J.P. McGowan

Known for: Acting
Born: February 23, 1880, Terowie, Australia
Died: March 26, 1952
Movies: 317

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 Second Boer War with Montmorency's Scouts as a special dispatch rider.

Best-Known Movies

7.6

Stagecoach

1939

6.8

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

7.1

Les Misérables

1935

5.1

From the Manger to the Cross

1912

5.4

The Hurricane Express

1932

5.4

The Lad from Old Ireland

1910

4.8

Tarzan and the Golden Lion

1927

5.1

Somewhere in Sonora

1933

6.4

The Buccaneer

1938

5.1

Wagon Wheels

1934

Filmography

1956	Savage Fury	Ship's Captain
1951	The Lady and the Bandit	Old Man
1939	Stagecoach	Bit Part (uncredited)
1939	Code of the Fearless	Undetermined Minor Role
1938	The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok	Scudder
1938	Kidnapped	Clansman
1938	Hunted Men	Cop
1938	The Buccaneer	Jailer
1937	Prairie Thunder	Col. Stanton
1937	Heart of the Rockies	Ed Dawson
1937	Rough Riding Rhythm	Pete Hobart
1937	Empty Holsters	U.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill
1937	She Had to Eat	Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1937	Slave Ship	Helmsman
1937	Hit the Saddle	Rance McGowan
1937	Borderland	El Rio Sheriff
1937	Jungle Jim	Ship Captain J.S. Robinson
1936	Sinner Take All	Police Officer Murphy (uncredited)
1936	Stampede	Matt Stevens
1936	The Accusing Finger	Inner Guard
1936	Fury and the Woman	Anderson
1936	The Three Mesquiteers	Brack Canfield
1936	Ride 'Em Cowboy	Jim Howard
1936	Guns and Guitars	Dave Morgan
1936	Secret Patrol	Blacksmith Barstow
1936	Robin Hood of El Dorado	Danglong
1936	The Prisoner of Shark Island	Ship's Captain (uncredited)
1936	Silverspurs	Webb Allison
1935	Bar 20 Rides Again	Buck Peters
1935	East of Java	Sergeant, Rescue Party
1935	The Silent Code	Commissioner
1935	Diamond Jim	Engineer
1935	Border Brigands	Inspector Winston - RCMP
1935	Murder in the Fleet	Chief of Police (Uncredited)
1935	Whispering Smith Speaks	Caboose Passenger (uncredited)
1935	Les Misérables	Javert's Plainclothesman
1935	The Call of the Savage	Freighter Captain
1935	Mississippi	Dealer (uncredited)
1935	The Outlaw Tamer	Sheriff Jim Porter
1935	Rustlers of Red Dog	Capt. Trent [Chs. 3-4]
1934	When Lightning Strikes	Lafe Broderick
1934	Wagon Wheels	Couch
1934	The Red Rider	Scotty McKee
1934	No More Women	Captain of The Hawk
1933	Somewhere in Sonora	Monte Black
1932	Flaming Gold	Mack
1932	Lawless Valley	Big Mike Carter, aka El Lobo, aka Texas Rand
1931	Quick Trigger Lee	Brings note / Director
1930	The Canyon of Missing Men	Slug Sagel
1930	Covered Wagon Trails
1930	Breezy Bill	Sheriff
1930	O'Malley Rides Alone	Angus McGregor
1929	A Texas Cowboy	Brute Kettle
1929	Señor Americano	Maddox
1929	The Oklahoma Kid
1929	Pioneers of the West	Tom Dorgan
1929	The Invaders
1929	The Cowboy and the Outlaw	Pepper Hardcastle
1929	The Law of the Plains	Seagrue
1929	The Fighting Terror
1929	The Last Roundup	Hash
1929	Plunging Hoofs	Jim Wales
1929	Bad Men's Money	Sheriff Bud Jennings
1929	The Lawless Legion	Matson
1929	Headin' Westward	Sneezer Clark
1929	Below the Deadline	Taggart
1929	'Neath Western Skies	Dugan
1928	Ships of the Night	Motilla
