Joe Downing

Known For

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

Each Dawn I Die (1939)

Meet the Professor (1935)

Johnny Eager (1941)

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Actor (67 titles)

1963 Glynis (TV series)
Joe

– Crime After a Fashion (1963) … Joe

1963 Going My Way (TV series)
Detective

– Custody of the Child (1963) … Detective (as Joseph Downing)

1963 The Donna Reed Show (TV series)
Man

– The Chinese Horse (1963) … Man

1961-1962 87th Precinct (TV series)
Clem Peterson / Dr. Stagler

– New Man in the Precinct (1962) … Dr. Stagler (as Joseph Dowling)

– The Guilt (1961) … Clem Peterson

1955-1959 The Millionaire (TV series)
Frankie / Pete Fullerton

– Millionaire Charlie Weber (1959) … Frankie

– The Joe Seaton Story (1955) … Pete Fullerton

1956-1958 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Floyd Unser / Kramer--Detective / Lieutenant

– Bull in a China Shop (1958) … Kramer--Detective (as Joseph Downing)

– Place of Shadows (1956) … Floyd Unser (as Joseph Downing)

– The Big Switch (1956) … Lieutenant (as Joseph Downing)

1957 Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Eddie 'Cockeye' Cook

1957 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Lieutenant

– Cab Driver (1957) … Lieutenant (as Joseph Downing)

1956 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Peters

– Two Sides to Everything (1956) … Peters

1956 Fighting Trouble
Handsome Hal Lomax (as Joseph Downing)

1956 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Gus Anderson

– The Stacked Deck (1956) … Gus Anderson

1956 Front Row Center (TV series)
Bob Oldfield

– The Human Touch (1956) … Bob Oldfield (as Joseph Downing)

1956 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV series)
Alec Dewar / Bert Trask

– The Fancy Dan (1956) … Alec Dewar

– Cinderella of the Yukon (1956) … Bert Trask (as Joseph Downing)

1956 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Mugger

– Don Invites Gang to Dinner (1956) … Mugger (as Joseph Downing)

1955 Damon Runyon Theater (TV series)
Dugan / Soapy Dixon

– There's No Forever (1955) … Dugan (as Joseph Dowling)

– Teacher's Pet (1955) … Soapy Dixon (as Joseph Dowling)

1951-1955 Treasury Men in Action (TV series)
Russ Bagley

– The Case of the Man Trap (1955) … Russ Bagley (as Joseph Dowling)

– The Case of the Sawed-Off Shotgun (1953) (as Joseph Downing)

– The Case of the Poor Little Gangster (1951)

1955 Las Vegas Shakedown
Henchman Matty (as Joseph Downing)

1955 Dear Phoebe (TV series)

– Mind Over Muscle (1955)

1954 The Man Behind the Badge (TV series)
Knapp

– The Case of the Light-Fingered Shoplifter (1954) … Knapp

1954 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Mr Allison

– The Use of Dignity (1954) … Mr Allison

1952-1953 Man Against Crime (TV series)
Manny / Rex

– The Wire Tappers (1953) … Rex (as Joseph Downing)

– Joy Ride (1952) … Manny (as Joseph Downing)

1951 The Billy Rose Show (TV series)

– Yogi Your Way (1951)

1950-1951 The Big Story (TV series)

– Paul Fairleigh, Reporter (1951)

– George A. Buchanan, Reporter (1951)

– James Fusco, Reporter (1950)

1949 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Patton

– Ramshackle Inn (1949) … Patton

1942 Lucky Jordan
Harrison (uncredited)

1942 You Can't Escape Forever
Varney (uncredited)

1942 The Big Shot
Frenchy (as Joseph Downing)

1942 My Gal Sal
Slip (uncredited)

1942 Larceny, Inc.
Smitty (as Joseph Downing)

1942 Sealed Lips
Trigger Dolan (uncredited)

1941 Johnny Eager
Ryan (as Joseph Downing)

1941 Unholy Partners
Jerry (henchman) (as Joseph Downing)

1941 Belle Starr
Jim Cole (as Joseph Downing)

1941 Strange Alibi
Benny McKaye

1941 Double Date
Burglar

1941 Tall, Dark and Handsome
Cigar Store Killer (uncredited)

1940 San Francisco Docks
Cassidy

1940 The Secret Seven
Lou Bodie

1940 Sandy Is a Lady
Nick Case

1940 Jack Pot (short)
Tony Lucca (uncredited)

1940 Castle on the Hudson
Gangster in Car (uncredited)

1940 Oh Johnny, How You Can Love
'Doc' Kendrick, Bank Robber (as Joseph Downing)

1939 Invisible Stripes
Johnny (as Joseph Downing)

1939 Another Thin Man
Hoodlum (uncredited)

1939 Missing Evidence
Marty Peters (as Joseph Downing)

1939 Beware Spooks! (uncredited)

1939 Smashing the Money Ring
Dice Mathews

1939 Each Dawn I Die
Limpy Julien

1939 The Forgotten Woman
Johnny Bradshaw

1939 Torchy Runs for Mayor
Spuds O'Brien

1939 You Can't Get Away with Murder
Smitty

1939 North of Shanghai
Chandler (as Joseph Downing)

1938 Angels with Dirty Faces
Steve

1938 The Night Hawk
Lefty

1938 I Am the Law
Tom Cronin (uncredited)

1938 Racket Busters
Joe

1938 Danger on the Air
Gangster Joe Carney (as Joseph Downing)

1938 The Devil's Party
Frank Diamond (as Joseph Downing)

1938 The Lady in the Morgue
Steve Collins (as Joseph Downing)

1938 Wide Open Faces
Stretch

1938 A Slight Case of Murder
Innocence

1938 What Price Safety! (short)
Zuto's Henchman (uncredited)

1937 The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble
Charlie

1937 Behind the Criminal (short)
Marty (uncredited)

1935 Dr. Socrates
Cinq Laval (as Joseph Downing)

1935 The Case of the Lucky Legs
George Sanborne (as Joseph Downing)

1935 Meet the Professor (short)

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Alternate Names:

Joseph Dowling | Joseph Downing

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