J.P. McGowan
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Biography
From Wikipedia John Paterson McGowan (February 24, 1880 – March 26, 1952) was a pioneering Hollywood actor and director and occasionally a screenwriter and producer. J. P. McGowan, as he was usually known, remains the only Australian to have been made a life member of the Screen Directors Guild (now Directors Guild of America). Born in the then-bustling railway centre of Terowie in South Australia, McGowan grew up in Adelaide (Islington) and Sydney. He was a capable horseman and served in the...
Known For
Filmography
Savage Fury
1956
as Ship's Captain
The Lady and the Bandit
1951
as Old Man
Code of the Fearless
1939
as Undetermined Minor Role
Stagecoach
1939
as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938
as Scudder
Kidnapped
1938
as Clansman
The Buccaneer
1938
as Jailer
Hunted Men
1938
as Cop
Hit the Saddle
1937
as Rance McGowan
Jungle Jim
1937
as Ship Captain J.S. Robinson
Borderland
1937
as El Rio Sheriff
Empty Holsters
1937
as U.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill
Heart of the Rockies
1937
as Ed Dawson
Rough Riding Rhythm
1937
as Pete Hobart
Prairie Thunder
1937
as Col. Stanton
Slave Ship
1937
as Helmsman
She Had to Eat
1937
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Silverspurs
1936
as Webb Allison
Guns and Guitars
1936
as Dave Morgan
Stampede
1936
as Matt Stevens
Secret Patrol
1936
as Blacksmith Barstow
Fury and the Woman
1936
as Anderson
Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936
as Danglong
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1936
as Jim Howard
The Three Mesquiteers
1936
as Brack Canfield
Sinner Take All
1936
as Police Officer Murphy (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger
1936
as Inner Guard
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
The Silent Code
1935
as Commissioner
Mississippi
1935
as Dealer (uncredited)
The Call of the Savage
1935
as Freighter Captain
Bar 20 Rides Again
1935
as Buck Peters
Murder in the Fleet
1935
as Chief of Police (Uncredited)
The Outlaw Tamer
1935
as Sheriff Jim Porter
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935
as Caboose Passenger (uncredited)
Border Brigands
1935
as Inspector Winston - RCMP
Diamond Jim
1935
as Engineer
Rustlers of Red Dog
1935
as Capt. Trent [Chs. 3-4]
East of Java
1935
as Sergeant, Rescue Party
Les Misérables
1935
as Javert's Plainclothesman
When Lightning Strikes
1934
as Lafe Broderick
No More Women
1934
as Captain of The Hawk
The Red Rider
1934
as Scotty McKee
Wagon Wheels
1934
as Couch
Somewhere in Sonora
1933
as Monte Black
Lawless Valley
1932
as Big Mike Carter, aka El Lobo, aka Texas Rand
Flaming Gold
1932
as Mack
Quick Trigger Lee
1931
as Brings note / Director
Covered Wagon Trails
1930
The Canyon of Missing Men
1930
as Slug Sagel
Breezy Bill
1930
as Sheriff
O'Malley Rides Alone
1930
as Angus McGregor
'Neath Western Skies
1929
as Dugan
Plunging Hoofs
1929
as Jim Wales
A Texas Cowboy
1929
as Brute Kettle
The Invaders
1929
The Lawless Legion
1929
as Matson
Señor Americano
1929
as Maddox
The Last Roundup
1929
as Hash
Headin' Westward
1929
as Sneezer Clark
The Cowboy and the Outlaw
1929
as Pepper Hardcastle
Below the Deadline
1929
as Taggart
The Fighting Terror
1929
The Oklahoma Kid
1929
The Law of the Plains
1929
as Seagrue
Pioneers of the West
1929
as Tom Dorgan
Bad Men's Money
1929
as Sheriff Bud Jennings
Arizona Days
1928
as Ed Hicks
Two Outlaws
1928
as Abner Whitcomb
The Chinatown Mystery
1928
Dugan of the Dugouts
1928
as Capt. von Brinken
The Code of the Scarlet
1928
as Blake
Ships of the Night
1928
as Motilla
The Black Ace
1928
The Devil’s Tower
1928
as George Stilwell
The Lightnin’ Shot
1928
The Old Code
1928
as Raoul de Valle
The Red Raiders
1927
as Captain Ortwell
Gun Gospel
1927
as Bill Brogan
The Royal American
1927
as Capt. Burke
Arizona Nights
1927
as Jeff Decker
Red Signals
1927
as Jim Twyler
The Lost Limited
1927
as Thomas Webber
The Slaver
1927
as ’Iron' Larsen
Perils of the Rail
1926
as Barker's Accomplice at Smelter Junction
Senor Daredevil
1926
as Jesse Wilks
The Lost Express
1926
as Train Engineer
Crack O' Dawn
1926
as Earle Thorpe Sr.
