Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1888-08-11
Day of Death
1943-07-30
Place of Birth
Maiden Erlegh, Berks, England, UK
Owen Nares
Biography
From Wikipedia Owen Ramsay Nares (11 August 1888 in Maiden Erlegh, Berkshire, England – 30 July 1943 in Brecon, Brecknockshire, Wales) had a long stage and film career. Besides his acting career, he was the author of Myself, and Some Others (1925). In 1914, Nares appeared in Dandy Donovan, the first of the 25 silent films in which he appeared. The early 1920s was his golden period and he was the male lead opposite such actresses as Gladys Cooper, Fay Compton, Madge Titheradge and Daisy Burrell. His stage career also continued to flourish. With the advent of talkies, his considerable stage experience meant that, in the early days, he was still much in demand and starred in four films. He was, however, too mature to be the handsome star he had been a decade earlier. In the last six films he made, he played supporting roles. In 1942, he appeared in a revival of Robert E. Sherwood’s The Petrified Forrest, and afterwards he went on tour with the play to Northern England and Wales. During a tour through Wales Nares had a heart attack and died shortly afterwards. He was 54.
Filmography (30)
The Prime Minister
1941
The Show Goes On
1937The Story of Papworth, the Village of Hope
1936
I Give My Heart
1935
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934
One Precious Year
1933Discord
1933
Where Is This Lady?
1932
There Goes the Bride
1932The Love Contract
1932
The Impassive Footman
1932
Aren't We All?
1932Frail Women
1932
Sunshine Susie
1931
