Image of Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Mack Brown

1904-09-01 Dothan, Alabama, USA

Image of Johnny Mack Brown

Biografia

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.

Películas

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (archive footage) 2000-01-01
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her Self (archive footage) 1994-08-09
Legends of the West Billy the Kid in 'Billy the Kid' 1992-09-08
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (archive footage) 1976-05-01
It's Showtime Self (archive footage) 1976-03-31
Requiem for a Gunfighter Enkoff 1965-06-30
Apache Uprising Sheriff Ben Hall 1965-12-29
The Bounty Killer Sheriff Green 1965-07-30
The Marshal's Daughter Johnny Mack Brown - Poker-Game Player 1953-06-25
Man from the Black Hills Johnny Mack Brown 1952-03-30
Texas City Johnny Mack Brown 1952-01-27
Canyon Ambush Johnny Mack Brown 1952-10-12
Dead Man's Trail Johnny Mack Brown 1952-07-19
Texas Lawmen Marshal Johnny Mack Brown 1951-12-02
Man from Sonora Johnny Mack Brown 1951-03-11
Whistling Hills Johnny Mack Brown 1951-10-06
Blazing Bullets Johnny Mack Brown 1951-05-05
Montana Desperado Johnny Mack Brown 1951-06-17
Colorado Ambush Johnny Mack Brown 1951-01-14
Oklahoma Justice Johnny Mack Brown 1951-08-18
Short Grass Sheriff Ord Keown 1950-12-24
West of Wyoming Johnny Mack Brown 1950-02-19
Over the Border Johnny Mack Brown 1950-03-12
Six Gun Mesa Johnny Mack Brown 1950-04-30
Law of the Panhandle U.S. Marshal Johnny Mack Brown 1950-09-17
Outlaw Gold Johnny Mack Brown 1950-11-26
Western Renegades Johnny Mack Brown 1949-10-08
Trails End Johnny Mack 1949-04-02
West of El Dorado Johnny Mack 1949-06-04
Law of the West Federal Agent Johnny Mack 1949-02-20
Stampede Sheriff Aaron Ball 1949-05-01
Range Justice Johnny Mack Brown 1949-07-16
Overland Trails Johnny Murdock 1948-01-31
The Sheriff of Medicine Bow Johnny Mack Brown 1948-10-02
Gunning for Justice Johnny Mack 1948-11-06
Frontier Agent Johnny Mack Brown 1948-05-16
Crossed Trails Johnny Mack 1948-04-10
Back Trail Johnny Mack 1948-07-18
Hidden Danger Johnny Mack 1948-12-12
Triggerman Johnny Mack Brown 1948-06-19
The Fighting Ranger Johnny Brown 1948-08-15
Flashing Guns Johnny Mack 1947-07-16
Trailing Danger Johnny 1947-05-29
Land of the Lawless Johnny Mack 1947-04-25
Prairie Express Johnny Hudson 1947-10-24
The Law Comes to Gunsight Johnny Mackey 1947-05-24
Valley of Fear Johnny Williams 1947-09-14
Code of the Saddle John Macklin 1947-06-28
Gun Talk Johnny McVey 1947-12-20
Raiders of the South Captain Brownell posing Johnny Langdon 1947-01-18
Border Bandits Marshal Nevada 1946-01-12
Silver Range Johnny Bronton 1946-11-16
Drifting Along Steve Garner 1946-01-26
Under Arizona Skies Dusty Smith 1946-05-27
Trigger Fingers Sam Hurricane Benton 1946-09-20
The Gentleman from Texas Johnny Macklin 1946-06-08
Shadows on the Range Steve Mason posing as Steve Saunders 1946-10-15
The Haunted Mine Nevada Jack McKenzie 1946-03-02
The Navajo Trail Marshal Nevada McKenzie 1945-01-15
Frontier Feud Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie 1945-11-24
Forever Yours Maj. Tex O'Connor 1945-01-26
Flame of the West Dr. John Poore 1945-06-25
Stranger from Santa Fe U.S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie, posing as Roy Ferris 1945-05-14
Gun Smoke Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie 1945-02-16
The Lost Trail Marshal 'Nevada Jack' McKenzie 1945-10-19
Range Law U. S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie 1944-06-24
West of the Rio Grande U.S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie 1944-08-05
Law Men U.S. Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie 1944-04-25
Raiders of the Border Nevada Jack McKenzie 1944-01-31
Law of the Valley Marshal Nevada McKenzie 1944-11-04
Land of the Outlaws Marshal Nevada McKenzie 1944-09-16
Partners of the Trail Jack McKenzie 1944-04-28
Ghost Guns Marshal Nevada McKenzie 1944-11-17
Cheyenne Roundup Buck Brandon & Gils Brandon 1943-04-12
The Stranger From Pecos Nevada Jack McKenzie 1943-07-10
The Ghost Rider Nevada Jack McKenzie 1943-04-02
Six Gun Gospel Marshal Jack McKenzie 1943-08-03
