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John English(1903-1969)

  • Director
  • Editor
  • Writer
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John English was born on 25 June 1903 in Cumbria, England, UK. He was a director and editor, known for Captain America (1944), Capitão América (1944 - Série) (1944) and Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940). He was married to Nina ?. He died on 11 October 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 25, 1903
DiedOctober 11, 1969(66)
BornJune 25, 1903
DiedOctober 11, 1969(66)
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Known for

Lorna Gray and Dick Purcell in Captain America (1944)
Captain America
5.1
  • Director
  • 1944
Capitão América (1944 - Série) (1944)
Capitão América (1944 - Série)
6.0
TV Series
  • Director
  • 1944
Eduardo Ciannelli, Ella Neal, and Robert Wilcox in Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)
Mysterious Doctor Satan
7.1
  • Director
  • 1940
Tom Tyler in Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
Adventures of Captain Marvel
7.1
  • Director
  • 1941

Credits

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Director

  • Western von gestern (1978)
    Western von gestern
    7.8
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1978
  • Dr. Satan's Robot (1966)
    Dr. Satan's Robot
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • director: archive footage
    • 1966
  • Lost Island of Kioga
    TV Movie
    • director: archive footage
    • 1966
  • Laredo (1965)
    Laredo
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, and Lassie the Dog in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957–1966
  • A Man Called Shenandoah (1965)
    A Man Called Shenandoah
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Moment of Fear (1960)
    Moment of Fear
    4.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
    Daniel Boone
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964–1965
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Wide Country (1962)
    Wide Country
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • John Derek, Richard Jaeckel, and Chill Wills in Frontier Circus (1961)
    Frontier Circus
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961–1962
  • Thriller (1960)
    Thriller
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Robert Cummings in The Bob Cummings Show (1961)
    The Bob Cummings Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961

Editor

  • Tim McCoy in The Traitor (1936)
    The Traitor
    5.5
    • Editor
    • 1936
  • Tim McCoy in Ghost Patrol (1936)
    Ghost Patrol
    4.5
    • Editor (as Jack English)
    • 1936
  • Tim McCoy, Don Barclay, J. Frank Glendon, John Merton, and Joan Woodbury in The Lion's Den (1936)
    The Lion's Den
    5.9
    • Editor
    • 1936
  • Tim McCoy in Aces and Eights (1936)
    Aces and Eights
    5.4
    • Editor (as Jack English)
    • 1936
  • James Bush, Jack Cheatham, Ray Walker, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Crashing Through Danger (1936)
    Crashing Through Danger
    4.7
    • Editor (as Jack English)
    • 1936
  • Tim McCoy in Lightnin' Bill Carson (1936)
    Lightnin' Bill Carson
    6.0
    • Editor (as Jack English)
    • 1936
  • Kermit Maynard in Trails of the Wild (1935)
    Trails of the Wild
    5.5
    • Editor (as Jack English)
    • 1935
  • Code of the Mounted (1935)
    Code of the Mounted
    5.4
    • Editor
    • 1935
  • Fred Kohler and Kermit Maynard in Wilderness Mail (1935)
    Wilderness Mail
    6.1
    • Editor (as Jack English)
    • 1935
  • Eleanor Hunt and Kermit Maynard in Northern Frontier (1935)
    Northern Frontier
    5.6
    • Editor (as Jack English)
    • 1935
  • Petting Preferred
    Short
    • Editor (as Jack English)
    • 1934
  • No More Bridge!
    7.0
    Short
    • Editor (as Jack English)
    • 1934
  • A Circus Hoodoo
    Short
    • Editor (as Jack English)
    • 1934
  • Just an Echo (1934)
    Just an Echo
    Short
    • Editor (as Jack English)
    • 1934
  • A Roaming Romeo
    Short
    • Editor (as Jack English)
    • 1933

Writer

  • For the Love of Fanny
    6.2
    Short
    • adaptation (as Jack English)
    • 1931

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Jack English
  • Born
    • June 25, 1903
    • Cumbria, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 11, 1969
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Nina ?
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Directed a pilot for a proposed series from 20th Century-Fox called "Hangtree Inn".
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Second-feature director, began his directing career at Republic in 1935 then moved to Columbia, eventually partnering with director William Witney to make what many serial aficionados regard as the best serials to ever come out of Hollywood. Went over to Columbia Pictures, where he was under contract from 1947--51, making many Gene Autry westerns. From the 1960s worked as director for episodic television.

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