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After retiring from the film industry, he worked as Executive Secretary...
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Alternate Names:
J.P. MacGowan | Jack McGowan | John P. McGowan | John McGowan
Filmography
- The Lady and the Bandit (1951) (uncredited) .... Old Man
... aka Dick Turpin's Ride (UK)
- Calling All Marines (1939) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
- Stagecoach (1939) (uncredited)
- In Old Montana (1939) (unconfirmed)
- Code of the Fearless (1939) (unconfirmed) .... Undetermined Minor Role
- Dick Tracy Returns (1938) (uncredited) .... Kruger, a Foreign Agent [Chs. 12-13]
- Flaming Frontiers (1938) (uncredited) .... Bartender [Chs. 8, 11, 15]
- The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938) .... Scudder - Trail Leader
... aka Wild Bill Hickok - Hunted Men (1938) (uncredited) .... Cop
... aka Crime Gives Orders - Kidnapped (1938) (uncredited) .... Clansman
... aka Kidnapped: The Adventures of David Balfour (USA: long title) - A Trip to Paris (1938) (uncredited)
- Kennedy's Castle (1938)
- The Buccaneer (1938) (uncredited) .... Jailer
- Prairie Thunder (1937) .... Col. Stanton
- Heart of the Rockies (1937) .... Ed Dawson (head of Dawson clan)
- Roaring Six Guns (1937) (uncredited) .... Sheriff
- Rough Riding Rhythm (1937) (uncredited) .... Pete Hobart
- West Bound Limited (1937) (uncredited) .... Freight Engineer
- Empty Holsters (1937) .... U.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill
- She Had to Eat (1937) (uncredited) .... Police Sergeant
- Slave Ship (1937) .... Helmsman
- Hit the Saddle (1937) .... Rance McGowan
- Borderland (1937) (uncredited) .... El Rio Sheriff
- Jungle Jim (1937) .... Ship Captain J.S. Robinson [Ch.1]
- In Old Chicago (1937) (uncredited) .... Saloon Manager
- Sinner Take All (1936) (uncredited) .... Police Officer Murphy
- Stampede (1936) .... Matt Stevens
- The Accusing Finger (1936) (uncredited) .... Inner Guard-Prison Yard
- Fury and the Woman (1936) .... Anderson
... aka Lucky Corrigan (UK) - The Three Mesquiteers (1936) .... Brack Canfield
- Ride 'Em Cowboy (1936) .... Jim Howard
... aka Cowboy Roundup (USA: TV title) - Bulldog Edition (1936) (uncredited) .... Radio Listener
... aka Lady Reporter (UK) - Guns and Guitars (1936) .... Dave Morgan
- Secret Patrol (1936) .... Gang Leader Barstow, the blacksmith
- Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) (uncredited) .... Man at Church
- Moonlight Murder (1936) (uncredited) .... Medical guard
- The Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936) (uncredited) .... Danglong
- Wildcat Saunders (1936) (unconfirmed)
... aka Cyclone Cowboy (USA: TV title)
... aka Wild Cat: Prize Fighter (UK) - The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) (uncredited) .... Ship's Captain
- Silver Spurs (1936) .... Webb Allison
... aka Silverspurs (USA: copyright title) - Frontier Justice (1936) (unconfirmed)
- Lucky Fugitives (1936) (uncredited)
- East of Java (1935) .... Sergeant - Rescue Party
... aka Tiger Island (USA: reissue title) - The Silent Code (1935) .... Commissioner
- Bar 20 Rides Again (1935) .... Buck Peters
- This Is the Life (1935) (uncredited) .... Troublesome Tramp
- The Virginia Judge (1935) (unconfirmed) .... Man in hula tent
- Diamond Jim (1935) (uncredited) .... Engineer
- Calm Yourself (1935) (uncredited) .... Detective Flanagan
- The Outlaw Deputy (1935) (uncredited) .... Boulder Creek Sheriff
- Border Brigands (1935) .... Inspector Winston - RCMP
- Murder in the Fleet (1935) (uncredited) .... Chief of Police
- The Flame Within (1935) (uncredited) .... Michael
- Whispering Smith Speaks (1935) (uncredited) .... Caboose passenger
- Goin' to Town (1935) (uncredited) .... Cowboy
- The Call of the Savage (1935) (uncredited) .... Freighter Captain
... aka Savage Fury (USA: recut version) - Les misérables (1935) (uncredited) .... Javert's Plainclothesman
- Mississippi (1935) (uncredited) .... Dealer
- The Outlaw Tamer (1935) .... Sheriff Jim Porter
- The Rustlers of Red Dog (1935) .... Capt. Trent - Chs. 3-4
- When Lightning Strikes (1934) .... Lafe Broderick
- Evelyn Prentice (1934) (uncredited) .... Det. Mack Clark
- Marie Galante (1934) (uncredited) .... Foreman
- Wagon Wheels (1934) .... Couch
