
Acting
Johnnie Davis
EN cinema · 19 credits
Born
11 May 1910
Died
28 November 1983 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Brazil, Indiana, USA
Also known as John Gustave Davis · Johnnie 'Scat' Davis · Johnny 'Scat' Davis · Johnny Davis
Johnnie Davis, also billed as Johnny Davis and Johnnie "Scat" Davis, was an American actor and singer. Born John Gustave Davis in Brazil, Indiana, into a family of musicians, Davis developed an interest in music during his childhood. He learned to play the trumpet and by the age of 13 was performing with his grandfather's band.
Known for
Filmography

Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)

Knickerbocker Holiday
as Tenpin

You Can't Ration Love
as Kewpie

Sarong Girl
as Scat Davis

A Child is Born
as Ringer Banks

Sweepstakes Winner
as Mark Downey

Slapsie Maxie's
as Johnny the Waiter

Hollywood Hotel
as Georgia

Katnip Kollege
as Johnny Cat (voice)

Men Are Such Fools
as Tad Turkel

Brother Rat
as A. Furman Towsend, Jr.

Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Jeff Hardy

Garden of the Moon
as Slappy Harris

Mr. Chump
as Bill "Scats" Small

Campus Cinderella
as Johnny Morton

Varsity Show
as Buzz Bolton

Over the Goal
as Tiny Waldron

I Love to Singa
as Owl Jolson (singing voice)


