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Nelson McDowell (1870–1947)

Actor | Soundtrack

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McDowell was cast as the preacher David Gamut in both the 1936 and 1920/1 versions of 'Last of the Mohicans'. See more trivia »

Born:

in Greenville, Missouri, USA

Died:

(age 77) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1945 That's the Spirit
Guest (uncredited)
 
1945 Lone Texas Ranger
Undertaker Henry Grimm
 
1944 Bowery to Broadway
Quartette Member (uncredited)
 
1944 Stars on Parade
Old Actor (uncredited)
 
1943 Jane Eyre
Lowood School Trustee (uncredited)
 
1942 Sing Your Worries Away
Shakespearean Actor (uncredited)
 
1941 Keep 'Em Flying
Tall Man at Carnival (uncredited)
 
1941 Rawhide Rangers
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1941 Sign of the Wolf
Fur Trapper (uncredited)
 
1940 Riders from Nowhere
Undertaker
 
1940 Chad Hanna
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1940 Roll Wagons Roll
Rawhide (Lucky in credits)
 
1940 The Return of Frank James
Confederate Veteran Juror (uncredited)
 
1940 Dark Command
Farmer (uncredited)
 
1940 The House of the Seven Gables
Coroner in Courtroom (uncredited)
 
1940 Pioneer Days
'Judge' Tobias Tarryton
 
1939 Westbound Stage
Rawhide
 
1939 Oklahoma Terror
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1939 Man of Conquest
Tennessee Storekeeper (uncredited)
 
1939 The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Johnny - Townsman [Ch. 6] (uncredited)
 
1938 Santa Fe Stampede
John Franklin (uncredited)
 
1938 Red Barry
Vaudeville Actor [Ch. 2] (uncredited)
 
1938 College Swing
1738 School Magistrate (uncredited)
 
1938 Gold Is Where You Find It
Farmer in Courtroom (uncredited)
 
1937 Boots and Saddles
Constable (uncredited)
 
1937 Heart of the Rockies
Dawson Clan Member (uncredited)
 
1937 On Such a Night
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
 
1937 The Toast of New York
Tall Panhandler (uncredited)
 
1937 Nobody's Baby
Second Preacher (uncredited)
 
1937 The Silver Trail
Wagon Guard (uncredited)
 
1937 Santa Fe Rides
Andy
 
1937 Outcast
Fiddler (uncredited)
 
1936 Rio Grande Ranger
Texas Ranger (uncredited)
 
1936 Ay Tank Ay Go (short)
Sleeping Carson Man (uncredited)
 
1936 The Plainsman
Hays City Townsman (uncredited)
 
1936 The Man I Marry
Bit Role (uncredited)
 
1936 Ride Ranger Ride
Proctor (uncredited)
 
1936 The Texas Rangers
Stage Passenger (uncredited)
 
1936 The White Angel
Hospital Superintendent (uncredited)
 
1936 Girl of the Ozarks
Seth Tanner
 
1936 Feud of the West
'Wild-Horse' Henderson
 
1936 Silly Billies
Horse Trader (uncredited)
 
1936 Desert Phantom
Doc Simpson
 
1936 Ridin' On
Pete - Blacksmith (uncredited)
 
1936 Fast Bullets
Bartender (uncredited)
 
1936 Lucky Terror
The Coroner (uncredited)
 
1936 Rose of the Rancho
Decrepit Old Man (uncredited)
 
1935 Texas Jack
Barney
 
1935 Music Is Magic
Bluenose in Music is Magic Number (uncredited)
 
1935 The Rainmakers
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1935 Hands Across the Table
Man in Nightshirt (uncredited)
 
