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John Paterson McGowan was a pioneering Hollywood actor and director and occasionally a screenwriter and producer. McGowan remains the only Australian to have been made a life member of the Screen Directors Guild.
Birth Name
John Paterson McGowan
Born
Tuesday, 24 February 1880
Died
Wednesday, 26 March 1952
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Lady and the Bandit | Old Man | 1951 |
| Calling All Marines | Doctor | 1939 |
| Code of the Fearless | Undetermined Minor Role | 1939 |
| Dick Tracy Returns | Kruger | 1938 |
| Flaming Frontiers | Bartender [Chs. 8, 11, 15] | 1938 |
| The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Henchman Scudder / Scudder | 1938 |
| Kidnapped | Clansman | 1938 |
| Hunted Men | Cop | 1938 |
| A Trip to Paris | Minor Role | 1938 |
| In Old Chicago | Saloon Manager | 1938 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Lady and the Bandit | Old Man | 1951 |
| Calling All Marines | Doctor | 1939 |
| Code of the Fearless | Undetermined Minor Role | 1939 |
| Dick Tracy Returns | Kruger | 1938 |
| Flaming Frontiers | Bartender [Chs. 8, 11, 15] | 1938 |
| The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Henchman Scudder / Scudder | 1938 |
| Kidnapped | Clansman | 1938 |
| Hunted Men | Cop | 1938 |
| A Trip to Paris | Minor Role | 1938 |
| In Old Chicago | Saloon Manager | 1938 |
| The Buccaneer | Jailer | 1938 |
| Prairie Thunder | Col. Stanton / Colonel Stanton | 1937 |
| Heart of the Rockies | Ed Dawson / Big Ed Dawson | 1937 |
| Roaring Six Guns | Sheriff | 1937 |
| Rough Riding Rhythm | Pete Hobart | 1937 |
| West Bound Limited | Freight Engineer | 1937 |
| Empty Holsters | U.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill | 1937 |
| She Had to Eat | Police Sergeant | 1937 |
| Slave Ship | Helmsman | 1937 |
| Hit the Saddle | Rance McGowan | 1937 |
| Borderland | El Rio Sheriff | 1937 |
| Jungle Jim | Ship Captain J.S. Robinson [Ch.1] / Ship Captain J.S. Robinson | 1937 |
| Sinner Take All | Police Officer Murphy | 1936 |
| Stampede | Matt Stevens | 1936 |
| The Accusing Finger | Inner Guard - Prison Yard / Inner Guard | 1936 |
| Fury and the Woman | Anderson | 1936 |
| The Three Mesquiteers | Brack Canfield | 1936 |
| Ride 'Em Cowboy | Jim Howard | 1936 |
| Bulldog Edition | Radio Listener | 1936 |
| Guns and Guitars | Dave Morgan | 1936 |
| Secret Patrol | Blacksmith Barstow | 1936 |
| Moonlight Murder | Medical Guard | 1936 |
| Robin Hood of El Dorado | Danglong | 1936 |
| Little Lord Fauntleroy | Townsman at Church | 1936 |
| The Prisoner of Shark Island | Ship's Captain | 1936 |
| Silver Spurs | Webb Allison | 1936 |
| Bar 20 Rides Again | Buck Peters | 1935 |
| East of Java | Sergeant - Rescue Party / Sergeant, Rescue Party | 1935 |
| The Silent Code | Commissioner | 1935 |
| This Is the Life | Troublesome Tramp | 1935 |
| The Virginia Judge | Man in Hula Tent | 1935 |
| Diamond Jim | Engineer | 1935 |
| Calm Yourself | Detective Flanagan | 1935 |
| The Outlaw Deputy | Boulder Creek Sheriff | 1935 |
| Border Brigands | Inspector Winston - RCMP | 1935 |
| Murder in the Fleet | Chief of Police / Chief of Police (Uncredited) | 1935 |
| The Flame Within | Michael | 1935 |
| Whispering Smith Speaks | Caboose Passenger | 1935 |
| Goin' to Town | Cowboy | 1935 |
| Les Misérables | Javert's Plainclothesman | 1935 |
| The Call of the Savage | Freighter Captain | 1935 |
| Mississippi | Dealer | 1935 |
| The Outlaw Tamer | Sheriff Jim Porter | 1935 |
| Rustlers of Red Dog | Captain Trent - [Chs. 3-4] / Capt. Trent [Chs. 3-4] | 1935 |
| When Lightning Strikes | Lafe Broderick | 1934 |
| Evelyn Prentice | Detective Mack Clark | 1934 |
| Marie Galante | Foreman | 1934 |
| Wagon Wheels | Couch | 1934 |
| Have a Heart | Detective | 1934 |
| Fighting Hero | Morales | 1934 |
| The Red Rider | Scotty McKee | 1934 |
| No More Women | Captain of The Hawk | 1934 |
| I Love That Man | Police Chief | 1933 |
| Somewhere in Sonora | Monte Black | 1933 |
