Actor
John Carroll
July 17, 1906 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
John Carroll (July 17, 1906 – April 24, 1979) was an American actor and singer. He was born Julian Lafaye in New Orleans, Louisiana. Carroll performed in several small roles in films under his original name until 1935, when he first used the name John Carroll in Hi, Gaucho! He appeared in several Western films in the 1930s, including the role of Zorro in Zorro Rides Again in 1937. He was the male lead in the Marx Brothers' Western comedy Go West in 1940. Probably his best known role was as Woody Jason in the 1942 movie Flying Tigers with John Wayne. He was also notable as a Cajun soldier, aptly nicknamed "Wolf", in the 1945 comedy A Letter for Evie.
He interrupted his movie career during World War II and served as a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot in North Africa. He broke his back in a crash. He recovered and resumed his acting career.
Often works with
Sidney Bracey
3 titles together
Monte Carlo, Doughboys, This Woman Is Mine
Rita Hayworth
2 titles together
Only Angels Have Wings, Susan and God
Sig Ruman
2 titles together
Only Angels Have Wings, This Woman Is Mine
Noah Beery Jr.
2 titles together
Only Angels Have Wings, Decision at Sundown
Joe Yule
2 titles together
Go West, Phantom Raiders
John Litel
2 titles together
Decision at Sundown, I, Jane Doe
Full filmography · 55
The Other Side of the Wind
as Lou Martin
20186.7
Ride in a Pink Car
as Mr. Henry
1974
A Boy Called Nuthin’
as Sagebrush
1967
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Terry Turner in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964
Plunderers of Painted Flats
as Clint Jones
1959
Decision at Sundown
as Tate Kimbrough
19576.3
The Reluctant Bride
as Jeff Longstreet
1955
Geraldine
as Grant Sanborn
1953
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Jotham Klore
1953
Belle Le Grand
as John Kilton
1951
Hit Parade of 1951
as Joe Blake / Eddie Paul
1950
Surrender
as Gregg Delaney
1950