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