Actor
Joe Downing
Born June 26, 1903 in New York City, New York, USADied October 16, 197535 films
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First watchAngels with Dirty Faces19387.5as SteveChildhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
35 films as actor- 1973BloodThe New Realton
- 1957Slaughter on 10th AvenueEddie 'Cockeye' Cook
- 1956Fighting TroubleHal Lomax
- 1942Lucky JordanHarrison
- 1942You Can't Escape ForeverVarney (uncredited)
- 1942The Big ShotFrenchy
- 1942Larceny, Inc.Smitty
- 1941Johnny EagerRyan (as Joseph Downing)
- 1941Unholy PartnersJerry
- 1941Belle StarrJim Cole
- 1941Strange AlibiBenny McKaye
- 1940San Francisco DocksCassidy
- 1940The Secret SevenLou Boyd
- 1940Castle on the HudsonGangster in Car (uncredited)
- 1940Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!'Doc' Kendrick - Bank Robber
- 1939Invisible StripesJohnny
- 1939Missing EvidenceMarty Peters
- 1939Another Thin ManHoodlum (uncredited)
- 1939Smashing the Money RingDice Mathews
- 1939Each Dawn I DieLimpy Julien
- 1939The Forgotten WomanJohnny Bradshaw
- 1939Torchy Runs for MayorSpuds O'Brien
- 1939You Can't Get Away with MurderSmitty
- 1939North of ShanghaiChandler
- 1938Angels with Dirty FacesSteve
- 1938The Night HawkLefty
- 1938Racket BustersJoe Pender
- 1938Danger on the AirJoe Carney
- 1938The Devil's PartyFrank Diamond
- 1938The Lady in the MorgueSteve Collins
- 1938Wide Open FacesStretch
- 1938A Slight Case of MurderInnocence
- 1937Borrowing TroubleCharlie
- 1935Dr. SocratesCinq Laval
- 1935The Case of the Lucky LegsGeorge Sanborne (as Joseph Downing)