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Jack Rockwell(1890-1947)

  • Actor
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Jack Rockwell
John Rockwell was the brother of film character actor Charles Trowbridge. He was a film actor for Columbia Studios and acted in film "westerns", predominately, but also worked for 'Republic Pictures Studios' for many years.

He died at Glendale Sanitarium Hospital from 'hyperstatic shock' and 'enforced bed rest'. In other words, he had a 'nervous breakdown'. He also lived in the city of Glendale, California which is a suburb of Los Angeles, California.
BornOctober 6, 1890
DiedNovember 10, 1947(57)
BornOctober 6, 1890
DiedNovember 10, 1947(57)
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Frank Craven, Samuel S. Hinds, Pat Moriarity, Robert Paige, and Jack Rockwell in Son of Dracula (1943)
Kay Aldridge, Allan Lane, and Jack Rockwell in Daredevils of the West (1943)
Max Davidson, Jack Rockwell, Blackie Whiteford, and George Ball in Rogue of the Range (1936)
Johnny Mack Brown, Bert Dillard, Terry Frost, Frank Hagney, Fuzzy Knight, Cliff Lyons, Nell O'Day, Jack Rockwell, and Jack Tornek in Law of the Range (1941)
Tim McCoy, Karl Hackett, Jack Rockwell, Hal Taliaferro, and Jack Hendricks in The Traitor (1936)
Tim McCoy, Karl Hackett, Jack King, Jack Rockwell, and Hal Taliaferro in The Traitor (1936)
Stanley Andrews, Hal Price, and Jack Rockwell in Prairie Moon (1938)
Jack Rockwell, Ken Terrell, and Don Terry in Don Winslow of the Navy (1942)
Bob Baker, Dorothy Fay, Jack Rockwell, and Carleton Young in Prairie Justice (1938)
Bob Baker, George Hazel, Jack Rockwell, Glenn Strange, and Hal Taliaferro in Prairie Justice (1938)
Richard Alexander, Roy Brent, Kermit Maynard, James Newill, Dave O'Brien, Jack Rockwell, and Michael Vallon in Gunsmoke Mesa (1944)
William Boyd, Bob Kortman, Jack Rockwell, and Glenn Strange in Forty Thieves (1944)

Known for

John Wayne in The Lawless Frontier (1934)
The Lawless Frontier
5.0
  • Sheriff Luke Williams
  • 1934
Dorothy Gulliver and Jack Hoxie in Outlaw Justice (1932)
Outlaw Justice
  • Sheriff Jake
  • 1932
John Wayne and Shirley Jean Rickert in 'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934)
'Neath the Arizona Skies
5.1
  • Vic Byrd
  • 1934
Bob Steele in The Law Rides (1936)
The Law Rides
5.7
  • Sheriff Anderson
  • 1936

Credits

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  • Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, and Riley Hill in Flashing Guns (1947)
    Flashing Guns
    • Mr. Cassidy - Witness
    • 1947
  • Robert Blake, Bill Elliott, and Alice Fleming in Conquest of Cheyenne (1946)
    Conquest of Cheyenne
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Sunset Carson and Peggy Stewart in Red River Renegades (1946)
    Red River Renegades
    • Stage Line Agent (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Richard Martin and Dennis Moore in The Mysterious Mr. M (1946)
    The Mysterious Mr. M
    • Oil Field Watchman [Ch. 3] (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Carolina Cotton, Ken Curtis, Jeff Donnell, Guy Kibbee, Mark Roberts, Gil Taylor, Paul Trietsch, Ken Trietsch, Charles Ward, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, The Plainsmen, The Hoosier Hotshots, and Deuce Spriggins' Band in Cowboy Blues (1946)
    Cowboy Blues
    • Sheriff Foster (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward, and Brian Donlevy in Canyon Passage (1946)
    Canyon Passage
    • Teamster (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Johnny Mack Brown, Reno Browne, and Raymond Hatton in The Gentleman from Texas (1946)
    The Gentleman from Texas
    • Pete
    • 1946
  • Smiley Burnette and Charles Starrett in Two-Fisted Stranger (1946)
    Two-Fisted Stranger
    • Sheriff Condon (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Johnny Mack Brown, Reno Browne, and Raymond Hatton in Under Arizona Skies (1946)
    Under Arizona Skies
    • Sheriff John Rigby
    • 1946
  • Robert Blake and Bill Elliott in Sun Valley Cyclone (1946)
    Sun Valley Cyclone
    • Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Peggy Stewart and Russ Whiteman in Alias Billy the Kid (1946)
    Alias Billy the Kid
    • Man Shaving (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Hop Harrigan America's Ace of the Airways (1946)
    Hop Harrigan America's Ace of the Airways
    • First Sheriff
    • 1946
  • Smiley Burnette, Slim Duncan, Charles Starrett, Merle Travis, Merle Travis' Bronco Busters, Alan Reinhart, and Red Murrell in Roaring Rangers (1946)
    Roaring Rangers
    • Sheriff Jeff Connor (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Jean Stevens, Tex Harding, Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Al Trace, and Al Trace and His Silly Symphonists in Frontier Gunlaw (1946)
    Frontier Gunlaw
    • Hank Watson
    • 1946
  • Lynton Brent, Johnny Mack Brown, Lynne Carver, Steve Clark, Douglas Fowley, Terry Frost, Raymond Hatton, Beverly Jons, Ted Mapes, Tom Quinn, and Jack Rockwell in Drifting Along (1946)
    Drifting Along
    • Sheriff Devers
    • 1946

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Jack Rocknell
  • Born
    • October 6, 1890
    • Veracruz, Mexico
  • Died
    • November 10, 1947
    • Glendale, California, USA(hypostatic pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Helen Dewey? - November 10, 1947 (his death)
  • Relatives
    • Charles Trowbridge(Sibling)

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    Was a World War I veteran.

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