J.P. McGowan Net Worth
J.P. McGowan Net Worth is
$9 Million
J.P. McGowan Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
J.P. McGowan was born on February 24, 1880 in Terowie, South Australia, Australia as John Paterson McGowan. He was a director and actor, known for The Hurricane Express (1932), The Hazards of Helen (1914) and Pioneers of the West (1929). He was married to Katherine Evangeline and Helen Holmes. He died on March 26, 1952 in Hollywood, California, ... | Date Of Birth | February 24, 1880 |
| Place Of Birth | Terowie, South Australia, Australia |
| Profession | Director, Actor, Writer |
| Spouse | Helen Holmes |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Began in films as an actor with the Kalem Motion Picture Company in 1909. |
| 2 | Co-founded, with wife Helen Holmes, production company Signal Films. |
| 3 | After retiring from acting, he worked as Executive Secretary for the Screen Directors Guild--later the Directors Guild of America--a position he held from 1938 until he retired in 1951, a year before his death. McGowan was made a Life Member of the Guild, the only Australian ever to be so honored by DGA. |
| 4 | McGowan fought in the Boer War in South Africa in the early 1900s in the Australian contingent of a British army unit called Montmorency's Scouts. He was a dispatch rider, and on one mission the horse he was riding tumbled over a precipice. The horse was killed and McGowan was severely injured. He wasn't found until some time after the incident, and was hospitalized for more than a year before he recovered from his injuries. |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the Deadline | 1921 | ||
| Discontented Wives | 1921 | ||
| Do or Die | 1921 | ||
| The White Horseman | 1921 | ||
| A Crook's Romance | 1921 | ||
| Tiger True | 1921 | ||
| King of the Circus | 1920 | ||
| The Vanishing Dagger | 1920 | ||
| Elmo the Fearless | 1920 | ||
| For Life | 1919 | Short | |
| The Missing Bullet | 1919 | Short as John P. McGowan | |
| Elmo, the Mighty | 1919 | ||
| The Red Glove | 1919 | ||
| The Lure of the Circus | 1918 | ||
| The Lost Express | 1917 | ||
| The Railroad Raiders | 1917 | ||
| A Lass of the Lumberlands | 1916 | ||
| The Manager of the B & A | 1916 | ||
| The Diamond Runners | 1916 | ||
| Judith of the Cumberlands | 1916 | ||
| Medicine Bend | 1916 | ||
| Whispering Smith | 1916 | ||
| The Girl and the Game | 1915 | ||
| When Rogues Fall Out | 1915 | Short | |
| A Desperate Leap | 1915 | Short | |
| The Mettle of Jerry McGuire | 1915 | Short | |
| A Fight to a Finish | 1915 | Short | |
| The Yellow Star | 1915 | Short | |
| Blackbirds | 1915 | ||
| The Voice in the Fog | 1915 | ||
| The Fate of Number One | 1915 | Short unconfirmed | |
| The Girl on the Engine | 1915 | Short unconfirmed | |
| A Deed of Daring | 1915 | Short unconfirmed | |
| A Wild Ride | 1915 | Short unconfirmed | |
| The Midnight Limited | 1915 | Short unconfirmed | |
| In Danger's Path | 1915 | Short | |
| Near Eternity | 1915 | Short | |
| The Pay Train | 1915 | Short | |
| The Human Chain | 1915 | Short | |
| A Railroader's Bravery | 1915 | Short | |
| The Broken Train | 1915 | Short | |
| The Wild Engine | 1915 | Short | |
| The Box Car Trap | 1915 | Short | |
| A Race for a Crossing | 1915 | Short | |
