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J.P. McGowan (1880–1952)

Director | Actor | Writer

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After retiring from acting, he worked as Executive Secretary for the Screen Directors Guild--later the Directors Guild of America--a position he held from 1938 until he retired in 1951, a year before his death. See more trivia »

Born:

John Paterson McGowan
in Terowie, South Australia, Australia

Died:

(age 72) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1938 Where the West Begins
 
1937 Roaring Six Guns
 
1937 Rough Riding Rhythm
 
1935 The Outlaw Tamer
 
1935 The Lone Bandit
 
1933 War of the Range
 
1933 Deadwood Pass
 
1933 Drum Taps
 
1933 When a Man Rides Alone
 
1932 The Hurricane Express
 
1932 Lawless Valley
 
1932 The Scarlet Brand
 
1932 The Man from New Mexico
 
1932 Tangled Fortunes
 
1932 Mark of the Spur
 
1932 Human Targets
 
1931 Quick Trigger Lee
 
1931 Shotgun Pass
 
1931 Cyclone Kid
 
1931 Headin' for Trouble
 
1931 So This Is Arizona
 
1931 Riders of the North
 
1930 Under Texas Skies
 
1930 Code of Honor
 
1930 Beyond the Law
 
1930 Canyon Hawks
 
1930 The Oklahoma Sheriff
 
1930 Near the Rainbow's End
 
1930 The Canyon of Missing Men
 
1930 Western Honor
 
1930 Hunted Men
 
1930 The Man from Nowhere
 
1930 Call of the Desert
 
1930 Covered Wagon Trails
 
1930 Breezy Bill
 
1930 The Parting of the Trails
 
1930 O'Mally Rides Alone
 
1929 A Texas Cowboy
 
1929 'Neath Western Skies
 
1929 Code of the West
 
1929 Pioneers of the West
 
1929 The Lone Horseman
 
1929 The Oklahoma Kid
 
1929 The Cowboy and the Outlaw
 
1929 The Invaders
 
1929 Riders of the Rio Grande
 
1929 The Phantom Rider
 
1929 Riders of the Storm
 
1929 The Fighting Terror
 
1929 The Man from Nevada
 
1929 The Law of the Plains
 
1929 The Last Roundup
 
1929 Wyoming Tornado
 
1929 Captain Cowboy
 
1929 An Oklahoma Cowboy
 
1929 Bad Men's Money
 
1929 Headin' Westward
 
1929 Below the Deadline
 
1929 The Wilderness Patrol
 
1928 Texas Tommy
 
1928 The Law of the Mounted
 
1928 Manhattan Cowboy
 
1928 West of Santa Fe
 
1928 On the Divide
 
1928 The Chinatown Mystery
 
1928 Arizona Days
 
1928 Mystery Valley
 
1928 Silent Trail
 
1928 The Devil's Tower
 
1928 Trail Riders
 
1928 Trailin' Back
 
1928 Painted Trail
 
1928 Lightnin' Shot
 
1927 Aflame in the Sky
 
1927 The Outlaw Dog
 
1927 City of Shadows
 
1927 The Lost Limited
 
1927 Thunderbolt's Tracks
 
1927 Tarzan and the Golden Lion
 
1927 Red Signals
 
1927 When a Dog Loves
 
1926 The Open Switch
 
1926 Fighting Luck
 
1926 Perils of the Rail
 
1926 The Texas Terror
 
1926 Crossed Signals
 
1926 Red Blood
 
1926 Riding Romance
 
1926 The Lost Express
 
1926 The Ace of Clubs
 
1926 Cyclone Bob
 
1926 The Lost Trail
 
1926 The Road Agent
 
1926 Mistaken Orders
 
1926 Buried Gold
 
1926 The Fast Freight
 
1926 Unseen Enemies
 
1926 Desperate Chance
 
1926 The Iron Fist
 
1926 Silver Fingers
 
1925 Lure of the Track
 
1925 The Train Wreckers
 
1925 Peggy of the Secret Service
 
1925 Webs of Steel
 
1925 Double-Barreled Justice
 
1925 Ambushed
 
1925 Billy the Kid
 
1925 The Bandit Tamer
 
1925 Cold Nerve
 
1925 Blood and Steel
 
1925 The Fighting Sheriff
 
1925 Dangerous Odds
 
1925 Duped
 
1925 Barriers of the Law
 
1925 Border Intrigue
 
1925 Outwitted
 
1925 The Gambling Fool
 
1924 Courage
 
1924 Calibre 45
 
1924 Western Vengeance
 
1924 The Whipping Boss
 
1924 Crossed Trails
 
1924 Baffled
 
1924 Two Fisted Tenderfoot
 
1924 A Desperate Adventure
 
1923 Stormy Seas
 
1923 One Million in Jewels
 
1922 Perils of the Yukon
 
1922 Captain Kidd
 
1922 Hills of Missing Men
 
1922 Reckless Chances
 
1921 The Ruse of the Rattler
 
1921 Below the Deadline
 
