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Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Mack Brown

Known for: Acting

Born 01/09/1904
Died 1974-11-14
Place of birth Dothan, Alabama, USA

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.

Filmography

Perry Mason Series ★ 7,7

Perry Mason

Warner Griffith

1957

This Is Your Life Series ★ 6,5

This Is Your Life

Self

1952

Official Detective Series ★ 7,5

Official Detective

1957

Film ★ 9,0

Malay Nights

Jim Wilson

1932

Flashing Guns Film ★ 7,0

Flashing Guns

Johnny Mack

1947

The Bounty Killer Film ★ 6,0

The Bounty Killer

Sheriff Green

1965

Wells Fargo Film ★ 5,5

Wells Fargo

Talbot Carter

1937

Triggerman Film ★ 8,0

Triggerman

Johnny Mack Brown

1948

Border Bandits Film ★ 7,0

Border Bandits

Marshal Nevada

1946

Born to the West Film ★ 4,9

Born to the West

Tom Fillmore

1937

Code of the Saddle Film ★ 7,0

Code of the Saddle

John Macklin

1947

Oklahoma Justice Film ★ 9,0

Oklahoma Justice

Johnny Mack Brown

1951

It's Showtime Film ★ 7,5

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage)

1976

Legends of the West Film

Legends of the West

Billy the Kid in 'Billy the Kid' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1992

Crazy House Film ★ 6,0

Crazy House

Johnny Mack Brown

1943

Ride 'Em Cowboy Film ★ 6,0

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Alabam' Brewster

1941

Land of Liberty Film ★ 9,0

Land of Liberty

Billy the Kid (edited from 'Billy the Kid')

1939

Marrying Widows Film ★ 8,0

Marrying Widows

The Husband

1934

Desert Phantom Film ★ 8,0

Desert Phantom

Billy Donovan

1936

Apache Uprising Film ★ 6,4

Apache Uprising

Sheriff Ben Hall

1965

The Oregon Trail Film ★ 7,5

The Oregon Trail

Jeff Scott

1939

Colorado Ambush Film ★ 7,5

Colorado Ambush

Johnny Mack Brown

1951

Forever Yours Film ★ 7,0

Forever Yours

Maj. Tex O'Connor

1945

Son of a Sailor Film ★ 6,0

Son of a Sailor

'Duke'

1933

Saturday's Millions Film ★ 7,0

Saturday's Millions

Alan Barry

1933

Law and Order Film ★ 8,0

Law and Order

Bill Ralston

1940

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Film ★ 8,5

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

(archive footage)

1976

The Play Girl Film ★ 9,0

The Play Girl

Bradley Lane

1928

Belle of the Nineties Film ★ 6,1

Belle of the Nineties

Brooks Clayburn

1934

Cross Streets Film ★ 6,0

Cross Streets

Adam Blythe

1934

Female Film ★ 6,3

Female

George P. Cooper

1933

Coquette Film ★ 5,9

Coquette

Michael Jeffery

1929

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her Film

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Self (archive footage)

1994

Range Law Film ★ 9,0

Range Law

U. S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie

1944

A Woman of Affairs Film ★ 6,5

A Woman of Affairs

David Furness

1928

Montana Moon Film ★ 4,7

Montana Moon

Larry

1930

Lawless Land Film ★ 5,4

Lawless Land

Ranger Jeff Hayden

1937

Hell Town Film

Hell Town

Tom Fillmore

1937

Law of the Range Film ★ 6,5

Law of the Range

Steve Howard

1941

The Secret Six Film ★ 5,6

The Secret Six

Hank Rogers

1931

Short Grass Film ★ 6,5

Short Grass

Sheriff Ord Keown

1950

Deep in the Heart of Texas Film ★ 7,5

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Jim Mallory

1942

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs Film ★ 10,0

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

(archive footage)

2000

The Courageous Avenger Film ★ 5,0

The Courageous Avenger

Kirk Baxter

1935

Chip of the Flying U Film ★ 7,5

Chip of the Flying U

'Chip' Bennett

1939

Film ★ 8,0

Square Crooks

Larry Scott

1928

The Single Standard Film ★ 5,9

The Single Standard

Tommy Hewlett

1929

The Valiant Film ★ 6,1

The Valiant

Robert Ward

1929

Back Trail Film ★ 8,0

Back Trail

Johnny Mack

1948

Boss of Bullion City Film ★ 6,0

Boss of Bullion City

Tom Bryant

1940

The Great Meadow Film ★ 6,0

The Great Meadow

Berk Jarvis (as John Mack Brown)