| The Girl Engineer | 1915 | Short | |
| The Girl on the Trestle | 1915 | Short | |
| A Life in the Balance | 1915/II | Short | |
| The Girl at Lone Point | 1915 | Short | |
| The Railroad Raiders of '62 | 1915 | Short new sequences | |
| The Death Train | 1915 | Short | |
| The Open Drawbridge | 1915 | Short | |
| The Engineer's Peril | 1915 | Short | |
| The Little Engineer | 1915 | Short | |
| The Fast Mail's Danger | 1915 | Short | |
| The Broken Circuit | 1915 | Short | |
| The Leap from the Water Tower | 1915 | Short | |
| The Girl Telegrapher's Peril | 1915 | Short | |
| The Escape on the Limited | 1914 | Short | |
| The Black Diamond Express | 1914 | Short | |
| The Flying Freight's Captive | 1914 | Short | |
| The Stolen Engine | 1914 | Short | |
| The Girl at the Throttle | 1914 | Short | |
| The Plot at the Railroad Cut | 1914 | Short | |
| His Nemesis | 1914 | Short | |
| Helen's Sacrifice | 1914 | Short | |
| The Hazards of Helen | 1914 | ||
| The Demon of the Rails | 1914 | Short | |
| From Peril to Peril | 1914 | Short | |
| The Lost Mail Sack | 1914 | Short | |
| Grouch, the Engineer | 1914 | Short | |
| The Oil Well Conspiracy | 1914 | Short | |
| The Car of Death | 1914 | Short | |
| Near Death's Door | 1914 | Short | |
| The Operator at Black Rock | 1914 | Short | |
| The Identification | 1914 | Short | |
| The Rival Railroad's Plot | 1914 | Short | |
| The Express Messenger | 1914 | Short | |
| A String of Pearls | 1914 | Short | |
| Kaintucky Bill | 1914 | Short | |
| The Flaw in the Alibi | 1914 | Short | |
| The Conductor's Courtship | 1914 | Short | |
| A Man's Soul | 1914 | Short | |
| The Stolen Rembrandt | 1914 | Short | |
| Under Desperation's Spur | 1914 | Short | |
| Fast Freight 3205 | 1914 | Short | |
| The Refrigerator Car's Captive | 1914 | Short | |
| A Million in Jewels | 1914 | Short | |
| The County Seat War | 1914 | Short | |
| Playing for a Fortune | 1914 | Short | |
| Explosive 'D' | 1914 | Short | |
| Gilt Edge Stocks | 1913 | Short | |
| The Foot Print Clue | 1913 | Short | |
| In Peril of His Life | 1913 | Short | |
| The Express Car Mystery | 1913 | Short | |
| The Stolen Tapestries | 1913 | Short | |
| The Runaway Freight | 1913 | Short | |
| The Silent Warning | 1913 | Short | |
| The Hermit's Ruse | 1913 | Short | |
| The Battle at Fort Laramie | 1913 | Short | |
| A Demand for Justice | 1913 | Short | |
| The Monogrammed Cigarette | 1913 | Short | |
| The Smuggler's Last Deal | 1913 | Short | |
| The Substitute Engineer | 1913 | Short | |
| The Alibi | 1913 | Short | |
| Birds of Prey | 1913/I | Short | |
| The Flying Switch | 1913 | Short | |
| Baffled, Not Beaten | 1913 | Short | |
| The Smuggler | 1913/I | Short | |
| The Treachery of a Scar | 1913 | Short | |
| A Fight to a Finish | 1913 | Short | |
| Brought to Bay | 1913 | Short | |
| The Bandit's Child | 1913 | Short | |
| The Pursuit of the Smugglers | 1913 | Short | |
| The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher | 1912 | Short | |
| A Prisoner of Mexico | 1911 | Short | |
| Where the West Begins | 1938 | ||
| Roaring Six Guns | 1937 | ||
| Rough Riding Rhythm | 1937 | ||
| The Outlaw Tamer | 1935 | ||
| The Lone Bandit | 1935 | ||
| Lawless Valley | 1934 | as J.P.McGowan | |
| War of the Range | 1933 | ||
