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Johnnie Davis

Johnnie Davis

Born: 1910-05-11 • Brazil, Indiana, USA

Johnnie Davis, also billed as Johnny Davis and Johnnie "Scat" Davis, was an American actor and singer.

Born John Gustave Davis in Brazil, Indiana, into a family of musicians, Davis developed an interest in music during his childhood. He learned to play the trumpet and by the age of 13 was performing with his grandfather's band.

Filmography
Jazz Ball poster
Jazz Ball
1956 • Self (archive footage)
The Shining Future poster
The Shining Future
1944 • Self
Knickerbocker Holiday poster
Knickerbocker Holiday
1944 • Tenpin
You Can't Ration Love poster
You Can't Ration Love
1944 • Kewpie
Sarong Girl poster
Sarong Girl
1943 • Scat Davis
A Child is Born poster
A Child is Born
1939 • Ringer Banks
Slapsie Maxie's poster
Slapsie Maxie's
1939 • Johnny the Waiter
Sweepstakes Winner poster
Sweepstakes Winner
1939 • Mark Downey
Brother Rat poster
Brother Rat
1938 • A. Furman Towsend, Jr.
Garden of the Moon poster
Garden of the Moon
1938 • Slappy Harris
Campus Cinderella poster
Campus Cinderella
1938 • Johnny Morton
Mr. Chump poster
Mr. Chump
1938 • Bill "Scats" Small
Cowboy from Brooklyn poster
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938 • Jeff Hardy
Men Are Such Fools poster
Men Are Such Fools
1938 • Tad Turkel
Katnip Kollege poster
Katnip Kollege
1938 • Johnny Cat (voice)
Hollywood Hotel poster
Hollywood Hotel
1938 • Georgia
Over the Goal poster
Over the Goal
1937 • Tiny Waldron
Varsity Show poster
Varsity Show
1937 • Buzz Bolton
I Love to Singa poster
I Love to Singa
1936 • Owl Jolson (singing voice)