James Craven

Born: 1892-10-01

James Craven was an American actor. He played a wide variety of roles and film and television credits including the TV show The Adventures of Kit Carson, Johnny Belinda, The Green Archer and King of the Rocket Men.


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Monsieur Verdoux

as Bismo - Annabella's Friend (uncredited)
Released: 1947-09-26

The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining...

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Johnny Belinda

as Interpreter (uncredited)
Released: 1948-09-14

A small-town doctor helps a deaf-mute farm girl learn to communicate.

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Les Miserables

as Vero (uncredited)
Released: 1952-08-14

Jean Valjean, a Frenchman of good character, has nevertheless been convicted for the minor crime...

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Silver Queen

as Thomas (uncredited)
Released: 1942-11-14

A beautiful heiress is an excellent poker player. Her comfortable life changes when her father...

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Against All Flags

as Captain Hornsby
Released: 1952-12-24

A British naval officer fights pirates in Madagascar.

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Flying Leathernecks

as uncredited
Released: 1951-08-28

Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go...

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Invisible Agent

as Ship's Radio Man (uncredited)
Released: 1942-08-07

The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany in this comedy-thriller.

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Beyond the Forest

as uncredited
Released: 1949-10-21

Rosa, the self-serving wife of a small-town doctor, gets a better offer when a wealthy big-city...

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Berlin Express

as British Major
Released: 1948-05-01

In post-war Europe, a diverse group of passengers aboard a U.S. Army train to bombed-out...

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The Corsican Brothers

as Giovanni (Uncredited)
Released: 1941-11-28

Cultured Mario and outlaw Lucien, twins separated at birth, join forces to avenge their parents'...

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Bombardier

as Major Morris
Released: 1943-05-14

A documentary/drama about the training of bombardiers during WWII. Major Chick Davis proves to...

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Reunion in France

as Officer (uncredited)
Released: 1942-12-25

Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a...

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They Met in Bombay

as Captain in Car (uncredited)
Released: 1941-06-27

A jewel thief and a con artist are rivals in the theft of a valuable diamond and gem necklace in...

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The Exile

as Cavalier (uncredited)
Released: 1947-10-17

In 17th-century England, Charles II, the rightful heir to the kingdom, is driven from his...

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Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

as Guard (uncredited)
Released: 1942-01-29

Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew...

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A Yank in the R.A.F.

as Instructor
Released: 1941-09-26

An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to...

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Bunco Squad

as Swenson (uncredited)
Released: 1950-09-01

Police sergeants Johnson and McManus take on Los Angeles confidence tricksters. Con man Tony...

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King of the Rocket Men

as Prof. Millard
Released: 1949-06-08

Prof. Millard pretends to be dead and helps Jeff King ferret out Vulcan, the evil traitor at the...

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Missile Monsters

as Dr. Bryant
Released: 1958-01-01

A warlord from Mars recruits an Earth industrialist with a Nazi past to manufacture weapons by...

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Project Moon Base

as Commodore Carlson
Released: 1953-09-04

In the future (1970) the US sends a mission to the moon to investigate the building of a moon base.

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Strange Gamble

as Mordigan
Released: 1948-10-08

Hoppy and his pals arrive in a remote town to investigate the counterfeiting of both U.S. and...

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Eagle Squadron

as Fire Warden
Released: 1942-06-16

An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in...

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The Old West

as Daniels (uncredited)
Released: 1952-09-29

Doc Lockwood and his gang are trying to take away Autry's contract for supplying horses to the...

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Sheriff of Redwood Valley

as Bidwell
Released: 1946-03-29

Redwood Valley residents raise $50,000 for blasting a mountain tunnel to bring a new railroad...

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Million Dollar Weekend

as Dr. George Strong
Released: 1948-10-29

A stock broker embezzles a million bucks and plans to take off to Shanghai. A number of...

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Target Unknown

as Brigadier General (uncredited)
Released: 1951-02-08

World War II drama about members of an American bomber squadron who are captured and held...

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The Clay Pigeon

as John Wheeler
Released: 1949-03-03

Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and...

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D-Day on Mars

as Dr. Cygnus Layton
Released: 1966-01-01

This is a shortened version of the 1945 Republic serial "The Purple Monster Strikes," which was...

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Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

as Winsley (uncredited)
Released: 1947-03-01

A nightclub singer uses alcohol in excess to sooth her painful life.

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White Eagle

as 'Dandy' Darnell
Released: 1941-01-31

Serials usually spawned feature film versions, but with this film, it was the other way around....

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The Green Archer

as Abel Bellamy
Released: 1940-10-25

The struggle over the Bellamy estate ends with Michael Bellamy accused of murder and killed on...

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Wells Fargo Gunmaster

as Henry Mills
Released: 1951-05-15

Rocky Lane, Special Investigator for Wells Fargo, shows up just in time to save the stage from...

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Blades of the Musketeers

as M. De Treville
Released: 1950-11-24

In 1625 France, D'Artagnan joins the king's musketeers, meets three new friends - Athos, Porthos...

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East of Sumatra

as Drake
Released: 1953-09-23

Duke Mullane, manager of a Malayan tin mine, goes to a little-known island to open a new mine in...

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Murder in the Music Hall

as Mr. Winters
Released: 1946-04-10

An orchestra leader turns sleuth to clear his ice-skating girlfriend for murder.

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Flying Disc Man from Mars

as Dr. Bryant
Released: 1950-10-25

Mota is a Martian representative, who has come to impose interplanetary law on the Earth (which...

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Captain Midnight

as Ivan Shark
Released: 1942-02-15

Secret Service Major Steel is one of the few men in America aware of the fact that Captain...

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Desperadoes of Dodge City

as Cal Sutton
Released: 1948-09-15

Rocky and the Land agent riders need to get an important message to the Army post. The message...

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The Purple Monster Strikes

as Dr. Cyrus Layton
Released: 1945-10-06

A Martian invader crashes his spaceship conveniently close to the workshop of a scientist who is...

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Little Joe, the Wrangler

as Lloyd Chapin
Released: 1942-11-13

Mining executive Neal Wallace arrives to investigate the losses at a gold mine and is...

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Lost Planet Airmen

as Prof. Millard
Released: 1951-07-25

Feature version of the 1949 serial, KING OF THE ROCKETMEN: Young member of scientific group...

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Today I Hang

as Joseph Rand
Released: 1942-01-09

Henry Courtney, a wealthy importer is found murdered and the famous DeNormand necklace has been...

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The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

as Commissioner Robert George Hardy [Chs. 5-7]
Released: 1943-01-05

A movie serial in 12 chapters: The famous comic strip character is on a mission to protect a...

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Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.

as Prof. James Clayton [Chs. 1, 10-12]
Released: 1949-01-29

The female leader of an international crime ring steals a valuable artifact that can give her...

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Trial Without Jury

as Stage Actor Playing Philip Mannings
Released: 1950-07-08

A homicide detective suspects a playwright who bases his play on a murder.

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Days of Buffalo Bill

as Ace Diamond
Released: 1946-02-02

In this western, a cowpoke gets in an argument; a scuffle ensues leaving the cowboy to believe...

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Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona

as Dan Slocum
Released: 1941-04-19

Rodeo contestants Johnny King and Corrigan meet, their fathers having been members of the Range...

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Adventures of Superman

as John Greer
First aired: 1952-09-19

Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a...

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