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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 17, 1906
Died
April 24, 1979
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also Known As
- Julian Lafaye
John Carroll
0.4 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
6.7
Lou Martin
The Other Side of the Wind
2018
6.5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
7.7
James Vega / Zorro
Western von gestern
1978
7.5
Mr. Henry
Ride in a Pink Car
1974
5.0
Sagebrush
A Boy Called Nuthin’
1967
6.3
Terry Turner in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
4.5
Clint Jones
Plunderers of Painted Flats
1959
6.3
Tate Kimbrough
Decision at Sundown
1957
5.0
Jeff Longstreet
The Reluctant Bride
1955
5.0
Grant Sanborn
Geraldine
1953
Credits
The Other Side of the Wind
as Lou Martin
2018
6.7
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
6.5
Western von gestern
as James Vega / Zorro
1978
7.7
Ride in a Pink Car
as Mr. Henry
1974
7.5
A Boy Called Nuthin’
as Sagebrush
1967
5.0
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Terry Turner in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964
6.3
Plunderers of Painted Flats
as Clint Jones
1959
4.5
Decision at Sundown
as Tate Kimbrough
1957
6.3
The Reluctant Bride
as Jeff Longstreet
1955
5.0
Geraldine
as Grant Sanborn
1953
5.0
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Jotham Klore
1953
3.3
Belle Le Grand
as John Kilton
1951
3.0
Hit Parade of 1951
as Joe Blake / Eddie Paul
1950
6.0
Surrender
as Gregg Delaney
1950
4.4
🎬
The Avengers
as Don Careless / Francisco Suarez
1950
10.0
Angel in Exile
as Charlie Dakin
1948
5.2
I, Jane Doe
as Stephen Curtis
1948
6.1
Old Los Angeles
as Johnny Morrell
1948
5.5
The Flame
as George MacAllister
1947
5.7
The Fabulous Texan
as John Wesley Baker
1947
4.0
Hollywood Wonderland
as Actor in Canoe (clip from "Swingtime in the Movies", 1938) (uncredited)
1947
6.7
Wyoming
as Glenn Forrester
1947
6.0
Fiesta
as Jose 'Pepe' Ortega
1947
4.7
A Letter for Evie
as Edgar 'Wolf' Larson
1946
6.7
Bedside Manner
as Morgan Hale
1945
5.7
Musical Movieland
as Ranger Bob Crain
1944
6.0
Hit Parade of 1943
as Rick Farrell
1943
5.2
The Youngest Profession
as John Carroll
1943
4.7
Flying Tigers
as Woody Jason
1942
6.2
Pierre of the Plains
as Pierre
1942
4.0
🎬
Soaring Stars
as Himself
1942
0.0
Rio Rita
as Ricardo Montera
1942
5.8
Lady Be Good
as Buddy Crawford
1941
5.4
This Woman Is Mine
as Ovide de Montigny
1941
4.0
Sunny
as Larry Warren
1941
5.5
Go West
as Terry Turner
1940
6.5
Hired Wife
as Jose de Briganza
1940
6.8
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
1940
6.5
Phantom Raiders
as John Ramsell Jr.
1940
6.1
Susan and God
as Clyde Rochester
1940
6.5
Congo Maisie
as Dr. Michael Shane
1940
3.7
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
as Himself (uncredited)
1939
3.5
Wolf Call
as Michael Vance
1939
3.3
Only Angels Have Wings
as Gent Shelton
1939
7.3
Swingtime in the Movies
as Rick Arden
1938
5.9
I Am a Criminal
as Brad McArthur
1938
4.5
Rose of the Rio Grande
as El Gato
1938
0.0
Zorro Rides Again
as James Vega/Zorro
1937
7.0
We Who Are About to Die
as Joe Donahue
1937
6.8
Pilot X
as Jerry Blackwood
1936
5.0
The Accusing Finger
as Dominic Petrelli, convict
1936
4.7
Murder on a Bridle Path
as Latigo Wells
1936
5.0
Muss 'em Up
as Gene Leland
1936
5.5
Hi, Gaucho!
as Lucio Bolario
1935
7.5
New Moon
as Russian Soldier on Ship
1930
4.3
Doughboys
as Doughboy in Elmer's Squad (uncredited)
1930
6.0
Monte Carlo
as Wedding Guest Officer (uncredited)
1930
6.5
Devil-May-Care
as Bonapartist (uncredited)
1929
5.6
Marianne
as Doughboy (uncredited)
1929
6.3