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John Elmer "Jack" Carson was a Canadian-born, American film actor. 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, 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 own smug cockiness.
Birth Name
John Elmer Carson
Born
Thursday, 27 October 1910
Died
Wednesday, 02 January 1963
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story | Self | 2014 |
| Biography | Self / (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 1984 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy | (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Hollywood My Home Town | Himself / Self | 1965 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Self | 1963 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Actor | 1961 |
| Bus Stop | Constable Veal Gowdy | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Fairchild | 1961 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story | Self | 2014 |
| Biography | Self / (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 1984 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy | (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Hollywood My Home Town | Himself / Self | 1965 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Self | 1963 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Actor | 1961 |
| Bus Stop | Constable Veal Gowdy | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Fairchild | 1961 |
| King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein | Timothy W. 'Big Tim' O'Brien | 1961 |
| Seven Keys | Norman | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Celebrity Golf | Self | 1960 |
| Thriller | Burt Lewis | 1960 |
| New Comedy Showcase | Johnny Martin | 1960 |
| The Bramble Bush | Bert Mosley | 1960 |
| Startime | Albert Maddon | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Harvey Hunnicut | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Henry T.P. Comstock | 1959 |
| Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! | Capt. Hoxie | 1958 |
| The Garry Moore Show | Self | 1958 |
| Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Gooper | 1958 |
| The Betty White Show | Self | 1958 |
| The Tarnished Angels | Jiggs | 1957 |
| The Guy Mitchell Show | Self | 1957 |
| Alcoa Theatre | Augie Adams / Bert Kennedy | 1957 |
| The Polly Bergen Show | Self | 1957 |
| Date with the Angels | Herbie | 1957 |
| The Tattered Dress | Sheriff Nick Hoak | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Sundown Smith | 1956 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Ralph | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Capt. Al Mannix / Patsy / Self - Host | 1956 |
| Magnificent Roughnecks | Bix Decker | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - Comedian - Various Quiz Show Hosts | 1956 |
| The Bottom of the Bottle | Hal Breckinridge | 1956 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Lamar Kendall | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Frankie Fane | 1955 |
| The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial | Sid Devlin | 1955 |
| Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre | Kendall Loring | 1955 |
| Make the Connection | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1955 |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | Harold North / Hal North | 1955 |
| Damon Runyon Theater | Byron 'The Brain' Harris | 1955 |
| The Bob Cummings Show | Jack Carson | 1955 |
| Phffft | Charlie Nelson | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Harold Sylvester | 1954 |
| The Jack Carson Show | Self - Host / Self | 1954 |
| Climax! | Eugene Skinner / Art Shaddick | 1954 |
| The George Gobel Show | Himself | 1954 |
| A Star Is Born | Matt Libby | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | Kendall Loring / Johnny Darke | 1954 |
| Red Garters | Jason Carberry | 1954 |
| The Betty White Show | Self | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Enoch McCabe / Harry Steuben / Joey Miller / King / Maxie | 1953 |
| Dangerous When Wet | Windy Weebe | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Joe Bushwick | 1953 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Dan Doyle | 1952 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| The U.S. Royal Showcase | Self - Host / Self | 1952 |
| The Name's the Same | Guest Celebrity | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Danny Scott / Harry Mauldron / Sid Devlin | 1951 |
| The Groom Wore Spurs | Ben Castle | 1951 |
| Mister Universe | Jeff Clayton | 1951 |
| Showtime, U.S.A. | Self | 1950 |