1931

Wild West Days Film ★ 8,0

Wild West Days

Kentucky Wade

1937

Billy the Kid Film ★ 4,7

Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

1930

Drifting Along Film ★ 10,0

Drifting Along

Steve Garner

1946

West of Wyoming Film ★ 6,5

West of Wyoming

Johnny Mack Brown

1950

Range Justice Film ★ 7,0

Range Justice

Johnny Mack Brown

1949

Raiders of San Joaquin Film ★ 7,0

Raiders of San Joaquin

Rocky Morgan aka The Black Rider

1943

Gun Smoke Film ★ 5,4

Gun Smoke

Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie

1945

Guns in the Dark Film ★ 7,0

Guns in the Dark

Johnny Darrel

1937

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove Film ★ 6,0

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

Self

1934

Rogue of the Range Film ★ 5,0

Rogue of the Range

Dan Doran

1936

Boothill Brigade Film ★ 5,8

Boothill Brigade

Lon Cardigan

1937

The Last Flight Film ★ 6,5

The Last Flight

Bill Talbot

1931

Requiem for a Gunfighter Film ★ 7,5

Requiem for a Gunfighter

Enkoff

1965

70,000 Witnesses Film ★ 5,7

70,000 Witnesses

Wally Clark

1932

Desperate Trails Film ★ 5,7

Desperate Trails

Steve Hayden

1939

Flame of the West Film ★ 7,0

Flame of the West

Dr. John Poore

1945

Law Men Film ★ 5,4

Law Men

U.S. Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie

1944

The Bugle Call Film ★ 10,0

The Bugle Call

Bit (uncredited)

