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Johnny Downs

Actor

Johnny Downs

Born October 10, 1913 in Brooklyn, New York, USADied June 6, 199483 films

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The Crowd posterFirst watchThe Crowd19287.6as John, age 12 (uncredited)John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all…View film

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Babes in Toyland poster6.3Babes in Toyland1934

Filmography

83 films as actor
  1. 1953Cruisin' Down the RiverYoung Jack
  2. 1953Column SouthPosick
  3. 1950Hills of OklahomaSquare Dance Caller
  4. 1946The Kid from BrooklynMaster of Ceremonies
  5. 1945Rhapsody in BlueDancer
  6. 1945Forever YoursRicky
  7. 1944Twilight on the PrairieBucky
  8. 1944TrocaderoJohnny Edwards
  9. 1944What a Man!Henry Burrows
  10. 1943Harvest MelodyTommy Nelson
  11. 1943Campus Rhythm'Scoop' Davis
  12. 1943Adventures of the Flying CadetsDanny Collins
  13. 1942Behind the Eight BallDanny
  14. 1942Kiss and Wake Up
  15. 1942The Mad MonsterTom Gregory
  16. 1942The Gay NinetiesJohnny
  17. 1942Groom and BoredJimmy Warren
  18. 1942Freckles Comes HomeFreckles Winslow
  19. 1941I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire'Buck' Roberts
  20. 1941All-American Co-EdBob Sheppard / Bobbie DeWolfe
  21. 1941Moonlight in HawaiiPete Fleming
  22. 1941Sing Another ChorusAndy Peyton
  23. 1941RedheadTed Brown
  24. 1941Adam Had Four SonsDavid Stoddard
  25. 1941Honeymoon for ThreeChester T Farrington III
  26. 1940Slightly TemptedJimmy Duncan
  27. 1940Melody and MoonlightDanny O'Brian
  28. 1940Sing, Dance, Plenty HotJohnny
  29. 1940I Can't Give You Anything But Love, BabyRobert Lee 'Bob' Gunther
  30. 1939A Child is BornJohnny Norton
  31. 1939Laugh It OffStephen 'Steve' Hannis
  32. 1939Parents on TrialDon Martin
  33. 1939Hawaiian NightsTed Hartley
  34. 1939Bad BoyJohn Fraser
  35. 1939First OffendersFred Gray
  36. 1938Once Over LightlyBob Bradley
  37. 1938Swing, Sister, SwingJohnny Bennett
  38. 1938Hold That Co-edDink
  39. 1938It's in the StarsDorothy's Boyfriend
  40. 1938Hunted MenFrank Martin
  41. 1938AlgiersPierrot
  42. 1937Thrill of a LifetimeStanley
  43. 1937Blonde TroubleFred Stevens
  44. 1937Turn Off the MoonTerry Keith
  45. 1937ClarenceBobbie
  46. 1936College HolidayJohnny Jones
  47. 1936Pigskin ParadeChip Carson
  48. 1936The Arizona RaidersLonesome Alonzo Q. Mulhall
  49. 1936The First BabyJohnny Ellis
  50. 1936Everybody's Old ManTommy Sampson
  51. 1935So Red the RoseYankee boy
  52. 1935CoronadoJohnny Marvin
  53. 1935Pirate Party on Catalina IsleSinger/Tap Dancer (uncredited)
  54. 1935The Virginia JudgeBob Stuart
  55. 1935College ScandalPaul Gedney
  56. 1934Babes in ToylandLittle Boy Blue (uncredited)
  57. 1933Strange Case of HennessyHusband
  58. 1931The High School HooferHigh School Student
  59. 1928The Trail of '98Mother's Boy
  60. 1928The CrowdJohn, age 12 (uncredited)
  61. 1927The Valley of the GiantsBryce, as a Boy (uncredited)
  62. 1927Chicken FeedProfessor Presto Misterio (uncredited)
  63. 1927Outlaws of Red RiverTom Morley (prologue) (as Jimmy Downs)
  64. 1927Seeing the WorldJohnny
  65. 1927Bring Home the TurkeyJohnny
  66. 1926Telling WhoppersToughey Thompson
  67. 1926War FeathersJohnny
  68. 1926The Fourth AlarmJohnny
  69. 1926Shivering SpooksJohnny
  70. 1926Thundering FleasJohnny
  71. 1926Uncle Tom's UncleJohnny / 'Marks the Lawyer'
  72. 1926Baby ClothesJohnny
  73. 1926Monkey BusinessJohnny
  74. 1926Buried TreasureJohnnie
  75. 1926Good CheerJohnny
  76. 1925One Wild RideJohnny
  77. 1925Better MoviesJohnny
  78. 1925Your Own Back YardJohnny Downs
  79. 1925Boys Will Be JoysJohnny
  80. 1925Official OfficersJohnny
  81. 1925Shootin' InjunsJohnnie
  82. 1925Red PepperBoy with Ice Cream (uncredited)
  83. 1925Dog DaysRich Kid