1928	Two Outlaws	Abner Whitcomb
1928	The Old Code	Raoul de Valle
1928	The Lightnin’ Shot
1928	The Black Ace
1928	The Chinatown Mystery
1928	Arizona Days	Ed Hicks
1928	The Code of the Scarlet	Blake
1928	The Devil’s Tower	George Stilwell
1928	Dugan of the Dugouts	Capt. von Brinken
1927	The Slaver	’Iron' Larsen
1927	Gun Gospel	Bill Brogan
1927	The Red Raiders	Captain Ortwell
1927	Arizona Nights	Jeff Decker
1927	The Royal American	Capt. Burke
1927	The Lost Limited	Thomas Webber
1927	Red Signals	Jim Twyler
1926	Perils of the Rail	Barker's Accomplice at Smelter Junction
1926	Crack O' Dawn	Earle Thorpe Sr.
1926	The Lost Express	Train Engineer
1926	Moran of the Mounted	Sgt. Churchill
1926	Senor Daredevil	Jesse Wilks
1925	The Patent Leather Pug	James Curtis
1925	The Fast Freight
1925	Red Blood	Eagle Custer
1925	Duped	'Hard Rock' Ralston
1925	Barriers of the Law	Steve Redding
1925	Outwitted	Tiger McGuire
1924	Crossed Trails	'Pepper' Baldwin
1924	A Two Fisted Tenderfoot	Stephen Lawlor
1924	The Whipping Boss	Livingston
1924	Baffled	Jack Norton
1923	Stormy Seas	Capt. Morgan
1922	Hills of Missing Men	Capt. Brandt / The Dragon
1921	Cold Steel	Steele Weir
1921	Do or Die	Capt. Alvarez / Satan
1920	King of the Circus
1920	Elmo the Fearless
1917	The Railroad Raiders	Thomas Desmond
1917	The Hazards of Helen	Various roles
1916	Medicine Bend	Whispering Smith
1916	Whispering Smith	Whispering Smith
1915	A Desperate Leap
1915	The Mettle of Jerry McGuire	Jerry McGuire
1915	The Broken Rail	Trow - of the Working Crew
1915	A Railroader's Bravery	Thomas - the Chief of the Gang
1915	The Broken Train	Warren - Railroad Employee
1915	The Railroad Raiders of '62	Lockwood - the old one-armed Flagman
1915	The Leap from the Water Tower	Rand - the Fireman
1915	The Girl Telegrapher's Peril	Blake - a Lineman
1915	The Girl and the Game	Spike
1914	The Escape on the Limited	Brandt - a Defaulting Cashier
1914	The Black Diamond Express	Dan Haddon - a Cowboy
1914	The Flying Freight's Captive	Rand - a Yeggman
1914	His Nemesis	Mammoth - Manning's Business Rival
1914	Helen's Sacrifice	Benton
1914	Kaintucky Bill	Kaintucky Bill - a Moonshiner
1913	The Wives of Jamestown	The O’Rourke
1912	The Shaughraun	Corry Kinchela
1912	Ireland, the Oppressed	Lord Kilhannack
1912	The Mayor from Ireland	Shamus Foley
1912	The Little Gluers	Valentine Hay
1912	From the Manger to the Cross	Wise Man 1
1912	The Poacher's Pardon	Mr. Wallace - the Gamekeeper
1912	The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher
1912	Winning a Widow
1912	Tragedy of the Desert	The Arab Sheik
1912	Captured by Bedouins	Lt. Greig
1912	An Arabian Tragedy
1912	Dust of the Desert	Sheik Mohammad
1912	Far from Erin's Isle
1912	Vagabonds	Big Jim
1912	His Mother	John Foster
1911	The Fishermaid of Ballydavid	Policeman
1911	The Colleen Bawn	Hardress Cregan
1911	Rory O'More	Commander of the English troops
1911	The Special Messenger	Royal
1911	Railroad Raiders of '62	Federal Officer
1911	When the Dead Return	Jacques
1911	The Fiddler’s Requiem	Dolores' father
1911	Slim Jim's Last Chance	The Rancher
1911	By a Woman's Wit
1911	A Sawmill Hero
1910	When Lovers Part
1910	The Lad from Old Ireland	Election Agent

