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John Davidson was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in 148 films between 1915 and 1963. He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California.
Born
Saturday, 25 December 1886
Died
Tuesday, 16 January 1968
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I Am Richard Pryor | Self - TV Host (archive footage) | 2019 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| Edward Scissorhands | Host-TV / Host TV | 1990 |
| Time Machine | Host | 1985 |
| The John Davidson Show | Himself - Host | 1980 |
| That's Incredible! | Host / Self - Host | 1980 |
| The John Davidson Christmas Show | Himself / Self | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Grant Cooper | 1977 |
| The Happiest Millionaire | Angier Duke / Angie Duke | 1967 |
| D-Day on Mars | Emperor of Mars / The Emperor of Mars | 1966 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I Am Richard Pryor | Self - TV Host (archive footage) | 2019 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| Edward Scissorhands | Host-TV / Host TV | 1990 |
| Time Machine | Host | 1985 |
| The John Davidson Show | Himself - Host | 1980 |
| That's Incredible! | Host / Self - Host | 1980 |
| The John Davidson Christmas Show | Himself / Self | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Grant Cooper | 1977 |
| The Happiest Millionaire | Angier Duke / Angie Duke | 1967 |
| D-Day on Mars | Emperor of Mars / The Emperor of Mars | 1966 |
| Torpedo of Doom | Lin Wing | 1966 |
| The Baron's African War | Shiek | 1966 |
| Daniel Boone | Sam Weaver | 1964 |
| A Gathering of Eagles | Hadley - S.A.C. Observer | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| A Stranger in My Arms | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1959 |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Extra | 1956 |
| Prince Valiant | Patriarch | 1954 |
| Biff Baker, U.S.A. | Johann Van Rentsler | 1952 |
| American Bandstand | Himself | 1952 |
| Untamed Frontier | Townsman | 1952 |
| The Cimarron Kid | Minor Role | 1952 |
| Thunder in the East | Hotel Clerk | 1952 |
| Golden Girl | Croupier | 1951 |
| People Will Talk | Faculty Board Member | 1951 |
| Half Angel | Best Man | 1951 |
| Front Page Detective | Fritz Muller | 1951 |
| The Sword of Monte Cristo | Artist | 1951 |
| Katie Did It | Minor Role | 1950 |
| Dancing in the Dark | Board Member | 1949 |
| Oh, You Beautiful Doll | Davis - Steiner's Secretary | 1949 |
| Slattery's Hurricane | Maitre D' | 1949 |
| You're My Everything | Headwaiter | 1949 |
| A Letter to Three Wives | John | 1949 |
| That Wonderful Urge | Whitson's Butler | 1948 |
| Bungalow 13 | Mr. Eden | 1948 |
| One Touch of Venus | Customer | 1948 |
| The Luck of the Irish | Reporter | 1948 |
| The Iron Curtain | Secretary to the Minister of Justice | 1948 |
| Daisy Kenyon | Mervyn - O'Mara's Butler | 1947 |
| Suddenly It's Spring | Elevator Passenger | 1947 |
| The Razor's Edge | Banker | 1946 |
| Sentimental Journey | Floorwalker | 1946 |
| Smooth as Silk | Sam | 1946 |
| Shock | Mr. Edwards | 1946 |
| The Purple Monster Strikes | Emperor of Mars [Chs. 2, 10-11] / Emperor of Mars | 1945 |
| Captain Eddie | Reporter | 1945 |
| Easy to Look At | Drunk | 1945 |
| Where Do We Go from Here? | Gen. Benedict Arnold | 1945 |
| Circumstantial Evidence | Lawyer | 1945 |
| Wilson | Princeton Team Doctor | 1944 |
| Call of the Jungle | Harley | 1944 |
| Charlie Chan in the Chinese Cat | Kurt Karzdas / Carl Karzdas / Carl Karzoff / Kurt Karzoff | 1944 |
| Bermuda Mystery | Superintendent | 1944 |
| Captain America | Gruber | 1944 |
| Secret Service in Darkest Africa | Sheik [Ch. 2] / Sheik | 1943 |
| Perils of Nyoka | Lhoba - Tuareg High Priest [Chs.4-7,12-13] | 1942 |
| The Yukon Patrol | Shelton | 1942 |
| Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. | Lucifer | 1941 |
| Adventures of Captain Marvel | Tal Chotali | 1941 |
| The Devil Bat | Prof. Raines / Prof. Percival Garland Raines | 1940 |
