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John Farrell(1885-1953)

  • Actor
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John Farrell was born on 2 May 1885 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Lights Out (1946), Suspense (1949) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He was previously married to Josephine Saxton. He died on 8 July 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
BornMay 2, 1885
DiedJuly 8, 1953(68)
BornMay 2, 1885
DiedJuly 8, 1953(68)
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Clark Gable, John Farrell, Cy Kendall, and Louis Mason in Honky Tonk (1941)

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Lights Out (1946)
Lights Out
7.1
TV Series
  • Actor
Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Rod Serling in Suspense (1949)
Suspense
7.6
TV Series
  • Drunk
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
8.2
TV Series
  • Harold Kirby
Telecrime
7.2
TV Series
  • Snake Sullivan

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Actor

  • The Vise (1954)
    The Vise
    • Fat Lady's Husband
    • Mr. Johnson
    • TV Series
    • 1959
  • Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Rod Serling in Suspense (1949)
    Suspense
    • Drunk
    • TV Series
    • 1953
  • George Murphy in Walk East on Beacon! (1952)
    Walk East on Beacon!
    • Taxi Driver (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    • TV Series
    • 1951
  • Lloyd Bridges, Dorothy Gish, and Lenore Lonergan in The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951)
    The Whistle at Eaton Falls
    • Fred (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    • Harold Kirby
    • TV Series
    • 1950
  • Lights Out (1946)
    Lights Out
    • TV Series
    • 1950
  • Portrait of Jennie (1948)
    Portrait of Jennie
    • Policeman (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Charles Laughton and Ray Milland in The Big Clock (1948)
    The Big Clock
    • Drunk (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Burt Lancaster, John Hodiak, and Lizabeth Scott in Desert Fury (1947)
    Desert Fury
    • Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Melvyn Douglas and Rosalind Russell in The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)
    The Guilt of Janet Ames
    • Hospital Janitor (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • The Razor's Edge (1946)
    The Razor's Edge
    • Drunk (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
    Three Little Girls in Blue
    • Coach Driver (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Centennial Summer (1946)
    Centennial Summer
    • Drunk (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Joan Carroll, Edmond O'Brien, and Ruth Warrick in Obliging Young Lady (1942)
    Obliging Young Lady
    • Bot (uncredited)
    • 1942

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  • Born
    • May 2, 1885
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • July 8, 1953
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Josephine Saxton
  • Other works
    He acted in William Saroyan's musical comedy, "The Time of Your Life," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Eddie Dowling, Julie Haydon, Fred Kelly (Harry), Blackie Shackner, Ross Bagdasarian, Leo Chalzel, Edward Andrews, Henry Jones, Reginald Beane, Nene Vibber, Grover Burgess, Houseley Stevens Sr., Hene Damur, William Bendix, Tom Tully, Arthur Hunnicutt, Ann Brody, Howard Barnhart, Marilyn Monk, Evelyn Geller, Frances McHugh, Eva Leonard Boyne, Tony Albert, and Ainsworth Arnold in the cast. Reginald Beane was composer. Watson Barratt was set designer. Gene Kelly was choreographer. William Saroyan and Eddie Dowling were also directors in a Theatre Guild production.
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    Stage, vaudeville, and television actor.

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