Alun Owen
Born: 1925-11-24 in Menai Bridge, Wales
Died: 1994-11-06
Known For: Writing
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Beatles as Self (archive footage)
2002
- Things They Said Today as Self (archive footage)
1989
- Unexplained Laughter ... (Writer)
1988
- The Play on One ... (Writer)
1978
- Hawkmoor as Ianto
1971
- Pal ... (Writer)
- The Ten Commandments ... (Writer)
- Funny ... (Writer)
1970
- Play for Today ... (Writer)
- No Trams to Lime Street ... (Writer)
1969
- The Ladies: Doreen ... (Writer)
- Male of the Species ... (Writer)
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre ... (Screenplay)
- The Ladies: Joan ... (Writer)
- Male of the Species ... (Writer)
1968
- Stella ... (Writer)
- Thief ... (Writer)
- The Ronnie Barker Playhouse as The Minister
- Gareth ... (Writer)
- The Company of Five ... (Writer)
1967
- George's Room ... (Writer)
- Shelter ... (Writer)
1965
- BBC Play of the Month ... (Writer)
1964
- Theatre 625 ... (Writer)
- A Hard Day's Night ... (Screenplay)
1963
- The Servant as People in Restaurant: Curate
1962
- The Hard Knock ... (Writer)
1961
- The Rose Affair ... (Writer)
1960
- After the Funeral ... (Writer)
- The Criminal ... (Screenplay)
- Lena, O My Lena ... (Writer)
1959
- I'm All Right Jack as TV Producer
- In the Wake of a Stranger as Ferris
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