| Deadwood Pass | 1933 | ||
| Drum Taps | 1933 | ||
| When a Man Rides Alone | 1933 | ||
| The Hurricane Express | 1932 | ||
| The Scarlet Brand | 1932 | ||
| The Man from New Mexico | 1932 | ||
| Tangled Fortunes | 1932 | ||
| Mark of the Spur | 1932 | ||
| Human Targets | 1932 | ||
| Quick Trigger Lee | 1931 | ||
| Shotgun Pass | 1931 | ||
| Cyclone Kid | 1931 | ||
| Headin' for Trouble | 1931 | ||
| So This Is Arizona | 1931 | ||
| Riders of the North | 1931 | ||
| Under Texas Skies | 1930 | ||
| Code of Honor | 1930 | ||
| Beyond the Law | 1930 | ||
| Canyon Hawks | 1930 | ||
| The Oklahoma Sheriff | 1930 | ||
| Near the Rainbow's End | 1930 | ||
| The Canyon of Missing Men | 1930 | ||
| Western Honor | 1930 | ||
| The Man from Nowhere | 1930 | ||
| The Hunted Men | 1930 | ||
| Call of the Desert | 1930 | ||
| Covered Wagon Trails | 1930 | ||
| Breezy Bill | 1930 | ||
| The Parting of the Trails | 1930 | ||
| O'Mally Rides Alone | 1930 | ||
| A Texas Cowboy | 1929 | ||
| 'Neath Western Skies | 1929 | ||
| Code of the West | 1929 | ||
| Pioneers of the West | 1929 | ||
| The Lone Horseman | 1929 | ||
| The Oklahoma Kid | 1929 | ||
| The Cowboy and the Outlaw | 1929 | ||
| The Invaders | 1929 | ||
| Riders of the Rio Grande | 1929 | ||
| The Phantom Rider | 1929 | ||
| Riders of the Storm | 1929 | ||
| The Law of the Plains | 1929 | ||
| The Fighting Terror | 1929 | ||
| The Man from Nevada | 1929 | ||
| The Wilderness Patrol | 1929 | ||
| The Last Roundup | 1929 | ||
| Wyoming Tornado | 1929 | ||
| Captain Cowboy | 1929 | ||
| An Oklahoma Cowboy | 1929 | ||
| Bad Men's Money | 1929 | ||
| Headin' Westward | 1929 | ||
| Below the Deadline | 1929 | ||
| Lightnin' Shot | 1928 | ||
| Texas Tommy | 1928 | ||
| The Law of the Mounted | 1928 | ||
| Manhattan Cowboy | 1928 | ||
| West of Santa Fe | 1928 | ||
| On the Divide | 1928 | ||
| The Chinatown Mystery | 1928 | ||
| Arizona Days | 1928 | ||
| Mystery Valley | 1928 | ||
| Silent Trail | 1928 | ||
| The Devil's Tower | 1928 | ||
| Trail Riders | 1928 | ||
| Trailin' Back | 1928 | ||
| Painted Trail | 1928 | ||
| Aflame in the Sky | 1927 | ||
| The Outlaw Dog | 1927 | ||
| City of Shadows | 1927 | ||
| The Lost Limited | 1927 | ||
| Thunderbolt's Tracks | 1927 | ||
| Tarzan and the Golden Lion | 1927 | ||
| Red Signals | 1927 | ||
| When a Dog Loves | 1927 | ||
| Crossed Signals | 1926 | ||
| Silver Fingers | 1926 | ||
| Lure of the Track | 1925 | ||
| Peggy of the Secret Service | 1925 | ||
| Double-Barreled Justice | 1925 | ||
| Billy the Kid | 1925 | ||
| The Bandit Tamer | 1925 | ||
| Ace of Clubs | 1925 | ||
| A Desperate Chance | 1925 | ||
| Ambushed | 1925 | ||
| A Narrow Escape | 1925 | ||
| Buried Gold | 1925 | ||
| Cyclone Bob | 1925 | ||
| Fighting Luck | 1925 | ||
| Perils of the Rail | 1925 | ||
| Red Blood | 1925 | ||
| Riding Romance | 1925 | ||
| Riding Straight | 1925 | ||
| The Fast Freight | 1925 | ||
| The Iron Fist | 1925 | ||
| The Lost Express | 1925 | ||
| The Lost Trail | 1925 | ||
| The Mainline Wreck | 1925 | ||
| The Open Switch | 1925 | ||
| The Road Agent | 1925 | ||
| The Texas Terror | 1925 | ||
| The Train Wreckers | 1925 | ||
| Unseen Enemies | 1925 | ||
| Webs of Steel | 1925 | ||
| Cold Nerve | 1925 | ||
| Mistaken Orders | 1925 | ||
| Blood and Steel | 1925 | ||