1935 Powdersmoke Range
Man at the Bar (uncredited)
 
1935 Western Frontier
Zeke (uncredited)
 
1935 Rio Rattler
Undertaker (uncredited)
 
1935 The Dawn Rider
Bates - Undertaker
 
1935 The Laramie Kid
Rancher (uncredited)
 
1935 The Silver Bullet
The Parson (uncredited)
 
1935 Gun Smoke
Long Distance Jones
 
1935 Party Wire
Townsman at Meeting (uncredited)
 
1935 Born to Battle
Lem Blinky Holt
 
1935 Wilderness Mail
Mac, the Mail Carrier
 
1935 The Spirit of 1976 (short)
Bit Role (uncredited)
 
1935 Wolf Riders
Salesman Jim (uncredited)
 
1935 Northern Frontier
Tope
 
1935 The Rustlers of Red Dog
Cabin Defender [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
 
1935 Horses' Collars (short)
Bartender (uncredited)
 
1934 365 Nights in Hollywood
Thinking Man (uncredited)
 
1934 Terror of the Plains
Parson Jones
 
1934 The Fighting Trooper
Woodsman Nels
 
1934 Nifty Nurses (short)
 
1934 Fighting Through
Henchman 'Parson'
 
1934 Back to the Soil (short)
 
1934 Fighting Hero
Bailiff
 
1934 The Back Page (uncredited)
 
1934 Now I'll Tell
Bettor (uncredited)
 
1934 Rawhide Mail
Judge
 
1934 What Price Jazz (short)
Mr. Blue Laws (uncredited)
 
1934 Fishing for Trouble (short)
 
1934 Ferocious Pal
Charlie--Sheep Rancher (uncredited)
 
1934 Honor of the Range
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1934 Whirlpool
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
 
