Portrait of Johnny Downs

Acting

Johnny Downs

Career

Active from 1925 to 1948, busiest in 1926 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
37
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Adam Had Four Sons
Adam Had Four Sons
GoodWatch score60/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Johnny Downs Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.2, average 4.9
  • Politics
    0.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Slapstick Humor 4
  • Our Gang 3
  • Vintage Entertainment 3
  • Silent Comedy 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Golden Age Hollywood 2
  • 1930s Crime Drama 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

84
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 61
Column South
Column South (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Posick

Cruisin' Down the River
Cruisin' Down the River (1953)

as Young Jack

Racket Squad
Racket Squad (1951)

TV show

Hills of Oklahoma
Hills of Oklahoma (1950)

as Square Dance Caller

1940s

26 titles ยท average score 52
Trocadero
Trocadero (1944)

as Johnny Edwards

Harvest Melody
Harvest Melody (1943)

as Tommy Nelson

Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Adventures of the Flying Cadets (1943)

as Danny Collins

The Mad Monster
The Mad Monster (1942)
GoodWatch score 35

as Tom Gregory

Groom and Bored
Groom and Bored (1942)

as Jimmy Warren

Freckles Comes Home
Freckles Comes Home (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

as Freckles Winslow

All-American Co-Ed
All-American Co-Ed (1941)
GoodWatch score 46

as Bob Sheppard / Bobbie DeWolfe

Redhead
Redhead (1941)

as Ted Brown

Adam Had Four Sons
Adam Had Four Sons (1941)
GoodWatch score 60

as David Stoddard

Sing Another Chorus
Sing Another Chorus (1941)

as Andy Peyton

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940)

as Robert Lee 'Bob' Gunther

Melody and Moonlight
Melody and Moonlight (1940)

as Danny O'Brian

1930s

29 titles ยท average score 62
Laugh It Off
Laugh It Off (1939)

as Stephen 'Steve' Hannis

Hawaiian Nights
Hawaiian Nights (1939)

as Ted Hartley

Swing, Sister, Swing
Swing, Sister, Swing (1938)

as Johnny Bennett

It's in the Stars
It's in the Stars (1938)

as Dorothy's Boyfriend

Once Over Lightly
Once Over Lightly (1938)

as Bob Bradley

Blonde Trouble
Blonde Trouble (1937)

as Fred Stevens

Turn Off the Moon
Turn Off the Moon (1937)

as Terry Keith

Clarence
Clarence (1937)

as Bobbie

Everybody's Old Man
Everybody's Old Man (1936)

as Tommy Sampson

Pigskin Parade
Pigskin Parade (1936)
GoodWatch score 53

as Chip Carson

Coronado
Coronado (1935)

as Johnny Marvin

The High School Hoofer
The High School Hoofer (1931)

as High School Student

1920s

25 titles ยท average score 71
Bring Home the Turkey
Bring Home the Turkey (1927)

as Johnny

Seeing the World
Seeing the World (1927)

as Johnny

The Fourth Alarm
The Fourth Alarm (1926)

as Johnny

War Feathers
War Feathers (1926)

as Johnny

Shivering Spooks
Shivering Spooks (1926)

as Johnny

Baby Clothes
Baby Clothes (1926)

as Johnny

Thundering Fleas
Thundering Fleas (1926)
GoodWatch score 59

as Johnny

Uncle Tom's Uncle
Uncle Tom's Uncle (1926)

as Johnny / 'Marks the Lawyer'

Good Cheer
Good Cheer (1926)

as Johnny

Boys Will Be Joys
Boys Will Be Joys (1925)

as Johnny

Your Own Back Yard
Your Own Back Yard (1925)

as Johnny Downs

One Wild Ride
One Wild Ride (1925)

as Johnny