Johnny Mack Brown

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

174

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

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Arizona Cyclone

    Arizona Cyclone

  • Apache Uprising

    Apache Uprising

  • The Lone Star Trail

    The Lone Star Trail

  • Six Gun Mesa

    Six Gun Mesa

  • Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

    Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

  • Fighting With Kit Carson

    Fighting With Kit Carson

  • Son of Roaring Dan

    Son of Roaring Dan

  • Raiders of the Border

    Raiders of the Border

  • The Oregon Trail

    The Oregon Trail

  • Ghost Guns

    Ghost Guns

  • Ragtime Cowboy Joe

    Ragtime Cowboy Joe

  • Son of a Sailor

    Son of a Sailor

  • Fighting Bill Fargo

    Fighting Bill Fargo

  • Prairie Express

    Prairie Express

  • Hurricane

    Hurricane

  • The Great Meadow

    The Great Meadow

  • Trailing Danger

    Trailing Danger

  • Man from the Black Hills

    Man from the Black Hills

  • Riders of Pasco Basin

    Riders of Pasco Basin

  • Branded a Coward

    Branded a Coward

  • Coquette

    Coquette

  • The Vanishing Frontier

    The Vanishing Frontier

  • The Masked Rider

    The Masked Rider

  • Over the Border

    Over the Border

  • Gunning for Justice

    Gunning for Justice

  • Montana Desperado

    Montana Desperado

  • Official Detective

    Official Detective

  • Between Men

    Between Men

  • Flaming Frontiers

    Flaming Frontiers

  • Blazing Bullets

    Blazing Bullets

  • Our Dancing Daughters

    Our Dancing Daughters

  • Texas City

    Texas City

  • The Valiant

    The Valiant

  • Stagecoach Buckaroo

    Stagecoach Buckaroo

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • Raiders of the South

    Raiders of the South

  • Shadows on the Range

    Shadows on the Range

  • Three on a Honeymoon

    Three on a Honeymoon

  • It's Showtime

    It's Showtime

  • Drifting Along

    Drifting Along

  • The Single Standard

    The Single Standard

  • Man from Sonora

    Man from Sonora

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

  • Trail of Vengeance

    Trail of Vengeance

  • Partners of the Trail

    Partners of the Trail

  • Texas Lawmen

    Texas Lawmen

  • Requiem for a Gunfighter

    Requiem for a Gunfighter

  • West of Wyoming

    West of Wyoming

  • The Law Comes to Gunsight

    The Law Comes to Gunsight

  • The Bounty Killer

    The Bounty Killer

  • West of El Dorado

    West of El Dorado

  • The Fair Co-Ed

    The Fair Co-Ed

  • The Stranger From Pecos

    The Stranger From Pecos

  • Wild West Days

    Wild West Days

  • After Midnight

    After Midnight

  • Code of the Saddle

    Code of the Saddle

  • Law of the Panhandle

    Law of the Panhandle

  • The Silver Bullet

    The Silver Bullet

  • Everyman's Law

    Everyman's Law

  • Montana Moon

    Montana Moon

  • The Bugle Call

    The Bugle Call

  • Stampede

    Stampede

  • Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

    Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

  • Gun Smoke

    Gun Smoke

  • Bar-Z Bad Men

    Bar-Z Bad Men

  • Rawhide Rangers

    Rawhide Rangers

  • Range Law

    Range Law

  • Forever Yours

    Forever Yours

  • Hidden Danger

    Hidden Danger

  • Starlit Days at the Lido

    Starlit Days at the Lido

  • Jazz Heaven

    Jazz Heaven

  • The Sheriff of Medicine Bow

    The Sheriff of Medicine Bow

  • Trigger Fingers

    Trigger Fingers

  • Crossed Trails

    Crossed Trails

  • Whistling Hills

    Whistling Hills

  • Annapolis

    Annapolis

  • A Lawman Is Born

    A Lawman Is Born

  • Hollywood Halfbacks

    Hollywood Halfbacks

  • Belle of the Nineties

    Belle of the Nineties

  • The Texas Kid

    The Texas Kid

  • Flame of the West

    Flame of the West

  • Oklahoma Frontier

    Oklahoma Frontier

  • Western Renegades

    Western Renegades

  • West of Carson City

