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John Harrington(1882-1945)

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John Harrington
John Harrington was born on 23 July 1882 in Riverside County, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), Local Boy Makes Good (1931) and Counterfeit Lady (1936). He was married to Ellen (Nell) C. Butler. He died on 9 September 1945 in San Francisco, California, USA.
BornJuly 23, 1882
DiedSeptember 9, 1945(63)
BornJuly 23, 1882
DiedSeptember 9, 1945(63)
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Known for

Clark Gable and Mamo Clark in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.6
  • Mr. Purcell
  • 1935
Joe E. Brown in Local Boy Makes Good (1931)
Local Boy Makes Good
6.1
  • Coach Jackson
  • 1931
Ralph Bellamy and Joan Perry in Counterfeit Lady (1936)
Counterfeit Lady
6.5
  • Swanson
  • 1936
Thomas Meighan and Virginia Valli in The Man Who Found Himself (1925)
The Man Who Found Himself
  • Warden
  • 1925

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  • The Right Way
    Short
    • 1939
  • Stuart Erwin, Una Merkel, and Jane Withers in Checkers (1937)
    Checkers
    6.1
    • Mr. Green
    • 1937
  • Jane Darwell, Alan Dinehart, Cesar Romero, and Phyllis Brooks in Dangerously Yours (1937)
    Dangerously Yours
    6.4
    • Louis Davis
    • 1937
  • Arthur Treacher in Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)
    Step Lively, Jeeves!
    5.7
    • Barney Ross
    • 1937
  • Ralph Bellamy and Joan Perry in Counterfeit Lady (1936)
    Counterfeit Lady
    6.5
    • Swanson
    • 1936
  • James Gleason, Phillip Huston, and June Travis in The Big Game (1936)
    The Big Game
    5.4
    • Blackie Dawson (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Betty Furness, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Henry Wilcoxon in The President's Mystery (1936)
    The President's Mystery
    5.6
    • Thug (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Swing Time (1936)
    Swing Time
    7.4
    • Dice Raymond (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Stuart Erwin, Paul Kelly, and Florence Rice in Women Are Trouble (1936)
    Women Are Trouble
    6.1
    • Gleason
    • 1936
  • Clark Gable and Mamo Clark in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
    Mutiny on the Bounty
    7.6
    • Mr. Purcell
    • 1935
  • Joe E. Brown in Local Boy Makes Good (1931)
    Local Boy Makes Good
    6.1
    • Coach Jackson
    • 1931
  • The Strong Arm
    7.2
    Short
    • The One-Armed Murderer
    • 1930
  • Ed Wynn in Rubber Heels (1927)
    Rubber Heels
    4.3
    • Grogan
    • 1927
  • Renée Adorée, Thomas Meighan, and Aileen Pringle in Tin Gods (1926)
    Tin Gods
    6.2
    • Dougherty
    • 1926
  • Thomas Meighan and Virginia Valli in The Man Who Found Himself (1925)
    The Man Who Found Himself
    • Warden
    • 1925

Personal details

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  • Born
    • July 23, 1882
    • Riverside County, California, USA
  • Died
    • September 9, 1945
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Ellen (Nell) C. ButlerJune 1923 - September 9, 1945 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage Play: Lulu Belle. Written by Edward Sheldon and Charles MacArthur [earliest Broadway credit]. Directed by David Belasco. Belasco Theatre: 9 Feb 1926- Mar 1926 (closing date unknown/39 performances). Cast: Joseph Allenton (as "Bunny Delano"), W.S. Bell (as "Roscoe"), Eva Benton (as "Mrs. Trumbull"), Clarissa Blue (as "A Flower Girl"), William Boag (as "Wilkins"), Samuel Bolen (as "A Bartender"), Minnie Brown (as "Coat Room Girl"), Sybil Bryant (as "Mrs. George Randall"), Olie Burgoyne (as "Mabel De Witt"), George 'Red' Callender (as "Mt. Vernon Jackson"), Fannie Belle De Knight (as "Mrs. Frisbie"), Jean Del Val (as "The Vicompte De Villars"), Utoy D'tyl (as "Pussy Harrison"), Laurence Eddinger (as "Uncle Gustus"), Oswald Edinborough (as "Elmer Jackson"), Sidney Elliott (as "Fred Harrison"), Jane Ferrell (as "Barton"), Mildred Hall (as "Lovie Bowtelle"), John Harrington (as "Butch Cooper"), Henry Hull (as "George Randall"), Loraine Hunter (as "Ada May Ramsey"), James Jackson (as "Lew"), J.W. Jackson (as "Happy"), Zaidee Jackson (as "An Entertainer"), J. Louis Johnson (as "Brother Staley"), Altomay Jones (as "Geranium Monroe"), Anthony Knilling (as "Ambulance Driver"), Fred Miller (as "Duke Weaver"), Edward Nannery (as "Policeman Healy/Sergeant Healy"), Margaret Petty (as "Violet Randall"), Evelyn Preer (as "Ruby Lee"), Herman Profit (as "Williams"), Seifert C. Pyle (as "Clarence De Voe"), Nellie R. Reynolds (as "Mrs. Monroe"), Annie Rhinelander (as "Sister Blossom"), Harold Seton (as "An Ambulance Doctor"), William St. James (as "Dr. J. Wilberforce Walker"), Goldye Steiner (as "Vangie Bowtelle"), William Taliafero (as "Royal Williams"), Edna Thomas (as "Valma Custer"), George Thomas (as "Another Patrolman"), Edward Thompson (as "Herman"), Edna Thrower (as "Mrs. Royal Williams"), Barclay Trigg (as "Milton"), Thomas Trisvan (as "Walter Randall"), Lenore Ulric (as "Lulu Belle"), Percival Vivian (as "Skeeter"), Allan Waith (as "Moke"), Jean Ward (as "Stella La Vergen"), Smothers Ward (as "Eugene Frisbie"), Mildred Wayne (as "Grace Wild"), Mattie Wilkes (as "Mrs. Jackson"), Elizabeth Williams (as "Mrs. Bowtelle"), Hemsley Winfield (as "Joe"), Virgie Winfield (as "Sister Sally"), Marguerite Wyatt (as "Ivy Whiteside"), Tammany Young (as "Shorty Noyes"). Produced by David Belasco. Note: Filmed by Benedict Bogeaus Productions [distributed by Columbia Pictures] as Lulu Belle (1948).

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