John Boles

John Boles

Actor Oct 27 (died age 73) Greenville, Texas, USA 1924–1952 (28 year career)
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Boles (October 28, 1895 – February 27, 1969) was an American singer and actor best known for playing Victor Moritz in the 1931 film Frankenstein. He started out in Hollywood in silent movies, but became a huge star with the advent of talkies. After the war, Boles moved to New York to study music. He quickly became well known for his talents and was selected to replace the leading man in the 1923 Broadway musical Little Jesse James. He became an estab…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (60)

Movies (60)

Babes in Bagdad

Babes in Bagdad

1952

as Hassan

5.0
Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer

1943

as Colonel Bill Jones

6.4
Between Us Girls

Between Us Girls

1942

as Steven J. Forbes

6.0
Road to Happiness

Road to Happiness

1941

as Jeff Carter

5.4
Romance in the Dark

Romance in the Dark

1938

as Antal Kovach

4.0
Sinners in Paradise

Sinners in Paradise

1938

as Jim Taylor

5.1
Fight for Your Lady

Fight for Your Lady

1937

as Robert Densmore

4.8
Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas

1937

as Stephen Dallas

6.9
She Married an Artist

She Married an Artist

1937

as Lee Thornwood

As Good as Married

As Good as Married

1937

as Alexander Drew

7.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

as Self

6.0
Craig's Wife

Craig's Wife

1936

as Walter Craig

6.3
Rose of the Rancho

Rose of the Rancho

1936

as Jim Kearney

A Message to Garcia

A Message to Garcia

1936

as Lt. Andrew Rowan

4.8
Curly Top

Curly Top

1935

as Edward Morgan

6.4
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

1935
The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel

1935

as Capt. Herbert Cary

6.2
Redheads on Parade

Redheads on Parade

1935

as John Bruce

Orchids to You

Orchids to You

1935

as Thomas Bentley

6.0
Starlit Days at the Lido

Starlit Days at the Lido

1935

as Self

5.0
The Life of Vergie Winters

The Life of Vergie Winters

1934

as John Shadwell

5.2
The White Parade

The White Parade

1934

as Ronald Hall III

6.0
Music in the Air

Music in the Air

1934

as Bruno Mahler

4.8
Beloved

Beloved

1934

as Carl Hausmann

Wild Gold

Wild Gold

1934

as Steve Miller

5.0
Stand Up and Cheer!

Stand Up and Cheer!

1934

as John Boles

4.9
Bottoms Up

Bottoms Up

1934

as Hal Reed

4.8
I Believed in You

I Believed in You

1934

as Michael Harrison

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

1934

as Newland Archer

4.9
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

1934

as Self

Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan

1933

as Paul Vanderkill

7.2
Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

as James Stanton "Jim" Emerson

6.8
My Lips Betray

My Lips Betray

1933

as King Rupert aka Captain von Linden

6 Hours to Live

6 Hours to Live

1932

as Karl Kranz

4.5
Careless Lady

Careless Lady

1932

as Stephen Illington

5.3
Back Street

Back Street

1932

as Walter D. Saxel

6.2
Good Sport

Good Sport

1931

as Boyce Cameron

4.0
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1931

as Victor Moritz

7.5
Seed

Seed

1931

as Bart Carter

6.0
Resurrection

Resurrection

1931

as Prince Dmitri Nekhludoff

6.0
King of Jazz

King of Jazz

1930

as Vocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey')

6.2
Song of the West

Song of the West

1930

as Captain Stanton

Captain of the Guard

Captain of the Guard

1930

as Rouget de L'isle

One Heavenly Night

One Heavenly Night

1930

as Count Mirko Tibor

5.2
The Desert Song

The Desert Song

1929

as The Red Shadow

4.5
Scandal

Scandal

1929

as Maurice

Rio Rita

Rio Rita

1929

as Capt. Jim Stewart

8.0
The Last Warning

The Last Warning

1928

as Richard Quayle

6.7
The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills

1928

as Young Matt

Fazil

Fazil

1928

as John Clavering

5.1
Virgin Lips

Virgin Lips

1928

as Barry Blake

1.0
Romance of the Underworld

Romance of the Underworld

1928

as Stephen Ransome

4.5
Man-Made Women

Man-Made Women

1928

as John Payson

The Water Hole

The Water Hole

1928

as Bert Durland

The Bride of the Colorado

The Bride of the Colorado

1928

as John Barrows

We Americans

We Americans

1928

as Hugh Bradleigh

The Love of Sunya

The Love of Sunya

1927

as Paul Judson

7.1
Excuse Me

Excuse Me

1925

as Lt. Shaw

So This Is Marriage?

So This Is Marriage?

1924

as Uriah

The Sixth Commandment

The Sixth Commandment

1924

as John Brant

3.3