Johnny Downs

Known For

The Mad Monster Tom Gregory

(1942)

Sing Another Chorus Andy Peyton

(1941)

Coronado Johnny Marvin

(1935)

Twilight on the Prairie Bucky

(1944)

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Filmography

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Actor (103 credits)

1953 Here Come the Girls
Bob (uncredited)

1953 The Caddy
Shipping Clerk (uncredited)

1953 Cruisin' Down the River
Young Jack

1953 Column South
Lt. Posick

1953 The Girls of Pleasure Island
Marine (uncredited)

1953 Call Me Madam
Cameraman (uncredited)

1952 Sky King (TV Series)
Jeff Bradford

- The Porcelain Lion (1952) ... Jeff Bradford

1952 The Unexpected (TV Series)
Fred

- The Slide Rule Blonde (1952) ... Fred

1951-1952 Racket Squad (TV Series)

- Fair Exchange (1952)

- The Diamond That Wasn't (1951)

1950 Hills of Oklahoma
Square Dance Caller

1949 Square Dance Jubilee
Johnny Downs

1949 Manhattan Showcase (TV Series)
Co-host (1949)

1948 Captain Billy's Mississippi Music Hall (TV Series)
Regular (1948)

1948 Around the Town (TV Series)
Co-host (1948)

1946 The Kid from Brooklyn
Master of Ceremonies

1945 Rhapsody in Blue
Dancer

1945 Forever Yours
Ricky

1944 Twilight on the Prairie
Bucky

1944 Trocadero
Johnny Edwards

1944 What a Man!
Henry M. Burrows

1943 Harvest Melody
Tommy Nelson

1943 Campus Rhythm
'Scoop' Davis

1943 Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Cadet Danny Collins

1942 Behind the Eight Ball
Danny

1942 Kiss and Wake Up (Short)

1942 The Mad Monster
Tom Gregory

1942 The Gay Nineties (Short)
Johnny

1942 Groom and Bored (Short)
Jimmy Warren

1942 Freckles Comes Home
'Freckles' Winslow

1942 Gay Nineties (Short)
Johnny

1941 I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire (Short)

1941 All-American Co-Ed
Bob Sheppard / Bobbie DeWolfe

1941 Moonlight in Hawaii
Pete Fleming

1941 Sing Another Chorus
Andy Peyton

1941 Redhead
Ted Brown

1941 Adam Had Four Sons
David Stoddard (older)

1941 Honeymoon for Three
Chester T. Farrington III

1940 Slightly Tempted
Jimmy Duncan

1940 Melody and Moonlight
Danny O'Brian

1940 Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot
Johnny

1940 I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
Robert Lee 'Bob' Gunther

1939 A Child Is Born
Johnny Norton

1939 Laugh It Off
Stephen 'Steve' Hannis

1939 Parents on Trial
Don Martin

1939 Hawaiian Nights
Ted Hartley

1939 Bad Boy
John Fraser

1939 First Offenders
Fred Gray

1938 Once Over Lightly (Short)
Bob Bradley

1938 Swing, Sister, Swing
Johnny Bennett

1938 Hold That Co-ed
Dink

1938 It's in the Stars (Short)
Dorothy's Boyfriend

1938 Hunted Men
Frank Martin

1938 Algiers
Pierrot

1937 Thrill of a Lifetime
Stanley

1937 Blonde Trouble
Fred Stevens

1937 Turn Off the Moon
Terry Keith

1937 Clarence
Bobbie

1936 College Holiday
Johnny Jones

1936 Pigskin Parade
Chip Carson

1936 The Arizona Raiders
Lonesome Alonzo Q. Mulhall

1936 The First Baby
Johnny Ellis

1936 Everybody's Old Man
Tommy Sampson

1935 Coronado
Johnny Marvin

1935 Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (Short)
Singer / Tap Dancer (uncredited)

1935 The Virginia Judge
Bob Stuart

1935 College Scandal
Paul Gedney

1935 So Red the Rose
Wounded Yankee Corporal

1934 March of the Wooden Soldiers
Little Boy Blue (uncredited)

1934 Nifty Nurses (Short)
Dr. Allenby

1933 Strange Case of Hennessy (Short)
Newlywed husband

1933 The No Man (Short)

1931 The High School Hoofer (Short)
High School Student

1928 The Trail of '98
Mother's Boy (as John Down)

1928 The Crowd
John - Age 12 (uncredited)

1927 The Valley of the Giants
Bryce, as a Boy (uncredited)

1927 Chicken Feed (Short)
Prof. Presto Misterio

1927 Jesse James
Jesse James as a boy (uncredited)

1927 Seeing the World (Short)
Johnny (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1927 Bring Home the Turkey (Short)
Johnny (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1926 Telling Whoppers (Short)
Toughey Thompson (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1926 War Feathers (Short)
Johnny (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1926 The Fourth Alarm (Short)
Johnny (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1926 Shivering Spooks (Short)
Johnny (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1926 Thundering Fleas (Short)
Johnny

