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John Joseph Francis Mulhall was an American film actor beginning in the silent film era who successfully transitioned to sound films, appearing in over 430 films in a career spanning 50 years.
Birth Name
John Joseph Francis Mulhall
Born
Friday, 07 October 1887
Died
Friday, 01 June 1979
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Vito | Jack Winchell | 2011 |
| Buck Rogers | Capt. Rankin | 1977 |
| Destination Saturn | Capt. Rankin / Captain Rankin | 1966 |
| The Atomic Submarine | Justin Murdock | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Kenneth Webster | 1958 |
| I Married a Woman | Old Cop | 1958 |
| In the Money | (scenes deleted) | 1958 |
| Up in Smoke | Police Clerk | 1957 |
| How to Marry a Millionaire | Well Dressed Man | 1957 |
| Goodyear Theatre | Lister | 1957 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Vito | Jack Winchell | 2011 |
| Buck Rogers | Capt. Rankin | 1977 |
| Destination Saturn | Capt. Rankin / Captain Rankin | 1966 |
| The Atomic Submarine | Justin Murdock | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Kenneth Webster | 1958 |
| I Married a Woman | Old Cop | 1958 |
| In the Money | (scenes deleted) | 1958 |
| Up in Smoke | Police Clerk | 1957 |
| How to Marry a Millionaire | Well Dressed Man | 1957 |
| Goodyear Theatre | Lister | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Poker Player | 1957 |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Minor Role | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Editor, Joe Ashley | 1956 |
| Calling Homicide | Deputy Pierson | 1956 |
| The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna | Walter Stewart | 1956 |
| Hey, Jeannie! | Senator Fuller | 1956 |
| The She-Creature | Lombardi's Lawyer | 1956 |
| The Man with the Golden Arm | Turnkey | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Bar Patron, Conductor | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Champion | Hugh MacNeil | 1955 |
| Tennessee's Partner | Townsman / Guest at Duchess's | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Bates, Man Hiring Hoyt | 1955 |
| Public Defender | Policeman | 1954 |
| Colonel Humphrey Flack | Norris | 1953 |
| I'm the Law | Police Officer | 1953 |
| Planet Outlaws | Capt. Rankin, Hidden City forces / Capt. Rankin | 1953 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | Cop | 1952 |
| I Married Joan | Mr. Randolph | 1952 |
| Just for You | Major | 1952 |
| Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom | Defense Council Member [Chs. 7-8] | 1952 |
| Craig Kennedy, Criminologist | Burt Simmons, Capt. Clay, Director Frank Martin, Earl Norden, Fleming Lewis, James Kelly, William Kendall | 1952 |
| Chained for Life | Dr. Thompson | 1952 |
| Dragnet | Jack Mulhall | 1951 |
| Boston Blackie | Cafe Owmer | 1951 |
| The Adventures of Kit Carson | Bernardo Hall, Bill Edmonds, General | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Police Officer | 1951 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Sheriff Jim Daly | 1951 |
| Beulah | George | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Member of the Jury | 1950 |
| The Ken Murray Show | Self, Self - Pitchman | 1950 |
| My Friend Irma | Photographer | 1949 |
| Sky Liner | Col. Hanson | 1949 |
| You're My Everything | Suitor in 'Flaming Flappers' | 1949 |
| Lulu Belle | Policeman | 1948 |
| North of the Border | Inspector Swanson / Captain Swanson | 1946 |
| 'Neath Canadian Skies | Inspector / Capt. Sharon | 1946 |
| Monsieur Beaucaire | Guard | 1946 |
| Deadline for Murder | 2nd Player | 1946 |
| The Searching Wind | Reporter | 1946 |
| Desert Command | Clancy | 1946 |
| Flame of Barbary Coast | Gambler | 1945 |
