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J.P. McGowan

Acting Born Feb 23, 1880 Died Mar 26, 1952 Terowie, Australia 342 credits
342
Total Credits
1956
37 Years Career Span
5
Vault Titles
7
Key Co-Stars

Biography

J.P. McGowan works in acting. Born February 23, 1880 in Terowie, Australia. Died March 26, 1952. Archytele tracks 342 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

The Kids of Degrassi Street

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Taskforce Firewall

2026
▦ Film

Painted Trail

1928

Bom Dia Inter - Grande Minas

as Motilla
Film

Gun Gospel

as Bill Brogan

Frequent co-stars

Ken Maynard 1 shared title
Virginia Brown Faire 1 shared title
Slim Whitaker 1 shared title
Romaine Fielding 1 shared title
Bob Fleming 1 shared title
Noah Young 1 shared title
William Dyer 1 shared title

Career timeline

Savage Fury
The Lady and the Bandit
StagecoachCode of the Fearless
Where the West Begins · DirectorThe BuccaneerKidnappedHunted MenThe Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Slave ShipShe Had to EatHit the SaddleWhat Price Vengeance · WriterRough Riding Rhythm
SilverspursThe Prisoner of Shark IslandRobin Hood of El DoradoThe Three MesquiteersSinner Take All
Les MisérablesEast of JavaThe Lone Bandit · DirectorMurder in the FleetRustlers of Red Dog
Wagon WheelsThe Red RiderNo More WomenWhen Lightning Strikes
Somewhere in SonoraDeadwood Pass · DirectorDrum Taps · DirectorDrum Taps · ScreenplayWhen a Man Rides Alone · Director
The Hurricane Express · DirectorThe Hurricane Express · ScreenplayLawless ValleyLawless Valley · DirectorFlaming Gold
Headin' for Trouble · DirectorSo This Is Arizona · DirectorThe Cyclone Kid · DirectorRiders of the North · DirectorQuick Trigger Lee
The Code of Honor · DirectorThe Oklahoma Sheriff · DirectorThe Hunted Men · DirectorCall of the Desert · DirectorThe Man from Nowhere · Director
Señor AmericanoThe InvadersThe Invaders · DirectorCaptain Cowboy · DirectorCaptain Cowboy · Writer
Trail Raiders · DirectorTrail Raiders · WriterTrailin’ Back · DirectorTrailin’ Back · WriterMystery Valley · Director
Gun GospelThe SlaverThe Red RaidersWhen a Dog Loves · DirectorThunderbolt's Tracks · Director
The Lost ExpressThe Lost Express · DirectorCrack O' DawnMoran of the MountedPerils of the Rail
Mistaken Orders · DirectorDupedDuped · DirectorAmbushed · DirectorThe Fast Freight
BaffledBaffled · DirectorCourage · DirectorA Two Fisted TenderfootA Two Fisted Tenderfoot · Director
Stormy SeasStormy Seas · Director
Captain Kidd · DirectorPerils of the Yukon · DirectorHills of Missing MenHills of Missing Men · DirectorHills of Missing Men · Writer
Cold SteelBelow the Deadline · DirectorDo or DieDo or Die · DirectorTiger True · Director
The Vanishing Dagger · DirectorElmo the FearlessElmo the Fearless · DirectorKing of the CircusKing of the Circus · Director
The Red Glove · DirectorElmo, the Mighty · Director
The Lure of the Circus · Director
The Hazards of HelenThe Hazards of Helen · DirectorThe Railroad RaidersThe Railroad Raiders · DirectorThe Railroad Raiders · Editor
Whispering SmithWhispering Smith · DirectorMedicine BendMedicine Bend · DirectorThe Diamond Runners · Director
Near Eternity · DirectorThe Girl and the GameThe Girl and the Game · DirectorThe Girl and the Game · WriterThe Mettle of Jerry McGuire
Kaintucky BillKaintucky Bill · DirectorHis NemesisHis Nemesis · WriterHis Nemesis · Director
A Sawmill Hazard · DirectorThe Wives of JamestownThe Pursuit of the Smugglers · Director
Dust of the DesertAn Arabian TragedyThe Grit of the Girl TelegrapherThe Grit of the Girl Telegrapher · DirectorWinning a Widow

