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John McDermott(1893-1946)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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John McDermott was born on 9 September 1893 in Green River, Wyoming, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Love Thief (1926), Patsy (1921) and College Rhythm (1934). He died on 22 July 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 9, 1893
DiedJuly 22, 1946(52)
BornSeptember 9, 1893
DiedJuly 22, 1946(52)
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Known for

Oscar Beregi Sr. in The Love Thief (1926)
The Love Thief
  • Writer
  • 1926
Patsy
  • Writer
  • 1921
Joe Penner in College Rhythm (1934)
College Rhythm
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1934
Bebe Daniels in Señorita (1927)
Señorita
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1927

Credits

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Actor

  • The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland (1930)
    The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland
    • Bit (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Creighton Hale and Marion Mack in Mary of the Movies (1923)
    Mary of the Movies
    6.5
    • The Director
    • 1923
  • Excuse Me, Sheriff!
    Short
    • 1922
  • Advertisement in "The Moving Picture World"
    The Chalice of Sorrow
    5.6
    • Rance Clifford
    • 1916
  • That Lovely Widow
    Short
    • Tom (as Jack McDermott)
    • 1916
  • The Bachelors' Alliance
    Short
    • (as Jack McDermott)
    • 1916
  • Ethel Teare in In Cinderella's Shoes (1916)
    In Cinderella's Shoes
    Short
    • Arthur (as Jack McDermott)
    • 1916
  • Ethel Teare in The Artful Dodger (1916)
    The Artful Dodger
    Short
    • Dick (as Jack McDermott)
    • 1916
  • Not What the Doctor Ordered
    Short
    • Monty (as Jack McDermott)
    • 1916
  • Romeo of the Coal Wagon
    Short
    • Jack (as Jack McDermott)
    • 1916
  • Counting Out the Count
    Short
    • Dick - Trixie's Sweetheart (as Jack McDermott)
    • 1916
  • Their Taking Ways
    Short
    • Gentleman Jerry (as Jack McDermott)
    • 1916
  • Fashion and Fury
    Short
    • Hubby (as Jack McDermott)
    • 1916
  • Trapping the Bachelor
    Short
    • Jack's Chum (as Jack McDermott)
    • 1916
  • The Trailing Tailor
    Short
    • Harry (as Jack McDermott)
    • 1916

Writer

  • Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold, Margaret O'Brien, and Lewis Stone in Three Wise Fools (1946)
    Three Wise Fools
    6.5
    • screen play
    • story
    • 1946
  • Joe Penner in College Rhythm (1934)
    College Rhythm
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1934
  • W.C. Fields, Baby LeRoy, and Alison Skipworth in Tillie and Gus (1933)
    Tillie and Gus
    6.9
    • story (unconfirmed, uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Fast Workers (1933)
    Fast Workers
    6.3
    • play "Rivets" (as John W. McDermott)
    • 1933
  • Un caballero de frac (1931)
    Un caballero de frac
    • screenplay
    • 1931
  • Un homme en habit (1931)
    Un homme en habit
    • screenplay
    • 1931
  • The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland (1930)
    The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland
    • story
    • 1930
  • Bebe Daniels in The Fifty-Fifty Girl (1928)
    The Fifty-Fifty Girl
    4.8
    • story
    • 1928
  • Flying Romeos (1928)
    Flying Romeos
    3.2
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1928
  • Bebe Daniels in She's a Sheik (1927)
    She's a Sheik
    5.3
    • story
    • 1927
  • Bebe Daniels in Señorita (1927)
    Señorita
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1927
  • Louise Brooks and Adolphe Menjou in Evening Clothes (1927)
    Evening Clothes
    5.0
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • Adolphe Menjou and Greta Nissen in Blonde or Brunette (1927)
    Blonde or Brunette
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • Bebe Daniels in Stranded in Paris (1926)
    Stranded in Paris
    • adaptation
    • 1926
  • Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton in We're in the Navy Now (1926)
    We're in the Navy Now
    5.6
    • scenario
    • 1926

Director

  • Oscar Beregi Sr. in The Love Thief (1926)
    The Love Thief
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Matt Moore and Ruth Roland in Where the Worst Begins (1925)
    Where the Worst Begins
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Jack Dempsey and Estelle Taylor in Manhattan Madness (1925)
    Manhattan Madness
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Her Temporary Husband (1923)
    Her Temporary Husband
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Creighton Hale and Marion Mack in Mary of the Movies (1923)
    Mary of the Movies
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Gaston Glass and Alice Lake in The Spider and the Rose (1923)
    The Spider and the Rose
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1923
  • The Tin Bronco (1922)
    The Tin Bronco
    Short
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Excuse Me, Sheriff!
    Short
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Patsy
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Wesley Barry in Dinty (1920)
    Dinty
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1920
  • A Bum Bomb
    Short
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Irene Hunt in Helen Grayson's Strategy (1917)
    Helen Grayson's Strategy
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Evil Hands
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • The Folly of Fanchette
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Louise Lovely in The Fourth Witness (1917)
    The Fourth Witness
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • J.W. McDermott
  • Born
    • September 9, 1893
    • Green River, Wyoming, USA
  • Died
    • July 22, 1946
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Writer and producer of Squawk, a vaudevillian comedy, put on at the Mayan Theater.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Builder of the 'crazy house' and its' equally famous 'spider pool.'.

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