Born in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He came to New York in the early 1920s to work on Broadway, then in 1928 moved on to Hollywood, where he made a career as a supporting actor in 11 television series/shows and 133 films from 1911 to 1971 including: "Of Human Bondage," "Anna Karenina," "A Tale of Two Cities," "The Great Ziegfeld," "A Yank in the R.A.F.," "Random Harvest," "The Canterville Ghost," "The Miniver Story," "Mary Poppins," and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks." He is best known for his role as Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1938 version of "A Christmas Carol."
Born in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He came to New York in the early 1920s to work on Broadway, then in 1928 moved on to Hollywood, where he made a career as a supporting actor in 11 television series/shows and 133 films from 1911 to 1971 including: "Of Human Bondage," "Anna Karenina," "A Tale of Two Cities," "The Great Ziegfeld," "A Yank in the R.A.F.," "Random Harvest," "The Canterville Ghost," "The Miniver Story," "Mary Poppins," and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks." He is best known for his role as Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1938 version of "A Christmas Carol."
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Reginald Owen
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1887 1972
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