Full Filmography

342 titles
  • Savage Fury (1956) as Ship's Captain
  • The Lady and the Bandit (1951) as Old Man
  • Stagecoach (1939) as Bit Part (uncredited)
  • Code of the Fearless (1939) as Undetermined Minor Role
  • Where the West Begins (1938) Director
  • The Buccaneer (1938) as Jailer
  • Kidnapped (1938) as Clansman
  • Hunted Men (1938) as Cop
  • The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938) as Scudder
  • Slave Ship (1937) as Helmsman
  • She Had to Eat (1937) as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
  • Hit the Saddle (1937) as Rance McGowan
  • What Price Vengeance (1937) Writer
  • Rough Riding Rhythm (1937) as Pete Hobart
  • Rough Riding Rhythm (1937) Director
  • Prairie Thunder (1937) as Col. Stanton
  • Roaring Six Guns (1937) Director
  • Borderland (1937) as El Rio Sheriff
  • Heart of the Rockies (1937) as Ed Dawson
  • Jungle Jim (1937) as Ship Captain J.S. Robinson
  • Empty Holsters (1937) as U.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill
  • Silverspurs (1936) as Webb Allison
  • The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
  • Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936) as Danglong
  • The Three Mesquiteers (1936) as Brack Canfield
  • Sinner Take All (1936) as Police Officer Murphy (uncredited)
  • Fury and the Woman (1936) as Anderson
  • The Accusing Finger (1936) as Inner Guard
  • Guns and Guitars (1936) as Dave Morgan
  • Ride 'Em Cowboy (1936) as Jim Howard
  • Stampede (1936) as Matt Stevens
  • Secret Patrol (1936) as Blacksmith Barstow
  • Secret Patrol (1936) Screenplay
  • Les Misérables (1935) as Javert's Plainclothesman
  • East of Java (1935) as Sergeant, Rescue Party
  • The Lone Bandit (1935) Director
  • Murder in the Fleet (1935) as Chief of Police (Uncredited)
  • Rustlers of Red Dog (1935) as Capt. Trent [Chs. 3-4]
  • The Call of the Savage (1935) as Freighter Captain
  • Diamond Jim (1935) as Engineer
  • Mississippi (1935) as Dealer (uncredited)
  • Bar 20 Rides Again (1935) as Buck Peters
  • The Outlaw Tamer (1935) as Sheriff Jim Porter
  • The Outlaw Tamer (1935) Director
  • Border Brigands (1935) as Inspector Winston - RCMP
  • Whispering Smith Speaks (1935) as Caboose Passenger (uncredited)
  • The Silent Code (1935) as Commissioner
  • Wagon Wheels (1934) as Couch
  • The Red Rider (1934) as Scotty McKee
  • No More Women (1934) as Captain of The Hawk
  • When Lightning Strikes (1934) as Lafe Broderick
  • Somewhere in Sonora (1933) as Monte Black
  • Deadwood Pass (1933) Director
  • Drum Taps (1933) Director
  • Drum Taps (1933) Screenplay
  • When a Man Rides Alone (1933) Director
  • War of the Range (1933) Director
  • The Hurricane Express (1932) Director
  • The Hurricane Express (1932) Screenplay
  • Lawless Valley (1932) as Big Mike Carter, aka El Lobo, aka Texas Rand
  • Lawless Valley (1932) Director
  • Flaming Gold (1932) as Mack
  • Mark of the Spur (1932) Director
  • Human Targets (1932) Director
  • Tangled Fortunes (1932) Director
  • The Scarlet Brand (1932) Director
  • Headin' for Trouble (1931) Director
  • So This Is Arizona (1931) Director
  • The Cyclone Kid (1931) Director
  • Riders of the North (1931) Director
  • Quick Trigger Lee (1931) as Brings note / Director
  • Quick Trigger Lee (1931) Director
  • Shotgun Pass (1931) Director
  • The Code of Honor (1930) Director
  • The Oklahoma Sheriff (1930) Director
  • The Hunted Men (1930) Director
  • Call of the Desert (1930) Director
  • The Man from Nowhere (1930) Director
  • Covered Wagon Trails (1930)
  • Covered Wagon Trails (1930) Director
  • Western Honor (1930) Director
  • Near the Rainbow's End (1930) Director
  • O'Malley Rides Alone (1930) as Angus McGregor
  • O'Malley Rides Alone (1930) Producer
