J.P. McGowan

Personal Info

Birthday

February 23, 1880

Day of Death

1952-03-26

(72 years old)

Place of Birth

Terowie, Australia

Also Known As

John Paterson McGowan

J.P. 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.

Known For

Stagecoach

Les Misérables

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Stampede

Whispering Smith Speaks

Code of the Fearless

The Accusing Finger

Murder in the Fleet

Filmography

1956
Savage Fury
as Ship's Captain
1951
The Lady and the Bandit
as Old Man
1939
Stagecoach
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Code of the Fearless
as Undetermined Minor Role
1938
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Scudder
Hunted Men
as Cop
Kidnapped
as Clansman
The Buccaneer
as Jailer
1937
Prairie Thunder
as Col. Stanton
Heart of the Rockies
as Ed Dawson
Rough Riding Rhythm
as Pete Hobart
Empty Holsters
as U.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill
She Had to Eat
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Slave Ship
as Helmsman
Hit the Saddle
as Rance McGowan
Borderland
as El Rio Sheriff
Jungle Jim
as Ship Captain J.S. Robinson
1936
Sinner Take All
as Police Officer Murphy (uncredited)
Stampede
as Matt Stevens
The Accusing Finger
as Inner Guard
The Three Mesquiteers
as Brack Canfield
Fury and the Woman
as Anderson
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Jim Howard
Guns and Guitars
as Dave Morgan
Secret Patrol
as Blacksmith Barstow
Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Danglong
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Ship's Captain
Silver Spurs
as Webb Allison
1935
Bar 20 Rides Again
as Buck Peters
East of Java
as Sergeant, Rescue Party
The Silent Code
as Commissioner
Diamond Jim
as Engineer
Border Brigands
as Inspector Winston - RCMP
Murder in the Fleet
as Chief of Police (Uncredited)
Whispering Smith Speaks
as Caboose Passenger (uncredited)
Les Misérables
as Javert's Plainclothesman
The Call of the Savage
as Freighter Captain
Mississippi
as Dealer (uncredited)
The Outlaw Tamer
as Sheriff Jim Porter
Rustlers of Red Dog
as Capt. Trent [Chs. 3-4]
1934
When Lightning Strikes
as Lafe Broderick
The Red Rider
as Scotty McKee
No More Women
as Captain of The Hawk
1933
Somewhere in Sonora
as Monte Black
1932
Flaming Gold
as Mack
Lawless Valley
as Big Mike Carter, aka El Lobo, aka Texas Rand
1931
Quick Trigger Lee
as Brings note / Director
1930
The Canyon of Missing Men
as Slug Sagel
Breezy Bill
as Sheriff
O'Malley Rides Alone
as Angus McGregor
1929
A Texas Cowboy
as Brute Kettle
Señor Americano
as Maddox
The Cowboy and the Outlaw
as Pepper Hardcastle
Law of the Plains
as Seagrue
The Last Roundup
as Hash
Plunging Hoofs
as Jim Wales
The Lawless Legion
as Matson
Headin' Westward
as Sneezer Clark
Below the Deadline
as Taggart
'Neath Western Skies
as Dugan
1928
Ships of the Night
as Motilla
Two Outlaws
as Abner Whitcomb
Arizona Days
as Ed Hicks
The Code of the Scarlet
as Blake
Dugan of the Dugouts
as Capt. von Brinken
1927
Gun Gospel
as Bill Brogan
The Red Raiders
as Captain Ortwell
Arizona Nights
as Jeff Decker
The Royal American
as Capt. Burke
Red Signals
as Jim Twyler
1926
Perils of the Rail
as Barker's Accomplice at Smelter Junction
Crack O' Dawn
as Earle Thorpe Sr.
Senor Daredevil
as Jesse Wilks
1925
The Lost Express
as Train Engineer
Barriers of the Law
as Steve Redding
Outwitted
as Tiger McGuire
1924
Crossed Trails
as 'Pepper' Baldwin
A Two Fisted Tenderfoot
as Stephen Lawlor
The Whipping Boss
as Livingston
Baffled
as Jack Norton
1923
Stormy Seas
as Capt. Morgan
1922
Hills of Missing Men
as Capt. Brandt / The Dragon
1921
Do or Die
as Capt. Alvarez / Satan
1917
The Railroad Raiders
as Thomas Desmond
The Hazards of Helen
as Various roles
1916
Medicine Bend
as Whispering Smith
Whispering Smith
as Whispering Smith
1915
The Mettle of Jerry McGuire
as Jerry McGuire
The Broken Rail
as Trow - of the Working Crew
A Railroader's Bravery
as Thomas - the Chief of the Gang
The Broken Train
as Warren - Railroad Employee
The Railroad Raiders of '62
as Lockwood - the old one-armed Flagman
The Leap from the Water Tower
as Rand - the Fireman
The Girl and the Game
as Spike
The Girl Telegrapher's Peril
as Blake - a Lineman
1914
The Escape on the Limited
as Brandt - a Defaulting Cashier
The Black Diamond Express
as Dan Haddon - a Cowboy
The Flying Freight's Captive
as Rand - a Yeggman
His Nemesis
as Mammoth - Manning's Business Rival
Helen's Sacrifice
as Benton
Kaintucky Bill
as Kaintucky Bill - a Moonshiner
1913
The Wives of Jamestown
as The O’Rourke
1912
The Shaughraun
as Corry Kinchela
Ireland, the Oppressed
as Lord Kilhannack
The Mayor from Ireland
as Shamus Foley
The Little Gluers
as Valentine Hay
From the Manger to the Cross
as Wise Man 1
The Poacher's Pardon
as Mr. Wallace - the Gamekeeper
Tragedy of the Desert
as The Arab Sheik
Captured by Bedouins
as Lt. Greig
Dust of the Desert
as Sheik Mohammad
Vagabonds
as Big Jim
His Mother
as John Foster
1911
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
as Policeman
The Colleen Bawn
as Hardress Cregan
Rory O'More
as Commander of the English troops
The Special Messenger
as Royal
Railroad Raiders of '62
as Federal Officer
When the Dead Return
as Jacques
The Fiddler’s Requiem
as Dolores' father
Slim Jim's Last Chance
as The Rancher
1910
The Lad from Old Ireland
as Election Agent