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John Harron

John Harron

Born: 1903-03-31 • New York City, New York, USA

John Harron (March 31, 1904 – November 24, 1939) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1918 and 1940.

Born in New York City, he was the brother of actor Robert Harron and of actress Mary Harron.

Harron graduated from Santa Clara University. His film debut came in Through the Back Door (1921). After acting for Universal, he was under contract to Warner Bros. Harron "achieved great success on the silent screen but was reduced to minor roles or minor films with the coming of sound."

Harron died in Seattle, Washington from spinal meningitis. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles

Filmography
A Fugitive from Justice poster
A Fugitive from Justice
1940 • Cab Driver (uncredited)
Tear Gas Squad poster
Tear Gas Squad
1940 • Taxi Driver
Virginia City poster
Virginia City
1940 • Union Lieutenant (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance poster
Calling Philo Vance
1940 • Third Reporter (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th poster
The Fighting 69th
1940 • Carrol (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby poster
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940 • Hotel Desk Clerk
The Return of Doctor X poster
The Return of Doctor X
1939 • Reporter (uncredited)
On Dress Parade poster
On Dress Parade
1939 • Academy Officer Investigating Fracas (uncredited)
Kid Nightingale poster
Kid Nightingale
1939 • Clipper (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties poster
The Roaring Twenties
1939 • Soldier (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring poster
Smashing the Money Ring
1939 • Reporter at Trial (uncredited)
Espionage Agent poster
Espionage Agent
1939 • American Tourist
Slapsie Maxie's poster
Slapsie Maxie's
1939 • Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Angels Wash Their Faces poster
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939 • Reporter (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die poster
Each Dawn I Die
1939 • Jerry - a Reporter (uncredited)
The Bill of Rights poster
The Bill of Rights
1939 • Carter
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite poster
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939 • Motorcycle Policeman
Indianapolis Speedway poster
Indianapolis Speedway
1939 • Red
The Cowboy Quarterback poster
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939 • Mr. Gray
Quiet, Please poster
Quiet, Please
1939 • Sears' Assistant (uncredited)
Naughty But Nice poster
Naughty But Nice
1939 • Freddie, Court Clerk (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter poster
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939 • Greenhouse Clerk
Code of the Secret Service poster
Code of the Secret Service
1939 • Gambler Paid in Silver (uncredited)
Torchy Runs for Mayor poster
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939 • Dibble
Confessions of a Nazi Spy poster
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 • Man in Montage with Propaganda (uncredited)
Dark Victory poster
Dark Victory
1939 • George, the Man Taking Judith's Coat (uncredited)
Women in the Wind poster
Women in the Wind
1939 • Process Server (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder poster
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939 • Convict Remaining in Cell (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid poster
The Oklahoma Kid
1939 • President Cleveland's Secretary (uncredited)
Secret Service of the Air poster
Secret Service of the Air
1939 • Agent Cliff Durell
Yes, My Darling Daughter poster
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939 • Belga Line Steward
Lincoln in the White House poster
Lincoln in the White House
1939 • John Hay
Torchy Blane in Chinatown poster
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939 • Chauffeur (uncredited)
Blackwell's Island poster
Blackwell's Island
1939 • Deputy District Attorney (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal poster
They Made Me a Criminal
1939 • First Fight Radio Announcer (uncredited)
King of the Underworld poster
King of the Underworld
1939 • G-Man (uncredited)
Going Places poster
Going Places
1938 • Man at Party
Heart of the North poster
Heart of the North
1938 • First Mate (uncredited)
The Declaration of Independence poster