1921 Discontented Wives
 
1921 Do or Die
 
1921 The White Horseman
 
1921 A Crook's Romance
 
1921 Tiger True
 
1920 King of the Circus
 
1920 The Vanishing Dagger
 
1920 Elmo the Fearless
 
1919 For Life (short)
 
1919 The Missing Bullet (short) (as John P. McGowan)
 
1919 Elmo, the Mighty
 
1919 The Red Glove
 
1918 The Lure of the Circus
 
1917 The Lost Express
 
1917 The Railroad Raiders
 
1916 A Lass of the Lumberlands
 
1916 The Manager of the B & A
 
1916 The Diamond Runners
 
1916 Judith of the Cumberlands
 
1916 Medicine Bend
 
1916 Whispering Smith
 
1915 When Rogues Fall Out (short)
 
1915 A Desperate Leap (short)
 
1915 The Mettle of Jerry McGuire (short)
 
1915 A Fight to a Finish (short)
 
1915 The Yellow Star (short)
 
1915 Blackbirds
 
1915 The Voice in the Fog
 
1915 The Fate of Number One (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1915 The Girl on the Engine (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1915 A Deed of Daring (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1915 A Wild Ride (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1915 The Midnight Limited (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1915 In Danger's Path (short)
 
1915 Near Eternity (short)
 
1915 The Pay Train (short)
 
1915 The Human Chain (short)
 
1915 A Railroader's Bravery (short)
 
1915 The Broken Train (short)
 
1915 The Wild Engine (short)
 
1915 The Box Car Trap (short)
 
1915 A Race for a Crossing (short)
 
1915 The Girl Engineer (short)
 
1915 The Girl on the Trestle (short)
 
1915/II A Life in the Balance (short)
 
1915 The Girl at Lone Point (short)
 
1915 The Railroad Raiders of '62 (short) (new sequences)
 
1915 The Death Train (short)
 
1915 The Open Drawbridge (short)
 
1915 The Engineer's Peril (short)
 
1915 The Little Engineer (short)
 
1915 The Fast Mail's Danger (short)
 
1915 The Broken Circuit (short)
 
1915 The Leap from the Water Tower (short)
 
1915 The Girl Telegrapher's Peril (short)
 
1915 The Girl and the Game
 
1914 The Escape on the Limited (short)
 
1914 The Black Diamond Express (short)
 
1914 The Flying Freight's Captive (short)
 
1914 The Stolen Engine (short)
 
1914 The Girl at the Throttle (short)
 
1914 The Plot at the Railroad Cut (short)
 
1914 His Nemesis (short)
 
1914 Helen's Sacrifice (short)
 
1914 The Hazards of Helen
 
1914 The Demon of the Rails (short)
 
1914 From Peril to Peril (short)
 
1914 The Lost Mail Sack (short)
 
1914 Grouch, the Engineer (short)
 
1914 The Oil Well Conspiracy (short)
 
1914 The Car of Death (short)
 
1914 Near Death's Door (short)
 
1914 The Operator at Black Rock (short)
 
1914 The Identification (short)
 
1914 The Rival Railroad's Plot (short)
 
1914 The Express Messenger (short)
 
1914 A String of Pearls (short)
 
1914 Kaintucky Bill (short)
 
1914 The Flaw in the Alibi (short)
 
1914 The Conductor's Courtship (short)
 
1914 A Man's Soul (short)
 
1914 The Stolen Rembrandt (short)
 
1914 Under Desperation's Spur (short)
 
1914 Fast Freight 3205 (short)
 
1914 The Refrigerator Car's Captive (short)
 
1914 A Million in Jewels (short)
 
1914 The County Seat War (short)
 
1914 Playing for a Fortune (short)
 
1914 Explosive 'D' (short)
 
1913 Gilt Edge Stocks (short)
 
1913 The Foot Print Clue (short)
 
1913 In Peril of His Life (short)
 
1913 The Express Car Mystery (short)
 
1913 The Stolen Tapestries (short)
 
1913 The Runaway Freight (short)
 
1913 The Silent Warning (short)
 
1913 The Hermit's Ruse (short)
 
1913 The Battle at Fort Laramie (short)
 
1913 A Demand for Justice (short)
 
1913 The Monogrammed Cigarette (short)
 
1913 The Smuggler's Last Deal (short)
 
1913 The Substitute Engineer (short)
 
1913 The Alibi (short)
 
1913/I Birds of Prey (short)
 
