John Boles
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 27, 1895, Greenville, Texas, USA
- Died
- February 27, 1969
- Movies
- 60
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John Boles (October 28, 1895 – February 27, 1969) was an American singer and actor best known for playing Victor Moritz in the 1931 film Frankenstein. He started out in Hollywood in silent movies, but became a huge star with the advent of talkies. After the war, Boles moved to New York to study music. He quickly became well known for his talents and was selected to replace the leading man in the 1923 Broadway musical Little Jesse James. He became an established star on Broadway and attracted the attention of Hollywood producers and actors.
Boles' Broadway credits include One Touch of Venus (1943), Kitty's Kisses (1925), Mercenary Mary (1924), and Little Jessie James (1923).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1952 | Babes in Bagdad | Hassan |
| 1943 | Thousands Cheer | Bill Jones |
| 1942 | Between Us Girls | Steven J. Forbes |
| 1941 | Road to Happiness | Jeff Carter |
| 1938 | Sinners in Paradise | Jim Taylor |
| 1938 | Romance in the Dark | Antal Kovach |
| 1937 | She Married an Artist | Lee Thornwood |
| 1937 | Fight for Your Lady | Robert Densmore |
| 1937 | Stella Dallas | Stephen Dallas |
| 1937 | As Good as Married | Alexander Drew |
| 1936 | Craig's Wife | Walter Craig |
| 1936 | Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) | Self |
| 1936 | A Message to Garcia | Lt. Andrew Rowan |
| 1936 | Rose of the Rancho | Jim Kearney |
| 1935 | The Littlest Rebel | Captain Cary |
| 1935 | Starlit Days at the Lido | Self |
| 1935 | Redheads on Parade | John Bruce |
| 1935 | Orchids to You | Thomas Bentley |
| 1935 | Curly Top | Edward Morgan |
| 1935 | Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8 | |
| 1934 | Music in the Air | Bruno Mahler |
| 1934 | The White Parade | Ronald Hall III |
| 1934 | The Age of Innocence | Newland Archer |
| 1934 | The Life of Vergie Winters | John Shadwell |
| 1934 | Wild Gold | Steve Miller |
| 1934 | Stand Up and Cheer! | John Boles |
| 1934 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 | Self |
| 1934 | Bottoms Up | Hal Reed |
| 1934 | I Believed in You | Michael Harrison |
| 1934 | Beloved | Carl Hausmann |
| 1933 | My Lips Betray | King Rupert aka Captain von Linden |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday | James Stanton "Jim" Emerson |
| 1933 | Child of Manhattan | Paul Vanderkill |
| 1932 | 6 Hours to Live | Karl Kranz |
| 1932 | Back Street | Walter D. Saxel |
| 1932 | Careless Lady | Stephen Illington |
| 1931 | Good Sport | Boyce Cameron |
| 1931 | Frankenstein | Victor Moritz |
| 1931 | Seed | Bart Carter |
| 1931 | Resurrection | Prince Dmitri Nekhludoff |
| 1930 | One Heavenly Night | Count Mirko Tibor |
| 1930 | King of Jazz | Vocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey') |
| 1930 | Captain of the Guard | Rouget de L'isle |
| 1930 | Song of the West | Captain Stanton |
| 1929 | Rio Rita | Capt. Jim Stewart |
| 1929 | Scandal | Maurice |
| 1929 | The Desert Song | The Red Shadow |
| 1928 | The Last Warning | Richard Quayle |
| 1928 | Romance of the Underworld | Stephen Ransome |
| 1928 | Man-Made Women | John Payson |
| 1928 | The Water Hole | Bert Durland |
| 1928 | Virgin Lips | Barry Blake |
| 1928 | Fazil | John Clavering |
| 1928 | We Americans | Hugh Bradleigh |
| 1928 | The Shepherd of the Hills | Young Matt |
| 1928 | The Bride of the Colorado | John Barrows |
| 1927 | The Love of Sunya | Paul Judson |
| 1925 | Excuse Me | Lt. Shaw |
| 1924 | So This Is Marriage? | Uriah |
| 1924 | The Sixth Commandment | John Brant |
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