Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Mack Brown

Date of Birth:

Sep 01, 1904

Place of Birth:

Dothan, Alabama, USA

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.

filmography:

Six Gun Gospel Six Gun Gospel

1943

The Stranger From Pecos The Stranger From Pecos

1943

The Ghost Rider The Ghost Rider

1943

Ghost Guns Ghost Guns

1944

Outlaws of Stampede Pass Outlaws of Stampede Pass

1943

Fighting Bill Fargo Fighting Bill Fargo

1941

Dead Man's Trail Dead Man's Trail

1952

Texas City Texas City

1952

Prairie Express Prairie Express

1947

Land of the Outlaws Land of the Outlaws

1944

Raiders of the Border Raiders of the Border

1944

Drifting Along Drifting Along

1946

Under Arizona Skies Under Arizona Skies

1946

The Haunted Mine The Haunted Mine

1946

Border Bandits Border Bandits

1946

Frontier Feud Frontier Feud

1945

Flame of the West Flame of the West

1945

Law of the Valley Law of the Valley

1944

Range Law Range Law

1944

West of the Rio Grande West of the Rio Grande

1944

Boss of Hangtown Mesa Boss of Hangtown Mesa

1942

Cheyenne Roundup Cheyenne Roundup

1943

Trigger Fingers Trigger Fingers

1946

The Old Chisholm Trail The Old Chisholm Trail

1942

West of El Dorado West of El Dorado

1949

Requiem for a Gunfighter Requiem for a Gunfighter

1965

The Lost Trail The Lost Trail

1945

Ragtime Cowboy Joe Ragtime Cowboy Joe

1940

Son of Roaring Dan Son of Roaring Dan

1940

West of Carson City West of Carson City

1940

Silver Range Silver Range

1946

Little Joe, the Wrangler Little Joe, the Wrangler

1942

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

1934

Montana Desperado Montana Desperado

1951

Man from the Black Hills Man from the Black Hills

1952

Raiders of San Joaquin Raiders of San Joaquin

1943

Oklahoma Justice Oklahoma Justice

1951

Stranger from Santa Fe Stranger from Santa Fe

1945

Canyon Ambush Canyon Ambush

1952

Law of the Panhandle Law of the Panhandle

1950

Over the Border Over the Border

1950

Gun Talk Gun Talk

1947

Raiders of the South Raiders of the South

1947

70,000 Witnesses 70,000 Witnesses

1932

Crazy House Crazy House

1943

It's Showtime It's Showtime

1976

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

2000

Starlit Days at the Lido Starlit Days at the Lido

1935

The Bugle Call The Bugle Call

1927

A Woman of Affairs A Woman of Affairs

1928

Three on a Honeymoon Three on a Honeymoon

1934

Saturday's Millions Saturday's Millions

1933

Against the Law Against the Law

1934

After Midnight After Midnight

1927

Apache Uprising Apache Uprising

1965

Legends of the West Legends of the West

1992

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994

The Vanishing Frontier The Vanishing Frontier

1933

Land of Liberty Land of Liberty

1939

Slide, Kelly, Slide Slide, Kelly, Slide

1927

Soft Living Soft Living

1928

Hurricane Hurricane

1929

The Marshal's Daughter The Marshal's Daughter

1953

Rustlers of Red Dog Rustlers of Red Dog

1935

Overland Trails Overland Trails

1948

Back Trail Back Trail

1948

Triggerman Triggerman

1948

The Fighting Ranger The Fighting Ranger

1948

The Law Comes to Gunsight The Law Comes to Gunsight

1947

Valley of Fear Valley of Fear

1947

Trailing Danger Trailing Danger

1947

Code of the Saddle Code of the Saddle

1947

Land of the Lawless Land of the Lawless

1947

Frontier Agent Frontier Agent

1948

Hidden Danger Hidden Danger

1948

Western Renegades Western Renegades

1949

West of Wyoming West of Wyoming

1950

Whistling Hills Whistling Hills

1951

Trails End Trails End

1949

