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All-Southern ( 1925) Rose Bowl MVP. College Football Hall of Fame (1957) John Brown (September 1, 1904 – November 14, 1974) was an American college football player and film actor billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career. [1] He acted and starred mainly in Western films.
Actor: Valley of Fear. An All-American halfback while attending the University of Alabama, Johnny Mack Brown chose the silver screen over the green grass of the football field when he graduated. Signed to a contract with MGM in 1926, Brown debuted in Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) with William Haines in a film about - baseball.
- January 1, 1
- Dothan, Alabama, USA
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Johnny Mack Brown. Actor: Valley of Fear. An All-American halfback while attending the University of Alabama, Johnny Mack Brown chose the silver screen over the green grass of the football field when he graduated. Signed to a contract with MGM in 1926, Brown debuted in Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) with William Haines in a film about - baseball. This was followed by The Bugle Call (1927), which ...
- September 1, 1904
- November 14, 1974
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Aug 22, 2022 · Brown, age 70, passed away from heart failure on Nov. 14, 1974 in Woodland Hills, California. He was survived by his wife Connie and their four children. This story originally ran on March 25, 2020.
In 1930, Brown was cast in the western film Billy the Kid, directed by King Vidor. Brown initially went by the name John Mack Brown. Unfortunately, he read for the role of Tarzan of the Apes but failed the screen test. Losing his position in the A-movie cue, Brown was rechristened Johnny Mack Brown and began starring in B-movie westerns.
Actor. Born: September 1, 1904 (Dothan, Alabama) Died: November 14, 1974 (Los Angeles, California) John Mack Brown (billed throughout his career as John, Johnnie, and Johnny Mack Brown) gained renown as a college football player during the mid-1920s. After university he moved almost immediately into the beginnings of a stellar career in silent ...
An All-American halfback while attending the University of Alabama, Johnny Mack Brown chose the silver screen over the green grass of the football field when he graduated. Signed to a contract with MGM in 1926, Brown debuted in Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) with William Haines in a film about - baseball. This was followed by The Bugle Call (1927), which starred the fading Jackie Coogan. In 1928 ...
