# Garry Owen (actor)

Garry Owen (February 18, 1902 – June 1, 1951) was an American actor, best known for his role as the taxi driver in Arsenic and Old Lace. He appeared in more than 185 films between 1933 and 1952.
Owen was born in Brookhaven, Mississippi, on February 18, 1902. He died in Hollywood, California, on June 1, 1951.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1933 | Child of Manhattan | Buddy | (as Gary Owen) |
| 1933 | Hold Your Man | Slim | |
| 1933 | Flying Devils | Carnival Ticket Seller | Uncredited |
| 1933 | Knee Deep in Music | | Short |
| 1933 | Stage Mother | Jerry - Stagehand | Uncredited |
| 1933 | Saturday's Millions | Football Announcer | Uncredited |
| 1933 | The Prizefighter and the Lady | Jake - Fight Promoter | Uncredited |
| 1933 | Havana Widows | Sphinx Club Croupier | Uncredited |
| 1933 | Son of a Sailor | Sailor Johnson | Uncredited |
| 1934 | Bombay Mail | Cuthbert Neal | |
| 1934 | Good Dame | Taxi Driver | Uncredited |
| 1934 | The Thin Man | Detective | Uncredited |
| 1934 | Little Miss Marker | Grinder | (as Gary Owen) |
| 1934 | The Girl from Missouri | Sailor Cupick - Kitty's Date | Uncredited |
| 1934 | Contented Calves | Breezy - Photographer | Short (as Gary Owen) |
| 1934 | Death on the Diamond | In-Studio Radio Announcer | Uncredited |
| 1934 | No Ransom | Archie DeWitt | |
| 1934 | Evelyn Prentice | Reporter #2 | Uncredited |
| 1934 | The Gay Bride | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Times Square Lady | Newspaper Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Hold 'Em Yale | Laverty | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Let 'Em Have It | Ike | Uncredited |
| 1935 | People Will Talk | Second Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Red Salute | Gas Station Attendant | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Special Agent | Carston's Henchman | Uncredited |
| 1935 | O'Shaughnessy's Boy | | (scenes deleted) |
| 1935 | I Live My Life | Elevator Operator | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Top Flat | Garry, Patsy's friend | Short (as Gary Owen) |
| 1936 | Ceiling Zero | Mike Owens | |
| 1936 | Boulder Dam | Dam Worker | Uncredited |
| 1936 | The Country Doctor | Jerry | Uncredited |
| 1936 | Florida Special | Joe | |
| 1936 | Bullets or Ballots | The Spotter | Uncredited |
| 1936 | The Return of Sophie Lang | 'Nosey' Schwartz | |
| 1936 | Rose Bowl | Announcer | Uncredited |
| 1936 | The Case of the Black Cat | Paul Drake | |
| 1936 | King of Hockey | Jitters McCarthy, the Referee | |
| 1937 | Devil's Playground | Radio Man | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Don't Tell the Wife | Motorcycle Policeman | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Racketeers in Exile | Sy | |
| 1937 | King of Gamblers | Fred | Uncredited |
| 1937 | San Quentin | Dopey | |
| 1937 | Bad Guy | Ned Burns - Gambler | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Double or Nothing | Process Server | Uncredited |
| 1937 | My Dear Miss Aldrich | Policeman | Uncredited |
| 1937 | This Way Please | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1937 | You're Only Young Once | Guide | Uncredited |
| 1937 | True Confession | Tony Krauch | |
| 1938 | Start Cheering | Gas Station Attendant | Uncredited |
| 1938 | Dangerous to Know | Mike Tookey - Chauffeur | Uncredited |
| 1938 | Test Pilot | Pilot | Uncredited |
| 1938 | Wide Open Faces | Pineapple | |
| 1938 | Call of the Yukon | Conner | |
| 1938 | Men with Wings | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1938 | The Crowd Roars | Cain's Henchman | Uncredited |
| 1938 | Heart of the North | Tom 'Tommy' Ryan | |
| 1939 | Idiot's Delight | Newsstand Vendor | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Made for Each Other | Denver Radio Operator | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Within the Law | Jenks' Associate | Uncredited |
| 1939 | You Can't Get Away with Murder | 'Lock' Man - Inventor | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Lucky Night | Willie Smith - the Bandit | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Naughty but Nice | Bartender | Uncredited |
