Johnny Mack Brown
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1904-09-01
Day of Death
1974-11-14 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Dothan, Alabama, USA
Johnny Mack Brown
Biography
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
Acting
(2000)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as (archive footage)
(1994)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
(1992)
Legends of the West
as Billy the Kid in 'Billy the Kid'
(1976)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
(1976)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as (archive footage)
(1965)
Apache Uprising
as Sheriff Ben Hall
(1965)
The Bounty Killer
as Sheriff Green
(1965)
Requiem for a Gunfighter
as Enkoff
(1953)
The Marshal's Daughter
as Johnny Mack Brown - Poker-Game Player
(1952)
Texas City
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1952)
Canyon Ambush
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1952)
Dead Man's Trail
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1952)
Man from the Black Hills
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1951)
Texas Lawmen
as Marshal Johnny Mack Brown
(1951)
Blazing Bullets
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1951)
Montana Desperado
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1951)
Man from Sonora
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1951)
Whistling Hills
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1951)
Colorado Ambush
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1951)
Oklahoma Justice
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1950)
Over the Border
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1950)
Six Gun Mesa
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1950)
Law of the Panhandle
as U.S. Marshal Johnny Mack Brown
(1950)
West of Wyoming
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1950)
Outlaw Gold
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1950)
Short Grass
as Sheriff Ord Keown
(1949)
West of El Dorado
as Johnny Mack
(1949)
Stampede
as Sheriff Aaron Ball
(1949)
Trails End
as Johnny Mack
(1949)
Law of the West
as Federal Agent Johnny Mack
(1949)
Western Renegades
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1949)
Range Justice
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1948)
Overland Trails
as Johnny Murdock
(1948)
Back Trail
as Johnny Mack
(1948)
Crossed Trails
as Johnny Mack
(1948)
Gunning for Justice
as Johnny Mack
(1948)
The Fighting Ranger
as Johnny Brown
(1948)
Hidden Danger
as Johnny Mack
(1948)
Frontier Agent
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1948)
The Sheriff of Medicine Bow
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1948)
Triggerman
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1947)
Raiders of the South
as Captain Brownell posing Johnny Langdon
(1947)
Prairie Express
as Johnny Hudson
(1947)
Trailing Danger
as Johnny
(1947)
Gun Talk
as Johnny McVey
(1947)
The Law Comes to Gunsight
as Johnny Mackey
(1947)
Valley of Fear
as Johnny Williams
(1947)
Code of the Saddle
as John Macklin
(1947)
Land of the Lawless
as Johnny Mack
(1947)
Flashing Guns
as Johnny Mack
(1946)
The Gentleman from Texas
as Johnny Macklin
(1946)
The Haunted Mine
as Nevada Jack McKenzie
(1946)
Shadows on the Range
as Steve Mason posing as Steve Saunders
(1946)
Under Arizona Skies
as Dusty Smith
(1946)
Silver Range
as Johnny Bronton
(1946)
Drifting Along
as Steve Garner
(1946)
Trigger Fingers
as Sam Hurricane Benton
(1946)
Border Bandits
as Marshal Nevada
(1945)
Frontier Feud
as Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
(1945)
The Navajo Trail
as Marshal Nevada McKenzie
(1945)
Gun Smoke
as Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
(1945)
The Lost Trail
as Marshal 'Nevada Jack' McKenzie
(1945)
Flame of the West
as Dr. John Poore
(1945)
Stranger from Santa Fe
as U.S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie, posing as Roy Ferris
(1945)
Forever Yours
as Maj. Tex O'Connor
(1944)
Partners of the Trail
as Jack McKenzie
(1944)
Raiders of the Border
as Nevada Jack McKenzie
(1944)
West of the Rio Grande
as U.S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie
(1944)
Law Men
as U.S. Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
(1944)
Law of the Valley
as Marshal Nevada McKenzie
(1944)
Ghost Guns
as Marshal Nevada McKenzie
(1944)
Range Law
