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Harold Goodwin(December 1, 1902 – July 12, 1987) was an American actor who performed in over 225 films.
Harold Goodwin | |
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| Born | December 1, 1902 |
| Died | July 12, 1987(aged 84) |
| Years active | 1915–1973 |
Biography
editGoodwin began his film career at age 12.[1]
Goodwin's first starring role came inOliver Twist, Jr.(1921).[2]He also appeared as Jeff Brown in the 1927Buster KeatoncomedyCollege.He followed up with a role in another Keaton filmThe Cameramanin 1928, opposite Keaton and actressMarceline Day.Goodwin worked steadily through the silent film era and transitioned into the talkie era as a character actor, often as a "tough guy" because of his athletic stature.[3][unreliable source?]He was seen in the role of Detering in the 1930Lewis Milestone-directedWorld War IdramaAll Quiet on the Western Front.His subsequent film roles were mostly small and uncredited.
In his later years Goodwin mainly acted in theWestern filmgenre and often worked as a stuntman for film studios. In the 1960s, he made many guest appearances on theNBCtelevision seriesDaniel Boone,starringFess ParkerandEd Ames.Goodwin made his last film appearance in the low-budget horror filmThe Boy Who Cried Werewolf(1973) before retiring from the film industry.
Selected filmography
edit- The Ever Living Isles(1915, Short) – Wesley Hafley
- Old Heidelberg(1915) – Prince Karl, Age 12
- Little Miss Nobody(1916)
- The Sawdust Ring(1917) – Peter Weldon
- The Silent Man(1917) – David Bryce
- The Yellow Dog(1918)
- Set Free(1918) – Ronald Blair
- The Winning Girl(1919) – Jack Milligan
- Puppy Love(1919) – James Gordon Oliver
- Heart o' the Hills(1919) – Young Jason Honeycutt
- Suds(1920) – Benjamin Pillsbury Jones
- The Family Honor(1920) – The Grocer Boy
- Overland Red(1920) – Collie
- You Never Can Tell(1920) – Jimmy Flannery
- Sweet Lavender(1920) – Clem Hale
- Oliver Twist, Jr.(1921) – Oliver Twist Jr.
- Hearts of Youth(1921) – Ishmael Worth
- Lovetime(1921) – Pierre Lavone
- The Rosary(1922) – Skeeters Martin
- Tracked to Earth(1922) – Dick Jones
- Man to Man(1922) – Slim Barbee
- The Bearcat(1922) – Peter May
- Seeing's Believing(1922) – Hack Webster
- Kissed(1922) – Jim Kernochan
- The Bootlegger's Daughter(1922) – Violinist
- The Flirt(1922) – Jimmy Madison
- Kindled Courage(1923) – Hugh Paxton
- Alice Adams(1923) – Walter Adorns
- Burning Words(1923) – Ross Darby
- Broadway Gold(1923) – Page Poole
- The Ramblin' Kid(1923) – Skinny Rawlins
- The Wanters(1923) – Chauffeur
- Gentle Julia(1923) – Noble Dill
- Arizona Express(1924) – David Keith
- Hit and Run(1924) – Tex Adams
- That French Lady(1924) – Charlie Abbey
- Madonna of the Streets(1924) – Walter Bowman
- In Love with Love(1924) – Robert Metcalf
- Riders of the Purple Sage(1925) – Bern Venters
- The Talker(1925) – Lonnie Whinston
- The Midshipman(1925) – Tex
- Secret Orders(1926) – Eddie Delano
- The Flaming Frontier(1926) – Lawrence Stanwood
- The Honeymoon Express(1926) – Lance
- The Better 'Ole(1926) – Bert Chester – British Secret Service
- When a Dog Loves(1927) – James Alston
- Tarzan and the Golden Lion(1927) – Jack Bradley
- Snowbound(1927) – Joe Baird
- College(1927) – A Rival
- The Cheer Leader(1928) – Richard Crosby
- Her Summer Hero(1928) – Herb Darrow
- The Cameraman(1928) – Stagg
- The Divine Lady(1929) – Coach Driver who Kisses Emma (uncredited)
- Flight(1929) – Steve Roberts
- All Quiet on the Western Front(1930) – Detering
- The Widow from Chicago(1930) – Jimmy Henderson
- Dirigible(1930) – Hansen
- The Lawyer's Secret(1931) – 'Madame X'
- Pleasure(1931) – Lloyd
- Graft(1931) – 'Speed' Hansen
- Bad Company(1931) – Conway – Gangster (uncredited)
- Symphony of Six Million(1932) – Intern at Hospital (uncredited)
- Sky Bride(1932) – Wild Bill Adams
- Movie Crazy(1932) – Miller
- Hat Check Girl(1932) – Walter Marsh (uncredited)
- Hallelujah, I'm a Bum(1933) – Len (uncredited)
- Broadway Bad(1933) – A Reporter (uncredited)
- The Story of Temple Drake(1933) – Second Jellybean / Rejected Suitor (uncredited)
- The Girl in 419(1933) – Doctor (uncredited)
- Strawberry Roan(1933) – Bart Hawkins
