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John Davidson

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedDec 25, 1886 (Died at 82)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Career Span1920 – 1968
Known Credits100 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.7

John Davidson

Also known as:J.W. DavidsonJack Davidson
Total Works

100

99 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

John Davidson (25 December 1886 – 16 January 1968) was an American film actor. He appeared in 148 films between 1915 and 1963. He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Davidson,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Great Dictator
8.3
The Great Dictator
1940•movie
as Hospital Superintendent (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
as Extra (uncredited)
Grand Hotel
7.0
Grand Hotel
1932•movie
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
All That Heaven Allows
7.3
as Man (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 100 titles featuring John Davidson

The Great Dictator
8.3
The Great Dictator
1940•movie

as Hospital Superintendent (uncredited)

Around the World in 80 Days
6.7

as Extra (uncredited)

Grand Hotel
7.0
Grand Hotel
1932•movie

as Hotel Manager (uncredited)

All That Heaven Allows
7.3

as Man (uncredited)

A Letter to Three Wives
7.2

as John, First Waiter (uncredited)

The Scarlet Empress
6.9
Dinner at Eight
6.8
Dinner at Eight
1933•movie

as Mr. Hatfield

People Will Talk
7.1
People Will Talk
1951•movie

as Faculty Board Member (uncredited)

Saps at Sea
6.8
Saps at Sea
1940•movie
The Devil Bat
5.3
The Devil Bat
1940•movie

as Prof. Percival Garland Raines

Shock
5.9
Shock
1946•movie

as Mr. Edwards (uncredited)

Daisy Kenyon
6.6
Daisy Kenyon
1947•movie
Jewel Robbery
6.5
Jewel Robbery
1932•movie

as Robbery Accomplice (uncredited)

One Touch of Venus
6.7
One Touch of Venus
1948•movie

as Customer (uncredited)

Captain America
5.3
Captain America
1944•movie

as Gruber

Charlie Chan in Egypt
6.9

as Chemist Daoud Atrash

We're Not Married!
6.0
We're Not Married!
1952•movie

as Best Man at Wedding (uncredited)

Mr. Moto's Last Warning
5.7

as Hakim

A Gathering of Eagles
5.8

as Hadley - S.A.C. Observer (uncredited)

Wilson
5.6
Wilson
1944•movie

as Princeton Team Doctor (uncredited)

The Luck of the Irish
6.1

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Iron Curtain
6.0
The Iron Curtain
1948•movie
The Last Days of Pompeii
5.8

as Phoebus (uncredited)

Arsène Lupin
7.0
Arsène Lupin
1932•movie

as Gourney-Martin's Butler

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
6.6

as Carl Karzoff / Kurt Karzoff

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
6.6

as Prince Suleid

Miracles for Sale
6.4
Miracles for Sale
1939•movie

as Weird Voice (voice)

The Thirteenth Chair
5.5

as Edward 'Ned' Wales

Gabriel Over the White House
6.8

as Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)

Arrest Bulldog Drummond
6.8

as Gumba, Bird Seller

Turnabout
6.0
Turnabout
1940•movie

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Stand Up and Cheer!
5.3

as Blue Nose Hour Radio Announcer (voice)

Slattery's Hurricane
5.2

as Maitre D' (uncredited)

6 Hours to Live
4.8
6 Hours to Live
1932•movie

as Kellner

Circumstantial Evidence
5.2

as Lawyer

Live, Love and Learn
5.6

as Mr. Wingate (uncredited)

Mummy's Boys
5.0
Mummy's Boys
1936•movie

as Cafe Manager in Cairo

Monsieur Beaucaire
5.6
Monsieur Beaucaire
1924•movie

as Richelieu

The Sword of Monte Cristo
4.6

as Artist

Storm Over Bengal
6.0
Storm Over Bengal
1938•movie

as Aide to Ramin Khan

The Moonstone
4.6
The Moonstone
1934•movie

as Yandoo

You're My Everything
4.8

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

The Life of the Party
6.6

as Mr. Smith

Singapore Woman
7.2
Singapore Woman
1941•movie

as (uncredited)