1913 The Flying Switch (short)
 
1913 Baffled, Not Beaten (short)
 
1913/I The Smuggler (short)
 
1913 The Treachery of a Scar (short)
 
1913 A Fight to a Finish (short)
 
1913 Brought to Bay (short)
 
1913 The Bandit's Child (short)
 
1913 The Pursuit of the Smugglers (short)
 
1912 The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher (short)
 
1911 A Prisoner of Mexico (short)
 
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1951 The Lady and the Bandit
Old Man (uncredited)
 
1939 Calling All Marines
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1939 Stagecoach (uncredited)
 
1939 Code of the Fearless
Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
 
1938 Dick Tracy Returns
Kruger (uncredited)
 
1938 Flaming Frontiers
Bartender [Chs. 8, 11, 15] (uncredited)
 
1938 The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Henchman Scudder
 
1938 Hunted Men
Cop (uncredited)
 
1938 Kidnapped
Clansman (uncredited)
 
1938 A Trip to Paris
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1938 Kennedy's Castle (short)
 
1938 The Buccaneer
Jailer
 
1937 Prairie Thunder
Colonel Stanton
 
1937 Heart of the Rockies
Ed Dawson
 
1937 Roaring Six Guns
Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1937 Rough Riding Rhythm
Pete Hobart (uncredited)
 
1937 West Bound Limited
Freight Engineer (uncredited)
 
1937 Empty Holsters
U.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill
 
1937 She Had to Eat
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1937 Slave Ship
Helmsman
 
1937 Hit the Saddle
Rance McGowan
 
1937 Borderland
El Rio Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1937 Jungle Jim
Ship Captain J.S. Robinson [Ch.1]
 
1937 In Old Chicago
Saloon Manager (uncredited)
 
1936 Sinner Take All
Police Officer Murphy (uncredited)
 
1936 Stampede
Matt Stevens
 
1936 The Accusing Finger
Inner Guard-Prison Yard (uncredited)
 
1936 Fury and the Woman
Anderson
 
1936 The Three Mesquiteers
Brack Canfield
 
1936 Ride 'Em Cowboy
Jim Howard
 
1936 Bulldog Edition
Radio Listener (uncredited)
 
1936 Guns and Guitars
Dave Morgan
 
1936 Secret Patrol
Gang Leader Barstow
 
1936 Moonlight Murder
Medical Guard (uncredited)
 
1936 Robin Hood of El Dorado
Danglong (uncredited)
 
1936 Little Lord Fauntleroy
Townsman at Church (uncredited)
 
1936 The Prisoner of Shark Island
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
 
1936 Silver Spurs
Webb Allison
 
1936 Lucky Fugitives (uncredited)
 
1935 East of Java
Sergeant - Rescue Party
 
1935 The Silent Code
Commissioner
 
1935 Bar 20 Rides Again
Buck Peters
 
1935 This Is the Life
Troublesome Tramp (uncredited)
 
1935 The Virginia Judge
Man in Hula Tent (unconfirmed)
 
1935 Diamond Jim
Engineer (uncredited)
 
1935 Calm Yourself
Detective Flanagan (uncredited)
 
1935 The Outlaw Deputy
Boulder Creek Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1935 Border Brigands
Inspector Winston - RCMP
 
