Biography
John Morey Downs (October 10, 1913 β June 6, 1994) was an American actor, singer and dancer. He began his career as a child actor, most notably as Johnny in the Our Gang short comedy film series from 1923 to 1926. He remained active in films, television and theatre through the early 1960s.
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Filmography
all 88
Movies 86
TV Shows 2
self 1
Young Jack
Cruisin' Down the River (1953)
Movie
Posick
Column South (1953)
Movie
Racket Squad (1951)
TV
Square Dance Caller
Hills of Oklahoma (1950)
Movie
Captain Billy's Mississippi Music Hall (1948)
TV
Dancer
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Movie
Ricky
Forever Yours (1945)
Movie
Bucky
Twilight on the Prairie (1944)
Movie
Johnny Edwards
Trocadero (1944)
Movie
Henry M. Burrows
What a Man! (1944)
Movie
Tommy Nelson
Harvest Melody (1943)
Movie
'Scoop' Davis
Campus Rhythm (1943)
Movie
Danny Collins
Adventures of the Flying Cadets (1943)
Movie
Danny
Behind the Eight Ball (1942)
Movie
Johnny
Kiss and Wake Up (1942)
Movie
Tom Gregory
The Mad Monster (1942)
Movie
Johnny
The Gay Nineties (1942)
Movie
Jimmy Warren
Groom and Bored (1942)
Movie
Freckles Winslow
Freckles Comes Home (1942)
Movie
Bob Sheppard / Bobbie DeWolfe
All-American Co-Ed (1941)
Movie
Pete Fleming
Moonlight in Hawaii (1941)
Movie
Andy Peyton
Sing Another Chorus (1941)
Movie
Ted Brown
Redhead (1941)
Movie
Actor
Let's Get Away from It All (1941)
Movie
Actor
Penthouse Serenade (1941)
Movie
David Stoddard
Adam Had Four Sons (1941)
Movie
Chester T Farrington III
Honeymoon for Three (1941)
Movie
Jimmy Duncan
Slightly Tempted (1940)
Movie
Danny O'Brian
Melody and Moonlight (1940)
Movie
Johnny
Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot (1940)
Movie
Robert Lee 'Bob' Gunther
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940)
Movie
Johnny Norton
A Child Is Born (1939)
Movie
Stephen 'Steve' Hannis
Laugh It Off (1939)
Movie
Don Martin
Parents on Trial (1939)
Movie
Ted Hartley
Hawaiian Nights (1939)
Movie
John Fraser
Bad Boy (1939)
Movie
Fred Gray
First Offenders (1939)
Movie
Bob Bradley
Once Over Lightly (1938)
Movie
Johnny Bennett
Swing, Sister, Swing (1938)
Movie
Dink
Hold That Co-ed (1938)
Movie
Dorothy's Boyfriend
It's in the Stars (1938)
Movie
Frank Martin
Hunted Men (1938)
Movie
Pierrot
Algiers (1938)
Movie
Stanley
Thrill of a Lifetime (1937)
Movie
Fred Stevens
Blonde Trouble (1937)
Movie
Terry Keith
Turn Off the Moon (1937)
Movie
Bobbie
Clarence (1937)
Movie
Johnny Jones
College Holiday (1936)
Movie
Chip Carson
Pigskin Parade (1936)
Movie
Lonesome Alonzo Q. Mulhall
The Arizona Raiders (1936)
Movie
Johnny Ellis
The First Baby (1936)
Movie
Tommy Sampson
Everybody's Old Man (1936)
Movie
Yankee boy
So Red the Rose (1935)
Movie
Johnny Marvin
Coronado (1935)
Movie
Singer/Tap Dancer (uncredited)
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (1935)
Movie
Bob Stuart
The Virginia Judge (1935)
Movie
Paul Gedney
College Scandal (1935)
Movie
Little Boy Blue
Babes in Toyland (1934)
Movie
8
Dr. Allenby
Nifty Nurses (1934)
Movie
Newlywed Husband
Strange Case of Hennessy (1933)
Movie
High School Student
The High School Hoofer (1931)
Movie
Mother's Boy
The Trail of '98 (1928)
Movie
John, age 12 (uncredited)
The Crowd (1928)
Movie
2
Bryce, as a Boy (uncredited)
The Valley of the Giants (1927)
Movie
Professor Presto Misterio (uncredited)
Chicken Feed (1927)
Movie
Tom Morley (prologue) (as Jimmy Downs)
Outlaws of Red River (1927)
Movie
Johnny
Seeing the World (1927)
Movie
Johnny
Bring Home the Turkey (1927)
Movie
Himself (archive footage)
45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926)
Movie
Toughey Thompson
Telling Whoppers (1926)
Movie
Johnny
War Feathers (1926)
Movie
Johnny
The Fourth Alarm (1926)
Movie
Johnny
Shivering Spooks (1926)
Movie
Johnny
Thundering Fleas (1926)
Movie
Johnny / 'Marks the Lawyer'
Uncle Tom's Uncle (1926)
Movie
Johnny
Baby Clothes (1926)
Movie
Johnny
Monkey Business (1926)
Movie
Johnnie
Buried Treasure (1926)
Movie
Johnny
Good Cheer (1926)
Movie
Johnny
One Wild Ride (1925)
Movie
Johnny
Better Movies (1925)
Movie
John Downs
Your Own Back Yard (1925)
Movie
Johnny
Boys Will Be Joys (1925)
Movie
Johnny
Official Officers (1925)
Movie
Johnnie
Ask Grandma (1925)
Movie
Johnnie
Shootin' Injuns (1925)
Movie
Boy with Ice Cream Cone
Red Pepper (1925)
Movie
Rich Kid
Dog Days (1925)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1913-10-10
Deathday1994-06-06 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJohn Morey Downs, John Down
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