John Harmon


Biography

John Harmon was one of those actors with an instantly recognizable face. Even if one didn't know his name, his sharp, hooked nose and bald head were instantly familiar due to the sheer number of television and film appearances he made during his career. He was rarely the star, but could often be seen playing country sheriffs, shifty gangsters, and browbeaten husbands. His earliest role w...

Biography

John Harmon was one of those actors with an instantly recognizable face. Even if one didn't know his name, his sharp, hooked nose and bald head were instantly familiar due to the sheer number of television and film appearances he made during his career. He was rarely the star, but could often be seen playing country sheriffs, shifty gangsters, and browbeaten husbands. His earliest role was in 1935 in "Three Kids and a Queen," about three impoverished kids taking in an injured wealthy woman, but, as was the case with many of his early roles, he wasn't credited for it. It wasn't until 1949 that he landed his first major part, playing Clubby Blake, the cellmate of a falsely imprisoned newspaper man, in "I was Framed." The prolific actor appeared in such eclectic fare as Charlie Chaplin's 1947 crime comedy "Monsieuer Verdoux," the TV action series "Adventures of Superman" in 1953, the iconic sci-fi series "Star Trek" in 1967, and the medical drama "Emergency!" in 1974. In total, he appeared in over 300 films and TV programs. In his later years, Harmon retired to a life as a used-book dealer and collector of Mark Twain first editions. His last film appearance came 20 years after his death, in 2005, in a low-budget spoof called "The Naked Monster," which used clips from classic B-movies to create one film.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Malibu High (1979)
Hitchhike to Hell (1978)
The Unholy Rollers (1972)
Doctor
The Honkers (1971)
Funny Girl (1968)
Company manager
Texas Across the River (1966)
Gabe Hutchins
The Street Is My Beat (1966)
Mr. Martinson
Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966)
One Man's Way (1964)
Elder Marcus
Move Over, Darling (1963)
Cabdriver
The 7th Commandment (1961)
Pete
The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959)
The Lighthouse Keeper [Sturges]
Badman's Country (1958)
Live Fast, Die Young (1958)
Hobo
Looking for Danger (1957)
Lester Bradfield
God Is My Partner (1957)
"Long Shot" Ben Renson
Three Violent People (1957)
Massey
Canyon River (1956)
Ben
The Spoilers (1956)
Kelly
Jail Busters (1955)
Tom Tomcyk
The Man from Bitter Ridge (1955)
Norman Roberts
Bitter Creek (1954)
A. Z. Platte
Jungle Gents (1954)
Harmes
Three Young Texans (1954)
Thorpe
Rails into Laramie (1954)
Dealer
Tangier Incident (1953)
Tony Agazian
Jack Slade (1953)
Hollis
All American (1953)
Bartender
Man in the Dark (1953)
Herman
Run for the Hills (1953)
Jed [Taylor]
Count the Hours (1953)
Jeff Batey
Horizons West (1952)
Deputy Sheriff Johnson
Tales of Robin Hood (1951)
Robber
Destination Big House (1950)
Stubby Moore
Southside 1-1000 (1950)
[Nimble] Willie
Blonde Dynamite (1950)
The professor
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950)
Phillips
Once More, My Darling (1949)
Georgie
Flaxy Martin (1949)
Fred Banford
The Crooked Way (1949)
Kelly
Alias the Champ (1949)
"Chuck" Lyons
Streets of San Francisco (1949)
Sammy Hess
The Lady Gambles (1949)
Frenchy
Homicide (1949)
Pete Kimmel
Whiplash (1948)
Kid McGee
The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
Taxi driver
Moonrise (1948)
Baseball attendant
Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948)
Blake
Unconquered (1947)
Spieler for Boukabokabus
Time Out of Mind (1947)
Morelli
Brute Force (1947)
Roberts
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Joe Darwin
Louisiana (1947)
Steve
Fall Guy (1947)
Editor Sindell
Fear in the Night (1947)
Mr. Bilyou
Cross My Heart (1947)
Reporter
The Trouble with Women (1947)
Charlie
O.S.S. (1946)
Pierre
Dangerous Business (1946)
Tin horn
Below the Deadline (1946)
Pinky
Dangerous Money (1946)
Freddie Kirk
They Made Me a Killer (1946)
Lafferty
Her Kind of Man (1946)
Purdy
Adventure (1946)
Taxi driver
The Well Groomed Bride (1946)
Conflict (1945)
Hobo
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
Joe College
The Impostor (1944)
Soldier
Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944)
Leg man
The Last Ride (1944)
Slimey
Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944)
Rowden
Silent Partner (1944)
Blackie Barton
The Crystal Ball (1943)
Taxi driver
How's About It? (1943)
Elevator starter
White Savage (1943)
Frank Williams
After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
Fence
Find the Blackmailer (1943)
Ray Hickey
The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
Red Taggart
A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)
Lightfingers
I Was Framed (1942)
Clubby Blake
Call of the Canyon (1942)
The Pigeon
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1942)
Mousey
Escape from Crime (1942)
Convict clerk
Lucky Jordan (1942)
Mug with big ears
Broadway (1942)
Harry
Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
Taxi driver
Buy Me That Town (1941)
1st heckler
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
Revenuer
The Deadly Game (1941)
Dangerously They Live (1941)
George, taxi driver
Hit the Road (1941)
Creeper
The Pittsburgh Kid (1941)
Morrie
Raiders of the Desert (1941)
Ahmed
Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
Bernard
Two in a Taxi (1941)
Benny
Meet Boston Blackie (1941)
Weight guesser
Honolulu Lu (1941)
Clerk
Manpower (1941)
Benny
Parole Fixer (1940)
Clerk in Owl Hotel
The Quarterback (1940)
Driver with Bill
Diamond Frontier (1940)
Collins
The Way of All Flesh (1940)
Pete
Queen of the Mob (1940)
Pinky
A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940)
Mac
A Fugitive from Justice (1940)
Gorwin
Gangs of Chicago (1940)
Rabbit
Women Without Names (1940)
Juror
Golden Boy (1939)
First gambler
Union Pacific (1939)
One armed reporter
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
Bus boy
Missing Daughters (1939)
Tim
The Escape (1939)
Gangster
Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939)
Harry
King of the Underworld (1939)
Slats
I Was a Convict (1939)
Matty
Inside Information (1939)
Frenchy
Devil's Island (1939)
Andre
The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)
Suspect
Wives Under Suspicion (1938)
Gangster
Exposed (1938)
Finn
King of Alcatraz (1938)
Silver
The Missing Guest (1938)
Gatekeeper
Gambling Ship (1938)
Cramer

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

From Hell (2001)
Dolly Grip
Boys and Girls (2000)
Grip
The Minus Man (1999)
Grip
Titanic (1997)
Grip
Oh, Heavenly Dog! (1980)
Gaffer
Strange Compulsion (1964)
Unit Manager

Cast (Short)

AMERICAN SPOKEN HERE (1940)

Film Production - Main (TV Mini-Series)

World War II: When Lions Roared (1994)
Grip

Life Events

Bibliography