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

  • Jazz Heaven

    Jazz Heaven

  • Stagecoach Buckaroo

    Stagecoach Buckaroo

  • Arizona Cyclone

    Arizona Cyclone

  • Western Renegades

    Western Renegades

  • Texas City

    Texas City

  • Hidden Danger

    Hidden Danger

  • Rawhide Rangers

    Rawhide Rangers

  • Lawless Land

    Lawless Land

  • Texas Lawmen

    Texas Lawmen

  • Montana Desperado

    Montana Desperado

  • Cheyenne Roundup

    Cheyenne Roundup

  • Prairie Express

    Prairie Express

  • The Valiant

    The Valiant

  • Whistling Hills

    Whistling Hills

  • Frontier Feud

    Frontier Feud

  • Trailing Danger

    Trailing Danger

  • Stampede

    Stampede

  • Mockery

    Mockery

  • Crossed Trails

    Crossed Trails

  • Gun Talk

    Gun Talk

  • Blazing Bullets

    Blazing Bullets

  • Soft Living

    Soft Living

  • Oklahoma Frontier

    Oklahoma Frontier

  • Hollywood Halfbacks

    Hollywood Halfbacks

  • Ghost Guns

    Ghost Guns

  • Hurricane

    Hurricane

  • Cross Streets

    Cross Streets

  • Flaming Frontiers

    Flaming Frontiers

  • Undercover Man

    Undercover Man

  • Official Detective

    Official Detective

  • Female

    Female

  • Malay Nights

    Malay Nights

  • Ride 'Em Cowboy

    Ride 'Em Cowboy

  • The Sheriff of Medicine Bow

    The Sheriff of Medicine Bow

  • Colorado Ambush

    Colorado Ambush

  • Coquette

    Coquette

  • Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

    Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

  • Trigger Fingers

    Trigger Fingers

  • The Last Flight

    The Last Flight

  • Triggerman

    Triggerman

  • Wells Fargo

    Wells Fargo

  • Son of a Sailor

    Son of a Sailor

  • Born to the West

    Born to the West

  • The Lone Star Trail

    The Lone Star Trail

  • Flames

    Flames

  • The Single Standard

    The Single Standard

  • Boothill Brigade

    Boothill Brigade

  • The Marshal's Daughter

    The Marshal's Daughter

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

  • Fighting Bill Fargo

    Fighting Bill Fargo

  • Fighting With Kit Carson

    Fighting With Kit Carson

  • Crazy House

    Crazy House

  • Our Dancing Daughters

    Our Dancing Daughters

  • Son of Roaring Dan

    Son of Roaring Dan

  • Law of the West

    Law of the West

  • Requiem for a Gunfighter

    Requiem for a Gunfighter

  • The Stranger From Pecos

    The Stranger From Pecos

  • Man from Montana

    Man from Montana

  • Ragtime Cowboy Joe

    Ragtime Cowboy Joe

  • Six Gun Mesa

    Six Gun Mesa

  • The Bounty Killer

    The Bounty Killer

  • Partners of the Trail

    Partners of the Trail

  • The Secret Six

    The Secret Six

  • Shadows on the Range

    Shadows on the Range

  • West of Carson City

    West of Carson City

  • West of Wyoming

    West of Wyoming

  • Raiders of the South

    Raiders of the South

  • Raiders of the Border

    Raiders of the Border

  • Law of the Range

    Law of the Range

  • The Bugle Call

    The Bugle Call

  • Law of the Panhandle

    Law of the Panhandle

  • Boss of Bullion City

    Boss of Bullion City

  • The Masked Rider

    The Masked Rider

  • Flame of the West

    Flame of the West

  • Riders of Pasco Basin

    Riders of Pasco Basin

  • It's Showtime

    It's Showtime

  • 70,000 Witnesses

    70,000 Witnesses

  • Over the Border

    Over the Border

  • The Fair Co-Ed

    The Fair Co-Ed

  • Valley of Fear

    Valley of Fear

  • A Lady of Chance

    A Lady of Chance

  • Saturday's Millions

    Saturday's Millions

  • The Oregon Trail

    The Oregon Trail

  • Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

    Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

  • Frontier Agent

    Frontier Agent

  • The Vanishing Frontier

    The Vanishing Frontier

  • Under Arizona Skies

    Under Arizona Skies

  • St. Louis Woman

    St. Louis Woman

