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Harry Jans(1898-1962)

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  • Soundtrack
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Harry Jans was born on 6 June 1898 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Smartest Girl in Town (1936), Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936) and Two in Revolt (1936). He died on 4 February 1962 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJune 6, 1898
DiedFebruary 4, 1962(63)
BornJune 6, 1898
DiedFebruary 4, 1962(63)
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Known for

Ann Sothern in Smartest Girl in Town (1936)
Smartest Girl in Town
6.4
  • Terry - Gwen's Husband
  • 1936
Bruce Cabot, James Gleason, Louise Latimer, and Lewis Stone in Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936)
Don't Turn 'em Loose
6.3
  • Vic - Henchman
  • 1936
John Arledge, Louise Latimer, Lightning, and Warrior the Horse in Two in Revolt (1936)
Two in Revolt
6.0
  • Crane - Mason Henchman
  • 1936
Smith Ballew and Ann Dvorak in Racing Lady (1937)
Racing Lady
5.7
  • Lewis
  • 1937

Credits

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Actor

  • Bruce Cabot and Virginia Grey in Bad Guy (1937)
    Bad Guy
    5.7
    • Mike O'Neill - Gambler (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Preston Foster, Ida Lupino, and Victor McLaglen in Sea Devils (1937)
    Sea Devils
    5.5
    • Coast Guard Seaman (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • William Demarest, Thurston Hall, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Lynne Overman, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Don't Tell the Wife (1937)
    Don't Tell the Wife
    5.9
    • Martin - Salesman (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Smith Ballew and Ann Dvorak in Racing Lady (1937)
    Racing Lady
    5.7
    • Lewis
    • 1937
  • That Girl from Paris (1936)
    That Girl from Paris
    5.7
    • Ship's Purser (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Ann Sothern in Smartest Girl in Town (1936)
    Smartest Girl in Town
    6.4
    • Terry - Gwen's Husband
    • 1936
  • Robert Armstrong, Sally Eilers, and Vinton Hayworth in Without Orders (1936)
    Without Orders
    6.5
    • Passenger Seeing Len Bail Out (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Bruce Cabot, James Gleason, Louise Latimer, and Lewis Stone in Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936)
    Don't Turn 'em Loose
    6.3
    • Vic - Henchman
    • 1936
  • Alan Dinehart, Thomas Beck, Frankie Darro, H. Bruce Humberstone, Keye Luke, Gavin Muir, Warner Oland, and Helen Wood in Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)
    Charlie Chan at the Race Track
    7.1
    • Al Meers
    • 1936
  • Louise Latimer and Fred Stone in Grand Jury (1936)
    Grand Jury
    5.5
    • 'Sully' Sullivan
    • 1936
  • Harry Carey, Margaret Callahan, Hoot Gibson, and Tom Tyler in The Last Outlaw (1936)
    The Last Outlaw
    6.9
    • Jess - Henchman
    • 1936
  • Margaret Callahan and Richard Dix in Special Investigator (1936)
    Special Investigator
    6.0
    • Cy Adams
    • 1936
  • Helen Broderick and James Gleason in Murder on a Bridle Path (1936)
    Murder on a Bridle Path
    6.2
    • Addie, Reporter
    • 1936
  • John Arledge, Louise Latimer, Lightning, and Warrior the Horse in Two in Revolt (1936)
    Two in Revolt
    6.0
    • Crane - Mason Henchman
    • 1936
  • Thelma Hill in Wild People (1933)
    Wild People
    5.3
    Short
    • Mr. Jans
    • 1933

Soundtrack

  • Thelma Hill in Wild People (1933)
    Wild People
    5.3
    Short
    • performer: "They Give 'em This" (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Two Good Boys Gone Wrong (1929)
    Two Good Boys Gone Wrong
    5.7
    Short
    • performer: "At Sundown", "Baby - Oh Where Can You Be?" (uncredited)
    • 1929

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 6, 1898
    • New Haven, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • February 4, 1962
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In February, 1935, teamed up with comedian Bert Wheeler for a vaudeville engagement in Chicago. Jans found that Wheeler was making four figures a week (Jans' fee was three digits), and found that Wheeler's name was on the marquee in enormous letters above Jans' tiny name. The engagement was never repeated.

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