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Alun Owen

Writing

Career Snapshot

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Acting credits

8

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.3

Low visibility

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Movies: 17Series: 14Crew credits: 23

TMDB ID: 10587

IMDb ID: nm0654079

Known for: Writing

Born: November 24, 1925

Died: November 6, 1994

Age: 68

Place of birth: Menai Bridge, Wales

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1953 - 2025

Years active: 73

Average TMDB rating: 6.98

Wikidata: Q447951

Other jobs

Writer (19)Screenplay (3)Creator (1)
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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.

Movies

Movies

Movie credits linked with Alun Owen.

Movie poster for The Beatles (2025)

as Self (archive footage)

The Beatles

2025 • Movie
Movie poster for Things They Said Today (2002)

as Self (archive footage)

Things They Said Today

2002 • Movie
Movie poster for Unexplained Laughter (1989)

Writer

Unexplained Laughter

1989 • Movie
Movie poster for Lucky (1974)

Writer

Lucky

1974 • Movie
Movie poster for Pal (1971)

Writer

Pal

1971 • Movie
Movie poster for No Trams to Lime Street (1970)

Writer

No Trams to Lime Street

1970 • Movie
Movie poster for Male of the Species (1969)

Writer

Male of the Species

1969 • Movie
Movie poster for Charlie (1968)

Writer

Charlie

1968 • Movie
Movie poster for George's Room (1967)

Writer

George's Room

1967 • Movie
Movie poster for A Hard Day's Night (1964)

Screenplay

A Hard Day's Night

1964 • Movie
Movie poster for The Servant (1963)

as People in Restaurant: Curate

The Servant

1963 • Movie
Movie poster for Lena, O My Lena (1960)

Writer

Lena, O My Lena

1960 • Movie
Movie poster for The Criminal (1960)

Screenplay

The Criminal

1960 • Movie
Movie poster for I'm All Right Jack (1959)

as TV Producer

I'm All Right Jack

1959 • Movie
Movie poster for In the Wake of a Stranger (1959)

as Ferris

In the Wake of a Stranger

1959 • Movie
Movie poster for Every Day Except Christmas (1957)

as Narrator (voice)

Every Day Except Christmas

1957 • Movie
Movie poster for Valley of Song (1953)

as Pritchard

Valley of Song

1953 • Movie
Series

Series

Series credits linked with Alun Owen.

Series poster for The Play on One (1988)

Writer • 1 eps

The Play on One

1988 • Series
Series poster for Play for Today (1970)

Writer • 1 eps

Play for Today

1970 • Series
Series poster for Hark at Barker (1969)

Creator

Hark at Barker

1969 • Series
Series poster for Male of the Species (1969)

Writer • 3 eps

Male of the Species

1969 • Series
Series poster for ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

Screenplay • 2 eps

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969 • Series
Series poster for The Company of Five (1968)

Writer • 1 eps

The Company of Five

1968 • Series
Series poster for ITV Playhouse (1967)

Writer • 3 eps

ITV Playhouse

1967 • Series
Series poster for Half Hour Story (1967)

Writer • 4 eps

Half Hour Story

1967 • Series
Series poster for BBC Play of the Month (1965)

Writer • 1 eps

BBC Play of the Month

1965 • Series
Series poster for Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

Writer • 2 eps

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965 • Series
Series poster for The Wednesday Play (1964)

Writer • 2 eps

The Wednesday Play

1964 • Series
Series poster for Theatre 625 (1964)

Writer • 6 eps

Theatre 625

1964 • Series
Series poster for Armchair Theatre (1956)

Writer • 4 eps

Armchair Theatre

1956 • Series
Series poster for The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955)

as First Guard (uncredited) • 1 eps

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

1955 • Series