| The Phantom Of 42Nd Street | Lt. Walsh | 1945 |
| Dillinger | Police Officer | 1945 |
| The Man Who Walked Alone | Policeman #1 | 1945 |
| Bowery Champs | Sgt. Ryan | 1944 |
| Babes on Swing Street | Cop | 1944 |
| My Buddy | Announcer at Convicts' Show | 1944 |
| A Wave, a WAC and a Marine | Bartender | 1944 |
| National Barn Dance | Radio Man | 1944 |
| South of Dixie | Newspaper Photographer | 1944 |
| Gambler's Choice | Harry | 1944 |
| An American Romance | Customer | 1944 |
| Lady in the Dark | Photographer | 1944 |
| Whistling in Brooklyn | Reporter | 1943 |
| Hi Ya, Sailor | Police Lieutenant | 1943 |
| Corvette K-225 | Officer | 1943 |
| The Kansan | Walter | 1943 |
| Swing Shift Maisie | Doctor / Doctor (Uncredited) | 1943 |
| Ghosts on the Loose | Lieutenant | 1943 |
| The Falcon in Danger | Casino Manager | 1943 |
| Hers to Hold | Officer | 1943 |
| Colt Comrades | Postmaster | 1943 |
| Cowboy in Manhattan | Headwaiter | 1943 |
| I Escaped from the Gestapo | Police Dispatcher | 1943 |
| Idaho | Board Member | 1943 |
| The Ape Man | Reporter | 1943 |
| The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Reporter | 1943 |
| Kid Dynamite | Clancy - Second Abductor / Clancy | 1943 |
| Silent Witness | Police Officer Jed Kelly | 1943 |
| Queen of Broadway | Bookie | 1942 |
| 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge | Sergeant | 1942 |
| The Forest Rangers | Lookout | 1942 |
| Foreign Agent | Steve - Newspaper Editor / Editor on Phone | 1942 |
| Sin Town | Hanson | 1942 |
| The Glass Key | Lynch | 1942 |
| Between Us Girls | Nightclub Waiter | 1942 |
| Wake Island | Dr. Parkman | 1942 |
| Top Sergeant | Captain Ordering Bridge Blown Up | 1942 |
| So's Your Aunt Emma! | Burns | 1942 |
| A Gentleman After Dark | Hotel Desk Clerk / Desk Clerk | 1942 |
| Gang Busters | Richards - Police Lab Tech. [Chs. 9, 11] | 1942 |
| The Dawn Express | Chief Agent James Curtis | 1942 |
| Mr. Wise Guy | Jim Barnes | 1942 |
| Man from Headquarters | Whalen, Reporter | 1942 |
| Treat 'Em Rough | Waiter | 1942 |
| Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. | Jim Wilson | 1941 |
| Harvard, Here I Come! | Reporter | 1941 |
| I Killed That Man | Collins | 1941 |
| Appointment for Love | Reporter | 1941 |
| Hard Guy | Tex Cassidy | 1941 |
| International Lady | Desk Clerk | 1941 |
| Sea Raiders | 'Dolphin' Radioman / 'Dolphin' Radioman [Chs. 1-2] | 1941 |
| It Started with Eve | Nightclub Photographer | 1941 |
| Unexpected Uncle | Policeman at Kathleen's Apartment | 1941 |
| Dangerous Lady | Jones - the Hotel Clerk | 1941 |
| Saddle Mountain Roundup | Freeman | 1941 |
| Bowery Blitzkrieg | Officer Sherrill / Nick Sherrill | 1941 |
| Desperate Cargo | Jim Halsey | 1941 |
| In the Navy | Lt. Scott | 1941 |
| Love Crazy | Court Clerk | 1941 |
| The Spider Returns | Detective Farrell / Detective Farrell [Chs. 13, 14, 15] | 1941 |
| Invisible Ghost | Tim - Police Detective / Jim, a detective | 1941 |
| Adventures of Captain Marvel | James Howell [Ch. 1] / Howell | 1941 |
| Las Vegas Nights | Croupier | 1941 |
| Cheers for Miss Bishop | Professor Carter | 1941 |
| Back Street | Mr. White | 1941 |
| Ride, Kelly, Ride | Jockey Agent | 1941 |
| Buck Privates | Medical Examiner | 1941 |
| The Son of Monte Cristo | Schmidt | 1941 |
| Mysterious Doctor Satan | Police Chief Rand [Chs. 1, 4, 13] / Police Chief Rand | 1940 |
| The Quarterback | Doctor | 1940 |
| Third Finger, Left Hand | Niagara Falls Guide | 1940 |
| A Little Bit of Heaven | Policeman | 1940 |
| Dulcy | Businessman in Meeting | 1940 |
| Strike Up the Band | Man Phoning in Constest Winner | 1940 |
| Comin' Round the Mountain | Salesman | 1940 |
| The Golden Fleecing | Reporter | 1940 |
| I Love You Again | Worker Saying 'Seventy Hours . . .' | 1940 |