| Deadwood Pass | The Chief | 1933 |
| When a Man Rides Alone | Hiram Jones | 1933 |
| Flaming Gold | Mack | 1932 |
| Lawless Valley | Big Mike Carter, aka El Lobo, aka Texas Rand / Big Mike Carter | 1932 |
| Quick Trigger Lee | Brings note / Director | 1931 |
| Shotgun Pass | Ranch hand Tom | 1931 |
| A Son of the Plains | Dan Farrell | 1931 |
| Covered Wagon Trails | King Kincaid | 1930 |
| Breezy Bill | Sheriff | 1930 |
| O'Malley Rides Alone | Angus McGregor | 1930 |
| A Texas Cowboy | Brute Kettle | 1929 |
| Señor Americano | Maddox | 1929 |
| The Lone Horseman | The Swindler | 1929 |
| Pioneers of the West | Tom Dorgan | 1929 |
| 'Neath Western Skies | Dugan | 1929 |
| The Cowboy and the Outlaw | Pepper Hardcastle | 1929 |
| The Invaders | 1929 | |
| The Fighting Terror | 1929 | |
| The Law of the Plains | Seagrue | 1929 |
| Wyoming Tornado | 1929 | |
| The Last Round-Up | Hash | 1929 |
| An Oklahoma Cowboy | 1929 | |
| Plunging Hoofs | Jim Wales | 1929 |
| Bad Men's Money | Sheriff Bud Jennings | 1929 |
| The Lawless Legion | Matson | 1929 |
| The Law of the Mounted | Fugitive | 1928 |
| Texas Tommy | Texas Tommy | 1928 |
| Two Outlaws | Abner Whitcomb | 1928 |
| The Old Code | Raoul de Valle | 1928 |
| West of Santa Fe | Rancher | 1928 |
| The Black Ace | 1928 | |
| The Chinatown Mystery | 1928 | |
| Arizona Days | Ed Hicks | 1928 |
| Silent Trail | 1928 | |
| The Code of the Scarlet | Blake | 1928 |
| The Royal American | Capt. Burke | 1928 |
| Dugan of the Dugouts | Capt. von Brinken | 1928 |
| The Lost Limited | Thomas Webber | 1928 |
| Lightnin' Shot | 1928 | |
| The Slaver | 'Iron' Larsen | 1927 |
| Gun Gospel | Bill Brogan | 1927 |
| The Red Raiders | Captain Ortwell | 1927 |
| Red Signals | Jim Twyler | 1927 |
| Perils of the Rail | Barker's Accomplice at Smelter Junction | 1926 |
| Moran of the Mounted | Sgt. Churchill | 1926 |
| Senor Daredevil | Jesse Wilks | 1926 |
| Danger Quest | Col. Spiffy | 1926 |
| The Patent Leather Pug | James Curtis | 1926 |
| Crack o' Dawn | Earle Thorpe Sr | 1925 |
| The Lost Express | Train Engineer | 1925 |
| Red Blood | Eagle Custer | 1925 |
| Riding Romance | John Brandon | 1925 |
| Border Intrigue | Tough Tidings | 1925 |
| Outwitted | Tiger McGuire | 1925 |
| Two Fisted Tenderfoot | Stephen Lawlor | 1924 |
| One Million in Jewels | Burke | 1923 |
| Reckless Chances | Terry Nolan | 1922 |
| The Ruse of the Rattler | The Rattlesnake | 1921 |
| Discontented Wives | John Gaylord | 1921 |
| Do or Die | Capt. Alvarez / Satan | 1921 |
| A Crook's Romance | 1921 | |
| King of the Circus | 1920 | |
| Elmo the Fearless | 1920 | |
| The Lost Express | Undetermined Role | 1917 |
| Judith of the Cumberlands | Minor Role | 1916 |
| Medicine Bend | Whispering Smith | 1916 |
| Whispering Smith | Whispering Smith | 1916 |
| The Girl and the Game | Spike | 1915 |
| The Shaughraun | Corry Kinchela | 1912 |
| From the Manger to the Cross | Wise Man 1 | 1912 |
| Ancient Temples of Egypt | Self | 1912 |
| His Mother | John Foster | 1912 |
| Arrah-Na-Pogue | Irish Secretary of State | 1911 |
| The Colleen Bawn | Hardress Cregan | 1911 |
| Rory O'More | Commander of the English troops | 1911 |
| Railroad Raiders of '62 | Federal Officer | 1911 |
| By a Woman's Wit | 1911 | |
| When Lovers Part | 1910 | |
| A Lad from Old Ireland | Election Agent | 1910 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Covered Wagon Trails | 1930 |
| O'Malley Rides Alone | 1930 |
| The Parting of the Trails | 1930 |
| A Texas Cowboy | 1929 |
| Pioneers of the West | 1929 |
| 'Neath Western Skies | 1929 |
| Riders of the Rio Grande | 1929 |
| The Fighting Terror | 1929 |
| The Law of the Plains | 1929 |
| Perils of the Rail | 1926 |
| The Lure of the Circus | 1918 |
| The Lost Express | 1917 |
| A Lass of the Lumberlands | 1916 |
| Judith of the Cumberlands | 1916 |
| The Sign of the Spade | 1916 |
| Nancy's Birthright | 1916 |
| The Stain in the Blood | 1916 |
| In the Web of the Grafters | 1916 |