- Lone Cowboy(1933) – Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Smoking Guns(1934) – Hank Stone
- She Was a Lady(1934) – Yank
- Wagon Wheels(1934) – Nancy's Brother (uncredited)
- Romance in Manhattan(1935) – Doctor at Police Station (uncredited)
- Western Frontier(1935) – Morgan – Replaced by Beaumon
- The Crusades(1935) – Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
- Condemned to Live(1935) – Villager (uncredited)
- It's Up to You(1936) – Salesman
- The Dark Hour(1936) – Peter Blake
- Robin Hood of El Dorado(1936) – Slocum (uncredited)
- Roaming Lady(1936) – Reid's Pilot
- Counterfeit(1936) – Busch (uncredited)
- Theodora Goes Wild(1936) – Photographer at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
- Outcast(1937) – Party Guest (uncredited)
- A Fight to the Finish(1937) – Henry
- It Happened in Hollywood(1937) – Buck
- Love Takes Flight(1937) – Skipper (uncredited)
- Breakfast for Two(1937) – Joe – Blair's Chauffeur (uncredited)
- She Married an Artist(1937) – Reporter (uncredited)
- City Girl(1938) – Chaney's Aide (uncredited)
- Change of Heart(1938) – Caddy Master (uncredited)
- Happy Landing(1938) – Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
- Start Cheering(1938) – Assistant Director (uncredited)
- Island in the Sky(1938) – Swede – Doyle's Henchman (uncredited)
- Kentucky Moonshine(1938) – Reporter (uncredited)
- Alexander's Ragtime Band(1938) – Military Policeman at Army Show (uncredited)
- One Wild Night(1938) – Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
- Speed to Burn(1938) – Mug (uncredited)
- Always Goodbye(1938) – Chauffeur (uncredited)
- Sky Giant(1938) – Thompson's Partner (uncredited)
- Keep Smiling(1938) – Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- My Lucky Star(1938) – Cameraman
- Hold That Co-ed(1938) – News Photographer (uncredited)
- Just Around the Corner(1938) – Reporter (uncredited)
- Sharpshooters(1938) – Steward (uncredited)
- Road Demon(1938) – Louie – a Trucker (uncredited)
- While New York Sleeps(1938) – Harold – Reporter (uncredited)
- Jesse James(1939) – Bill
- Mr. Moto's Last Warning(1939) – Nightclub Bouncer / Seaman (uncredited)
- Mr. Moto in Danger Island(1939) – Ship Dispatch Officer (uncredited)
- Union Pacific(1939) – Calvin
- Boy Friend(1939) – Matchie Riggs
- Young Mr. Lincoln(1939) – Jeremiah Carter (uncredited)
- The Jones Family in Hollywood(1939)
- Second Fiddle(1939) – Pool Party Photographer (uncredited)
- News Is Made at Night(1939) – Simms (uncredited)
- Charlie Chan at Treasure Island(1939) – Airplane Steward (uncredited)
- Here I Am a Stranger(1939) – Chauffeur (uncredited)
- Hollywood Cavalcade(1939) – Prop Boy (uncredited)
- Pack Up Your Troubles(1939) – American Aviator (uncredited)
- Too Busy to Work(1939) – Raymond
- The Cisco Kid and the Lady(1939) – Barfly (uncredited)
- City of Chance(1940) – Dealer (uncredited)
- The Blue Bird(1940) – Hickory (uncredited)
- High School(1940) – Gangster (uncredited)
- Charlie Chan in Panama(1940) – Military Police Corporal (uncredited)
- Viva Cisco Kid(1940) – Hank Gunther
- Free, Blonde and 21(1940) – Minor Role (uncredited)
- Shooting High(1940) – 3rd Crook (uncredited)
- Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum(1940) – Edwards
- Ragtime Cowboy Joe(1940) – Cattle Buyer Duncan
- Texas Rangers Ride Again(1940) – Ranger Comstock
- Michael Shayne, Private Detective(1940) – Reporter (uncredited)
- Buck Privates(1941) – Sergeant Leading Recruits Through Train Station (uncredited)
- Sleepers West(1941) – Railroad Detective (uncredited)
- The Cowboy and the Blonde(1941) – Cameraman (uncredited)
- Forced Landing(1941) – Petchnikoff
- Accent on Love(1941) – Policeman (uncredited)
- Tanks a Million(1941) – Lt. Caldwell
- You'll Never Get Rich(1941) – Capt. Nolan (uncredited)
- Great Guns(1941) – Army Captain (uncredited)
- International Lady(1941) – Decoder on Piano (uncredited)
- Cadet Girl(1941) – Sergeant (uncredited)
- Hay Foot(1942) – Lieutenant Caldwell
- Brooklyn Orchid(1942) – Taxi Dispatcher (uncredited)
- Quiet Please, Murder(1942) – Stover (uncredited)
- He Hired the Boss(1943) – Hank (uncredited)
- She Gets Her Man(1945) – Winning Companion (uncredited)
- Salome Where She Danced(1945) – San Francisco Sheriff (uncredited)
