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J.P. McGowan Acting Filmography (149)

1956·Ship's Captain

The Lady and the Bandit

Code of the Fearless

1939·Undetermined Minor Role

1939·Bit Part (uncredited)

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1937·Rance McGowan

1937·Ship Captain J.S. Robinson

1937·El Rio Sheriff

1937·U.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill

Heart of the Rockies

1937·Ed Dawson

Rough Riding Rhythm

1937·Pete Hobart

Prairie Thunder

1937·Col. Stanton

1937·Police Sergeant (uncredited)

1936·Webb Allison

Guns and Guitars

1936·Dave Morgan

1936·Matt Stevens

1936·Blacksmith Barstow

Fury and the Woman

Robin Hood of El Dorado

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1936·Jim Howard

The Three Mesquiteers

1936·Brack Canfield

Sinner Take All

1936·Police Officer Murphy (uncredited)

The Accusing Finger

1936·Inner Guard

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936·Ship's Captain (uncredited)

The Silent Code

1935·Commissioner

1935·Dealer (uncredited)

The Call of the Savage

1935·Freighter Captain

Bar 20 Rides Again

1935·Buck Peters

Murder in the Fleet

1935·Chief of Police (Uncredited)

The Outlaw Tamer

1935·Sheriff Jim Porter

Whispering Smith Speaks

1935·Caboose Passenger (uncredited)

Border Brigands

1935·Inspector Winston - RCMP

Rustlers of Red Dog

1935·Capt. Trent [Chs. 3-4]

1935·Sergeant, Rescue Party

Les Misérables

1935·Javert's Plainclothesman

When Lightning Strikes

1934·Lafe Broderick

1934·Captain of The Hawk

1934·Scotty McKee

Somewhere in Sonora

1933·Monte Black

1932·Big Mike Carter, aka El Lobo, aka Texas Rand

Quick Trigger Lee

1931·Brings note / Director

Covered Wagon Trails

The Canyon of Missing Men

1930·Slug Sagel

O'Malley Rides Alone

1930·Angus McGregor

'Neath Western Skies

1929·Jim Wales

1929·Brute Kettle

The Lawless Legion

Señor Americano

The Last Roundup

Headin' Westward

1929·Sneezer Clark

The Cowboy and the Outlaw

1929·Pepper Hardcastle

Below the Deadline

The Fighting Terror

The Oklahoma Kid

The Law of the Plains

Pioneers of the West

1929·Tom Dorgan

Bad Men's Money

1929·Sheriff Bud Jennings

1928·Abner Whitcomb

The Chinatown Mystery

Dugan of the Dugouts

1928·Capt. von Brinken

The Code of the Scarlet

Ships of the Night

The Devil’s Tower

1928·George Stilwell

The Lightnin’ Shot

The Red Raiders

1927·Captain Ortwell

1927·Bill Brogan

The Royal American

1927·Capt. Burke

1927·Jeff Decker

1927·Jim Twyler

The Lost Limited

1927·Thomas Webber

1927·’Iron' Larsen

Perils of the Rail

1926·Barker's Accomplice at Smelter Junction

Senor Daredevil

1926·Jesse Wilks

1926·Earle Thorpe Sr.

Moran of the Mounted

1926·Sgt. Churchill

The Fast Freight

The Lost Express

1925·Train Engineer

1925·Tiger McGuire

Barriers of the Law

1925·Steve Redding

The Patent Leather Pug

1925·James Curtis

1925·'Hard Rock' Ralston

The Whipping Boss

1924·Livingston

1924·'Pepper' Baldwin

1924·Jack Norton

A Two Fisted Tenderfoot

1924·Stephen Lawlor

1923·Capt. Morgan

Hills of Missing Men

1922·Capt. Brandt / The Dragon

1921·Capt. Alvarez / Satan

King of the Circus

Elmo the Fearless

The Hazards of Helen

1917·Various roles

The Railroad Raiders

1917·Thomas Desmond

Whispering Smith

1916·Whispering Smith

1916·Whispering Smith

The Girl Telegrapher's Peril

1915·Blake - a Lineman

The Railroad Raiders of '62

1915·Lockwood - the old one-armed Flagman

The Broken Train

1915·Warren - Railroad Employee

A Railroader's Bravery

1915·Thomas - the Chief of the Gang

The Broken Rail

1915·Trow - of the Working Crew

The Mettle of Jerry McGuire

1915·Jerry McGuire

A Desperate Leap

The Girl and the Game

The Leap from the Water Tower

1915·Rand - the Fireman

The Flying Freight's Captive

1914·Rand - a Yeggman

The Black Diamond Express

1914·Dan Haddon - a Cowboy

The Escape on the Limited

1914·Brandt - a Defaulting Cashier

Helen's Sacrifice

1914·Mammoth - Manning's Business Rival

1914·Kaintucky Bill - a Moonshiner

The Wives of Jamestown

1913·The O’Rourke

Dust of the Desert

1912·Sheik Mohammad

The Poacher's Pardon

1912·Mr. Wallace - the Gamekeeper

An Arabian Tragedy

The Little Gluers

1912·Valentine Hay

Ireland, the Oppressed

1912·Lord Kilhannack

1912·Corry Kinchela

From the Manger to the Cross

1912·Wise Man 1

1912·John Foster

Winning a Widow

Captured by Bedouins

1912·Lt. Greig

Tragedy of the Desert

1912·The Arab Sheik

Far from Erin's Isle

The Mayor from Ireland

1912·Shamus Foley

The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher

Railroad Raiders of '62

1911·Federal Officer

Slim Jim's Last Chance

1911·The Rancher

By a Woman's Wit

When the Dead Return

The Colleen Bawn

1911·Hardress Cregan

The Fiddler’s Requiem

1911·Dolores' father

1911·Commander of the English troops

The Special Messenger

The Fishermaid of Ballydavid

1911·Policeman

The Lad from Old Ireland

1910·Election Agent

When Lovers Part