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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 31, 1903
Died
November 24, 1939
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- John Thomas Harron
- Johnny Harron
- Johnny Haron
- Jack Harron
John Harron
0.2 Popularity
Biography
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
Known For
3.5
Cab Driver (uncredited)
A Fugitive from Justice
1940
4.8
Taxi Driver
Tear Gas Squad
1940
6.1
Union Lieutenant (uncredited)
Virginia City
1940
5.9
Third Reporter (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance
1940
5.5
Carrol (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
1940
5.2
Hotel Desk Clerk
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
5.9
Reporter (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X
1939
6.5
Academy Officer Investigating Fracas (uncredited)
On Dress Parade
1939
5.5
Clipper (uncredited)
Kid Nightingale
1939
7.5
Soldier (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
1939
Credits
A Fugitive from Justice
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1940
3.5
Tear Gas Squad
as Taxi Driver
1940
4.8
Virginia City
as Union Lieutenant (uncredited)
1940
6.1
Calling Philo Vance
as Third Reporter (uncredited)
1940
5.9
The Fighting 69th
as Carrol (uncredited)
1940
5.5
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Hotel Desk Clerk
1940
5.2
The Return of Doctor X
as Reporter (uncredited)
1939
5.9
On Dress Parade
as Academy Officer Investigating Fracas (uncredited)
1939
6.5
Kid Nightingale
as Clipper (uncredited)
1939
5.5
The Roaring Twenties
as Soldier (uncredited)
1939
7.5
Smashing the Money Ring
as Reporter at Trial (uncredited)
1939
5.0
Espionage Agent
as American Tourist
1939
5.9
Slapsie Maxie's
as Fight Announcer (uncredited)
1939
5.0
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Reporter (uncredited)
1939
6.4
Each Dawn I Die
as Jerry - a Reporter (uncredited)
1939
6.8
The Bill of Rights
as Carter
1939
6.0
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
as Motorcycle Policeman
1939
6.0
Indianapolis Speedway
as Red
1939
5.0
The Cowboy Quarterback
as Mr. Gray
1939
5.5
Quiet, Please
as Sears' Assistant (uncredited)
1939
5.3
Naughty But Nice
as Freddie, Court Clerk (uncredited)
1939
6.2
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
as Greenhouse Clerk
1939
6.0
Code of the Secret Service
as Gambler Paid in Silver (uncredited)
1939
3.9
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Dibble
1939
5.7
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Man in Montage with Propaganda (uncredited)
1939
6.0
Dark Victory
as George, the Man Taking Judith's Coat (uncredited)
1939
7.0
Women in the Wind
as Process Server (uncredited)
1939
6.8
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Convict Remaining in Cell (uncredited)
1939
5.7
The Oklahoma Kid
as President Cleveland's Secretary (uncredited)
1939
6.0
Secret Service of the Air
as Agent Cliff Durell
1939
5.8
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Belga Line Steward
1939
3.3
Lincoln in the White House
as John Hay
1939
6.0
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
1939
6.0
Blackwell's Island
as Deputy District Attorney (uncredited)
1939
5.0
They Made Me a Criminal
as First Fight Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1939
6.1
King of the Underworld
as G-Man (uncredited)
1939
6.4
Going Places
as Man at Party
1938
6.3
Heart of the North
as First Mate (uncredited)
1938
3.7
The Declaration of Independence
as Rodney's Messenger (uncredited)
1938
6.3
Torchy Gets Her Man
as John Wilkins (uncredited)
1938
5.6
Hard to Get
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
1938
6.0
Boy Meets Girl
as Extra Talking to Rodney
1938
6.5
Penrod's Double Trouble
as Spieler at Carnival (uncredited)
1938
6.0
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Alarm Company Operator (uncredited)
1938
7.1
Racket Busters
