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John Paterson McGowan
J.P. McGowan
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia
John Paterson McGowan (February 24, 1880 – March 26, 1952) was a pioneering Hollywood actor and director and occasionally a screenwriter and producer. J. P. McGowan, as he was usually known, remains the only Australian to have been made a life member of the Screen Directors Guild (now Directors Guild of America).
Born in the then-bustling railway centre of Terowie in South Australia, McGowan grew up in Adelaide (Islington) and Sydney. He was a capable horseman and served in the Second Boer War with Montmorency's Scouts as a special dispatch rider.
McGowan directed and often …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Savage Fury
as Ship's Captain
The Lady and the Bandit
as Old Man
Stagecoach
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Code of the Fearless
as Undetermined Minor Role
The Buccaneer
as Jailer
Kidnapped
as Clansman
Hunted Men
as Cop
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Scudder
She Had to Eat
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Empty Holsters
as U.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill