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
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 11
- Early Cinema 11
- Classic Western 9
- Vintage Cinema 3
- Good vs. Evil 3
- Melodrama 3
- American Frontier 3
- Silent Western 2
- Revenge Story 2
- Murder Mystery 2
- Frontier Justice 2
- Heroic Protagonist 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Helen HolmesActorKaintucky Bill, Stormy Seas, His Nemesis, Duped, Whispering Smith, +59 more
Leo D. MaloneyActorWhispering Smith, A Lass of the Lumberlands, The Box Car Trap, The Girl and the Game, Near Eternity, +31 more
George A. WilliamsActorKaintucky Bill, His Nemesis, Perils of the Yukon, The Car of Death, The Box Car Trap, +22 more
Sidney OlcottActorDust of the Desert, The Fiddler’s Requiem, The Lad from Old Ireland, The Special Messenger, When the Dead Return, +15 more
Gene GauntierActorDust of the Desert, The Fiddler’s Requiem, The Lad from Old Ireland, The Special Messenger, When the Dead Return, +12 more
J.J. ClarkActorThe Fiddler’s Requiem, When the Dead Return, The Railroad Raiders of '62, Railroad Raiders of '62, The Wives of Jamestown, +11 more
Bob CusterActorRiders of the North, Code of the West, Mark of the Spur, Riders of the Rio Grande, O'Malley Rides Alone, +9 more- SSally WintersWriterThe Call of the Desert, The Canyon of Missing Men, The Man from Nowhere, Near the Rainbow's End, The Law of the Plains, +9 more
Cliff LyonsActorThe Call of the Desert, The Canyon of Missing Men, The Cowboy and the Outlaw, The Law of the Plains, 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, Drum Taps, +7 more
Mack V. WrightActorBaffled, Perils of the Yukon, Mistaken Orders, Pioneers of the West, Hit the Saddle, +7 more
Movies and TV shows
248Upcoming
1 title
Danger Quest
as Col. Spiffy
1950s
2 titles
Savage Fury (1956)
as Ship's Captain
The Lady and the Bandit (1951)
as Old Man
1930s
78 titles · average score 62
Where the West Begins (1938)
Director
Roaring Six Guns (1937)
Director
When a Man Rides Alone (1933)
Director
Drum Taps (1933)
Screenplay, Director
Deadwood Pass (1933)
Director
46
The Hurricane Express (1932)
Director, Screenplay
Mark of the Spur (1932)
Director
Riders of the North (1931)
Director
The Call of the Desert (1930)
Director
The Code of Honor (1930)
Director
Near the Rainbow's End (1930)
Director
1920s
84 titles · average score 48
Señor Americano (1929)
as Maddox
The Law of the Plains (1929)
as Seagrue
The Code of the Scarlet (1928)
as Blake
The Devil’s Tower (1928)
as George Stilwell
Gun Gospel (1927)
as Bill Brogan
The Red Raiders (1927)
as Captain Ortwell
The Lost Express (1926)
as Train Engineer
Red Blood (1925)
as Eagle Custer
Mistaken Orders (1925)
Director
Captain Kidd (1922)
Director
Perils of the Yukon (1922)
Director
1910s
83 titles · average score 61
The Lure of the Circus (1918)
Director
The Hazards of Helen (1917)
as Various roles
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
His Mother (1912)
as John Foster
The Colleen Bawn (1911)
as Hardress Cregan
Rory O'More (1911)
as Commander of the English troops