The Declaration of Independence
1938 • Rodney's Messenger (uncredited)
Torchy Gets Her Man poster
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938 • John Wilkins (uncredited)
Hard to Get poster
Hard to Get
1938 • Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Boy Meets Girl poster
Boy Meets Girl
1938 • Extra Talking to Rodney
Penrod's Double Trouble poster
Penrod's Double Trouble
1938 • Spieler at Carnival (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse poster
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938 • Alarm Company Operator (uncredited)
Racket Busters poster
Racket Busters
1938 • Allison's Stenographer (uncredited)
Cowboy from Brooklyn poster
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938 • Technician
My Bill poster
My Bill
1938 • Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Gold Diggers in Paris poster
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938 • Ship's Officer
Out Where the Stars Begin poster
Out Where the Stars Begin
1938 • Studio Gateman
Torchy Blane in Panama poster
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938 • Aviator
The Beloved Brat poster
The Beloved Brat
1938 • Second Cab Driver
Over the Wall poster
Over the Wall
1938 • Gus - Policeman at Morgue
Jezebel poster
Jezebel
1938 • Jenkins (uncredited)
He Couldn't Say No poster
He Couldn't Say No
1938 • Man With Street Radio Reporter
The Daredevil Drivers poster
The Daredevil Drivers
1938 • Mr. Chet Maxfield
Blondes at Work poster
Blondes at Work
1938 • Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Invisible Menace poster
The Invisible Menace
1938 • Pvt. Murphy
The Patient in Room 18 poster
The Patient in Room 18
1938 • Thatcher Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Missing Witnesses poster
Missing Witnesses
1937 • Harris (as Jack Harron)
The Man Without a Country poster
The Man Without a Country
1937 • Minor Role (uncredited)
The Adventurous Blonde poster
The Adventurous Blonde
1937 • Reynolds (uncredited)
Boots and Saddles poster
Boots and Saddles
1937 • Orderly Given Charge of Gene's Horses (uncredited)
Prairie Thunder poster
Prairie Thunder
1937 • Lt. Adams
Varsity Show poster
Varsity Show
1937 • Clerk
That Certain Woman poster
That Certain Woman
1937 • First Photographer (uncredited)
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air poster
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937 • Man in Sound Booth (uncredited)
Talent Scout poster
Talent Scout
1937 • Charlie - Bus Driver
Public Wedding poster
Public Wedding
1937 • Reporter
Fly Away Baby poster
Fly Away Baby
1937 • Reporter (uncredited)
Blazing Sixes poster
Blazing Sixes
1937 • Man Greeting Sheriff at Dance (uncredited)
Kid Galahad poster
Kid Galahad
1937 • Fred (uncredited)
The Go-Getter poster
The Go-Getter
1937 • Country Club Man #1 (uncredited)
That Man's Here Again poster
That Man's Here Again
1937 • John
Marked Woman poster
Marked Woman
1937 • Cabbie #1 (uncredited)
Men in Exile poster
Men in Exile
1937 • Police Radio Operator
Her Husband's Secretary poster
Her Husband's Secretary
1937 • Carol's Dance Partner at Party
Carnival Day poster
Carnival Day
1936
No Image
Hollywood Trouble
1935
The Murder in the Museum poster
The Murder in the Museum
1934 • Jerry Ross
City Park poster
City Park
1934 • Charlie Hooper
No Image
Stolen Sweets
1934 • Sam Ragland
No Image
Pop's Pal
1933 • Johnny Blake
Sister to Judas poster
Sister to Judas
1932 • Ronnie Ross
Midnight Warning poster
Midnight Warning
1932 • Erich (as Johnny Harron)
No Image
The Hollywood Handicap
1932
White Zombie poster
White Zombie
1932 • Neil Parker
Beauty Parlor poster
Beauty Parlor
1932 • Jeffrey Colt
The Crowd Roars poster
The Crowd Roars
1932 • Eddie's Pitman Red
No Image
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
The Law of the Tong poster
The Law of the Tong
1931 • Doug
Laugh and Get Rich poster
Laugh and Get Rich
1931 • Bill Hepburn
The Easiest Way poster
The Easiest Way
1931 • Chris Swoboda - Laura's Suitor (uncredited)
The Czar of Broadway poster
The Czar of Broadway
1930 • Jay Grant
Big Boy poster
Big Boy
1930 • Joe
Street Girl poster
Street Girl
1929 • Mike Fall
The Man in Hobbles poster
The Man in Hobbles
1928 • Joe Coleman
Finders Keepers poster
Finders Keepers
1928 • Carter Brooks
Night Life poster
Night Life
1927 • Max
No Image
Once and Forever
1927 • Georges
Silk Stockings poster
Silk Stockings
1927 • Sam Thornhill