Portrait of J.P. McGowan

Acting

J.P. McGowan

Career

Active from 1910 to 1938, busiest in 1915 with 33 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score49/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hit the Saddle
Hit the Saddle
GoodWatch score59/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
J.P. McGowan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 11
  • Early Cinema 11
  • Classic Western 9
  • Vintage Cinema 4
  • Good vs. Evil 3
  • Silent Western 3
  • American Frontier 3
  • Simple Narrative 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Revenge Story 2
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Frontier Justice 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

249
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Danger Quest
Danger Quest

as Col. Spiffy

1950s

2 titles
Savage Fury
Savage Fury (1956)

as Ship's Captain

The Lady and the Bandit
The Lady and the Bandit (1951)

as Old Man

1930s

79 titles · average score 62
Where the West Begins
Where the West Begins (1938)

Director

What Price Vengeance
What Price Vengeance (1937)

Writer

Rough Riding Rhythm
Rough Riding Rhythm (1937)

as Pete Hobart

The Lone Bandit
The Lone Bandit (1935)

Director

The Outlaw Tamer
The Outlaw Tamer (1935)

as Sheriff Jim Porter

When a Man Rides Alone
When a Man Rides Alone (1933)

Director

The Hurricane Express
The Hurricane Express (1932)
GoodWatch score 46

Director, Screenplay

Headin' for Trouble
Headin' for Trouble (1931)

Director

The Code of Honor
The Code of Honor (1930)

Director

The Call of the Desert
The Call of the Desert (1930)

Director

Near the Rainbow's End
Near the Rainbow's End (1930)

Director

The Hunted Men
The Hunted Men (1930)

Director

1920s

84 titles · average score 49
Señor Americano
Señor Americano (1929)

as Maddox

Bad Men's Money
Bad Men's Money (1929)

as Sheriff Bud Jennings

Gun Gospel
Gun Gospel (1927)

as Bill Brogan

The Red Raiders
The Red Raiders (1927)

as Captain Ortwell

Tarzan and the Golden Lion
Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

The Lost Express
The Lost Express (1926)

as Train Engineer

Red Blood
Red Blood (1925)

as Eagle Custer

Mistaken Orders
Mistaken Orders (1925)

Director

The Fast Freight
The Fast Freight (1925)

Director, Scenario Writer

Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd (1922)

Director

Elmo the Fearless
Elmo the Fearless (1920)

Director

The Vanishing Dagger
The Vanishing Dagger (1920)

Director

1910s

83 titles · average score 61
The Lure of the Circus
The Lure of the Circus (1918)

Director

The Hazards of Helen
The Hazards of Helen (1917)

as Various roles

The Railroad Raiders
The Railroad Raiders (1917)

as Thomas Desmond

In Danger's Path
In Danger's Path (1915)

Director

The Pay Train
The Pay Train (1915)

Director

The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine
The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine (1915)

Director

The Leap from the Water Tower
The Leap from the Water Tower (1915)

as Rand - the Fireman

The Pursuit of the Smugglers
The Pursuit of the Smugglers (1913)

Director

The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher
The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher (1912)

Director

His Mother
His Mother (1912)

as John Foster

The Colleen Bawn
The Colleen Bawn (1911)

as Hardress Cregan

Rory O'More
Rory O'More (1911)

as Commander of the English troops