| The Fighting Sheriff | 1925 | ||
| Dangerous Odds | 1925 | ||
| Duped | 1925 | ||
| Barriers of the Law | 1925 | ||
| Border Intrigue | 1925 | ||
| Outwitted | 1925 | ||
| The Gambling Fool | 1925 | ||
| A Desperate Adventure | 1924 | ||
| Courage | 1924 | ||
| Calibre 45 | 1924 | ||
| Western Vengeance | 1924 | ||
| The Whipping Boss | 1924 | ||
| Crossed Trails | 1924 | ||
| Two Fisted Tenderfoot | 1924 | ||
| Baffled | 1924 | ||
| Stormy Seas | 1923 | ||
| One Million in Jewels | 1923 | ||
| Perils of the Yukon | 1922 | ||
| Captain Kidd | 1922 | ||
| Hills of Missing Men | 1922 | ||
| Reckless Chances | 1922 | ||
| The Ruse of the Rattler | 1921 |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barriers of the Law | 1925 | Steve Redding | |
| Border Intrigue | 1925 | Tough Tidings | |
| Outwitted | 1925 | Tiger McGuire | |
| The Whipping Boss | 1924 | Livingston | |
| Crossed Trails | 1924 | 'Pepper' Baldwin / Bandy Dawson | |
| Baffled | 1924 | Jack Norton | |
| Stormy Seas | 1923 | Capt. Morgan | |
| One Million in Jewels | 1923 | Burke | |
| Hills of Missing Men | 1922 | Capt. Brandt / The Dragon | |
| Reckless Chances | 1922 | Terry Nolan | |
| The Ruse of the Rattler | 1921 | The Rattlesnake | |
| Discontented Wives | 1921 | John Gaylord | |
| Do or Die | 1921 | Capt. Alvarez / Satan | |
| Cold Steel | 1921 | Steele Weir | |
| A Crook's Romance | 1921 | ||
| King of the Circus | 1920 | ||
| The Vanishing Dagger | 1920 | ||
| Elmo the Fearless | 1920 | ||
| The Lost Express | 1917 | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| The Railroad Raiders | 1917 | Thomas Desmond | |
| Judith of the Cumberlands | 1916 | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| Medicine Bend | 1916 | Whispering Smith | |
| Whispering Smith | 1916 | Whispering Smith | |
| The Girl and the Game | 1915 | Spike | |
| A Desperate Leap | 1915 | Short | Undetermined Role (unconfirmed, uncredited) |
| The Mettle of Jerry McGuire | 1915 | Short | Jerry McGuire |
| The Broken Rail | 1915 | Short | Trow - of the Working Crew |
| A Railroader's Bravery | 1915 | Short | Thomas - the Chief of the Gang |
| The Broken Train | 1915 | Short | Warren - Railroad Employee |
| The Railroad Raiders of '62 | 1915 | Short | Lockwood - the old one-armed Flagman |
| The Leap from the Water Tower | 1915 | Short | Rand - the Fireman |
| The Girl Telegrapher's Peril | 1915 | Short | Blake - a Lineman |
| The Escape on the Limited | 1914 | Short | Brandt - a Defaulting Cashier |
| The Black Diamond Express | 1914 | Short | Dan Haddon - a Cowboy |
| The Flying Freight's Captive | 1914 | Short | Rand - a Yeggman |
| His Nemesis | 1914 | Short | Mammoth - Manning's Business Rival |
| Helen's Sacrifice | 1914 | Short | Benton |
| The Hazards of Helen | 1914 | Train controller / Benton / Rand - yeggman / ... | |
| The Demon of the Rails | 1914 | Short | Olmstead - the Engineer |
| From Peril to Peril | 1914 | Short | 'Spot' Malone - a Yeggman |
| The Lost Mail Sack | 1914 | Short | Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) |
| Grouch, the Engineer | 1914 | Short | Grouch - the Engineer |
| The Oil Well Conspiracy | 1914 | Short | Langley |
| The Identification | 1914 | Short | Selwyn - Drug Addict |
| Kaintucky Bill | 1914 | Short | Kaintucky Bill - a Moonshiner |
