J.P. McGowan

Known For: Acting
Born: February 23, 1880
Place of Birth: Terowie, Australia
Died: March 26, 1952

J.P. McGowan

From Wikipedia John Paterson McGowan (February 24, 1880 – March 26, 1952) was a pioneering Hollywood actor and director and occasionally a screenwriter and producer. J. P. McGowan, as he was usually known, remains the only Australian to have been made a life member of the Screen Directors Guild (now Directors Guild of America). Born in the then-bustling railway centre of Terowie in South Australia, McGowan grew up in Adelaide (Islington) and Sydney. He was a capable horseman and served in the Second Boer War with Montmorency's Scouts as a special dispatch rider. McGowan directed and often acted in the first 33 episodes of Kalem's 1914 adventure film series, The Hazards of Helen, which eventually ran to 54 episodes, some still with McGowan's participation. While filming he began a relationship with Helen Holmes, the film's star, and the two married. They left Kalem to set up their own…

Filmography

Savage Fury

1956 · Ship's Captain

The Lady and the Bandit

1951 · Old Man

Stagecoach

1939 · Bit Part (uncredited)

Code of the Fearless

1939 · Undetermined Minor Role

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1938 · Scudder

Kidnapped

1938 · Clansman

Hunted Men

1938 · Cop

The Buccaneer

1938 · Jailer

Where the West Begins

1938 · Director

Prairie Thunder

1937 · Col. Stanton

Heart of the Rockies

1937 · Ed Dawson

Roaring Six Guns

1937 · Director

Rough Riding Rhythm

1937 · Pete Hobart, Director

Empty Holsters

1937 · U.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill

She Had to Eat

1937 · Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Slave Ship

1937 · Helmsman

What Price Vengeance

1937 · Writer

Hit the Saddle

1937 · Rance McGowan

Borderland

1937 · El Rio Sheriff

Jungle Jim

1937 · Ship Captain J.S. Robinson

Sinner Take All

1936 · Police Officer Murphy (uncredited)

Stampede

1936 · Matt Stevens

The Accusing Finger

1936 · Inner Guard

Fury and the Woman

1936 · Anderson

The Three Mesquiteers

1936 · Brack Canfield

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1936 · Jim Howard

Guns and Guitars

1936 · Dave Morgan

Secret Patrol

1936 · Blacksmith Barstow, Screenplay

Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936 · Danglong

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936 · Ship's Captain (uncredited)

Silverspurs

1936 · Webb Allison

Bar 20 Rides Again

1935 · Buck Peters

East of Java

1935 · Sergeant, Rescue Party

The Silent Code

1935 · Commissioner

Diamond Jim

1935 · Engineer

Border Brigands

1935 · Inspector Winston - RCMP

Murder in the Fleet

1935 · Chief of Police (Uncredited)

Whispering Smith Speaks

1935 · Caboose Passenger (uncredited)

Les Misérables

1935 · Javert's Plainclothesman

The Call of the Savage

1935 · Freighter Captain

Mississippi

1935 · Dealer (uncredited)

The Outlaw Tamer

1935 · Sheriff Jim Porter, Director

Rustlers of Red Dog

1935 · Capt. Trent [Chs. 3-4]

