John J. Richardson

Born: 1888-11-01

John J. Richardson (born Harold Jack Joseph Richardson) was an English-born actor in American films, his screen career spanning the years 1917 to 1941.


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The Ten Commandments

as Israelite Slave (uncredited)
Released: 1923-11-23

The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his...

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Union Pacific

as Official (uncredited)
Released: 1939-05-05

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad...

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The Roaring Twenties

as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
Released: 1939-10-28

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George...

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Kid Galahad

as (uncredited)
Released: 1937-05-29

Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the...

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Marked Woman

as Man in Line-Up (uncredited)
Released: 1937-04-10

In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful...

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The Invisible Menace

as Pvt. Nelson - Hackett's Orderly
Released: 1938-01-11

Army Private Eddie Pratt smuggles his new bride into camp in hopes of having a happy wedding...

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The Dawn Patrol

as Mechanic
Released: 1938-12-24

In 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young...

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They Made Me a Criminal

as Reporter (uncredited)
Released: 1939-01-21

A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.

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Nancy Drew... Reporter

as Joe, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Released: 1939-02-18

While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to...

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The Great Mr. Nobody

as Man Knocked Down By Dreamy
Released: 1941-02-15

A publicity man promotes his newspaper, but finds his boss always steals the credit.

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Castle on the Hudson

as Prisoner (uncredited)
Released: 1940-02-17

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

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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

as Second Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Released: 1937-06-08

A Bishop from Australia comes to Perry to ask him to take a case of a woman wrongly accused of...

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Going Places

as Man at Track
Released: 1938-12-31

A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he...

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Satan Met a Lady

as Second Photographer (uncredited)
Released: 1936-07-22

In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying...

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King of the Underworld

as Townsman Running (uncredited)
Released: 1939-01-14

Physician Carole Nelson, suspected of having ties to notorious gangster Joe Gurney, must prove...

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A Fugitive from Justice

as Photographer at Train Station (uncredited)
Released: 1940-06-15

Leslie is being chased by the gangsters, the police and the insurance investigators. He is on...

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British Intelligence

as Cockney Soldier
Released: 1939-11-10

During WWI pretty German master spy Helene von Lorbeer is sent undercover to London to live with...

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Espionage Agent

as Man in O'Grady Crowd
Released: 1939-09-30

When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the...

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The Patient in Room 18

as Cabbie (uncredited)
Released: 1938-01-08

Choreographer Bob Connolly and prolific screenwriter Crane Wilbur teamed up on the direction of...

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Secret Service of the Air

as Alien - First Flight
Released: 1939-03-04

Brass Bancroft and his sidekick Gabby Watters are recruited onto the secret service and go...

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Over the Wall

as Ring Attendant
Released: 1938-04-02

When a singing, song-writing prizefighter is framed for murder and sent to the state pen, his...

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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

as Reporter (uncredited)
Released: 1939-09-09

Nancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father's will, but the...

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Dust Be My Destiny

as Man Asking for a Match (uncredited)
Released: 1939-09-16

Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail,...

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Calling Philo Vance

as 4h Reporter (uncredited)
Released: 1940-02-03

Philo is in Vienna working for the US Government to see if Archer Coe is selling aircraft...

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The Oklahoma Kid

as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
Released: 1939-03-11

McCord's gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious...

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The Golden Age of Comedy

as archive footage
Released: 1957-12-26

A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy,...

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Stranded

as First Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Released: 1935-06-29

A Traveler's Aid worker who delights in solving people's problems gets mixed up with gangsters.

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Love Is on the Air

as Joe - First 7-11 Club Waiter
Released: 1937-10-02

A newscaster gets demoted for exposing the town's criminal activities over the airwaves.

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Garden of the Moon

as Jones - Waiter Who is Fired (uncredited)
Released: 1938-09-23

Don Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by...

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The Right to Live

as John - Chauffeur
Released: 1935-01-26

A man with a broken back dies after his wife has an affair with his brother.

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Angels Wash Their Faces

as Dish Vendor (uncredited)
Released: 1939-08-26

A young man just released from a reformatory moves to a new neighborhood with his sister,...

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It's a Great Life

as Italian vegetable cart vendor
Released: 1929-12-06

Casey and Babe are sisters who work in a department store and each year the store puts on a...

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Road Gang

as Smokey - Safecracking Convict (uncredited)
Released: 1936-03-28

A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed...

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Movie Crazy

as Drunk (Uncredited)
Released: 1932-09-23

After a mix-up with his application photograph, an aspiring actor is invited to a screen test...