| The Conductor's Courtship | 1914 | Short | Tom - the Freight Conductor |
| A Man's Soul | 1914 | Short | Richard Carlton |
| Under Desperation's Spur | 1914 | Short | Jack - a Moonshiner |
| The County Seat War | 1914 | Short | Zeigler - a Politician |
| Gilt Edge Stocks | 1913 | Short | Detective Wallace |
| The Eighth Notch | 1913 | Short | Ed Grigg |
| The Wives of Jamestown | 1913 | Short | The O'Rourke |
| My Hielan' Lassie | 1912 | Short | |
| Shaun Rhue | 1912 | Short | |
| The Vengeance Mark | 1912 | Short | |
| The Shaughraun | 1912 | Short | Corry Kinchela |
| Ireland, the Oppressed | 1912 | Short | Lord Kilhannack |
| Conway, the Kerry Dancer | 1912 | Short | |
| The Mayor from Ireland | 1912 | Short | Shamus Foley |
| The Kerry Gow | 1912 | Short | Valentine Hay |
| From the Manger to the Cross; or, Jesus of Nazareth | 1912 | Wise Man 1 | |
| The Poacher's Pardon | 1912 | Short | Wallace - the Gamekeeper |
| The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher | 1912 | Short | |
| Down Through the Ages | 1912 | Short | Henry Morris / High Priest |
| Jim Bludso | 1912 | Short | Jim Bludso |
| Winning a Widow | 1912 | Short | |
| Tragedy of the Desert | 1912 | Short | The Arab Sheik |
| Captured by Bedouins | 1912 | Short | Lt. Greig |
| An Arabian Tragedy | 1912 | Short | |
| Dust of the Desert | 1912 | Short | Sheik Mohammad |
| Missionaries in Darkest Africa | 1912 | Short | |
| The Fighting Dervishes of the Desert | 1912 | Short | Father Moosa - Coptic High Priest |
| The Belle of New Orleans | 1912 | Short | Comte de Breard |
| Victim of Circumstances | 1912 | Short | Meg's Father |
| Captain Rivera's Reward | 1912 | Short | Capt. Rivera |
| Far from Erin's Isle | 1912 | Short | |
| The Vagabonds | 1912/I | Short | Big Jim |
| His Mother | 1912 | Short | John Foster |
| Last Day of School | 1911 | Short | |
| Tangled Lives | 1911/II | Short | |
| Arrah-Na-Pogue | 1911 | Irish Secretary of State | |
| The Fishermaid of Ballydavid | 1911 | Short | |
| The Colleen Bawn | 1911/I | Short | Hardress Cregan |
| Rory O'More | 1911 | Short | Commander of the English troops |
| Special Messenger | 1911 | Short | Royal - the Special Messenger |
| Railroad Raiders of '62 | 1911 | Short | Federal Officer |
| In Blossom Time | 1911 | Short | Don Pedro - The Girl's Father |
| The Fiddle's Requiem | 1911 | Short | Dolores' father |
| Slim Jim's Last Chance | 1911 | Short | The Rancher |
| By a Woman's Wit | 1911 | Short | |
| A Saw Mill Hero | 1911 | Short | |
| The Secret of the Still | 1911 | Short | |
| Seth's Temptation | 1910 | Short | Seth |
| A Lad from Old Ireland | 1910 | Short | Election Agent |
| The Lady and the Bandit | 1951 | Old Man (uncredited) | |
| Calling All Marines | 1939 | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Stagecoach | 1939 | uncredited | |
| Code of the Fearless | 1939 | Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed, uncredited) | |
| Dick Tracy Returns | 1938 | Kruger (uncredited) | |
| Flaming Frontiers | 1938 | Bartender [Chs. 8, 11, 15] (uncredited) | |
| The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | 1938 | Henchman Scudder | |
| Hunted Men | 1938 | Cop (uncredited) | |
| Kidnapped | 1938 | Clansman (uncredited) | |
