkins
Movie
1946
Movie ★ 6.7
1946
Monsieur Beaucaire as King Louis XV
Movie ★ 5.7
1945
Movie ★ 7.4
1945
Kitty as Duke of Malmunster
Movie ★ 5.7
1945
She Went to the Races as Dr. Pembroke
Movie ★ 6.0
1945
Movie ★ 8.0
1945
National Velvet as Farmer Ede
Movie ★ 7.2
1945
Captain Kidd as Cary Shadwell
Movie ★ 6.3
1944
The Canterville Ghost as Lord Canterville
Movie ★ 6.9
1943
Above Suspicion as Dr. Mespelbrunn
Movie ★ 6.2
1943
Madame Curie as Dr. Becquerel
Movie ★ 7.2
1943
Salute to the Marines as Mr. Henry Casper
Movie ★ 7.2
1943
Movie ★ 7.1
1943
Movie ★ 6.5
1943
Movie ★ 7.5
1942
Movie ★ 6.9
1942
Random Harvest as "Biffer"
Movie ★ 7.3
1942
Movie ★ 7.1
1942
Reunion in France as Schultz, Gestapo agent
Movie ★ 6.4
1942
Cairo as Philo Cobson
Movie ★ 6.4
1942
Somewhere I'll Find You as Willie Manning
Movie ★ 5.7
1942
White Cargo as Skipper of the Congo Queen
Movie ★ 6.2
1942
We Were Dancing as Maj. Tyler-Blane
Movie ★ 4.3
1942
I Married an Angel as 'Whiskers'
Movie ★ 6.0
1942
Pierre of the Plains as Noah Glenkins
Movie ★ 4.7
1941
A Woman's Face as Bernard Dalvik
Movie ★ 6.8
1941
Tarzan's Secret Treasure as Professor Elliott
Movie ★ 5.9
1941
They Met in Bombay as General Allen
Movie ★ 7.3
1941
Blonde Inspiration as Reginald Mason
Movie ★ 5.8
1941
Charley's Aunt as Mr. Redcliffe
Movie ★ 6.3
1941
Lady Be Good as Max Milton
Movie ★ 5.5
1941
Free and Easy as Sir George Kelvin
Movie ★ 6.8
1940
Movie ★ 5.7
1940
The Earl of Chicago as Gervase Gonwell
Movie ★ 6.3
1940
Florian as Emperor Franz Josef
Movie ★ 4.5
1940
Hullabaloo as 'Buzz' Foster
Movie ★ 6.5
1930s 61 credits
1939
Bad Little Angel as Edwards, Marvin's Valet
Movie ★ 5.5
1939
The Real Glory as Capt. Hartley
Movie ★ 6.3
1939
Fast and Loose as Vincent Charlton
Movie ★ 5.9
1939
Remember? as Mr. Bronson
Movie ★ 6.0
1939
Hotel Imperial as General Videnko
Movie ★ 7.0
1939
Bridal Suite as Sir Horace Bragdon
Movie ★ 5.4
1938
A Christmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge
Movie ★ 7.0
1938
Everybody Sing as Hillary Bellaire
Movie ★ 5.0
1938
Three Loves Has Nancy as William, the Butler
Movie ★ 4.2
1938
Kidnapped as Capt. Hoseason
Movie ★ 6.0
1938
The Girl Downstairs as Charlie Grump
Movie ★ 4.7
1938
Paradise for Three as Johann Kesselhut
Movie ★ 7.4
1938
Vacation from Love as John Hodge Lawson
Movie ★ 10.0
1938
A Fireside Chat with Lionel Barrymore as Scrooge (atchive footage)
Movie ★ 7.0
1937
Conquest as Tallyrand
Movie ★ 6.6
1937
Rosalie as Chancellor
Movie ★ 6.0
1937
Madame X as Maurice Dourel
Movie ★ 6.1
1937
Personal Property as Claude Dabney
Movie ★ 6.9
1937
The Bride Wore Red as Admiral Monti
Movie ★ 6.9
1937
Movie ★ 4.9
1936
Movie ★ 6.3
1936
Love on the Run as Baron Otto Spandermann
Movie ★ 6.5
1936
Rose Marie as Myerson
Movie ★ 6.4
1936
Petticoat Fever as Sir James Felton
Movie ★ 6.1
1936
Trouble for Two as President of Club
Movie ★ 6.6
1936
Yours for the Asking as Dictionary McKinney
Movie ★ 5.3
1936
Adventure in Manhattan as Blackton Gregory
Movie ★ 6.1
1936
Movie ★ 7.0
1935
Movie ★ 6.9
1935
The Good Fairy as The Waiter
Movie ★ 7.1
1935
Movie ★ 6.5
1935
Call of the Wild as Mr. Smith
Movie ★ 6.2
1935
Escapade as Paul
Movie ★ 8.0
1935
Enchanted April as Henry Arbuthnot
Movie ★ 5.1
1935
Movie ★ 6.0
1934
Movie ★ 6.9
1934
Of Human Bondage as Thorpe Athelny
Movie ★ 6.5
1934
Fashions of 1934 as Oscar Baroque
Movie ★ 6.5
1934
Music in the Air as Ernst Weber
Movie ★ 5.6
1934
Nana as Bordenave
Movie ★ 6.0
1934
Movie ★ 7.3
1934
Stingaree as The Governor-General
Movie ★ 6.1
1934
Movie ★ 6.2
1934
Madame du Barry as King Louis XV
Movie ★ 4.6
1934
Mandalay as Police Commissioner Col. Thomas Dawson
Movie ★ 5.8
1934
Movie ★ 4.4
1934
Movie ★ 6.3
1934
The Human Side as James Dalton
Movie ★ 9.0
1933
A Study in Scarlet as Sherlock Holmes
Movie ★ 5.6
1933
Double Harness as Freeman
Movie ★ 6.5
1933
Voltaire as King Louis XV
Movie ★ 6.2
1933
The Narrow Corner as Mr. Frith
Movie ★ 5.8
1933
The Big Brain as Lord Darlington
Movie ★ 8.0
1932
Downstairs as Baron 'Nicky' von Burgen
Movie ★ 6.6
1932
Sherlock Holmes as Dr. Watson
Movie ★ 5.9
1932
Lovers Courageous as Lord Jimmy
Movie ★ 6.0
1932
The Man Called Back as Dr. Herbert Atkins
Movie ★ 6.0
1932
A Woman Commands as The Prime Minister
Movie ★ 9.0
1932
Robbers' Roost as Cecil Herrick
Movie ★ 6.0
1931
Platinum Blonde as Dexter Grayson
Movie ★ 6.7
1931
The Man in Possession as Claude Dabney
Movie ★ 6.7
1920s 3 credits
1929
The Letter as Robert Crosbie
Movie ★ 5.6
1922
Phroso as Lord Wheatley
Movie ★ 7.0
1922
The Grass Orphan as Heathcote St. John
Movie ★ 7.0
Crew Credits
1930s 2 credits
1938
Movie ★ 6.3
1933
Movie ★ 5.6