Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Mack Brown

Acting
Born 1904-09-01 - Died 1974-11-14Dothan, Alabama, USA

Biography

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.

Movies (174)

Code of the Saddle
7.0

Code of the Saddle

1947Movie7.0
Hell Town

Hell Town

1937Movie
It's Showtime
7.5

It's Showtime

1976Movie7.5
Wells Fargo
5.5

Wells Fargo

1937Movie5.5
Dead Man's Trail
7.0

Dead Man's Trail

1952Movie7.0
Fighting With Kit Carson
6.5

Fighting With Kit Carson

1933Movie6.5
West of Wyoming
6.5

West of Wyoming

1950Movie6.5
Malay Nights
9.0

Malay Nights

1932Movie9.0
Desert Phantom
8.0

Desert Phantom

1936Movie8.0
Land of Liberty
9.0

Land of Liberty

1939Movie9.0
70,000 Witnesses
5.7

70,000 Witnesses

1932Movie5.7
Flashing Guns
7.0

Flashing Guns

1947Movie7.0
Oklahoma Justice
9.0

Oklahoma Justice

1951Movie9.0
Colorado Ambush
7.5

Colorado Ambush

1951Movie7.5
Hollywood Halfbacks
9.0

Hollywood Halfbacks

1931Movie9.0
Between Men
6.3

Between Men

1935Movie6.3
Coquette
5.9

Coquette

1929Movie5.9
The Oregon Trail
7.5

The Oregon Trail

1939Movie7.5
Rustlers of Red Dog
8.5

Rustlers of Red Dog

1935Movie8.5
Range Law
9.0

Range Law

1944Movie9.0
Apache Uprising
6.4

Apache Uprising

1965Movie6.4
Rawhide Rangers
6.7

Rawhide Rangers

1941Movie6.7
The Bounty Killer
6.0

The Bounty Killer

1965Movie6.0
Border Bandits
7.0

Border Bandits

1946Movie7.0
Son of a Sailor
6.0

Son of a Sailor

1933Movie6.0
Marrying Widows
8.0

Marrying Widows

1934Movie8.0
Crazy House
6.0

Crazy House

1943Movie6.0
Cross Streets
6.0

Cross Streets

1934Movie6.0
Born to the West
4.9

Born to the West

1937Movie4.9
Ride 'Em Cowboy
6.0

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1941Movie6.0
The Masked Rider
7.2

The Masked Rider

1941Movie7.2
Saturday's Millions
7.0

Saturday's Millions

1933Movie7.0
Lawless Land
5.4

Lawless Land

1937Movie5.4
Legends of the West

Legends of the West

1992Movie
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
10.0

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

2000Movie10.0
The Great Meadow
6.0

The Great Meadow

1931Movie6.0
Triggerman
8.0

Triggerman

1948Movie8.0
Square Crooks
8.0

Square Crooks

1928Movie8.0
Branded a Coward
6.0

Branded a Coward

1935Movie6.0
Belle of the Nineties
6.1

Belle of the Nineties

1934Movie6.1
A Lady of Chance
6.5

A Lady of Chance

1928Movie6.5
The Bugle Call
10.0

The Bugle Call

1927Movie10.0
Our Dancing Daughters
6.3

Our Dancing Daughters

1928Movie6.3
Law and Order
8.0

Law and Order

1940Movie8.0
Gun Smoke
5.4

Gun Smoke

1945Movie5.4
Forever Yours
7.0

Forever Yours

1945Movie7.0
Female
6.3

Female

1933Movie6.3
Texas City
6.5

Texas City

1952Movie6.5
Guns in the Dark
7.0

Guns in the Dark

1937Movie7.0
Valley of the Lawless
7.5

Valley of the Lawless

1936Movie7.5
Flames
4.3

Flames

1932Movie4.3
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
9.0

Ragtime Cowboy Joe

1940Movie9.0
Little Joe, the Wrangler
7.5

Little Joe, the Wrangler

1942Movie7.5
The Vanishing Frontier
8.0

The Vanishing Frontier

1933Movie8.0
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
8.5

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976Movie8.5
Rogue of the Range
5.0

