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'''Dan Hewitt Owens''' (born July 5, 1947) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He has had a film and TV career for over 40 years and has won awards as a film director, screenwriter, producer, and cinematographer.


==Early life==
Owens was born in [[Amherst, Texas]], in 1947, the son of Bon Hardy (née Chambers) and Floyd Russell "Pete" Owens. Owens grew up in [[Fort Worth, Texas]]. He has two brothers. He graduated from [[R. L. Paschal High School]] in 1965, where he lettered in football.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paschal65.com/ |title=Home |website=paschal65.com}}</ref>


Owens served in the [[United States Marine Corps Reserve]] from 1966 to 1972.
'''Dan Hewitt Owens''' (born July 5, 1947) is an American actor. He has had a film and TV career spanning five decades mostly in supporting roles. He has worked with many renown directors, including [[David O. Russell]], [[David Gordon Green]], [[Jon Turteltaub]], [[Felix Enriquez Alcala]] and [[ Gilles Paquet-Brenner]].


==Life and career==
==Career==
He began as an actor working on stage continuing to film, episodic television, soap operas, and TV commercials. He appeared in ''[[LBJ (2016 film)|LBJ]]'', [[Our Brand Is Crisis (2015 film)|''Our Brand is Crisis'']], [[Dark Places (2015 film)|''Dark Places'']], ''[[Last Vegas]]'', and ''Project Puppies for Christmas''. With numerous TV credits, he most recently guest starred on ''[[Adam Ruins Everything]]'' and co-starred on episodes of ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' and ''[[Criminal Minds]]''.
Owens was born in [[Amherst, Texas]], the son of Bon Hardy (née Chambers) and Floyd Russell "Pete" Owens. Owens grew up in [[Ft. Worth, Texas]]<ref>http://www.answers.com/Q/When_was_Dan_Hewitt_Owens_born</ref> and graduated from [[R. L. Paschal High School]] in 1965<ref>http://http://www.paschal65.com</ref>. He proudly served in the [[ United States Marine Corps]] Reserves from 1966-1972.


== Filmography ==
Some of Owens's recent film credits include, ''[[Last Vegas]]'', ''[[Dark Places (2015 film)]]'', ''[[Our Brand Is Crisis (2016 film) ]]'' and " 5 Hour Friends" directed by Theo Davies. Owens's TV credits include [[Parks and Recreation]], [[ Criminal Minds]], [[Highway to Heaven]], [[Walker, Texas Ranger]], [[Lottery!]], [[AfterMASH]], and [[CHiPs]]<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1247364 </ref>. Owens's television has numerous commercial credits including most recently "the Wrestling Grandpa" in a [[KFC]] commercial directed by [[David O. Russell]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TySMN-qO2i0 </ref>.


=== Film ===
For the past 2 years Owens has devoted his weekends to teaching On-Camera acting at Hollywood Bound Acting Academy in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]].
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1973
| [[Book of Numbers (film)|''Book of Numbers'']]
| Bailiff
|
|-
| 1974
| ''Sistemo l'America e torno''
| Police Officer
|
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Race with the Devil]]''
| Jay
| Uncredited
|-
| 2013
| ''5 Hour Friends''
| Dan
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Last Vegas]]''
| Security Guard
|
|-
| 2014
| ''Alongside Night''
| Danny
|
|-
| 2015
| [[Dark Places (2015 film)|''Dark Places'']]
| Robert
|
|-
| 2015
| [[Our Brand Is Crisis (2015 film)|''Our Brand Is Crisis'']]
| American IMF Man #1
|
|-
| 2015
| ''Killers at Play''
| Dan Thomas
|
|-
| 2015
| ''Inner Fear''
| Uncle Bob
|
|-
| 2016
| ''$elfie Shootout''
| Daniel Morehead / Ronald Morehead
|
|-
| 2016
| ''The Rally-LA''
| Foreman Joe
|
|-
| 2016
| [[LBJ (2016 film)|''LBJ'']]
| [[Abe Fortas]]
|
|-
| 2019
| ''Project: Puppies for Christmas''
| Pastor Nelson
|
|-
| 2020
| ''1 Interrogation''
| Detective Bill Daniels
|
|}