| Strange Cargo | Dunning | 1940 |
| Black Friday | Bartender | 1940 |
| The Heckler | Undetermined Role (voice) / Undetermined Role | 1940 |
| Broadway Melody of 1940 | George | 1940 |
| That Inferior Feeling | Bank Teller | 1940 |
| Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Policeman | 1939 |
| First Love | Terry | 1939 |
| Judge Hardy and Son | Interne | 1939 |
| 6, 000 Enemies | Prisoner O'Toole | 1939 |
| It's a Wonderful World | Reporter with Vivian | 1939 |
| Outlaws' Paradise | Prison Warden | 1939 |
| Buck Rogers | Captain Rankin / Capt. Rankin | 1939 |
| Three Smart Girls Grow Up | Butler | 1939 |
| Made for Each Other | Rock Springs Radio Operator | 1939 |
| Home on the Prairie | Dr. Sommers | 1939 |
| Scouts to the Rescue | Scoutmaster Hale [Ch. 1] | 1939 |
| Sharpshooters | Photographer | 1938 |
| The Storm | Harry Blake | 1938 |
| Swing That Cheer | Manager | 1938 |
| Young Dr. Kildare | Intern | 1938 |
| The Gladiator | Spectator at Wrestling Match | 1938 |
| The Chaser | Joe - Brandon Henchman / Joe | 1938 |
| Crime Ring | Detective Brady | 1938 |
| Held for Ransom | Morrison | 1938 |
| You and Me | First Floorwalker | 1938 |
| Outlaws of Sonora | Dr. George Martin | 1938 |
| Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars | Bomber Captain [Chs. 4-5, 13] / Bomber Captain | 1938 |
| Mad About Music | Reporter | 1938 |
| Of Human Hearts | Soldier Holding Pilgrim the Horse | 1938 |
| The Spy Ring | Capt. Tex Randolph | 1938 |
| Tim Tyler's Luck | Sgt. Gates | 1937 |
| Amateur Crook | Jan Jaffin | 1937 |
| Saturday's Heroes | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1937 |
| Music for Madame | Wedding Guest / Wedding Guest (Uncredited) | 1937 |
| Radio Patrol | Desk Sergeant | 1937 |
| Sky Racket | Henchman Meggs | 1937 |
| Framing Youth | Radio Announcer | 1937 |
| The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning | John Jones | 1937 |
| One Hundred Men and a Girl | Rudolph | 1937 |
| The Toast of New York | Broker | 1937 |
| Topper | Irate Nightclub Patron | 1937 |
| Dangerous Holiday | Police Sergeant | 1937 |
| Armored Car | Manny | 1937 |
| Wings Over Honolulu | Officer | 1937 |
| Internes Can't Take Money | First Mug | 1937 |
| History Is Made at Night | Waiter | 1937 |
| Love Is News | Yacht Salesman | 1937 |
| Secret Valley | James Parker / Lawyer James Parker | 1937 |
| Beloved Enemy | Casey | 1936 |
| Under Your Spell | Court Clerk | 1936 |
| Without Orders | Jake - the Airport Guard | 1936 |
| Wedding Present | Reporter | 1936 |
| Libeled Lady | Barker | 1936 |
| The Big Broadcast of 1937 | Clerk | 1936 |
| Murder with Pictures | Girard Henchman | 1936 |
| Wives Never Know | Scout | 1936 |
| Hollywood Boulevard | Jack Mulhall - Actor at Trocadero Bar | 1936 |
| Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Second Purser | 1936 |
| Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs | Self | 1936 |
| Kelly of the Secret Service | George Lesserman | 1936 |
| The Last Outlaw | Card Player | 1936 |
| The Rogues' Tavern | Bill | 1936 |
| Undersea Kingdom | Andrews [Chs. 1, 12] | 1936 |
| Show Boat | Race Fan | 1936 |
| One Rainy Afternoon | Ice Rink Announcer / Ice Rink Announcer (Uncredited) | 1936 |
| 13 Hours by Air | Horace Lander - Reservations Clerk / Horace Lander | 1936 |
| The Country Beyond | Mountie | 1936 |
| The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand | Craig Kennedy | 1936 |
| The Preview Murder Mystery | Jack Rawlins | 1936 |
| Wife vs. Secretary | Howard - Party Guest | 1936 |
| Klondike Annie | Officer | 1936 |
| A Face in the Fog | Reardon | 1936 |
| Anything Goes | Purser | 1936 |
| Strike Me Pink | Stagedoor Johnny | 1936 |
| Skull and Crown | Ed / Border Patrolman Ed | 1936 |
