Acting
Jack Mower
Born September 5, 1890 · Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Died January 6, 1965 · aged 74
Jack Mower (born Benjamin Allen Mower) was an American screen and television actor. He appeared in hundreds of films between 1914 and 1964. Mower also, during the mid 1920s, produced seven silent films.
Known For
House of Wax · 1953House of Wax
★ 6.91953
MovieHorrorCrime
A sculptor opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures, but quickly runs into trouble when his business partner demands the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.
A Star Is Born · 1954A Star Is Born
★ 7.11954
MovieDramaMusic
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
The Maltese Falcon · 1941The Maltese Falcon
★ 7.71941
MovieMysteryCrime
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
A Night to Remember · 1958A Night to Remember
★ 7.71958
MovieDramaAction
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.
Marked Woman · 1937Marked Woman
★ 6.61937
MovieCrimeDrama
In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.
The Man from the Alamo · 1953The Man from the Alamo
★ 6.61953
MovieWestern
During the war for Texas independence, one man leaves the Alamo before the end (chosen to help others' families) but is too late to accomplish his mission, and is branded a coward. Unable to expose a gang of turncoats, he infiltrates them instead.
Across the Pacific · 1942Across the Pacific
★ 6.61942
MovieAdventureThriller
Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact that he has no loyalty to his home country after he is court-martialed out of the army and boards a Japanese ship for the Orient in late 1941. But has Leland really been booted out, or is there some other motive for his getting close to fellow passenger Doctor Lorenz?
City for Conquest · 1940City for Conquest
★ 6.91940
MovieRomanceDrama
The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something better in life for both of them, breaks off her engagement to Danny, he sets out to be a championship boxer, while she becomes a dancer paired with a sleazy partner. Will tragedy reunite the former lovers?
Filmography
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A Star Is Born · 1954A Star Is Born
★ 7.11954
MovieDramaMusic
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Benefit Attendee (uncredited)
Marked Woman · 1937Marked Woman
★ 6.61937
MovieCrimeDrama
In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.
Jury Foreman #2 (uncredited)
The Man from the Alamo · 1953The Man from the Alamo
★ 6.61953
MovieWestern
During the war for Texas independence, one man leaves the Alamo before the end (chosen to help others' families) but is too late to accomplish his mission, and is branded a coward. Unable to expose a gang of turncoats, he infiltrates them instead.
Texas Patriot at Meeting (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes · 1939Invisible Stripes
★ 6.21939
MovieCrimeDrama
A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.
Detective Escorting Convicts (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce · 1945Mildred Pierce
★ 7.61945
MovieCrimeDrama
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
Jack the Mailman (uncredited)
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air · 1937Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
★ 5.41937
MovieComedyMusic
A country bumpkin becomes a singing sensation on the radio.
Policeman (uncredited)
In This Our Life · 1942In This Our Life
★ 6.91942
MovieDramaRomance
An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.
Minor Role (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington · 1944Mr. Skeffington
★ 6.81944
MovieDramaRomance
A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.
Man in Skeffington's Office (uncredited)

















