Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the level-headed Louis Fabian in "The Phantom Speaks" (1945). After beginning his career in stock companies, he settled in California in the mid-1930s to begin a career in the film industry. While attending a casting call for bit players, he was discovered by director Preston Sturges. Impressed by his dark good looks, distinctive height, and professionalism, he took notice of his potential and arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him being under his supervision in a leading role in "Child of Manhattan" (1933). From there, he would go on to enjoy a successful career as a prolific character actor appearing in over 185 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, doctors, lawyers, white-collared workers, cowboys, sheriffs, policemen, neighbors, faithful friends, detectives, reporters, waiters, doormen, bellhops, clergymen, educators, soldiers, eccentrics, curmudgeons, chauffeurs, retail clerks, bartenders, technicians, and businessmen. He appeared in such feature films as "Flying Devils" (1933), "The Thin Man" (1934), "People Will Talk" (1935), "Florida Special" (1936), "San Quinten" (1937), "Test Pilot" (1938), "Naughty But Nice" (1939), "City for Conquest" (1940), "Meet John Doe" (1941), "A Night to Remember" (1942), "Whistling in Brooklyn" (1943), "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1944), "Mildred Pierce" (1945), "A Letter for Evie" (1946), "Dead Reckoning" (1947), "The Big Clock" (1948), "Criss Cross" (1949), "The File on Thelma Jordan" (1950), and "Two Tickets to Broadway" (1951). During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, had been an active member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, was an active parishioner of the Methodist church, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the March of Dimes, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, had been the official stand-in for actors Gary Cooper and James Stewart, and was one of the official spokesman for Lucky Strike Cigarettes. After appearing in what would be his final film role in "Scandal Street" (1952), Owen, who never married nor had any children, died unexpectedly from complications of a heart attack.