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person_profile-John Carroll

John Carroll Died at age: 72

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

John Carroll

Date of Birth:

Jul 17, 1906

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Apr 24, 1979

Biography of

John Carroll

    John Carroll (July 17, 1906 – April 24, 1979) was an American actor and singer. He was born Julian Lafaye in New Orleans, Louisiana. Carroll performed in several small roles in films under his original name until 1935, when he first used the name John Carroll in Hi, Gaucho! He appeared in several Western films in the 1930s, including the role of Zorro in Zorro Rides Again in 1937. He was the male lead in the Marx Brothers' Western comedy Go West in 1940. Probably his best known role was as Woody Jason in the 1942 movie Flying Tigers with John Wayne. He was also notable as a Cajun soldier, aptly nicknamed "Wolf", in the 1945 comedy A Letter for Evie.

    He interrupted his movie career during World War II and served as a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot in North Africa. He broke his back in a crash. He recovered and resumed his acting career.

    John Carroll was a well-established actor and his wife Lucille was a casting director at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). In 1948, the famous movie actress Marilyn Monroe moved into their house. They helped support her emotionally and financially during her difficult transition period. Their support was essential in her success as an actress.

    Carroll worked steadily through the mid-1950s, but his career began to fade in the latter half of the decade. He did play a memorable role in the 1957 Budd Boetticher western Decision at Sundown as Tate Kimbrough, the evil nemesis of Randolph Scott's character. His last role was in Ride in a Pink Car in 1974.

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John Carroll

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Filmography of

John Carroll

Found 50 Movies in total

The Other Side of the Wind

Lou Martin ( Actor )

... 2018

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1983

Ride in a Pink Car

Mr. Henry ( Actor )

... 1974

A Boy Called Nuthin’

Sagebrush ( Actor )

... 1967

The Big Parade of Comedy

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1964

Plunderers of Painted Flats

Clint Jones ( Actor )

... 1959

Decision at Sundown

Tate Kimbrough ( Actor )

... 1957

The Reluctant Bride

Jeff Longstreet ( Actor )

... 1955

Geraldine

Grant Sanborn ( Actor )

... 1954

The Farmer Takes a Wife

Jotham Klore ( Actor )

... 1953

Belle Le Grand

John Kilton ( Actor )

... 1951

Hit Parade of 1951

Joe Blake / Eddie Paul ( Actor )

... 1950

Surrender

Gregg Delaney ( Actor )

... 1950

Angel in Exile

Charlie Dakin ( Actor )

... 1948

I, Jane Doe

Stephen Curtis ( Actor )

... 1948

Old Los Angeles

Johnny Morrell ( Actor )

... 1948

The Flame

George MacAllister ( Actor )

... 1947

The Fabulous Texan

John Wesley Baker ( Actor )

... 1947

Wyoming

Glenn Forrester ( Actor )

... 1947

Fiesta

Jose 'Pepe' Ortega ( Actor )

... 1947

A Letter for Evie

Edgar 'Wolf' Larson ( Actor )

... 1946

Her Favorite Patient

Morgan Hale ( Actor )

... 1945

Hit Parade of 1943

Rick Farrell ( Actor )

... 1943

The Youngest Profession

John Carroll ( Actor )

... 1943

Flying Tigers

Woody Jason ( Actor )

... 1942

Pierre of the Plains

Pierre ( Actor )

... 1942

Rio Rita

Ricardo Montera ( Actor )

... 1942

Lady Be Good

Buddy Crawford ( Actor )

... 1941

This Woman Is Mine

Ovide de Montigny ( Actor )

... 1941

Sunny

Larry Warren ( Actor )

... 1941

Go West

Terry Turner ( Actor )

... 1940

Hired Wife

Jose de Briganza ( Actor )

... 1940

Susan and God

Clyde Rochester ( Actor )

... 1940

Phantom Raiders

John Ramsell Jr. ( Actor )

... 1940

Congo Maisie

Dr. Michael Shane ( Actor )

... 1940

Wolf Call

Michael Vance ( Actor )

... 1939

Only Angels Have Wings

Gent Shelton ( Actor )

... 1939

I Am a Criminal

Brad McArthur ( Actor )

... 1938

Rose of the Rio Grande

El Gato ( Actor )

... 1938

Zorro Rides Again

James Vega/Zorro ( Actor )

... 1937

We Who Are About to Die

Joe Donahue ( Actor )

... 1937

Pilot X

Jerry Blackwood ( Actor )

... 1936

The Accusing Finger

Dominic Petrelli, convict ( Actor )

... 1936

Murder on a Bridle Path

Latigo Wells ( Actor )

... 1936

Muss 'em Up

Gene Leland ( Actor )

... 1936

Hi, Gaucho!

Lucio Bolario ( Actor )

... 1935

New Moon

Russian Soldier on Ship ( Actor )

... 1930

Doughboys

Doughboy in Elmer's Squad (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1930

Monte Carlo

Wedding Guest Officer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1930

Devil-May-Care

Bonapartist (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1929