J.P. McGowan
Biography
From Wikipedia John Paterson McGowan (February 24, 1880 – March 26, 1952) was a pioneering Hollywood actor and director and occasionally a screenwriter and producer. J. P. McGowan, as he was usually known, remains the only Australian to have been made a life member of the Screen Directors Guild (now Directors Guild of America). Born in the then-bustling railway centre of Terowie in South Australia, McGowan grew up in Adelaide (Islington) and Sydney. He was a capable horseman and served in the…
Known For
Stagecoach
Bit Part (uncredited)
Les Misérables
Javert's Plainclothesman
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
From the Manger to the Cross
Wise Man 1
The Buccaneer
Jailer
The Hurricane Express
Director
Mississippi
Dealer (uncredited)
The Lad from Old Ireland
Election Agent
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Filmography
Acting (147)
Movies (147)
Savage Fury
1956as Ship's Captain
The Lady and the Bandit
1951as Old Man
Stagecoach
1939as Bit Part (uncredited)
Code of the Fearless
1939as Undetermined Minor Role
Kidnapped
1938as Clansman
Hunted Men
1938as Cop
The Buccaneer
1938as Jailer
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938as Scudder
Heart of the Rockies
1937as Ed Dawson
Borderland
1937as El Rio Sheriff
Jungle Jim
1937as Ship Captain J.S. Robinson
She Had to Eat
1937as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Prairie Thunder
1937as Col. Stanton
Empty Holsters
1937as U.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill
Hit the Saddle
1937as Rance McGowan
Slave Ship
1937as Helmsman
Rough Riding Rhythm
1937as Pete Hobart
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Fury and the Woman
1936as Anderson
The Accusing Finger
1936as Inner Guard
Secret Patrol
1936as Blacksmith Barstow
Sinner Take All
1936as Police Officer Murphy (uncredited)
Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936as Danglong
The Three Mesquiteers
1936as Brack Canfield
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1936as Jim Howard
Stampede
1936as Matt Stevens
Silver Spurs
1936as Webb Allison
Guns and Guitars
1936as Dave Morgan
Murder in the Fleet
1935as Chief of Police (Uncredited)
Whispering Smith Speaks
1935as Caboose Passenger (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
1935as Engineer
Les Misérables
1935as Javert's Plainclothesman
Mississippi
1935as Dealer (uncredited)
Border Brigands
1935as Inspector Winston - RCMP
The Outlaw Tamer
1935as Sheriff Jim Porter
The Silent Code
1935as Commissioner
Bar 20 Rides Again
1935as Buck Peters
East of Java
1935as Sergeant, Rescue Party
Rustlers of Red Dog
1935as Capt. Trent [Chs. 3-4]
The Call of the Savage
1935as Freighter Captain
Wagon Wheels
1934as Couch
The Red Rider
1934as Scotty McKee
No More Women
1934as Captain of The Hawk
When Lightning Strikes
1934as Lafe Broderick
Somewhere in Sonora
1933as Monte Black
Lawless Valley
1932as Big Mike Carter, aka El Lobo, aka Texas Rand
Flaming Gold
1932as Mack
Quick Trigger Lee
1931as Brings note / Director
O'Malley Rides Alone
1930as Angus McGregor
The Canyon of Missing Men
1930as Slug Sagel
Covered Wagon Trails
1930 Breezy Bill
1930as Sheriff
The Fighting Terror
1929
The Oklahoma Kid
1929
The Last Roundup
1929as Hash
The Lawless Legion
1929as Matson
Plunging Hoofs
1929as Jim Wales
Headin' Westward
1929as Sneezer Clark
The Law of the Plains
1929as Seagrue
The Invaders
1929
Señor Americano
1929as Maddox
Below the Deadline
1929as Taggart
A Texas Cowboy
1929as Brute Kettle
'Neath Western Skies
1929as Dugan
The Cowboy and the Outlaw
1929as Pepper Hardcastle
Pioneers of the West
1929as Tom Dorgan
Bad Men's Money
1929as Sheriff Bud Jennings
The Chinatown Mystery
1928
The Code of the Scarlet
1928as Blake
Dugan of the Dugouts
1928as Capt. von Brinken
The Lightnin’ Shot
1928
Two Outlaws
1928as Abner Whitcomb
The Black Ace
1928
Arizona Days
1928as Ed Hicks
Ships of the Night
1928as Motilla
The Devil’s Tower
1928as George Stilwell
The Red Raiders
1927as Captain Ortwell
The Royal American
1927as Capt. Burke
Gun Gospel
1927as Bill Brogan
Red Signals
1927as Jim Twyler
Arizona Nights
1927as Jeff Decker
The Slaver
1927as ’Iron' Larsen
Crack O' Dawn
1926as Earle Thorpe Sr.