    West of Carson City

  • 70,000 Witnesses

    70,000 Witnesses

  • The Last Flight

    The Last Flight

  • The Old Chisholm Trail

    The Old Chisholm Trail

  • Slide, Kelly, Slide

    Slide, Kelly, Slide

  • Law and Order

    Law and Order

  • Wells Fargo

    Wells Fargo

  • Mockery

    Mockery

  • Saturday's Millions

    Saturday's Millions

  • Valley of Fear

    Valley of Fear

  • The Fighting Ranger

    The Fighting Ranger

  • Law of the West

    Law of the West

  • Triggerman

    Triggerman

  • Under Arizona Skies

    Under Arizona Skies

  • Ride 'Em Cowboy

    Ride 'Em Cowboy

  • Law of the Range

    Law of the Range

  • The Divine Woman

    The Divine Woman

  • A Woman of Affairs

    A Woman of Affairs

  • Gun Talk

    Gun Talk

  • Silver Range

    Silver Range

  • Flames

    Flames

  • Soft Living

    Soft Living

  • Boothill Brigade

    Boothill Brigade

  • Frontier Feud

    Frontier Feud

  • Female

    Female

  • Born to the West

    Born to the West

  • Crazy House

    Crazy House

  • Pony Post

    Pony Post

  • Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

    Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

  • Lasca of the Rio Grande

    Lasca of the Rio Grande

  • St. Louis Woman

    St. Louis Woman

  • The Secret Six

    The Secret Six

  • Land of Liberty

    Land of Liberty

  • Deep in the Heart of Texas

    Deep in the Heart of Texas

  • Cheyenne Roundup

    Cheyenne Roundup

  • Desperate Trails

    Desperate Trails

  • Man from Montana

    Man from Montana

  • The Gambling Terror

    The Gambling Terror

  • The Marshal's Daughter

    The Marshal's Daughter

  • Border Bandits

    Border Bandits

  • West of the Rio Grande

    West of the Rio Grande

  • Lawless Land

    Lawless Land

  • A Lady of Chance

    A Lady of Chance

  • Boss of Bullion City

    Boss of Bullion City

  • Undercover Man

    Undercover Man

  • Colorado Ambush

    Colorado Ambush

  • Against the Law

    Against the Law

  • Legends of the West

    Legends of the West

  • Cross Streets

    Cross Streets

  • The Ghost Rider

    The Ghost Rider

  • Flashing Guns

    Flashing Guns

  • Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

    Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

  • Law Men

    Law Men

  • The Play Girl

    The Play Girl

  • Malay Nights

    Malay Nights

  • Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

    Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

  • Outlaw Gold

    Outlaw Gold

  • Frontier Agent

    Frontier Agent

  • Stranger from Santa Fe

    Stranger from Santa Fe

  • Short Grass

    Short Grass

  • Land of the Lawless

    Land of the Lawless

  • The Courageous Avenger

    The Courageous Avenger

  • Rogue of the Range

    Rogue of the Range

  • Six Gun Gospel

    Six Gun Gospel

  • Canyon Ambush

    Canyon Ambush

  • Little Joe, the Wrangler

    Little Joe, the Wrangler

  • Land of the Outlaws

    Land of the Outlaws

  • Dead Man's Trail

    Dead Man's Trail

  • Overland Trails

    Overland Trails

  • Oklahoma Justice

    Oklahoma Justice

  • Guns in the Dark

    Guns in the Dark

  • Desert Phantom

    Desert Phantom

  • Outlaws of Stampede Pass

    Outlaws of Stampede Pass

  • The Haunted Mine

    The Haunted Mine

  • The Crooked Trail

    The Crooked Trail

  • Bad Man from Red Butte

    Bad Man from Red Butte

  • Boss of Hangtown Mesa

    Boss of Hangtown Mesa

  • Rustlers of Red Dog

    Rustlers of Red Dog

  • Valley of the Lawless

    Valley of the Lawless

  • Law of the Valley

    Law of the Valley

  • The Navajo Trail

    The Navajo Trail

  • Range Justice

    Range Justice

  • The Lost Trail

    The Lost Trail

  • Back Trail

    Back Trail

  • The Gentleman from Texas

    The Gentleman from Texas

  • Trails End

    Trails End

  • Raiders of San Joaquin

    Raiders of San Joaquin

  • Chip of the Flying U

    Chip of the Flying U

  • Undertow

    Undertow