Dickie Owen

Dickie Owen (26 March 1927 – 7 April 2015^[1]) was a British actor. He was known for his roles in Zulu, The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb and The Mummy's Shroud.^[2]

Owen largely retired from acting and in the 1970s, worked as a radio dispatcher for a cab company. After a long public absence, Owen was interviewed in 2011 about his experiences making Zulu.

Filmography

• A Touch of Larceny (1959) - Second Policeman (uncredited)
• Knight Errant Limited (1960) - Bates
• Hell Is a City (1960) - Bragg
• Watch Your Stern (1960) - Sailor
• The Criminal (1960) - 1st Man in Prison (uncredited)
• The Grand Junction Case (1961) - Parries
• Girl on a Roof (1961) - 1st Constable
• The Saint (1962) - Cab Driver
• The Plane Makers (1963) - Hiram Thomas/Joe Carter
• Zulu (1964) - Corporal Christian Ferdinand Schiess
• Espionage (1964) - 2nd Surveillance man
• Love Story (1963-1964) - Dickie Benz/Civvie
• HMS Paradise (1964) - Sid
• The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) - The Mummy
• Richard Whittington Esquire (1964) - Bragg
• The Wednesday Play (1965) - Big Al/Keeper Bent
• Mrs Thursday (1966) - Security Officer
• Three Hats for Lisa (1966) - Policeman
• Orlando (1967) - Tim Turtle
• The Mummy's Shroud (1967) - Prem
• Man in a Suitcase (1967) - aSergeant Jones
• Ukridge (1968) - Battling Billson
• Z-Cars (1968) - Syd Maggs
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) - Major Domo (uncredited, Last appearance)

References

External links

• Dickie Owen at the Internet Movie Database
• Zulu Film Store