Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/1/1884
Place of Birth
Canada
Also Known As
John Butler
Biography
Known For

White Heat
as Motorist at Gas Station (uncredited)

Branded
as Spig

John Smith
as Crook

Hollywood Cavalcade
as Telegraph Operator

Convicted
as Convict Curly (uncredited)

Sinister Journey
as Storekeeper

Slightly Dangerous
as 'Tribune' reporter (uncredited)

Three Secrets
as Bartender (uncredited)

Northwest Rangers
as Second Poker Dealer

Shockproof
as Sam Green, Pawnbroker (Uncredited)

Buck Privates
as Supply Sergeant (uncredited)

Silent Conflict
as Clerk

Florian
as Horse Peddlar

Marie Antoinette
as Second Municipal Taking the Young Dauphin (uncredited)

Roadblock
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

China Clipper
as Second Commerce Inspector (uncredited)

Opening Day
as Heckler in Grandstand

Mob Town
as Rummel

Special Agent
as Sam McCreary - Barber (uncredited)

The Lawless
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
Career Timeline
1951
1950
Hunt the Man Down
as Alice's Landlord (uncredited)
Branded
as Spig
Three Secrets
as Bartender (uncredited)
Convicted
as Convict Curly (uncredited)
Our Very Own
as Poker Player (uncredited)
The Lawless
as Town Councilman (uncredited)
Code of the Silver Sage
as Charley Speed
The Yellow Cab Man
as Gimpy
1949
The Reckless Moment
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
White Heat
as Motorist at Gas Station (uncredited)
Special Agent
as Sam McCreary - Barber (uncredited)
Too Late for Tears
as Little Man Answering Phone (uncredited)
Sorrowful Jones
as Jack, Bettor on Green Demon (uncredited)
House of Strangers
as Bartender (uncredited)
It Happens Every Spring
as Fan Visiting with Debbie (uncredited)
The Set-Up
as Blind Man's Buddy (uncredited)
The Undercover Man
as Grocer / Bookie
Shockproof
as Sam Green, Pawnbroker (Uncredited)
1942
1941
1940
Behind the News
as Skeptical Newspaper Editor
American Spoken Here
as Man on Subway (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Telegrapher at Railroad Station
The Golden Fleecing
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
as Mr. Peabody
Florian
as Horse Peddlar
Edison, the Man
as Mechanic
Home Movies
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as John Finney
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Telegraph Operator
Pride of the Blue Grass
as Mack Lowman
I Stole a Million
as Logan (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
as Harassed Man
Stronger Than Desire
as Shopkeeper Having Camera (uncredited)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Chuck Ball
Ex-Champ
as Announcer
An Hour for Lunch
as Harry - Greets Joe (uncredited)
Money to Loan
as Joe Mello
1938
Mental Poise
as Patient
Opening Day
as Heckler in Grandstand
Exposed
as Wendell, Fish Company Owner
The Mad Miss Manton
as Waiter (uncredited)
Young Dr. Kildare
as Coronary Patient (uncredited)
How to Watch Football
as Football Fan with Flask
Marie Antoinette
as Second Municipal Taking the Young Dauphin (uncredited)
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Reporter at Train Station
They're Always Caught
as Concession Stand Owner Montel (uncredited)
1937
You're a Sweetheart
as Waiter (uncredited)
Missing Witnesses
as Prosecutor in Wagner Case (uncredited)
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
as McNeil
The Go-Getter
as Ship Officer (uncredited)
Midnight Court
as Kruger's Lawyer
The Great O'Malley
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Black Legion
as Jenkins - Auto Salesman (uncredited)