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Noble Johnson (I) (1881–1978)

African-American movie actor and producer Noble Johnson was born on April 18, 1881, in Marshall, Missouri. His family moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, when Noble was very young, and it was there that he met Lon Chaney at school. They became friends as children, and later got re-acquainted when both were making movies in Hollywood and became friends all over again (surprisingly... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1950 North of the Great Divide
Nagura, Oseka Chief
 
1950 Rock Island Trail
Bent Creek (uncredited)
 
1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Chief Red Shirt
 
1948 Dream Girl
Bartender (uncredited)
 
1948 The Gallant Legion
Chief Black Eagle (uncredited)
 
1947 Unconquered
Tall Ottawa Shot at Gilded Beaver (uncredited)
 
1947 Along the Oregon Trail
Indian Chief (uncredited)
 
1947 Slave Girl
Native Guard (uncredited)
 
1947 Hard Boiled Mahoney
Hasson
 
1946 Plainsman and the Lady
Wassao
 
1946 Angel on My Shoulder
Trustee in Hell (uncredited)
 
1945 A Game of Death
Carib
 
1943 The Desert Song
Abdel Rahmen (uncredited)
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
Charlie the Indian (uncredited)
 
1942 Night in New Orleans
Carney
 
1942 Danger in the Pacific
Native Chief (uncredited)
 
1942 Jungle Book
Sikh
 
1942 Shut My Big Mouth
Chief Standing Bull
 
1941 Aloma of the South Seas
Moukali
 
1941 Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
Chief Poison Arrow
 
1941 Road to Zanzibar
Chief
 
1940 Seven Sinners
Irate Russian (uncredited)
 
1940 North West Mounted Police
Native American (uncredited)
 
1940 The Ranger and the Lady
Henchman El Lobo
 
1940 The Ghost Breakers
The Zombie
 
1940 Green Hell
Hostile-Tribe Chief (uncredited)
 
1939 Allegheny Uprising
Captured Delaware Native American (uncredited)
 
1939 Drums Along the Mohawk
Native American (uncredited)
 
1939 Tropic Fury
Hannibal - Slave-Driver
 
1939 Union Pacific
Native American Shooting Piano (uncredited)
 
1939 Juarez
Gen. Regules (uncredited)
 
1939 Frontier Pony Express
Luke Johnson
 
1938 Hawk of the Wilderness
Mokuyi
 
1938 Mysterious Mr. Moto
Native Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1938 Four Men and a Prayer
Native (uncredited)
 