Law of the West Law of the West

1949

Gunning for Justice Gunning for Justice

1948

The Sheriff of Medicine Bow The Sheriff of Medicine Bow

1948

Range Justice Range Justice

1949

Flashing Guns Flashing Guns

1947

Deep in the Heart of Texas Deep in the Heart of Texas

1942

A Lady of Chance A Lady of Chance

1928

Texas Lawmen Texas Lawmen

1951

The Divine Woman The Divine Woman

1928

Flames Flames

1932

The Fair Co-Ed The Fair Co-Ed

1927

Cross Streets Cross Streets

1934

The Courageous Avenger The Courageous Avenger

1935

Billy the Kid Billy the Kid

1930

Branded a Coward Branded a Coward

1935

Malay Nights Malay Nights

1932

Desert Phantom Desert Phantom

1936

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976

The Gambling Terror The Gambling Terror

1937

Guns in the Dark Guns in the Dark

1937

St. Louis Woman St. Louis Woman

1934

The Silver Bullet The Silver Bullet

1942

Rogue of the Range Rogue of the Range

1936

The Texas Kid The Texas Kid

1943

Partners of the Trail Partners of the Trail

1944

Boss of Bullion City Boss of Bullion City

1940

Between Men Between Men

1935

Female Female

1933

Mockery Mockery

1927

The Oregon Trail The Oregon Trail

1939

Belle of the Nineties Belle of the Nineties

1934

Fighting With Kit Carson Fighting With Kit Carson

1933

Born to the West Born to the West

1937

Six Gun Mesa Six Gun Mesa

1950

The Secret Six The Secret Six

1931

Our Dancing Daughters Our Dancing Daughters

1928

Coquette Coquette

1929

Stampede Stampede

1949

Wells Fargo Wells Fargo

1937

The Valiant The Valiant

1929

Stagecoach Buckaroo Stagecoach Buckaroo

1942

Montana Moon Montana Moon

1930

The Last Flight The Last Flight

1931

The Crooked Trail The Crooked Trail

1936

Rawhide Rangers Rawhide Rangers

1941

The Single Standard The Single Standard

1929

Lawless Land Lawless Land

1937

Bar-Z Bad Men Bar-Z Bad Men

1937

Man from Sonora Man from Sonora

1951

Everyman's Law Everyman's Law

1936

Forever Yours Forever Yours

1945

The Bounty Killer The Bounty Killer

1965

Outlaw Gold Outlaw Gold

1950

Blazing Bullets Blazing Bullets

1951

Crossed Trails Crossed Trails

1948

Riders of Pasco Basin Riders of Pasco Basin

1940

Gun Smoke Gun Smoke

1945

Undercover Man Undercover Man

1936

Trail of Vengeance Trail of Vengeance

1937

Desperate Trails Desperate Trails

1939

Shadows on the Range Shadows on the Range

1946

Valley of the Lawless Valley of the Lawless

1936

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

1941

Law Men Law Men

1944

Bad Man from Red Butte Bad Man from Red Butte

1940

Law and Order Law and Order

1940

Oklahoma Frontier Oklahoma Frontier

1939

Short Grass Short Grass

1950

Arizona Cyclone Arizona Cyclone

1941

Flaming Frontiers Flaming Frontiers

1938

Undertow Undertow

1930

Chip of the Flying U Chip of the Flying U

1939

Jazz Heaven Jazz Heaven

1929

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

1943

Pony Post Pony Post

1940

A Lawman Is Born A Lawman Is Born

1937

Boothill Brigade Boothill Brigade

1937

The Great Meadow The Great Meadow

1931

Wild West Days Wild West Days

1937

The Navajo Trail The Navajo Trail

1945

Ride 'Em Cowboy Ride 'Em Cowboy

1942

Son of a Sailor Son of a Sailor

1933

The Lone Star Trail The Lone Star Trail

1943

Annapolis Annapolis

1928

The Gentleman from Texas The Gentleman from Texas

1946

Law of the Range Law of the Range

1941

The Masked Rider The Masked Rider

1941

Man from Montana Man from Montana

1941

Colorado Ambush Colorado Ambush

1951

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