When Lightning Strikes

1934 · Lafe Broderick

Wagon Wheels

1934 · Couch

The Red Rider

1934 · Scotty McKee

No More Women

1934 · Captain of The Hawk

War of the Range

1933 · Director

Somewhere in Sonora

1933 · Monte Black

Deadwood Pass

1933 · Director

Drum Taps

1933 · Director, Screenplay

When a Man Rides Alone

1933 · Director

Flaming Gold

1932 · Mack

The Hurricane Express

1932 · Director, Screenplay

The Scarlet Brand

1932 · Director

Tangled Fortunes

1932 · Director

Lawless Valley

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

Mark of the Spur

1932 · Director

Human Targets

1932 · Director

Quick Trigger Lee

1931 · Brings note / Director

Shotgun Pass

1931 · Director

The Cyclone Kid

The Cyclone Kid

1931 · Director

Headin' for Trouble

1931 · Director

So This Is Arizona

1931 · Director

Riders of the North

1931 · Director

Under Texas Skies

1930 · Director

The Code of Honor

1930 · Director

Beyond the Law

1930 · Director

Canyon Hawks

1930 · Director

The Oklahoma Sheriff

1930 · Director

Near the Rainbow's End

1930 · Director

The Canyon of Missing Men

1930 · Slug Sagel, Director

Western Honor

1930 · Director

The Man from Nowhere

The Man from Nowhere

1930 · Director

The Hunted Men

1930 · Director

Call of the Desert

1930 · Director

Covered Wagon Trails

Covered Wagon Trails

1930 · , Director

Breezy Bill

1930 · Sheriff, Director

O'Malley Rides Alone

1930 · Angus McGregor, Director, Producer

A Texas Cowboy

1929 · Brute Kettle, Director

Señor Americano

1929 · Maddox

The Oklahoma Kid

1929 · , Director

Pioneers of the West

1929 · Tom Dorgan, Director, Adaptation, Producer

Code of the West

1929 · Director

The Invaders

1929 · , Director

The Cowboy and the Outlaw

1929 · Pepper Hardcastle, Director

Riders of the Rio Grande

Riders of the Rio Grande

1929 · Director

The Law of the Plains

1929 · Seagrue, Director

The Fighting Terror

1929 · , Director

The Man from Nevada

1929 · Director, Producer

The Last Roundup

1929 · Hash, Director

Captain Cowboy

1929 · Director, Writer

Plunging Hoofs

1929 · Jim Wales

Bad Men's Money

1929 · Sheriff Bud Jennings, Director

The Lawless Legion

1929 · Matson

Headin' Westward

1929 · Sneezer Clark, Director

Below the Deadline

1929 · Taggart, Director

'Neath Western Skies

1929 · Dugan, Director, Producer

Ships of the Night

1928 · Motilla

Two Outlaws

1928 · Abner Whitcomb

The Old Code

1928 · Raoul de Valle

Manhattan Cowboy

1928 · Director

The Lightnin’ Shot

The Lightnin’ Shot

1928 · , Director, Writer

The Black Ace

1928

The Chinatown Mystery

1928 · , Director

Arizona Days

1928 · Ed Hicks, Director

The Code of the Scarlet

1928 · Blake

Mystery Valley

1928 · Director, Writer

The Devil’s Tower

The Devil’s Tower

1928 · George Stilwell, Director

Dugan of the Dugouts

Dugan of the Dugouts

1928 · Capt. von Brinken, Writer

Trail Raiders

1928 · Director, Writer

Trailin’ Back

Trailin’ Back

1928 · Director, Writer

Painted Trail

1928 · Director

The Slaver

1927 · ’Iron' Larsen

Gun Gospel

1927 · Bill Brogan

The Red Raiders

1927 · Captain Ortwell

Arizona Nights

1927 · Jeff Decker

The Royal American

The Royal American

1927 · Capt. Burke

The Outlaw Dog

1927 · Director

The Lost Limited

The Lost Limited

1927 · Thomas Webber, Director

Thunderbolt's Tracks

1927 · Director

Tarzan and the Golden Lion

1927 · Director

Red Signals

1927 · Jim Twyler, Director

When a Dog Loves

When a Dog Loves

1927 · Director

Perils of the Rail

1926 · Barker's Accomplice at Smelter Junction, Director

Crack O' Dawn

1926 · Earle Thorpe Sr.