1935 Murder in the Fleet
Chief of Police (uncredited)
 
1935 The Flame Within
Michael (uncredited)
 
1935 Whispering Smith Speaks
Caboose Passenger (uncredited)
 
1935 Goin' to Town
Cowboy (uncredited)
 
1935 The Call of the Savage
Freighter Captain (uncredited)
 
1935 Les Misérables
Javert's Plainclothesman (uncredited)
 
1935 Mississippi
Dealer (uncredited)
 
1935 The Outlaw Tamer
Sheriff Jim Porter
 
1935 The Rustlers of Red Dog
Captain Trent - [Chs. 3-4]
 
1934 When Lightning Strikes
Lafe Broderick
 
1934 Evelyn Prentice
Detective Mack Clark (uncredited)
 
1934 Marie Galante
Foreman (uncredited)
 
1934 Wagon Wheels
Couch
 
1934 Have a Heart
Detective (uncredited)
 
1934 Fighting Hero
Morales (as J.P. MacGowan)
 
1934 The Red Rider
Scotty McKee [Chs. 1, 15]
 
1934 No More Women
Captain of The Hawk
 
1933 Flaming Gold
Mack (uncredited)
 
1933 I Love That Man
Police Chief (uncredited)
 
1933 Somewhere in Sonora
Monte Black
 
1933 Deadwood Pass
The Chief (uncredited)
 
1933 When a Man Rides Alone
Hiram Jones (uncredited)
 
1933 Somewhere in Arizona
 
1932 Lawless Valley
Big Mike Carter, aka El Lobo, aka Texas Rand
 
1931 Quick Trigger Lee
Brings note / Director (uncredited)
 
1931 Shotgun Pass
Ranch hand Tom (voice) (uncredited)
 
1931 A Son of the Plains
Dan Farrell
 
1930 The Canyon of Missing Men
Slug Sagel (uncredited)
 
1930 Covered Wagon Trails
King Kincaid
 
1930 Breezy Bill
Sheriff
 
1930 O'Mally Rides Alone
Angus McGregor (uncredited)
 
1929 A Texas Cowboy
Brute Kettle
 
1929 'Neath Western Skies
Dugan
 
1929 Pioneers of the West
Tom Dorgan
 
1929 The Lone Horseman
The Swindler
 
1929 The Oklahoma Kid
Gang Leader Petty
 
1929 Señor Americano
Maddox
 
1929 The Cowboy and the Outlaw
Pepper Hardcastle
 
1929 The Invaders
 
1929 The Phantom Rider
Mr. Darling
 
1929 The Fighting Terror
 
1929 The Law of the Plains
Seagrue
 
1929 The Last Roundup
Hash
 
1929 Wyoming Tornado
 
1929 An Oklahoma Cowboy
 
1929 Plunging Hoofs
Jim Wales
 
1929 Bad Men's Money
Sheriff
 
1929 The Lawless Legion
Matson
 
1929 Headin' Westward
Sneezer Clark
 
1929 The Clean-Up
Frank Lawrence
 
1929 Below the Deadline
Taggart
 
1929 Golden Bridle
 
1929 The Wilderness Patrol
 
1928 Texas Tommy
Texas Tommy
 
1928 The Law of the Mounted
 
1928 Ships of the Night
Motilla
 
1928 Two Outlaws
Abner Whitcomb
 
1928 The Old Code
Raoul de Valle
 
1928 Manhattan Cowboy
Retrieves Stolen Jacket (uncredited)
 
1928 West of Santa Fe
Rancher
 
1928 The Black Ace
 
1928 On the Divide
 
1928 The Chinatown Mystery
 
1928 Devil Dogs
Capt. Standing
 
1928 Arizona Days
Ed Hicks
 
1928 Silent Trail
 
1928 The Code of the Scarlet
Blake
 
1928 The Devil's Tower
George Stilwell
 
1928 Dugan of the Dugouts
Capt. von Brinken
 