Sentimental Journey
6.4

as Floorwalker (uncredited)

Fool's Paradise
6.8
Fool's Paradise
1921•movie

as Prince Talaat-Ni

Docks of San Francisco
5.0

as Vance

Saturday Night
5.9
Saturday Night
1922•movie

as The Count Demitry Scardoff

The Devil's in Love
6.0

as Kasim-Native

A Stranger in My Arms
4.2

as Man (uncredited)

Death from a Distance
5.2
The Purple Monster Strikes
4.6

as Emperor of Mars

The Fighting Devil Dogs
6.8

as Lin Wing

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
6.8

as Lucifer

Perils of Pauline
6.5
Perils of Pauline
1933•movie

as Dr. Bashan

A Shot in the Dark
6.0
A Shot in the Dark
1935•movie

as Professor Brand

Skin Deep
3.3
Skin Deep
1929•movie

as Blackie Culver

Call of the Jungle
6.2
Call of the Jungle
1944•movie

as Harley

Dancing in the Dark
6.0

as Board Member

Secret Service In Darkest Africa
7.0
Jungle Menace
7.0
Jungle Menace
1937•movie

as Doctor Coleman

The Rescue
7.5
The Rescue
1929•movie

as Hassim

Through the Toils
7.5
Through the Toils
1919•movie

as Walter Tressler

Hollywood Mystery
5.8
Hollywood Mystery
1934•movie

as Siegfried Sonoff

The Call of the Savage
6.0

as Prince Samu

King of the Royal Mounted
7.5

as Shelton

Bombay Mail
7.5
Bombay Mail
1934•movie

as R. Xavier

Under Two Flags
8.0
Under Two Flags
1922•movie

as Sheik Ben Ali Hammed

The Beautiful Lie
5.0
The Beautiful Lie
1917•movie

as Howard Hayes

Adventures of Captain Marvel
5.0
12 eps

as Tal Chotali

The Time, the Place and the Girl
10.0

as Pete Ward

No Woman Knows
9.0
No Woman Knows
1921•movie

as Theodore Brandeis

The Wild Girl
10.0
The Wild Girl
1917•movie

as Undetermined Role

Hearts and Swords
7.0
Hearts and Swords
1915•movie

as Lieutenant Salza

The Bronze Bell
10.0
The Bronze Bell
1921•movie

as Salig Singh

The Great Lover
8.0
The Great Lover
1920•movie

as Sonino

The Stronger Vow
8.0
The Stronger Vow
1919•movie

as José de Co0rdova

Hold That Girl
9.0
Hold That Girl
1934•movie

as Ackroyd

Queen of the Night Clubs
8.0

as Don Holland

Kid Gloves
10.0
Kid Gloves
1929•movie

as Stone

Savage Fury
7.0
Savage Fury
1956•movie

as Prince Samu

Ramshackle House
7.0
Ramshackle House
1924•movie

as Ernest Riever

His Children's Children
8.0

as Florian

Cheated Love
10.0
Cheated Love
1921•movie

as Mischa Grossman

The Power of Decision
9.0

as Wood Harding

The Wonderful Adventure
1.0

as M. Cheivasse

The Grouch
9.0
The Grouch
1918•movie

as Narciso

The Tiger's Cub
10.0

as Lone Wolf

Shame
9.0
Shame
1917•movie

as Cabaret Dancer

The Woman Who Walked Alone
8.0

as Otis Yeardley

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
1916•movie

as Paris

The Brand of Cowardice

as Navarete

The Wall Between
The Wall Between
1916•movie

as Capt. Burkett

Murder in Trinidad
Murder in Trinidad
1934•movie

as Gookol Moah

The Awakening
The Awakening
1917•movie

as Horace Chapron

The Ruse
The Ruse
1915•movie

as John Folsom

The Winning of Beatrice

as John Maddox Jr.

The Black Circle
The Black Circle
1919•movie

as Jim Garvin

Man and His Soul
Man and His Soul
1916•movie

as Stephen Might Jr.

A Million a Minute
A Million a Minute
1916•movie

as Duke de Reves