  • O'Malley Rides Alone (1930) Director
  • Beyond the Law (1930) Director
  • Canyon Hawks (1930) Director
  • Under Texas Skies (1930) Director
  • The Canyon of Missing Men (1930) as Slug Sagel
  • The Canyon of Missing Men (1930) Director
  • Breezy Bill (1930) as Sheriff
  • Breezy Bill (1930) Director
  • Señor Americano (1929) as Maddox
  • The Invaders (1929)
  • The Invaders (1929) Director
  • Captain Cowboy (1929) Director
  • Captain Cowboy (1929) Writer
  • Bad Men's Money (1929) as Sheriff Bud Jennings
  • Bad Men's Money (1929) Director
  • Pioneers of the West (1929) as Tom Dorgan
  • Pioneers of the West (1929) Director
  • Pioneers of the West (1929) Adaptation
  • Pioneers of the West (1929) Producer
  • The Law of the Plains (1929) as Seagrue
  • The Law of the Plains (1929) Director
  • Plunging Hoofs (1929) as Jim Wales
  • The Man from Nevada (1929) Director
  • The Man from Nevada (1929) Producer
  • The Fighting Terror (1929)
  • The Fighting Terror (1929) Director
  • The Cowboy and the Outlaw (1929) as Pepper Hardcastle
  • The Cowboy and the Outlaw (1929) Director
  • A Texas Cowboy (1929) as Brute Kettle
  • A Texas Cowboy (1929) Director
  • The Last Roundup (1929) as Hash
  • The Last Roundup (1929) Director
  • The Lawless Legion (1929) as Matson
  • Below the Deadline (1929) as Taggart
  • Below the Deadline (1929) Director
  • Headin' Westward (1929) as Sneezer Clark
  • Headin' Westward (1929) Director
  • Code of the West (1929) Director
  • The Oklahoma Kid (1929)
  • The Oklahoma Kid (1929) Director
  • Riders of the Rio Grande (1929) Director
  • 'Neath Western Skies (1929) as Dugan
  • 'Neath Western Skies (1929) Director
  • 'Neath Western Skies (1929) Producer
  • Trail Raiders (1928) Director
  • Trail Raiders (1928) Writer
  • Trailin’ Back (1928) Director
  • Trailin’ Back (1928) Writer
  • Mystery Valley (1928) Director
  • Mystery Valley (1928) Writer
  • Painted Trail (1928) Director
  • The Devil’s Tower (1928) as George Stilwell
  • The Devil’s Tower (1928) Director
  • The Code of the Scarlet (1928) as Blake
  • Dugan of the Dugouts (1928) as Capt. von Brinken
  • Dugan of the Dugouts (1928) Writer
  • Arizona Days (1928) as Ed Hicks
  • Arizona Days (1928) Director
  • The Lightnin’ Shot (1928)
  • The Lightnin’ Shot (1928) Director
  • The Lightnin’ Shot (1928) Writer
  • The Old Code (1928) as Raoul de Valle
  • Two Outlaws (1928) as Abner Whitcomb
  • Ships of the Night (1928) as Motilla
  • Manhattan Cowboy (1928) Director
  • The Black Ace (1928)
  • The Chinatown Mystery (1928)
  • The Chinatown Mystery (1928) Director
  • Gun Gospel (1927) as Bill Brogan
  • The Slaver (1927) as ’Iron' Larsen
  • The Red Raiders (1927) as Captain Ortwell
  • When a Dog Loves (1927) Director
  • Thunderbolt's Tracks (1927) Director
  • The Lost Limited (1927) as Thomas Webber
  • The Lost Limited (1927) Director
  • Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927) Director
  • The Outlaw Dog (1927) Director
  • Red Signals (1927) as Jim Twyler
  • Red Signals (1927) Director
  • The Royal American (1927) as Capt. Burke
  • Arizona Nights (1927) as Jeff Decker
  • The Lost Express (1926) as Train Engineer
  • The Lost Express (1926) Director
  • Crack O' Dawn (1926) as Earle Thorpe Sr.
  • Moran of the Mounted (1926) as Sgt. Churchill
  • Perils of the Rail (1926) as Barker's Accomplice at Smelter Junction
  • Perils of the Rail (1926) Director
  • Crossed Signals (1926) Director
  • The Brown Derby (1926) Writer
  • Senor Daredevil (1926) as Jesse Wilks
  • Mistaken Orders (1925) Director
  • Duped (1925) as 'Hard Rock' Ralston
  • Duped (1925) Director
  • Ambushed (1925) Director
  • The Fast Freight (1925)
  • The Fast Freight (1925) Scenario Writer
  • The Fast Freight (1925) Director
