John Harron

Born: 1903-03-31, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1939-11-24

Biography

John Harron (March 31, 1904 – November 24, 1939) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1918 and 1940. Born in New York City, he was the brother of actor Robert Harron and of actress Mary Harron. Harron graduated from Santa Clara University. His film debut came in Through the Back Door (1921). After acting for Universal, he was under contract to Warner Bros. Harron "achieved great success on the silent screen but was reduced to minor roles or minor films with the coming of sound." Harron died in Seattle, Washington from spinal meningitis. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles

Filmography

• Beauty Parlor (1932)
• Dark Victory (1939)
• Jezebel (1938)
• Marked Woman (1937)
• On Dress Parade (1939)
• The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
• Virginia City (1940)
• The Roaring Twenties (1939)
• Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
• The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
• Penrod (1922)
• They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
• Hard to Get (1938)
• Each Dawn I Die (1939)
• Naughty but Nice (1939)
• The Fighting 69th (1940)
• Closed Gates (1927)
• Espionage Agent (1939)
• The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted (1925)
• The Man Without a Country (1937)
• You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
• The Man in Hobbles (1928)
• That Certain Woman (1937)
• King of the Underworld (1939)
• Public Wedding (1937)
• Over the Wall (1938)
• Rose of the Tenements (1926)
• The Ragged Heiress (1922)
• Through the Back Door (1921)
• Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)