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John Ward(1897-1964)

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John Ward was born on 3 November 1897 in Ridgewood, New Jersey. USA. He was an actor, known for Two Gun Troubador (1939), Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936) and Holt of the Secret Service (1941). He was married to Athole Shearer. He died on 10 December 1964 in New York, New York, USA.
BornNovember 3, 1897
DiedDecember 10, 1964(67)
BornNovember 3, 1897
DiedDecember 10, 1964(67)
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Known for

Claire Rochelle and Fred Scott in Two Gun Troubador (1939)
Two Gun Troubador
4.8
  • Fred Dean Sr.
  • 1939
Mala, Bob Kortman, and Al Taylor in Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
5.6
  • Anthony Tupper
  • 1936
Evelyn Brent and Jack Holt in Holt of the Secret Service (1941)
Holt of the Secret Service
6.6
  • 'Lucky' Arnold
  • 1941
Gene Autry and Cecilia Callejo in Boots and Saddles (1937)
Boots and Saddles
5.6
  • Henry 'Windy' Wyndham
  • 1937

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  • Evelyn Brent and Jack Holt in Holt of the Secret Service (1941)
    Holt of the Secret Service
    6.6
    • 'Lucky' Arnold
    • 1941
  • Ray Bolger, Edward Everett Horton, John Carroll, and Anna Neagle in Sunny (1941)
    Sunny
    5.5
    • Col. Redfield (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Iris Lancaster and Fred Scott in Ridin' the Trail (1940)
    Ridin' the Trail
    4.8
    • Pa Bailey
    • 1940
  • Henry Brandon and Gloria Franklin in Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
    Drums of Fu Manchu
    6.8
    • British Consul Wilson (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • George Brent, John Loder, and Isa Miranda in Adventure in Diamonds (1940)
    Adventure in Diamonds
    6.1
    • Second English Saiilor (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, and Eugene Pallette in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    8.1
    • Photographer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Brian Aherne in Captain Fury (1939)
    Captain Fury
    6.1
    • Cook (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Claire Rochelle and Fred Scott in Two Gun Troubador (1939)
    Two Gun Troubador
    4.8
    • Fred Dean Sr.
    • 1939
  • Patricia Morison and J. Carrol Naish in Persons in Hiding (1939)
    Persons in Hiding
    6.4
    • Supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Lloyd Nolan and Gladys Swarthout in Ambush (1939)
    Ambush
    5.8
    • Johnson (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Kathryn Kane, Ken Murray, and Edna Sedgewick in Swing, Sister, Swing (1938)
    Swing, Sister, Swing
    6.0
    • Nate Raymond
    • 1938
  • Harold Lloyd and Phyllis Welch in Professor Beware (1938)
    Professor Beware
    6.3
    • Yacht Captain (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Gene Autry and Cecilia Callejo in Boots and Saddles (1937)
    Boots and Saddles
    5.6
    • Henry 'Windy' Wyndham
    • 1937
  • John Barrymore, Louise Campbell, and John Howard in Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
    Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
    5.9
    • Griswold (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Kermit Maynard in Galloping Dynamite (1937)
    Galloping Dynamite
    5.8
    • Sam Jenkins
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 3, 1897
    • Ridgewood, New Jersey. USA
  • Died
    • December 10, 1964
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Athole Shearer1923 - 1928 (divorced, 1 child)

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    Brother-in-law of Douglas Shearer and Norma Shearer, son-in-law of Edith Shearer.

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