- That Night with You(1945) – Robertson – Party Guest (uncredited)
- Frontier Gal(1945) – Deputy (uncredited)
- The Scarlet Horseman(1946, Serial) – Idaho Jones
- The Runaround(1946) – Detective Lund (uncredited)
- Lover Come Back(1946) – Reporter at Party (uncredited)
- Don't Gamble with Strangers(1946) – John Sanders
- Slave Girl(1947) – Captive Sailor (uncredited)
- Ride the Pink Horse(1947) – Red
- Here Comes Trouble(1948) – Reporter with Cigars (uncredited)
- The Bold Frontiersman(1948) – Poker Player #1
- Carson City Raiders(1948) – Dave Starky
- River Lady(1948) – Larson (uncredited)
- Kiss the Blood Off My Hands(1948) – Whipper (uncredited)
- Family Honeymoon(1948) – Guide (uncredited)
- Bad Boy(1949) – Gambler (uncredited)
- The Lady Gambles(1949) – Westerner (uncredited)
- Law of the Golden West(1949) – Northerner in bar
- The Wyoming Bandit(1949) – Sheriff
- Tokyo Joe(1949) – Maj. J.F.X. Loomis (uncredited)
- Radar Patrol vs. Spy King(1949, Serial) – Miller, Power Station Mgr. [Ch. 7]
- Woman in Hiding(1950) – State Trooper (uncredited)
- The Great Rupert(1950) – Callahan – FBI Man
- The Kid from Texas(1950) – Matt Curtis
- The Vanishing Westerner(1950) – Howard Glumm
- I Was a Shoplifter(1950) – San Diego Sheriff (uncredited)
- The Invisible Monster(1950, Serial) – Kirk – Body-Shop Henchman [Ch.11] (uncredited)
- Desperadoes of the West(1950, Serial) – Sheriff (uncredited)
- Wyoming Mail(1950) – Cowboy (uncredited)
- The Misadventures of Buster Keaton(1950) – (uncredited)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man(1951) – Bartender (uncredited)
- The Last Outpost(1951) – Union Sergeant (uncredited)
- Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm(1951) – Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Comin' Round the Mountain(1951) – Mountaineer
- Cattle Drive(1951) – Waiter (uncredited)
- Double Dynamite(1951) – Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Here Come the Nelsons(1952) – Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Blazing Forest(1952) – Mac, Injured Lumberjack (uncredited)
- The Redhead from Wyoming(1953) – Chet's Henchman (uncredited)
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars(1953) – Dr. Coleman (uncredited)
- Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation(1953) – U.S. Agent Harriman (uncredited)
- Calamity Jane(1953) – Poker Player (uncredited)
- Ride Clear of Diablo(1954) – Bartender (uncredited)
- Black Horse Canyon(1954) – Cowhand (uncredited)
- Black Tuesday(1954) – Fire Commissioner (uncredited)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops(1955) – Cameraman
- Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki(1955) – Dr. Barnes (uncredited)
- Walk the Proud Land(1956) – Telegrapher (uncredited)
- Showdown at Abilene(1956) – Cattleman (uncredited)
- Joe Butterfly(1957) – Colonel Hopper
- Night Passage(1957) – Pick Gannon
- Step Down to Terror(1958) – Man with Dog (uncredited)
- No Name on the Bullet(1959) – Wilson – Bank Clerk (uncredited)
- It Started with a Kiss(1959) – Guard (uncredited)
- The Leech Woman(1960) – Detective Joe (uncredited)
- Portrait in Black(1960) – Patrolman (uncredited)
- Spartacus(1960) – Slave (uncredited)
- Go Naked in the World(1961) – George – the Bartender (uncredited)
- Experiment in Terror(1962) – Truck Driver (uncredited)
- Move Over, Darling(1963) – Bailiff (uncredited)
- The Brass Bottle(1964) – Van Driver (uncredited)
- Shock Treatment(1964) – Library Clerk (uncredited)
- The Comedy Man(1964) – Art Baldwin (uncredited)
- Morituri(1965) – Merchant Marine (uncredited)
- The Boy Who Cried Werewolf(1973) – Mr. Duncan (final film role)
References
edit- ^"18-Year-Old Goodwin Comes From Ranks".The Winnipeg Tribune.Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba. March 26, 1921. p. 35.RetrievedMarch 25,2019– viaNewspapers.
- ^"Among the Movie Stars".The Salina Evening Journal.Kansas, Salina. March 12, 1921. p. 16.RetrievedMarch 25,2019– viaNewspapers.
- ^The New York Times Movies
Bibliography
edit- John Holmstrom,The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995,Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 20.
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