1926 Uncle Tom's Uncle (Short)
Johnny / 'Marks the Lawyer' (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1926 Baby Clothes (Short)
Johnny (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1926 Monkey Business (Short)
Johnny (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1926 Buried Treasure (Short)
Johnnie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1926 Good Cheer (Short)
Johnny (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1925 One Wild Ride (Short)
Johnny (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1925 Should Sailors Marry? (Short)
Verbena's Son (uncredited)

1925 Better Movies (Short)
Johnny (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1925 Your Own Back Yard (Short)
John Downs (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1925 Boys Will Be Joys (Short)
Johnny (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1925 Official Officers (Short)
Johnny (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1925 Ask Grandma (Short)
Johnnie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1925 Shootin' Injuns (Short)
Johnnie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)

1925 Red Pepper (Short)
Boy with Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)

1925 The Love Bug (Short)
Johnny

1925 Dog Days (Short)
Rich Kid

1925 Wildcat Willie (Short)

1925 Circus Fever (Short)
Johnny

1923 The Champeen (Short) (unconfirmed)

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Soundtrack (18 credits)

1944 Twilight on the Prairie (performer: "Where the Prairie Meets the Sky")

1944 Trocadero (performer: "How Could You Do That To Me")

1942 Behind the Eight Ball (performer: "Don't You Think We Ought To Dance")

1942 Freckles Comes Home (performer: "Where We Dream Tonight" - uncredited)

1941 All-American Co-Ed (performer: "I'm a Chap with a Chip on My Shoulder", "The Poor Farmers Daughter")

1941 Moonlight in Hawaii (performer: "All for One", "It's People Like You")

1941 Sing Another Chorus (performer: "Walk With Me")

1939 Laugh It Off (performer: "My Dreams and I and You")

1939 Hawaiian Nights (performer: "Hawaii Sing Me to Sleep", "Hey, Good Lookin'!")

1938 Once Over Lightly (Short) (performer: "Let's Live Happily Ever After")

1938 Swing, Sister, Swing (performer: "Wasn't It You?", "Baltimore Bubble")

1938 It's in the Stars (Short) (performer: "It's in the Stars" - uncredited)

1936 College Holiday (performer: "A Rhyme for Love")

1935 Coronado (performer: "I've Got Some New Shoes", "Keep Your Fingers Crossed", "How Do I Rate with You?" - uncredited)

1935 Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (Short) (performer: " (We're Gonna Have) Smooth Sailing" - uncredited)

1935 College Scandal (performer: "In the Middle of a Kiss")

1934 March of the Wooden Soldiers (performer: "Never Mind, Bo Peep" (1903) - uncredited)

1934 Nifty Nurses (Short) (performer: "What Would You Be Without Me?", "Don't Go, Olivia" - uncredited)

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Self (5 credits)

1965 That Regis Philbin Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.82 (1965) ... Himself

1953 You Asked for It (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 27 July 1953 (1953) ... Himself

1950 The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.20 (1950) ... Himself

1948 Around the Town (TV Series)
Himself - The Press Agent

- Premier (1948) ... Himself - The Press Agent

1925 Twinkle Twinkle (Documentary short)
Himself (as Our Gang)

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Archive footage (5 credits)

2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary)
Johnny / Himself

- The Curse of the Little Rascals (2002) ... Johnny / Himself (uncredited)

1994 The Our Gang Story (Video documentary)
Johnny / Himself

1984 Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse (TV Movie documentary)
Johnny

1960 Mischief Makers (TV Series)
Johnny (1925-1927)

1926 45 Minutes from Hollywood (Short)
Himself (uncredited)

Personal Details

Other Works:

Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

Publicity Listings:

5 Articles | 3 Pictorials | See more »

Alternate Names:

John Down | Our Gang | Hal Roach's Rascals

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Hosted his own local childrens TV series, "The Johnny Downs Show" in San Diego, California during the early 1950s. Set against the backdrop of an airport hanger and playing a former WWII pilot, "Johnny Jet" entertained and informed his studio audiences and his viewers in between reruns of "The Little Rascals" film comedies. See more »