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground Wade Benson 1943-02-05
Raiders of San Joaquin Rocky Morgan aka The Black Rider 1943-05-01
Crazy House Johnny Mack Brown 1943-10-08
The Texas Kid Jack McKenzie 1943-11-26
Outlaws of Stampede Pass Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie 1943-10-15
The Lone Star Trail Blaze Barker 1943-08-06
Stagecoach Buckaroo Steve Hardin 1942-02-13
Boss of Hangtown Mesa Steve Collins 1942-08-21
Little Joe, the Wrangler Neal Wallace 1942-11-13
The Old Chisholm Trail Dusty Gardner 1942-12-11
The Silver Bullet Silver Jim Donovan 1942-08-05
Ride 'Em Cowboy Alabam' Brewster 1942-02-13
Deep in the Heart of Texas Jim Mallory 1942-09-25
Fighting Bill Fargo Bill Fargo 1941-12-09
The Masked Rider Larry Prescott 1941-10-24
Man from Montana Sheriff Bob Dawson 1941-09-05
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie Joe Henderson 1941-03-21
Arizona Cyclone Tom Baxter 1941-11-14
Rawhide Rangers Brand Calhoun 1941-07-18
Law of the Range Steve Howard 1941-06-20
Son of Roaring Dan Jim Reardon (Posing as Horace McPhail) 1940-07-25
Bad Man from Red Butte Gils Brady / Buck Halliday 1940-06-01
Boss of Bullion City Tom Bryant 1940-03-01
Law and Order Bill Ralston 1940-11-28
Riders of Pasco Basin Lee Jamison 1940-04-04
Pony Post Cal Sheridan 1940-12-01
Ragtime Cowboy Joe Steve Logan 1940-09-19
West of Carson City Jim Bannister 1940-01-19
Land of Liberty Billy the Kid (edited from 'Billy the Kid') 1939-06-15
Chip of the Flying U 'Chip' Bennett 1939-11-29
Oklahoma Frontier Jeff McLeod 1939-10-09
The Oregon Trail Jeff Scott 1939-07-04
Desperate Trails Steve Hayden 1939-09-30
Flaming Frontiers Tex Houston 1938-07-05
Wild West Days Kentucky Wade 1937-07-05
Lawless Land Ranger Jeff Hayden 1937-04-06
Wells Fargo Talbot Carter 1937-12-31
Born to the West Tom Fillmore 1937-12-10
Bar-Z Bad Men Jim Waters 1937-04-21
Guns in the Dark Johnny Darrel 1937-05-13
The Gambling Terror Jeff Hayes 1937-02-15
Boothill Brigade Lon Cardigan 1937-08-02
A Lawman Is Born Tom Mitchell 1937-06-21
Trail of Vengeance Dude Ramsay 1937-03-28
Undercover Man Steve McLain 1936-09-23
Rogue of the Range Dan Doran 1936-04-24
The Crooked Trail Jim Blake 1936-07-25
Valley of the Lawless Bruce Reynolds 1936-01-25
Everyman's Law Johnny- aka The Dog Town Kid 1936-06-10
Desert Phantom Billy Donovan 1936-03-09
Branded a Coward Johnny Hume 1935-07-01
Rustlers of Red Dog Jack Wood 1935-01-01
Starlit Days at the Lido Self 1935-09-28
Between Men Johnny Wellington Jr. 1935-10-29
The Courageous Avenger Kirk Baxter 1935-12-12
Three on a Honeymoon Chuck Wells 1934-03-22
Cross Streets Adam Blythe 1934-07-05
Against the Law Steve Wayne 1934-10-25
Belle of the Nineties Brooks Clayburn 1934-09-21
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove Self 1934-12-01
St. Louis Woman Jim Warren 1934-04-14
Son of a Sailor 'Duke' 1933-11-29
The Vanishing Frontier Kirby Tornell 1933-03-13
Fighting With Kit Carson Kit Carson 1933-07-01
Saturday's Millions Alan Barry 1933-09-30
Female George P. Cooper 1933-11-11
Flames Charlie 1932-05-29
70,000 Witnesses Wally Clark 1932-09-09
Malay Nights Jim Wilson 1932-11-03
Hollywood Halfbacks 1931-12-23
The Secret Six Hank Rogers 1931-04-18
Lasca of the Rio Grande Miles Kincaid 1931-12-01
The Last Flight Bill Talbot 1931-08-29
The Great Meadow Berk Jarvis (as John Mack Brown) 1931-01-24
Undertow Paul Whalen 1930-02-23
Montana Moon Larry 1930-03-20
Billy the Kid Billy the Kid 1930-10-16
Jazz Heaven Barry Holmes 1929-11-03
The Valiant Robert Ward 1929-05-19
Hurricane Dan 1929-09-30
Coquette Michael Jeffery 1929-03-30
The Single Standard Tommy Hewlett 1929-07-27
Our Dancing Daughters Ben Blaine 1928-09-01
A Lady of Chance Steve Crandall 1928-12-01
The Divine Woman Jean Lery 1928-01-13
Soft Living Stockney Webb 1928-02-05
The Play Girl Bradley Lane 1928-04-22
A Woman of Affairs David Furness 1928-12-15
Annapolis Bill 1928-11-18
Mockery Russian Officer (uncredited) 1927-08-13
Slide, Kelly, Slide Johnny Mack Brown 1927-03-12
After Midnight Party Boy (uncredited) 1927-08-20
The Bugle Call Bit (uncredited) 1927-08-06
The Fair Co-Ed Bob 1927-10-22