1928 Lightnin' Shot
 
1927 The Slaver
'Iron' Larsen
 
1927 Gun Gospel
Bill Brogan
 
1927 The Red Raiders
Captain Ortwell
 
1927 Arizona Nights
Jeff Decker
 
1927 The Royal American
Capt. Burke
 
1927 Whispering Smith Rides
Whispering Smith
 
1927 The Lost Limited
Thomas Webber
 
1927 Red Signals
Jim Twyler
 
1926 Fighting Luck
Gang Leader
 
1926 Perils of the Rail
 
1926 Red Blood
Eagle Custer
 
1926 Riding Romance
John Brandon
 
1926 The Lost Express
Train Engineer (uncredited)
 
1926 Moran of the Mounted
Sgt. Churchill
 
1926 Senor Daredevil
Jesse Wilks
 
1926 The Fast Freight
 
1926 The Patent Leather Pug
James Curtis
 
1926 Danger Quest
Col. Spiffy
 
1925 The Fear Fighter
James Curtis
 
1925 Crack o' Dawn
Earle Thorpe Sr
 
1925 Billy the Kid
 
1925 Makers of Men
Sgt. Banks
 
1925 Duped
'Hard Rock' Ralston
 
1925 Barriers of the Law
Steve Redding
 
1925 Border Intrigue
Tough Tidings
 
1925 Outwitted
Tiger McGuire
 
1924 The Whipping Boss
Livingston
 
1924 Crossed Trails
'Pepper' Baldwin/Bandy Dawson
 
1923 Stormy Seas
Capt. Morgan
 
1923 One Million in Jewels
Burke
 
1922 Hills of Missing Men
Capt. Brandt / The Dragon
 
1922 Reckless Chances
Terry Nolan
 
1921 The Ruse of the Rattler
The Rattlesnake
 
1921 Discontented Wives
John Gaylord
 
1921 Do or Die
Capt. Alvarez / Satan
 
1921 Cold Steel
Steele Weir
 
1921 A Crook's Romance
 
1920 King of the Circus
 
1920 The Vanishing Dagger
 
1920 Elmo the Fearless
 
1917 The Lost Express
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1917 The Railroad Raiders
Thomas Desmond
 
1916 Judith of the Cumberlands
 
1916 Medicine Bend
Whispering Smith
 
1916 Whispering Smith
Whispering Smith
 
1915 A Desperate Leap (short)
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1915 The Mettle of Jerry McGuire (short)
 
1915 The Broken Rail (short)
Trow - of the Working Crew
 
1915 A Railroader's Bravery (short)
Thomas - the Chief of the Gang
 
1915 The Broken Train (short)
Warren - Railroad Employee
 
1915 The Railroad Raiders of '62 (short)
Lockwood - the old one-armed Flagman
 
1915 The Leap from the Water Tower (short)
Rand - the Fireman
 
1915 The Girl Telegrapher's Peril (short)
Blake - a Lineman
 
1915 The Girl and the Game
Spike
 
1914 The Escape on the Limited (short)
Brandt - a Defaulting Cashier
 
1914 The Black Diamond Express (short)
Dan Haddon - a Cowboy
 
1914 The Flying Freight's Captive (short)
Rand - a Yeggman
 
1914 His Nemesis (short)
Mammoth - Manning's Business Rival
 
1914 Helen's Sacrifice (short)
Benton
 
1914 The Hazards of Helen
Train controller/Benton/Rand - yeggman/Dan Haddon - cowboy/Brandt - cashier/Blake - lineman/Rand - fireman/Lockwood - flagman/Warren - railman/Thomas - wiretapper chief/Trow - wrecking crewman
 
