Johnny Downs
Film actor (1913-1994) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 80
John Morey Downs was an American actor, singer and dancer. He began his career as a child actor, most notably as Johnny in the Our Gang short comedy film series from 1923 to 1926. He remained active in films, television and theatre through the early 1960s.
Johnny Downs is read about 29 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
1994Died6 June 19941953
Column SouthFilm, Posick1951
Racket SquadSeries1948Captain Billy's Mississippi Music HallSeries1946
The Kid from BrooklynFilm, Master of Ceremonies1945
Rhapsody in BlueFilm, Dancer1944
TrocaderoFilm, Johnny Edwards1942
Behind the Eight BallFilm, Danny1941
Adam Had Four SonsFilm, David Stoddard1939
A Child is BornFilm, Johnny Norton1938
AlgiersFilm, Pierrot1936
College HolidayFilm, Johnny Jones1935
College ScandalFilm, Paul Gedney1928
The CrowdFilm, John, age 12 (uncredited)1927
Seeing the WorldFilm, Johnny1926
45 Minutes from HollywoodFilm, Himself (archive footage)1925
Dog DaysFilm, Rich Kid1913Born10 October 1913
Column SouthFilm, Posick1951Racket SquadSeries1948Captain Billy's Mississippi Music HallSeries1946The Kid from BrooklynFilm, Master of Ceremonies1945Rhapsody in BlueFilm, Dancer1944TrocaderoFilm, Johnny Edwards1942Behind the Eight BallFilm, Danny1941Adam Had Four SonsFilm, David Stoddard1939A Child is BornFilm, Johnny Norton1938AlgiersFilm, Pierrot1936College HolidayFilm, Johnny Jones1935College ScandalFilm, Paul Gedney1928The CrowdFilm, John, age 12 (uncredited)1927Seeing the WorldFilm, Johnny192645 Minutes from HollywoodFilm, Himself (archive footage)1925Dog DaysFilm, Rich Kid1913Born10 October 1913People around Johnny
Close ties
Hal Roach Produced Babes in Toyland and Thundering Fleas
Joe Cobb Also in The Champeen and Dog Days
Mary Kornman Also in The Champeen and Dog Days
Jackie Condon Also in The Champeen and Dog Days
Robert F. McGowan Directed Thundering Fleas and The Champeen
Allen Hoskins Also in Thundering Fleas and The Champeen
Jay R. Smith Also in Good Cheer and Shivering Spooks
Mickey Daniels Also in Thundering Fleas and The Champeen
F. Richard Jones Produced Thundering Fleas and Seeing the World
Elmer "Scooter" Lowry Also in Shivering Spooks and The Fourth Alarm
Jack Haley Also in Coronado and Pigskin Parade- Norman Z. McLeod Directed Coronado (1935)
Clifton Young Also in Shivering Spooks and The Fourth Alarm
King Vidor Directed So Red the Rose (1935)
Leon Errol Also in Coronado and Moonlight in Hawaii
Oliver Hardy Also in Babes in Toyland and Thundering Fleas- Gordon Douglas Directed Babes in Toyland (1934)
William Beaudine Directed What a Man! (1944)
Arline Judge Also in College Scandal and Pigskin Parade
Charley Rogers Directed Babes in Toyland (1934)
Jean Darling Also in Babes in Toyland and Seeing the World
Eugene Jackson Also in Dog Days and Shootin' Injuns
Lewis Seiler Directed The First Baby (1936)
William LeBaron Produced Coronado (1935)
Also in Français
Filmography 40
86 credits on file
Television 2
Media & music
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 1994 · aged 80