as Allison's Stenographer (uncredited)
1938
5.1
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Technician
1938
4.0
My Bill
as Bank Clerk (uncredited)
1938
6.2
Gold Diggers in Paris
as Ship's Officer
1938
5.7
Out Where the Stars Begin
as Studio Gateman
1938
6.6
Torchy Blane in Panama
as Aviator
1938
5.3
The Beloved Brat
as Second Cab Driver
1938
6.4
Over the Wall
as Gus - Policeman at Morgue
1938
5.0
Jezebel
as Jenkins (uncredited)
1938
7.0
He Couldn't Say No
as Man With Street Radio Reporter
1938
5.5
The Daredevil Drivers
as Mr. Chet Maxfield
1938
5.0
Blondes at Work
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1938
6.1
The Invisible Menace
as Pvt. Murphy
1938
3.8
The Patient in Room 18
as Thatcher Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
1938
4.5
Missing Witnesses
as Harris (as Jack Harron)
1937
5.5
The Man Without a Country
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1937
5.7
The Adventurous Blonde
as Reynolds (uncredited)
1937
5.0
Boots and Saddles
as Orderly Given Charge of Gene's Horses (uncredited)
1937
4.0
Prairie Thunder
as Lt. Adams
1937
3.0
Varsity Show
as Clerk
1937
6.3
That Certain Woman
as First Photographer (uncredited)
1937
5.4
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
as Man in Sound Booth (uncredited)
1937
5.4
Talent Scout
as Charlie - Bus Driver
1937
6.0
Public Wedding
as Reporter
1937
5.7
Fly Away Baby
as Reporter (uncredited)
1937
6.2
Blazing Sixes
as Man Greeting Sheriff at Dance (uncredited)
1937
6.0
Kid Galahad
as (uncredited)
1937
7.0
The Go-Getter
as Country Club Man #1 (uncredited)
1937
5.8
That Man's Here Again
as John
1937
5.0
Marked Woman
as Cabbie #1 (uncredited)
1937
6.5
Men in Exile
as Police Radio Operator
1937
4.2
Her Husband's Secretary
as Carol's Dance Partner at Party
1937
5.0
Carnival Day
1936
0.0
🎬
Hollywood Trouble
1935
0.0
The Murder in the Museum
as Jerry Ross
1934
3.8
City Park
as Charlie Hooper
1934
0.0
🎬
Stolen Sweets
as Sam Ragland
1934
2.8
🎬
Pop's Pal
as Johnny Blake
1933
0.0
Sister to Judas
as Ronnie Ross
1932
0.0
Midnight Warning
as Erich (as Johnny Harron)
1932
4.2
🎬
The Hollywood Handicap
1932
0.0
White Zombie
as Neil Parker
1932
6.0
Beauty Parlor
as Jeffrey Colt
1932
5.0
The Crowd Roars
as Eddie's Pitman Red
1932
5.9
🎬
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
0.0
The Law of the Tong
as Doug
1931
6.0
Laugh and Get Rich
as Bill Hepburn
1931
4.7
The Easiest Way
as Chris Swoboda - Laura's Suitor (uncredited)
1931
5.1
The Czar of Broadway
as Jay Grant
1930
0.0
Big Boy
as Joe
1930
4.0
Street Girl
as Mike Fall
1929
5.8
Finders Keepers
as Carter Brooks
1928
0.0
Night Life
as Max
1927
0.0
🎬
Once and Forever
as Georges
1927
0.0
Silk Stockings
as Sam Thornhill
1927
0.0
Rose of the Tenements
as Danny Lewis
1926
0.0
The False Alarm
as Joe Casey
1926
0.0
The Boy Friend
as Joe Pond
1926
0.0
Hell-Bent for Heaven
1926
0.0
The Gilded Highway
as Jack Welby
1926
0.0
The Little Irish Girl
as Johnny
1926
0.0
The Night Cry
as John Martin
1926
0.0
Bride of the Storm
as Dick Wayne
1926
0.0
Satan in Sables
as Paul Yervedoff
1925
0.0
Below the Line
as Donald Cass
1925
10.0
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
as Bob Mannering
1925
0.0
The Woman Hater
1925
0.0
My Wife and I
as Stuart Borden
1925
0.0
🎬
Old Shoes
as The Son
1925
0.0
Learning to Love
as Billy Carmichael (as Johnn Harron)
1925
0.0
The Painted Flapper
as Jimmy Arnold
1924
0.0
The Fire Patrol
as Colin Ferguson
1924
0.0
Behind the Curtain
as Hugh Belmont
1924
0.0
The Gold Diggers
as Wally Saunders
1923
4.5
The West~Bound Limited
as Johnny Buckley
1923
6.0
Love in the Dark
as Robert Horton
1922
0.0
The Ragged Heiress
as Glen Wharton
1922
0.0
Penrod
as Robert Williams
1922
0.0
🎬
The Grim Comedian
as Geoffrey Hutchins
1921
0.0
The Fox
as Dick Farwell (as Johnny Harron)
1921
0.0
Through The Back Door
as Billy Boy
1921
6.1
Hearts of the World
as A Boy with a Barrel
1918
6.0