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Manpower

as Midnight Club Waiter (uncredited)
Released: 1941-08-09

Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident...

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Sons o' Guns

as Gate Guard
Released: 1936-05-13

Broadway star Jimmy Canfield stars in a patriotic show on the great white way during WWI. He...

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Smart Blonde

as Bert Richards (uncredited)
Released: 1937-01-02

Ambitious reporter Torchy Blane guides her policeman boyfriend to correctly pinpoint who shot...

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Maybe It's Love

as Silent Diner (uncredited)
Released: 1935-01-12

Director William C. McGann's 1935 film stars Gloria Stuart and Ross Alexander as a young couple...

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Don't Bet on Blondes

as Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
Released: 1935-07-13

Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His...

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Women in the Wind

as Airport Man Getting Hose Out (uncredited)
Released: 1939-04-15

A famous aviator helps an amateur enter a cross-country air race for women.

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A Child Is Born

as Intern Stopping Jed (uncredited)
Released: 1939-12-07

A pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.

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Earthworm Tractors

as Accident Spectator
Released: 1936-07-24

A salesman tries to sell a tractor to a customer who hates tractors while falling for the girl.

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The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

as Second Reporter
Released: 1936-01-11

A young doctor is determined to expose the killer when a surgeon is found stabbed to death in a...

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Dinky

as Prison Visitor
Released: 1935-05-11

A mother sends her young son to military school so he won't find out she's been sentenced to a...

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The Dare-Devil

as The Leading Man
Released: 1923-11-25

The movie makers are filming the next installment of the western serial "Get Your Man". The...

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Beau Brummel

as Poodles Byng
Released: 1924-03-30

George Bryan Brummel, a British military officer, loves Lady Margery, the betrothed of Lord...

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Public Wedding

as Cameraman
Released: 1937-07-09

The operators of a bankrupt carnival sideshow hope to restore their fallen fortunes by staging a...

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The Three Must-Get-Theres

as Walrus
Released: 1922-08-22

In this movie, Max Linder parodies the famous novel "The Three Musketeers".

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He Couldn't Say No

as $45 Bidder
Released: 1938-03-19

A lowly office clerk angers his fiancee and future mother-in-law by spending money intended for...

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Melody for Two

as Green Hill Patron
Released: 1937-05-01

A singing bandleader signs on with an all-girls band.

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While the Patient Slept

as Reporter (uncredited)
Released: 1935-03-09

A murder happens when greedy relatives gather to await the demise of their wealthy and very ill...

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Water Wagons

as Captain Dangerfield
Released: 1925-02-22

A boat race rivalry erupts into comical danger.

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Torchy Blane in Chinatown

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Released: 1939-02-02

Torchy Blane joins her police-detective fiance to solve a series of murders involving a set of...

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I Married a Doctor

as Party Guest
Released: 1936-04-25

City girl marries country doctor, meets prejudice and exclusion when she tries to befriend the...

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King of the Lumberjacks

as Lumberjack On Line for Cashier (uncredited)
Released: 1940-04-13

Outdoor drama about a newly-hired lumberjack discovering that his former girlfriend is now his...

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Page Miss Glory

as Photographer (uncredited)
Released: 1935-09-07

A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant...

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Indianapolis Speedway

as Fan at Homecoming
Released: 1939-08-05

A champion auto racer who unhappily learns his kid brother wants to enter the same profession...

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Call a Cop

as The Daughter's Fickle Fiance
Released: 1921-06-26

Call a Cop is a 1921 comedy short.

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The White Angel

as Cook Reporting to Jones (uncredited)
Released: 1936-06-25

In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards...

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Go Into Your Dance

as Cabbie
Released: 1935-04-20

An irresponsible Broadway star gets mixed up with gambling and gangsters.

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Jailbreak

as Convict Under Inspection
Released: 1936-08-05

A reporter gets himself sent to prison so he can solve a murder behind bars.

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Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

as T. Potter Doam
Released: 1925-06-14

An eccentric inventor has thought of a way that automobiles can run on radio waves, without...

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Call It a Day

as Grocery Store Owner (uncredited)
Released: 1937-04-17

The various members of the middle-class Hilton family have a series of romantic misadventures...

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Girls on Probation

as Escaping Convict
Released: 1938-10-22

A dizzy young girl falls into crime but wins her lawyer's heart.

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Black Oxfords

as Charlie Greenback
Released: 1924-05-18

In this Mack Sennett comedy, a mother and daughter fear foreclosure because their mortgage...