- Have a Heart (1934) (uncredited) .... Detective
- Fighting Hero (1934) (as J.P. MacGowan) .... Morales
- The Red Rider (1934) (uncredited) .... Scotty McKee (chap 1, 15)
- No More Women (1934) .... Captain of The Hawk
- Flaming Gold (1933) (uncredited) .... Mack
- I Love That Man (1933) (uncredited) .... Police Chief
- Somewhere in Sonora (1933) .... Monte Black
- Deadwood Pass (1933) (uncredited) .... C.J. Simon (The Chief)
- When a Man Rides Alone (1933) (uncredited) .... Hiram Jones
- Somewhere in Arizona (1933)
- Lawless Valley (1932) .... Big Mike Carter, aka El Lobo, aka Texas Rand
- Quick Trigger Lee (1931) (uncredited) .... Brings note / Director
- Son of the Plains (1931) .... Dan Farrell
... aka Vultures of the Law (UK) - The Canyon of Missing Men (1930) (uncredited) .... Slug Sagel
- Covered Wagon Trails (1930) .... King Kincaid
- Breezy Bill (1930) .... Sheriff
- O'Malley Rides Alone (1930) (uncredited) .... Angus McGregor
- A Texas Cowboy (1929) .... Brute Kettle
- 'Neath Western Skies (1929) .... Dugan
- Pioneers of the West (1929) .... Tom Dorgan
- The Lone Horseman (1929) .... The Swindler
- The Oklahoma Kid (1929) .... Gang Leader Petty
- Señor Americano (1929) .... Maddox
- The Cowboy and the Outlaw (1929) .... Pepper Hardcastle
- The Invaders (1929)
- The Phantom Rider (1929) .... Mr. Darling
- The Fighting Terror (1929)
- Law of the Plains (1929) .... Seagrue
- The Last Round-Up (1929) (uncredited) .... Hash
- Wyoming Tornado (1929)
- An Oklahoma Cowboy (1929)
- Plunging Hoofs (1929) .... Jim Wales
- Bad Men's Money (1929)
... aka Bad Man's Money - The Lawless Legion (1929) .... Matson
- Headin' Westward (1929) .... Sneezer Clark
- The Clean-Up (1929) .... Frank Lawrence
- Below the Deadline (1929) .... Taggart
- Golden Bridle (1929)
- Texas Tommy (1928)
- Law of the Mounted (1928)
- Ships of the Night (1928) .... Motilla
- Two Outlaws (1928) .... Abner Whitcomb
- The Old Code (1928) .... Raoul de Valle
- Manhattan Cowboy (1928) (uncredited) .... Retrieves stolen jacket
- West of Santa Fe (1928) .... Rancher
- The Black Ace (1928)
- On the Divide (1928)
- The Chinatown Mystery (1928)
- Devil Dogs (1928) .... Capt. Standing
- Arizona Days (1928) .... Ed Hicks
- Silent Trail (1928)
- The Code of the Scarlet (1928) .... Blake
- The Devil's Tower (1928) .... George Stilwell
- Dugan of the Dugouts (1928) .... Captain von Brinken
- Lightnin' Shot (1928)
- The Wilderness Patrol (1928)
... aka The Wilderness (UK) - The Slaver (1927) .... 'Iron' Larsen
- Gun Gospel (1927) .... Bill Brogan
- The Red Raiders (1927) .... Captain Ortwell
- Arizona Nights (1927) .... Jeff Decker
- The Royal American (1927) .... Captain Burke
- Whispering Smith Rides (1927)
- The Lost Limited (1927) .... Thomas Webber
- Red Signals (1927) .... Jim Twyler
- Fighting Luck (1926) .... Gang Leader
- Perils of the Rail (1926)
... aka Perils of the Rails (USA: alternative title) - Red Blood (1926) .... Eagle Custer
- Riding Romance (1926) .... John Brandon
- The Lost Express (1926) (uncredited) .... Train Engineer
- Moran of the Mounted (1926) .... Sergeant Churchill
- Senor Daredevil (1926) .... Jesse Wilks
- The Fast Freight (1926)
- The Patent Leather Pug (1926) .... James Curtis
- Danger Quest (1926) .... Colonel Spiffy
- The Fear Fighter (1925) .... James Curtis
- Crack o' Dawn (1925) .... Earle Thorpe Sr
- Makers of Men (1925) .... Sgt. Banks
- Duped (1925) .... 'Hard Rock' Ralston
- Barriers of the Law (1925) .... Steve Redding
- Border Intrigue (1925) .... Tough Tidings
- Outwitted (1925) .... Tiger McGuire
- The Whipping Boss (1924) .... Livingston
- Crossed Trails (1924) .... 'Pepper' Baldwin/Bandy Dawson
- Stormy Seas (1923) .... Capt. Morgan
- One Million in Jewels (1923) .... Burke
- Hills of Missing Men (1922) .... Capt. Brandt / The Dragon
- Reckless Chances (1922) .... Terry Nolan
- The Ruse of the Rattler (1921) .... The Rattlesnake
- Discontented Wives (1921) .... John Gaylord
- Do or Die (1921) .... Capt. Alvarez / Satan
- Cold Steel (1921/I) .... Steele Weir
- A Crook's Romance (1921)
- King of the Circus (1920)
- The Vanishing Dagger (1920)
- Elmo the Fearless (1920)
- The Lost Express (1917) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
- The Railroad Raiders (1917)
- Judith of the Cumberlands (1916)
