
John Harron
Department: Acting
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

Finders Keepers
1928

Pop's Pal
1933

White Zombie
1932

The Grim Comedian
1921

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938

The Fox
1921

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939

Through the Back Door
1921

Street Girl
1929

The Crowd Roars
1932

Quiet, Please
1939

Kid Galahad
1937

Midnight Warning
1932

The Murder in the Museum
1934

Bride of the Storm
1926

The Little Irish Girl
1926

City Park
1934

Sister to Judas
1932

Indianapolis Speedway
1939

Big Boy
1930

Beauty Parlor
1932

Stolen Sweets
1934

The Czar of Broadway
1930

The Night Cry
1926

Below the Line
1925

The Boy Friend
1926

The Patient in Room 18
1938

The Fire Patrol
1924

Out Where the Stars Begin
1938

The Invisible Menace
1938

Racket Busters
1938

Boy Meets Girl
1938

Going Places
1938

Code of the Secret Service
1939

Angels Wash Their Faces
1939

Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938

Gold Diggers in Paris
1938

My Bill
1938

Naughty But Nice
1939

Secret Service of the Air
1939

Public Wedding
1937

Smashing the Money Ring
1939

That Man's Here Again
1937

He Couldn't Say No
1938

King of the Underworld
1939

They Made Me a Criminal
1939

The Oklahoma Kid
1939

Blackwell's Island
1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939

Women in the Wind
1939

Dark Victory
1939

Each Dawn I Die
1939

The Daredevil Drivers
1938

Kid Nightingale
1939

Lincoln in the White House
1939

The Return of Doctor X
1939

Espionage Agent
1939

The Roaring Twenties
1939

Heart of the North
1938

Missing Witnesses
1937

Blazing Sixes
1937

Varsity Show
1937

The Fighting 69th
1940

Calling Philo Vance
1940

The Law of the Tong
1931

The Beloved Brat
1938

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939

Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939

Brother Rat and a Baby
1940

Talent Scout
1937

Virginia City
1940

Prairie Thunder
1937

Jezebel
1938

Carnival Day
1936

Her Husband's Secretary
1937

Over the Wall
1938

Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939

Learning to Love
1925

The Cowboy Quarterback
1939

Hollywood Trouble
1935

Men in Exile
1937

The Gold Diggers
1923

Penrod
1922

Tear Gas Squad
1940

The Go-Getter
1937

The Bill of Rights
1939

Hearts of the World
1918

Once and Forever
1927

A Fugitive from Justice
1940

The Easiest Way
1931

Penrod's Double Trouble
1938

On Dress Parade
1939

The Adventurous Blonde
1937

Blondes at Work
1938

Torchy Blane in Panama
1938

Torchy Gets Her Man
1938

The Declaration of Independence
1938

The Man Without a Country
1937

Slapsie Maxie's
1939

Old Shoes
1925

The Gilded Highway
1926

The Woman Hater
1925

Hard to Get
1938

Boots and Saddles
1937

Marked Woman
1937

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937

Laugh and Get Rich
1931

The West~Bound Limited
1923

My Wife and I
1925

Hell-Bent for Heaven
1926

Satan in Sables
1925

Fly Away Baby
1937

Behind the Curtain
1924

Hollywood Halfbacks
1931

Love in the Dark
1922

You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939

The Hollywood Handicap
1932

That Certain Woman
1937

The Painted Flapper
1924

Silk Stockings
1927

Night Life
1927

The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
1925

The Ragged Heiress
1922

The False Alarm
1926

Rose of the Tenements
1926

What Shall I Do?
1924

Closed Gates
1927

The Man in Hobbles
1928

Green Grass Widows
1928

Leave It to Dad
1933

Naughty
1927

Their Hour
1928