John Harron

Known for: Acting

Born: 1903-03-31 – 1939-11-24 (aged 36)

From: 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 (133)

MOVIE★ 5.7
A Fugitive from Justice
1940
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.3
Tear Gas Squad
1940
as Taxi Driver
MOVIE★ 6.2
Virginia City
1940
as Union Lieutenant (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Calling Philo Vance
1940
as Third Reporter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Carrol (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Hotel Desk Clerk
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Return of Doctor X
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
On Dress Parade
1939
as Academy Officer Investigating Fracas (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Kid Nightingale
1939
as Clipper (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Soldier (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Smashing the Money Ring
1939
as Reporter at Trial (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Espionage Agent
1939
as American Tourist
MOVIE★ 6.0
Slapsie Maxie's
1939
as Fight Announcer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Each Dawn I Die
1939
as Jerry - a Reporter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Bill of Rights
1939
as Carter
MOVIE★ 6.8
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Motorcycle Policeman
MOVIE★ 5.6
Indianapolis Speedway
1939
as Red
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
as Mr. Gray
MOVIE★ 6.2
Quiet, Please
1939
as Sears' Assistant (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Naughty but Nice
1939
as Freddie, Court Clerk (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939
as Greenhouse Clerk
MOVIE★ 4.4
Code of the Secret Service
1939
as Gambler Paid in Silver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.9
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
as Dibble
MOVIE★ 6.1
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Man in Montage with Propaganda (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.9
Dark Victory
1939
as George, the Man Taking Judith's Coat (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Women in the Wind
1939
as Process Server (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as Convict Remaining in Cell (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
as President Cleveland's Secretary (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Secret Service of the Air
1939
as Agent Cliff Durell
MOVIE★ 4.5
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939
as Belga Line Steward
MOVIE★ 7.0
Lincoln in the White House
1939
as John Hay
MOVIE★ 6.8
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Blackwell's Island
1939
as Deputy District Attorney (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as First Fight Radio Announcer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
King of the Underworld
1939
as G-Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Going Places
1938
as Man at Party
MOVIE★ 5.2
Heart of the North
1938
as First Mate (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Declaration of Independence
1938
as Rodney's Messenger (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.9
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938
as John Wilkins (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Hard to Get
1938
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.9
Boy Meets Girl
1938
as Extra Talking to Rodney
MOVIE★ 7.5
Penrod's Double Trouble
1938
as Spieler at Carnival (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Alarm Company Operator (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Racket Busters
1938
as Allison's Stenographer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
as Technician
MOVIE★ 6.6
My Bill
1938
as Bank Clerk (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938
as Ship's Officer
MOVIE★ 6.8
Out Where the Stars Begin
1938
as Studio Gateman
MOVIE★ 5.8
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938
as Aviator
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Beloved Brat
1938
as Second Cab Driver
MOVIE★ 5.7
Over the Wall
1938
as Gus - Policeman at Morgue
MOVIE★ 7.0
Jezebel
1938
as Jenkins (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
He Couldn't Say No
1938
as Man With Street Radio Reporter
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Daredevil Drivers
1938
as Mr. Chet Maxfield
MOVIE★ 6.3
Blondes at Work
1938
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.3
The Invisible Menace
1938
as Pvt. Murphy
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Patient in Room 18
1938
as Thatcher Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Missing Witnesses
1937
as Harris (as Jack Harron)
