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Owen Davis Jr.
Highest Rated: 98% All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Lowest Rated: 88% Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
Birthday: Oct 6, 1907
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Owen Davis Jr. was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Davis's earliest roles were in film, including the Will Rogers comedy "They Had to See Paris" (1929), "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930) and "Good Intentions" (1930). He also appeared in "Bunker Bean" (1936). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like "Grand Jury" (1936), "The Plot Thickens" (1936) with James Gleason and "It Could Happen to You" (1937) with Alan Baxter. He also appeared in the Paul Muni action picture "The Woman I Love" (1937). Nearing the end of his career, he continued to act in "Henry Goes Arizona" (1939), the Pat O'Brien biopic "Knute Rockne - All American" (1940) and the drama "Thou Shalt Not Kill" (1940) with Charles Bickford. Davis more recently produced "The Chevrolet Tele-Theater" (NBC, 1948-1950). Davis passed away in May 1949 at the age of 42.
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| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88% | 60% | Knute Rockne, All American | Gus Dorais (Character) | - | 1940 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thou Shalt Not Kill | Allen Stevens (Character) | - | 1939 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | These Glamour Girls | Greg Smith (Character) | - | 1939 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Henry Goes Arizona | Danny Regan (Character) | - | 1939 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touchdown, Army | Cadet Kirk Reynolds (Character) | - | 1938 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | It Could Happen to You | Fred Barrett (Character) | - | 1937 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Luck of Roaring Camp | Davy (Character) | - | 1937 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bunker Bean | Bunker Bean (Character) | - | 1936 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Grand Jury | Steve O'Connell (Character) | - | 1936 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Special Investigator | George Fenwick (Character) | - | 1936 |
| No Score Yet | 17% | Murder on a Bridle Path | Edward "Eddie" Fry (Character) | - | 1936 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Plot Thickens | Robert Wilkins (Character) | - | 1936 |
| 98% | 89% | All Quiet on the Western Front | Peter (Character) | - | 1930 |
| No Score Yet | 14% | They Had to See Paris | Ross Peters (Character) | - | 1929 |