1914 The Demon of the Rails (short)
Olmstead - the Engineer
 
1914 From Peril to Peril (short)
'Spot' Malone - a Yeggman
 
1914 The Lost Mail Sack (short)
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)
 
1914 Grouch, the Engineer (short)
Grouch - the Engineer
 
1914 The Oil Well Conspiracy (short)
Langley
 
1914 The Identification (short)
Selwyn - drug addict
 
1914 Kaintucky Bill (short)
Kaintucky Bill - a Moonshiner
 
1914 The Conductor's Courtship (short)
 
1914 A Man's Soul (short)
Richard Carlton
 
1914 Under Desperation's Spur (short)
Jack - a Moonshiner
 
1914 The County Seat War (short)
Zeigler - a Politician
 
1913 Gilt Edge Stocks (short)
Detective Wallace
 
1913 The Eighth Notch (short)
Ed Grigg
 
1913 The Wives of Jamestown (short)
The O'Rourke
 
1912 The Shaughraun (short)
Corry Kinchela
 
1912 Ireland, the Oppressed (short)
Lord Kilhannack
 
1912 Conway, the Kerry Dancer (short)
 
1912 The Mayor from Ireland (short)
Shamus Foley
 
1912 The Kerry Gow (short)
Valentine Hay
 
1912 From the Manger to the Cross; or, Jesus of Nazareth
Wise Man 1
 
1912 The Poacher's Pardon (short)
Wallace - the gamekeeper
 
1912 The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher (short)
 
1912 Down Through the Ages (short)
Henry Morris/High Priest
 
1912 Jim Bludso (short)
Jim Bludso
 
1912 Winning a Widow (short)
 
1912 Tragedy of the Desert (short)
The Arab Sheik
 
1912 Captured by Bedouins (short)
Lt. Greig
 
1912 An Arabian Tragedy (short)
 
1912 Dust of the Desert (short)
Sheik Mohammad
 
1912 Missionaries in Darkest Africa (short)
 
1912 The Fighting Dervishes of the Desert (short)
Father Moosa - Coptic High Priest
 
1912 The Belle of New Orleans (short)
Comte de Breard
 
1912 Victim of Circumstances (short)
Meg's Father
 
1912 Captain Rivera's Reward (short)
Capt. Rivera
 
1912 Far from Erin's Isle (short)
 
1912/I The Vagabonds (short)
Big Jim
 
1912 His Mother (short)
John Foster
 
1912 My Hielan' Lassie (short)
 
1912 Shaun Rhue (short)
 
1912 The Vengeance Mark (short)
 
1911 Arrah-Na-Pogue
Irish Secretary of State
 
1911 The Fishermaid of Ballydavid (short)
 
1911/I The Colleen Bawn (short)
Hardress Cregan
 
1911 Rory O'More (short)
Commander of the English troops
 
1911 Special Messenger (short)
Royal - the Special Messenger
 
1911 Railroad Raiders of '62 (short)
Federal Officer
 
1911 In Blossom Time (short)
Don Pedro - The Girl's Father
 
1911 The Fiddle's Requiem (short)
Dolores' father
 
1911 By a Woman's Wit (short)
 
1911 A Saw Mill Hero (short)
 
1911 The Secret of the Still (short)
 
1911 Last Day of School (short)
 
1911/II Tangled Lives (short)
 
1910 Seth's Temptation (short)
Seth
 
1910 A Lad from Old Ireland (short)
Election agent
 
Show ShowWriter (30 titles)
1937 What Price Vengeance (scenario)
 
1936 Secret Patrol (screenplay)
 
1934 When Lightning Strikes (continuity / story)
 
1933 Drum Taps (screenplay)
 
1932 The Hurricane Express (screenplay)
 
1929 Pioneers of the West (adaptation)
 
1929 Riders of the Storm (story)
 
1929 Wyoming Tornado (story & scenario)
 
1929 Captain Cowboy (writer)
 
1929 An Oklahoma Cowboy (story & scenario)
 
1929 Bad Men's Money (screenplay / story)
 
1928 Mystery Valley (writer)
 
1928 The Devil's Tower (scenario)
 
1928 Trail Riders (writer)
 
1928 Dugan of the Dugouts (writer)
 
1928 Trailin' Back (writer)
 
1926 The Brown Derby (titles / as John McGowan)
 
1926 The Fast Freight (scenario)
 
1926 The Iron Fist (story and scenario)
 
1925 Billy the Kid (scenario)
 
1925 Outwitted
 
1925 The Gambling Fool
 
1924 Western Vengeance (scenario)
 
1923 One Million in Jewels (writer)
 
1922 Hills of Missing Men
 
1917 The Lost Express
 
1916 The Diamond Runners (scenario)
 
1915 The Girl and the Game
 
1914 His Nemesis (short)
 
1911 The Flash in the Night (short) (scenario)
 
Show ShowProducer (22 titles)
1930 The Parting of the Trails (producer)
 
1930 O'Mally Rides Alone (producer)
 
1929 A Texas Cowboy (producer)
 
1929 'Neath Western Skies (producer)
 
1929 Pioneers of the West (producer)
 
1929 The Oklahoma Kid (producer)
 
1929 Riders of the Rio Grande (producer)
 
1929 The Phantom Rider (producer)
 
1929 The Fighting Terror (producer)
 
1929 The Man from Nevada (producer)
 
1929 The Law of the Plains (producer)
 
1926 Fighting Luck (producer)
 
1926 Perils of the Rail (producer)
 
1918 The Lure of the Circus (producer)
 
1917 The Lost Express (producer)
 
1917 The Railroad Raiders (producer)
 
1916 A Lass of the Lumberlands (producer)
 
1916 Judith of the Cumberlands (producer)
 
1916 The Sign of the Spade (producer)
 
1916 Nancy's Birthright (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1916 The Stain in the Blood (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1916 In the Web of the Grafters (executive producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowEditor (2 titles)
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1933 Kiss of Araby (technical director)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1912 Ancient Temples of Egypt (documentary short)
Himself
 
1912 Along the River Nile (documentary short)
Himself
 
1912 The Ancient Port of Jaffa (documentary short)
Himself
 
1912 Making Photoplays in Egypt (documentary short)
Himself
 
1912 The O'Kalems' Visit to Killarney (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2011 Stunt Love (documentary short)
 

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(1908) Stage: Starred in "Paid in Full" by Eugene Walter on Broadway.

Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

J.P. MacGowan | Jack McGowan | John P. McGowan | John McGowan
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Trivia:

After retiring from acting, he worked as Executive Secretary for the Screen Directors Guild--later the Directors Guild of America--a position he held from 1938 until he retired in 1951, a year before his death. See more »

Nickname:

Jack See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces