- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 27, 1895
- Place of Birth
- Greenville, Texas, USA
- Died
- February 27, 1969
John Boles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Boles (October 28, 1895 – February 27, 1969) was an American singer and actor best known for playing Victor Moritz in the 1931 film Frankenstein. He started out in Hollywood in silent movies, but became a huge star with the advent of talkies. After the war, Boles moved to New York to study music. He quickly became well known for his talents and was selected to replace the leading man in the 1923 Broadway musical Little Jesse James. He became an established star on Broadway and attracted the attention of Hollywood producers and actors. Boles' Broadway credits include One Touch of Venus (1943), Kitty's Kisses (1925), Mercenary Mary (1924), and Little Jessie James (1923). He was hired by MGM to appear in a silent film in 1924. He starred in two more films for that studio before returning to New York and the stage. In 1927, he returned to Holly…
Filmography
movieBabes in Bagdad
1952 · Hassan
movieThousands Cheer
1943 · Bill Jones
movieBetween Us Girls
1942 · Steven J. Forbes
movieRoad to Happiness
1941 · Jeff Carter
movieSinners in Paradise
1938 · Jim Taylor
movieRomance in the Dark
1938 · Antal Kovach
movieShe Married an Artist
1937 · Lee Thornwood
movieFight for Your Lady
1937 · Robert Densmore
movieStella Dallas
1937 · Stephen Dallas
movieAs Good as Married
1937 · Alexander Drew
movieCraig's Wife
1936 · Walter Craig
movieScreen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936 · Self
movieA Message to Garcia
1936 · Lt. Andrew Rowan
movieRose of the Rancho
1936 · Jim Kearney
movieThe Littlest Rebel
1935 · Captain Cary
movieStarlit Days at the Lido
1935 · Self
movieRedheads on Parade
1935 · John Bruce
movieOrchids to You
1935 · Thomas Bentley
movieCurly Top
1935 · Edward Morgan
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
movieScreen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
1935
movieMusic in the Air
1934 · Bruno Mahler
movieThe White Parade
1934 · Ronald Hall III
movieThe Age of Innocence
1934 · Newland Archer
movieThe Life of Vergie Winters
1934 · John Shadwell
movieWild Gold
1934 · Steve Miller
movieStand Up and Cheer!
1934 · John Boles
movieHollywood on Parade No. B-9
1934 · Self
movieBottoms Up
1934 · Hal Reed
movieI Believed in You
1934 · Michael Harrison
movieBeloved
1934 · Carl Hausmann
movieMy Lips Betray
1933 · King Rupert aka Captain von Linden
movieOnly Yesterday
1933 · James Stanton "Jim" Emerson
movieChild of Manhattan
1933 · Paul Vanderkill
movie6 Hours to Live
1932 · Karl Kranz
movieBack Street
1932 · Walter D. Saxel
movieCareless Lady
1932 · Stephen Illington
movieGood Sport
1931 · Boyce Cameron
movieFrankenstein
1931 · Victor Moritz
movieSeed
1931 · Bart Carter
movieResurrection
1931 · Prince Dmitri Nekhludoff
movieOne Heavenly Night
1930 · Count Mirko Tibor
movieKing of Jazz
1930 · Vocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey')
movieCaptain of the Guard
1930 · Rouget de L'isle
movieSong of the West
1930 · Captain Stanton
movieRio Rita
1929 · Capt. Jim Stewart
movieScandal
1929 · Maurice
movieThe Desert Song
1929 · The Red Shadow
movieThe Last Warning
1928 · Richard Quayle
movieRomance of the Underworld
1928 · Stephen Ransome
movieMan-Made Women
1928 · John Payson
movieThe Water Hole
1928 · Bert Durland
movieVirgin Lips
1928 · Barry Blake
movieFazil
1928 · John Clavering
movieWe Americans
1928 · Hugh Bradleigh
movieThe Shepherd of the Hills
1928 · Young Matt
The Bride of the Colorado
movieThe Bride of the Colorado
1928 · John Barrows
movieThe Love of Sunya
1927 · Paul Judson
movieExcuse Me
1925 · Lt. Shaw
movieSo This Is Marriage?
1924 · Uriah
movieThe Sixth Commandment
1924 · John Brant