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John J. Richardson (1888–1942)

John J. Richardson was born on November 1, 1888 in London, England as Harold Jack Joseph Richardson. He was an actor, known for The Three Must-Get-Theres (1922), A Small Town Idol (1921) and Melting Millions (1927). He was married to Mabel Richardson. He died on January 24, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. See full bio »

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Known For

The Three Must-Get-Theres
The Three Must-Get-Theres Walrus
(1922)
A Small Town Idol
A Small Town Idol Screen Villain
(1921)
Melting Millions
Melting Millions Actor
(1927)
Beau Brummel
Beau Brummel Poodles Byng
(1924)
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Filmography

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 1941 Blues in the Night
Gambler at Dice Table (uncredited)
 1941 Nine Lives Are Not Enough
City Room Worker - Listening to Matt (uncredited)
 1941 Manpower
Midnight Club Waiter (uncredited)
 1941 Affectionately Yours
Man Dancing in Lisbon Cafe (uncredited)
 1941 Strange Alibi
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
 1941 Knockout
Hanson Fight Watcher (uncredited)
 1941 Meet John Doe
Man in Diner (uncredited)
 1941 The Great Mr. Nobody
Man Knocked Down By Dreamy (uncredited)
 1940 South of Suez
Jenkins (uncredited)
 1940 Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Man on Dock Next to Johnson (uncredited)
 1940 The Man Who Talked Too Much
Prisoner (uncredited)
 1940 Gambling on the High Seas
Gambling Ship Crewman Whose Hat Is Taken (uncredited)
 1940 A Fugitive from Justice
Photographer at Train Station (uncredited)
 1940 An Angel from Texas
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
 1940 King of the Lumberjacks
Lumberjack On Line for Cashier (uncredited)
 1940 3 Cheers for the Irish
Extra at Rally (uncredited)
 1940 Castle on the Hudson
Prisoner (uncredited)
 1940 British Intelligence
Cockney Soldier (uncredited)
 1940 Calling Philo Vance
4h Reporter (uncredited)
 1939 A Child Is Born
Intern Stopping Jed (uncredited)
 1939 The Roaring Twenties
Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
 1939 Smashing the Money Ring
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
 1939 Pack Up Your Troubles
British Sniper (uncredited)
 1939 Pride of the Blue Grass
Steward (uncredited)
 1939 Espionage Agent
Man in O'Grady Crowd (uncredited)
 1939 Dust Be My Destiny
Man Asking for a Match (uncredited)
 1939 Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Reporter (uncredited)
 1939 Angels Wash Their Faces
Dish Vendor (uncredited)
 1939 Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
Escapees' Taxi Driver (uncredited)
 1939 The Cowboy Quarterback
Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
 1939 Indianapolis Speedway
Fan at Homecoming (uncredited)
 1939 Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Extra Watching Fire (uncredited)
 1939 Sweepstakes Winner
English Waiter (uncredited)
 1939 Union Pacific
Official (uncredited)
 1939 Women in the Wind
Airport Man Getting Hose Out (uncredited)
 1939 The Man Who Dared
Extra in Courtroom (uncredited)
 1939 On Trial
Station Attendant (uncredited)
 1939 The Adventures of Jane Arden
Steward with Radiogram (uncredited)
 1939 Secret Service of the Air
Alien - First Flight (uncredited)
 1939 The Oklahoma Kid
Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
 1939 Yes, My Darling Daughter
Husband Leaving Train (uncredited)
 1939 Nancy Drew... Reporter
Joe - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
 1939 Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Party Guest (uncredited)
 1939 They Made Me a Criminal
Reporter (uncredited)
 1939 King of the Underworld
Townsman Running (uncredited)
 1938 Going Places
Man at Track (uncredited)
 1938 The Dawn Patrol
Mechanic (uncredited)
 1938 Heart of the North
Jack Richardson - Miner (uncredited)
 1938 Girls on Probation
Escaping Convict (uncredited)
 1938 The Sisters
Square Dancer (uncredited)
 1938 Garden of the Moon
Jones - Waiter Who is Fired (uncredited)
 1938 Secrets of an Actress
Playgoer in Theater Lobby (uncredited)
 1938 Valley of the Giants
