Joe Downing

Biography

Career Overview

Joe Downing has 35 screen credits in a career dating back to 1935. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently The Bowery Boys Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Smashing the Money Ring, Fighting Trouble, The Secret Seven. 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

35

Birth Date

1903-06-26 00:00:00

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Smashing the Money Ring
• 

  Fighting Trouble
• 

  The Secret Seven
• 

  North of Shanghai
• 

  Missing Evidence
• 

  The Night Hawk

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

• The Bowery Boys Collection (1 titles)
• The Thin Man Collection (1 titles)
• Brass Bancroft Series (1 titles)
• Torchy Blane Collection (1 titles)
• The Detective Bill Crane Collection (1 titles)
• Perry Mason (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Charles Cahill Wilson (2 collaborations)
• Monte Vandergrift (2 collaborations)
• Eddie Laughton (2 collaborations)
• John Dilson (2 collaborations)
• Robert Homans (2 collaborations)
• Ronald Reagan (1 collaborations)
• Margot Stevenson (1 collaborations)
• Eddie Foy Jr. (1 collaborations)
• Charles D. Brown (1 collaborations)
• Joe King (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (35 credits)

  • Blood

    The New Realton

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Slaughter on 10th Avenue

    Eddie 'Cockeye' Cook

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Fighting Trouble

    Hal Lomax

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    - Bull in a China Shop (1958) ... Kramer--Detective actor actors

    - Place of Shadows (1956) ... Floyd Unser actor actors

    - The Big Switch (1956) ... Lieutenant Al Hawkshaw actor actors
    1955
  • Four Star Playhouse

    - The Stacked Deck (1956) ... Gus Anderson actor actors
    1952
  • Lucky Jordan

    Harrison

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • You Can't Escape Forever

    Varney (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Big Shot

    Frenchy

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Larceny, Inc.

    Smitty

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Johnny Eager

    Ryan (as Joseph Downing)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Unholy Partners

    Jerry

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Belle Starr

    Jim Cole

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Strange Alibi

    Benny McKaye

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • San Francisco Docks

    Cassidy

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Secret Seven

    Lou Boyd

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Castle on the Hudson

    Gangster in Car (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!

    'Doc' Kendrick - Bank Robber

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Invisible Stripes

    Johnny

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Missing Evidence

    Marty Peters

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Another Thin Man

    Hoodlum (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Smashing the Money Ring

    Dice Mathews

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Each Dawn I Die

    Limpy Julien

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Forgotten Woman

    Johnny Bradshaw

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Torchy Runs for Mayor

    Spuds O'Brien

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • You Can't Get Away with Murder

    Smitty

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • North of Shanghai

    Chandler

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Angels with Dirty Faces

    Steve

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Night Hawk

    Lefty

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Danger on the Air

    Joe Carney

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Devil's Party

    Frank Diamond

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Lady in the Morgue

    Steve Collins

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Wide Open Faces

    Stretch

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • A Slight Case of Murder

    Innocence

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Borrowing Trouble

    Charlie

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Case of the Lucky Legs

    George Sanborne (as Joseph Downing)

    actor

    actors
    1935