Johnny Mack Brown
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 1, 1904
- Died
- November 14, 1974
- Birthplace
- Dothan, Alabama, USA
An All-American halfback while attending the University of Alabama, Johnny Mack Brown chose the silver screen over the green grass of the football field when he graduated. Signed to a contract with MGM in 1926, Brown debuted in Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) with William Haines in a film about - baseball. This was followed by The Bugle Call (1927), which starred the fading Jackie Coogan. In 1928 he appeared in the last Norma Shearer silent film, A Lady of Chance (1928). After that, he worked with Greta Garbo, Marion Davies and Mary Pickford. His muscular good looks only carried him so far in films, however, and by 1930 he had yet to find his place. At MGM Clark Gable was taking the roles that Brown was up for, so he went into a western for director King Vidor, Billy the Kid (1930). While Vidor did not want him for the part to begin with, the picture was successful; however, Brown's career at MGM soon ended. By 1933 he was still making westerns, but they were for low-rung studios like Mascot. More westerns at even lower-rung Supreme Pictures followed, as well as serials like Wild West Days (1937) at Universal. In 1943 Brown took his boots over to Monogram Pictures, where he made over 60 westerns. He started off as "Nevada Jack McKenzie" in the Rough Riders series, but the name soon changed to Johnny. As with most of the early cowboy stars, he was a hero to millions of young children and consistently among the top ten money-makers in westerns from 1942-50. The bubble burst, though, just as it did for Allan Lane, in 1953, as the days of the "B" western came to an end.
Filmography
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs 2000
as (archive footage)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her 1994
as Self (archive footage)
Legends of the West 1992
as Billy the Kid in 'Billy the Kid' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch 1976
as (archive footage)
It's Showtime 1976
as Self (archive footage)
Apache Uprising 1965
as Sheriff Ben Hall
The Bounty Killer 1965
as Sheriff Green
Requiem for a Gunfighter 1965
as Enkoff
The Marshal's Daughter 1953
as Johnny Mack Brown - Poker-Game Player
Canyon Ambush 1952
as Johnny Mack Brown
Dead Man's Trail 1952
as Johnny Mack Brown
Man from the Black Hills 1952
as Johnny Mack Brown
Texas City 1952
as Johnny Mack Brown
Texas Lawmen 1951
as Marshal Johnny Mack Brown
Whistling Hills 1951
as Johnny Mack Brown
Oklahoma Justice 1951
as Johnny Mack Brown
Montana Desperado 1951
as Johnny Mack Brown
Blazing Bullets 1951
as Johnny Mack Brown
Man from Sonora 1951
as Johnny Mack Brown
Colorado Ambush 1951
as Johnny Mack Brown
Short Grass 1950
as Sheriff Ord Keown
Outlaw Gold 1950
as Johnny Mack Brown
Law of the Panhandle 1950
as U.S. Marshal Johnny Mack Brown
Six Gun Mesa 1950
as Johnny Mack Brown
Over the Border 1950
as Johnny Mack Brown
West of Wyoming 1950
as Johnny Mack Brown
Western Renegades 1949
as Johnny Mack Brown
Range Justice 1949
as Johnny Mack Brown
West of El Dorado 1949
as Johnny Mack
Stampede 1949
as Sheriff Aaron Ball
Trails End 1949
as Johnny Mack
Law of the West 1949
as Federal Agent Johnny Mack
Hidden Danger 1948
as Johnny Mack
Gunning for Justice 1948
as Johnny Mack
The Sheriff of Medicine Bow 1948
as Johnny Mack Brown
The Fighting Ranger 1948
as Johnny Brown
Back Trail 1948
as Johnny Mack
Triggerman 1948
as Johnny Mack Brown
Frontier Agent 1948
as Johnny Mack Brown
Crossed Trails 1948
as Johnny Mack
Overland Trails 1948
as Johnny Murdock
Gun Talk 1947
as Johnny McVey
Prairie Express 1947
as Johnny Hudson
Valley of Fear 1947
as Johnny Williams
Flashing Guns 1947
as Johnny Mack
Code of the Saddle 1947
as John Macklin
Trailing Danger 1947
as Johnny
The Law Comes to Gunsight 1947
as Johnny Mackey
Land of the Lawless 1947
as Johnny Mack
Raiders of the South 1947
as Captain Brownell posing Johnny Langdon
Silver Range 1946
as Johnny Bronton
Shadows on the Range 1946
as Steve Mason posing as Steve Saunders
Trigger Fingers 1946
as Sam Hurricane Benton
The Gentleman from Texas 1946
as Johnny Macklin
Under Arizona Skies 1946
as Dusty Smith
The Haunted Mine 1946
as Nevada Jack McKenzie
Drifting Along 1946
as Steve Garner
Border Bandits 1946
as Marshal Nevada
Frontier Feud 1945
as Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
The Lost Trail 1945
as Marshal 'Nevada Jack' McKenzie
Flame of the West 1945
as Dr. John Poore
Stranger from Santa Fe 1945
as U.S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie, posing as Roy Ferris
Gun Smoke 1945
as Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
Forever Yours 1945
