John Carroll

Personal Info

Birthday

July 17, 1906

Day of Death

1979-04-24

(72 years old)

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Also Known As

Julian Lafaye

John Carroll

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 Woody Jason in the 1942 movie Flying Tigers with John Wayne.

Known For

Western von gestern

Pilot X

The Other Side of the Wind

Only Angels Have Wings

Decision at Sundown

The Flame

Phantom Raiders

Go West

Filmography

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