1937 Conquest
Roustan (uncredited)
 
1937 Wee Willie Winkie
Sikh Policeman (uncredited)
 
1937 Lost Horizon
Leader of Porters on Return Journey (uncredited)
 
1936 The Plainsman
Native American #1 with Painted Horse (uncredited)
 
1936 Mummy's Boys
Tattoo Artist (uncredited)
 
1936 My American Wife
Native American Nation Leader (uncredited)
 
1935 Dante's Inferno
Devil (uncredited)
 
1935 She
Amahaggar Chief (uncredited)
 
1935 The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Ram Singh
 
1934 Kid Millions
Attendant (uncredited)
 
1934 Murder in Trinidad
Queechie
 
1934 Massacre
Indian Leader (uncredited)
 
1933 The Son of Kong
Native Chief (uncredited)
 
1933 Roman Scandals
Torturer (uncredited)
 
1933 White Woman
Native Chief (uncredited)
 
1933 Nagana
Head Boatman
 
1932 Mystery Ranch
Henchman Mudo
 
1932 Murders in the Rue Morgue
Janos The Black One
 
1931 Safe in Hell
Bobo - a Caribbean Policeman
 
1931 East of Borneo
Osman
 
1931 Son of India
Guard (uncredited)
 
1930 Kismet (uncredited)
 
1930 Renegades
Youssef (uncredited)
 
1930 Mamba
Hassim
 
1929 The Four Feathers
Ahmed
 
1929 Black Waters
Jeelo
 
1929 Redskin
Pueblo Jim
 
1928 West of Zanzibar
Bit Role (uncredited)
 
1928 Sal of Singapore
Erickson's 1st Mate
 
1928 Noah's Ark
Slave Broker
 
1928 Yellow Contraband
Li Wong Foo
 
1928 The Black Ace
 
1928 Manhattan Knights
Doc Mellis
 
1928 The Yellow Cameo
Smoke Dawson
 
1928 Why Sailors Go Wrong
Native (uncredited)
 
1928 Something Always Happens
The Thing
 
1928 The Gateway of the Moon
Soriano
 
1927 Soft Cushions
The Captain of the Guard
 
1927 Vanity
Bimbo, ship's cook
 
1927 The King of Kings
Charioteer
 
1927 Red Clay
Chief Bear Paw
 
1927 When a Man Loves
An Apache (uncredited)
 
1926 The Lady of the Harem
Tax Collector
 
1926 The Little Warrior (short)
 
1926 The Law of the Snow Country
Martell
 
1925 The Gold Hunters
Wabigoon
 
1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Crowd Member (uncredited)
 
1925 Adventure
Googomy
 
1925 The Dancers
Ponfilo
 
1924 The Navigator
Cannibal Chief (uncredited)
 
1924 Dante's Inferno
Devil with Lash Whipping Woman (uncredited)
 
1924 Little Robinson Crusoe
Marimba (cannibal chief)
 
1924 The Midnight Express
Deputy Sheriff
 
1924 The Thief of Bagdad
The Indian Prince
 
1924 A Man's Mate
Lion
 
1923 The Ten Commandments
The Bronze Man - Prologue
 
1923 Burning Words
Bad Pierre
 
1923 Drums of Fate
Native King
 
1922 Captain Fly-by-Night
Indian (uncredited)
 
1922 The Loaded Door
Blackie Lopez
 
1922 Tracks
Leon Serrano
 
1921 Serenade
Capt. Ramirez
 
1921 The Bronze Bell
Chatterji
 
1921 The Wallop
Espinol
 
1921 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Conquest (uncredited)
 
1920 The Leopard Woman
Chaké, Madame's Slave
 
1920 Sunset Sprague
The Crow
 
1920 The Adorable Savage
Ratu Madri
 
1920 Under Crimson Skies
Baltimore Bucko
 
1919 Lightning Bryce
The Butler (Episodes 12 & 13) (uncredited)
 
1919 The Midnight Man
Spike
 
1918 The Lure of the Circus
Silent Andy
 
1918 The Human Tiger (short)
 
1918 The Branded Man (short)
Trovio Valdez
 
1918 Play Straight or Fight (short)
 
1917 Bull's Eye
Sweeney Bodin
 
1917 The Red Ace
Little Bear
 
1917 A Soldier of the Legion (short)
 
1917 The Hero of the Hour
Native American
 
1917 Mr. Dolan of New York
Thomas Jefferson Jones
 
1917 The Indian's Lament (short)
Blackfoot
 
1917 The Terror
Mike Tregurtha
 
1917 Love Aflame
Cannibal King
 
1917 Fighting for Love
Johnny Little Bear
 
1917 A Trooper of Troop K (short) (as Noble M. Johnson)
 
1917 The Law of Nature (as Noble M. Johnson)
 
1916 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (uncredited)
 
1916 Kinkaid, Gambler
Romero Valdez
 
1916 The Lady from the Sea (short)
 
1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
 
1915 A Species of Mexican Man (short)
 
1915 From Champion to Tramp (short)
 
1915 Mr. Jarr's Magnetic Friend (short)
 
1915 Mr. Carlson of Arizona (short)
 
1915 Mr. Jarr Takes a Night Off (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1922 Tracks (as Mark Noble / story)
 
1917 The Indian's Lament (short) (story)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1916 The Realization of a Negro's Ambition (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
1999 Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (video documentary short)
The Nubian
 
1975 Black Shadows on the Silver Screen (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1966 Lost Island of Kioga (TV movie)
Mokuyi
 
1936 Rose Hobart (short)
Man (from East of Borneo (1931) (uncredited)
 

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Alternate Names:

Noble M. Johnson | Mark Noble

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Trivia:

He was born in Marshall, Missouri, but when very young his family moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, birthplace of Lon Chaney. They attended the same school, became friends, and knew each other many years later when both were making movies in Hollywood. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries