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Johnny Mack Brown
Actor
Born September 1, 1904Died November 14, 1974 (70 years)
An All-American halfback while attending the University of Alabama, Johnny Mack Brown chose the silver screen over the green grass of the football field when he graduated. Signed to a contract with MGM in 1926, Brown debuted in Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) with William Haines in a film about - baseball. This was followed by The Bugle Call (1927), which starred the fading Jackie Coogan. In 1928 he appeared in the last Norma Shearer silent film, A Lady of Chance (1928). After that, he worked with Greta Garbo, Marion Davies and Mary Pickford. His muscular good looks only carried him so far in films, however, and by 1930 he had yet to find his place. At MGM Clark Gable was taking the roles that Brown was up for, so he went into a western for director King Vidor, Billy the Kid (1930). While Vidor did not want him for the part to begin with, the picture was successful; however, Brown's career at MGM soon ended. By 1933 he was still making westerns, but they were for low-rung studios like Mascot. More westerns at even lower-rung Supreme Pictures followed, as well as serials like Wild West Days (1937) at Universal. In 1943 Brown took his boots over to Monogram Pictures, where he made over 60 westerns. He started off as "Nevada Jack McKenzie" in the Rough Riders series, but the name soon changed to Johnny. As with most of the early cowboy stars, he was a hero to millions of young children and consistently among the top ten money-makers in westerns from 1942-50. The bubble burst, though, just as it did for Allan Lane, in 1953, as the days of the "B" western came to an end.
Known For
Filmography
| 1992 | Legends of the West · as Billy The Kid In 'billy The Kid' |
| 1976 | Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch · as (archive Footage) |
| 1965 | Apache Uprising · as Sheriff Ben Hall |
| 1965 | The Bounty Killer · as Sheriff Green |
| 1965 | Requiem for a Gunfighter · as Enkoff |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Warner Griffith |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Sheriff Eaton |
| 1953 | The Marshal's Daughter · as Johnny Mack Brown - Poker-Game Player |
| 1950 | Short Grass · as Sheriff Ord Keown |
| 1949 | |
| 1946 | Joe Palooka, Champ · as Cowboy In Film |
| 1945 | Flame of the West · as Dr. John Poore |
| 1945 | Gun Smoke · as Marshal Nevada Jack Mckenzie |
| 1944 | Ghost Guns · as Marshal Nevada Mckenzie |
| 1944 | Law Men · as U.s. Marshal Nevada Jack Mckenzie |
| 1944 | Partners of the Trail · as Jack Mckenzie |
| 1944 | Raiders of the Border · as Nevada Jack Mckenzie |
| 1943 | The Texas Kid · as Jack Mckenzie |
| 1943 | The Lone Star Trail · as Blaze Barker |
| 1943 | Raiders of San Joaquin · as Rocky Morgan Aka The Black Rider |
| 1943 | Cheyenne Roundup · as Buck Brandon & Gils Brandon |
| 1943 | The Ghost Rider · as Nevada Jack Mckenzie |
| 1942 | The Old Chisholm Trail · as Dusty Gardner |
| 1942 | Little Joe, the Wrangler · as Neal Wallace |
| 1942 | Deep in the Heart of Texas · as Jim Mallory |
| 1942 | Boss of Hangtown Mesa · as Steve Collins |
| 1942 | The Silver Bullet · as Silver Jim Donovan |
| 1942 | Ride 'Em Cowboy · as Alabam' Brewster |
| 1942 | Stagecoach Buckaroo · as Steve Hardin |
| 1941 | Fighting Bill Fargo · as Bill Fargo |
| 1941 | Arizona Cyclone · as Tom Baxter |
| 1941 | The Masked Rider · as Larry Prescott |
| 1941 | Rawhide Rangers · as Brand Calhoun |
| 1941 | Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie · as Joe Henderson |
| 1940 | Pony Post · as Cal Sheridan |
| 1940 | Bad Man from Red Butte · as Gils Brady / Buck Halliday |
| 1940 | Riders of Pasco Basin · as Lee Jamison |
| 1940 | Boss of Bullion City · as Tom Bryant |
| 1939 | Chip of the Flying U · as 'chip' Bennett |
| 1939 | Oklahoma Frontier · as Jeff Mcleod |
| 1939 | Desperate Trails · as Steve Hayden |
| 1939 | The Oregon Trail · as Jeff Scott |
| 1939 | Land of Liberty · as Billy The Kid (edited From 'billy The Kid') |
| 1938 | Flaming Frontiers · as Tex Houston |
| 1937 | Wells Fargo · as Talbot Carter |
| 1937 | Born to the West · as Tom Fillmore |
| 1937 | Boothill Brigade · as Lon Cardigan |
| 1937 | Wild West Days · as Kentucky Wade |
| 1937 | A Lawman Is Born · as Tom Mitchell |
| 1937 | Guns in the Dark · as Johnny Darrel |
| 1937 | Bar-Z Bad Men · as Jim Waters |
| 1937 | Trail of Vengeance · as Dude Ramsay |
| 1937 | The Gambling Terror · as Jeff Hayes |
| 1936 | Lawless Land · as Ranger Jeff Hayden |
| 1936 | Undercover Man · as Steve Mclain |
| 1936 | The Crooked Trail · as Jim Blake |
| 1936 | Everyman's Law · as Johnny- Aka The Dog Town Kid |
| 1936 | Rogue of the Range · as Dan Doran |
| 1936 | Desert Phantom · as Billy Donovan |
| 1936 | Valley of the Lawless · as Bruce Reynolds |
| 1935 | The Courageous Avenger · as Kirk Baxter |
| 1935 | Between Men · as Johnny Wellington Jr. |
| 1935 | Branded a Coward · as Johnny Hume |
| 1935 | Rustlers of Red Dog · as Jack Wood |
| 1934 | Belle of the Nineties · as Brooks Clayburn |
| 1934 | Cross Streets · as Adam Blythe |
| 1934 | St. Louis Woman · as Jim Warren |
| 1933 | Son of a Sailor · as 'duke' |
| 1933 | Female · as George P. Cooper |
| 1933 | Saturday's Millions · as Alan Barry |
| 1933 | Fighting with Kit Carson · as Kit Carson |
| 1932 | 70,000 Witnesses · as Wally Clark |
| 1932 | Flames · as Charlie |
| 1931 | The Last Flight · as Bill Talbot |
| 1931 | The Secret 6 · as Hank Rogers |
| 1931 | The Great Meadow · as Berk Jarvis (as John Mack Brown) |
| 1930 | Billy the Kid · as Billy The Kid |
| 1930 | Montana Moon · as Larry |
| 1930 | Undertow · as Paul Whalen |
| 1930 | Great Day · as Cast |
| 1929 | Jazz Heaven · as Barry Holmes |
| 1929 | Hurricane · as Dan |
| 1929 | The Single Standard · as Tommy Hewlett |
| 1929 | The Valiant · as Robert Ward |
| 1929 | Coquette · as Michael Jeffery |
| 1928 | A Woman of Affairs · as David Furness |
| 1928 | A Lady of Chance · as Steve Crandall |
| 1928 | Annapolis · as Bill |
| 1928 | Our Dancing Daughters · as Ben Blaine |
| 1928 | The Divine Woman · as Jean Lery |
| 1927 | The Fair Co-Ed · as Bob |
| 1927 | After Midnight · as Party Boy (uncredited) |
| 1927 | Mockery · as Russian Officer (uncredited) |