John Davidson

Highest Rated: 100% Daisy Kenyon (1947)

Lowest Rated: 14% The Squeeze (1987)

Birthday: Dec 25, 1886

Birthplace: Not Available

Character actor John Davidson entered films in 1914. Though a native New Yorker, Davidson seemed most at home playing sinister Middle Easterners or Europeans; he was, for example, cast as the sheik in Priscilla Dean's 1922 version of Under Two Flags and as Cardinal Richelieu in the 1924 Rudolph Valentino vehicle Monsieur Beaucaire. In talkies, he was seen in roles ranging from bit-part concierges to criminal masterminds. Busiest in serials, Davidson menaced his way through such chapter plays as The Perils of Pauline (1934), Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941), The Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), Secret Service in Darkest Africa (1942), The Perils of Nyoka (1942), and The Purple Monster Strikes (1945). Even in his fleeting A-picture appearances, he remained an unsavory presence (e.g., Benedict Arnold in Where Do We Go From Here?). Once in a while, he'd spoof his established screen image, notably as the capricious sidewalk hypnotist in the 1939 Our Gang one-reeler Duel Personalities. He retired from films sometime in the early '50s. John Davidson is no relation to the singer of the same name.

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	BOX OFFICE	YEAR
55%	Ned Kelly	Glenrowan Policeman	—	2003
90%	Edward Scissorhands	TV Host	—	1990
No Score Yet	Search for Haunted Hollywood	Actor	—	1989
14%	The Squeeze	Honest Tom T. Murray	—	1987
14%	The Concorde... Airport '79	Robert Palmer	—	1979
No Score Yet	Shell Game	Actor	—	1975
No Score Yet	The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band	Joe Carder	—	1968
50%	The Happiest Millionaire	Angie Duke	—	1967
No Score Yet	A Gathering of Eagles	Hadley	—	1963
No Score Yet	Prince Valiant	Patriarch	—	1954
No Score Yet	Thunder in the East	Hotel Clerk	—	1952
No Score Yet	Half Angel	Best Man	—	1951
No Score Yet	The Sword of Monte Cristo	Artist	—	1951
No Score Yet	Dancing in the Dark	Board Member	—	1949
No Score Yet	Slattery's Hurricane	Maitre D'	—	1949
95%	A Letter to Three Wives	Waiter	—	1949
No Score Yet	That Wonderful Urge	Actor	—	1948
No Score Yet	The Luck of the Irish	Reporter	—	1948
No Score Yet	The Iron Curtain	Secretary	—	1948
100%	Daisy Kenyon	Mervyn	—	1947
No Score Yet	Sentimental Journey	Floorwalker	—	1946
No Score Yet	Smooth as Silk	Sam	—	1946
No Score Yet	Shock	Mr. Edwards	—	1946
No Score Yet	Where Do We Go from Here?	Benedict Arnold	—	1945
No Score Yet	The Purple Monster Strikes	Emperor of Mars	—	1945
No Score Yet	Call of the Jungle	Harley	—	1944
No Score Yet	The Chinese Cat	Carl/Kurt	—	1944
No Score Yet	Adventures of Captain Marvel	Tal Chotali	—	1941
64%	The Devil Bat	Prof. Raines	—	1940
No Score Yet	King of the Royal Mounted	Dr. Shelton	—	1940
No Score Yet	Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation	Prince Suleid	—	1939
No Score Yet	Mr. Moto's Last Warning	Hakim	—	1939
No Score Yet	Arrest Bulldog Drummond	Gumba	—	1939
No Score Yet	Live, Love and Learn	Wingate	—	1937
No Score Yet	Confession	Actor Friend	—	1937
No Score Yet	Last Days of Pompeii	Phoebus	—	1935
No Score Yet	Death from a Distance	Ahmad Haidru	—	1935
No Score Yet	Charlie Chan in Egypt	Daoud Atrash, the Chemist	—	1935
93%	A Tale of Two Cities	Morveau	—	1935
No Score Yet	A Shot in the Dark	Prof. Brand	—	1935
No Score Yet	Reckless	Sid	—	1935
86%	The Scarlet Empress	Marquis De La Chetardie	—	1934
No Score Yet	The Moonstone	Yandoo, Blake's Hindu Servant	—	1934
No Score Yet	Stand Up and Cheer!	Sour Radio Announcer	—	1934
No Score Yet	Lightning Strikes Twice	Phillips	—	1934
60%	Viva Villa!	Statesman	—	1934
No Score Yet	Tailspin Tommy	Tiger Taggart	—	1934
No Score Yet	Hollywood Mystery	Actor	—	1934
91%	Dinner at Eight	Mr. Hatfield, the Assistant Manager	—	1933
80%	Gabriel over the White House	Foreign Diplomat	—	1933
No Score Yet	Perils of Pauline	Doctor Bashan	—	1933
No Score Yet	Arsene Lupin	Butler	—	1932
86%	Grand Hotel	Hotel Manager	—	1932
No Score Yet	The Thirteenth Chair	Edward Wales	—	1929
No Score Yet	The Rescue	Hassim	—	1929
56%	Queen of the Nightclubs	Don Holland	—	1929
No Score Yet	Monsieur Beaucaire	Cardinal Richelieu	—	1924
No Score Yet	Saturday Night	The Count Demitry Scardoff	—	1922

TV

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	YEAR
No Score Yet	The Love Boat 1977-1986	Grant Cooper	1985
No Score Yet	The Streets of San Francisco 1972-1977	Actor	1974 1972
0%	That's Incredible! 1980	Appearing Host

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