Acting
Johnny Mack Brown
EN, FR cinema · 174 credits
Born
1 September 1904
Died
14 November 1974 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Dothan, Alabama, USA
Also known as John Mack Brown · Johnnie Mack Brown · The Dothan Antelope · John Brown
An All-American halfback while attending the University of Alabama, Johnny Mack Brown chose the silver screen over the green grass of the football field when he graduated. Signed to a contract with MGM in 1926, Brown debuted in Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) with William Haines in a film about - baseball. This was followed by The Bugle Call (1927), which starred the fading Jackie Coogan. In 1928 he appeared in the last Norma Shearer silent film, A Lady of Chance (1928). After that, he worked with Greta Garbo, Marion Davies and Mary Pickford. His muscular good looks only carried him so far in films, however, and by 1930 he had yet to find his place. At MGM Clark Gable was taking the roles that Brown was up for, so he went into a western for director King Vidor, Billy the Kid (1930). While Vidor did not want him for the part to begin with, the picture was successful; however, Brown's career at MGM soon ended. By 1933 he was still making westerns, but they were for low-rung studios like Mascot. More westerns at even lower-rung Supreme Pictures followed, as well as serials like Wild West Days (1937) at Universal. In 1943 Brown took his boots over to Monogram Pictures, where he made over 60 westerns. He started off as "Nevada Jack McKenzie" in the Rough Riders series, but the name soon changed to Johnny. As with most of the early cowboy stars, he was a hero to millions of young children and consistently among the top ten money-makers in westerns from 1942-50. The bubble burst, though, just as it did for Allan Lane, in 1953, as the days of the "B" western came to an end.
Known for
Filmography
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as (archive footage)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
Legends of the West
as Billy the Kid in 'Billy the Kid' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as (archive footage)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
Apache Uprising
as Sheriff Ben Hall
The Bounty Killer
as Sheriff Green
Requiem for a Gunfighter
as Enkoff
The Marshal's Daughter
as Johnny Mack Brown - Poker-Game Player
Dead Man's Trail
as Johnny Mack Brown
Canyon Ambush
as Johnny Mack Brown
Man from the Black Hills
as Johnny Mack Brown
Texas City
as Johnny Mack Brown
Texas Lawmen
as Marshal Johnny Mack Brown
Oklahoma Justice
as Johnny Mack Brown
Blazing Bullets
as Johnny Mack Brown
Whistling Hills
as Johnny Mack Brown
Man from Sonora
as Johnny Mack Brown
Colorado Ambush
as Johnny Mack Brown
Montana Desperado
as Johnny Mack Brown
Short Grass
as Sheriff Ord Keown
Six Gun Mesa
as Johnny Mack Brown
Over the Border
as Johnny Mack Brown
Outlaw Gold
as Johnny Mack Brown
Law of the Panhandle
as U.S. Marshal Johnny Mack Brown
West of Wyoming
as Johnny Mack Brown
Stampede
as Sheriff Aaron Ball
West of El Dorado
as Johnny Mack
Law of the West
as Federal Agent Johnny Mack
Range Justice
as Johnny Mack Brown
Trails End
as Johnny Mack
Western Renegades
as Johnny Mack Brown
Overland Trails
as Johnny Murdock
Triggerman
as Johnny Mack Brown
Crossed Trails
as Johnny Mack
Back Trail
as Johnny Mack
The Fighting Ranger
as Johnny Brown
Frontier Agent
as Johnny Mack Brown
Gunning for Justice
as Johnny Mack
Hidden Danger
as Johnny Mack
The Sheriff of Medicine Bow
as Johnny Mack Brown
Prairie Express
as Johnny Hudson
Valley of Fear
as Johnny Williams
Flashing Guns
as Johnny Mack
Gun Talk
as Johnny McVey
Raiders of the South
as Captain Brownell posing Johnny Langdon
Trailing Danger
as Johnny
Code of the Saddle
as John Macklin
Land of the Lawless
as Johnny Mack
The Law Comes to Gunsight
as Johnny Mackey
The Gentleman from Texas
as Johnny Macklin
Shadows on the Range
as Steve Mason posing as Steve Saunders
Trigger Fingers
as Sam Hurricane Benton
Border Bandits
as Marshal Nevada
Silver Range
as Johnny Bronton
Under Arizona Skies
as Dusty Smith
Drifting Along
as Steve Garner
The Haunted Mine
as Nevada Jack McKenzie
The Navajo Trail
as Marshal Nevada McKenzie
Stranger from Santa Fe
as U.S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie, posing as Roy Ferris
