Acting · Dothan, Alabama, USA · Born September 1, 1904
An All-American halfback while attending the University of Alabama, Johnny Mack Brown chose the silver screen over the green grass of the football field when he graduated. Signed to a contract with MGM in 1926, Brown debuted in Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) with William Haines in a film about - baseball. This was followed by The Bugle Call (1927), which starred the fading Jackie Coogan. In 1928 he appeared in the last Norma Shearer silent film, A Lady of Chance (1928). After that, he worked with Greta Garbo, Marion Davies and Mary Pickford. His muscular good looks only carried him so far in films, however, and by 1930 he had yet to find his place. At MGM Clark Gable was taking the roles that Brown was up for, so he went into a western for director King Vidor, Billy the Kid (1930). While Vidor did not want him for the part to begin with, the picture was successful; however, Brown's career at MGM soon ended. By 1933 he was still making westerns, but they were for low-rung studios like Mascot. More westerns at even lower-rung Supreme Pictures followed, as well as serials like Wild West Days (1937) at Universal. In 1943 Brown took his boots over to Monogram Pictures, where he made over 60 westerns. He started off as "Nevada Jack McKenzie" in the Rough Riders series, but the name soon changed to Johnny. As with most of the early cowboy stars, he was a hero to millions of young children and consistently among the top ten money-makers in westerns from 1942-50. The bubble burst, though, just as it did for Allan Lane, in 1953, as the days of the "B" western came to an end.
MovieGolden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000
as (archive footage)
MovieMae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLegends of the West
1992
as Billy the Kid in 'Billy the Kid' (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieMeanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
MovieIt's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MovieApache Uprising
1965
as Sheriff Ben Hall
MovieThe Bounty Killer
1965
as Sheriff Green
MovieRequiem for a Gunfighter
1965
as Enkoff
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Warner Griffith
TVOfficial Detective
1957
MovieThe Marshal's Daughter
1953
as Johnny Mack Brown - Poker-Game Player
MovieCanyon Ambush
1952
as Johnny Mack Brown
TVThis Is Your Life
1952
as Self
MovieDead Man's Trail
1952
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieMan from the Black Hills
1952
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieTexas City
1952
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieTexas Lawmen
1951
as Marshal Johnny Mack Brown
MovieWhistling Hills
1951
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieOklahoma Justice
1951
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieMontana Desperado
1951
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieBlazing Bullets
1951
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieMan from Sonora
1951
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieColorado Ambush
1951
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieShort Grass
1950
as Sheriff Ord Keown
MovieOutlaw Gold
1950
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieLaw of the Panhandle
1950
as U.S. Marshal Johnny Mack Brown
MovieSix Gun Mesa
1950
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieOver the Border
1950
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieWest of Wyoming
1950
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieWestern Renegades
1949
