Actor

Jack Carson

October 27, 1910 · Carman, Manitoba, Canada

John Elmer "Jack" Carson (October 27, 1910 – January 2, 1963) was a Canadian-born, American film actor, with a film career spanning the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Though he was primarily used in supporting roles for comic relief, his work in films such as Mildred Pierce (1945) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) displayed his mastery of "straight" dramatic actor roles as well. He worked for RKO and MGM (cast opposite Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy), but most of his memorable work was for Warner Bros. His trademark character was the wisecracking know-it-all, typically and inevitably undone by his own smug cockiness.

Notable work

7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
as Sweeney Farrell (uncredited)
7.5
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
as Circus Roustabout (uncredited)
7.6
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
as Officer Patrick O'Hara
8.5
The Twilight Zone (1959)
as Harvey Hunnicut
7.6
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
as Gooper
7.5
Bonanza (1959)
as Henry T.P. Comstock
7.6
Mildred Pierce (1945)
as Wally Fay
7.1
A Star Is Born (1954)
as Matt Libby

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