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Harold Goodwin

Harold Goodwin

Department: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harold Goodwin (December 1, 1902 – July 12, 1987) was an American film actor who performed in over 225 films. Born in Peoria, Illinois, Goodwin began his film career while still in his teens in the 1915 film short Mike's Elopement. One of his most popular roles of the silent era was that of Ted Brown in the 1927 Buster Keaton comedy College. Goodwin followed up with a role in another Keaton film The Cameraman in 1928 opposite Keaton and actress Marceline Day. He worked steadily through the silent film era and transitioned into the talkie era as a popular character actor. One of his most notable roles of the era was that of Detering in the 1930 Lewis Milestone directed World War I drama All Quiet on the Western Front. In his later years, Goodwin mainly acted in the Western film genre and often worked as a stuntmen for film studios. In the 1960s, Goodwin made many guest appearances of the NBC television series Daniel Boone starring Fess Parker and Ed Ames. Goodwin made his last film appearance in the low-budget horror film The Boy Who Cried Werewolf before retiring from the film industry. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA in 1987 after being shot for adultery.

Known For

The Family Honor

The Family Honor

1920

Theodora Goes Wild

Theodora Goes Wild

1936

The Cameraman

The Cameraman

1928

Night Passage

Night Passage

1957

Honeymooniacs

Honeymooniacs

1929

College

College

1927

The Flaming Frontier

The Flaming Frontier

1926

Light of India

Light of India

1929

Hollywood Trouble

Hollywood Trouble

1935

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951

She Was a Lady

She Was a Lady

1934

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

1940

Madonna of the Streets

Madonna of the Streets

1924

Don't Gamble with Strangers

Don't Gamble with Strangers

1946

The Wanters

The Wanters

1923

Ride the Pink Horse

Ride the Pink Horse

1947

Jail Bait

Jail Bait

1937

Grand Slam Opera

Grand Slam Opera

1936

One Run Elmer

One Run Elmer

1935

Ditto

Ditto

1937

Three on a Limb

Three on a Limb

1936

The Misadventures of Buster Keaton

The Misadventures of Buster Keaton

1950

Move Over, Darling

Move Over, Darling

1963

Lone Cowboy

Lone Cowboy

1933

Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane

1953

Twilight for the Gods

Twilight for the Gods

1958

Here Comes Trouble

Here Comes Trouble

1948

Kentucky Moonshine

Kentucky Moonshine

1938

The Flirt

The Flirt

1922

Tarzan and the Golden Lion

Tarzan and the Golden Lion

1927

The Midshipman

The Midshipman

1925

Overland Red

Overland Red

1920

Strawberry Roan

Strawberry Roan

1933

Hit and Run

Hit and Run

1924

The Widow from Chicago

The Widow from Chicago

1930

Kindled Courage

Kindled Courage

1923

The Ramblin' Kid

The Ramblin' Kid

1923

The Bear Cat

The Bear Cat

1922

Graft

Graft

1931

Flight

Flight

1929

The Dark Hour

The Dark Hour

1936

Viva Cisco Kid

Viva Cisco Kid

1940

A Bankrupt Honeymoon

A Bankrupt Honeymoon

1926

The Better 'Ole

The Better 'Ole

1926

Smoking Guns

Smoking Guns

1934

Joe Butterfly

Joe Butterfly

1957

The Lady Gambles

The Lady Gambles

1949

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939

Heart o' the Hills

Heart o' the Hills

1919

Paradise for Buster

Paradise for Buster

1952

Black Tuesday

Black Tuesday

1954

The Jones Family in Hollywood

The Jones Family in Hollywood

1939

While New York Sleeps

While New York Sleeps

1938

Breakfast for Two

Breakfast for Two

1937

Secret Orders

Secret Orders

1926

Experiment in Terror

Experiment in Terror

1962

The Winning Girl

The Winning Girl

1919

It Happened in Hollywood

It Happened in Hollywood

1937

Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage

1925

Old Heidelberg

Old Heidelberg

1915

Tracked to Earth

Tracked to Earth

1922

Step Down to Terror

Step Down to Terror

1958

The Story of Temple Drake

The Story of Temple Drake

1933

Broadway Gold

Broadway Gold

1923

Robin Hood of El Dorado

Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936

Hollywood Cavalcade

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

Start Cheering