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieRange Justice
1949
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieWest of El Dorado
1949
as Johnny Mack
MovieStampede
1949
as Sheriff Aaron Ball
MovieTrails End
1949
as Johnny Mack
MovieLaw of the West
1949
as Federal Agent Johnny Mack
MovieHidden Danger
1948
as Johnny Mack
MovieGunning for Justice
1948
as Johnny Mack
MovieThe Sheriff of Medicine Bow
1948
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieThe Fighting Ranger
1948
as Johnny Brown
MovieBack Trail
1948
as Johnny Mack
MovieTriggerman
1948
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieFrontier Agent
1948
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieCrossed Trails
1948
as Johnny Mack
MovieOverland Trails
1948
as Johnny Murdock
MovieGun Talk
1947
as Johnny McVey
MoviePrairie Express
1947
as Johnny Hudson
MovieValley of Fear
1947
as Johnny Williams
MovieFlashing Guns
1947
as Johnny Mack
MovieCode of the Saddle
1947
as John Macklin
MovieTrailing Danger
1947
as Johnny
MovieThe Law Comes to Gunsight
1947
as Johnny Mackey
MovieLand of the Lawless
1947
as Johnny Mack
MovieRaiders of the South
1947
as Captain Brownell posing Johnny Langdon
MovieSilver Range
1946
as Johnny Bronton
MovieShadows on the Range
1946
as Steve Mason posing as Steve Saunders
MovieTrigger Fingers
1946
as Sam Hurricane Benton
MovieThe Gentleman from Texas
1946
as Johnny Macklin
MovieUnder Arizona Skies
1946
as Dusty Smith
MovieThe Haunted Mine
1946
as Nevada Jack McKenzie
MovieDrifting Along
1946
as Steve Garner
MovieBorder Bandits
1946
as Marshal Nevada
MovieFrontier Feud
1945
as Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
MovieThe Lost Trail
1945
as Marshal 'Nevada Jack' McKenzie
MovieFlame of the West
1945
as Dr. John Poore
MovieStranger from Santa Fe
1945
as U.S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie, posing as Roy Ferris
MovieGun Smoke
1945
as Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
MovieForever Yours
1945
as Maj. Tex O'Connor
MovieThe Navajo Trail
1945
as Marshal Nevada McKenzie
MovieGhost Guns
1944
as Marshal Nevada McKenzie
MovieLaw of the Valley
1944
as Marshal Nevada McKenzie
MovieLand of the Outlaws
1944
as Marshal Nevada McKenzie
MovieWest of the Rio Grande
1944
as U.S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie
MovieRange Law
1944
as U. S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie
MoviePartners of the Trail
1944
as Jack McKenzie
MovieLaw Men
1944
as U.S. Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
MovieRaiders of the Border
1944
as Nevada Jack McKenzie
MovieThe Texas Kid
1943
as Jack McKenzie
MovieOutlaws of Stampede Pass
1943
as Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
MovieCrazy House
1943
as Johnny Mack Brown
MovieThe Lone Star Trail
1943
as Blaze Barker
MovieSix Gun Gospel
1943
as Marshal Jack McKenzie
MovieThe Stranger From Pecos
1943
as Nevada Jack McKenzie
MovieRaiders of San Joaquin
1943
as Rocky Morgan aka The Black Rider
MovieCheyenne Roundup
1943
as Buck Brandon & Gils Brandon
MovieThe Ghost Rider
1943
as Nevada Jack McKenzie
MovieTenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
1943
as Wade Benson
MovieThe Old Chisholm Trail
1942
as Dusty Gardner
MovieLittle Joe, the Wrangler
1942
as Neal Wallace
MovieDeep in the Heart of Texas
1942
as Jim Mallory
MovieBoss of Hangtown Mesa
1942
as Steve Collins
MovieThe Silver Bullet
1942
as Silver Jim Donovan
MovieStagecoach Buckaroo
1942
as Steve Hardin
MovieFighting Bill Fargo
1941
as Bill Fargo
MovieRide 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Alabam' Brewster
MovieArizona Cyclone
1941
as Tom Baxter
