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Joe King(1883-1951)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Joe King in Until They Get Me (1917)
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San Quentin (1937)
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Joe King was born on 9 February 1883 in Austin, Texas, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Smashing the Money Ring (1939), Bullets or Ballots (1936) and Special Agent (1935). He was married to Hazel Buckham. He died on 11 April 1951 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 9, 1883
DiedApril 11, 1951(68)
BornFebruary 9, 1883
DiedApril 11, 1951(68)
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Ronald Reagan and Margot Stevenson in Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
Smashing the Money Ring
5.7
  • Saxby
  • 1939
Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Joseph Crehan, William Keighley, Joe King, Barton MacLane, Frank McHugh, Henry O'Neill, Dick Purcell, and George E. Stone in Bullets or Ballots (1936)
Bullets or Ballots
7.0
  • Capt. Dan McLaren(as Joseph King)
  • 1936
Bette Davis and George Brent in Special Agent (1935)
Special Agent
6.4
  • Agent Wilson(as Joseph King)
  • 1935
Cleo Madison in Her Bitter Cup (1916)
Her Bitter Cup
  • Director
  • 1916

Credits

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Actor

  • Movietone Presents (2026)
    Movietone Presents
    TV Series
    • (voice)
    • 2026
  • David Niven, Ginger Rogers, and Burgess Meredith in Magnificent Doll (1946)
    Magnificent Doll
    6.2
    • Jailer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Harry Carey, Betty Field, and Joel McCrea in The Great Moment (1944)
    The Great Moment
    6.2
    • Senator from Georgia (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Joan Davis and Jane Frazee in Beautiful But Broke (1944)
    Beautiful But Broke
    6.1
    • Mr. Martin (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Deanna Durbin, Pat O'Brien, Akim Tamiroff, and Franchot Tone in His Butler's Sister (1943)
    His Butler's Sister
    6.9
    • Train Conductor (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Pat O'Brien and Ruth Warrick in The Iron Major (1943)
    The Iron Major
    5.6
    • Defense Attorney (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Robert Young, Betty Grable, and Adolphe Menjou in Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
    Sweet Rosie O'Grady
    6.3
    • Ship Official (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Maureen O'Hara, John Garfield, Patricia Morison, Martha O'Driscoll, and Walter Slezak in The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
    The Fallen Sparrow
    6.6
    • Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Randolph Scott, Pat O'Brien, and Anne Shirley in Bombardier (1943)
    Bombardier
    6.0
    • Gen. Barnes (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Jinx Falkenburg, Tom Neal, and Constance Worth in She Has What It Takes (1943)
    She Has What It Takes
    • Lee Shuleman
    • 1943
  • Frank Albertson, Norman Abbott, Evelyn Ankers, Gabriel Dell, Huntz Hall, Shemp Howard, Bobby Jordan, Elyse Knox, and Don Porter in Keep 'Em Slugging (1943)
    Keep 'Em Slugging
    6.3
    • Scott (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Deanna Durbin and Edmond O'Brien in The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
    6.4
    • Captain (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • George Brent, Bruce Cabot, and Priscilla Lane in Silver Queen (1942)
    Silver Queen
    5.7
    • Colonel (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Errol Flynn and Alexis Smith in Gentleman Jim (1942)
    Gentleman Jim
    7.5
    • Col. McLane (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, and Brian Donlevy in The Glass Key (1942)
    The Glass Key
    7.0
    • Fisher (uncredited)
    • 1942

Director

  • Cleo Madison in Her Bitter Cup (1916)
    Her Bitter Cup
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Her Defiance (1916)
    Her Defiance
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916

Writer

  • Liquid Dynamite
    Short
    • story
    • 1915

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Bullets or Ballots
Trailer 3:00
Bullets or Ballots
San Quentin
Trailer 1:56
San Quentin
San Quentin
Trailer 1:56
San Quentin

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Joseph King
  • Born
    • February 9, 1883
    • Austin, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • April 11, 1951
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Hazel Buckham
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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