| All Star Revue | Self - Host / Self - Cameo / Self - Guest Comic Actor / Self - Guest Comedian / Host | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | John Mulligan / Garrison | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Host | 1950 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self - Comic Actor | 1950 |
| Bright Leaf | Chris Malley - Dr. Monaco / Chris Malley | 1950 |
| The Good Humor Man | Biff Jones | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| 20 Questions | Self | 1949 |
| It's a Great Feeling | Jack Carson | 1949 |
| My Dream Is Yours | Doug Blake | 1949 |
| Maggi's Private Wire | Self | 1949 |
| John Loves Mary | Fred Taylor | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| Studio One | Harry Breen | 1948 |
| The Ford Theatre Hour | Gordon Miller | 1948 |
| Two Guys from Texas | Danny Foster | 1948 |
| Romance on the High Seas | Peter Virgil | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self / Self - Comic Actor | 1948 |
| April Showers | Joe Tyme | 1948 |
| Always Together | Bill Jones | 1947 |
| So You Want to Be in Pictures | Man Giving Directions | 1947 |
| Love and Learn | Jingles Collins | 1947 |
| Blow Ups of 1947 | Self | 1947 |
| The Time, the Place and the Girl | Jeff Howard | 1946 |
| Two Guys from Milwaukee | Buzz Williams | 1946 |
| One More Tomorrow | Patrick 'Pat' Regan / Pat Regan | 1946 |
| Mildred Pierce | Wally Fay | 1945 |
| Roughly Speaking | Harold C. Pierson | 1945 |
| Hollywood Canteen | Jack Carson / Self | 1944 |
| The Doughgirls | Arthur Halstead | 1944 |
| Arsenic and Old Lace | O'Hara / Officer Patrick O'Hara | 1944 |
| Make Your Own Bed | Jerry Curtis | 1944 |
| The Road to Victory | Himself / Jack Carson | 1944 |
| The Shining Future | Self / Jack Carson | 1944 |
| Shine on Harvest Moon | The Great Georgetti | 1944 |
| Princess O'Rourke | Dave Campbell | 1943 |
| Thank Your Lucky Stars | Jack Carson / Himself | 1943 |
| The Hard Way | Albert Runkel | 1943 |
| Gentleman Jim | Walter Lowrie / Walter Lawrie | 1942 |
| Wings for the Eagle | Brad Maple | 1942 |
| Larceny, Inc | Jeff Randolph | 1942 |
| The Male Animal | Joe Ferguson | 1942 |
| Breakdowns of 1942 | Self | 1942 |
| Blues in the Night | Leo Powell | 1941 |
| Breakdowns of 1941 | Self | 1941 |
| Navy Blues | 'Buttons' Johnson | 1941 |
| The Bride Came C.O.D. | Allen Brice | 1941 |
| Love Crazy | Ward Willoughby | 1941 |
| The Strawberry Blonde | Hugo Barnstead | 1941 |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Chuck | 1941 |
| Love Thy Neighbor | Policeman | 1940 |
| Sandy Gets Her Man | Policeman Tom Garrity / Tom Garrity - Policeman | 1940 |
| Lucky Partners | Frederick Harper / Freddie Harper | 1940 |
| Queen of the Mob | FBI Agent Ross Waring / Agent Ross Waring | 1940 |
| Girl in 313 | Police Lt. Pat O'Farrell | 1940 |
| Alias the Deacon | Sullivan | 1940 |
| Shooting High | Gabby Cross | 1940 |
| Typhoon | Mate | 1940 |
| Enemy Agent | Ralph | 1940 |
| Young as You Feel | Norcross | 1940 |
| I Take This Woman | Joe | 1940 |
| Parole Fixer | George Mattison | 1940 |
| City of Chance | Narration - Prologue (voice) / Narration - Prologue | 1940 |
| The Honeymoon's Over | Tom Donroy | 1939 |
| Destry Rides Again | Jack Tyndall | 1939 |
| Legion of Lost Flyers | Larry Barrigan | 1939 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Sweeney Farrell - Newsman | 1939 |
| The Escape | Chet Warren | 1939 |
| Fifth Avenue Girl | Minnesota - a Sailor | 1939 |
| The Kid from Texas | Stanley Brown | 1939 |
| Mr. Doodle Kicks Off | Football Player Rochet / Rochet | 1938 |
| Carefree | Connors | 1938 |
| Having Wonderful Time | Emil Beatty | 1938 |
| The Saint in New York | Red Jenks | 1938 |
| Vivacious Lady | Charlie - Waiter Captain / Charlie | 1938 |
| Law of the Underworld | Johnny | 1938 |
| Go Chase Yourself | Warren Miles | 1938 |
| This Marriage Business | 'Candid' Perry / "Candid" Perry | 1938 |
| Condemned Women | Plainclothes Policeman | 1938 |
| Maid's Night Out | Rollercoaster Ride Attendant | 1938 |
| Night Spot | Shallen | 1938 |
| Bringing Up Baby | Circus Roustabout | 1938 |
| Everybody's Doing It | Detective Lieutenant | 1938 |
| Crashing Hollywood | Dickson | 1938 |
| She's Got Everything | Ransome | 1937 |
| Quick Money | Coach Woodford | 1937 |
| Harris in the Spring | Taxicab Driver | 1937 |
| High Flyers | Dave Hanlon | 1937 |
| A Damsel in Distress | Bit Role | 1937 |
| Stand-In | Tom Potts | 1937 |
| Stage Door | Mr. Milbanks | 1937 |
| Music for Madame | Assistant Director | 1937 |
| Reported Missing! | Logantown Airport Radioman | 1937 |
| On Again-Off Again | Cop | 1937 |
| It Could Happen to You | Truck Driver | 1937 |
| Too Many Wives | Hodges | 1937 |
| You Only Live Once | Attendant in First Gas Station | 1937 |