as Maj. Tex O'Connor
The Navajo Trail 1945
as Marshal Nevada McKenzie
Ghost Guns 1944
as Marshal Nevada McKenzie
Law of the Valley 1944
as Marshal Nevada McKenzie
Land of the Outlaws 1944
as Marshal Nevada McKenzie
West of the Rio Grande 1944
as U.S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie
Range Law 1944
as U. S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie
Partners of the Trail 1944
as Jack McKenzie
Law Men 1944
as U.S. Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
Raiders of the Border 1944
as Nevada Jack McKenzie
The Texas Kid 1943
as Jack McKenzie
Outlaws of Stampede Pass 1943
as Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
Crazy House 1943
as Johnny Mack Brown
The Lone Star Trail 1943
as Blaze Barker
Six Gun Gospel 1943
as Marshal Jack McKenzie
The Stranger From Pecos 1943
as Nevada Jack McKenzie
Raiders of San Joaquin 1943
as Rocky Morgan aka The Black Rider
Cheyenne Roundup 1943
as Buck Brandon & Gils Brandon
The Ghost Rider 1943
as Nevada Jack McKenzie
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground 1943
as Wade Benson
The Old Chisholm Trail 1942
as Dusty Gardner
Little Joe, the Wrangler 1942
as Neal Wallace
Deep in the Heart of Texas 1942
as Jim Mallory
Boss of Hangtown Mesa 1942
as Steve Collins
The Silver Bullet 1942
as Silver Jim Donovan
Ride 'Em Cowboy 1942
as Alabam' Brewster
Stagecoach Buckaroo 1942
as Steve Hardin
Fighting Bill Fargo 1941
as Bill Fargo
Arizona Cyclone 1941
as Tom Baxter
The Masked Rider 1941
as Larry Prescott
Man from Montana 1941
as Sheriff Bob Dawson
Rawhide Rangers 1941
as Brand Calhoun
Law of the Range 1941
as Steve Howard
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie 1941
as Joe Henderson
Pony Post 1940
as Cal Sheridan
Law and Order 1940
as Bill Ralston
Ragtime Cowboy Joe 1940
as Steve Logan
Son of Roaring Dan 1940
as Jim Reardon (Posing as Horace McPhail)
Bad Man from Red Butte 1940
as Gils Brady / Buck Halliday
Riders of Pasco Basin 1940
as Lee Jamison
Boss of Bullion City 1940
as Tom Bryant
West of Carson City 1940
as Jim Bannister
Chip of the Flying U 1939
as 'Chip' Bennett
Oklahoma Frontier 1939
as Jeff McLeod
Desperate Trails 1939
as Steve Hayden
The Oregon Trail 1939
as Jeff Scott
Land of Liberty 1939
as Billy the Kid (edited from 'Billy the Kid')
Flaming Frontiers 1938
as Tex Houston
Wells Fargo 1937
as Talbot Carter
Hell Town 1937
as Tom Fillmore
Born to the West 1937
as Tom Fillmore
Boothill Brigade 1937
as Lon Cardigan
Wild West Days 1937
as Kentucky Wade
A Lawman Is Born 1937
as Tom Mitchell
Guns in the Dark 1937
as Johnny Darrel
Bar-Z Bad Men 1937
as Jim Waters
Lawless Land 1937
as Ranger Jeff Hayden
Trail of Vengeance 1937
as Dude Ramsay
The Gambling Terror 1937
as Jeff Hayes
Undercover Man 1936
as Steve McLain
The Crooked Trail 1936
as Jim Blake
Everyman's Law 1936
as Johnny- aka The Dog Town Kid
Rogue of the Range 1936
as Dan Doran
Desert Phantom 1936
as Billy Donovan
Valley of the Lawless 1936
as Bruce Reynolds
The Courageous Avenger 1935
as Kirk Baxter
Between Men 1935
as Johnny Wellington Jr.
Starlit Days at the Lido 1935
as Self
Branded a Coward 1935
as Johnny Hume
Rustlers of Red Dog 1935
as Jack Wood
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove 1934
as Self
Against the Law 1934
as Steve Wayne
Belle of the Nineties 1934
as Brooks Clayburn
Cross Streets 1934
as Adam Blythe
Marrying Widows 1934
as The Husband
St. Louis Woman 1934
as Jim Warren
Three on a Honeymoon 1934
as Chuck Wells
Son of a Sailor 1933
as 'Duke'
Female 1933
as George P. Cooper
Saturday's Millions 1933
as Alan Barry
Fighting With Kit Carson 1933
as Kit Carson
The Vanishing Frontier 1933
as Kirby Tornell
- Malay Nights
Malay Nights 1932
as Jim Wilson
70,000 Witnesses 1932
as Wally Clark
Flames 1932
as Charlie
- Hollywood Halfbacks
Hollywood Halfbacks 1931
Actor
Lasca of the Rio Grande 1931
as Miles Kincaid
The Last Flight 1931
as Bill Talbot
The Secret Six 1931
as Hank Rogers
The Great Meadow 1931
as Berk Jarvis
Billy the Kid 1930
as Billy the Kid
Montana Moon 1930
as Larry
Undertow 1930
as Paul Whalen
Jazz Heaven 1929
as Barry Holmes
Hurricane 1929
as Dan
The Single Standard 1929
as Tommy Hewlett
The Valiant 1929
as Robert Ward
Coquette 1929
as Michael Jeffery
A Woman of Affairs 1928
as David Furness
A Lady of Chance 1928
as Steve Crandall
Annapolis 1928
as Bill
Our Dancing Daughters 1928
as Ben Blaine
The Play Girl 1928
as Bradley Lane
- Square Crooks
Square Crooks 1928
as Larry Scott
Soft Living 1928
as Stockney Webb
The Divine Woman 1928
as Jean Lery
The Fair Co-Ed 1927
as Bob
After Midnight 1927
as Party Boy (uncredited)
Mockery 1927
as Russian Officer (uncredited)
The Bugle Call 1927
as Bit (uncredited)
Slide, Kelly, Slide 1927
as Johnny Mack Brown
Credits from TMDB.