as U. S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie
(1944)
Land of the Outlaws
as Marshal Nevada McKenzie
(1943)
Outlaws of Stampede Pass
as Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
(1943)
The Ghost Rider
as Nevada Jack McKenzie
(1943)
Raiders of San Joaquin
as Rocky Morgan aka The Black Rider
(1943)
The Texas Kid
as Jack McKenzie
(1943)
The Lone Star Trail
as Blaze Barker
(1943)
Six Gun Gospel
as Marshal Jack McKenzie
(1943)
Crazy House
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1943)
The Stranger From Pecos
as Nevada Jack McKenzie
(1943)
Cheyenne Roundup
as Buck Brandon & Gils Brandon
(1943)
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
as Wade Benson
(1942)
Little Joe, the Wrangler
as Neal Wallace
(1942)
The Silver Bullet
as Silver Jim Donovan
(1942)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Alabam' Brewster
(1942)
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
as Steve Collins
(1942)
Stagecoach Buckaroo
as Steve Hardin
(1942)
Deep in the Heart of Texas
as Jim Mallory
(1942)
The Old Chisholm Trail
as Dusty Gardner
(1941)
Arizona Cyclone
as Tom Baxter
(1941)
Man from Montana
as Sheriff Bob Dawson
(1941)
The Masked Rider
as Larry Prescott
(1941)
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
as Joe Henderson
(1941)
Fighting Bill Fargo
as Bill Fargo
(1941)
Law of the Range
as Steve Howard
(1941)
Rawhide Rangers
as Brand Calhoun
(1940)
Bad Man from Red Butte
as Gils Brady / Buck Halliday
(1940)
Riders of Pasco Basin
as Lee Jamison
(1940)
Law and Order
as Bill Ralston
(1940)
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
as Steve Logan
(1940)
Boss of Bullion City
as Tom Bryant
(1940)
Son of Roaring Dan
as Jim Reardon (Posing as Horace McPhail)
(1940)
West of Carson City
as Jim Bannister
(1940)
Pony Post
as Cal Sheridan
(1939)
The Oregon Trail
as Jeff Scott
(1939)
Oklahoma Frontier
as Jeff McLeod
(1939)
Land of Liberty
as Billy the Kid (edited from 'Billy the Kid')
(1939)
Chip of the Flying U
as 'Chip' Bennett
(1939)
Desperate Trails
as Steve Hayden
(1938)
Flaming Frontiers
as Tex Houston
(1937)
Trail of Vengeance
as Dude Ramsay
(1937)
The Gambling Terror
as Jeff Hayes
(1937)
Bar-Z Bad Men
as Jim Waters
(1937)
Boothill Brigade
as Lon Cardigan
(1937)
A Lawman Is Born
as Tom Mitchell
(1937)
Wells Fargo
as Talbot Carter
(1937)
Guns in the Dark
as Johnny Darrel
(1937)
Wild West Days
as Kentucky Wade
(1937)
Born to the West
as Tom Fillmore
(1937)
Lawless Land
as Ranger Jeff Hayden
(1936)
Everyman's Law
as Johnny- aka The Dog Town Kid
(1936)
Undercover Man
as Steve McLain
(1936)
Rogue of the Range
as Dan Doran
(1936)
Desert Phantom
as Billy Donovan
(1936)
The Crooked Trail
as Jim Blake
(1936)
Valley of the Lawless
as Bruce Reynolds
(1935)
Branded a Coward
as Johnny Hume
(1935)
Rustlers of Red Dog
as Jack Wood
(1935)
Starlit Days at the Lido
as Self
(1935)
Between Men
as Johnny Wellington Jr.
(1935)
The Courageous Avenger
as Kirk Baxter
(1934)
Three on a Honeymoon
as Chuck Wells
(1934)
St. Louis Woman
as Jim Warren
(1934)
Against the Law
as Steve Wayne
(1934)
Cross Streets
as Adam Blythe
(1934)
Belle of the Nineties
as Brooks Clayburn
(1934)
(1933)
Female
as George P. Cooper
(1933)
Fighting With Kit Carson
as Kit Carson
(1933)
Son of a Sailor
as 'Duke'
(1933)
Saturday's Millions
as Alan Barry
(1933)
The Vanishing Frontier
as Kirby Tornell
(1932)
70,000 Witnesses
as Wally Clark
(1932)
Flames
as Charlie
(1932)
Malay Nights
as Jim Wilson
(1931)
The Great Meadow
as Berk Jarvis (as John Mack Brown)
(1931)
The Last Flight
as Bill Talbot
(1931)
Lasca of the Rio Grande
as Miles Kincaid
(1931)
The Secret Six
as Hank Rogers
(1931)
(1930)
Billy the Kid
as Billy the Kid
(1930)
Undertow
as Paul Whalen
(1930)
Montana Moon
as Larry
(1929)
The Single Standard
as Tommy Hewlett
(1929)
The Valiant
as Robert Ward
(1929)
Jazz Heaven
as Barry Holmes
(1929)
Coquette
as Michael Jeffery
(1929)
Hurricane
as Dan
(1928)
Annapolis
as Bill
(1928)
Our Dancing Daughters
as Ben Blaine
(1928)
A Woman of Affairs
as David Furness
(1928)
The Play Girl
as Bradley Lane
(1928)
The Divine Woman
as Jean Lery
(1928)
A Lady of Chance
as Steve Crandall
(1928)
Soft Living
as Stockney Webb
(1927)
After Midnight
as Party Boy (uncredited)
(1927)
Slide, Kelly, Slide
as Johnny Mack Brown
(1927)
The Bugle Call
as Bit (uncredited)
(1927)
The Fair Co-Ed
as Bob
(1927)
Mockery
as Russian Officer (uncredited)