Johnny Downs

Biography

Career Overview

Johnny Downs has 86 screen credits in a career dating back to 1925. Signature works include Harvest Melody, Melody and Moonlight, Twilight on the Prairie. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

86

Birth Date

1913-10-10 00:00:00

Birth Place

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Harvest Melody
• 

  Melody and Moonlight
• 

  Twilight on the Prairie
• 

  What a Man!
• 

  Adventures of the Flying Cadets
• Kiss and Wake Up

Frequent Collaborators

• Rosemary Lane (1 collaborations)
• Sheldon Leonard (1 collaborations)
• Charlotte Wynters (1 collaborations)
• Luis Alberni (1 collaborations)
• Syd Saylor (1 collaborations)
• Claire Rochelle (1 collaborations)
• Marjorie Manners (1 collaborations)
• Henry Hall (1 collaborations)
• Billy Nelson (1 collaborations)
• Frances Gladwin (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (86 credits)

  • Cruisin' Down the River

    Young Jack

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Column South

    Posick

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Hills of Oklahoma

    Square Dance Caller

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Kid from Brooklyn

    Master of Ceremonies

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Rhapsody in Blue

    Dancer

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Forever Yours

    Ricky

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Twilight on the Prairie

    Bucky

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Trocadero

    Johnny Edwards

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • What a Man!

    Henry Burrows

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Harvest Melody

    Tommy Nelson

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Campus Rhythm

    'Scoop' Davis

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Adventures of the Flying Cadets

    Danny Collins

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Behind the Eight Ball

    Danny

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Kiss and Wake Up

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Mad Monster

    Tom Gregory

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Gay Nineties

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Groom and Bored

    Jimmy Warren

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Freckles Comes Home

    Freckles Winslow

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire

    'Buck' Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • All-American Co-Ed

    Bob Sheppard / Bobbie DeWolfe

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Moonlight in Hawaii

    Pete Fleming

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Sing Another Chorus

    Andy Peyton

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Redhead

    Ted Brown

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Let's Get Away from It All

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Penthouse Serenade

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Adam Had Four Sons

    David Stoddard

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Honeymoon for Three

    Chester T Farrington III

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Slightly Tempted

    Jimmy Duncan

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Melody and Moonlight

    Danny O'Brian

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

    Robert Lee 'Bob' Gunther

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • A Child is Born

    Johnny Norton

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Laugh It Off

    Stephen 'Steve' Hannis

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Parents on Trial

    Don Martin

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Hawaiian Nights

    Ted Hartley

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Bad Boy

    John Fraser

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • First Offenders

    Fred Gray

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Once Over Lightly

    Bob Bradley

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Swing, Sister, Swing

    Johnny Bennett

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Hold That Co-ed

    Dink

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • It's in the Stars

    Dorothy's Boyfriend

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Hunted Men

    Frank Martin

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Algiers

    Pierrot

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Thrill of a Lifetime

    Stanley

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Blonde Trouble

    Fred Stevens

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Turn Off the Moon

    Terry Keith

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Clarence

    Bobbie

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • College Holiday

    Johnny Jones

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Pigskin Parade

    Chip Carson

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Arizona Raiders

    Lonesome Alonzo Q. Mulhall

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The First Baby

    Johnny Ellis

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Everybody's Old Man

    Tommy Sampson

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • So Red the Rose

    Yankee boy

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Coronado

    Johnny Marvin

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

    Singer/Tap Dancer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Virginia Judge

    Bob Stuart

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • College Scandal

    Paul Gedney

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Babes in Toyland

    Little Boy Blue (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Strange Case of Hennessy

    Husband

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The High School Hoofer

    High School Student

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Trail of '98

    Mother's Boy

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Crowd

    John, age 12 (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Valley of the Giants

    Bryce, as a Boy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Chicken Feed

    Professor Presto Misterio (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Outlaws of Red River

    Tom Morley (prologue) (as Jimmy Downs)

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Seeing the World

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Bring Home the Turkey

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • 45 Minutes from Hollywood

    Himself (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Telling Whoppers

    Toughey Thompson

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • War Feathers

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Fourth Alarm

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Shivering Spooks

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Thundering Fleas

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Uncle Tom's Uncle

    Johnny / 'Marks the Lawyer'

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Baby Clothes

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Monkey Business

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Buried Treasure

    Johnnie

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Good Cheer

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • One Wild Ride

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Better Movies

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Your Own Back Yard

    Johnny Downs

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Boys Will Be Joys

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Official Officers

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Shootin' Injuns

    Johnnie

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Red Pepper

    Boy with Ice Cream (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Dog Days

    Rich Kid

    actor

    actors
    1925