Start Cheering

1938

Jesse James

Jesse James

1939

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

1939

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

Young Mr. Lincoln

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

1939

News Is Made at Night

News Is Made at Night

1939

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

1939

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

1939

Dirigible

Dirigible

1931

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

1933

Forced Landing

Forced Landing

1941

Love Takes Flight

Love Takes Flight

1937

Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

1939

Tokyo Joe

Tokyo Joe

1949

Here I Am a Stranger

Here I Am a Stranger

1939

Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

Life with Buster Keaton

Life with Buster Keaton

1951

One Wild Night

One Wild Night

1938

The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

1940

Charlie Chan in Panama

Charlie Chan in Panama

1940

Hay Foot

Hay Foot

1942

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

1940

The Silent Man

The Silent Man

1917

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940

City of Chance

City of Chance

1940

The Honeymoon Express

The Honeymoon Express

1926

The Wyoming Bandit

The Wyoming Bandit

1949

The Girl in 419

The Girl in 419

1933

Free, Blonde and 21

Free, Blonde and 21

1940

Suds

Suds

1920

The Bold Frontiersman

The Bold Frontiersman

1948

Carson City Raiders

Carson City Raiders

1948

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930

The Vanishing Westerner

The Vanishing Westerner

1950

Law of the Golden West

Law of the Golden West

1949

Sky Bride

Sky Bride

1932

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

1973

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 6: 'The Big Irons'

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 6: 'The Big Irons'

1931

The Great Rupert

The Great Rupert

1950

About Face

About Face

1942

Brooklyn Orchid

Brooklyn Orchid

1942

High School

High School

1940

Quiet Please, Murder

Quiet Please, Murder

1943

Snowbound

Snowbound

1927

Too Busy to Work

Too Busy to Work

1939

Roaming Lady

Roaming Lady

1936

The Arizona Express

The Arizona Express

1924

Wagon Wheels

Wagon Wheels

1934

A Society Sensation

A Society Sensation

1918

Her Summer Hero

Her Summer Hero

1928

Man to Man

Man to Man

1922

The Kid from Texas

The Kid from Texas

1950

Buck Privates

Buck Privates

1941

The Cheer Leader

The Cheer Leader

1928

You Never Can Tell

You Never Can Tell

1920

The Rosary

The Rosary

1922

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

1955

Seeing's Believing

Seeing's Believing

1922

The Talker

The Talker

1925

Walk the Proud Land

Walk the Proud Land

1956

Sleepers West

Sleepers West

1941

Set Free

Set Free

1918

The Invisible Monster

The Invisible Monster

1950

Cadet Girl

Cadet Girl

1941

One Against the World

One Against the World

1939

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

1953

Movie Crazy

Movie Crazy

1932

The Sawdust Ring

The Sawdust Ring

1917

Gentle Julia

Gentle Julia

1923

Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter

1964

Boy Friend

Boy Friend

1939

Go Naked in the World

Go Naked in the World

1961

Alice Adams

Alice Adams

1923

Hunting the Hunter

Hunting the Hunter

1929

The Hollywood Handicap

The Hollywood Handicap

1932

The Limbo Connection

The Limbo Connection

1978

It Started with a Kiss

It Started with a Kiss

1959

No Name on the Bullet

No Name on the Bullet

1959

The Lawyer's Secret

The Lawyer's Secret

1931

Sweet Lavender

Sweet Lavender

1920

Puppy Love

Puppy Love

1919

In Love with Love

In Love with Love

1924

Burning Words

Burning Words

1923

Oliver Twist, Jr.

Oliver Twist, Jr.

1921

Wagon Wheels

Wagon Wheels

1934

Morituri

Morituri

1965

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

I'm the Law

I'm the Law

1953

Harbor Command

Harbor Command

1957

Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy

1952

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

1952

Lassie

Lassie

1954

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952

Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol

1955