Johnnie Davis
Birthday
1910/05/11
Day of death
1983/11/28 (73 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brazil, Indiana, USA
Also know as
John Gustave Davis, Johnnie 'Scat' Davis, Johnny 'Scat' Davis, Johnny Davis
Biography
Johnnie Davis, also billed as Johnny Davis and Johnnie "Scat" Davis, was an American actor and singer. Born John Gustave Davis in Brazil, Indiana, into a family of musicians, Davis developed an interest in music during his childhood. He learned to play the trumpet and by the age of 13 was performing with his grandfather's band.
Acting
(1944) Knickerbocker Holiday
as Tenpin
(1938) Hollywood Hotel
as Georgia
(1938) Katnip Kollege
as Johnny Cat (voice)
(1938) Men Are Such Fools
as Tad Turkel
(1938) Brother Rat
as A. Furman Towsend, Jr.
(1938) Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Jeff Hardy
(1937) Varsity Show
as Buzz Bolton
(1938) Garden of the Moon
as Slappy Harris
(1938) Mr. Chump
as Bill "Scats" Small
(1938) Campus Cinderella
as Johnny Morton
(1937) Over the Goal
as Tiny Waldron
(1944) The Shining Future
as Self
(1943) Sarong Girl
as Scat Davis
(1936) I Love to Singa
as Owl Jolson (singing voice)
(1939) A Child Is Born
as Ringer Banks
(1939) Sweepstakes Winner
as Mark Downey
(1944) You Can't Ration Love
as Kewpie
(1956) Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
(1939) Slapsie Maxie's
as Johnny the Waiter
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self