An All-American halfback while attending the University of Alabama, Johnny Mack Brown chose the silver screen over the green grass of the football field when he graduated. Signed to a contract with MGM in 1926, Brown debuted in Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) with William Haines in a film about - baseball. This was followed by The Bugle Call (1927), which starred the fading Jackie Coogan. In 1928 he appeared in the last Norma Shearer silent film, A Lady of Chance (1928). After that, he worked with Greta Garbo, Marion Davies and Mary Pickford. His muscular good looks only carried him so far in films, however, and by 1930 he had yet to find his place. At MGM Clark Gable was taking the roles that Brown was up for, so he went into a western for director King Vidor, Billy the Kid (1930). While Vidor did not want him for the part to begin with, the picture was successful; however, Browns career at MGM soon ended. By 1933 he was still making westerns, but they were for low-rung studios like Mascot. More westerns at even lower-rung Supreme Pictures followed, as well as serials like Wild West Days (1937) at Universal. In 1943 Brown took his boots over to Monogram Pictures, where he made over 60 westerns. He started off as Nevada Jack McKenzie in the Rough Riders series, but the name soon changed to Johnny. As with most of the early cowboy stars, he was a hero to millions of young children and consistently among the top ten money-makers in westerns from 1942-50. The bubble burst, though, just as it did for Allan Lane, in 1953, as the days of the B western came to an end.
(archive footage)
Filme 2000
Ben Blaine
Filme 1928
Party Boy (uncredited)
Filme 1927
Kit Carson
Filme 1933
George P. Cooper
Filme 1933
Russian Officer (uncredited)
Filme 1927
Jeff Scott
Filme 1939
Brooks Clayburn
Filme 1934
Michael Jeffery
Filme 1929
Sheriff Aaron Ball
Filme 1949
Jim Blake
Filme 1936
Brand Calhoun
Filme 1941
Sheriff Ben Hall
Filme 1965
Larry
Filme 1930
Talbot Carter
Filme 1937
Johnny Wellington Jr.
Filme 1935
Billy the Kid in 'Billy the Kid'
Filme 1992
Kirk Baxter
Filme 1935
Stockney Webb
Filme 1928
Adam Blythe
Filme 1934
Johnny Hume
Filme 1935
Bob
Filme 1927
Marshal Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1951
Jean Lery
Filme 1928
Sheriff Ord Keown
Filme 1950
Charlie
Filme 1932
Jim Wilson
Filme 1932
Billy Donovan
Filme 1936
Dan Doran
Filme 1936
Jack McKenzie
Filme 1944
(archive footage)
Filme 1976
Jim Warren
Filme 1934
Ranger Jeff Hayden
Filme 1937
Jim Waters
Filme 1937
Johnny Darrel
Filme 1937
Tom Mitchell
Filme 1937
Lon Cardigan
Filme 1937
Jeff Hayes
Filme 1937
Cal Sheridan
Filme 1940
Dan
Filme 1929
'Chip' Bennett
Filme 1939
Billy the Kid (edited from 'Billy the Kid')
Filme 1939
Barry Holmes
Filme 1929
Marshal Nevada McKenzie
Filme 1945
Steve Howard
Filme 1941
Sheriff Bob Dawson
Filme 1941
Larry Prescott
Filme 1941
Johnny Macklin
Filme 1946
Bill
Filme 1928
Blaze Barker
Filme 1943
Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1951
Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1951
Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1951
Steve Mason posing as Steve Saunders
Filme 1946
Johnny Murdock
Filme 1948
Self (archive footage)
Filme 1994
Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1950
Tom Baxter
Filme 1941
Sam Hurricane Benton
Filme 1946
Steve Logan
Filme 1940
Steve McLain
Filme 1936
Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1952
Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1950
Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1948
Jim Bannister
Filme 1940
Johnny Mack
Filme 1949
Dude Ramsay
Filme 1937
Marshal Nevada
Filme 1946
Lee Jamison
Filme 1940
Johnny Mack
Filme 1948
Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
Filme 1945
Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1950
Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1951
Johnny- aka The Dog Town Kid
Filme 1936
Sheriff Green
Filme 1965
Maj. Tex O'Connor
Filme 1945
Jeff McLeod
Filme 1939
Tom Bryant
Filme 1940
Gils Brady / Buck Halliday
Filme 1940
Bill Ralston
Filme 1940
U.S. Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
Filme 1944
Steve Hayden
Filme 1939
Johnny Bronton
Filme 1946
Johnny Mack
Filme 1947
Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1952
Enkoff
Filme 1965
Neal Wallace
Filme 1942
Dusty Gardner
Filme 1942
Self
Filme 1934
U.S. Marshal Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1950
Buck Brandon & Gils Brandon
Filme 1943
Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1952
Steve Collins
Filme 1942
Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1952
Bill Fargo
Filme 1941
Marshal Jack McKenzie
Filme 1943
Nevada Jack McKenzie
Filme 1943
Nevada Jack McKenzie
Filme 1943
Marshal Nevada McKenzie
Filme 1944
Marshal Nevada McKenzie
Filme 1944
Marshal Nevada McKenzie
Filme 1944
Nevada Jack McKenzie
Filme 1944
U. S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie
Filme 1944
U.S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie
Filme 1944
Dr. John Poore
Filme 1945
Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie
Filme 1945
Dusty Smith
Filme 1946
Steve Garner
Filme 1946
Nevada Jack McKenzie
Filme 1946
Johnny McVey
Filme 1947
Johnny
Filme 1947
John Macklin
Filme 1947
Johnny Mackey
Filme 1947
Federal Agent Johnny Mack
Filme 1949
Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1949
Johnny Mack
Filme 1948
Johnny Brown
Filme 1948
Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1948
Johnny Mack
Filme 1948
Johnny Mack
Filme 1948
Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1948
Johnny Mack
Filme 1949
Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1949
Johnny Mack Brown
Filme 1950
Chuck Wells
Filme 1934
Bit (uncredited)
Filme 1927
Self
Filme 1935
Wally Clark
Filme 1932
Self (archive footage)
Filme 1976
Filme 1931
Warner Griffith
Tv 1957
Self
Tv 1952
Tv 1957