J.P. McGowan
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- Savage FuryShip's Captain1956
- The Lady and the BanditOld Man1951
- StagecoachBit Part (uncredited)1939
- Code of the FearlessUndetermined Minor Role1939
- 1938
- KidnappedClansman1938
- Hunted MenCop1938
- The BuccaneerJailer1938
- Prairie ThunderCol. Stanton1937
- Heart of the RockiesEd Dawson1937
- Rough Riding RhythmPete Hobart1937
- Empty HolstersU.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill1937
- She Had to EatPolice Sergeant (uncredited)1937
- Slave ShipHelmsman1937
- Hit the SaddleRance McGowan1937
- BorderlandEl Rio Sheriff1937
- Jungle JimShip Captain J.S. Robinson1937
- Sinner Take AllPolice Officer Murphy (uncredited)1936
- StampedeMatt Stevens1936
- The Accusing FingerInner Guard1936
- Fury and the WomanAnderson1936
- The Three MesquiteersBrack Canfield1936
- Ride 'Em CowboyJim Howard1936
- Guns and GuitarsDave Morgan1936
- Secret PatrolBlacksmith Barstow1936
- Robin Hood of El DoradoDanglong1936
- The Prisoner of Shark IslandShip's Captain1936
- Silver SpursWebb Allison1936
- Bar 20 Rides AgainBuck Peters1935
- East of JavaSergeant, Rescue Party1935
- The Silent CodeCommissioner1935
- Diamond JimEngineer1935
- Border BrigandsInspector Winston - RCMP1935
- Murder in the FleetChief of Police (Uncredited)1935
- Whispering Smith SpeaksCaboose Passenger (uncredited)1935
- Les MisérablesJavert's Plainclothesman1935
- The Call of the SavageFreighter Captain1935
- MississippiDealer (uncredited)1935
- The Outlaw TamerSheriff Jim Porter1935
- Rustlers of Red DogCapt. Trent [Chs. 3-4]1935
- When Lightning StrikesLafe Broderick1934
- The Red RiderScotty McKee1934
- No More WomenCaptain of The Hawk1934
- Somewhere in SonoraMonte Black1933
- Flaming GoldMack1932
- Lawless ValleyBig Mike Carter, aka El Lobo, aka Texas Rand1932
- Quick Trigger LeeBrings note / Director1931
- The Canyon of Missing MenSlug Sagel1930
- Breezy BillSheriff1930
- O'Malley Rides AloneAngus McGregor1930
- A Texas CowboyBrute Kettle1929
- Señor AmericanoMaddox1929
- 1929
- 1929
- The Cowboy and the OutlawPepper Hardcastle1929
- Law of the PlainsSeagrue1929
- The Last RoundupHash1929
- Plunging HoofsJim Wales1929
- The Lawless LegionMatson1929
- Headin' WestwardSneezer Clark1929
- Below the DeadlineTaggart1929
- 'Neath Western SkiesDugan1929
- Ships of the NightMotilla1928
- Two OutlawsAbner Whitcomb1928
- 1928
- Arizona DaysEd Hicks1928
- 1928
- Dugan of the DugoutsCapt. von Brinken1928
- Gun GospelBill Brogan1927
- The Red RaidersCaptain Ortwell1927
- Arizona NightsJeff Decker1927
- The Royal AmericanCapt. Burke1927
- Red SignalsJim Twyler1927
- Perils of the RailBarker's Accomplice at Smelter Junction1926
- Crack O' DawnEarle Thorpe Sr.1926
- Senor DaredevilJesse Wilks1926
- The Lost ExpressTrain Engineer1925
- 1925
- Barriers of the LawSteve Redding1925
- OutwittedTiger McGuire1925
- Crossed Trails'Pepper' Baldwin1924
- A Two Fisted TenderfootStephen Lawlor1924
- The Whipping BossLivingston1924
- BaffledJack Norton1924
- Stormy SeasCapt. Morgan1923
- Hills of Missing MenCapt. Brandt / The Dragon1922
- Do or DieCapt. Alvarez / Satan1921
- The Railroad RaidersThomas Desmond1917
- The Hazards of HelenVarious roles1917
- Medicine BendWhispering Smith1916
- Whispering SmithWhispering Smith1916
- 1915
- The Mettle of Jerry McGuireJerry McGuire1915
- The Broken RailTrow - of the Working Crew1915
- A Railroader's BraveryThomas - the Chief of the Gang1915
- The Broken TrainWarren - Railroad Employee1915
- The Railroad Raiders of '62Lockwood - the old one-armed Flagman1915
- The Leap from the Water TowerRand - the Fireman1915
- The Girl Telegrapher's PerilBlake - a Lineman1915
- 1915
- The Escape on the LimitedBrandt - a Defaulting Cashier1914
- The Black Diamond ExpressDan Haddon - a Cowboy1914
- The Flying Freight's CaptiveRand - a Yeggman1914
- His NemesisMammoth - Manning's Business Rival1914
- Helen's SacrificeBenton1914
- Kaintucky BillKaintucky Bill - a Moonshiner1914
- The Wives of JamestownThe O’Rourke1913
- The ShaughraunCorry Kinchela1912
- Ireland, the OppressedLord Kilhannack1912
- The Mayor from IrelandShamus Foley1912
- The Little GluersValentine Hay1912
- From the Manger to the CrossWise Man 11912
- The Poacher's PardonMr. Wallace - the Gamekeeper1912
- 1912
- Tragedy of the DesertThe Arab Sheik1912
- Captured by BedouinsLt. Greig1912
- Dust of the DesertSheik Mohammad1912
- VagabondsBig Jim1912
- His MotherJohn Foster1912
- The Fishermaid of BallydavidPoliceman1911
- The Colleen BawnHardress Cregan1911
- Rory O'MoreCommander of the English troops1911
- 1911
- Railroad Raiders of '62Federal Officer1911
- When the Dead ReturnJacques1911
- The Fiddler’s RequiemDolores' father1911
- Slim Jim's Last ChanceThe Rancher1911
- 1911
- 1911
- 1910
- The Lad from Old IrelandElection Agent1910
Personal details
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- Alternative names
- John Paterson McGowan
- BornFebruary 23, 1880Terowie, Australia
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