Directing, Writing & Producing

1938	Where the West Begins	Director
1937	Roaring Six Guns	Director
1937	Rough Riding Rhythm	Director
1937	What Price Vengeance	Writer
1936	Secret Patrol	Screenplay
1935	The Outlaw Tamer	Director
1935	The Lone Bandit	Director
1933	War of the Range	Director
1933	Deadwood Pass	Director
1933	Drum Taps	Director, Screenplay
1933	When a Man Rides Alone	Director
1932	The Hurricane Express	Director, Screenplay
1932	The Scarlet Brand	Director
1932	Tangled Fortunes	Director
1932	Lawless Valley	Director
1932	Mark of the Spur	Director
1932	Human Targets	Director
1931	Quick Trigger Lee	Director
1931	Shotgun Pass	Director
1931	The Cyclone Kid	Director
1931	Headin' for Trouble	Director
1931	So This Is Arizona	Director
1931	Riders of the North	Director
1930	Under Texas Skies	Director
1930	The Code of Honor	Director
1930	Beyond the Law	Director
1930	Canyon Hawks	Director
1930	The Oklahoma Sheriff	Director
1930	Near the Rainbow's End	Director
1930	The Canyon of Missing Men	Director
1930	Western Honor	Director
1930	The Man from Nowhere	Director
1930	The Hunted Men	Director
1930	The Call of the Desert	Director
1930	Covered Wagon Trails	Director
1930	Breezy Bill	Director
1930	O'Malley Rides Alone	Director, Producer
1929	A Texas Cowboy	Director
1929	Code of the West	Director
1929	The Oklahoma Kid	Director
1929	Pioneers of the West	Director, Producer
1929	The Invaders	Director
1929	The Cowboy and the Outlaw	Director
1929	Riders of the Rio Grande	Director
1929	The Law of the Plains	Director
1929	The Fighting Terror	Director
1929	The Man from Nevada	Director, Producer
1929	The Last Roundup	Director
1929	Captain Cowboy	Director, Writer
1929	Bad Men's Money	Director, Screenplay
1929	Headin' Westward	Director
1929	Below the Deadline	Director
1929	'Neath Western Skies	Director, Producer
1928	Manhattan Cowboy	Director
1928	The Lightnin’ Shot	Director, Writer
1928	The Chinatown Mystery	Director
1928	Arizona Days	Director
1928	Mystery Valley	Director, Writer
1928	The Devil’s Tower	Director
1928	Dugan of the Dugouts	Writer
1928	Trail Raiders	Director, Writer
1928	Trailin’ Back	Director, Writer
1928	Painted Trail	Director
1927	The Outlaw Dog	Director
1927	The Lost Limited	Director
1927	Thunderbolt's Tracks	Director
1927	Tarzan and the Golden Lion	Director
1927	Red Signals	Director
1927	When a Dog Loves	Director
1926	Perils of the Rail	Director
1926	Crossed Signals	Director
1926	The Lost Express	Director
1926	The Brown Derby	Writer
1925	Peggy of the Secret Service	Director
1925	Webs of Steel	Director
1925	The Road Agent	Director
1925	The Ace of Clubs	Director
1925	The Bandit Tamer	Director
1925	The Fast Freight	Director
1925	Ambushed	Director
1925	A Desperate Chance	Director
1925	Red Blood	Director
1925	Mistaken Orders	Director
1925	Cold Nerve	Director
1925	The Fighting Sheriff	Director
1925	Duped	Director
1925	Barriers of the Law	Director
1925	Outwitted	Writer, Director
1924	Courage	Director
1924	A Desperate Adventure	Director
1924	Crossed Trails	Director
1924	A Two Fisted Tenderfoot	Director
1924	The Whipping Boss	Director
1924	Baffled	Director
1923	Stormy Seas	Director
1922	Perils of the Yukon	Director
1922	Captain Kidd	Director
1922	Hills of Missing Men	Director, Writer
1921	Below the Deadline	Director
1921	Tiger True	Director
1921	Do or Die	Director
1920	The Vanishing Dagger	Director
1920	King of the Circus	Director
1920	Elmo the Fearless	Director
1919	The Red Glove	Director
1919	Elmo, the Mighty	Director
1918	The Lure of the Circus	Director
1917	The Lost Express	Director, Writer, Producer
1917	The Railroad Raiders	Director, Producer
1917	The Hazards of Helen	Director
1916	The Manager of the B & A	Director
1916	The Diamond Runners	Director
1916	Judith of the Cumberlands	Director, Producer
1916	Medicine Bend	Director
1916	Whispering Smith	Director
1916	A Lass of the Lumberlands	Director, Producer
1915	When Rogues Fall Out	Director
1915	A Desperate Leap	Director
1915	The Mettle of Jerry McGuire	Director
1915	Blackbirds	Director
1915	The Girl on the Engine	Director
1915	A Deed of Daring	Director
1915	The Fate of Number One	Director
1915	A Wild Ride	Director
1915	The Midnight Limited	Director
1915	In Danger's Path	Director
1915	Near Eternity	Director
1915	The Pay Train	Director
1915	The Human Chain	Director
1915	A Railroader's Bravery	Director
1915	The Broken Train	Director
1915	The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine	Director
1915	The Box Car Trap	Director
1915	A Race for a Crossing	Director
1915	The Girl Engineer	Director
1915	The Girl on the Trestle	Director
1915	A Life in the Balance	Director
1915	The Girl at Lone Point	Director
1915	The Railroad Raiders of '62	Director
1915	The Death Train	Director
1915	The Open Drawbridge	Director
1915	The Engineer's Peril	Director
1915	The Little Engineer	Director
1915	The Fast Mail's Danger	Director
1915	The Broken Circuit	Director
1915	The Leap from the Water Tower	Director
1915	The Girl Telegrapher's Peril	Director
1915	The Girl and the Game	Director, Writer
1914	The Escape on the Limited	Director
1914	The Black Diamond Express	Director
1914	The Flying Freight's Captive	Director
1914	The Stolen Engine	Director
1914	The Girl at the Throttle	Director
1914	The Plot at the Railroad Cut	Director
1914	His Nemesis	Director, Writer
1914	Helen's Sacrifice	Director
1914	The Lost Mail Sack	Director
1914	The Car of Death	Director
1914	The Operator at Black Rock	Director
1914	Kaintucky Bill	Director
1914	The Flaw in the Alibi	Director
1914	A String of Pearls	Director
1913	The Pursuit of the Smugglers	Director
1913	A Sawmill Hazard	Director
1912	The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher	Director

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