1927

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie Film ★ 6,5

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

Joe Henderson

1941

Our Dancing Daughters Film ★ 6,3

Our Dancing Daughters

Ben Blaine

1928

The Law Comes to Gunsight Film ★ 6,7

The Law Comes to Gunsight

Johnny Mackey

1947

Boss of Hangtown Mesa Film ★ 10,0

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

Steve Collins

1942

The Lost Trail Film ★ 7,0

The Lost Trail

Marshal 'Nevada Jack' McKenzie

1945

Against the Law Film ★ 5,3

Against the Law

Steve Wayne

1934

Flames Film ★ 4,3

Flames

Charlie

1932

The Old Chisholm Trail Film ★ 7,7

The Old Chisholm Trail

Dusty Gardner

1942

The Vanishing Frontier Film ★ 8,0

The Vanishing Frontier

Kirby Tornell

1933

Branded a Coward Film ★ 6,0

Branded a Coward

Johnny Hume

1935

Western Renegades Film ★ 6,5

Western Renegades

Johnny Mack Brown

1949

Texas City Film ★ 6,5

Texas City

Johnny Mack Brown

1952

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground Film ★ 9,0

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

Wade Benson

1943

Dead Man's Trail Film ★ 7,0

Dead Man's Trail

Johnny Mack Brown

1952

Bad Man from Red Butte Film ★ 5,8

Bad Man from Red Butte

Gils Brady / Buck Halliday

1940

The Texas Kid Film ★ 5,8

The Texas Kid

Jack McKenzie

1943

Frontier Agent Film ★ 8,0

Frontier Agent

Johnny Mack Brown

1948

Oklahoma Frontier Film ★ 6,0

Oklahoma Frontier

Jeff McLeod

1939

Law of the West Film ★ 7,0

Law of the West

Federal Agent Johnny Mack

1949

Cheyenne Roundup Film ★ 7,0

Cheyenne Roundup

Buck Brandon & Gils Brandon

1943

Stagecoach Buckaroo Film ★ 7,5

Stagecoach Buckaroo

Steve Hardin

1942

Slide, Kelly, Slide Film ★ 8,0

Slide, Kelly, Slide

Johnny Mack Brown

1927

Rawhide Rangers Film ★ 6,7

Rawhide Rangers

Brand Calhoun

1941

Canyon Ambush Film ★ 6,5

Canyon Ambush

Johnny Mack Brown

1952

Man from Sonora Film ★ 9,0

Man from Sonora

Johnny Mack Brown

1951

Three on a Honeymoon Film ★ 7,0

Three on a Honeymoon

Chuck Wells

1934

Prairie Express Film

Prairie Express

Johnny Hudson

1947

Starlit Days at the Lido Film ★ 5,7

Starlit Days at the Lido

Self

1935

Overland Trails Film ★ 9,0

Overland Trails

Johnny Murdock

1948

The Silver Bullet Film ★ 6,0

The Silver Bullet

Silver Jim Donovan

1942

Hurricane Film ★ 6,5

Hurricane

Dan

1929

The Gambling Terror Film ★ 6,0

The Gambling Terror

Jeff Hayes

1937

Everyman's Law Film ★ 8,0

Everyman's Law

Johnny- aka The Dog Town Kid

1936

The Crooked Trail Film ★ 5,7

The Crooked Trail

Jim Blake

1936

Land of the Outlaws Film ★ 7,0

Land of the Outlaws

Marshal Nevada McKenzie

1944

Stampede Film ★ 6,3

Stampede

Sheriff Aaron Ball

1949

Pony Post Film ★ 8,0

Pony Post

Cal Sheridan

1940

Hidden Danger Film ★ 7,0

Hidden Danger

Johnny Mack

1948

A Lawman Is Born Film ★ 4,5

A Lawman Is Born

Tom Mitchell

1937

Silver Range Film ★ 10,0

Silver Range

Johnny Bronton

1946

The Divine Woman Film ★ 7,2

The Divine Woman

Jean Lery

1928

Trigger Fingers Film ★ 6,5

Trigger Fingers

Sam Hurricane Benton

1946

Trail of Vengeance Film ★ 9,0

Trail of Vengeance

Dude Ramsay

1937

Bar-Z Bad Men Film ★ 4,4

Bar-Z Bad Men

Jim Waters

1937

Film ★ 9,0

Hollywood Halfbacks

1931

Montana Desperado Film ★ 7,0

Montana Desperado

Johnny Mack Brown

1951

The Ghost Rider Film ★ 8,0

The Ghost Rider

Nevada Jack McKenzie

1943

Land of the Lawless Film ★ 7,0

Land of the Lawless

Johnny Mack

1947

Fighting With Kit Carson Film ★ 6,5

Fighting With Kit Carson

Kit Carson

1933

Little Joe, the Wrangler Film ★ 7,5

Little Joe, the Wrangler

Neal Wallace

1942

Valley of Fear Film ★ 8,0

Valley of Fear

Johnny Williams

1947

Between Men Film ★ 6,3

Between Men

Johnny Wellington Jr.

