J.P. McGowan

J.P. McGowan

Acting

Birthday

1880/02/23

Day of death

1952/03/26 (72 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Terowie, Australia

Also know as

John Paterson McGowan

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...Read more

Acting
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(1930) Covered Wagon Trails

as ---

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(1930) The Canyon of Missing Men

as Slug Sagel

Arizona Days
1.0

(1928) Arizona Days

as Ed Hicks

'Neath Western Skies
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(1929) 'Neath Western Skies

as Dugan

The Railroad Raiders
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(1917) The Railroad Raiders

as Thomas Desmond

The Hazards of Helen
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(1917) The Hazards of Helen

as Various roles

Two Outlaws
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(1928) Two Outlaws

as Abner Whitcomb

Plunging Hoofs
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(1929) Plunging Hoofs

as Jim Wales

Stormy Seas
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(1923) Stormy Seas

as Capt. Morgan

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(1930) Breezy Bill

as Sheriff

A Texas Cowboy
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(1929) A Texas Cowboy

as Brute Kettle

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(1929) The Invaders

as ---

When Lightning Strikes
5.0

(1934) When Lightning Strikes

as Lafe Broderick

No More Women
4.5

(1934) No More Women

as Captain of The Hawk

Perils of the Rail
6.0

(1926) Perils of the Rail

as Barker's Accomplice at Smelter Junction

Silver Spurs
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(1936) Silver Spurs

as Webb Allison

Whispering Smith
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(1916) Whispering Smith

as Whispering Smith

Somewhere in Sonora
5.0

(1933) Somewhere in Sonora

as Monte Black

The Fast Freight
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(1925) The Fast Freight

as ---

Dust of the Desert
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(1912) Dust of the Desert

as Sheik Mohammad

An Arabian Tragedy
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(1912) An Arabian Tragedy

as ---

The Poacher's Pardon
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(1912) The Poacher's Pardon

as Mr. Wallace - the Gamekeeper

The Kerry Gow
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(1912) The Little Gluers

as Valentine Hay

Ireland, the Oppressed
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(1912) Ireland, the Oppressed

as Lord Kilhannack

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(1912) The Shaughraun

as Corry Kinchela

King of the Circus
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(1920) King of the Circus

as ---

Do or Die
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(1921) Do or Die

as Capt. Alvarez / Satan

The Chinatown Mystery
0.0

(1928) The Chinatown Mystery

as ---

The Flying Freight's Captive
0.0

(1914) The Flying Freight's Captive

as Rand - a Yeggman

The Black Diamond Express
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(1914) The Black Diamond Express

as Dan Haddon - a Cowboy

The Escape on the Limited
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(1914) The Escape on the Limited

as Brandt - a Defaulting Cashier

The Girl Telegrapher's Peril
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(1915) The Girl Telegrapher's Peril

as Blake - a Lineman

The Railroad Raiders of '62
0.0

(1915) The Railroad Raiders of '62

as Lockwood - the old one-armed Flagman

Helen's Sacrifice
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(1914) Helen's Sacrifice

as Benton

His Nemesis
0.0

(1914) His Nemesis

as Mammoth - Manning's Business Rival

The Broken Train
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(1915) The Broken Train

as Warren - Railroad Employee

A Railroader's Bravery
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(1915) A Railroader's Bravery

as Thomas - the Chief of the Gang

The Broken Rail
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(1915) The Broken Rail

as Trow - of the Working Crew

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(1915) The Mettle of Jerry McGuire

as Jerry McGuire

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(1915) A Desperate Leap

as ---

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(1916) Medicine Bend

as Whispering Smith

Hit the Saddle
5.3

(1937) Hit the Saddle

as Rance McGowan

Guns and Guitars
4.2

(1936) Guns and Guitars

as Dave Morgan

Elmo the Fearless
0.0

(1920) Elmo the Fearless

as ---

Stampede
0.0

(1936) Stampede

as Matt Stevens

Secret Patrol
0.0

(1936) Secret Patrol

as Blacksmith Barstow

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
0.0

(1938) The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as Scudder

Railroad Raiders of '62
5.0

(1911) Railroad Raiders of '62

as Federal Officer

Jungle Jim
4.8

(1937) Jungle Jim

as Ship Captain J.S. Robinson

0.0

(1914) Kaintucky Bill

as Kaintucky Bill - a Moonshiner

Lawless Valley
2.2

(1932) Lawless Valley

as Big Mike Carter, aka El Lobo, aka Texas Rand

The Girl and the Game
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(1915) The Girl and the Game

as Spike

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(1928) Dugan of the Dugouts

as Capt. von Brinken

Hills of Missing Men
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(1922) Hills of Missing Men

as Capt. Brandt / The Dragon

Senor Daredevil
0.0

(1926) Senor Daredevil

as Jesse Wilks

The Red Raiders
8.0

(1927) The Red Raiders

as Captain Ortwell

Gun Gospel
0.0

(1927) Gun Gospel

as Bill Brogan

The Code of the Scarlet
0.0

(1928) The Code of the Scarlet

as Blake

The Lawless Legion
0.0

(1929) The Lawless Legion

as Matson

Señor Americano
0.0

(1929) Señor Americano

as Maddox

0.0

(1927) The Royal American

as Capt. Burke

The Leap from the Water Tower
0.0

(1915) The Leap from the Water Tower

as Rand - the Fireman

From the Manger to the Cross
5.2

(1912) From the Manger to the Cross

as Wise Man 1

Fury and the Woman
0.0

(1936) Fury and the Woman

as Anderson

The Silent Code
4.0

(1935) The Silent Code

as Commissioner

Ships of the Night
0.0

(1928) Ships of the Night

as Motilla

The Last Roundup
0.0

(1929) The Last Roundup

as Hash

Robin Hood of El Dorado
4.7

(1936) Robin Hood of El Dorado

as Danglong

Code of the Fearless
5.0

(1939) Code of the Fearless

as Undetermined Minor Role

Ride 'Em Cowboy
0.0

(1936) Ride 'Em Cowboy

as Jim Howard

Borderland
0.0

(1937) Borderland

as El Rio Sheriff

Mississippi
6.7

(1935) Mississippi

as Dealer (uncredited)

