Birthday
1910/10/27
Day of death
1963/01/02 (52 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Carman, Manitoba, Canada
Also know as
John Elmer Carson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Elmer "Jack" Carson (October 27, 1910 – January 2, 1963) was a Canadian-born, American film actor, with a film career spanning the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Though he was primarily used in supporting roles for comic relief, his work in films such as Mildred Pierce (1945) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) displayed his mastery of "straight" dramatic actor roles as well. He worked for RKO and MGM (cast opposite Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy), ...Read more
(1944) Arsenic and Old Lace
as Officer Patrick O'Hara
(1958) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
as Gooper
(1938) Bringing Up Baby
as Circus Roustabout (uncredited)
(1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Sweeney Farrell (uncredited)
(1954) A Star Is Born
as Matt Libby
(1945) Mildred Pierce
as Wally Fay
(1941) Love Crazy
as Ward Willoughby
(1949) My Dream Is Yours
as Doug Blake
(1941) Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Chuck
(1943) Princess O'Rourke
as Dave Campbell
(1949) It's a Great Feeling
as Jack Carson
(1941) Blues in the Night
as Leo Powell
(1943) The Hard Way
as Albert Runkel
(1938) Carefree
as Connors
(1941) The Bride Came C.O.D.
as Allen Brice
(1937) A Rented Riot
as ---
(1961) King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
as Timothy W. 'Big Tim' O'Brien
(1953) Dangerous When Wet
as Windy Webbe
(1948) Romance on the High Seas
as Peter Virgil
(1943) Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Self
(1942) Gentleman Jim
as Walter Lawrie
(1939) Destry Rides Again
as Jack Tyndall
(1937) Stage Door
as Mr. Milbanks
(1957) The Tarnished Angels
as Jiggs
(1944) Hollywood Canteen
as Self
(1940) Girl in 313
as Police Lt. Pat O'Farrell
(1938) Having Wonderful Time
as Emil Beatty
(1938) The Saint in New York
as Red Jenks
(1954) Phffft
as Charlie Nelson
(1942) Larceny, Inc.
as Jeff Randolph
(1942) The Male Animal
as Joe Ferguson
(1950) Bright Leaf
as Chris Malley
(1944) Make Your Own Bed
as Jerry Curtis
(1941) The Strawberry Blonde
as Hugo Barnstead
(1957) The Tattered Dress
as Sheriff Nick Hoak
(1944) The Doughgirls
as Arthur Halstead
(1950) The Good Humor Man
as Biff Jones
(1942) Wings for the Eagle
as Brad Maple
(1951) The Groom Wore Spurs
as Ben Castle
(1946) The Time, The Place and The Girl
as Jeff Howard
(1958) Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
as Captain Hoxie
(1956) The Bottom of the Bottle
as Hal Breckinridge
(1940) Queen of the Mob
as Agent Ross Waring
(1954) Red Garters
as Jason Carberry
(1945) Roughly Speaking
as Harold C. Pierson
(1940) Lucky Partners
as Frederick Harper
(1937) Stand-In
as Tom Potts
(1948) April Showers
as Joe Tyme
(1960) The Bramble Bush
as Bert Mosley
(1947) So You Want to Be in Pictures
as Man Giving Directions (uncredited)
(1944) The Road to Victory
as Jack Carson (uncredited)
(1938) This Marriage Business
as "Candid" Perry
(1938) Law of the Underworld
as Henchman Johnny
(1940) Typhoon
as Mate
(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1940) Love Thy Neighbor
as Policeman
(1962) The Children of Alda Nuova
as Frankie Fane
(1937) Too Many Wives
as Hodges
(1938) Maid's Night Out
as Rollercoaster Ride Attendant (uncredited)
(1938) Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Rochet
(1938) Go Chase Yourself
as Warren Miles
(1947) Love and Learn
as Jingles Collins
(1948) Two Guys from Texas
as Danny Foster
(1944) The Shining Future
as Self
(1946) Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Buzz Williams
(1940) Shooting High
as Gabby Cross
(1984) Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
(1937) She's Got Everything
as Ransome (uncredited)
(1937) Quick Money
as Coach Woodford
(1937) High Flyers
as Dave Hanlon
(1938) Crashing Hollywood
as Dickson
(1938) Night Spot
as Shallen
(1949) John Loves Mary
as Fred Taylor
(1946) One More Tomorrow
as Patrick 'Pat' Regan
(1944) Shine on Harvest Moon
as The Great Georgetti
(1961) Who Killed Julie Greer?
as Fairchild
(1939) The Escape
as Chet Warren
(1941) Navy Blues
as 'Buttons' Johnson
(1937) On Again—Off Again
as Cop
(1938) Condemned Women
as Plainclothes Policeman
(1955) Ain't Misbehavin'
as Harold North
(1938) Everybody's Doing It
as Detective Lieutenant
(1940) Alias the Deacon
as Sullivan
(1939) Fifth Avenue Girl
as Minnesota (uncredited)
(1940) Parole Fixer
as George Mattison
(1939) The Kid From Texas
as Stanley Brown
(1940) I Take This Woman
as Joe
(1947) Always Together
as Bill (uncredited)
(1940) Enemy Agent
as Ralph
(1941) Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1951) Mister Universe
as Jeff Clayton
(1940) City of Chance
as Narration - Prologue (voice)
(1962) Sammy, the Way-Out Seal
as Harold Sylvester
(1937) Harris in the Spring
as Taxicab Driver
(1938) Vivacious Lady
as Waiter Captain
(1937) You Only Live Once
as Attendant in First Gas Station
(1937) Music for Madame
as Assistant Director
(1956) Magnificent Roughnecks
as Bix Decker
(1943) Food and Magic
as ---
(1954) A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self - Host
(1944) Breakdowns of 1944
as Self
(1940) Sandy Gets Her Man
as Policeman Tom Garrity
(1946) Okay for Sound
as ---
(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1942) Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
(1939) Legion of Lost Flyers
as Larry Barrigan
(1955) Arroyo
as Lamar Kendall
(1948) Studio One
as Harry Breen
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Joe Bushwick
(1959) The Twilight Zone
as Harvey Hunnicut
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Frankie Fane
(1961) Bus Stop
as ---
(1960) Thriller
as Burt Lewis
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Garrison
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1950) Your Show of Shows
as ---
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Danny Scott
(1954) Climax!
as Art Shaddick
(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sundown Smith
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Comedian - Various Quiz Show Hosts
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self - Host
(1950) Four Star Revue
as Host
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1954) The George Gobel Show
as Self
(1957) Alcoa Theatre
as Bert Kennedy
(1959) Bonanza
as Henry T.P. Comstock
(1957) Alcoa Theatre
as Augie Adams
(1957) Alcoa Theatre
as ---
(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Harold Sylvester
(1955) Screen Director's Playhouse
as Lamar Kendall
(1952) The Ford Television Theatre
as Dan Doyle
(1955) The Bob Cummings Show
as Jack Carson
(1953) General Electric Theater
as ---
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Harry Mauldron
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Sid Devlin
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as John Mulligan
(1954) Climax!
as Eugene Skinner
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1957) The Polly Bergen Show
as Self