Johnny Mack Brown

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

175

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-09-01

Day of death

1974-11-14 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Dothan, Alabama, USA

Johnny Mack Brown

Biography

An All-American halfback while attending the University of Alabama, Johnny Mack Brown chose the silver screen over the green grass of the football field when he graduated. Signed to a contract with MGM in 1926, Brown debuted in Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) with William Haines in a film about - baseball. This was followed by The Bugle Call (1927), which starred the fading Jackie Coogan. In 1928 he appeared in the last Norma Shearer silent film, A Lady of Chance (1928). After that, he worked with Greta Garbo, Marion Davies and Mary Pickford. His muscular good looks only carried him so far in films, however, and by 1930 he had yet to find his place. At MGM Clark Gable was taking the roles that Brown was up for, so he went into a western for director King Vidor, Billy the Kid (1930). While Vidor did not want him for the part to begin with, the picture was successful; however, Brown's career at MGM soon ended. By 1933 he was still making westerns, but they were for low-rung studios like Mascot. More westerns at even lower-rung Supreme Pictures followed, as well as serials like Wild West Days (1937) at Universal. In 1943 Brown took his boots over to Monogram Pictures, where he made over 60 westerns. He started off as "Nevada Jack McKenzie" in the Rough Riders series, but the name soon changed to Johnny. As with most of the early cowboy stars, he was a hero to millions of young children and consistently among the top ten money-makers in westerns from 1942-50. The bubble burst, though, just as it did for Allan Lane, in 1953, as the days of the "B" western came to an end.

