Portrait of Johnny Arthur

Acting

Johnny Arthur

Career

Active from 1925 to 1966, with a break from 1944 to 1965, busiest in 1929 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Masked Marvel
The Masked Marvel
GoodWatch score63/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Johnny Arthur Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Pathos
    3.0, average 5.3
  • Psychological
    3.3, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.5, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 3
  • Atmospheric 2
  • Lighthearted 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

70
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
Sakima and the Masked Marvel
Sakima and the Masked Marvel (1966)

as Mura Sakima (archive footage)

1940s

10 titles ยท average score 60
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Apartment Manager (uncredited)

This Is the Life
This Is the Life (1944)

as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)

Nazty Nuisance
Nazty Nuisance (1943)
GoodWatch score 43

as Suki Yaki

The Masked Marvel
The Masked Marvel (1943)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mura Sakima

Shepherd of the Ozarks
Shepherd of the Ozarks (1942)

as Doolittle

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)

as Riley

Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business
Always Tomorrow: The Portrait of an American Business (1941)

as Larry Larabee

Dreams
Dreams (1940)

as Second Dreamer (uncredited)

Road to Singapore
Road to Singapore (1940)
GoodWatch score 72

as Timothy Willow (uncredited)

Li'l Abner
Li'l Abner (1940)
GoodWatch score 50

as Montague

1930s

42 titles ยท average score 59
Feed 'em and Weep
Feed 'em and Weep (1938)

as Darla's father

Halfway to Hollywood
Halfway to Hollywood (1938)

as Johnny

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Kirby's Office Aide (uncredited)

It Happened Out West
It Happened Out West (1937)

as Professor Thad Crookshank

Night 'n' Gales
Night 'n' Gales (1937)

as Arthur Hood, Darla's father

An All American Toothache
An All American Toothache (1936)

as Dental Professor

Ellis Island
Ellis Island (1936)

as Kip Andrews

Too Tough to Kill
Too Tough to Kill (1935)

as Willie Dent

The Ghost Walks
The Ghost Walks (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

as Homer Erskine

Cheer Up and Smile
Cheer Up and Smile (1930)

as Andy

Down with Husbands
Down with Husbands (1930)

as Henry Sweet

She Couldn't Say No
She Couldn't Say No (1930)

as Tommy Blake

1920s

17 titles ยท average score 56
The Aviator
The Aviator (1929)

as Hobart

The Gamblers
The Gamblers (1929)

as George Cowper

Adam's Eve
Adam's Eve (1929)

as Adam

A Hint to Brides
A Hint to Brides (1929)

as The Newlywed Husband

The Desert Song
The Desert Song (1929)

as Benny Kidd

The Draw-Back
The Draw-Back (1927)

as Horace Hayseed

My Stars
My Stars (1926)

as Johnny

Home Cured
Home Cured (1926)

as The Hypochondriac

Honest Injun
Honest Injun (1926)

as Johnny Peppercorn

The Monster
The Monster (1925)
GoodWatch score 51

as Johnny Goodlittle

Cleaning Up
Cleaning Up (1925)

as The Husband

The Tourist
The Tourist (1925)

as Johnny - The Tourist