Land Office Clerk (uncredited)
 1938 Penrod's Double Trouble
Man Warning Matt That the Balloon Was Up (uncredited)
 1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood
Serf (uncredited)
 1938 Accidents Will Happen
Fourth Professional Witness (uncredited)
 1938 Over the Wall
Ring Attendant (uncredited)
 1938 He Couldn't Say No
$45 Bidder (uncredited)
 1938 Love, Honor and Behave
Dan's Office Clerk (uncredited)
 1938 The Daredevil Drivers
Chick Morgan's Mechanic (uncredited)
 1938 The Invisible Menace
Pvt. Nelson - Hackett's Orderly (uncredited)
 1938 The Patient in Room 18
Cabbie (uncredited)
 1938 Sergeant Murphy
Hawkins - Mule Boat First Mate (uncredited)
 1937 She Loved a Fireman
Waiter at Dance (uncredited)
 1937 Missing Witnesses
Trustee-Window Washer-Spy (uncredited)
 1937 Love Is on the Air
Joe - First 7-11 Club Waiter (uncredited)
 1937 Back in Circulation
News Office Worker (uncredited)
 1937 Talent Scout
Studio Worker Extra (uncredited)
 1937 Public Wedding
Cameraman (uncredited)
 1937 The Singing Marine
Pipe-Smoking Man in Shanghai Nightclub (uncredited)
 1937 Fly Away Baby
Reporter With Sprague (uncredited)
 1937 Another Dawn
Lang (uncredited)
 1937 The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Second Taxi Driver (uncredited)
 1937 Kid Galahad
Ringsider - 4th Fight (uncredited)
 1937 San Quentin
Convict Knowing How to Make Bed (uncredited)
 1937 Draegerman Courage
Jack - Pete's Co-Worker (uncredited)
 1937 Melody for Two
Green Hill Patron (uncredited)
 1937 The Prince and the Pauper
Beggar (uncredited)
 1937 Call It a Day
Grocery Store Owner (uncredited)
 1937 Marked Woman
Man in Line-Up (uncredited)
 1937 Smart Blonde
Bert Richards (uncredited)
 1936 Give Me Liberty (Short)
Man Kneeling to Trip the Commissioner (uncredited)
 1936 Down the Stretch
British Jockey (uncredited)
 1936 Stage Struck
Stagehand (uncredited)
 1936 Jailbreak
Convict Under Inspection (uncredited)
 1936 Earthworm Tractors
Accident Spectator (uncredited)
 1936 Satan Met a Lady
Second Photographer (uncredited)
 1936 The White Angel
Cook Reporting to Jones (uncredited)
 1936 The Golden Arrow
Office Worker (uncredited)
 1936 Romance in the Air (Short)
Second Stooge (as Jack Richardson)
 1936 The Law in Her Hands
Third Trial Juror - Morton's (uncredited)
 1936 Sons o' Guns
Gate Guard (uncredited)
 1936 Times Square Playboy
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
 1936 I Married a Doctor
Party Guest (uncredited)
 1936 The Walking Dead
Man Leaving First Trial (uncredited)
 1936 Road Gang
Smokey - Safecracking Convict (uncredited)
 1936 The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Second Reporter (uncredited)
 1935 The Case of the Lucky Legs
Empire Apartments Clerk (uncredited)
 1935 The Goose and the Gander
Baggage Man (scenes deleted)
 1935 Page Miss Glory
Photographer (uncredited)
 1935 Don't Bet on Blondes
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
 1935 Going Highbrow
Deck Steward Lighting Cigarette (uncredited)
 1935 Stranded
First Taxi Driver (uncredited)
 1935 The Girl from 10th Avenue
Second Elevator Operator (uncredited)
 1935 Dinky
Prison Visitor (uncredited)
 1935 Go Into Your Dance
Cabbie (uncredited)
 1935 Traveling Saleslady
Delegate (uncredited)
 1935 Gold Diggers of 1935
Floor Manager (uncredited)
 1935 Living on Velvet
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
 1935 While the Patient Slept
Reporter (uncredited)
 1935 The Right to Live
John - Chauffeur (uncredited)
 1935 Maybe It's Love
Silent Diner (uncredited)
 1934 Babbitt
District Attorney's Secretary (uncredited)
 1933 Maids a la Mode (Short)
Dignitary (uncredited)
 1933 The Singing Boxer (Short)
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
 1932 Doubling in the Quickies (Short)
Hi-Art Studio Screen Test Director (uncredited)
 1932 Movie Crazy
Drunk (uncredited)
 1932 The Candid Camera (Short)
Mustachioed Diner / Movie Guest (as Jack Richardson)
 1932 Shopping with Wifie (Short)
Clock Department Clerk (uncredited)
 1931 The Pajama Party (Short)
Party Guest (uncredited)
 1931 In Conference (Short)
Doctor in Horowitz Office (uncredited)
 1931 The Sargie's Playmate (Short) (as Jack Richardson)
