Owen Davis Jr.

Acting

Owen Davis Jr.

Born October 6, 1907 · New York City, New York, USA

Died May 21, 1949 · aged 41

Owen Gould Davis Jr. (October 6, 1907 – May 21, 1949) was an American actor known primarily for his work in film. He also performed in the theatre, making his Broadway debut in the play Carry On (1928), which his father, Owen Davis, had written.

Known For

All Quiet on the Western FrontAll Quiet on the Western Front · 1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
7.81930
MovieDramaWar
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.
Knute Rockne All AmericanKnute Rockne All American · 1940
Knute Rockne All American
6.21940
MovieDrama
The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
These Glamour GirlsThese Glamour Girls · 1939
These Glamour Girls
5.91939
MovieComedyDrama
A drunken college student invites a dance hostess to the big college dance and then forgets he asked her. When she shows up at school, he tries to get rid of her, but she won't leave. Instead, she stays and shows up both him and his classmates' snooty dates.
Touchdown, ArmyTouchdown, Army · 1938
Touchdown, Army
7.51938
MovieDramaComedy
Prep football star Jimmy Howal gets a reception far different from what he expected when he enters West Point.
They Had to See ParisThey Had to See Paris · 1929
They Had to See Paris
6.41929
MovieComedy
Oklahoma mechanic Pike Peters finds himself part owner of an oil field. His wife Idy, hitherto content, decides the family must go to Paris to get "culture" and meet "the right kind of people." Pike and his grown son and daughter soon have flirtatious French admirers; Idy rents a chateau from an impoverished aristocrat; while Pike responds to each new development with homespun wit. In the inevitable clash, will pretentiousness and sophistication or common sense triumph?
Good IntentionsGood Intentions · 1930
Good Intentions
9.01930
MovieDramaCrime
When love came the way of this gentleman crook he turned to the right---only to be caught in the swirling eddy of his criminal past! (original ad)
Murder on a Bridle PathMurder on a Bridle Path · 1936
Murder on a Bridle Path
5.41936
MovieComedyMystery
When the body of Violet Feverel is discovered on the Central Park bridle path, Inspector Oscar Piper presumes her death was accidental, until his friend, amateur detective Hildegarde Withers, locates Violet’s horse and discovers it is streaked with blood.
Henry Goes ArizonaHenry Goes Arizona · 1939
Henry Goes Arizona
6.21939
MovieDramaWestern
A New Yorker moves West when he inherits an Arizona ranch.

Filmography

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