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 Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. Accord ...

. He has two brothers. He graduated from R. L. Paschal High School in 1965, where he lettered in football. Owens served in the

United States Marine Corps Reserve The Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES or MFR), also known as the United States Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) and the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, is the reserve force of the United States Marine Corps. It is the largest command, by assigned p ...

from 1966 to 1972.

Career

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'', ''

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'', and ''Project Puppies for Christmas''. With numerous TV credits, he most recently guest starred on ''

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'' and co-starred on episodes of '' Parks and Recreation'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Official Website
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