Portrait of Jack W. Johnston

Acting

Jack W. Johnston

Career

Active from 1912 to 1928, busiest in 1916 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Virginian
The Virginian
GoodWatch score56/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack W. Johnston Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Dark Humor
    0.9, average 2.8
  • Fantasy
    0.0, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Film 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Early Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

9 titles ยท average score 66
The Locket
The Locket (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Man (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend (1945)
GoodWatch score 77

as Nightclub Guest (uncredited)

The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window (1944)
GoodWatch score 79

as Man at Club (uncredited)

The Missing Juror
The Missing Juror (1944)
GoodWatch score 62

as Juror (uncredited)

The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Night Club Guest (uncredited)

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

as Customer (uncredited)

Lydia
Lydia (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ball Guest

Borrowed Hero
Borrowed Hero (1941)

as Juryman (uncredited)

Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

as Man at Maxim's (uncredited)

1930s

3 titles ยท average score 67
Union Pacific
Union Pacific (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

as Man (uncredited)

Miracles for Sale
Miracles for Sale (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Magic Show Audience Volunteer

The Rage of Paris
The Rage of Paris (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

as Relative at Wedding (uncredited)

1920s

18 titles
Driftwood
Driftwood (1928)

as Barlow

Flying Luck
Flying Luck (1927)

as The Colonel

The Black Diamond Express
The Black Diamond Express (1927)

as Sheldon Truesdell

The New Klondike
The New Klondike (1926)

as Joe Cooley

Desert Valley
Desert Valley (1926)

as Tim Dean (as F.W. Johnston)

The Greatest Love of All
The Greatest Love of All (1924)

as District Attorney Kelland

Partners Of The Sunset
Partners Of The Sunset (1922)

as Jim Worth

Cardigan
Cardigan (1922)

as Col. Cresap

Mother Eternal
Mother Eternal (1921)

as William Brennon

The Kentuckians
The Kentuckians (1921)

as Boone's Brother

Why Women Sin
Why Women Sin (1920)

as Captain Morelake

Man's Plaything
Man's Plaything (1920)

as Dan Vaughan

1910s

26 titles ยท average score 56
The Twin Pawns
The Twin Pawns (1919)

as Harry White

The Test of Honor
The Test of Honor (1919)

as Mr. Curtis

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1918)

as Haley

At the Mercy of Men
At the Mercy of Men (1918)

as Boris Litofsky

On the Quiet
On the Quiet (1918)

as Horace Colt

The Land of Promise
The Land of Promise (1917)

as Edward Marsh (as J.W. Johnson)

Fifty-Fifty
Fifty-Fifty (1916)

as Frederic Harmon (as J.W. Johnston)

God's Half Acre
God's Half Acre (1916)

as Henry Norman (as J.W. Johnston)

The Virginian
The Virginian (1914)
GoodWatch score 56

as Steve

The Rose of the Rancho
The Rose of the Rancho (1914)

as Kearney, Government Agent

The Caballero's Way
The Caballero's Way (1914)

as Lieutenant Sandridge

The Lass of Gloucester
The Lass of Gloucester (1912)

as The Stranger - a Wealthy Sailor