Stagecoach
7.6

(1939) Stagecoach

as Bit Part (uncredited)

The Call of the Savage
5.0

(1935) The Call of the Savage

as Freighter Captain

Bar 20 Rides Again
6.0

(1935) Bar 20 Rides Again

as Buck Peters

Murder in the Fleet
5.0

(1935) Murder in the Fleet

as Chief of Police (Uncredited)

The Outlaw Tamer
0.0

(1935) The Outlaw Tamer

as Sheriff Jim Porter

Kidnapped
4.7

(1938) Kidnapped

as Clansman

Whispering Smith Speaks
0.0

(1935) Whispering Smith Speaks

as Caboose Passenger (uncredited)

Quick Trigger Lee
0.0

(1931) Quick Trigger Lee

as Brings note / Director

The Red Rider
4.0

(1934) The Red Rider

as Scotty McKee

Empty Holsters
0.0

(1937) Empty Holsters

as U.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill

Slim Jim's Last Chance
4.0

(1911) Slim Jim's Last Chance

as The Rancher

The Three Mesquiteers
5.0

(1936) The Three Mesquiteers

as Brack Canfield

Heart of the Rockies
6.0

(1937) Heart of the Rockies

as Ed Dawson

Rough Riding Rhythm
0.0

(1937) Rough Riding Rhythm

as Pete Hobart

By a Woman's Wit
6.5

(1911) By a Woman's Wit

as ---

Prairie Thunder
3.5

(1937) Prairie Thunder

as Col. Stanton

Headin' Westward
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(1929) Headin' Westward

as Sneezer Clark

Border Brigands
0.0

(1935) Border Brigands

as Inspector Winston - RCMP

Diamond Jim
6.0

(1935) Diamond Jim

as Engineer

Sinner Take All
4.8

(1936) Sinner Take All

as Police Officer Murphy (uncredited)

Rustlers of Red Dog
8.0

(1935) Rustlers of Red Dog

as Capt. Trent [Chs. 3-4]

The Lost Express
0.0

(1925) The Lost Express

as Train Engineer

Flaming Gold
5.5

(1932) Flaming Gold

as Mack

The Lad from Old Ireland
5.1

(1910) The Lad from Old Ireland

as Election Agent

Slave Ship
4.8

(1937) Slave Ship

as Helmsman

The Cowboy and the Outlaw
0.0

(1929) The Cowboy and the Outlaw

as Pepper Hardcastle

The Buccaneer
6.4

(1938) The Buccaneer

as Jailer

When the Dead Return
0.0

(1911) When the Dead Return

as Jacques

Below the Deadline
1.0

(1929) Below the Deadline

as Taggart

The Colleen Bawn
6.5

(1911) The Colleen Bawn

as Hardress Cregan

The Accusing Finger
4.7

(1936) The Accusing Finger

as Inner Guard

The Lady and the Bandit
6.0

(1951) The Lady and the Bandit

as Old Man

East of Java
6.0

(1935) East of Java

as Sergeant, Rescue Party

Outwitted
0.0

(1925) Outwitted

as Tiger McGuire

The Fighting Terror
0.0

(1929) The Fighting Terror

as ---

Crack O' Dawn
5.0

(1926) Crack O' Dawn

as Earle Thorpe Sr.

Barriers of the Law
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(1925) Barriers of the Law

as Steve Redding

The Black Ace
0.0

(1928) The Black Ace

as ---

When Lovers Part
4.0

(1910) When Lovers Part

as ---

0.0

(1911) The Fiddler’s Requiem

as Dolores' father

Rory O'More
4.2

(1911) Rory O'More

as Commander of the English troops

0.0

(1911) A Sawmill Hero

as ---

Captured by Bedouins
0.0

(1912) Captured by Bedouins

as Lt. Greig

Winning a Widow
0.0

(1912) Winning a Widow

as ---

His Mother
4.0

(1912) His Mother

as John Foster

Law of the Plains
0.0

(1929) Law of the Plains

as Seagrue

The Oklahoma Kid
0.0

(1929) The Oklahoma Kid

as ---

Arizona Nights
0.0

(1927) Arizona Nights

as Jeff Decker

She Had to Eat
5.0

(1937) She Had to Eat

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

0.0

(1911) The Special Messenger

as Royal

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(1924) The Whipping Boss

as Livingston

Red Signals
0.0

(1927) Red Signals

as Jim Twyler

O'Malley Rides Alone
0.0

(1930) O'Malley Rides Alone

as Angus McGregor

Les Misérables
7.2

(1935) Les Misérables

as Javert's Plainclothesman

Tragedy of the Desert
0.0

(1912) Tragedy of the Desert

as The Arab Sheik

Crossed Trails
0.0

(1924) Crossed Trails

as 'Pepper' Baldwin

Baffled
0.0

(1924) Baffled

as Jack Norton

0.0

(1924) A Two Fisted Tenderfoot

as Stephen Lawlor

The Wives of Jamestown
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(1913) The Wives of Jamestown

as The O’Rourke

Hunted Men
6.0

(1938) Hunted Men

as Cop

0.0

(1912) Far from Erin's Isle

as ---

0.0

(1912) Vagabonds

as Big Jim

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(1911) The Fishermaid of Ballydavid

as Policeman

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(1912) The Mayor from Ireland

as Shamus Foley