 1930 Temptation
Manager of Shipping Department (as Jack Richardson)
 1930 Honeymoon Zeppelin (Short)
Party Guest (uncredited)
 1930 Bulls and Bears (Short)
Whistling Man at Fountain (as Jack Richardson)
 1929 It's a Great Life
Italian vegetable cart vendor (uncredited)
 1929 Jazz Mamas (Short)
Jewel Salesman
 1929 What a Trip (Short) (as Jack Richardson)
 1928 Come to Papa (Short) (as Jack Richardson)
 1928 Wedded Blisters (Short) (as Jack Richardson)
 1927 Oh, What a Man! (Short)
The Bandit's Pal (as Jack Richardson)
 1927 Melting Millions (as Jack Richardson)
 1927 Sign Them Papers (Short)
Relentless Rudolph (as Jack Richardson)
 1926 Daily Dozens (Short)
Otto B. Shott (as Jack Richardson)
 1926 Fearless Harry (Short)
Relentless Rudolph (as Jack Richardson)
 1926 Thrilling Youth
Bryson's Secretary (as Jack Richardson)
 1926 Defective Detectives (Short) (as Jack Richardson)
 1926 Married Bachelors (Short) (as Jack Richardson)
 1925 Cured Hams (Short) (as Jack Richardson)
 1925 Roomers Afloat (Short) (as Jack Richardson)
 1925 A Sweet Pickle (Short)
Bertie Ward (as Jack Richardson)
 1925 Spooky Spooks (Short) (as Jack Richardson)
 1925 The Iron Nag (Short)
Eric Legree (as Jack Richardson)
 1925 Sneezing Beezers (Short)
Yellow Michael (as Jack Richardson)
 1925 Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies (Short)
T. Potter Doam (as Jack Richardson)
 1925 Skinners in Silk (Short)
Ambrose Dexter (as Jack Richardson)
 1925 The Lion's Whiskers (Short)
Brigham Smith (as Jack Richardson)
 1925 Water Wagons (Short)
Capt. Dangerfield - the Villain (as Jack Richardson)
 1925 The Beloved Bozo (Short)
Stage Manager (as Jack Richardson)
 1924 Bull and Sand (Short)
Manila de Soto - Toreador (as Jack Richardson)
 1924 Off His Trolley (Short)
Frank Case - Auto Salesman (as J.J. Richardson)
 1924 The Cannon Ball Express (Short)
Rollin Stock - Rival Promoter (as Jack Richardson)
 1924 Galloping Bungalows (Short)
Howson Lotts - the Villain (as Jack Richardson)
 1924 Lizzies of the Field (Short)
The Villain - Ben Davis
 1924 Wall Street Blues (Short)
Carl Kopeck - the Loan Shark (as Jack Richardson)
 1924 Yukon Jake (Short)
The Peruna Kid (as Jack Richardson)
 1924 Black Oxfords (Short)
Charlie Greenback (as Jack Richardson)
 1924 Beau Brummel
Poodles Byng
 1924 Ten Dollars or Ten Days (Short)
The Proprietor (as Jack Richardson)
 1923 Flip Flops (Short) (as Jack Richardson)
 1923 The Dare-Devil (Short)
The Leading Man (as Jack Richardson)
 1923 The Ten Commandments
Israelite Slave (uncredited)
 1923 Hold Tight (Short)
'Eyes' (as Jack Richardson)
 1922 Easy Pickin' (Short)
 1922 When Summer Comes (Short) (as Jack Richardson)
 1922 The Three Must-Get-Theres
Walrus (as Jack Richardson)
 1922 West Is Worst (Short)
 1922 Step Forward (Short)
The Trolley Nuisance (as Jack Richardson)
 1921 Bright Eyes (Short)
The Fortune Hunter (as Jack Richardson)
 1921 Molly O'
Man at Social Gathering (uncredited)
 1921 Snooky's Twin Troubles (Short)
The Neighborhood Villain (uncredited)
 1921 Hard Knocks and Love Taps (Short)
The Cider Server (uncredited)
 1921 Love's Outcast (Short) (as Jack Richardson)
 1921 Call a Cop (Short)
The Daughter's Fickle Fiance (as Jack Richardson)
 1921 A Small Town Idol
Screen Villain (as Jack Richardson)
 1921 Dabbling in Art (Short)
The Art Collector (as Jack Richardson)
 1920 J-U-N-K (Short)
Count De Silver (as Jack Richardson)
 1920 Bungalow Troubles (Short)
3rd Husband (as Jack Richardson)
 1920 Movie Fans (Short)
Minor Role (uncredited)
 1920 Little Miss Jazz (Short)
Art Collector (as Jack Richardson)
 1920 Merely a Maid (Short) (as Jack Richardson)
 1920 An Eastern Westerner (Short) (uncredited)
 1919 Uncle Tom Without a Cabin (Short)
Audience Spectator (uncredited)
 1917 Roaring Lions and Wedding Bells (Short)
Goulash, a Lion Tamer
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

J.J. Richardson | Jack Richardson
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His infant son was used in the original silent version of The Ten Commandments (1923), and both he and his wife Mabel had uncredited parts as extras in the film. See more »

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