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J.P. McGowan

Acting

Born February 23, 1880 · Terowie, Australia

Died March 26, 1952

Also known as John Paterson McGowan

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Biography

John Paterson McGowan was a pioneering Hollywood actor and director and occasionally a screenwriter and producer. McGowan remains the only Australian to have been made a life member of the Screen Directors Guild.

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Filmography27 titles

Code of Honor

1930Director

Stampede

1936as Matt Stevens

Red Signals

1927as Jim Twyler

Heart of the Rockies

1937as Ed Dawson

Stagecoach

1939as Bit Part (uncredited)

Borderland

1937as El Rio Sheriff

Roaring Six Guns

1937Director

Les Misérables

1935as Javert's Plainclothesman

The Three Mesquiteers

1936as Brack Canfield

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936as Ship's Captain (uncredited)

Mississippi

1935as Dealer (uncredited)

Bar 20 Rides Again

1935as Buck Peters

The Silent Code

1935as Commissioner

When a Man Rides Alone

1933Director

Under Texas Skies

1930Director

The Buccaneer

1938as Jailer

Where the West Begins

1938Director

Hit the Saddle

1937as Rance McGowan

Deadwood Pass

1933Director

Guns and Guitars

1936as Dave Morgan

Drum Taps

1933Director, Screenplay

Jungle Jim

1937as Ship Captain J.S. Robinson

The Hurricane Express

1932Director, Screenplay

Wagon Wheels

1934as Couch

Somewhere in Sonora

1933as Monte Black

From the Manger to the Cross

1912as Wise Man 1

Code of the Fearless

1939as Undetermined Minor Role