Known For

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Stagecoach Buckaroo

    Stagecoach Buckaroo

  • Female

    Female

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Forever Yours

    Forever Yours

  • Malay Nights

    Malay Nights

  • Lawless Land

    Lawless Land

  • Mockery

    Mockery

  • Rawhide Rangers

    Rawhide Rangers

  • Crossed Trails

    Crossed Trails

  • Border Bandits

    Border Bandits

  • Triggerman

    Triggerman

  • Range Law

    Range Law

  • Law of the Range

    Law of the Range

  • The Gambling Terror

    The Gambling Terror

  • Cross Streets

    Cross Streets

  • Prairie Express

    Prairie Express

  • Flashing Guns

    Flashing Guns

  • West of Carson City

    West of Carson City

  • It's Showtime

    It's Showtime

  • Between Men

    Between Men

  • Boothill Brigade

    Boothill Brigade

  • Colorado Ambush

    Colorado Ambush

  • Law of the West

    Law of the West

  • Flames

    Flames

  • The Play Girl

    The Play Girl

  • Legends of the West

    Legends of the West

  • Trail of Vengeance

    Trail of Vengeance

  • Law and Order

    Law and Order

  • Whistling Hills

    Whistling Hills

  • Official Detective

    Official Detective

  • 70,000 Witnesses

    70,000 Witnesses

  • Belle of the Nineties

    Belle of the Nineties

  • Blazing Bullets

    Blazing Bullets

  • Born to the West

    Born to the West

  • Coquette

    Coquette

  • Hurricane

    Hurricane

  • Land of Liberty

    Land of Liberty

  • The Masked Rider

    The Masked Rider

  • Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

    Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

  • Everyman's Law

    Everyman's Law

  • Law of the Panhandle

    Law of the Panhandle

  • West of the Rio Grande

    West of the Rio Grande

  • Code of the Saddle

    Code of the Saddle

  • Trigger Fingers

    Trigger Fingers

  • Oklahoma Justice

    Oklahoma Justice

  • Fighting Bill Fargo

    Fighting Bill Fargo

  • Land of the Outlaws

    Land of the Outlaws

  • The Courageous Avenger

    The Courageous Avenger

  • Apache Uprising

    Apache Uprising

  • Crazy House

    Crazy House

  • Stampede

    Stampede

  • Ride 'Em Cowboy

    Ride 'Em Cowboy

  • Wells Fargo

    Wells Fargo

  • The Bounty Killer

    The Bounty Killer

  • Desert Phantom

    Desert Phantom

  • The Oregon Trail

    The Oregon Trail

  • Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

    Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

  • Raiders of San Joaquin

    Raiders of San Joaquin

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

  • Texas Lawmen

    Texas Lawmen

  • The Valiant

    The Valiant

  • Chip of the Flying U

    Chip of the Flying U

  • A Woman of Affairs

    A Woman of Affairs

  • Raiders of the South

    Raiders of the South

  • The Bugle Call

    The Bugle Call

  • The Single Standard

    The Single Standard

  • Gun Smoke

    Gun Smoke

  • Rustlers of Red Dog

    Rustlers of Red Dog

  • Guns in the Dark

    Guns in the Dark

  • The Silver Bullet

    The Silver Bullet

  • Ragtime Cowboy Joe

    Ragtime Cowboy Joe

  • Montana Moon

    Montana Moon

  • Pony Post

    Pony Post

  • The Secret Six

    The Secret Six

  • The Last Flight

    The Last Flight

  • Flaming Frontiers

    Flaming Frontiers

  • Oklahoma Frontier

    Oklahoma Frontier

  • Gun Talk

    Gun Talk

  • The Old Chisholm Trail

    The Old Chisholm Trail

  • A Lawman Is Born

    A Lawman Is Born

  • Fighting With Kit Carson

    Fighting With Kit Carson

  • Son of Roaring Dan

    Son of Roaring Dan

  • Cheyenne Roundup

    Cheyenne Roundup

  • Son of a Sailor

    Son of a Sailor

  • Silver Range

    Silver Range

  • Short Grass

    Short Grass

  • Arizona Cyclone

    Arizona Cyclone

  • Hidden Danger

    Hidden Danger

  • Bad Man from Red Butte

    Bad Man from Red Butte

  • Our Dancing Daughters

    Our Dancing Daughters

  • Jazz Heaven

    Jazz Heaven

  • Man from the Black Hills

    Man from the Black Hills

  • The Texas Kid

    The Texas Kid

  • Drifting Along

    Drifting Along

  • Trailing Danger

    Trailing Danger

  • Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

    Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

  • Hollywood Halfbacks

    Hollywood Halfbacks

  • Valley of Fear

    Valley of Fear

  • The Lone Star Trail

    The Lone Star Trail

  • Under Arizona Skies

    Under Arizona Skies

  • Dead Man's Trail

    Dead Man's Trail

  • The Sheriff of Medicine Bow

    The Sheriff of Medicine Bow

  • Against the Law

    Against the Law

  • The Gentleman from Texas

    The Gentleman from Texas

  • The Fighting Ranger

    The Fighting Ranger

  • Valley of the Lawless

    Valley of the Lawless

  • The Vanishing Frontier

    The Vanishing Frontier

  • Land of the Lawless

    Land of the Lawless

  • Overland Trails

    Overland Trails

  • Law of the Valley

    Law of the Valley

  • The Ghost Rider

    The Ghost Rider

  • The Haunted Mine

    The Haunted Mine

  • Trails End

    Trails End

  • Bar-Z Bad Men

    Bar-Z Bad Men

  • After Midnight

    After Midnight

  • Riders of Pasco Basin

    Riders of Pasco Basin

  • Requiem for a Gunfighter

    Requiem for a Gunfighter

  • Slide, Kelly, Slide

    Slide, Kelly, Slide

  • Man from Sonora

    Man from Sonora

  • Rogue of the Range

    Rogue of the Range

  • Over the Border

    Over the Border

  • The Great Meadow

    The Great Meadow

  • The Navajo Trail

    The Navajo Trail

  • Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

    Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

  • Outlaws of Stampede Pass

    Outlaws of Stampede Pass

  • Frontier Feud

    Frontier Feud

  • The Law Comes to Gunsight

    The Law Comes to Gunsight

  • Texas City

    Texas City

  • Wild West Days

    Wild West Days

  • Little Joe, the Wrangler

    Little Joe, the Wrangler

  • Annapolis

    Annapolis

  • Partners of the Trail

    Partners of the Trail

  • The Lost Trail

    The Lost Trail

  • Frontier Agent

    Frontier Agent

  • Six Gun Mesa

    Six Gun Mesa

  • The Fair Co-Ed

    The Fair Co-Ed

  • The Marshal's Daughter

    The Marshal's Daughter

  • A Lady of Chance

    A Lady of Chance

  • Six Gun Gospel

    Six Gun Gospel

  • Gunning for Justice

    Gunning for Justice

  • St. Louis Woman

    St. Louis Woman

  • Canyon Ambush

    Canyon Ambush

  • Saturday's Millions

    Saturday's Millions

  • The Crooked Trail

    The Crooked Trail

  • Three on a Honeymoon

    Three on a Honeymoon

  • Desperate Trails

    Desperate Trails

  • Boss of Hangtown Mesa

    Boss of Hangtown Mesa

  • Boss of Bullion City

    Boss of Bullion City

  • Ghost Guns

    Ghost Guns

  • Lasca of the Rio Grande

    Lasca of the Rio Grande

  • Soft Living

    Soft Living

  • The Divine Woman

    The Divine Woman

  • Man from Montana

    Man from Montana

  • Flame of the West

    Flame of the West

  • Stranger from Santa Fe

    Stranger from Santa Fe

  • West of Wyoming

    West of Wyoming

  • Undertow

    Undertow

  • Back Trail

    Back Trail

  • Outlaw Gold

    Outlaw Gold

  • West of El Dorado

    West of El Dorado

  • Western Renegades

    Western Renegades

  • Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

    Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

  • Shadows on the Range

    Shadows on the Range

  • Undercover Man

    Undercover Man

  • Law Men

    Law Men

  • Raiders of the Border

    Raiders of the Border

  • The Stranger From Pecos

    The Stranger From Pecos

  • Branded a Coward

    Branded a Coward

  • Montana Desperado

    Montana Desperado

  • Range Justice

    Range Justice

  • Starlit Days at the Lido

    Starlit Days at the Lido

  • Deep in the Heart of Texas

    Deep in the Heart of Texas

  • Marrying Widows

    Marrying Widows