Deceased

When Did J.P. McGowan Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 72

Also known asJohn Paterson McGowanGenderMaleNationalityAustraliaBorn23/02/1880Born inTerowie, AustraliaDied26/03/1952 (aged 72)Died inHollywoodWikidataQ2053311 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#88717 ↗

John Paterson McGowan was a pioneering Hollywood actor and director and occasionally a screenwriter and producer. McGowan remains the only Australian to have been made a life member of the Screen Directors Guild.

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Filmography65 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1956	Savage FuryMovie	Ship's Captain	76
1951	The Lady and the BanditMovie	Old Man	71
1939	StagecoachMovie	Bit Part (uncredited)	59
1939	Code of the FearlessMovie	Undetermined Minor Role	59
1938	KidnappedMovie	Clansman	58
1938	The Great Adventures of Wild Bill HickokMovie	Scudder	58
1937	Slave ShipMovie	Helmsman	57
1937	She Had to EatMovie	Police Sergeant (uncredited)	57
1937	Hit the SaddleMovie	Rance McGowan	57
1937	Prairie ThunderMovie	Col. Stanton	57
1937	Heart of the RockiesMovie	Ed Dawson	57
1937	Jungle JimMovie	Ship Captain J.S. Robinson	57
1936	Sinner Take AllMovie	Police Officer Murphy (uncredited)	56
1936	The Accusing FingerMovie	Inner Guard	56
1936	The Prisoner of Shark IslandMovie	Ship's Captain (uncredited)	56
1936	Robin Hood of El DoradoMovie	Danglong	56
1936	The Three MesquiteersMovie	Brack Canfield	56
1936	SilverspursMovie	Webb Allison	56
1935	Whispering Smith SpeaksMovie	Caboose Passenger (uncredited)	55
1935	Les MisérablesMovie	Javert's Plainclothesman	55
1935	Bar 20 Rides AgainMovie	Buck Peters	55
1935	MississippiMovie	Dealer (uncredited)	55
1935	East of JavaMovie	Sergeant, Rescue Party	55
1935	Murder in the FleetMovie	Chief of Police (Uncredited)	55
1935	The Call of the SavageMovie	Freighter Captain	55
1935	Diamond JimMovie	Engineer	55
1935	The Silent CodeMovie	Commissioner	55
1934	When Lightning StrikesMovie	Lafe Broderick	54
1931	Quick Trigger LeeMovie	Brings note / Director	51
1930	Breezy BillMovie	Sheriff	50
1930	The Canyon of Missing MenMovie	Slug Sagel	50
1930	Covered Wagon TrailsMovie	—	50
1929	'Neath Western SkiesMovie	Dugan	49
1929	The Cowboy and the OutlawMovie	Pepper Hardcastle	49
1929	Below the DeadlineMovie	Taggart	49
1929	Bad Men's MoneyMovie	Sheriff Bud Jennings	49
1929	The InvadersMovie	—	49
1929	Señor AmericanoMovie	Maddox	49
1929	Plunging HoofsMovie	Jim Wales	49
1929	The Law of the PlainsMovie	Seagrue	49
1929	Headin' WestwardMovie	Sneezer Clark	49
1928	Two OutlawsMovie	Abner Whitcomb	48
1928	The Chinatown MysteryMovie	—	48
1928	The Black AceMovie	—	48
1928	The Old CodeMovie	Raoul de Valle	48
1928	The Code of the ScarletMovie	Blake	48
1927	The Royal AmericanMovie	Capt. Burke	47
1927	Gun GospelMovie	Bill Brogan	47
1926	Moran of the MountedMovie	Sgt. Churchill	46
1926	Perils of the RailMovie	Barker's Accomplice at Smelter Junction	46
1925	Red BloodMovie	Eagle Custer	45
1925	The Fast FreightMovie	—	45
1925	DupedMovie	'Hard Rock' Ralston	45
1923	Stormy SeasMovie	Capt. Morgan	43
1917	The Railroad RaidersMovie	Thomas Desmond	37
1916	Whispering SmithMovie	Whispering Smith	36
1915	A Desperate LeapMovie	—	35
1915	The Mettle of Jerry McGuireMovie	Jerry McGuire	35
1915	The Girl and the GameMovie	Spike	35
1915	The Broken TrainMovie	Warren - Railroad Employee	35
1915	A Railroader's BraveryMovie	Thomas - the Chief of the Gang	35
1912	The Poacher's PardonMovie	Mr. Wallace - the Gamekeeper	32
1911	Slim Jim's Last ChanceMovie	The Rancher	31
1911	By a Woman's WitMovie	—	31
0	Danger QuestMovie	Col. Spiffy	—