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Garry Owen was an American actor, best known for his role as the taxi driver in Arsenic and Old Lace. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1933 and 1952.
Born
Tuesday, 18 February 1902
Died
Friday, 01 June 1951
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Scandal Sheet | Barfly | 1952 |
| Two Tickets to Broadway | Bus Passenger Behind Sailor | 1951 |
| The Milkman | Irving | 1950 |
| The Admiral Was a Lady | Watson Jones | 1950 |
| Riding High | Harry | 1950 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town | Bubble-ola Delivery Man | 1950 |
| The Yellow Cab Man | Demolition Engineer | 1950 |
| The Good Humor Man | Elevator Starter | 1950 |
| The Flying Saucer | Bartender at Ernie's | 1950 |
| A Kiss for Corliss | Cop at Archers | 1949 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Scandal Sheet | Barfly | 1952 |
| Two Tickets to Broadway | Bus Passenger Behind Sailor | 1951 |
| The Milkman | Irving | 1950 |
| The Admiral Was a Lady | Watson Jones | 1950 |
| Riding High | Harry | 1950 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town | Bubble-ola Delivery Man | 1950 |
| The Yellow Cab Man | Demolition Engineer | 1950 |
| The Good Humor Man | Elevator Starter | 1950 |
| The Flying Saucer | Bartender at Ernie's | 1950 |
| A Kiss for Corliss | Cop at Archers | 1949 |
| Bride for Sale | Al | 1949 |
| The File on Thelma Jordon | Bailiff / Bailiff (Uncredited) | 1949 |
| The Doctor and the Girl | Patient | 1949 |
| Mighty Joe Young | 2nd Bartender | 1949 |
| Manhandled | Police Photographer | 1949 |
| Too Late for Tears | Police Officer at Switchboard | 1949 |
| The Stratton Story | Cab Driver | 1949 |
| Flamingo Road | Mailman | 1949 |
| The Crooked Way | Man from Green Acres Mortuary | 1949 |
| The Life of Riley | Bill Collector | 1949 |
| I Cheated the Law | Jerry | 1949 |
| Criss Cross | Johnny | 1949 |
| Knock on Any Door | Larry - Barber | 1949 |
| Act of Violence | Auto Rental Co. Attendant | 1948 |
| Let's Live a Little | Elevator-Starter | 1948 |
| The Return of October | Charlie | 1948 |
| Sorry, Wrong Number | Bingo Caller | 1948 |
| Good Sam | Taxi Driver | 1948 |
| A Southern Yankee | Confederate Soldier | 1948 |
| The Checkered Coat | Prince | 1948 |
| The Fuller Brush Man | Creamy | 1948 |
| On an Island with You | Reporter | 1948 |
| State of the Union | Brooklynite | 1948 |
| Money Madness | Vance - Reporter | 1948 |
| The Big Clock | Cab Driver | 1948 |
| Here Comes Trouble | Sports Editor | 1948 |
| The Inside Story | Jim - Bank Teller | 1948 |
| The Bride Goes Wild | Joe | 1948 |
| My Girl Tisa | Policeman | 1948 |
| I Love Trouble | Gus | 1948 |
| It Had to Be You | Second Cab Driver | 1947 |
| The Flame | Detective | 1947 |
| Magic Town | Cigar Counter Clerk | 1947 |
| Driftwood | Gas Station Attendant | 1947 |
| The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Tom - Cop at Airport | 1947 |
| That's My Man | Worker | 1947 |
| The Long Night | Library Lecturer | 1947 |
| It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Detective | 1947 |
| Millie's Daughter | Ticket Agent | 1947 |
