Joe Downing

Born: 1903-06-26


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Angels with Dirty Faces

as Steve
Released: 1938-11-26

Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky...

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The Case of the Lucky Legs

as George Sanborne (as Joseph Downing)
Released: 1935-10-05

A con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found...

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Another Thin Man

as Hoodlum (uncredited)
Released: 1939-11-17

Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from...

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A Slight Case of Murder

as Innocence
Released: 1938-02-26

Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with forclosing bankers, a prospective...

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Johnny Eager

as Ryan (as Joseph Downing)
Released: 1941-12-09

A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.

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Belle Starr

as Jim Cole
Released: 1941-09-12

After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain...

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Each Dawn I Die

as Limpy Julien
Released: 1939-08-19

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism...

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Larceny, Inc.

as Smitty
Released: 1942-04-24

Three ex-cons buy a luggage shop to tunnel into the bank vault next door. But despite all they...

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The Big Shot

as Frenchy
Released: 1942-06-13

Duke Berne, former big shot but now a three-time loser, fears returning to crime because a...

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You Can't Get Away with Murder

as Smitty
Released: 1939-03-23

Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun...

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Slaughter on 10th Avenue

as Eddie 'Cockeye' Cook
Released: 1957-09-01

A rookie assistant DA is assigned to investigate the murder of a longshoreman, killed for...

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The Lady in the Morgue

as Steve Collins
Released: 1938-04-22

A detective investigates the disappearance of a girl's body from the city morgue.

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Invisible Stripes

as Johnny
Released: 1939-12-30

A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.

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Dr. Socrates

as Cinq Laval
Released: 1935-10-19

Dr. Socrates gave up his brilliant career as surgeon in a prominent hospital because his...

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Castle on the Hudson

as Gangster in Car (uncredited)
Released: 1940-02-17

A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.

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Fighting Trouble

as Hal Lomax
Released: 1956-09-16

An overambitious shutterbug almost gets his lights put out permanently when he decides to snap a...

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Racket Busters

as Joe Pender
Released: 1938-07-16

A trucker with a pregnant wife fights a New York mobster's protection racket.

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Unholy Partners

as Jerry
Released: 1941-11-01

A crusading newsman starts up a tabloid with a gangster as his 50-50 partner.

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The Devil's Party

as Frank Diamond
Released: 1938-06-02

Adults who grew up as slum kids meet later in life, but murder disrupts their reunion.

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Strange Alibi

as Benny McKaye
Released: 1941-04-19

An undercover cop finds himself on the wrong side of the law when the mob discovers his true...

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The Forgotten Woman

as Johnny Bradshaw
Released: 1939-07-07

A beautiful woman is forced to help gangsters in a robbery, and is arrested as an accessory.

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Smashing the Money Ring

as Dice Mathews
Released: 1939-10-21

T-Man Brass Bancroft goes undercover in a prison which has a secret counterfeit operation set up...

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Blood

as The New Realton
Released: 1973-09-01

A mysterious family moves into their new home, but their secrets are far more sinister than...

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Lucky Jordan

as Harrison
Released: 1942-11-16

Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries...

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The Night Hawk

as Lefty
Released: 1938-10-01

Gangster Charlie McCormick despairs as his young brother Bobby lays near death and vows to break...

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The Secret Seven

as Lou Boyd
Released: 1940-08-15

Scientists assembled to prove their methods are effective in criminal investigation try to solve...

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Missing Evidence

as Marty Peters
Released: 1939-12-15

G-Man Bill Collins swings into action when a crooked sweepstakes racket begins insinuating...

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North of Shanghai

as Chandler
Released: 1939-01-24

In this newspaper drama, a female reporter and a newsreel cameraman are both assigned to cover...

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Danger on the Air

as Joe Carney
Released: 1938-06-30

Trouble begins when a hated cad of a sponsor is found murdered during the climax of a live radio...

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Borrowing Trouble

as Charlie
Released: 1937-12-10

The Jones family drugstore is robbed and it looks like the culprit is a boy the family has taken...

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San Francisco Docks

as Cassidy
Released: 1940-12-25

Longshoreman Johnny Barnes is in love with Kitty Tracy, barmaid at her father's waterfront...

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Wide Open Faces

as Stretch
Released: 1938-04-18

A small town soda jerk discovers a gang of criminals staying at a local hotel. Comedy.

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You Can't Escape Forever

as Varney (uncredited)
Released: 1942-10-10

A demoted reporter (George Brent) and his girlfriend (Brenda Marshall) seek to expose a crime...

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Torchy Runs for Mayor

as Spuds O'Brien
Released: 1939-05-13

Torchy conducts a one woman campaign against a corrupt mayor and crime boss, and when the reform...

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The Philco Television Playhouse

as Patton
First aired: 1948-10-03

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...

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The Donna Reed Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-09-24

Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a...

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The Millionaire

as Pete Fullerton
First aired: 1955-01-19

An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better...

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The Millionaire

as Frankie
First aired: 1955-01-19

An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better...

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Suspense

as uncredited
First aired: 1949-01-06

An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program,...

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Lieutenant Al Hawkshaw
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Floyd Unser
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Kramer--Detective
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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87th Precinct

as uncredited
First aired: 1961-09-25

87th Precinct is an American crime drama starring Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands, and Ron Harper,...

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Going My Way

as uncredited
First aired: 1962-10-03

Going My Way is an American comedy-drama series

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Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-09-29

Canadian Mountie Sgt. Preston patrols the wilds of the Yukon with his horse Rex and his faithful...

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General Electric Theater

as Lieutenant
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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