Senor Daredevil
1926as Jesse Wilks
Perils of the Rail
1926as Barker's Accomplice at Smelter Junction
The Lost Express
1925as Train Engineer
The Patent Leather Pug
1925as James Curtis
Outwitted
1925as Tiger McGuire
The Fast Freight
1925
Barriers of the Law
1925as Steve Redding
Duped
1925as 'Hard Rock' Ralston
A Two Fisted Tenderfoot
1924as Stephen Lawlor
The Whipping Boss
1924as Livingston
Baffled
1924as Jack Norton
Crossed Trails
1924as 'Pepper' Baldwin
Stormy Seas
1923as Capt. Morgan
Hills of Missing Men
1922as Capt. Brandt / The Dragon
Do or Die
1921as Capt. Alvarez / Satan
King of the Circus
1920
Elmo the Fearless
1920
The Hazards of Helen
1917as Various roles
The Railroad Raiders
1917as Thomas Desmond
Whispering Smith
1916as Whispering Smith
Medicine Bend
1916as Whispering Smith
The Leap from the Water Tower
1915as Rand - the Fireman
The Broken Train
1915as Warren - Railroad Employee
The Broken Rail
1915as Trow - of the Working Crew
The Girl and the Game
1915as Spike
A Railroader's Bravery
1915as Thomas - the Chief of the Gang
The Mettle of Jerry McGuire
1915as Jerry McGuire
A Desperate Leap
1915
The Girl Telegrapher's Peril
1915as Blake - a Lineman
The Railroad Raiders of '62
1915as Lockwood - the old one-armed Flagman
The Black Diamond Express
1914as Dan Haddon - a Cowboy
Helen's Sacrifice
1914as Benton
Kaintucky Bill
1914as Kaintucky Bill - a Moonshiner
The Flying Freight's Captive
1914as Rand - a Yeggman
His Nemesis
1914as Mammoth - Manning's Business Rival
The Escape on the Limited
1914as Brandt - a Defaulting Cashier
The Wives of Jamestown
1913as The O’Rourke
The Poacher's Pardon
1912as Mr. Wallace - the Gamekeeper
From the Manger to the Cross
1912as Wise Man 1
Far from Erin's Isle
1912
An Arabian Tragedy
1912 The Shaughraun
1912as Corry Kinchela
The Little Gluers
1912as Valentine Hay
Winning a Widow
1912
Ireland, the Oppressed
1912as Lord Kilhannack
Tragedy of the Desert
1912as The Arab Sheik
Captured by Bedouins
1912as Lt. Greig
Dust of the Desert
1912as Sheik Mohammad
The Mayor from Ireland
1912as Shamus Foley
His Mother
1912as John Foster
Vagabonds
1912as Big Jim
The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher
1912
Rory O'More
1911as Commander of the English troops
The Special Messenger
1911as Royal
By a Woman's Wit
1911 The Fiddler’s Requiem
1911as Dolores' father
A Sawmill Hero
1911
The Colleen Bawn
1911as Hardress Cregan
Slim Jim's Last Chance
1911as The Rancher
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
1911as Policeman
When the Dead Return
1911as Jacques
Railroad Raiders of '62
1911as Federal Officer
When Lovers Part
1910
The Lad from Old Ireland
1910as Election Agent
Crew (184)
Movies (184)
Where the West Begins
1938Director
Roaring Six Guns
1937Director
Rough Riding Rhythm
1937Director
What Price Vengeance
1937Writer
Secret Patrol
1936Screenplay
The Outlaw Tamer
1935Director
Drum Taps
1933Director
Drum Taps
1933Screenplay
War of the Range
1933Director
When a Man Rides Alone
1933Director
Deadwood Pass
1933Director
Lawless Valley
1932Director
The Scarlet Brand
1932Director
Human Targets
1932Director
The Hurricane Express
1932Director
The Hurricane Express
1932Screenplay
Mark of the Spur
1932Director
Tangled Fortunes
1932Director
Headin' for Trouble
1931Director
Shotgun Pass
1931Director
Quick Trigger Lee
1931Director
Riders of the North
1931Director
So This Is Arizona
1931Director
O'Malley Rides Alone
1930Director
O'Malley Rides Alone
1930Producer
The Canyon of Missing Men
1930Director
Beyond the Law
1930Director
Under Texas Skies
1930Director
Code of Honor
1930Director
The Hunted Men
1930Director
Call of the Desert
1930Director
The Oklahoma Sheriff
1930Director
Western Honor
1930Director
Covered Wagon Trails
1930Director
Near the Rainbow's End
1930Director
Canyon Hawks
1930Director
Breezy Bill
1930Director
The Man from Nowhere
1930Director
The Man from Nevada
1929Director
The Man from Nevada
1929Producer
Code of the West
1929Director
The Fighting Terror
1929Director
Riders of the Rio Grande
1929Director
The Oklahoma Kid
1929Director
The Last Roundup
1929Director
Headin' Westward
1929Director
The Law of the Plains
1929Director
The Invaders
1929Director
Captain Cowboy
1929Director
Captain Cowboy
1929Writer
Below the Deadline
1929Director
A Texas Cowboy
1929Director
'Neath Western Skies
1929Director