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Ten Dollars or Ten Days

as The Proprietor
Released: 1924-01-06

In this silent comedy, a pretty department store cashier is charged with a robbery that occurred...

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Pack Up Your Troubles

as British Sniper
Released: 1939-10-24

Three American soldiers help a young girl deliver a secret message across enemy lines.

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Draegerman Courage

as Jack - Pete's Co-Worker (uncredited)
Released: 1937-05-15

After a mine cave in, the rescue crew risks their lives to search for two trapped miners.

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Yukon Jake

as The Peruna Kid (as Jack Richardson)
Released: 1924-06-07

Cyclone Bill is the popular sheriff of Mustang Gulch, where "a gun in the hand is worth two on...

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Heart of the North

as Jack Richardson (uncredited)
Released: 1938-12-10

A two-fisted Canadian Mountie leads lawmen in pursuit of the thieves who stole an Edmonton-bound...

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Talent Scout

as Studio Worker Extra (uncredited)
Released: 1937-07-24

A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.

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Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter

as Extra Watching Fire
Released: 1939-06-17

When a close friend of the Drew family is accused of murder in a rural community, Nancy, aided...

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She Loved a Fireman

as Waiter at Dance
Released: 1937-12-18

A young man with a checkered past struggles to make good as a fireman.

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Missing Witnesses

as Trustee-Window Washer-Spy (uncredited)
Released: 1937-12-11

A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.

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Penrod's Double Trouble

as Man Warning Matt That the Balloon Was Up (uncredited)
Released: 1938-07-23

When a young boy disappears, a man desperate for the offered reward money turns up with an...

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Wall Street Blues

as Carl Kopeck - the Loan Shark
Released: 1924-08-09

A bumbling bank custodian becomes an unlikely hero when he foils a robbery.

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Smashing the Money Ring

as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
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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When Summer Comes

as uncredited
Released: 1922-09-22

Rampaging lions are on the loose in a hunting lodge. Approximately, only eight minutes of the...

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The Cowboy Quarterback

as Nightclub Extra
Released: 1939-07-29

Football scout for the Chicago Packers Rusty Walker signs Harry Lynn, a legendary broken-field...

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Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Released: 1939-08-12

Torchy Blane and Steve McBride try to nab a gangster by tracking his moll.

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An Angel from Texas

as Stage Doorman
Released: 1940-04-27

A pair of slick Broadway producers con a wealthy cowboy into backing their show.

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Lizzies of the Field

as Ben Davis
Released: 1924-09-07

There is no love lost between the Red Dog Garage and the Black Cat Garage, two auto repair shops...

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The Daredevil Drivers

as Chick Morgan's Mechanic (uncredited)
Released: 1938-02-12

To spite his girlfriend, the owner of a successful bus company, an auto racer goes to work for...

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Galloping Bungalows

as Howson Lotts - the Villain
Released: 1924-11-02

All the qualified men line up to be chosen, as an heiress advertises that she will marry the man...

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Yes, My Darling Daughter

as Husband Leaving Train
Released: 1939-02-25

Ellen is a free spirited young woman in love with Doug. Sadly he must leave America for a two...

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Bright Eyes

as The Fortune Hunter (as Jack Richardson)
Released: 1921-12-24

An oil heir and the daughter of a social climbing family are set to marry.

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The Iron Nag

as Eric Legree
Released: 1925-08-09

A jail break turns into a race.

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Maids a la Mode

as Dignitary (uncredited)
Released: 1933-03-04

Instead of delivering some fancy dresses to a customer, the girls wear them to a party.

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Oh, What a Man!

as The Bandit's Pal
Released: 1927-12-04

A detective sets out to nab Notorious Nora, the tough female leader of a gang whose headquarters...

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Sign Them Papers

as Relentless Rudolph
Released: 1927-01-08

Beautiful Belinda is kidnapped by terrible people who want her to sign over a gold mine.

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Sneezing Beezers

as Yellow Michael
Released: 1925-07-19

Sneezing Beezers is a silent comedy short.

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The Lion's Whiskers

as Brigham Smith
Released: 1925-04-09

Billy works at a film studio where lots of things keep going wrong. First, while filming, the...

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A Sweet Pickle

as Bertie Ward
Released: 1925-10-25

A Sweet Pickle is a 1925 Comedy short.

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Temptation

as Manager of Shipping Department
Released: 1930-06-05

Pre-code crime drama directed by E. Mason Hopper starring Lois Wilson, Lawrence Gray, Billy...

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