... aka The Moonshine Menace (USA: reissue title) - Medicine Bend (1916) .... Whispering Smith
... aka At Medicine Bend (USA: alternative title) - Whispering Smith (1916) .... Whispering Smith
- The Girl and the Game (1915) .... Spike
- A Desperate Leap (1915) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
- The Mettle of Jerry McGuire (1915)
- The Railroad Raiders of '62 (1915) .... Lockwood - the old one-armed Flagman
... aka The Hazards of Helen (#19): The Railroad Raiders of '62 (USA: series title) - The Leap from the Water Tower (1915) .... Rand - the Fireman
... aka The Hazards of Helen (#9): The Leap from the Water Tower (USA: series title) - The Girl Telegrapher's Peril (1915) .... Blake - a Lineman
... aka The Hazards of Helen (#8): The Girl Telegrapher's Peril (USA: series title) - The Escape on the Limited (1914) .... Brandt - a Defaulting Cashier
... aka The Hazards of Helen (#7): The Escape on the Limited (USA: series title) - The Black Diamond Express (1914) .... Dan Haddon - a Cowboy
... aka The Hazards of Helen (#6): The Black Diamond Express (USA: series title) - The Flying Freight's Captive (1914) .... Rand - a Yeggman
... aka The Hazards of Helen (#5): The Flying Freight's Captive (USA: series title) - His Nemesis (1914) .... Mammoth - Manning's Business Rival
- Helen's Sacrifice (1914) .... Benton
... aka The Hazards of Helen (#1): Helen's Sacrifice (USA: series title) - The Hazards of Helen (1914) .... Train controller/Benton/Rand - yeggman/Dan Haddon - cowboy/Brandt - cashier/Blake - lineman/Rand - fireman/Lockwood - flagman/Warren - railman/Thomas - wiretapper chief/Trow - wrecking crewman
- The Demon of the Rails (1914) .... Olmstead - the Engineer
- From Peril to Peril (1914) .... 'Spot' Malone - a Yeggman
- The Lost Mail Sack (1914) (unconfirmed) .... Undetermined Role
- Grouch, the Engineer (1914) .... Grouch - the Engineer
- The Oil Well Conspiracy (1914) .... Langley
- The Identification (1914) .... Selwyn - drug addict
- Kaintucky Bill (1914) .... Kaintucky Bill - a Moonshiner
- A Man's Soul (1914) .... Richard Carlton
- Under Desperation's Spur (1914) .... Jack - a Moonshiner
- The County Seat War (1914) .... Zeigler - a Politician
- Gilt Edge Stocks (1913) .... Detective Wallace
- The Eighth Notch (1913) .... Ed Grigg
- The Wives of Jamestown (1913) .... The O'Rourke
- The Shaughraun (1912) .... Corry Kinchela
- Ireland, the Oppressed (1912) .... The major
- Conway, the Kerry Dancer (1912)
- The Mayor from Ireland (1912) .... Shamus Foley
- The Kerry Gow (1912) .... Valentine Hay
- From the Manger to the Cross (1912) .... Andrew
... aka From the Manger to the Cross, or Jesus of Nazareth (copyright title)
... aka Jesus of Nazareth (USA: recut version) - The Poacher's Pardon (1912) .... Wallace - the gamekeeper
- The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher (1912)
... aka The Girl Telegrapher's Nerve (USA: reissue title) - Down Through the Ages (1912) .... Henry Morris/High Priest
- Jim Bludso (1912) .... Jim Bludso
- Winning a Widow (1912)
- Tragedy of the Desert (1912)
- Captured by Bedouins (1912) .... Lt. Greig
- An Arabian Tragedy (1912)
... aka A Tragedy in the Desert (USA: alternative title) - Dust of the Desert (1912) .... Sheik Mohammad
- Missionaries in Darkest Africa (1912)
- The Fighting Dervishes of the Desert (1912) .... Father Moosa - Coptic High Priest
- The Belle of New Orleans (1912)
- Victim of Circumstances (1912)
- Captain Rivera's Reward (1912)
- Far from Erin's Isle (1912)
- His Mother (1912) .... John Foster
- My Hielan' Lassie (1912)
- Shaun Rhue (1912)
- The Vengeance Mark (1912)
- Arrah-Na-Pogue (1911) .... Irish Secretary of State
- The Fishermaid of Ballydavid (1911)
- The Colleen Bawn (1911/I) .... Hardress Cregan
- Rory O'More (1911) .... Commander of the English troops
- Special Messenger (1911) .... Royal - the Special Messenger
- Railroad Raiders of '62 (1911) .... Federal Officer
- The Fiddle's Requiem (1911) .... Dolores' father
... aka The Fiddler's Requiem (USA) - By a Woman's Wit (1911)
- A Saw Mill Hero (1911)
- The Secret of the Still (1911)
- Last Day of School (1911)
- Tangled Lives (1911/II)
- Seth's Temptation (1910)
- A Lad from Old Ireland (1910) .... Election agent
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