John Young — Mighty Joe Young Character Profile

About John Young

Jill's widowed father who lives on a ranch in Tanganyika. Initially reluctant, he eventually agrees to keep the orphaned baby gorilla Joe Young after Jill trades her possessions for him.

Character Facts

Played by

Regis Toomey

Appears in

Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Mighty Joe Young

• Jill Young (Terry Moore)
• Gregg Johnson (Ben Johnson)
• Max O'Hara (Robert Armstrong)
• Windy (Frank McHugh)
• Schultz (James Flavin)
• Jones (Douglas Fowley)
• Attorney (uncredited) (Addison Richards)
• Sam (uncredited) (Jack Pennick)
• Alice (uncredited) (Joyce Compton)
• Jones (uncredited) (Byron Foulger)
• Nightclub patron (uncredited) (Bess Flowers)
• Crawford (Denis Greene)