Acting
J.P. McGowan
- Titles
- 248movies
- Career
Active from 1910 to 1938, busiest in 1915 with 33 main titles.
- Directed
- 161titles as director
- Average score
49/100
- Highest rated
Hit the Saddle59/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.3average 2.6
- Crime6.3average 3.7
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
- Warfare3.1average 1.2
- Class & Capitalism5.1average 3.3
- Mystery5.6average 4.1
- Physical Comedy3.7average 2.5
- Politics3.9average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.5, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Early Cinema 11
- Historical Setting 11
- Classic Western 9
- American Frontier 3
- Melodrama 3
- Vintage Cinema 3
- Good vs. Evil 3
- Historical Drama 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Silent Film 2
- Revenge Story 2
- Silent Film Era 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Helen HolmesActorKaintucky Bill, His Nemesis, Stormy Seas, Duped, Medicine Bend, +59 more
Leo D. MaloneyActorWhispering Smith, A Lass of the Lumberlands, Judith of the Cumberlands, The Flying Freight's Captive, In Danger's Path, +31 more
George A. WilliamsActorKaintucky Bill, His Nemesis, Perils of the Yukon, The Flying Freight's Captive, The Operator at Black Rock, +22 more
Sidney OlcottActorThe Fiddler’s Requiem, Dust of the Desert, The Lad from Old Ireland, The Special Messenger, When the Dead Return, +15 more
Gene GauntierActorThe Fiddler’s Requiem, Dust of the Desert, The Lad from Old Ireland, The Special Messenger, When the Dead Return, +12 more
Bob CusterActorRiders of the North, Mark of the Spur, Code of the West, Riders of the Rio Grande, Quick Trigger Lee, +9 more- SSally WintersWriterThe Call of the Desert, Near the Rainbow's End, The Canyon of Missing Men, The Man from Nowhere, Code of the West, +9 more
Cliff LyonsActorThe Call of the Desert, The Canyon of Missing Men, The Cowboy and the Outlaw, The Old Code, Code of the West, +8 more
Robert G. VignolaActorThe Fiddler’s Requiem, The Lad from Old Ireland, The Railroad Raiders of '62, Railroad Raiders of '62, The Wives of Jamestown, +8 more
Slim WhitakerActorGun Gospel, The Code of the Scarlet, Bad Men's Money, War of the Range, Deadwood Pass, +7 more
Mack V. WrightActorBaffled, Perils of the Yukon, Mistaken Orders, Hit the Saddle, Pioneers of the West, +7 more
Paul HurstActorMedicine Bend, Whispering Smith, A Lass of the Lumberlands, Judith of the Cumberlands, The Hazards of Helen, +6 more
Movies and TV shows
1611930s
35 titles · average score 46
Where the West Begins (1938)
Director
Roaring Six Guns (1937)
Director
Deadwood Pass (1933)
Director
When a Man Rides Alone (1933)
Director
Drum Taps (1933)
Screenplay, Director
46
The Hurricane Express (1932)
Director, Screenplay
Mark of the Spur (1932)
Director
Human Targets (1932)
Director
Riders of the North (1931)
Director
The Call of the Desert (1930)
Director
Near the Rainbow's End (1930)
Director
The Code of Honor (1930)
Director
1920s
65 titles · average score 48
Bad Men's Money (1929)
as Sheriff Bud Jennings
The Law of the Plains (1929)
as Seagrue
Below the Deadline (1929)
as Taggart
The Devil’s Tower (1928)
as George Stilwell
The Lost Express (1926)
as Train Engineer
Red Blood (1925)
as Eagle Custer
Mistaken Orders (1925)
Director
The Ace of Clubs (1925)
Director
Captain Kidd (1922)
Director
Perils of the Yukon (1922)
Director
King of the Circus (1920)
Director
1910s
61 titles
The Red Glove (1919)
Director
The Lure of the Circus (1918)
Director
The Hazards of Helen (1917)
as Various roles
The Diamond Runners (1916)
Scenario Writer, Director
In Danger's Path (1915)
Director
The Leap from the Water Tower (1915)
as Rand - the Fireman
The Pay Train (1915)
Director
The Girl and the Game (1915)
as Spike
The Car of Death (1914)
Director
