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John Morey Downs was an American actor, singer, and dancer. He began his career as a child actor, most notably playing Johnny in the Our Gang short series from 1923 to 1926. He remained active in films, television, and theatre up through the early 1960s.
Birth Name
John Morey Downs
Born
Friday, 10 October 1913
Died
Monday, 06 June 1994
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Little Rascals | 1999 | |
The Our Gang Story | Johnny / Self | 1994 |
Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse | Johnny | 1984 |
That Regis Philbin Show | Self | 1964 |
Here Come the Girls | Bob | 1953 |
The Caddy | Shipping Clerk | 1953 |
Cruisin' Down the River | Young Jack | 1953 |
Column South | Lt. Posick / Posick | 1953 |
The Girls of Pleasure Island | Marine | 1953 |
Call Me Madam | Cameraman | 1953 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Little Rascals | 1999 | |
The Our Gang Story | Johnny / Self | 1994 |
Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse | Johnny | 1984 |
That Regis Philbin Show | Self | 1964 |
Here Come the Girls | Bob | 1953 |
The Caddy | Shipping Clerk | 1953 |
Cruisin' Down the River | Young Jack | 1953 |
Column South | Lt. Posick / Posick | 1953 |
The Girls of Pleasure Island | Marine | 1953 |
Call Me Madam | Cameraman | 1953 |
The Unexpected | Fred | 1952 |
Sky King | Jeff Bradford | 1951 |
Hills of Oklahoma | Square Dance Caller | 1950 |
Square Dance Jubilee | Johnny Downs | 1949 |
The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue | Self | 1949 |
Around the Town | Self - The Press Agent | 1948 |
The Kid from Brooklyn | Master of Ceremonies | 1946 |
Rhapsody in Blue | Dancer | 1945 |
Forever Yours | Ricky | 1945 |
Twilight on the Prairie | Bucky | 1944 |
Trocadero | Johnny Edwards | 1944 |
What a Man! | Henry M. Burrows / Henry Burrows | 1944 |
Harvest Melody | Tommy Nelson | 1943 |
Campus Rhythm | 'Scoop' Davis | 1943 |
Adventures of the Flying Cadets | Danny Collins | 1943 |
Behind the Eight Ball | Danny | 1942 |
The Mad Monster | Tom Gregory | 1942 |
Freckles Comes Home | Freckles Winslow | 1942 |
All-American Co-Ed | Bobbie DeWolfe / Bob Sheppard | 1941 |
Moonlight in Hawaii | Pete Fleming | 1941 |
Sing Another Chorus | Andy Peyton | 1941 |
Redhead | Ted Brown | 1941 |
Adam Had Four Sons | David Stoddard (older) / David Stoddard | 1941 |
Honeymoon for Three | Chester T. Farrington III / Chester T Farrington III | 1941 |
Slightly Tempted | Jimmy Duncan | 1940 |
Melody and Moonlight | Danny O'Brian | 1940 |
Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot | Johnny | 1940 |
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby | Robert Lee 'Bob' Gunther | 1940 |
A Child Is Born | Johnny Norton | 1940 |
Laugh It Off | Stephen 'Steve' Hannis | 1939 |
Parents on Trial | Don Martin | 1939 |
Hawaiian Nights | Ted Hartley | 1939 |
Bad Boy | John Fraser | 1939 |
First Offenders | Fred Gray | 1939 |
Once Over Lightly | Bob Bradley | 1938 |
Swing, Sister, Swing | Johnny Bennett | 1938 |
Hold That Co-ed | Dink | 1938 |
Hunted Men | Frank Martin | 1938 |
Algiers | Pierrot | 1938 |
Thrill of a Lifetime | Stanley | 1937 |
Blonde Trouble | Fred Stevens | 1937 |
Turn Off the Moon | Terry Keith | 1937 |
Clarence | Bobbie | 1937 |
College Holiday | Johnny Jones | 1936 |
Pigskin Parade | Chip Carson | 1936 |
The Arizona Raiders | Lonesome Alonzo Q. Mulhall | 1936 |
The First Baby | Johnny Ellis | 1936 |
Everybody's Old Man | Tommy Sampson | 1936 |
Coronado | Johnny Marvin | 1935 |
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle | Singer / Tap Dancer | 1935 |
The Virginia Judge | Bob Stuart | 1935 |
College Scandal | Paul Gedney | 1935 |
So Red the Rose | Wounded Yankee Corporal / Yankee boy | 1935 |
March of the Wooden Soldiers | Little Boy Blue | 1934 |
Nifty Nurses | Dr. Allenby | 1934 |
The High School Hoofer | High School Student | 1931 |
The Trail of '98 | Mother's Boy | 1928 |
The Crowd | John - Age 12 | 1928 |
Chicken Feed | Professor Presto Misterio | 1927 |
Outlaws of Red River | Tom Morley (prologue) / Tom Morley (prologue) (as Jimmy Downs) | 1927 |
Seeing the World | Johnny | 1927 |
45 Minutes from Hollywood | Himself (archive footage) / Johnny Downs | 1926 |
War Feathers | Johnny | 1926 |
The Fourth Alarm | Johnny | 1926 |
Shivering Spooks | Johnny | 1926 |
Thundering Fleas | Johnny | 1926 |
Uncle Tom's Uncle | Johnny / 'Marks the Lawyer' | 1926 |
Baby Clothes | Johnny | 1926 |
Monkey Business | Johnny | 1926 |
Buried Treasure | Johnnie | 1926 |
Good Cheer | Johnny | 1926 |
One Wild Ride | Johnny | 1925 |
Should Sailors Marry? | Verbena's Son | 1925 |
Better Movies | Johnny | 1925 |
Your Own Back Yard | John Downs / Johnny Downs | 1925 |
Boys Will Be Joys | Johnny | 1925 |
Official Officers | Johnny | 1925 |
Ask Grandma | Johnnie | 1925 |
Shootin' Injuns | Johnnie | 1925 |
Dog Days | Rich Kid | 1925 |
Circus Fever | Johnny | 1925 |
The Champeen | (unconfirmed) | 1923 |