Moran of the Mounted
1926
as Sgt. Churchill
The Fast Freight
1925
Outwitted
1925
as Tiger McGuire
Barriers of the Law
1925
as Steve Redding
The Patent Leather Pug
1925
as James Curtis
Duped
1925
as 'Hard Rock' Ralston
Red Blood
1925
as Eagle Custer
The Whipping Boss
1924
as Livingston
Crossed Trails
1924
as 'Pepper' Baldwin
Baffled
1924
as Jack Norton
A Two Fisted Tenderfoot
1924
as Stephen Lawlor
Stormy Seas
1923
as Capt. Morgan
Hills of Missing Men
1922
as Capt. Brandt / The Dragon
Do or Die
1921
as Capt. Alvarez / Satan
Cold Steel
1921
as Steele Weir
King of the Circus
1920
Elmo the Fearless
1920
The Hazards of Helen
1917
as Various roles
The Railroad Raiders
1917
as Thomas Desmond
Whispering Smith
1916
as Whispering Smith
Medicine Bend
1916
as Whispering Smith
The Girl Telegrapher's Peril
1915
as Blake - a Lineman
The Railroad Raiders of '62
1915
as Lockwood - the old one-armed Flagman
The Broken Train
1915
as Warren - Railroad Employee
A Railroader's Bravery
1915
as Thomas - the Chief of the Gang
The Broken Rail
1915
as Trow - of the Working Crew
The Mettle of Jerry McGuire
1915
as Jerry McGuire
A Desperate Leap
1915
The Girl and the Game
1915
as Spike
The Leap from the Water Tower
1915
as Rand - the Fireman
The Flying Freight's Captive
1914
as Rand - a Yeggman
The Black Diamond Express
1914
as Dan Haddon - a Cowboy
The Escape on the Limited
1914
as Brandt - a Defaulting Cashier
Helen's Sacrifice
1914
as Benton
His Nemesis
1914
as Mammoth - Manning's Business Rival
Kaintucky Bill
1914
as Kaintucky Bill - a Moonshiner
The Wives of Jamestown
1913
as The O’Rourke
Dust of the Desert
1912
as Sheik Mohammad
The Poacher's Pardon
1912
as Mr. Wallace - the Gamekeeper
An Arabian Tragedy
1912
The Little Gluers
1912
as Valentine Hay
Ireland, the Oppressed
1912
as Lord Kilhannack
The Shaughraun
1912
as Corry Kinchela
From the Manger to the Cross
1912
as Wise Man 1
His Mother
1912
as John Foster
Winning a Widow
1912
Captured by Bedouins
1912
as Lt. Greig
Tragedy of the Desert
1912
as The Arab Sheik
Far from Erin's Isle
1912
Vagabonds
1912
as Big Jim
The Mayor from Ireland
1912
as Shamus Foley
The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher
1912
Railroad Raiders of '62
1911
as Federal Officer
Slim Jim's Last Chance
1911
as The Rancher
By a Woman's Wit
1911
When the Dead Return
1911
as Jacques
The Colleen Bawn
1911
as Hardress Cregan
The Fiddler’s Requiem
1911
as Dolores' father
Rory O'More
1911
as Commander of the English troops
A Sawmill Hero
1911
The Special Messenger
1911
as Royal
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
1911
as Policeman
The Lad from Old Ireland
1910
as Election Agent
When Lovers Part
1910