The Lost Trail
as Marshal 'Nevada Jack' McKenzie
Gun Smoke
as Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
Forever Yours
as Maj. Tex O'Connor
Flame of the West
as Dr. John Poore
Frontier Feud
as Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
Partners of the Trail
as Jack McKenzie
Law Men
as U.S. Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
Ghost Guns
as Marshal Nevada McKenzie
Land of the Outlaws
as Marshal Nevada McKenzie
Law of the Valley
as Marshal Nevada McKenzie
Raiders of the Border
as Nevada Jack McKenzie
Range Law
as U. S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie
West of the Rio Grande
as U.S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie
The Texas Kid
as Jack McKenzie
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
as Wade Benson
The Lone Star Trail
as Blaze Barker
Raiders of San Joaquin
as Rocky Morgan aka The Black Rider
Cheyenne Roundup
as Buck Brandon & Gils Brandon
Outlaws of Stampede Pass
as Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
Six Gun Gospel
as Marshal Jack McKenzie
The Stranger From Pecos
as Nevada Jack McKenzie
The Ghost Rider
as Nevada Jack McKenzie
Crazy House
as Johnny Mack Brown
Stagecoach Buckaroo
as Steve Hardin
The Silver Bullet
as Silver Jim Donovan
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Alabam' Brewster
Deep in the Heart of Texas
as Jim Mallory
Little Joe, the Wrangler
as Neal Wallace
The Old Chisholm Trail
as Dusty Gardner
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
as Steve Collins
Rawhide Rangers
as Brand Calhoun
Law of the Range
as Steve Howard
Man from Montana
as Sheriff Bob Dawson
The Masked Rider
as Larry Prescott
Arizona Cyclone
as Tom Baxter
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
as Joe Henderson
Fighting Bill Fargo
as Bill Fargo
Pony Post
as Cal Sheridan
Son of Roaring Dan
as Jim Reardon (Posing as Horace McPhail)
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
as Steve Logan
West of Carson City
as Jim Bannister
Riders of Pasco Basin
as Lee Jamison
Boss of Bullion City
as Tom Bryant
Bad Man from Red Butte
as Gils Brady / Buck Halliday
Law and Order
as Bill Ralston
The Oregon Trail
as Jeff Scott
Chip of the Flying U
as 'Chip' Bennett
Land of Liberty
as Billy the Kid (edited from 'Billy the Kid')
Oklahoma Frontier
as Jeff McLeod
Desperate Trails
as Steve Hayden
Flaming Frontiers
as Tex Houston
Born to the West
as Tom Fillmore
Wells Fargo
as Talbot Carter
Lawless Land
as Ranger Jeff Hayden
Bar-Z Bad Men
as Jim Waters
Guns in the Dark
as Johnny Darrel
A Lawman Is Born
as Tom Mitchell
Boothill Brigade
as Lon Cardigan
The Gambling Terror
as Jeff Hayes
Wild West Days
as Kentucky Wade
Trail of Vengeance
as Dude Ramsay
Hell Town
as Tom Fillmore
The Crooked Trail
as Jim Blake
Desert Phantom
as Billy Donovan
Rogue of the Range
as Dan Doran
Valley of the Lawless
as Bruce Reynolds
Undercover Man
as Steve McLain
Everyman's Law
as Johnny- aka The Dog Town Kid
Between Men
as Johnny Wellington Jr.
The Courageous Avenger
as Kirk Baxter
Branded a Coward
as Johnny Hume
Rustlers of Red Dog
as Jack Wood
Against the Law
as Steve Wayne
Belle of the Nineties
as Brooks Clayburn
Cross Streets
as Adam Blythe
St. Louis Woman
as Jim Warren
Three on a Honeymoon
as Chuck Wells
Marrying Widows
as The Husband
Fighting With Kit Carson
as Kit Carson
Female
as George P. Cooper
The Vanishing Frontier
as Kirby Tornell
Son of a Sailor
as 'Duke'
Saturday's Millions
as Alan Barry
Flames
as Charlie
Malay Nights
1932
Malay Nights
as Jim Wilson
70,000 Witnesses
as Wally Clark
The Secret Six
as Hank Rogers
The Last Flight
as Bill Talbot
The Great Meadow
as Berk Jarvis
Lasca of the Rio Grande
as Miles Kincaid
Montana Moon
as Larry
Billy the Kid
as Billy the Kid
Undertow
as Paul Whalen
Coquette
as Michael Jeffery
The Single Standard
as Tommy Hewlett
The Valiant
as Robert Ward
Hurricane
as Dan
Jazz Heaven
as Barry Holmes
Our Dancing Daughters
as Ben Blaine
Soft Living
as Stockney Webb
A Lady of Chance
as Steve Crandall
The Divine Woman
as Jean Lery
A Woman of Affairs
as David Furness
Annapolis
as Bill
The Play Girl
as Bradley Lane
Square Crooks
1928
Square Crooks
as Larry Scott
After Midnight
as Party Boy (uncredited)
Mockery
as Russian Officer (uncredited)
Slide, Kelly, Slide
as Johnny Mack Brown
The Bugle Call
as Bit (uncredited)