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Director
Alun Owen
Writing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew 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
Frequent jobs
Writer (19)Screenplay (3)Creator (1)
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
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Alun Owen.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Alun Owen.
Screenplay
A Hard Day's Night
1964 • Movie
as People in Restaurant: Curate
The Servant
1963 • Movie
Writer
Unexplained Laughter
1989 • Movie
as TV Producer
I'm All Right Jack
1959 • Movie
Writer
Lena, O My Lena
1960 • Movie
Writer
Male of the Species
1969 • Movie
Writer
Charlie
1968 • Movie
Screenplay
The Criminal
1960 • Movie
as Pritchard
Valley of Song
1953 • Movie
Writer
Lucky
1974 • Movie
Writer
George's Room
1967 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles
2025 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Alun Owen.
Writer • 1 eps
Play for Today
1970 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
The Wednesday Play
1964 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
1965 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
Theatre 625
1964 • Series
Writer • 3 eps
ITV Playhouse
1967 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 • Series
Screenplay • 2 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
The Play on One
1988 • Series
as First Guard (uncredited) • 1 eps
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955 • Series
Writer • 4 eps
Half Hour Story
1967 • Series
Writer • 3 eps
Male of the Species
1969 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
The Company of Five
1968 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Alun Owen.
Writer
Unexplained Laughter
1989 • Movie
Writer
Lucky
1974 • Movie
Writer
Pal
1971 • Movie
Writer
No Trams to Lime Street
1970 • Movie
Writer
Male of the Species
1969 • Movie
Writer
Charlie
1968 • Movie
Writer
George's Room
1967 • Movie
Screenplay
A Hard Day's Night
1964 • Movie
Writer
Lena, O My Lena
1960 • Movie
Screenplay
The Criminal
1960 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Alun Owen.
Writer • 1 eps
The Play on One
1988 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Play for Today
1970 • Series
Creator
Hark at Barker
1969 • Series
Writer • 3 eps
Male of the Species
1969 • Series
Screenplay • 2 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
The Company of Five
1968 • Series
Writer • 3 eps
ITV Playhouse
1967 • Series
Writer • 4 eps
Half Hour Story
1967 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
1965 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
The Wednesday Play
1964 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
Theatre 625
1964 • Series
Writer • 4 eps
Armchair Theatre
1956 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Alun Owen.
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles
2025 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Things They Said Today
2002 • Movie
as People in Restaurant: Curate
The Servant
1963 • Movie
as TV Producer
I'm All Right Jack
1959 • Movie
as Ferris
In the Wake of a Stranger
1959 • Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 • Movie
as Pritchard
Valley of Song
1953 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Alun Owen.