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Al Bowlly(1899-1941)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Al Bowlly
Al Bowlly was born on 7 January 1899 in Delagoa Bay, Portuguese East Africa [now Maputo Bay, Mozambique]. He was an actor, known for Ready Player One (2018), The Jacket (2005) and The Outsider (2018). He was married to Margaret Fairless and Freda Roberts. He died on 17 April 1941 in London, England, UK.
BornJanuary 7, 1899
DiedApril 17, 1941(42)
BornJanuary 7, 1899
DiedApril 17, 1941(42)
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Known for

Steven Spielberg, Ben Mendelsohn, George Michael, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Perdita Weeks, Kamara Benjamin Barnett, Mandy June Turpin, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Stephen Mitchell, Neet Mohan, Win Morisaki, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Kae Alexander, Sarah Sharman, Robert Gilbert, Raed Abbas, Letitia Wright, Tye Sheridan, Asan N'Jie, Hannah John-Kamen, Cara Theobold, Olivia Cooke, Alphonso Austin, Amy Clare Beales, Jane Leaney, Kathryn Wilder, and Philip Zhao in Ready Player One (2018)
Ready Player One
7.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2018
The Jacket (2005)
The Jacket
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2005
Jared Leto in The Outsider (2018)
The Outsider
6.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2018
Audrey Tautou in Amélie (2001)
Amélie
8.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2001

Credits

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Actor

  • Up for the Derby
    • Guitarist (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Fernand Gravey and Anna Neagle in Bitter Sweet (1933)
    Bitter Sweet
    6.2
    • Singer (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • The King's Cup
    • Al Bowlly
    • 1933
  • The Mayor's Nest (1932)
    The Mayor's Nest
    • George
    • 1932
  • A Night Like This (1932)
    A Night Like This
    7.3
    • Singer (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • The Chance of a Night Time (1931)
    The Chance of a Night Time
    • Vocalist (uncredited)
    • 1931

Soundtrack

  • CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
    CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
    7.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "Blue Moon"
    • 2025
  • Euphorie (2025)
    Euphorie
    5.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Midnight, The Stars and You"
    • 2025
  • The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox (2025)
    The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Guilty"
    • 2025
  • James Sobol Kelly in In the Moonlight (2023)
    In the Moonlight
    Short
    • performer: "The Very Thought Of You"
    • 2023
  • My Ghost Friend (2022)
    My Ghost Friend
    8.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Blue Moon"
    • 2023
  • Carla Gugino in The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)
    The Fall of the House of Usher
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "It's All Forgotten Now"
    • 2023
  • Ian McKellen, Lesley Manville, Mark Strong, and Gemma Arterton in The Critic (2023)
    The Critic
    6.0
    • performer: "Midnight with the Stars and You"
    • 2023
  • Idris Elba in Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)
    Luther: The Fallen Sun
    6.4
    • performer: "There's a Ring around the Moon"
    • 2023
  • Ben Shapiro in Debunked (2021)
    Debunked
    3.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Midnight, the Stars and You"
    • 2022
  • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Hugh Dancy, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, Douglas Reith, Dominic West, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Robert James-Collier, Michelle Dockery, Harry Hadden-Paton, Laura Haddock, Sophie McShera, Tuppence Middleton, Laura Carmichael, and Michael Fox in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
    Downton Abbey: A New Era
    7.4
    • performer: "A Man and His Dream"
    • 2022
  • Lucy Boynton and Will Poulter in Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (2022)
    Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Midnight, the Stars and You"
    • writer: "Midnight, the Stars and You"
    • 2022
  • Esme Young, Joe Lycett, and Patrick Grant in The Great British Sewing Bee (2013)
    The Great British Sewing Bee
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Brighter than the Sun" (uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Judi Dench, James D'Arcy, and Eddie Izzard in Six Minutes to Midnight (2020)
    Six Minutes to Midnight
    6.0
    • performer: "Hang Out the Stars in Indiana"
    • 2020
  • Tulpa (2020)
    Tulpa
    Short
    • performer: "Midnight, the Stars and You"
    • 2020
  • World's Greatest Hotels (2019)
    World's Greatest Hotels
    7.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "Faint Harmony"
    • 2020

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • January 7, 1899
    • Delagoa Bay, Portuguese East Africa [now Maputo Bay, Mozambique]
  • Died
    • April 17, 1941
    • London, England, UK(air raid)
  • Spouses
      Margaret FairlessDecember 18, 1934 - April 17, 1941 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    African-born crooner and lead vocalist with the Ray Noble Orchestra. Killed during a German air raid on London in April 1941.

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