Rogue of the Range

1936Movie5.0
Cheyenne Roundup
7.0

Cheyenne Roundup

1943Movie7.0
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
6.0

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

1934Movie6.0
The Last Flight
6.5

The Last Flight

1931Movie6.5
A Woman of Affairs
6.5

A Woman of Affairs

1928Movie6.5
Montana Moon
4.7

Montana Moon

1930Movie4.7
Law of the Range
6.5

Law of the Range

1941Movie6.5
Deep in the Heart of Texas
7.5

Deep in the Heart of Texas

1942Movie7.5
Slide, Kelly, Slide
8.0

Slide, Kelly, Slide

1927Movie8.0
Short Grass
6.0

Short Grass

1950Movie6.0
Oklahoma Frontier
6.0

Oklahoma Frontier

1939Movie6.0
The Navajo Trail
10.0

The Navajo Trail

1945Movie10.0
Trails End
10.0

Trails End

1949Movie10.0
Shadows on the Range
10.0

Shadows on the Range

1946Movie10.0
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
6.5

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

1941Movie6.5
Drifting Along
10.0

Drifting Along

1946Movie10.0
Flaming Frontiers
5.1

Flaming Frontiers

1938Movie5.1
Bar-Z Bad Men
4.4

Bar-Z Bad Men

1937Movie4.4
The Divine Woman
7.2

The Divine Woman

1928Movie7.2
The Play Girl
9.0

The Play Girl

1928Movie9.0
The Secret Six
5.6

The Secret Six

1931Movie5.6
Silver Range
10.0

Silver Range

1946Movie10.0
Trail of Vengeance
9.0

Trail of Vengeance

1937Movie9.0
Boothill Brigade
5.8

Boothill Brigade

1937Movie5.8
Crossed Trails
7.0

Crossed Trails

1948Movie7.0
Law of the West
7.0

Law of the West

1949Movie7.0
Stampede
6.2

Stampede

1949Movie6.2
The Crooked Trail
5.7

The Crooked Trail

1936Movie5.7
Land of the Outlaws
7.0

Land of the Outlaws

1944Movie7.0
Riders of Pasco Basin
5.5

Riders of Pasco Basin

1940Movie5.5
Billy the Kid
4.7

Billy the Kid

1930Movie4.7
The Silver Bullet
6.0

The Silver Bullet

1942Movie6.0
Starlit Days at the Lido
5.7

Starlit Days at the Lido

1935Movie5.7
Fighting Bill Fargo
7.0

Fighting Bill Fargo

1941Movie7.0
Range Justice
7.0

Range Justice

1949Movie7.0
The Valiant
6.1

The Valiant

1929Movie6.1
Arizona Cyclone
7.0

Arizona Cyclone

1941Movie7.0
The Marshal's Daughter
4.3

The Marshal's Daughter

1953Movie4.3
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
9.0

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

1943Movie9.0
Land of the Lawless
7.0

Land of the Lawless

1947Movie7.0
Prairie Express

Prairie Express

1947Movie
West of the Rio Grande
9.0

West of the Rio Grande

1944Movie9.0
The Single Standard
5.8

The Single Standard

1929Movie5.8
Jazz Heaven
5.9

Jazz Heaven

1929Movie5.9
Law of the Panhandle

Law of the Panhandle

1950Movie
Canyon Ambush
6.5

Canyon Ambush

1952Movie6.5
Stagecoach Buckaroo
7.5

Stagecoach Buckaroo

1942Movie7.5
Trailing Danger
9.0

Trailing Danger

1947Movie9.0
Against the Law
5.3

Against the Law

1934Movie5.3
The Courageous Avenger
5.0

The Courageous Avenger

1935Movie5.0
Everyman's Law
8.0

Everyman's Law

1936Movie8.0
Wild West Days
8.0

Wild West Days

1937Movie8.0
West of Carson City
5.5

West of Carson City

1940Movie5.5
Chip of the Flying U
7.5

Chip of the Flying U

1939Movie7.5
Three on a Honeymoon
7.0

Three on a Honeymoon

1934Movie7.0
Outlaws of Stampede Pass
7.0

Outlaws of Stampede Pass

1943Movie7.0
Man from Sonora
9.0

Man from Sonora

1951Movie9.0
Requiem for a Gunfighter
7.5

Requiem for a Gunfighter

1965Movie7.5
Gunning for Justice
10.0

Gunning for Justice

1948Movie10.0
The Lone Star Trail
6.0