  • Outwitted (1925) as Tiger McGuire
  • Outwitted (1925) Writer
  • Outwitted (1925) Director
  • The Patent Leather Pug (1925) as James Curtis
  • The Ace of Clubs (1925) Director
  • A Desperate Chance (1925) Director
  • The Bandit Tamer (1925) Director
  • Peggy of the Secret Service (1925) Director
  • The Fighting Sheriff (1925) Director
  • Red Blood (1925) as Eagle Custer
  • Red Blood (1925) Director
  • Barriers of the Law (1925) as Steve Redding
  • Barriers of the Law (1925) Director
  • The Road Agent (1925) Director
  • Cold Nerve (1925) Director
  • Webs of Steel (1925) Director
  • Baffled (1924) as Jack Norton
  • Baffled (1924) Director
  • Courage (1924) Director
  • A Two Fisted Tenderfoot (1924) as Stephen Lawlor
  • A Two Fisted Tenderfoot (1924) Director
  • The Whipping Boss (1924) as Livingston
  • The Whipping Boss (1924) Director
  • A Desperate Adventure (1924) Director
  • Crossed Trails (1924) as 'Pepper' Baldwin
  • Crossed Trails (1924) Director
  • Stormy Seas (1923) as Capt. Morgan
  • Stormy Seas (1923) Director
  • Captain Kidd (1922) Director
  • Perils of the Yukon (1922) Director
  • Hills of Missing Men (1922) as Capt. Brandt / The Dragon
  • Hills of Missing Men (1922) Director
  • Hills of Missing Men (1922) Writer
  • Cold Steel (1921) as Steele Weir
  • Below the Deadline (1921) Director
  • Do or Die (1921) as Capt. Alvarez / Satan
  • Do or Die (1921) Director
  • Tiger True (1921) Director
  • The Vanishing Dagger (1920) Director
  • Elmo the Fearless (1920)
  • Elmo the Fearless (1920) Director
  • King of the Circus (1920)
  • King of the Circus (1920) Director
  • The Red Glove (1919) Director
  • Elmo, the Mighty (1919) Director
  • The Lure of the Circus (1918) Director
  • The Hazards of Helen (1917) as Various roles
  • The Hazards of Helen (1917) Director
  • The Railroad Raiders (1917) as Thomas Desmond
  • The Railroad Raiders (1917) Director
  • The Railroad Raiders (1917) Editor
  • The Railroad Raiders (1917) Producer
  • The Lost Express (1917) Director
  • The Lost Express (1917) Writer
  • The Lost Express (1917) Producer
  • Whispering Smith (1916) as Whispering Smith
  • Whispering Smith (1916) Director
  • Medicine Bend (1916) as Whispering Smith
  • Medicine Bend (1916) Director
  • The Diamond Runners (1916) Director
  • The Diamond Runners (1916) Scenario Writer
  • Judith of the Cumberlands (1916) Director
  • Judith of the Cumberlands (1916) Producer
  • A Lass of the Lumberlands (1916) Director
  • A Lass of the Lumberlands (1916) Producer
  • The Manager of the B & A (1916) Director
  • Near Eternity (1915) Director
  • The Girl and the Game (1915) as Spike
  • The Girl and the Game (1915) Director
  • The Girl and the Game (1915) Writer
  • The Mettle of Jerry McGuire (1915) as Jerry McGuire
  • The Mettle of Jerry McGuire (1915) Director
  • The Engineer's Peril (1915) Director
  • In Danger's Path (1915) Director
  • The Pay Train (1915) Director
  • The Broken Rail (1915) as Trow - of the Working Crew
  • The Girl Telegrapher's Peril (1915) as Blake - a Lineman
  • The Girl Telegrapher's Peril (1915) Director
  • When Rogues Fall Out (1915) Director
  • The Box Car Trap (1915) Director
  • The Open Drawbridge (1915) Director
  • The Girl at Lone Point (1915) Director
  • The Girl on the Engine (1915) Director
  • The Midnight Limited (1915) Director
  • The Human Chain (1915) Director
  • A Railroader's Bravery (1915) as Thomas - the Chief of the Gang
  • A Railroader's Bravery (1915) Director
  • The Death Train (1915) Director
  • A Wild Ride (1915) Director
  • The Girl Engineer (1915) Director
  • The Broken Train (1915) as Warren - Railroad Employee
  • The Broken Train (1915) Director
  • The Girl on the Trestle (1915) Director