| My Favorite Brunette | Reporter | 1947 |
| My Brother Talks to Horses | The Chestnut's Handler | 1947 |
| Dead Reckoning | Reporter | 1947 |
| Blondie's Big Moment | Cab Driver | 1947 |
| It's a Wonderful Life | Bill-Poster | 1946 |
| Gallant Bess | 'Doc' - Pharmacist's Mate | 1946 |
| Swell Guy | Ernie - the Cab Driver | 1946 |
| Lady Chaser | Herman | 1946 |
| The Dark Mirror | Franklin | 1946 |
| No Leave, No Love | Military Policeman at Union Station | 1946 |
| The Killers | Joe Smalley | 1946 |
| Notorious | Motorcycle Policeman | 1946 |
| The Missing Lady | Johnson | 1946 |
| Night and Day | Joer | 1946 |
| Courage of Lassie | Cook Swenson - Sailor helping Smitty | 1946 |
| Our Hearts Were Growing Up | Bellboy | 1946 |
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | Truck Driver | 1946 |
| The Hoodlum Saint | Cop Arresting Snarp at Poolroom | 1946 |
| Crime of the Century | Taxi Driver | 1946 |
| Idea Girl | Howard | 1946 |
| Two Years Before the Mast | Rough Sailor | 1946 |
| A Letter for Evie | Fireman | 1946 |
| Up Goes Maisie | Elevator Operator / Elevator Operator (Uncredited) | 1946 |
| Adventure | Jabbo (unconfirmed) / Jabbo | 1945 |
| The Tiger Woman | Bartender | 1945 |
| Fallen Angel | Waiter | 1945 |
| Mildred Pierce | Policeman on Pier | 1945 |
| Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | Director's Assistant | 1945 |
| Week-End at the Waldorf | Taxi Driver | 1945 |
| Ziegfeld Follies | 1st Subway Policeman ('Limehouse Blues') | 1945 |
| Anchors Aweigh | 2nd Soldier at USO | 1945 |
| Incendiary Blonde | Garry - Dance Director | 1945 |
| Captain Eddie | Reporter | 1945 |
| The Clock | Bus Fare Collector | 1945 |
| Honeymoon Ahead | Announcer | 1945 |
| The Phantom Speaks | Louis Fabian | 1945 |
| The Last Installment | Jake | 1945 |
| Without Love | Soldier | 1945 |
| Roughly Speaking | Barber | 1945 |
| Music for Millions | Soldier Waiter | 1944 |
| Nothing But Trouble | Empl;oyment Office Clerk - 1932 | 1944 |
| The Thin Man Goes Home | Pool Player | 1944 |
| Something for the Boys | Corporal O'Neill | 1944 |
| Arsenic and Old Lace | Taxi Cab Driver | 1944 |
| Once Upon a Time | Man Spouting Poetry | 1944 |
| Song of the Open Road | Assistant Director | 1944 |
| Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Taxi Driver #3 | 1944 |
| Timber Queen | Taxi Cab Driver | 1944 |
| The Woman of the Town | Alhambra Dealer | 1943 |
| Whistling in Brooklyn | Taxi Driver #2 | 1943 |
| Watch on the Rhine | Taxi Driver | 1943 |
| Slightly Dangerous | Detective | 1943 |
| A Night to Remember | Mailman | 1943 |
| The Gay Sisters | Elevator Repairman | 1942 |
| The Pride of the Yankees | Scorecard Vendor | 1942 |
| Lady in a Jam | Man | 1942 |
| Yankee Doodle Dandy | Army Clerk | 1942 |
| Appointment for Love | Reporter | 1941 |
| Sailors on Leave | Thompson | 1941 |
| You'll Never Get Rich | Robert's Guard | 1941 |
| Blondie in Society | The Carpenter | 1941 |
| Affectionately Yours | Taxi Driver | 1941 |
| The Wagons Roll at Night | Gus | 1941 |
| The Devil and Miss Jones | Drug Store Clerk | 1941 |
| Meet John Doe | Sign Painter | 1941 |