| The Great Dictator | Hospital Superintendent | 1940 |
| King of the Royal Mounted | Shelton [Chs 4, 5] / Shelton | 1940 |
| Turnabout | Nightclub Patron | 1940 |
| Miracles for Sale | Weird Voice (voice) / Weird Voice | 1939 |
| Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation | Prince Suleid | 1939 |
| Mr. Moto's Last Warning | Hakin / Hakim | 1939 |
| Arrest Bulldog Drummond | Gumba - Bird Seller / Gumba, Bird Seller | 1938 |
| Sharpshooters | Stableman | 1938 |
| Storm Over Bengal | Aide to Ramin Khan | 1938 |
| The Fighting Devil Dogs | Lin Wing [Ch. 1] / Lin Wing | 1938 |
| Come Across | Bonds Fence | 1938 |
| Live, Love and Learn | Mr. Wingate | 1937 |
| Jungle Menace | Dr. Coleman / Doctor Coleman | 1937 |
| Confession | Actor | 1937 |
| Mummy's Boys | Cafe Manager in Cairo | 1936 |
| A Tale of Two Cities | Morveau | 1935 |
| The Last Days of Pompeii | Phoebus - Runaway Slave / Phoebus | 1935 |
| Charlie Chan in Egypt | Chemist Daoud Atrash | 1935 |
| Death from a Distance | Ahmad Haidru | 1935 |
| Reckless | Sid - Mona's Lawyer | 1935 |
| The Call of the Savage | Prince Samu [Chs. 11-12] / Prince Samu | 1935 |
| Behind the Green Lights | Beasley | 1935 |
| A Shot in the Dark | Prof. Brand / Professor Brand | 1935 |
| Lightning Strikes Twice | Phillips- the Butler | 1934 |
| Tailspin Tommy | Wade 'Tiger' Taggart | 1934 |
| The Moonstone | Yandoo | 1934 |
| The Scarlet Empress | Marquis de la Chetardie | 1934 |
| Hollywood Mystery | Siegfried Sonoff | 1934 |
| Burn 'Em Up Barnes | Tom Chase - Race Car Henchman [Chs. 1-2, 5] | 1934 |
| Murder in Trinidad | Gookol Moah | 1934 |
| Stand Up and Cheer! | Blue Nose Hour Radio Announcer | 1934 |
| Viva Villa! | Gen. Lopez | 1934 |
| Hold That Girl | Ackroyd | 1934 |
| Bombay Mail | R. Xavier | 1934 |
| Perils of Pauline | Dr. Bashan | 1933 |
| The Mad Game | Doctor | 1933 |
| Ladies Must Love | One of Bill's Friends | 1933 |
| Dinner at Eight | Mr. Hatfield | 1933 |
| The Devil's in Love | Kasim-Native / Kasim - Native | 1933 |
| Reunion in Vienna | Police Officer | 1933 |
| Gabriel Over the White House | Delegate to the Debt Conference | 1933 |
| Broadway Bad | The Prince | 1933 |
| Behind Jury Doors | George Fisher | 1932 |
| 6 Hours to Live | Kellner | 1932 |
| Blondie of the Follies | Party Guest | 1932 |
| Jewel Robbery | Robbery Accomplice | 1932 |
| Grand Hotel | Hotel Manager | 1932 |
| Arsène Lupin | Gourney-Martin's Butler | 1932 |
| Docks of San Francisco | Vance | 1932 |
| The Life of the Party | Mr. Smith | 1930 |
| Skin Deep | Blackie Culver | 1930 |
| The Thirteenth Chair | Edward Wales / Edward 'Ned' Wales | 1929 |
| Honky Tonk | Trailer Host | 1929 |
| The Time, the Place and the Girl | Pete Ward | 1929 |
| Queen of the Night Clubs | Don Holland | 1929 |
| The Rescue | Hassim | 1929 |
| Ramshackle House | Ernest Riever | 1924 |
| Monsieur Beaucaire | Richelieu | 1924 |
| His Children's Children | Florian | 1923 |
| Saturday Night | The Count Demitry Scardoff | 1922 |
| No Woman Knows | Theodore Brandeis | 1921 |
| The Bronze Bell | Salig Singh | 1921 |
| Cheated Love | Mischa Grossman | 1921 |
| The Great Lover | Sonino | 1920 |
| The Tiger's Cub | Lone Wolf | 1920 |
| A Woman's Business | (as Jack Davidson) | 1920 |
| Romance | Beppo | 1920 |
| The Black Circle | Jim Garvin | 1919 |
| Forest Rivals | Pierre Dubois | 1919 |
| Through the Toils | Walter Tressler | 1919 |
| The Stronger Vow | José de Co0rdova | 1919 |
| The Winning of Beatrice | John Maddox Jr. | 1918 |
| The Spurs of Sybil | Paul Berwick | 1918 |
| The Awakening | Horace Chapron | 1917 |
| Souls Adrift | Maberly Todd | 1917 |
| The Beautiful Lie | Howard Hayes | 1917 |
| The Power of Decision | Wood Harding | 1917 |
| The Brand of Cowardice | Navarete | 1916 |
| A Million a Minute | Duke de Reves | 1916 |
| Pawn of Fate | André Lesar | 1916 |
| The Sentimental Lady | Norman Van Aulsten | 1915 |
| The Green Cloak | Paul Duncan | 1915 |
| The Wonderful Adventure | M. Cheivasse | 1915 |
| The Ruse | John Folsom / Jim Folsom | 1915 |