1934 Romance Revier (short)
Lawyer Elmer Sprague
 
1934 Wheels of Destiny
Trapper
 
1934 Border Guns
M. Balm, undertaker (uncredited)
 
1934 Lighting Bill
Sidekick Barney
 
1933 Jimmy and Sally
Quartette Singer (uncredited)
 
1933 Midnight Mary
Salvation Army Leader (uncredited)
 
1933 Sunset Pass
Parson
 
1933 Phantom of the Air
Scotty
 
1933 Rustlers' Roundup
Sheriff Brass
 
1933 Phantom Thunderbolt
McTavish (uncredited)
 
1933 Oliver Twist
Sowerberry
 
1933 Rock-a-Bye Cowboy (short)
Olive's Father (uncredited)
 
1933 Asleep in the Feet (short)
Police Officer (uncredited)
 
1932 Come On, Tarzan
Cowhand Slim
 
1932 Guns for Hire
Inquest Official
 
1932 Wild Babies (short)
Stage Manager (uncredited)
 
1932 The Last of the Mohicans
David Gamut
 
1932 Mason of the Mounted
Trapper (scene deleted) (uncredited)
 
1932 The Scarlet Brand
Slim Grant
 
1932 The Airmail Mystery
Silent Simms
 
1932 Law and Order
Parker Brother #1 - Undertaker (uncredited)
 
1931 Battling with Buffalo Bill
Townsman Under Wagon [Ch. 7] (uncredited)
 
1931 Law of the Rio Grande
Wolf Hardy
 
1931 The Lone Starved Ranger (short)
The Barber
 
1931 The Texas Ranger
'High-Pockets' (as Nelson McDowel)
 
1930 The Devil's Cabaret (short)
The Preacher (uncredited)
 
1930 Billy the Kid
Hatfield
 
1930 All Teed Up (short)
 
1930 The Big Kick (short)
Motorist with Noisy Jalopy (uncredited)
 
1930 The Vagabond King
Messenger (uncredited)
 
1930 The Real McCoy (short)
Square Dance Caller (uncredited)
 
1930 La estación de gasolina (short)
Mororist (uncredited)
 
1929 Welcome Danger
1st Train Passenger (uncredited)
 
1929 Queen of the Northwoods
Flapjack
 
1929 Born to the Saddle
Pop Healy
 
1929 Wild Blood
John Ellis
 
1929 Grit Wins
John Deering
 
1928 A Clean Sweep (short)
 
1928/I Heart Trouble
Conductor
 
1928 Lilac Time
French Drummer
 
1928 The Code of the Scarlet
Fur Trapper
 
1928 Kit Carson
Jim Bridger
 
1928 The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
Old Joel Turner
 
1928 The Vanishing Rider
Pop Smith
 
1927 Blind Man's Bluff (short)
 
1927 Uncle Tom's Cabin
Phineas Fletcher (uncredited)
 
1927 Danger Ahead (short)
 
1927 Border Blackbirds
Mournful Luke
 
1927 The Bugle Call
Luke
 
1927 Great Mail Robbery
Sheriff
 
1927 Hands Off
Professor Hawley
 
1927 Whispering Smith Rides
Bill Pardaloe
 
1927 The Claw
Scout Mac Bourney
 
1927 Code of the Range
 
1926 Lightning Reporter
 
1926 The Ramblin' Galoot
 
1926 The Outlaw Express
'Chaw' Egan
 
1926 Crossed Signals
Mike Bradley
 
1926 Fighting with Buffalo Bill
Lem Brady
 
1926 That Girl Oklahoma
 
1926 The Frontier Trail
Pawnee Jake
 
1926 The Valley of Bravery
Missouri
 
1926 The Phantom Bullet
Zack Peters
 
1926 Whispering Smith
Seagrue
 
1926 The Blind Trail
Hank O'Hara
 
1926 The Iron Rider
Dunk
 
1926 The Outlaw Breaker
'Calamity' Jenkins
 
1925 Cactus Trails
Walrus Sam
 
1925 A Streak of Luck
Big Ben Tuttle
 
1925 The Train Wreckers
 
1925 Manhattan Madness
Hank
 
1925 Kit Carson Over the Great Divide
'Windy Bill' Sharp
 
1925 The Power God
Dr. Clack
 
1925/I On the Go
Philip Graves
 
1925 Idaho
Angus McPherson
 
1925 The Lost World
Lawyer Advising the Editor (uncredited)
 
1925 Gold and Grit
Horatio Jefferson Blaabs
 
1924 The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
Luke Meggary
 
1924 Along Came Ruth
Nathan Hodge
 
1924 Pot Luck Pards
Skeeter
 
1924 Rainbow Rangers
Deacon Slim
 
1924 Circus Lure
 
1924 The Shooting of Dan McGrew
Sea Captain
 
1924 Galloping Gallagher (short)
Leon I. Berry
 
1924 The Heart Bandit
Jenks
 
1923 Pioneer Trails
Parson
 
1923 Scaramouche
Rhodomont (uncredited)
 
1923 Warned in Advance (short)
Judge Gavin
 
1923 The Girl of the Golden West
Sonora Slim
 
1923 Blood Test
 
1922 Another Man's Shoes
Milford
 
1922/I Oliver Twist
Sowerberry (uncredited)
 
1922 The Girl Who Ran Wild
Deacon McSnagley
 
1922 Defying the Law
 
1922 I Can Explain
Uncle Henry
 
1921 The Silent Call
Dad Kinney
 
1921 Shadows of Conscience
Wesley Coburn
 
1921 Home Stuff
'Pa' Deep
 
1920 Down Home
Lige Conklin
 
1920 The Last of the Mohicans
David Gamut - a Preacher
 
1920 Going Some
Still Bill Stover
 
1920 Cupid the Cowpuncher
Sheriff Bergin
 
1920 Everything But the Truth
Doctor
 
1920 Masked (short)
 
1920 Riders of the Dawn (uncredited)
 
1920 Shod with Fire
The Parson
 
1919 The Feud
McFadden
 
1917 The Scarlet Car
Townsman (uncredited)
 
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1930 Billy the Kid (performer: "Chopsticks" 1877 - uncredited)
 
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1947 Hollywood Bound
Edited from: Spirit of 1976
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Nelson McDowel | James Nelson Mcdowell

Height:

6' 2½" (1.89 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

McDowell was cast as the preacher David Gamut in both the 1936 and 1920/1 versions of 'Last of the Mohicans'. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo