List of the best Bill Owen movies: The Ship That Died of Shame(1956), The Comeback(1978), Georgy Girl(1966), The Square Ring(1952), The Rainbow Jacket(1954), In Celebration(1974), Carry on Sergeant(1960), Carry on Nurse(1960), Davy(1957), The Hellfire Club(1963), Carry on Cabby(1963), The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men(1952) ... ...
Action
UK
1956
91 Minutes
Birdie
Richard Attenborough George Baker Bill Owen Virginia McKenna Roland Culver Bernard Lee Ralph Truman
crew member naval officer ship owner murderer skipper smuggler engaging unrestrained patriotic england high seas ship seafaring life after wartime smuggling crime black market weapons transformation wretched excess
Boxing drama following the lives of five different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.
Horror
UK
1978
100 Minutes
Mr. B
Jack Jones Pamela Stephenson David Doyle Bill Owen Sheila Keith Richard Johnson
A singer holes up at a sinister estate to write new songs for his act. The ghost of his murdered wife begins to haunt him, then the person who actually killed her shows up at the mansion.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1966
99 Minutes
Ted
James Mason Lynn Redgrave Alan Bates Charlotte Rampling Bill Owen Claire Kelly Rachel Kempson Denise Coffey Dorothy Alison Peggy Thorpe-Bates Dandy Nichols
wealthy man musician employee baby boyfriend emotional endearing quirky london household hospital abandonment child custody love triangle marriage growing up love rescue 1960s
A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her father's middle-aged employer while striving to capture some of the glamorous life of her swinging London roommate.
Drama
USA
1952
83 Minutes
Happy Burns
Jack Warner Joan Collins Kay Kendall Robert Beatty Bill Owen Maxwell Reed
The homespun humorist and social critic starts as a cowboy and goes on to vaudeville, movies, radio.
Drama
UK
1954
99 Minutes
Sam
Robert Morley Kay Walsh Edward Underdown Fella Edmonds Bill Owen Charles Victor Honor Blackman Wilfrid Hyde-White Ronald Ward Howard Marion-Crawford Sidney James
A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.
Drama
UK|USA
1974
131 Minutes
Mr. Shaw
Alan Bates James Bolam Brian Cox Constance Chapman Gabrielle Day Bill Owen
coal miner wife son lawyer businessman brother engaging tense brooding emotional family home yorkshire, england family history reunion parenthood class distinctions change of career rivalry growing up 1970s
In a Yorkshire mining town, three educated brothers return to their blue-collar home to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of their parents, but dark secrets come to the fore.
Comedy
UK
1960
83 Minutes
Corporal Bill Copping
William Hartnell Bob Monkhouse Shirley Eaton Eric Barker Dora Bryan Bill Owen Kenneth Connor
army recruit army officer soldiers cheeky confident amusing lighthearted madcap playful barracks training camp united kingdom training soldiers transformation growing up 20th century
Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1960
90 Minutes
Percy `'Perc'` Hickson
Shirley Eaton Kenneth Connor Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams Terence Longdon Bill Owen Leslie Phillips Cyril Chamberlain Brian Oulton Wilfrid Hyde-White Hattie Jacques
nurse colonel matron student doctor campy hospital ambulance camp betting hospital adventure 1950s
Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
1957
82 Minutes
Eric
Harry Secombe Ron Randell Alexander Knox George Relph Susan Shaw Bill Owen
entertainer musician singer family member fan audience amusing airy inspiring creative emotional intense music hall england music stage music career entertainment show business love
The star (Harry Secombe) of a British vaudeville family act gets a chance to sing opera at Covent Garden.
Drama
UK
1963
93 Minutes
Martin
Keith Michell Kai Fisher Adrienne Corri Peter Cushing Peter Arne David Lodge Bill Owen Miles Malleson
Hill House has stood for about 90 years and appears haunted: its inhabitants have always met strange, tragic ends. Now Dr. John Markway has assembled a team of people who he thinks will prove whether or not the house is haunted.
Comedy
1963
91 Minutes
Smiley Sims
Sidney James Kenneth Connor Hattie Jacques Charles Hawtrey Esma Cannon Liz Fraser Bill Owen Milo O'Shea
cab driver husband wife rival family feminist amusing charming endearing engaging inspiring melodramatic taxi taxi company house city injustice job rivalry love
A London taxi tycoon's (Sidney James) neglected wife (Hattie Jacques) forms a rival fleet featuring beauties in uniform.
Kids & Family, Adventure
UK
1952
84 Minutes
Stutely
Richard Todd Joan Rice Peter Finch James Hayter James Robertson Justice Martita Hunt Hubert Gregg Bill Owen Reginald Tate Elton Hayes Anthony Eustrel
prince king love interest father sheriff of nottingham maid marian rousing suspenseful england sherwood forest castle rebellion oppression royalty kidnapping outlaws robin hood quest revenge love
When King Richard the Lionheart leaves England to lead a crusade to the Holy Land, his treacherous brother conspires to bring himself to power.
Adventure
UK|USA
1966
112 Minutes
Peter McEnery Susan Hampshire Tom Adams Gordon Jackson Andrew Keir Maurice Roeves Donal McCann Richard Leech Peter Jeffrey Marie Kean Bill Owen
After inheriting his father's title, the young noble Hugh O'Connell is taken hostage by the English viceroy but escapes to lead an uprising.