'Neath Western Skies
1929Producer
The Cowboy and the Outlaw
1929Director
Pioneers of the West
1929Adaptation
Pioneers of the West
1929Director
Pioneers of the West
1929Producer
Bad Men's Money
1929Director
The Chinatown Mystery
1928Director
Manhattan Cowboy
1928Director
Dugan of the Dugouts
1928Writer
The Lightnin’ Shot
1928Director
The Lightnin’ Shot
1928Writer
Arizona Days
1928Director
The Devil’s Tower
1928Director
Mystery Valley
1928Director
Mystery Valley
1928Writer
Painted Trail
1928Director
Trail Raiders
1928Director
Trail Raiders
1928Writer
Trailin’ Back
1928Director
Trailin’ Back
1928Writer
Red Signals
1927Director
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
1927Director
Thunderbolt's Tracks
1927Director
The Outlaw Dog
1927Director
Crossed Signals
1926Director
The Brown Derby
1926Writer
Perils of the Rail
1926Director
The Road Agent
1925Director
A Desperate Chance
1925Director
The Lost Express
1925Director
The Fighting Sheriff
1925Director
Mistaken Orders
1925Director
Outwitted
1925Director
Outwitted
1925Writer
The Fast Freight
1925Director
The Fast Freight
1925Scenario Writer
Cold Nerve
1925Director
The Ace of Clubs
1925Director
Ambushed
1925Director
Webs of Steel
1925Director
Barriers of the Law
1925Director
The Bandit Tamer
1925Director
Duped
1925Director
Peggy of the Secret Service
1925Director
A Desperate Adventure
1924Director
A Two Fisted Tenderfoot
1924Director
The Whipping Boss
1924Director
Baffled
1924Director
Crossed Trails
1924Director
Courage
1924Director
Stormy Seas
1923Director
Hills of Missing Men
1922Director
Hills of Missing Men
1922Writer
Captain Kidd
1922Director
Perils of the Yukon
1922Director
Tiger True
1921Director
Below the Deadline
1921Director
Do or Die
1921Director
The Vanishing Dagger
1920Director
King of the Circus
1920Director
Elmo the Fearless
1920Director
The Red Glove
1919Director
Elmo, the Mighty
1919Director
The Lure of the Circus
1918Director
The Hazards of Helen
1917Director
The Railroad Raiders
1917Director
The Railroad Raiders
1917Editor
The Railroad Raiders
1917Producer
The Lost Express
1917Director
The Lost Express
1917Producer
The Lost Express
1917Writer
The Manager of the B & A
1916Director
Whispering Smith
1916Director
Medicine Bend
1916Director
The Diamond Runners
1916Director
The Diamond Runners
1916Scenario Writer
A Lass of the Lumberlands
1916Director
A Lass of the Lumberlands
1916Producer
Judith of the Cumberlands
1916Director
Judith of the Cumberlands
1916Producer
The Leap from the Water Tower
1915Director
The Broken Circuit
1915Director
The Fast Mail's Danger
1915Director
The Little Engineer
1915Director
A Life in the Balance
1915Director
When Rogues Fall Out
1915Director
A Deed of Daring
1915Director
The Broken Train
1915Director
Blackbirds
1915Director
A Race for a Crossing
1915Director
In Danger's Path
1915Director
The Fate of Number One
1915Director
The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine
1915Director
The Girl and the Game
1915Director
The Girl and the Game
1915Writer
The Engineer's Peril
1915Director
A Railroader's Bravery
1915Director
The Death Train
1915Director
The Girl Engineer
1915Director
The Box Car Trap
1915Director
A Wild Ride
1915Director
The Midnight Limited
1915Director
The Girl on the Engine
1915Director
The Girl on the Trestle
1915Director
The Human Chain
1915Director
The Open Drawbridge
1915Director
The Girl at Lone Point
1915Director
The Mettle of Jerry McGuire
1915Director
Near Eternity
1915Director
A Desperate Leap
1915Director
The Pay Train
1915Director
The Girl Telegrapher's Peril
1915Director
The Railroad Raiders of '62
1915Director
The Flaw in the Alibi
1914Director
The Girl at the Throttle
1914Director
The Plot at the Railroad Cut
1914Director
The Operator at Black Rock
1914Director
The Stolen Engine
1914Director
The Lost Mail Sack
1914Director
The Black Diamond Express
1914Director
The Car of Death
1914Director
Helen's Sacrifice
1914Director
Kaintucky Bill
1914Director
The Flying Freight's Captive
1914Director
His Nemesis
1914Director
His Nemesis
1914Writer
A String of Pearls
1914Director
The Escape on the Limited
1914Director
A Sawmill Hazard
1913Director
The Pursuit of the Smugglers
1913Director
The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher
1912Director
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