| 1939 | The Angels Wash Their Faces | Driver Whose Car Hit Sleepy | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny | Milkman | Uncredited |
| 1939 | A Child Is Born | First Drugstore Clerk | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Women Without Names | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Grandpa Goes to Town | Muggsy | |
| 1940 | City for Conquest | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1941 | High Sierra | Joe - Velma's Guest | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Footsteps in the Dark | Horatio Jackson | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Meet John Doe | Sign Painter | Uncredited |
| 1941 | The Devil and Miss Jones | Drug Store Clerk | Uncredited |
| 1941 | The Wagons Roll at Night | Gus | |
| 1941 | Affectionately Yours | Taxi Driver | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Blondie in Society | The Carpenter | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Here Comes the Cavalry | Sergeant Hooker | Short |
| 1941 | You'll Never Get Rich | Robert's Guard | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Sailors on Leave | Thompson | |
| 1941 | Appointment for Love | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Army Clerk | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam | Man | Uncredited |
| 1942 | The Pride of the Yankees | Scorecard Vendor | Uncredited |
| 1942 | The Gay Sisters | Elevator Repairman | Voice, uncredited |
| 1942 | A Night to Remember | Mailman | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous | Detective | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Watch on the Rhine | Taxi Driver | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Whistling in Brooklyn | Taxi Driver #2 | Uncredited |
| 1943 | The Woman of the Town | Alhambra Dealer | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Timber Queen | Taxi Cab Driver | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Taxi Driver #3 | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Once Upon a Time | Man Spouting Poetry | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Song of the Open Road | Assistant Director | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Arsenic and Old Lace | Taxi Driver | |
| 1944 | Something for the Boys | Corporal O'Neill | Uncredited |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Pool Player | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Nothing But Trouble | Clerk | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Music for Millions | Soldier Waiter | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Roughly Speaking | Barber | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Without Love | Soldier | Uncredited |
| 1945 | The Clock | Bus Fare Collector | Uncredited |
| 1945 | The Last Installment | Jake | Short, Uncredited |
| 1945 | The Phantom Speaks | Louis Fabian | |
| 1945 | Honeymoon Ahead | Announcer | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Captain Eddie | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh | 2nd Soldier at USO | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Incendiary Blonde | Garry - Dance Director | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Ziegfeld Follies | 1st Subway Policeman | ('Limehouse Blues'), Uncredited |
| 1945 | Mildred Pierce | Policeman on Pier | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf | Taxi Driver | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Abbott and Costello in Hollywood | Director's Assistant | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Fallen Angel | Waiter | Uncredited |
| 1945 | The Tiger Woman | Bartender | |
| 1945 | Adventure | Jabbo | Unconfirmed |
| 1946 | Up Goes Maisie | Elevator Operator | Uncredited |
| 1946 | A Letter for Evie | Fireman | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Idea Girl | Howard | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Crime of the Century | Taxi Driver | |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint | Cop Arresting Snarp at Poolroom | Uncredited |
