Alun Owen

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1925-11-24

Deathday 1994-11-06 (68 years old)

Place of Birth Menai Bridge, Wales

Alun Owen

Biography

Alun Owen was a Welsh playwright, screenwriter and actor, predominantly in television. However, he is best remembered by a wider audience for writing the screenplay of The Beatles' debut feature film A Hard Day's Night (1964), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Known For

Writer

1989
1988
The Play on One

as Writer

1974
Norma

as Writer

1974
Lucky

as Writer

1971
Funny

as Writer

1971
Pal

as Writer

1970
Play for Today

as Writer

1969
1969
1969
1968
Stella

as Writer

1968
Thief

as Writer

1968
1967
Shelter

as Writer

1967
George's Room

as Writer

1964
A Hard Day's Night

as Screenplay

1962
The Hard Knock

as Writer

1961
The Rose Affair

as Writer

1960
The Criminal

as Screenplay

1960
Lena, O My Lena

as Writer

1960

Actor

2002
Things They Said Today

as Self (archive footage)

1978
Hawkmoor

as Ianto

1963
The Servant

as People in Restaurant: Curate

1959
I'm All Right Jack

as TV Producer

1957
Every Day Except Christmas

as Narrator (voice)

1955
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

as First Guard (uncredited)

1953
Valley of Song

as Pritchard