J.P. McGowan

Biography

From Wikipedia John Paterson McGowan (February 24, 1880 – March 26, 1952) was a pioneering Hollywood actor and director and occasionally a screenwriter and producer. J. P. McGowan, as he was usually known, remains the only Australian to have been made a life member of the Screen Directors Guild (now Directors Guild of America). Born in the then-bustling railway centre of Terowie in South Australia, McGowan grew up in Adelaide (Islington) and Sydney. He was a capable horseman and served in the Second Boer War with Montmorency's Scouts as a special dispatch rider. McGowan directed and often acted in the first 33 episodes of Kalem's 1914 adventure film series, The Hazards of Helen, which eventually ran to 54 episodes, some still with McGowan's participation. While filming he began a relationship with Helen Holmes, the film's star, and the two married. They left Kalem to set up their own production company, Signal Films, which successfully made a series of railroad melodramas but lost out when their distributor (Mutual) failed. The collaboration ended when they divorced in 1925. There was an adopted daughter, Kaye. McGowan successfully made the transition from silent film to talki…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Stagecoach (1939) — Bit Part (uncredited)
2. The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) — Ship's Captain (uncredited)
3. Les Misérables (1935) — Javert's Plainclothesman
4. From the Manger to the Cross (1912) — Wise Man 1
5. The Lad from Old Ireland (1910) — Election Agent
6. Somewhere in Sonora (1933) — Monte Black
7. The Buccaneer (1938) — Jailer
8. Wagon Wheels (1934) — Couch
9. Mississippi (1935) — Dealer (uncredited)
10. Sinner Take All (1936) — Police Officer Murphy (uncredited)
11. Slave Ship (1937) — Helmsman
12. Hit the Saddle (1937) — Rance McGowan
13. Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936) — Danglong
14. Flaming Gold (1932) — Mack
15. Jungle Jim (1937) — Ship Captain J.S. Robinson
16. Murder in the Fleet (1935) — Chief of Police (Uncredited)
17. She Had to Eat (1937) — Police Sergeant (uncredited)
18. No More Women (1934) — Captain of The Hawk
19. Kidnapped (1938) — Clansman
20. Prairie Thunder (1937) — Col. Stanton
21. The Colleen Bawn (1911) — Hardress Cregan
22. The Accusing Finger (1936) — Inner Guard
23. The Lady and the Bandit (1951) — Old Man
24. Arizona Days (1928) — Ed Hicks
25. Guns and Guitars (1936) — Dave Morgan
26. Lawless Valley (1932) — Big Mike Carter, aka El Lobo, aka Texas Rand
27. The Red Raiders (1927) — Captain Ortwell
28. Code of the Fearless (1939) — Undetermined Minor Role
29. Bar 20 Rides Again (1935) — Buck Peters
30. By a Woman's Wit (1911)
31. Rory O'More (1911) — Commander of the English troops
32. Hunted Men (1938) — Cop
33. When Lightning Strikes (1934) — Lafe Broderick
34. Perils of the Rail (1926) — Barker's Accomplice at Smelter Junction
35. The Fast Freight (1925)
36. The Silent Code (1935) — Commissioner
37. Borderland (1937) — El Rio Sheriff
38. The Call of the Savage (1935) — Freighter Captain
39. The Red Rider (1934) — Scotty McKee
40. Slim Jim's Last Chance (1911) — The Rancher

Directed

1. The Hurricane Express (1932) — Director
2. Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927) — Director
3. Drum Taps (1933) — Director
4. In Danger's Path (1915) — Director
5. Arizona Days (1928) — Director
6. Lawless Valley (1932) — Director
7. The Pay Train (1915) — Director
8. The Fast Freight (1925) — Director
9. Riders of the North (1931) — Director
10. The Ace of Clubs (1925) — Director
11. Mark of the Spur (1932) — Director
12. Roaring Six Guns (1937) — Director
13. When a Man Rides Alone (1933) — Director
14. Under Texas Skies (1930) — Director
15. The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine (1915) — Director
16. Deadwood Pass (1933) — Director
17. Where the West Begins (1938) — Director
18. Crossed Signals (1926) — Director
19. Canyon Hawks (1930) — Director
20. A Desperate Adventure (1924) — Director
21. Perils of the Rail (1926) — Director
22. The Lure of the Circus (1918) — Director
23. The Pursuit of the Smugglers (1913) — Director
24. Near the Rainbow's End (1930) — Director
25. Below the Deadline (1929) — Director
26. Human Targets (1932) — Director
27. The Man from Nevada (1929) — Director
28. The Devil’s Tower (1928) — Director
29. His Nemesis (1914) — Director
30. A Desperate Leap (1915) — Director
31. When Rogues Fall Out (1915) — Director
32. The Mettle of Jerry McGuire (1915) — Director
33. The Diamond Runners (1916) — Director
34. O'Malley Rides Alone (1930) — Director
35. The Lost Mail Sack (1914) — Director
36. Tiger True (1921) — Director
37. The Scarlet Brand (1932) — Director
38. The Flaw in the Alibi (1914) — Director
39. Kaintucky Bill (1914) — Director
40. Perils of the Yukon (1922) — Director