Johnny — Act of Violence Character Profile

About Johnny

A hired thug tasked with ambushing Joe at the train station. He shoots at Frank and Joe but is killed in a car crash after Frank tackles him.

Character Facts

Played by

Berry Kroeger

Appears in

Act of Violence (1949)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Johnny — Professional Introducer — Pat (Mary Astor)

  Pat facilitates the introduction between Frank and the hired thug Johnny.

• Johnny — Professional Associates — Gavery (Taylor Holmes)

  Gavery and Johnny operate as professional partners within a criminal underworld network.

• Johnny — Conflict Assassin — Joe Parkson (Robert Ryan)

  Johnny is hired as a contract killer to ambush and execute Joe Parkson.

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• Woman (voice) (uncredited) (Barbara Billingsley)
• German (voice) (uncredited) (Rudolph Anders)
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