| 1946 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Truck Driver | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Our Hearts Were Growing Up | Bellboy | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Night and Day | Joer | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Courage of Lassie | Cook Swenson - Sailor helping Smitty | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Notorious | Motorcycle Policeman | Uncredited |
| 1946 | The Missing Lady | Johnson | (scenes deleted) |
| 1946 | The Killers | Joe Smalley | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Two Years Before the Mast | Rough Sailor | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Three Wise Fools | | Uncredited |
| 1946 | No Leave, No Love | Military Policeman at Union Station | Uncredited |
| 1946 | The Dark Mirror | Franklin | (as Gary Owen) |
| 1946 | Lady Chaser | Herman | |
| 1946 | Gallant Bess | 'Doc' the Pharmacist Mate | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Swell Guy | Ernie - the Cab Driver | Uncredited |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Bill-Poster | Uncredited |
| 1947 | Blondie's Big Moment | Cab Driver | Uncredited |
| 1947 | Dead Reckoning | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses | The Chestnut's Handler | Uncredited |
| 1947 | My Favorite Brunette | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1947 | Millie's Daughter | Ticket Agent | Uncredited |
| 1947 | It Happened on 5th Avenue | Detective | Uncredited |
| 1947 | The Long Night | Library Lecturer | Uncredited |
| 1947 | That's My Man | Worker | Uncredited |
| 1947 | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Tom - Cop at Airport | Uncredited |
| 1947 | Driftwood | Gas Station Attendant | Uncredited |
| 1947 | Magic Town | Cigar Counter Clerk | Uncredited |
| 1947 | The Flame | Detective | |
| 1947 | It Had to Be You | Second Cab Driver | Uncredited |
| 1948 | I Love Trouble | Gus | Uncredited |
| 1948 | My Girl Tisa | Policeman | Uncredited |
| 1948 | The Bride Goes Wild | Joe | (scenes deleted) |
| 1948 | The Inside Story | Jim - Bank Teller | Uncredited |
| 1948 | Here Comes Trouble | Sports Editor | Uncredited |
| 1948 | The Big Clock | Cab Driver | Uncredited |
| 1948 | State of the Union | Brooklynite | Uncredited |
| 1948 | Money Madness | Vance - Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1948 | On an Island with You | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1948 | The Fuller Brush Man | Creamy | Uncredited |
| 1948 | The Checkered Coat | Prince | |
| 1948 | A Southern Yankee | Confederate Soldier | Uncredited |
| 1948 | Sorry, Wrong Number | Bingo Caller | Uncredited |
| 1948 | Good Sam | Taxi Driver | Uncredited |
| 1948 | The Return of October | Charlie | Uncredited |
| 1948 | Let's Live a Little | Elevator-Starter | Uncredited |
| 1949 | Criss Cross | Johnny | Uncredited |
| 1949 | Act of Violence | Auto Rental Co. Attendant | Uncredited |
| 1949 | Knock on Any Door | Larry - Barber | Uncredited |
| 1949 | I Cheated the Law | Jerry | |
| 1949 | The Life of Riley | Bill Collector | Uncredited |
| 1949 | The Stratton Story | Cab Driver | Uncredited |
| 1949 | The Crooked Way | Man from Green Acres Mortuary | |
| 1949 | Flamingo Road | Mailman | Uncredited |
| 1949 | Manhandled | Police Photographer | Uncredited |
| 1949 | Too Late for Tears | Police Officer at Switchboard | Uncredited |
| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young | Second Bartender | Uncredited |
| 1949 | The Doctor and the Girl | Patient | Uncredited |
| 1949 | Bride for Sale | Al | Uncredited |
| 1949 | A Kiss for Corliss | Cop at Archers | Uncredited |
| 1950 | The Flying Saucer | Bartender at Ernie's | |
| 1950 | The File on Thelma Jordon | Bailiff | Uncredited |
| 1950 | The Good Humor Man | Elevator Starter | Uncredited |
| 1950 | The Yellow Cab Man | Demolition Engineer | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town | Bubble-ola Delivery Man | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Riding High | Harry | Uncredited |
| 1950 | The Admiral Was a Lady | Watson Jones (private detective) | |
| 1950 | The Milkman | Irving | |
| 1951 | Two Tickets to Broadway | Bus Passenger Behind Sailor | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Scandal Sheet | Bum in Heeney's Bar | Uncredited, (final film role) |