Deceased

How Did Johnny Downs Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 80

Also known asJohn Morey Downs, John DownGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn10/10/1913Born inBrooklyn, New York, USADied06/06/1994 (aged 80)Died inCoronadoCausecancerWikidataQ6266617 ↗Buried atCaliforniaTMDb#131442 ↗

John Morey Downs was an American actor, singer and dancer. He began his career as a child actor, most notably as Johnny in the Our Gang short comedy film series from 1923 to 1926. He remained active in films, television and theatre through the early 1960s.

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Filmography57 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1953	Column SouthMovie	Posick	40
1953	Cruisin' Down the RiverMovie	Young Jack	40
1951	Racket SquadSeries	—	38
1948	Captain Billy's Mississippi Music HallSeries	—	35
1945	Rhapsody in BlueMovie	Dancer	32
1944	Twilight on the PrairieMovie	Bucky	31
1944	TrocaderoMovie	Johnny Edwards	31
1943	Adventures of the Flying CadetsMovie	Danny Collins	30
1943	Campus RhythmMovie	'Scoop' Davis	30
1942	The Mad MonsterMovie	Tom Gregory	29
1942	Behind the Eight BallMovie	Danny	29
1942	Groom and BoredMovie	Jimmy Warren	29
1941	Adam Had Four SonsMovie	David Stoddard	28
1941	All-American Co-EdMovie	Bob Sheppard / Bobbie DeWolfe	28
1940	I Can't Give You Anything But Love, BabyMovie	Robert Lee 'Bob' Gunther	27
1940	Melody and MoonlightMovie	Danny O'Brian	27
1939	First OffendersMovie	Fred Gray	26
1939	Laugh It OffMovie	Stephen 'Steve' Hannis	26
1938	AlgiersMovie	Pierrot	25
1938	Once Over LightlyMovie	Bob Bradley	25
1938	It's in the StarsMovie	Dorothy's Boyfriend	25
1937	Thrill of a LifetimeMovie	Stanley	24
1937	Turn Off the MoonMovie	Terry Keith	24
1937	Blonde TroubleMovie	Fred Stevens	24
1937	ClarenceMovie	Bobbie	24
1936	College HolidayMovie	Johnny Jones	23
1936	Everybody's Old ManMovie	Tommy Sampson	23
1936	Pigskin ParadeMovie	Chip Carson	23
1935	CoronadoMovie	Johnny Marvin	22
1935	Pirate Party on Catalina IsleMovie	Singer/Tap Dancer (uncredited)	22
1935	College ScandalMovie	Paul Gedney	22
1935	So Red the RoseMovie	Yankee boy	22
1935	The Virginia JudgeMovie	Bob Stuart	22
1933	Strange Case of HennessyMovie	Husband	20
1931	The High School HooferMovie	High School Student	18
1928	The CrowdMovie	John, age 12 (uncredited)	15
1927	Seeing the WorldMovie	Johnny	14
1927	Chicken FeedMovie	Professor Presto Misterio (uncredited)	14
1927	Bring Home the TurkeyMovie	Johnny	14
1926	45 Minutes from HollywoodMovie	Himself (archive footage)	13
1926	Thundering FleasMovie	Johnny	13
1926	The Fourth AlarmMovie	Johnny	13
1926	Good CheerMovie	Johnny	13
1926	Baby ClothesMovie	Johnny	13
1926	Uncle Tom's UncleMovie	Johnny / 'Marks the Lawyer'	13
1926	War FeathersMovie	Johnny	13
1926	Shivering SpooksMovie	Johnny	13
1926	Telling WhoppersMovie	Toughey Thompson	13
1926	Monkey BusinessMovie	Johnny	13
1925	Dog DaysMovie	Rich Kid	12
1925	Better MoviesMovie	Johnny	12
1925	Official OfficersMovie	Johnny	12
1925	Shootin' InjunsMovie	Johnnie	12
1925	Your Own Back YardMovie	Johnny Downs	12
1925	One Wild RideMovie	Johnny	12
1925	Boys Will Be JoysMovie	Johnny	12
1925	Red PepperMovie	Boy with Ice Cream (uncredited)	12