| Custer's Last Stand | Lt. Cook / Lieutenant Cook | 1936 |
| The Shadow of Silk Lennox | Ferguson, alais 'Fingers' Farley / Ferguson - alais 'Fingers' Farley | 1935 |
| The Last Days of Pompeii | Citizen of Pompeii | 1935 |
| Here's to Romance | Secretary | 1935 |
| The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Radio Executive | 1935 |
| The Gay Deception | Bank Teller | 1935 |
| Two for Tonight | Gordon's Doctor | 1935 |
| Here Comes the Band | Soldier | 1935 |
| Page Miss Glory | Reporter | 1935 |
| Lady Tubbs | Stevens - Hotel Clerk | 1935 |
| Men Without Names | Reporter | 1935 |
| Love Me Forever | Gambler | 1935 |
| Chinatown Squad | Desk Clerk - St. Francis Hotel | 1935 |
| Paris in Spring | George, Cafe Simone Doorman | 1935 |
| What Price Crime | Hopkins | 1935 |
| People Will Talk | Sam Baxter | 1935 |
| The Headline Woman | Police Sgt. Blair / Blair | 1935 |
| The Informer | Man at Wake | 1935 |
| Love in Bloom | Beggar | 1935 |
| Reckless | Paul's Restrainer in Bar | 1935 |
| Fighting Lady | George Davis | 1935 |
| Roaring Roads | Donald McDowell | 1935 |
| Mississippi | Duelist | 1935 |
| I've Been Around | Undetermiend Role | 1935 |
| The Woman in Red | Mr. Crozier - Seated Guest on Yacht | 1935 |
| One Hour Late | Whittaker | 1934 |
| Behold My Wife! | Reporter at Train | 1934 |
| It's a Gift | Butler | 1934 |
| Evelyn Prentice | Gregory | 1934 |
| Cleopatra | Roman Greeting Antony | 1934 |
| The Notorious Sophie Lang | Jewelry Clerk | 1934 |
| The Old Fashioned Way | Dick Bronson | 1934 |
| Whom the Gods Destroy | Godfrey Elliot | 1934 |
| Burn 'Em Up Barnes | 'Burn-'em-Up' Barnes | 1934 |
| Many Happy Returns | Movie Actor | 1934 |
| The Mystery Squadron | Henry 'Hank' Davis | 1933 |
| Secret Sinners | Jeff Gilbert | 1933 |
| Curtain at Eight | Carey Weldon | 1933 |
| The Three Musketeers | Clancy | 1933 |
| Hell's Headquarters | Ross King | 1932 |
| Love Bound | Richard 'Dick' Randolph, posing as Dick Rowland / Richard 'Dick' Randolph | 1932 |
| Sinister Hands | Detective Capt. Herbert Devlin | 1932 |
| Murder at Dawn | Danny | 1932 |
| Sally of the Subway | Grand Duke Ludwig of Saxe-Thalberg | 1932 |
| Night Beat | Johnny Molinas | 1931 |
| Reaching for the Moon | Jimmy Carrington | 1931 |
| For the Love o' Lil | Wyn Huntley | 1930 |
| Road to Paradise | George Wells | 1930 |
| The Fall Guy | Johnny Quinlan | 1930 |
| Show Girl in Hollywood | Jimmie Doyle | 1930 |
| Her Golden Calf | Philip Homer | 1930 |
| Second Choice | Owen Mallery | 1930 |
| Show of Shows | Performer in '$20 Bet' Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number | 1929 |
| Dark Streets | Pat McGlone / Danny McGlone | 1929 |
| Two Weeks Off | Dave Pickett | 1929 |
| Smile, Brother, Smile | Jack Lowery | 1927 |
| Life in Hollywood No. 7 | 1927 | |
| The Poor Nut | John 'Jack' Miller | 1927 |
| God Gave Me Twenty Cents | Steve Doren | 1926 |
| Pleasures of the Rich | Frank Clayton | 1926 |
| Subway Sadie | Herb McCarthy | 1926 |
| Sweet Daddies | Jimmy O'Brien | 1926 |
| Silence | Arthur Lawrence | 1926 |
| Joanna | John Wilmore | 1925 |
| Classified | Lloyd Whiting | 1925 |
| The Mad Whirl | Jack Herrington | 1925 |
| The Marriage Market | Roland Carruthers | 1923 |
| Call of the Wild | John Thornton | 1923 |
| Within the Law | Richard Gilder - his son | 1923 |
| The Social Buccaneer | Jack Norton | 1923 |
| Flesh and Blood | Ted Burton | 1922 |
| Molly O' | Dr. John S. Bryant | 1921 |
| Two Weeks with Pay | J. Livingston Smith | 1921 |
| Don't Change Your Husband | Member of Gambling Club | 1919 |
| The Whispering Chorus | Priest | 1918 |
| Strongheart | In Stadium Crowd | 1914 |
| Classmates | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1914 |
| The Fugitive | New Boy Friend | 1910 |
