- Performed as a member of 'Our Gang' from the age of eight. He later had success on the vaudeville circuit as a song-and-dance man before returning to film acting in the 1930's.
- Hosted his own local children's TV series, "The Johnny Downs Show" in San Diego, California, during the early 1950s. Set against the backdrop of an airport hanger and playing a former WWII pilot, "Johnny Jet" entertained and informed his studio audiences and his viewers in between reruns of "The Little Rascals" film comedies.
- Spent his final decades investing in real estate.
- His father was Morey H. Downs, a Navy Lieutenant. Johnny moved to California in 1921, when his father was transferred to the San Diego naval base.
- Father with June: five children, Mary, Claudia, John Jr. (d. 24 Dec. 2011), Mollie and Maureen.
- "The Johnny Downs Show" was a kiddies TV show in San Diego that ran from 1953-1968.
- Enjoyed a successful career as a San Diego TV host and star of children's shows.
- Upon his death, his remains were interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in San Diego, California. His location plot is St. Elizabeth Urn Garden, plot 278, grave 3G.
- Father: Morey Henry Downs; Mother: Eva Marcia Boyd.
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