Alun Owen

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.

Writing

1960

[ ] The Criminal (Screenplay)
[ ] Lena, O My Lena (Writer)
[ ] After the Funeral (Writer)

1967

[ ] Shelter (Writer)
[ ] George's Room (Writer)

1968

[ ] Stella (Writer)
[ ] Thief (Writer)
[ ] Gareth (Writer)

1969

[ ] Male of the Species (Writer)
[ ] The Ladies: Doreen (Writer)
[ ] The Ladies: Joan (Writer)

1970

[ ] No Trams to Lime Street (Writer)

1971

[ ] Funny (Writer)
[ ] Pal (Writer)

1974

[ ] Norma (Writer)
[ ] Lucky (Writer)

1989

[ ] Unexplained Laughter (Writer)

Actor

1953

[ ] Valley of Song (Pritchard)

1957

[ ] Every Day Except Christmas (Narrator (voice))

1959

[ ] In the Wake of a Stranger (Ferris)
[ ] I'm All Right Jack (TV Producer)

1963

[ ] The Servant (People in Restaurant: Curate)

2002

[ ] Things They Said Today (Self (archive footage))

2025

[ ] The Beatles (Self (archive footage))