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Jack W. Johnston(1876-1946)

  • Actor
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Jack W. Johnston
Jack W. Johnston was born on 2 October 1876 in Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Land of Promise (1917), The Virginian (1914) and The Country Boy (1912). He died on 29 July 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 2, 1876
DiedJuly 29, 1946(69)
BornOctober 2, 1876
DiedJuly 29, 1946(69)
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Known for

Billie Burke in The Land of Promise (1917)
The Land of Promise
6.6
  • Edward Marsh(as J.W. Johnson)
  • 1917
Dustin Farnum in The Virginian (1914)
The Virginian
5.6
  • Steve
  • 1914
The Country Boy (1912)
The Country Boy
Short
  • Bob Stanton - the Country Boy
  • 1912
Rob Roy
Short
  • Rob Roy
  • 1913

Credits

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Actor

  • Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino, and Eleanor Parker in Escape Me Never (1947)
    Escape Me Never
    5.9
    • Theatre Patron (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Jack Carson, Carmen Cavallaro, Dennis Morgan, Janis Paige, S.Z. Sakall, and Martha Vickers in The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946)
    The Time, the Place and the Girl
    5.9
    • Audience Member (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Brian Aherne and Laraine Day in The Locket (1946)
    The Locket
    7.1
    • Man (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • George Brent, Charles Korvin, Paul Lukas, and Merle Oberon in Temptation (1946)
    Temptation
    6.6
    • Banquet Guest (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Robert Young, Barbara Hale, and Frank Morgan in Lady Luck (1946)
    Lady Luck
    6.2
    • Gambler (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Cary Grant, Eve Arden, Mary Martin, Ginny Simms, Alexis Smith, and Jane Wyman in Night and Day (1946)
    Night and Day
    6.1
    • Doctor (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Bette Davis, Walter Brennan, Glenn Ford, Dane Clark, and Charles Ruggles in A Stolen Life (1946)
    A Stolen Life
    7.2
    • Art Patron (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, and The Goldwyn Girls in The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
    The Kid from Brooklyn
    6.5
    • Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Charles Laughton, Deanna Durbin, and Franchot Tone in Because of Him (1946)
    Because of Him
    6.6
    • Party Guest (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Ingrid Bergman, Gary Cooper, Jerry Austin, and Flora Robson in Saratoga Trunk (1945)
    Saratoga Trunk
    6.3
    • Opera Spectator (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Roy Rogers, Ken Carson, Dale Evans, Hugh Farr, Karl Farr, Shug Fisher, George 'Gabby' Hayes, and Sons of the Pioneers in Don't Fence Me In (1945)
    Don't Fence Me In
    6.6
    • Party Guest (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Ray Milland, Doris Dowling, Phillip Terry, and Jane Wyman in The Lost Weekend (1945)
    The Lost Weekend
    7.8
    • Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Eve Arden, Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, and Zachary Scott in Mildred Pierce (1945)
    Mildred Pierce
    7.9
    • Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Ralph Bellamy, Deanna Durbin, Dan Duryea, Edward Everett Horton, David Bruce, and Allen Jenkins in Lady on a Train (1945)
    Lady on a Train
    6.7
    • Passenger at Station with Monocle (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Betty Hutton and Arturo de Córdova in Incendiary Blonde (1945)
    Incendiary Blonde
    6.6
    • Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
    • 1945

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • J.W. Johnson
  • Born
    • October 2, 1876
    • Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland
  • Died
    • July 29, 1946
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Silent screen Irish-American character actor, usually billed as J.W. Johnston. With Reliance and an ensemble member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company of players. Still seen in bit parts during the sound era.

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