Crossed Signals

1926 · Director

The Lost Express

1926 · Train Engineer, Director

Moran of the Mounted

1926 · Sgt. Churchill

Senor Daredevil

1926 · Jesse Wilks

The Brown Derby

1926 · Writer

The Patent Leather Pug

1925 · James Curtis

Peggy of the Secret Service

1925 · Director

Webs of Steel

1925 · Director

The Road Agent

1925 · Director

The Ace of Clubs

1925 · Director

The Bandit Tamer

1925 · Director

The Fast Freight

1925 · , Director, Scenario Writer

Ambushed

1925 · Director

A Desperate Chance

A Desperate Chance

1925 · Director

Mistaken Orders

Mistaken Orders

1925 · Director

Cold Nerve

1925 · Director

The Fighting Sheriff

1925 · Director

Duped

1925 · 'Hard Rock' Ralston, Director

Barriers of the Law

1925 · Steve Redding, Director

Outwitted

1925 · Tiger McGuire, Writer, Director

Courage

1924 · Director

A Desperate Adventure

1924 · Director

Crossed Trails

1924 · 'Pepper' Baldwin, Director

A Two Fisted Tenderfoot

1924 · Stephen Lawlor, Director

The Whipping Boss

The Whipping Boss

1924 · Livingston, Director

Baffled

1924 · Jack Norton, Director

Stormy Seas

1923 · Capt. Morgan, Director

Perils of the Yukon

1922 · Director

Captain Kidd

1922 · Director

Hills of Missing Men

1922 · Capt. Brandt / The Dragon, Director, Writer

Below the Deadline

1921 · Director

Cold Steel

1921 · Steele Weir

Tiger True

1921 · Director

Do or Die

1921 · Capt. Alvarez / Satan, Director

The Vanishing Dagger

1920 · Director

King of the Circus

1920 · , Director

Elmo the Fearless

1920 · , Director

The Red Glove

1919 · Director

Elmo, the Mighty

1919 · Director

The Lure of the Circus

1918 · Director

The Lost Express

1917 · Director, Writer, Producer

The Railroad Raiders

1917 · Thomas Desmond, Director, Editor, Producer

The Hazards of Helen

1917 · Various roles, Director

The Manager of the B & A

1916 · Director

The Diamond Runners

The Diamond Runners

1916 · Director, Scenario Writer

Judith of the Cumberlands

1916 · Director, Producer

Medicine Bend

1916 · Whispering Smith, Director

Whispering Smith

1916 · Whispering Smith, Director

A Lass of the Lumberlands

1916 · Director, Producer

When Rogues Fall Out

When Rogues Fall Out

1915 · Director

A Desperate Leap

A Desperate Leap

1915 · , Director

The Mettle of Jerry McGuire

1915 · Jerry McGuire, Director

Blackbirds

1915 · Director

The Broken Rail

1915 · Trow - of the Working Crew

The Girl on the Engine

1915 · Director

A Deed of Daring

1915 · Director

The Fate of Number One

1915 · Director

A Wild Ride

1915 · Director

The Midnight Limited

1915 · Director

In Danger's Path

1915 · Director

Near Eternity

1915 · Director

The Pay Train

1915 · Director

The Human Chain

1915 · Director

A Railroader's Bravery

1915 · Thomas - the Chief of the Gang, Director

The Broken Train

1915 · Warren - Railroad Employee, Director

The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine

1915 · Director

The Box Car Trap

1915 · Director

A Race for a Crossing

1915 · Director

The Girl Engineer

1915 · Director

The Girl on the Trestle

1915 · Director

A Life in the Balance

1915 · Director

The Girl at Lone Point

1915 · Director

The Railroad Raiders of '62

1915 · Lockwood - the old one-armed Flagman, Director

The Death Train

1915 · Director

The Open Drawbridge

1915 · Director

The Engineer's Peril

1915 · Director

The Little Engineer

1915 · Director

The Fast Mail's Danger

1915 · Director

The Broken Circuit

1915 · Director

The Leap from the Water Tower

1915 · Rand - the Fireman, Director

The Girl Telegrapher's Peril

1915 · Blake - a Lineman, Director

The Girl and the Game

1915 · Spike, Director, Writer

The Escape on the Limited

1914 · Brandt - a Defaulting Cashier, Director

The Black Diamond Express

1914 · Dan Haddon - a Cowboy, Director

The Flying Freight's Captive

1914 · Rand - a Yeggman, Director

The Stolen Engine

1914 · Director

The Girl at the Throttle

1914 · Director

The Plot at the Railroad Cut

1914 · Director

His Nemesis

1914 · Mammoth - Manning's Business Rival, Director, Writer

Helen's Sacrifice

1914 · Benton, Director

The Lost Mail Sack

1914 · Director

The Car of Death

The Car of Death

1914 · Director

The Operator at Black Rock

The Operator at Black Rock

1914 · Director

Kaintucky Bill

1914 · Kaintucky Bill - a Moonshiner, Director

The Flaw in the Alibi

1914 · Director

A String of Pearls

A String of Pearls

1914 · Director

The Pursuit of the Smugglers

1913 · Director

A Sawmill Hazard

A Sawmill Hazard

1913 · Director

The Wives of Jamestown

1913 · The O’Rourke

The Shaughraun

1912 · Corry Kinchela

Ireland, the Oppressed

1912 · Lord Kilhannack

The Mayor from Ireland

The Mayor from Ireland

1912 · Shamus Foley

The Little Gluers

1912 · Valentine Hay

From the Manger to the Cross

1912 · Wise Man 1

The Poacher's Pardon

1912 · Mr. Wallace - the Gamekeeper

The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher

The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher

1912 · , Director

Winning a Widow

1912

Tragedy of the Desert

1912 · The Arab Sheik

Captured by Bedouins

1912 · Lt. Greig

An Arabian Tragedy

1912

Dust of the Desert

1912 · Sheik Mohammad

Far from Erin's Isle

Far from Erin's Isle

1912

Vagabonds

1912 · Big Jim

His Mother

1912 · John Foster

The Fishermaid of Ballydavid

The Fishermaid of Ballydavid

1911 · Policeman

The Colleen Bawn

1911 · Hardress Cregan

Rory O'More

1911 · Commander of the English troops

The Special Messenger

The Special Messenger

1911 · Royal

Railroad Raiders of '62

1911 · Federal Officer

When the Dead Return

1911 · Jacques

The Fiddler’s Requiem

The Fiddler’s Requiem

1911 · Dolores' father

Slim Jim's Last Chance

Slim Jim's Last Chance

1911 · The Rancher

By a Woman's Wit

1911

A Sawmill Hero

1911

When Lovers Part

When Lovers Part

1910

The Lad from Old Ireland

1910 · Election Agent

Danger Quest

— · Col. Spiffy

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