John Harron (March 31, 1904 – November 24, 1939) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1918 and 1940. Born on March 31, 1904, in New York City, he was the brother of actor Robert Harron and of actress

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. Harron graduated from

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. His film debut came in '' Through the Back Door'' (1921). After acting for

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, he was under contract to

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. 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

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from

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. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Selected filmography

* '' Through the Back Door'' (1921) * '' The Fox'' (1921) * ''

The Grim Comedian ''The Grim Comedian'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Phoebe Hunt, Jack Holt, and Gloria Hope. Plot As described in a film magazine, an automobile passenger tells an old man a tale, while speeding acr ...

'' (1921) * '' The Five Dollar Baby'' (1922) * '' The Ragged Heiress'' (1922) * '' Love in the Dark'' (1922) * '' The West~Bound Limited'' (1923) * '' Dulcy'' (1923) * '' The Fire Patrol'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' What Shall I Do?'' (1924) * '' Below the Line'' (1925) * '' My Wife and I'' (1925) * '' The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted'' (1925) * '' Satan in Sables'' (1925) * '' Old Shoes'' (1925) * '' The Night Cry'' (1926) * '' Hell-Bent for Heaven'' (1926) * '' The Boy Friend'' (1926) * '' Rose of the Tenements'' (1926) * '' The False Alarm'' (1926) * '' Love Makes 'Em Wild'' (1927) * '' Closed Gates'' (1927) * '' Once and Forever'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' Naughty'' (1927) * '' Green Grass Widows'' (1928) * '' The Man in Hobbles'' (1928) * '' Their Hour'' (1928) * ''

Street Girl ''Street Girl'' is a 1929 Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code musical film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Betty Compson, John Harron and Jack Oakie. It was adapted by Jane Murfin from "The Viennese Charmer", a short story by William Carey Won ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Czar of Broadway ''The Czar of Broadway'' is a 1930 American pre-Code crime film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, directed by William James Craft and starring John Wray, Betty Compson, John Harron and Claud Allister. Plot Jay Grant is a journal ...

'' (1930) * '' The Easiest Way'' (1931) * ''

Laugh and Get Rich ''Laugh and Get Rich'' is a 1931 pre-Code American comedy film, directed by Gregory La Cava, from a screenplay he also wrote with contributions from Douglas MacLean, who also was the associate producer, and Ralph Spence. The film stars Doroth ...

'' (1931) * ''

The Law of the Tong ''The Law of the Tong'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Phyllis Barrington, John Harron and Jason Robards Sr.Pitts p.394 Plot A dance hall hostess becomes mixed up in a gang smuggling illegal ...

'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' Sister to Judas'' (1932) * '' White Zombie'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1937) * '' The Invisible Menace'' (1938) * '' The Roaring Twenties'' (1939) as Soldier * ''

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'' (1939) * '' Lincoln in the White House'' (1939)

References

External links

* * 1904 births 1939 deaths Deaths from meningitis American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from New York (state) 20th-century American male actors Neurological disease deaths in Washington (state) Infectious disease deaths in Washington (state) {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub