Writing
Alun Owen
Born 1925-11-24 · Menai Bridge, Wales
Died 1994-11-06
Alun Owen was a Welsh playwright, screenwriter and actor, predominantly in television. However, he is best remembered by a wider audience for writing the screenplay of The Beatles' debut feature film A Hard Day's Night (1964), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Credits
Newest first
The Beatlesas Self (archive footage)2025
Things They Said Todayas Self (archive footage)2002- Come Home Charlie and Face ThemScreenplay1990
Unexplained LaughterWriter1989
The Play on OneWriter1988- Hawkmooras Ianto1978
- Do You Remember?Writer1978
- Forget Me NotWriter1976
- NormaWriter1974
LuckyWriter1974
PalWriter1971- FunnyWriter1971
- The Ten CommandmentsWriter1971
Play for TodayWriter1970
No Trams to Lime StreetWriter1970- The Ladies: DoreenWriter1969
- The Ladies: JoanWriter1969
- Plays of TodayWriter1969
Hark at BarkerCreator1969
Male of the SpeciesWriter1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreScreenplay1969- ITV Saturday Night TheatreWriter1969
Male of the SpeciesWriter1969
The Company of FiveWriter1968
CharlieWriter1968- For Amusement OnlyWriter1968
- ThiefWriter1968
- StellaWriter1968
- The Ronnie Barker Playhouseas The Minister1968
- The Ronnie Barker PlayhouseWriter1968
George's RoomWriter1967
ITV PlayhouseWriter1967- ShelterWriter1967
Half Hour StoryWriter1967
BBC Play of the MonthWriter1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreWriter1965
The Wednesday PlayWriter1964
A Hard Day's NightScreenplay1964
Theatre 625Writer1964
The Servantas People in Restaurant: Curate1963- The Hard KnockWriter1962
- The Rose AffairWriter1961
Lena, O My LenaWriter1960
The CriminalScreenplay1960- After the FuneralWriter1960
I'm All Right Jackas TV Producer1959
In the Wake of a Strangeras Ferris1959
Every Day Except Christmasas Narrator (voice)1957
Armchair TheatreWriter1956
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernelas First Guard (uncredited)1955
Valley of Songas Pritchard1953- Before Your Very Eyes1952