1935

Stranger from Santa Fe Film ★ 8,5

Stranger from Santa Fe

U.S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie, posing as Roy Ferris

1945

The Masked Rider Film ★ 7,2

The Masked Rider

Larry Prescott

1941

West of El Dorado Film ★ 10,0

West of El Dorado

Johnny Mack

1949

Man from the Black Hills Film ★ 9,0

Man from the Black Hills

Johnny Mack Brown

1952

The Sheriff of Medicine Bow Film ★ 7,0

The Sheriff of Medicine Bow

Johnny Mack Brown

1948

Frontier Feud Film ★ 7,0

Frontier Feud

Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie

1945

Ghost Guns Film ★ 6,1

Ghost Guns

Marshal Nevada McKenzie

1944

Outlaw Gold Film ★ 10,0

Outlaw Gold

Johnny Mack Brown

1950

Film ★ 10,0

Lasca of the Rio Grande

Miles Kincaid

1931

Rustlers of Red Dog Film ★ 8,5

Rustlers of Red Dog

Jack Wood

1935

Under Arizona Skies Film ★ 10,0

Under Arizona Skies

Dusty Smith

1946

Outlaws of Stampede Pass Film ★ 7,0

Outlaws of Stampede Pass

Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie

1943

The Fair Co-Ed Film ★ 6,7

The Fair Co-Ed

Bob

1927

The Lone Star Trail Film ★ 6,0

The Lone Star Trail

Blaze Barker

1943

Shadows on the Range Film ★ 10,0

Shadows on the Range

Steve Mason posing as Steve Saunders

1946

Crossed Trails Film ★ 7,0

Crossed Trails

Johnny Mack

1948

Flaming Frontiers Film ★ 5,1

Flaming Frontiers

Tex Houston

1938

The Navajo Trail Film ★ 10,0

The Navajo Trail

Marshal Nevada McKenzie

1945

Soft Living Film ★ 9,0

Soft Living

Stockney Webb

1928

Ragtime Cowboy Joe Film ★ 9,0

Ragtime Cowboy Joe

Steve Logan

1940

Blazing Bullets Film ★ 7,0

Blazing Bullets

Johnny Mack Brown

1951

Trails End Film ★ 10,0

Trails End

Johnny Mack

1949

Whistling Hills Film ★ 7,0

Whistling Hills

Johnny Mack Brown

1951

Law of the Panhandle Film

Law of the Panhandle

U.S. Marshal Johnny Mack Brown

1950

Six Gun Gospel Film ★ 5,3

Six Gun Gospel

Marshal Jack McKenzie

1943

Partners of the Trail Film ★ 5,0

Partners of the Trail

Jack McKenzie

1944

Jazz Heaven Film ★ 5,9

Jazz Heaven

Barry Holmes

1929

Man from Montana Film ★ 10,0

Man from Montana

Sheriff Bob Dawson

1941

Gun Talk Film ★ 8,0

Gun Talk

Johnny McVey

1947

Raiders of the South Film ★ 6,5

Raiders of the South

Captain Brownell posing Johnny Langdon

1947

Raiders of the Border Film ★ 10,0

Raiders of the Border

Nevada Jack McKenzie

1944

Undercover Man Film ★ 7,0

Undercover Man

Steve McLain

1936

Gunning for Justice Film ★ 10,0

Gunning for Justice

Johnny Mack

1948

Arizona Cyclone Film ★ 7,0

Arizona Cyclone

Tom Baxter

1941

Valley of the Lawless Film ★ 7,5

Valley of the Lawless

Bruce Reynolds

1936

Annapolis Film ★ 5,5

Annapolis

Bill

1928

A Lady of Chance Film ★ 6,5

A Lady of Chance

Steve Crandall

1928

Mockery Film ★ 6,9

Mockery

Russian Officer (uncredited)

1927

St. Louis Woman Film ★ 6,0

St. Louis Woman

Jim Warren

1934

The Stranger From Pecos Film ★ 7,0

The Stranger From Pecos

Nevada Jack McKenzie

1943

After Midnight Film ★ 8,5

After Midnight

Party Boy (uncredited)

1927

Six Gun Mesa Film ★ 9,5

Six Gun Mesa

Johnny Mack Brown

1950

Over the Border Film ★ 8,0

Over the Border

Johnny Mack Brown

1950

Trailing Danger Film ★ 9,0

Trailing Danger

Johnny

1947

The Haunted Mine Film ★ 10,0

The Haunted Mine

Nevada Jack McKenzie

1946

Son of Roaring Dan Film ★ 8,0

Son of Roaring Dan

Jim Reardon (Posing as Horace McPhail)

1940

Fighting Bill Fargo Film ★ 7,0

Fighting Bill Fargo

Bill Fargo

1941

Riders of Pasco Basin Film ★ 5,5

Riders of Pasco Basin

Lee Jamison

1940

West of Carson City Film ★ 5,5

West of Carson City

Jim Bannister

1940

The Fighting Ranger Film ★ 9,0

The Fighting Ranger

Johnny Brown

1948

The Marshal's Daughter Film ★ 4,3

The Marshal's Daughter

Johnny Mack Brown - Poker-Game Player

1953

West of the Rio Grande Film ★ 9,0

West of the Rio Grande

U.S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie

1944

The Gentleman from Texas Film ★ 6,0

The Gentleman from Texas

Johnny Macklin

1946

Law of the Valley Film ★ 6,0

Law of the Valley

Marshal Nevada McKenzie

1944

Undertow Film ★ 6,5

Undertow

Paul Whalen

1930

Texas Lawmen Film ★ 7,0

Texas Lawmen

Marshal Johnny Mack Brown

1951