  • Wild West Days

    Wild West Days

  • The Old Chisholm Trail

    The Old Chisholm Trail

  • Land of Liberty

    Land of Liberty

  • West of El Dorado

    West of El Dorado

  • West of the Rio Grande

    West of the Rio Grande

  • A Woman of Affairs

    A Woman of Affairs

  • Law and Order

    Law and Order

  • Three on a Honeymoon

    Three on a Honeymoon

  • Legends of the West

    Legends of the West

  • Man from Sonora

    Man from Sonora

  • The Texas Kid

    The Texas Kid

  • The Divine Woman

    The Divine Woman

  • Forever Yours

    Forever Yours

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • Man from the Black Hills

    Man from the Black Hills

  • Against the Law

    Against the Law

  • Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

    Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

  • The Silver Bullet

    The Silver Bullet

  • Bar-Z Bad Men

    Bar-Z Bad Men

  • The Great Meadow

    The Great Meadow

  • After Midnight

    After Midnight

  • Border Bandits

    Border Bandits

  • Between Men

    Between Men

  • The Fighting Ranger

    The Fighting Ranger

  • The Gambling Terror

    The Gambling Terror

  • Deep in the Heart of Texas

    Deep in the Heart of Texas

  • Flashing Guns

    Flashing Guns

  • Slide, Kelly, Slide

    Slide, Kelly, Slide

  • Stranger from Santa Fe

    Stranger from Santa Fe

  • Lasca of the Rio Grande

    Lasca of the Rio Grande

  • Everyman's Law

    Everyman's Law

  • Belle of the Nineties

    Belle of the Nineties

  • Valley of the Lawless

    Valley of the Lawless

  • Rogue of the Range

    Rogue of the Range

  • Apache Uprising

    Apache Uprising

  • Range Law

    Range Law

  • The Play Girl

    The Play Girl

  • Montana Moon

    Montana Moon

  • Oklahoma Justice

    Oklahoma Justice

  • The Courageous Avenger

    The Courageous Avenger

  • A Lawman Is Born

    A Lawman Is Born

  • Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

    Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

  • The Crooked Trail

    The Crooked Trail

  • Land of the Outlaws

    Land of the Outlaws

  • Code of the Saddle

    Code of the Saddle

  • Raiders of San Joaquin

    Raiders of San Joaquin

  • Law Men

    Law Men

  • The Ghost Rider

    The Ghost Rider

  • Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

    Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

  • Outlaws of Stampede Pass

    Outlaws of Stampede Pass

  • Range Justice

    Range Justice

  • Guns in the Dark

    Guns in the Dark

  • Desperate Trails

    Desperate Trails

  • The Haunted Mine

    The Haunted Mine

  • Pony Post

    Pony Post

  • Drifting Along

    Drifting Along

  • Chip of the Flying U

    Chip of the Flying U

  • Trail of Vengeance

    Trail of Vengeance

  • The Navajo Trail

    The Navajo Trail

  • Gun Smoke

    Gun Smoke

  • Dead Man's Trail

    Dead Man's Trail

  • The Lost Trail

    The Lost Trail

  • Trails End

    Trails End

  • Short Grass

    Short Grass

  • Gunning for Justice

    Gunning for Justice

  • Boss of Hangtown Mesa

    Boss of Hangtown Mesa

  • The Law Comes to Gunsight

    The Law Comes to Gunsight

  • The Gentleman from Texas

    The Gentleman from Texas

  • Back Trail

    Back Trail

  • Land of the Lawless

    Land of the Lawless

  • Rustlers of Red Dog

    Rustlers of Red Dog

  • Annapolis

    Annapolis

  • Silver Range

    Silver Range

  • Starlit Days at the Lido

    Starlit Days at the Lido

  • Desert Phantom

    Desert Phantom

  • Little Joe, the Wrangler

    Little Joe, the Wrangler

  • Undertow

    Undertow

  • Law of the Valley

    Law of the Valley

  • Canyon Ambush

    Canyon Ambush

  • Six Gun Gospel

    Six Gun Gospel

  • Bad Man from Red Butte

    Bad Man from Red Butte

  • Outlaw Gold

    Outlaw Gold

  • Branded a Coward

    Branded a Coward

  • Overland Trails

    Overland Trails