Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/23/1880
Place of Birth
Terowie, Australia
Also Known As
J.P. McGowan
Biography
Known For
Les Misérables
as Javert's Plainclothesman
Kidnapped
as Clansman
Slave Ship
as Helmsman
Sinner Take All
as Police Officer Murphy (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
as Engineer
The Buccaneer
as Jailer
Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Danglong
The Accusing Finger
as Inner Guard
The Law of the Plains
as Seagrue
She Had to Eat
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Mississippi
as Dealer (uncredited)
Hunted Men
as Cop
Murder in the Fleet
as Chief of Police (Uncredited)
Prairie Thunder
as Col. Stanton
Empty Holsters
as U.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill
Borderland
as El Rio Sheriff
The Red Rider
as Scotty McKee
Jungle Jim
as Ship Captain J.S. Robinson
The Call of the Savage
as Freighter Captain
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Scudder
Career Timeline
1938
1937
Prairie Thunder
as Col. Stanton
Heart of the Rockies
as Ed Dawson
Rough Riding Rhythm
as Pete Hobart
Empty Holsters
as U.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill
She Had to Eat
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Slave Ship
as Helmsman
Hit the Saddle
as Rance McGowan
Borderland
as El Rio Sheriff
Jungle Jim
as Ship Captain J.S. Robinson
1936
Sinner Take All
as Police Officer Murphy (uncredited)
Stampede
as Matt Stevens
The Accusing Finger
as Inner Guard
Fury and the Woman
as Anderson
The Three Mesquiteers
as Brack Canfield
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Jim Howard
Guns and Guitars
as Dave Morgan
Secret Patrol
as Blacksmith Barstow
Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Danglong
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Silver Spurs
as Webb Allison
1935
Bar 20 Rides Again
as Buck Peters
East of Java
as Sergeant, Rescue Party
The Silent Code
as Commissioner
Diamond Jim
as Engineer
Border Brigands
as Inspector Winston - RCMP
Murder in the Fleet
as Chief of Police (Uncredited)
Whispering Smith Speaks
as Caboose Passenger (uncredited)
Les Misérables
as Javert's Plainclothesman
The Call of the Savage
as Freighter Captain
Mississippi
as Dealer (uncredited)
The Outlaw Tamer
as Sheriff Jim Porter
Rustlers of Red Dog
as Capt. Trent [Chs. 3-4]
1934
1930
1929
A Texas Cowboy
as Brute Kettle
Señor Americano
as Maddox
The Oklahoma Kid
Role unknown
The Invaders
Role unknown
The Cowboy and the Outlaw
as Pepper Hardcastle
The Law of the Plains
as Seagrue
The Fighting Terror
Role unknown
The Last Roundup
as Hash
Plunging Hoofs
as Jim Wales
The Lawless Legion
as Matson
Headin' Westward
as Sneezer Clark
Below the Deadline
as Taggart
'Neath Western Skies
as Dugan
1928
1927
1926
1925
1924
1915
A Desperate Leap
Role unknown
The Mettle of Jerry McGuire
as Jerry McGuire
The Broken Rail
as Trow - of the Working Crew
A Railroader's Bravery
as Thomas - the Chief of the Gang
The Broken Train
as Warren - Railroad Employee
The Railroad Raiders of '62
as Lockwood - the old one-armed Flagman
The Leap from the Water Tower
as Rand - the Fireman
The Girl Telegrapher's Peril
as Blake - a Lineman
The Girl and the Game
as Spike
1914
The Escape on the Limited
as Brandt - a Defaulting Cashier
The Black Diamond Express
as Dan Haddon - a Cowboy
The Flying Freight's Captive
as Rand - a Yeggman
His Nemesis
as Mammoth - Manning's Business Rival
Helen's Sacrifice
as Benton
Kaintucky Bill
as Kaintucky Bill - a Moonshiner
1912
The Shaughraun
as Corry Kinchela
Ireland, the Oppressed
as Lord Kilhannack
The Mayor from Ireland
as Shamus Foley
The Little Gluers
as Valentine Hay
From the Manger to the Cross
as Wise Man 1
The Poacher's Pardon
as Mr. Wallace - the Gamekeeper
Winning a Widow
Role unknown
Tragedy of the Desert
as The Arab Sheik
Captured by Bedouins
as Lt. Greig
An Arabian Tragedy
Role unknown
Dust of the Desert
as Sheik Mohammad
Far from Erin's Isle
Role unknown
Vagabonds
as Big Jim
His Mother
as John Foster
1911
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
as Policeman
The Colleen Bawn
as Hardress Cregan
Rory O'More
as Commander of the English troops
The Special Messenger
as Royal
Railroad Raiders of '62
as Federal Officer
When the Dead Return
as Jacques
The Fiddler’s Requiem
as Dolores' father
Slim Jim's Last Chance
as The Rancher
By a Woman's Wit
Role unknown
A Sawmill Hero
Role unknown