MovieThe Masked Rider
1941
as Larry Prescott
MovieMan from Montana
1941
as Sheriff Bob Dawson
MovieRawhide Rangers
1941
as Brand Calhoun
MovieLaw of the Range
1941
as Steve Howard
MovieBury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
1941
as Joe Henderson
MoviePony Post
1940
as Cal Sheridan
MovieLaw and Order
1940
as Bill Ralston
MovieRagtime Cowboy Joe
1940
as Steve Logan
MovieSon of Roaring Dan
1940
as Jim Reardon (Posing as Horace McPhail)
MovieBad Man from Red Butte
1940
as Gils Brady / Buck Halliday
MovieRiders of Pasco Basin
1940
as Lee Jamison
MovieBoss of Bullion City
1940
as Tom Bryant
MovieWest of Carson City
1940
as Jim Bannister
MovieChip of the Flying U
1939
as 'Chip' Bennett
MovieOklahoma Frontier
1939
as Jeff McLeod
MovieDesperate Trails
1939
as Steve Hayden
MovieThe Oregon Trail
1939
as Jeff Scott
MovieLand of Liberty
1939
as Billy the Kid (edited from 'Billy the Kid')
MovieFlaming Frontiers
1938
as Tex Houston
MovieWells Fargo
1937
as Talbot Carter
MovieBorn to the West
1937
as Tom Fillmore
MovieHell Town
1937
as Tom Fillmore
MovieBoothill Brigade
1937
as Lon Cardigan
MovieWild West Days
1937
as Kentucky Wade
MovieA Lawman Is Born
1937
as Tom Mitchell
MovieGuns in the Dark
1937
as Johnny Darrel
MovieBar-Z Bad Men
1937
as Jim Waters
MovieLawless Land
1937
as Ranger Jeff Hayden
MovieTrail of Vengeance
1937
as Dude Ramsay
MovieThe Gambling Terror
1937
as Jeff Hayes
MovieUndercover Man
1936
as Steve McLain
MovieThe Crooked Trail
1936
as Jim Blake
MovieEveryman's Law
1936
as Johnny- aka The Dog Town Kid
MovieRogue of the Range
1936
as Dan Doran
MovieDesert Phantom
1936
as Billy Donovan
MovieValley of the Lawless
1936
as Bruce Reynolds
MovieThe Courageous Avenger
1935
as Kirk Baxter
MovieBetween Men
1935
as Johnny Wellington Jr.
MovieStarlit Days at the Lido
1935
as Self
MovieBranded a Coward
1935
as Johnny Hume
MovieRustlers of Red Dog
1935
as Jack Wood
MovieStar Night at the Cocoanut Grove
1934
as Self
MovieAgainst the Law
1934
as Steve Wayne
MovieBelle of the Nineties
1934
as Brooks Clayburn
MovieCross Streets
1934
as Adam Blythe
MovieMarrying Widows
1934
as The Husband
MovieSt. Louis Woman
1934
as Jim Warren
MovieThree on a Honeymoon
1934
as Chuck Wells
MovieSon of a Sailor
1933
as 'Duke'
MovieFemale
1933
as George P. Cooper
MovieSaturday's Millions
1933
as Alan Barry
MovieFighting With Kit Carson
1933
as Kit Carson
MovieThe Vanishing Frontier
1933
as Kirby Tornell
Malay Nights
1932
as Jim Wilson
Movie70,000 Witnesses
1932
as Wally Clark
MovieFlames
1932
as Charlie
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
Lasca of the Rio Grande
1931
as Miles Kincaid
MovieThe Last Flight
1931
as Bill Talbot
MovieThe Secret Six
1931
as Hank Rogers
MovieThe Great Meadow
1931
as Berk Jarvis (as John Mack Brown)
MovieBilly the Kid
1930
as Billy the Kid
MovieMontana Moon
1930
as Larry
MovieUndertow
1930
as Paul Whalen
MovieJazz Heaven
1929
as Barry Holmes
MovieHurricane
1929
as Dan
MovieThe Single Standard
1929
as Tommy Hewlett
MovieThe Valiant
1929
as Robert Ward
MovieCoquette
1929
as Michael Jeffery
MovieA Woman of Affairs
1928
as David Furness
MovieA Lady of Chance
1928
as Steve Crandall
MovieAnnapolis
1928
as Bill
MovieOur Dancing Daughters
1928
as Ben Blaine
MovieThe Play Girl
1928
as Bradley Lane
Square Crooks
1928
as Larry Scott
MovieSoft Living
1928
as Stockney Webb
MovieThe Divine Woman
1928
as Jean Lery
MovieThe Fair Co-Ed
1927
as Bob
MovieAfter Midnight
1927
as Party Boy (uncredited)
MovieMockery
1927
as Russian Officer (uncredited)
MovieThe Bugle Call
1927
as Bit (uncredited)
MovieSlide, Kelly, Slide
1927
as Johnny Mack Brown