| A Trip to Paris | 1938 | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| Kennedy's Castle | 1938 | Short | |
| The Buccaneer | 1938 | Jailer | |
| In Old Chicago | 1937 | Saloon Manager (uncredited) | |
| Prairie Thunder | 1937 | Col. Stanton | |
| Heart of the Rockies | 1937 | Ed Dawson | |
| Roaring Six Guns | 1937 | Sheriff (uncredited) | |
| Rough Riding Rhythm | 1937 | Pete Hobart (uncredited) | |
| West Bound Limited | 1937 | Freight Engineer (uncredited) | |
| Empty Holsters | 1937 | U.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill | |
| She Had to Eat | 1937 | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Slave Ship | 1937 | Helmsman | |
| Hit the Saddle | 1937 | Rance McGowan | |
| Borderland | 1937 | El Rio Sheriff (uncredited) | |
| Jungle Jim | 1937 | Ship Captain J.S. Robinson [Ch.1] | |
| Lucky Fugitives | 1936 | uncredited | |
| Sinner Take All | 1936 | Police Officer Murphy (uncredited) | |
| Stampede | 1936 | Matt Stevens | |
| The Accusing Finger | 1936 | Inner Guard-Prison Yard (uncredited) | |
| The Three Mesquiteers | 1936 | Brack Canfield | |
| Ride 'Em Cowboy | 1936 | Jim Howard | |
| Bulldog Edition | 1936 | Radio Listener (uncredited) | |
| Fury and the Woman | 1936 | Anderson | |
| Guns and Guitars | 1936 | Dave Morgan | |
| Secret Patrol | 1936 | Blacksmith Barstow | |
| Moonlight Murder | 1936 | Medical Guard (uncredited) | |
| Robin Hood of El Dorado | 1936 | Danglong (uncredited) | |
| Little Lord Fauntleroy | 1936 | Townsman at Church (uncredited) | |
| The Prisoner of Shark Island | 1936 | Ship's Captain (uncredited) | |
| Silver Spurs | 1936 | Webb Allison | |
| East of Java | 1935 | Sergeant - Rescue Party (uncredited) | |
| Bar 20 Rides Again | 1935 | Buck Peters | |
| The Silent Code | 1935 | Commissioner | |
| This Is the Life | 1935 | Troublesome Tramp (uncredited) | |
| The Virginia Judge | 1935 | Man in Hula Tent (unconfirmed) | |
| Diamond Jim | 1935 | Engineer (uncredited) | |
| Calm Yourself | 1935 | Detective Flanagan (uncredited) | |
| The Outlaw Deputy | 1935 | Boulder Creek Sheriff (uncredited) | |
| Border Brigands | 1935 | Inspector Winston - RCMP | |
| Murder in the Fleet | 1935 | Chief of Police (uncredited) | |
| The Flame Within | 1935 | Michael (uncredited) | |
| Whispering Smith Speaks | 1935 | Caboose Passenger (uncredited) | |
| Goin' to Town | 1935 | Cowboy (uncredited) | |
| The Call of the Savage | 1935 | Freighter Captain (uncredited) | |
| Les Misérables | 1935 | Javert's Plainclothesman (uncredited) | |
| Mississippi | 1935 | Dealer (uncredited) | |
| The Outlaw Tamer | 1935 | Sheriff Jim Porter | |
| Rustlers of Red Dog | 1935 | Captain Trent - [Chs. 3-4] | |
| When Lightning Strikes | 1934 | Lafe Broderick | |
| Evelyn Prentice | 1934 | Detective Mack Clark (uncredited) | |
| Marie Galante | 1934 | Foreman (uncredited) | |
| Wagon Wheels | 1934 | Couch | |
| Have a Heart | 1934 | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Fighting Hero | 1934 | Morales (as J.P. MacGowan) | |
| The Red Rider | 1934 | Scotty McKee [Chs. 1, 15] (uncredited) | |
| Lawless Valley | 1934 | 'Big Mike Carter (as J. P. Mc Gowan) | |
| No More Women | 1934 | Captain of The Hawk | |
| Somewhere in Arizona | 1933 | ||
| I Love That Man | 1933 | Police Chief (uncredited) | |
| Somewhere in Sonora | 1933 | Monte Black | |