The Lone Star Trail

1943Movie6.0
Overland Trails
9.0

Overland Trails

1948Movie9.0
The Fighting Ranger
9.0

The Fighting Ranger

1948Movie9.0
Whistling Hills
7.0

Whistling Hills

1951Movie7.0
Raiders of San Joaquin
7.0

Raiders of San Joaquin

1943Movie7.0
Law Men
5.4

Law Men

1944Movie5.4
Flame of the West
7.0

Flame of the West

1945Movie7.0
Frontier Feud
7.0

Frontier Feud

1945Movie7.0
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
10.0

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

1942Movie10.0
The Fair Co-Ed
6.7

The Fair Co-Ed

1927Movie6.7
Man from Montana
10.0

Man from Montana

1941Movie10.0
The Lost Trail
7.0

The Lost Trail

1945Movie7.0
Pony Post
8.0

Pony Post

1940Movie8.0
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994Movie
Western Renegades
6.5

Western Renegades

1949Movie6.5
A Lawman Is Born
4.5

A Lawman Is Born

1937Movie4.5
Raiders of the South
6.5

Raiders of the South

1947Movie6.5
The Sheriff of Medicine Bow
7.0

The Sheriff of Medicine Bow

1948Movie7.0
Annapolis
5.5

Annapolis

1928Movie5.5
Man from the Black Hills
9.0

Man from the Black Hills

1952Movie9.0
Valley of Fear
8.0

Valley of Fear

1947Movie8.0
Montana Desperado
7.0

Montana Desperado

1951Movie7.0
Boss of Bullion City
6.0

Boss of Bullion City

1940Movie6.0
West of El Dorado
10.0

West of El Dorado

1949Movie10.0
Frontier Agent
8.0

Frontier Agent

1948Movie8.0
Raiders of the Border
10.0

Raiders of the Border

1944Movie10.0
Over the Border
8.0

Over the Border

1950Movie8.0
The Old Chisholm Trail
7.7

The Old Chisholm Trail

1942Movie7.7
Desperate Trails
5.7

Desperate Trails

1939Movie5.7
Stranger from Santa Fe
8.5

Stranger from Santa Fe

1945Movie8.5
Undercover Man
7.0

Undercover Man

1936Movie7.0
The Gambling Terror
6.0

The Gambling Terror

1937Movie6.0
Son of Roaring Dan
8.0

Son of Roaring Dan

1940Movie8.0
Trigger Fingers
6.5

Trigger Fingers

1946Movie6.5
Back Trail
8.0

Back Trail

1948Movie8.0
The Ghost Rider
8.0

The Ghost Rider

1943Movie8.0
Mockery
6.9

Mockery

1927Movie6.9
Under Arizona Skies
10.0

Under Arizona Skies

1946Movie10.0
Hurricane
6.5

Hurricane

1929Movie6.5
After Midnight
8.5

After Midnight

1927Movie8.5
The Gentleman from Texas
6.0

The Gentleman from Texas

1946Movie6.0
Ghost Guns
6.1

Ghost Guns

1944Movie6.1
Hidden Danger
7.0

Hidden Danger

1948Movie7.0
The Texas Kid
5.8

The Texas Kid

1943Movie5.8
Undertow
6.5

Undertow

1930Movie6.5
Blazing Bullets
7.0

Blazing Bullets

1951Movie7.0
Soft Living
9.0

Soft Living

1928Movie9.0
The Stranger From Pecos
7.0

The Stranger From Pecos

1943Movie7.0
Law of the Valley
6.0

Law of the Valley

1944Movie6.0
Six Gun Mesa
9.5

Six Gun Mesa

1950Movie9.5
Partners of the Trail
5.0

Partners of the Trail

1944Movie5.0
The Law Comes to Gunsight
6.7

The Law Comes to Gunsight

1947Movie6.7
Texas Lawmen
7.0

Texas Lawmen

1951Movie7.0
Six Gun Gospel
5.3

Six Gun Gospel

1943Movie5.3
Bad Man from Red Butte
5.8

Bad Man from Red Butte

1940Movie5.8
Gun Talk
8.0

Gun Talk

1947Movie8.0
Outlaw Gold
10.0

Outlaw Gold

1950Movie10.0
St. Louis Woman
6.0

St. Louis Woman

1934Movie6.0
Lasca of the Rio Grande
10.0

Lasca of the Rio Grande

1931Movie10.0
The Haunted Mine
10.0

The Haunted Mine

1946Movie10.0

TV Shows (3)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
This Is Your Life
6.5

This Is Your Life

1952Series6.5
Official Detective
7.5

Official Detective

1957Series7.5