Biography
John Landers Stevens (1877β1940) was an American stage and film actor. A character actor he appeared in prominent screen roles in the early 1920s before switching to smaller supporting parts, often authority figures, in the following decade. He was the brother of the journalist Ashton Stevens and the father of film director George Stevens. He appeared in the 1936 musical film Swing Time directed by his son. His final screen appearance was in Citizen Kane.
Filmography
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Movies 64
Senate Investigator (uncredited)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Movie
5.8
Doctor (uncredited)
Wildcat Bus (1940)
Movie
Bishop at Wedding
Cross-Country Romance (1940)
Movie
Employee (uncredited)
Private Affairs (1940)
Movie
Bo Johnson
Pop Always Pays (1940)
Movie
Doctor Spectator (uncredited)
The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
Movie
4
Business Executive in Arlen's Office (uncredited)
It's a Date (1940)
Movie
Minor Role (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Movie
Lloyd B. Allen
Danger On Wheels (1940)
Movie
Professor
20,000 Men a Year (1939)
Movie
Committeeman (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Movie
5.27
Ringsider with Ill Woman
Golden Boy (1939)
Movie
Businessman (uncredited)
I Stole a Million (1939)
Movie
Manager of New England Telephone Exchange
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
Movie
Thatcher (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
Movie
Man at RAce Track
Kentucky (1938)
Movie
Rev. Oscar Twitchby (uncredited)
One Wild Night (1938)
Movie
Dr. Van Cleve
Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937)
Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)
Movie
Dr. Colcord
Bill Cracks Down (1937)
Movie
Dr. McCullough
Join the Marines (1937)
Movie
Warden Lawton
We Who Are About to Die (1937)
Movie
Ship Captain (uncredited)
That Girl from Paris (1936)
Movie
Jack Kingswell
The Cowboy Star (1936)
Movie
Mr. Graves - Joe's Father
Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936)
Movie
Judge Watson (uncredited)
Swing Time (1936)
Movie
6.44
Dr. Doyle (uncredited)
Postal Inspector (1936)
Movie
Businessman
High Tension (1936)
Movie
Milford (uncredited)
Educating Father (1936)
Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
Frisco Kid (1935)
Movie
Stage Manager
Here's to Romance (1935)
Movie
Federal Man (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1 (1935)
Movie
Standish's Associate
Dinky (1935)
Movie
Major Domo (uncredited)
Love Time (1934)
Movie
Conductor
Elinor Norton (1934)
Movie
Mr. Harrington
Ocean Swells (1934)
Movie
Mr. Wells (uncredited)
Bachelor Bait (1934)
Movie
Executive
The Personality Kid (1934)
Movie
Inspector (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Movie
Mr. Fleetwood
Walking Back Home (1933)
Movie
Yacht Passenger 'Doc' (uncredited)
The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
Movie
Admiral
Hell Divers (1932)
Movie
Chief of Police Bill Mott (uncredited)
Guilty Hands (1931)
Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
The Public Enemy (1931)
Movie
4.25
Alvin McClure - Crime Commissioner (uncredited)
Little Caesar (1931)
Movie
3
Inspector
The Gorilla (1930)
Movie
Mate Moore
Frozen Justice (1929)
Movie
Dr. Welcome
The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929)
Movie
Pierson
Battling Bunyan (1924)
Movie
The Doctor
The Veiled Woman (1922)
Movie
Gregory
A Wonderful Wife (1922)
Movie
Wolf Montague
Wild Honey (1922)
Movie
David Norris
Handle with Care (1922)
Movie
Steven Crawford
A Thousand to One (1920)
Movie
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1877-02-17
Deathday1940-12-19 (63 years old)
Birth NameJohn Landers Stevens
Birth PlaceSan Francisco, California, USA
ChildrenJack Stevens, George Stevens
SiblingsAshton Stevens
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesGlendale, United States of America
Also Known AsJohn Landers Stevens, J. Landers Stevens
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