John Day


Biography

John Day was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. John Day's career in acting began with his roles in various films like the drama "Champion" (1949) with Kirk Douglas, "Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man" (1951) and the musical "Meet Danny Wilson" (1952) with Frank Sinatra. He also appeared in "Wings of the Hawk" (1953), "The Man From the Alamo" (1953) with Glenn ...

Biography

John Day was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. John Day's career in acting began with his roles in various films like the drama "Champion" (1949) with Kirk Douglas, "Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man" (1951) and the musical "Meet Danny Wilson" (1952) with Frank Sinatra. He also appeared in "Wings of the Hawk" (1953), "The Man From the Alamo" (1953) with Glenn Ford and "Yankee Pasha" (1954). He continued to act in productions like the Tony Curtis sports drama "The Square Jungle" (1956), the drama "Toward the Unknown" (1956) with William Holden and the James Stewart western "Night Passage" (1957). He also appeared in "Jailhouse Rock" (1957) with Elvis Presley. John Day had a number of different projects under his belt in the sixties and the seventies, including "The Pink Jungle" (1968) starring James Garner, "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here" with Robert Redford (1969) and "The Lost Man" (1969) starring Sidney Poitier. His credits also expanded to "Earthquake" (1974) starring Charlton Heston and "The Hindenburg" with George C Scott (1975). John Day more recently directed the Phillip Gordon thriller "The Returning" (1991).

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

The Returning (1990)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

The In-Laws (1979)
3rd T-Man
Silver Streak (1976)
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary (1973)
Officer Hendrix
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)
Sam Wood
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
The Ugly American (1963)
Night of the Quarter Moon (1959)
Officer
Westbound (1959)
Russ
The Badlanders (1958)
Lee
Night Passage (1957)
Latigo
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Ken
The Square Jungle (1956)
Al Gorski
Star in the Dust (1956)
Jiggs Larribee
Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955)
Naked Alibi (1954)
Det. Sgt. Jenkins
Yankee Pasha (1954)
First mate Miller
City of Bad Men (1953)
James J. Corbett
The Man from the Alamo (1953)
Cavish
Seminole (1953)
Scott
99 River Street (1953)
Bud
Meet Danny Wilson (1952)
Gus
Up Front (1951)
Driver
Teresa (1951)
G.I.
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Rocky Hanlon
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
Motorcycle policeman
Detour to Danger (1946)
Steve
Jeep Herders (1945)
"Gimpy" Edwards
Broadway (1942)
Andy

Cinematography (Feature Film)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Camera Operator
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Camera Operator
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Op

Writer (Feature Film)

The Returning (1990)
Screenwriter

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

The Misfits (1961)
Stuntmen

Stunts (Feature Film)

Rollercoaster (1977)
Stunt Coordinator
The Hindenburg (1975)
Stunt Coordinator

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)

Life Events

Bibliography