Owen McGiveney
Owen McGiveney | |
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Born | Owen Joseph McGiveney 4 May 1884 Preston, Lancashire, England |
Died | 31 July 1967 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 83)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1904–1967 |
Owen Joseph McGiveney (4 May 1884 – 31 July 1967) was an English-born actor. He initially gained attention as a quick-change artist, and later worked on stage, in films and in television, principally as a character actor in the United States.
Life and career
McGiveney was born in
He continued to perform regularly and successfully with his quick-change act in British music hall and variety shows, and in American vaudeville, through the 1920s. In the 1930s, he performed both in England and in America; he married while touring in England in 1936.[3]
After the Second World War, he was invited by stage actor and comedian Ken Murray to appear in his popular revue, Blackouts, in Hollywood. This move reinvigorated McGiveney's career, and he began working in the film industry as a character actor, making his first appearance in If Winter Comes (1947).[2] He appeared in many films during the 1950s and 1960s, including Show Boat (1951), Scaramouche (in the role of Punchinello; 1952), Brigadoon (1954), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), and My Fair Lady (1964). He also made a number of television appearances in shows including 77 Sunset Strip, Perry Mason, The Outer Limits, The Monkees, and Batman.[1][2][3]
He died in the
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1966 | The Monkees | Old Man | S1:E12, "I've Got a Little Song Here" |
References
- ^ ISBN 1-86105-206-5, p.117
- ^ a b c d e f Mike Hill, "Preston actor who made it in Hollywood", Lancashire Post, 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2023
- ^ a b c Frank Cullen, Florence Hackman, and Donald McNeilly, Vaudeville Old & New: an encyclopedia of variety performances in America, Psychology Press, 2007, pp.744-745