=== Television ===
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1981
| ''[[CHiPs]]''
| Kelly Shaw
| Episode: "Diamond in the Rough"
|-
| 1983
| ''[[AfterMASH]]''
| Policeman
| Episode: "September of '53/Together Again"
|-
| 1984
| [[A Streetcar Named Desire (1984 film)|''A Streetcar Named Desire'']]
| Voice
| Television film
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Lottery!]]''
| Coleman's Pal
| Episode: "Minneapolis: Six Months Down"
|-
| 1984
| [[Santa Barbara (TV series)|''Santa Barbara'']]
| Oil Rig Worker
| Episode #1.11
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Scorned and Swindled]]''
| Voice
| Television film
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Highway to Heaven]]''
| Gas Station Owner
| Episode: "Dust Child"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]''
| Manager
| Episode: "Hall of Fame"
|-
| 1998
| ''Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack''
| Juror #1
| Television film
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Criminal Minds]]''
| Steve
| Episode: "Profiling 101"
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Parks and Recreation]]''
| Lev
| Episode: "Recall Vote"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Adam Ruins Everything]]''
| Farmer
| Episode: "Adam Ruins Tech"
|}


==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 17:23, 7 August 2022

Dan Hewitt Owens
Born (1947-07-05) July 5, 1947 (age 77)
Amherst, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1972–present

Dan Hewitt Owens (born July 5, 1947) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He has had a film and TV career for over 40 years and has won awards as a film director, screenwriter, producer, and cinematographer.

Early life

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Owens was born in Amherst, Texas, in 1947, the son of Bon Hardy (née Chambers) and Floyd Russell "Pete" Owens. Owens grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. He has two brothers. He graduated from R. L. Paschal High School in 1965, where he lettered in football.[1]

Owens served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1966 to 1972.

Career

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He began as an actor working on stage continuing to film, episodic television, soap operas, and TV commercials. He appeared in LBJ, Our Brand is Crisis, Dark Places, Last Vegas, and Project Puppies for Christmas. With numerous TV credits, he most recently guest starred on Adam Ruins Everything and co-starred on episodes of Parks and Recreation and Criminal Minds.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1973 Book of Numbers Bailiff
1974 Sistemo l'America e torno Police Officer
1975 Race with the Devil Jay Uncredited
2013 5 Hour Friends Dan
2013 Last Vegas Security Guard
2014 Alongside Night Danny
2015 Dark Places Robert
2015 Our Brand Is Crisis American IMF Man #1
2015 Killers at Play Dan Thomas
2015 Inner Fear Uncle Bob
2016 $elfie Shootout Daniel Morehead / Ronald Morehead
2016 The Rally-LA Foreman Joe
2016 LBJ Abe Fortas
2019 Project: Puppies for Christmas Pastor Nelson
2020 1 Interrogation Detective Bill Daniels

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1981 CHiPs Kelly Shaw Episode: "Diamond in the Rough"
1983 AfterMASH Policeman Episode: "September of '53/Together Again"
1984 A Streetcar Named Desire Voice Television film
1984 Lottery! Coleman's Pal Episode: "Minneapolis: Six Months Down"
1984 Santa Barbara Oil Rig Worker Episode #1.11
1984 Scorned and Swindled Voice Television film
1984 Highway to Heaven Gas Station Owner Episode: "Dust Child"
1996 Walker, Texas Ranger Manager Episode: "Hall of Fame"
1998 Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack Juror #1 Television film
2012 Criminal Minds Steve Episode: "Profiling 101"
2013 Parks and Recreation Lev Episode: "Recall Vote"
2018 Adam Ruins Everything Farmer Episode: "Adam Ruins Tech"

References

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  1. ^ "Home". paschal65.com.
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