Jack Carson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-10-27 (53 years old)

Deathday

1963-01-02

Place of Birth

Carman, Manitoba, Canada

Jack Carson

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Elmer "Jack" Carson (October 27, 1910 – January 2, 1963) was a Canadian-born, American film actor, with a film career spanning the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Though he was primarily used in supporting roles for comic relief, his work in films such as Mildred Pierce (1945) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) displayed his mastery of "straight" dramatic actor roles as well. He worked for RKO and MGM (cast opposite Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy), but most of his memorable work was for Warner Bros. His trademark character was the wisecracking know-it-all, typically and inevitably undone by his o...

Acting

1944

Arsenic and Old Lace

as Officer Patrick O'Hara

1938

Bringing Up Baby

as Circus Roustabout (uncredited)

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Sweeney Farrell (uncredited)

1954

A Star Is Born

as Matt Libby

1945

Mildred Pierce

as Wally Fay

1941

Love Crazy

as Ward Willoughby

1949

My Dream Is Yours

as Doug Blake

1941

1943

Princess O'Rourke

as Dave Campbell

1949

It's a Great Feeling

as Jack Carson

1941

Blues in the Night

as Leo Powell

1943

The Hard Way

as Albert Runkel

1938

Carefree

as Connors

1941

The Bride Came C.O.D.

as Allen Brice

1953

Dangerous When Wet

as Windy Webbe

1948

1942

Gentleman Jim

as Walter Lawrie

1939

Destry Rides Again

as Jack Tyndall

1937

Stage Door

as Mr. Milbanks

1940

Girl in 313

as Police Lt. Pat O'Farrell

1938

Having Wonderful Time

as Emil Beatty

1938

1954

Phffft

as Charlie Nelson

1942

Larceny, Inc.

as Jeff Randolph

1942

The Male Animal

as Joe Ferguson

1950

Bright Leaf

as Chris Malley

1944

Make Your Own Bed

as Jerry Curtis

1941

The Strawberry Blonde

as Hugo Barnstead

1957

The Tattered Dress

as Sheriff Nick Hoak

1944

The Doughgirls

as Arthur Halstead

1950

The Good Humor Man

as Biff Jones

1942

Wings for the Eagle

as Brad Maple

1951

1958

1956

The Bottom of the Bottle

as Hal Breckinridge

1940

Queen of the Mob

as Agent Ross Waring

1954

Red Garters

as Jason Carberry

1945

Roughly Speaking

as Harold C. Pierson

1940

Lucky Partners

as Frederick Harper

1937

Stand-In

as Tom Potts

1948

April Showers

as Joe Tyme

1960

The Bramble Bush

as Bert Mosley

1947

So You Want to Be in Pictures

as Man Giving Directions (uncredited)

1944

The Road to Victory

as Jack Carson (uncredited)

1938

This Marriage Business

as "Candid" Perry

1938

Law of the Underworld

as Henchman Johnny

1940

Typhoon

as Mate

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1940

Love Thy Neighbor

as Policeman

1962

1937

1938

Maid's Night Out

as Rollercoaster Ride Attendant (uncredited)

1938

Go Chase Yourself

as Warren Miles

1947

Love and Learn

as Jingles Collins

1948

Two Guys from Texas

as Danny Foster

1946

Two Guys from Milwaukee

as Buzz Williams

1940

Shooting High

as Gabby Cross

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

1937

She's Got Everything

as Ransome (uncredited)

1937

Quick Money

as Coach Woodford

1937

High Flyers

as Dave Hanlon

1938

1938

Night Spot

as Shallen

1949

John Loves Mary

as Fred Taylor

1946

One More Tomorrow

as Patrick 'Pat' Regan

1944

Shine on Harvest Moon

as The Great Georgetti

1961

1939

The Escape

as Chet Warren

1941

Navy Blues

as 'Buttons' Johnson

1938

Condemned Women

as Plainclothes Policeman

1955

Ain't Misbehavin'

as Harold North

1938

Everybody's Doing It

as Detective Lieutenant

1940

Alias the Deacon

as Sullivan

1939

Fifth Avenue Girl

as Minnesota (uncredited)

1940

Parole Fixer

as George Mattison

1939

The Kid From Texas

as Stanley Brown

1947

Always Together

as Bill (uncredited)

1940

Enemy Agent

as Ralph

1941

Breakdowns of 1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1951

Mister Universe

as Jeff Clayton

1940

City of Chance

as Narration - Prologue (voice)

1962

Sammy, the Way-Out Seal

as Harold Sylvester

1937

Harris in the Spring

as Taxicab Driver

1937

You Only Live Once

as Attendant in First Gas Station

1938

Vivacious Lady

as Waiter Captain

1937

Music for Madame

as Assistant Director

1956

1940

Sandy Gets Her Man

as Policeman Tom Garrity

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1939

Legion of Lost Flyers

as Larry Barrigan

1955

Arroyo

as Lamar Kendall

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