| Deadwood Pass | 1933 | The Chief (uncredited) | |
| When a Man Rides Alone | 1933 | Hiram Jones (uncredited) | |
| Flaming Gold | 1932 | Mack (uncredited) | |
| Quick Trigger Lee | 1931 | Brings note / Director (uncredited) | |
| Shotgun Pass | 1931 | Ranch hand Tom (voice, uncredited) | |
| A Son of the Plains | 1931 | Dan Farrell | |
| The Canyon of Missing Men | 1930 | Slug Sagel (uncredited) | |
| Covered Wagon Trails | 1930 | King Kincaid | |
| Breezy Bill | 1930 | Sheriff | |
| O'Mally Rides Alone | 1930 | Angus McGregor (uncredited) | |
| Golden Bridle | 1929 | ||
| A Texas Cowboy | 1929 | Brute Kettle | |
| 'Neath Western Skies | 1929 | Dugan | |
| Señor Americano | 1929 | Maddox | |
| Pioneers of the West | 1929 | Tom Dorgan | |
| The Lone Horseman | 1929 | The Swindler | |
| The Oklahoma Kid | 1929 | Gang Leader Petty | |
| The Cowboy and the Outlaw | 1929 | Pepper Hardcastle | |
| The Invaders | 1929 | ||
| The Phantom Rider | 1929 | Mr. Darling | |
| The Law of the Plains | 1929 | Seagrue | |
| The Fighting Terror | 1929 | ||
| The Wilderness Patrol | 1929 | ||
| The Last Roundup | 1929 | Hash | |
| Wyoming Tornado | 1929 | ||
| An Oklahoma Cowboy | 1929 | ||
| Plunging Hoofs | 1929 | Jim Wales | |
| Bad Men's Money | 1929 | Sheriff Bud Jennings | |
| The Lawless Legion | 1929 | Matson | |
| Headin' Westward | 1929 | Sneezer Clark | |
| The Clean-Up | 1929 | Frank Lawrence | |
| Below the Deadline | 1929 | Taggart | |
| Lightnin' Shot | 1928 | ||
| Texas Tommy | 1928 | Texas Tommy | |
| Ships of the Night | 1928 | Motilla | |
| Two Outlaws | 1928 | Abner Whitcomb | |
| The Old Code | 1928 | Raoul de Valle | |
| The Law of the Mounted | 1928 | ||
| Manhattan Cowboy | 1928 | Retrieves Stolen Jacket (uncredited) | |
| West of Santa Fe | 1928 | Rancher | |
| The Black Ace | 1928 | ||
| On the Divide | 1928 | ||
| The Chinatown Mystery | 1928 | ||
| Devil Dogs | 1928 | Capt. Standing | |
| Arizona Days | 1928 | Ed Hicks | |
| Silent Trail | 1928 | ||
| The Code of the Scarlet | 1928 | Blake | |
| The Devil's Tower | 1928 | George Stilwell | |
| Dugan of the Dugouts | 1928 | Capt. von Brinken | |
| The Slaver | 1927 | 'Iron' Larsen | |
| Gun Gospel | 1927 | Bill Brogan | |
| The Red Raiders | 1927 | Captain Ortwell | |
| Arizona Nights | 1927 | Jeff Decker | |
| The Royal American | 1927 | Capt. Burke | |
| Whispering Smith Rides | 1927 | Whispering Smith | |
| The Lost Limited | 1927 | Thomas Webber | |
| Red Signals | 1927 | Jim Twyler | |
| Moran of the Mounted | 1926 | Sgt. Churchill | |
| Senor Daredevil | 1926 | Jesse Wilks | |
| The Patent Leather Pug | 1926 | James Curtis | |
| Danger Quest | 1926 | Col. Spiffy | |
| The Fear Fighter | 1925 | James Curtis | |
| Crack o' Dawn | 1925 | Earle Thorpe Sr | |
| Billy the Kid | 1925 | ||
| Fighting Luck | 1925 | Gang Leader | |
| Perils of the Rail | 1925 | Barker's Accomplice at Smelter Junction | |
| Red Blood | 1925 | Eagle Custer | |
| Riding Romance | 1925 | John Brandon | |
| The Fast Freight | 1925 | ||
| The Lost Express | 1925 | Train Engineer (uncredited) | |
| Makers of Men | 1925 | Sgt. Banks | |
| Duped | 1925 | 'Hard Rock' Ralston |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| What Price Vengeance | 1937 | scenario | |
