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Joe King

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Joe King

Born February 8, 1883 in Austin, Texas, USADied April 11, 1951137 films

Joe King was an American screen and stage actor, his film career spanning the years 1912 to 1946. In addition, he wrote the story for a 1915 movie and directed two 1916 films.

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington posterFirst watchMr. Smith Goes to Washington19397.8as Summers (uncredited)After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington.View film

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Sergeant York poster7.2Sergeant York1941Destry Rides Again poster7.2Destry Rides Again1939The Glass Key poster6.7The Glass Key1942They Died with Their Boots On poster6.7They Died with Their Boots On1941Gentleman Jim poster7.2Gentleman Jim1942The Walking Dead poster6.3The Walking Dead1936Bullets or Ballots poster6.6Bullets or Ballots1936In Old Chicago poster6.7In Old Chicago1938

Filmography

137 films as actor
  1. 1946Magnificent DollJailer (uncredited)
  2. 1943His Butler's SisterTrain Conductor
  3. 1943BombardierGeneral Barnes
  4. 1943She Has What It TakesLee Shuleman
  5. 1943Keep 'Em SluggingScott
  6. 1942Gentleman JimCol. McLane (uncredited)
  7. 1942Silver QueenColonel (uncredited)
  8. 1942The Glass KeyFisher (uncredited)
  9. 1942The Big ShotProsecutor Toohey
  10. 1942Butch Minds the BabyPolice Lieutenant
  11. 1941They Died with Their Boots OnChairman of Hearing (uncredited)
  12. 1941Sergeant YorkDraft Board Chairman (uncredited)
  13. 1941Badlands of DakotaShip's Captain
  14. 1941Bullets for O'HaraMaxwell
  15. 1941Strange AlibiWarden Morrell
  16. 1941Blondie Goes LatinCaptain of the Cruz del Sur (uncredited)
  17. 1940Trail of the VigilantesEllery
  18. 1940Always a BrideMr. Franklyn
  19. 1940The Flag of HumanityPresident Rutherford B. Hayes (uncredited)
  20. 1940Charlie Chan at the Wax MuseumInspector O'Matthews
  21. 1940When the Daltons RodeOklahoma Sheriff
  22. 1940You're Not So ToughCollins
  23. 1940It's a DateFirst Mate Kelly
  24. 1940Black FridayChief of Police
  25. 1940Danger On WheelsRace Commissioner
  26. 1939Destry Rides AgainSheriff Keogh
  27. 1939Smashing the Money RingSaxby
  28. 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonSummers (uncredited)
  29. 1939Code of the Secret ServiceTom 'Jim' Saxby
  30. 1939East Side of HeavenDetective (uncredited)
  31. 1939Let Us LiveInspector Cavanaugh (uncredited)
  32. 1939You Can't Get Away with MurderPrison Guard
  33. 1939My Son Is a CriminalJerry Kingsley
  34. 1939You Can't Cheat an Honest ManPoliceman (uncredited)
  35. 1939Off the RecordBrown
  36. 1938Heart of the NorthMac Drummond
  37. 1938Strange FacesPolice Lt. Hennigan
  38. 1938GatewayInspector
  39. 1938City StreetsMike Shanahan
  40. 1938Alexander's Ragtime BandCharles Dillingham
  41. 1938In Old ChicagoShip's Captain
  42. 1938Arsène Lupin ReturnsInspector Hennessey (uncredited)
  43. 1937Big Town GirlDetective
  44. 1937Hot WaterMayor Roberts
  45. 1937White BondageTrent Talcott
  46. 1937Fly Away BabyGuy Allister
  47. 1937Armored CarTom Sheridan
  48. 1937San QuentinWarden Taylor
  49. 1937Mountain JusticeJudge at Ruth's Trial
  50. 1937That Man's Here AgainMr. Ned Murdock
  51. 1937Land Beyond the LawLew Wallace (uncredited)
  52. 1937Once a DoctorFrank Brace
  53. 1937God's Country and the WomanRed Munro
  54. 1936Polo JoeColonel Hilton
  55. 1936China ClipperMr. Pierson
  56. 1936JailbreakMike Eagan
  57. 1936Public Enemy's WifeWilcox
  58. 1936Satan Met a LadyDetective (uncredited)
  59. 1936The Case of the Velvet ClawsGeorge C. Belter
  60. 1936Bullets or BallotsDan 'Mac' McLaren
  61. 1936Sons o' GunsGeneral Harper
  62. 1936The Singing KidDr. May
  63. 1936Snowed UnderJohn - in a Doorman's Uniform (uncredited)
  64. 1936Road GangJ. W. Moett
  65. 1936The Walking DeadJudge Roger Shaw
  66. 1936Freshman LoveTerry Biddle (uncredited)
  67. 1935Man of IronHarrison Balding
  68. 1935Broadway HostessBig Joe Jarvis
  69. 1935Frisco KidJames "Jim" Daley (as Joseph King)
  70. 1935Moonlight on the PrairieSheriff Jim
  71. 1935Shipmates ForeverCommander Doughlin (uncredited)
  72. 1935Special AgentAgent Wilson
  73. 1935We're in the MoneyMr. Blank(scenes deleted)
  74. 1935Front Page WomanHartnett
  75. 1935StrandedDan Archer (uncredited)
  76. 1935Alibi IkeJohnson
  77. 1934Woman in the DarkDetective
  78. 1934Miss Fane's Baby Is StolenPolice Dispatcher
  79. 1932The Trial of Vivienne WareBailiff (uncredited)
  80. 1930Roadhouse NightsJohn Hanson
  81. 1929The Laughing LadyCity Editor
  82. 1929The Battle of ParisJack
  83. 1926Tin GodsFirst Foreman
  84. 1924Unguarded WomenCaptain Robert Banning
  85. 1924The Masked DancerFred Sinclair
  86. 1923Big BrotherBig Ben Murray
  87. 1923Twenty-OneMr. McCullough
  88. 1923The Daring YearsJim Moran, pugilist
  89. 1922The Valley of Silent Men
  90. 1922SistersMartin Lloyd
  91. 1922With Stanley in AfricaDavid Livingstone
  92. 1921Anne of Little SmokyBob Hayne
  93. 1921Moral FibreJohn Corliss
  94. 1921The Scarab RingWard Locke
  95. 1921The Idol of the NorthSergeant McNair
  96. 1921The Girl with the Jazz HeartMiles Sprague
  97. 1920Man and WomanJoe
  98. 1920The North Wind's MaliceHenry Carter
  99. 1920The Broadway BubbleGeoffrey Landreth
  100. 1920The Woman God SentJack West Jr.
  101. 1919The Right To LieCrosby Dana
  102. 1919Love's PrisonerJim Garside
  103. 1919False EvidenceLot Gordon
  104. 1919The Way of the StrongAlexander Hendrie
  105. 1919The ImpThe Leopard
  106. 1918Irish EyesSir Arthur Ormsby
  107. 1918The Secret CodeJefferson Harrow
  108. 1918Shifting SandsJohn Stanford
  109. 1918Every Woman's HusbandFrank Emerson
  110. 1918The Hand at the WindowRoderick Moran
  111. 1918The Price of ApplauseMarcarson
  112. 1918The AnswerJohn Warfield
  113. 1917Madame du Barry
  114. 1917Until They Get MeSelwyn
  115. 1917Betty and the BuccaneersDick Winthrop
  116. 1917The Rose Of BloodPrime Minister
  117. 1917The Sea MasterPedro
  118. 1917The Law North of 65Niklo
  119. 1917Sands of SacrificeSophier
  120. 1917Big TimberWalter Monahan