| Footsteps in the Dark | Horatio Jackson | 1941 |
| High Sierra | Joe - Velma's Guest | 1941 |
| City for Conquest | Reporter | 1940 |
| Grandpa Goes to Town | Muggsy | 1940 |
| Women Without Names | Reporter | 1940 |
| A Child Is Born | First Drugstore Clerk | 1940 |
| Angels Wash Their Faces | Driver Whose Car Hit Sleepy | 1939 |
| Dust Be My Destiny | Milkman | 1939 |
| Naughty But Nice | Bartender | 1939 |
| Lucky Night | Willie Smith | 1939 |
| You Can't Get Away with Murder | Lock Man Inventor | 1939 |
| Within the Law | Jenks' Associate | 1939 |
| Made for Each Other | Denver Radio Operator | 1939 |
| Idiot's Delight | Newsstand Vendor | 1939 |
| Heart of the North | Tom 'Tommy' Ryan | 1938 |
| Men with Wings | Reporter | 1938 |
| The Crowd Roars | Cain's Henchman | 1938 |
| Wide Open Faces | Pineapple | 1938 |
| Call of the Yukon | Conner | 1938 |
| Test Pilot | Pilot | 1938 |
| Dangerous to Know | Mike Tookey - Chauffeur | 1938 |
| Start Cheering | Gas Station Attendant | 1938 |
| True Confession | Tony Krauch | 1937 |
| You're Only Young Once | Guide | 1937 |
| This Way Please | Reporter | 1937 |
| My Dear Miss Aldrich | Policeman | 1937 |
| Double or Nothing | Process Server | 1937 |
| Bad Guy | Ned Burns - Gambler | 1937 |
| San Quentin | Dopey | 1937 |
| King of Gamblers | Fred | 1937 |
| Racketeers in Exile | Sy | 1937 |
| Don't Tell the Wife | Motorcycle Policeman | 1937 |
| Devil's Playground | Radio Man | 1937 |
| King of Hockey | Jitters McCarthy, the Referee / Jitters McCarthy - the Referee | 1936 |
| Rose Bowl | Announcer | 1936 |
| The Case of the Black Cat | Paul Drake | 1936 |
| The Return of Sophie Lang | 'Nosey' Schwartz | 1936 |
| Bullets or Ballots | The Spotter | 1936 |
| Florida Special | Joe | 1936 |
| The Country Doctor | Jerry | 1936 |
| Boulder Dam | Dam Worker | 1936 |
| Ceiling Zero | Mike Owens | 1936 |
| Top Flat | Garry, Patsy's friend (as Gary Owen) / Garry, Patsy's friend | 1935 |
| I Live My Life | Elevator Operator / Elevator Operator (Uncredited) | 1935 |
| O'Shaughnessy's Boy | (scenes deleted) | 1935 |
| Special Agent | Carston's Henchman | 1935 |
| Red Salute | Gas Station Attendant | 1935 |
| People Will Talk | Second Reporter | 1935 |
| Let 'em Have It | Ike | 1935 |
| Times Square Lady | Newspaper Reporter | 1935 |
| The Gay Bride | Reporter | 1934 |
| Evelyn Prentice | Reporter #2 | 1934 |
| No Ransom | Archie DeWitt | 1934 |
| Death on the Diamond | In-Studio Radio Announcer | 1934 |
| Contented Calves | Breezy - Photographer | 1934 |
| The Girl from Missouri | Sailor Cupick - Kitty's Date | 1934 |
| Little Miss Marker | Grinder (as Gary Owen) / Grinder | 1934 |
| The Thin Man | Detective | 1934 |
| Good Dame | Taxi Driver | 1934 |
| Bombay Mail | Cuthbert Neal | 1934 |
| Son of a Sailor | Sailor Johnson | 1933 |
| Havana Widows | Sphinx Club Croupier | 1933 |
| The Prizefighter and the Lady | Jake - Fight Promoter | 1933 |
| Saturday's Millions | Football Announcer | 1933 |
| Stage Mother | Jerry - Stagehand / Jerry, Stagehand | 1933 |
| Flying Devils | Carnival Ticket Seller | 1933 |
| Hold Your Man | Slim | 1933 |
| Child of Manhattan | Buddy / Buddy McGonagle | 1933 |