| Secret Patrol | 1936 | screenplay | |
| When Lightning Strikes | 1934 | continuity / story | |
| Drum Taps | 1933 | screenplay | |
| The Hurricane Express | 1932 | screenplay | |
| Pioneers of the West | 1929 | adaptation | |
| Riders of the Storm | 1929 | story | |
| Wyoming Tornado | 1929 | story & scenario | |
| Captain Cowboy | 1929 | writer | |
| An Oklahoma Cowboy | 1929 | story & scenario | |
| Bad Men's Money | 1929 | screenplay / story | |
| Mystery Valley | 1928 | writer | |
| The Devil's Tower | 1928 | scenario | |
| Dugan of the Dugouts | 1928 | writer | |
| Trail Riders | 1928 | writer | |
| Trailin' Back | 1928 | writer | |
| The Brown Derby | 1926 | titles - as John McGowan | |
| Billy the Kid | 1925 | scenario | |
| A Narrow Escape | 1925 | story | |
| The Fast Freight | 1925 | scenario | |
| The Iron Fist | 1925 | story and scenario | |
| Outwitted | 1925 | ||
| The Gambling Fool | 1925 | ||
| Western Vengeance | 1924 | scenario | |
| One Million in Jewels | 1923 | writer | |
| Hills of Missing Men | 1922 | ||
| The Lost Express | 1917 | ||
| The Diamond Runners | 1916 | scenario | |
| The Girl and the Game | 1915 | ||
| His Nemesis | 1914 | Short | |
| The Flash in the Night | 1911 | Short scenario |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Parting of the Trails | 1930 | producer | |
| O'Mally Rides Alone | 1930 | producer | |
| A Texas Cowboy | 1929 | producer | |
| 'Neath Western Skies | 1929 | producer | |
| Pioneers of the West | 1929 | producer | |
| The Oklahoma Kid | 1929 | producer | |
| Riders of the Rio Grande | 1929 | producer | |
| The Phantom Rider | 1929 | producer | |
| The Law of the Plains | 1929 | producer | |
| The Fighting Terror | 1929 | producer | |
| The Man from Nevada | 1929 | producer | |
| Perils of the Rail | 1925 | producer | |
| The Lure of the Circus | 1918 | producer | |
| The Lost Express | 1917 | producer | |
| The Railroad Raiders | 1917 | producer | |
| A Lass of the Lumberlands | 1916 | producer | |
| Judith of the Cumberlands | 1916 | producer | |
| The Sign of the Spade | 1916 | producer | |
| Nancy's Birthright | 1916 | executive producer - uncredited | |
| The Stain in the Blood | 1916 | executive producer - uncredited | |
| In the Web of the Grafters | 1916 | executive producer - uncredited |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Cowboy | 1929 | ||
| The Railroad Raiders | 1917 |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiss of Araby | 1933 | technical director |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Temples of Egypt | 1912 | Short documentary | Himself |
| Along the River Nile | 1912 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The Ancient Port of Jaffa | 1912 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Making Photoplays in Egypt | 1912 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The O'Kalems' Visit to Killarney | 1912 | Documentary short | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stunt Love | 2011 | Documentary short |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | DGA Honorary Life Member Award | Directors Guild of America, USA |
Known for movies
The Hurricane Express (1932)
as Director
The Hazards of Helen (1914)
as Director
Hills of Missing Men (1922)
as Director
Bad Men's Money (1929)
as Director