John Carroll
Birthday
1906/07/17
Day of death
1979/04/24 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also know as
Julian Lafaye
Biography
John Carroll (July 17, 1906 – April 24, 1979) was an American actor and singer. He was born Julian Lafaye in New Orleans, Louisiana. Carroll performed in several small roles in films under his original name until 1935, when he first used the name John Carroll in Hi, Gaucho! He appeared in several Western films in the 1930s, including the role of Zorro in Zorro Rides Again in 1937. He was the male lead in the Marx Brothers' Western comedy Go West in 1940. Probably his best known role was as Wood...Read more
Acting
(1940) Go West
as Terry Turner
(1942) Flying Tigers
as Woody Jason
(1945) Her Favorite Patient
as Morgan Hale
(1940) Susan and God
as Clyde Rochester
(1939) Only Angels Have Wings
as Gent Shelton
(1947) Fiesta
as Jose 'Pepe' Ortega
(1947) The Flame
as George MacAllister
(1957) Decision at Sundown
as Tate Kimbrough
(1948) I, Jane Doe
as Stephen Curtis
(1936) Murder on a Bridle Path
as Latigo Wells
(1936) Pilot X
as Jerry Blackwood
(1938) I Am a Criminal
as Brad McArthur
(1940) Congo Maisie
as Dr. Michael Shane
(1942) Rio Rita
as Ricardo Montera
(1943) The Youngest Profession
as John Carroll
(1953) The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Jotham Klore
(1941) Sunny
as Larry Warren
(1938) Swingtime in the Movies
as Rick Arden
(1948) Angel in Exile
as Charlie Dakin
(1950) Surrender
as Gregg Delaney
(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1937) Zorro Rides Again
as James Vega/Zorro
(1959) Plunderers of Painted Flats
as Clint Jones
(1947) The Fabulous Texan
as John Wesley Baker
(1951) Belle Le Grand
as John Kilton
(1946) A Letter for Evie
as Edgar 'Wolf' Larson
(1930) New Moon
as Russian Soldier on Ship
(1935) Hi, Gaucho!
as Lucio Bolario
(1939) Wolf Call
as Michael Vance
(1937) We Who Are About to Die
as Joe Donahue
(1940) Hired Wife
as Jose de Briganza
(1930) Doughboys
as Doughboy in Elmer's Squad (uncredited)
(1943) Hit Parade of 1943
as Rick Farrell
(1944) Musical Movieland
as Ranger Bob Crain
(1974) Ride in a Pink Car
as Mr. Henry
(1941) Lady Be Good
as Buddy Crawford
(1938) Rose of the Rio Grande
as El Gato
(1942) Pierre of the Plains
as Pierre
(1942) Soaring Stars
as Himself
(1955) The Reluctant Bride
as Jeff Longstreet
(1929) Devil-May-Care
as Bonapartist (uncredited)
(1940) Phantom Raiders
as John Ramsell Jr.
(1939) Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
as Himself (uncredited)
(1929) Marianne
as Doughboy (uncredited)
(1950) The Avengers
as Don Careless / Francisco Suarez
(1941) This Woman Is Mine
as Ovide de Montigny
(1947) Wyoming
as Glenn Forrester
(1948) Old Los Angeles
as Johnny Morrell
(1947) Hollywood Wonderland
as Actor in Canoe (clip from "Swingtime in the Movies", 1938) (uncredited)
(1930) Monte Carlo
as Wedding Guest Officer (uncredited)
(1940) Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
(1936) Muss 'em Up
as Gene Leland
(2018) The Other Side of the Wind
as Lou Martin
(1936) The Accusing Finger
as Dominic Petrelli, convict
(1954) Geraldine
as Grant Sanborn
(1964) The Big Parade of Comedy
as Terry Turner in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1967) A Boy Called Nuthin’
as Sagebrush
(1950) Hit Parade of 1951
as Joe Blake / Eddie Paul
(1978) Western von gestern
as James Vega / Zorro