  • A Race for a Crossing (1915) Director
  • A Deed of Daring (1915) Director
  • The Little Engineer (1915) Director
  • The Railroad Raiders of '62 (1915) as Lockwood - the old one-armed Flagman
  • The Railroad Raiders of '62 (1915) Director
  • A Desperate Leap (1915)
  • A Desperate Leap (1915) Director
  • The Fast Mail's Danger (1915) Director
  • The Broken Circuit (1915) Director
  • A Life in the Balance (1915) Director
  • The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine (1915) Director
  • The Fate of Number One (1915) Director
  • Blackbirds (1915) Director
  • The Leap from the Water Tower (1915) as Rand - the Fireman
  • The Leap from the Water Tower (1915) Director
  • Kaintucky Bill (1914) as Kaintucky Bill - a Moonshiner
  • Kaintucky Bill (1914) Director
  • His Nemesis (1914) as Mammoth - Manning's Business Rival
  • His Nemesis (1914) Writer
  • His Nemesis (1914) Director
  • The Lost Mail Sack (1914) Director
  • The Operator at Black Rock (1914) Director
  • Helen's Sacrifice (1914) as Benton
  • Helen's Sacrifice (1914) Director
  • The Black Diamond Express (1914) as Dan Haddon - a Cowboy
  • The Black Diamond Express (1914) Director
  • The Stolen Engine (1914) Director
  • The Flying Freight's Captive (1914) as Rand - a Yeggman
  • The Flying Freight's Captive (1914) Director
  • The Car of Death (1914) Director
  • A String of Pearls (1914) Director
  • The Plot at the Railroad Cut (1914) Director
  • The Escape on the Limited (1914) as Brandt - a Defaulting Cashier
  • The Escape on the Limited (1914) Director
  • The Girl at the Throttle (1914) Director
  • The Flaw in the Alibi (1914) Director
  • A Sawmill Hazard (1913) Director
  • The Wives of Jamestown (1913) as The O’Rourke
  • The Pursuit of the Smugglers (1913) Director
  • Dust of the Desert (1912) as Sheik Mohammad
  • An Arabian Tragedy (1912)
  • The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher (1912)
  • The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher (1912) Director
  • Winning a Widow (1912)
  • From the Manger to the Cross (1912) as Wise Man 1
  • His Mother (1912) as John Foster
  • The Little Gluers (1912) as Valentine Hay
  • The Shaughraun (1912) as Corry Kinchela
  • Ireland, the Oppressed (1912) as Lord Kilhannack
  • The Poacher's Pardon (1912) as Mr. Wallace - the Gamekeeper
  • Far from Erin's Isle (1912)
  • Tragedy of the Desert (1912) as The Arab Sheik
  • Captured by Bedouins (1912) as Lt. Greig
  • Vagabonds (1912) as Big Jim
  • The Mayor from Ireland (1912) as Shamus Foley
  • The Special Messenger (1911) as Royal
  • The Fiddler’s Requiem (1911) as Dolores' father
  • By a Woman's Wit (1911)
  • Slim Jim's Last Chance (1911) as The Rancher
  • The Colleen Bawn (1911) as Hardress Cregan
  • Railroad Raiders of '62 (1911) as Federal Officer
  • The Fishermaid of Ballydavid (1911) as Policeman
  • Rory O'More (1911) as Commander of the English troops
  • When the Dead Return (1911) as Jacques
  • A Sawmill Hero (1911)
  • The Lad from Old Ireland (1910) as Election Agent
  • When Lovers Part (1910)
  • Danger Quest as Col. Spiffy

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is J.P. McGowan best known for?

J.P. McGowan is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Kids of Degrassi Street (1979), Taskforce Firewall (2026), Painted Trail (1928), Bom Dia Inter - Grande Minas (2025).

When and where was J.P. McGowan born?

J.P. McGowan was born on February 23, 1880 in Terowie, Australia. They passed away on March 26, 1952.

How many credits does J.P. McGowan have?

J.P. McGowan has accumulated over 342 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 1956.

What is J.P. McGowan's background in cinema and television?

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 o...