Joe Dawson — In Old California Character Profile

About Joe Dawson

Britt Dawson's ruthless brother and gang leader; orchestrates the ambush for the medicine and dies in the ensuing shootout.

Character Facts

Played by

Dick Purcell

Appears in

In Old California (1942)

Role

Supporting

More characters from In Old California

• Tom Craig (John Wayne)
• Lacey Miller (Binnie Barnes)
• Britt Dawson (Albert Dekker)
• Ellen Sanford (Helen Parrish)
• Mr. Bates (as Bob McKenzie) (Robert McKenzie)
• Helga (Patsy Kelly)
• Mrs. Tompkins (Anne O'Neal)
• Angry Citizen in Lynch Mob (Ed Brady)
• Kegs McKeever (Edgar Kennedy)
• Miner (Sam Bernard)
• Clem - Dawson's Henchman (uncredited) (Richard Alexander)
• Higgins (Hooper Atchley)