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Don Rowan(1905-1966)

  • Actor
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Don Rowan in Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
Don Rowan was born on 22 January 1905 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940), Buried Alive (1939) and Tough Kid (1938). He died on 16 February 1966 in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA.
BornJanuary 22, 1905
DiedFebruary 16, 1966(61)
BornJanuary 22, 1905
DiedFebruary 16, 1966(61)
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Known for

Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, and Charles Middleton in Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
6.6
  • Capt. Torch
  • 1940
Robert Wilcox in Buried Alive (1939)
Buried Alive
4.7
  • Big Billy
  • 1939
Judith Allen, Frankie Darro, Lew Kelly, and Dick Purcell in Tough Kid (1938)
Tough Kid
5.9
  • Bill Grogan
  • 1938
Randolph Scott and Frances Drake in And Sudden Death (1936)
And Sudden Death
5.9
  • Police Sgt. Maloney
  • 1936

Credits

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  • Kay Aldridge, Leslie Brooks, Georgia Carroll, Marguerite Chapman, Peggy Diggins, Jack Haley, Claire James, Jack Oakie, Martha Raye, and Ann Sheridan in Navy Blues (1941)
    Navy Blues
    5.7
    • Marine (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Noah Beery Jr., Leo Carrillo, Dick Foran, Buck Jones, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Les justiciers du désert (1941)
    Les justiciers du désert
    6.4
    • Blake (Ch. 11) (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Edward Arnold, Veda Ann Borg, and Gene Reynolds in The Penalty (1941)
    The Penalty
    6.3
    • Taylor, Big Worker Socked by Shorty (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Hugh Herbert, Jean Brooks, Lewis Howard, and Shemp Howard in Meet the Chump (1941)
    Meet the Chump
    4.9
    • Mug (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Hugh Herbert, Johnny Downs, and Peggy Moran in Slightly Tempted (1940)
    Slightly Tempted
    5.4
    • O'Toole (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Lynn Bari, Douglas Fowley, and Lloyd Nolan in Quai numéro treize (1940)
    Quai numéro treize
    6.2
    • Husky Man (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Les Dalton arrivent (1940)
    Les Dalton arrivent
    6.4
    • Annabella's Brother (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Gabriel Dell, Nan Grey, Huntz Hall, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Bernard Punsly, and The Dead End Kids in You're Not So Tough (1940)
    You're Not So Tough
    6.5
    • Conley (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Hugh Herbert, Constance Moore, and Dennis O'Keefe in La Conga Nights (1940)
    La Conga Nights
    6.7
    • Moving Man Foreman (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Allen Jenkins, and Ann Sothern in L'étrange aventure (1940)
    L'étrange aventure
    7.0
    • Al Muller
    • 1940
  • Tyrone Power and Dorothy Lamour in Johnny Apollo (1940)
    Johnny Apollo
    6.9
    • Guard (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, and Charles Middleton in Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
    Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
    6.6
    • Capt. Torch
    • 1940
  • Gordon Jones and Keye Luke in The Green Hornet (1940)
    The Green Hornet
    6.4
    • Lou Markeim [Chs. 1-2] (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Robert Wilcox in Buried Alive (1939)
    Buried Alive
    4.7
    • Big Billy
    • 1939
  • Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, and Priscilla Lane in Les fantastiques années 20 (1939)
    Les fantastiques années 20
    7.9
    • Gangster (uncredited)
    • 1939

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.98 m
  • Born
    • January 22, 1905
    • New Haven, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • February 16, 1966
    • Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA(cerebral hemorrhage)
  • Relatives
    • Douglas Rowan(Niece or Nephew)

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    Don Rowan is the paternal uncle of Douglas Rowan (actor), best known for "Tales of Poe" (2014), in the role of "Tyler", nemesis of main character, "Fortunato Montresor". Don Rowan inspired and encouraged his nephew (Douglas Rowan), to become an actor when Douglas was a young boy in the 1960's.

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