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Man Without a Country
1937
as Minor Role (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Reynolds (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Boots and Saddles
1937
as Orderly Given Charge of Gene's Horses (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.3
Prairie Thunder
1937
as Lt. Adams
MOVIE★ 6.8
Varsity Show
1937
as Clerk
MOVIE★ 5.7
That Certain Woman
1937
as First Photographer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937
as Man in Sound Booth (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Talent Scout
1937
as Charlie - Bus Driver
MOVIE★ 6.0
Public Wedding
1937
as Reporter
MOVIE★ 6.3
Fly Away Baby
1937
as Reporter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Blazing Sixes
1937
as Man Greeting Sheriff at Dance (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Kid Galahad
1937
as Fred (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Go-Getter
1937
as Country Club Man #1 (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
That Man's Here Again
1937
as John
MOVIE★ 6.6
Marked Woman
1937
as Cabbie #1 (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.0
Men in Exile
1937
as Police Radio Operator
MOVIE★ 6.0
Her Husband's Secretary
1937
as Carol's Dance Partner at Party
MOVIE★ 7.0
Carnival Day
1936
MOVIE★ 10.0
Hollywood Trouble
1935
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Murder in the Museum
1934
as Jerry Ross
MOVIE★ 10.0
City Park
1934
as Charlie Hooper
MOVIE★ 4.2
Stolen Sweets
1934
as Sam Ragland
MOVIE★ 7.0
Pop's Pal
1933
as Johnny Blake
MOVIE★ 10.0
Leave It to Dad
1933
as Harron, the Son
MOVIE★ 9.0
Sister to Judas
1932
as Ronnie Ross
MOVIE★ 4.6
Midnight Warning
1932
as Erich (as Johnny Harron)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Hollywood Handicap
1932
MOVIE★ 6.0
White Zombie
1932
as Neil Parker
MOVIE★ 7.5
Beauty Parlor
1932
as Jeffrey Colt
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Crowd Roars
1932
as Eddie's Pitman Red
MOVIE★ 9.0
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Law of the Tong
1931
as Doug
MOVIE★ 6.0
Laugh and Get Rich
1931
as Bill Hepburn
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Easiest Way
1931
as Chris Swoboda - Laura's Suitor (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Czar of Broadway
1930
as Jay Grant
MOVIE★ 5.3
Big Boy
1930
as Joe
MOVIE★ 6.1
Street Girl
1929
as Mike Fall
MOVIE★ 7.0
Green Grass Widows
1928
as Del Roberts
MOVIE★ 7.0
Their Hour
1928
as Jerry
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Man in Hobbles
1928
as Joe Coleman
MOVIE★ 8.0
Finders Keepers
1928
as Carter Brooks
MOVIE★ 8.0
Night Life
1927
as Max
MOVIE★ 9.0
Once and Forever
1927
as Georges
MOVIE★ 8.0
Silk Stockings
1927
as Sam Thornhill
MOVIE★ 7.0
Naughty
1927
as The Groom
MOVIE★ 8.0
Closed Gates
1927
as George Newell Jr.
MOVIE★ 8.0
Rose of the Tenements
1926
as Danny Lewis
MOVIE★ 10.0
The False Alarm
1926
as Joe Casey
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Boy Friend
1926
as Joe Pond
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hell-Bent for Heaven
1926
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Gilded Highway
1926
as Jack Welby
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Little Irish Girl
1926
as Johnny
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Night Cry
1926
as John Martin
MOVIE★ 8.0
Bride of the Storm
1926
as Dick Wayne
MOVIE★ 10.0
Satan in Sables
1925
as Paul Yervedoff
MOVIE★ 9.0
Below the Line
1925
as Donald Cass
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
1925
as Bob Mannering
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Woman Hater
1925
MOVIE★ 8.0
My Wife and I
1925
as Stuart Borden
MOVIE★ 9.0
Old Shoes
1925
as The Son
MOVIE★ 9.0
Learning to Love
1925
as Billy Carmichael (as Johnn Harron)
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Painted Flapper
1924
as Jimmy Arnold
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Fire Patrol
1924
as Colin Ferguson
MOVIE★ 8.0
Behind the Curtain
1924
as Hugh Belmont
MOVIE★ 9.0
What Shall I Do?
1924
as Don McLean aka Jack Nelson
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Gold Diggers
1923
as Wally Saunders
MOVIE★ 6.3
The West~Bound Limited
1923
as Johnny Buckley
MOVIE★ 7.0
Love in the Dark
1922
as Robert Horton
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Ragged Heiress
1922
as Glen Wharton
MOVIE★ 10.0
Penrod
1922
as Robert Williams
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Grim Comedian
1921
as Geoffrey Hutchins
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Fox
1921
as Dick Farwell (as Johnny Harron)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Through the Back Door
1921
as Billy Boy
MOVIE★ 6.0
Hearts of the World
1918
as A Boy with a Barrel