Jack Carson

Acting · Born 1910-10-27 in Carman, Manitoba, Canada

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Elmer "Jack" Carson (October 27, 1910 – January 2, 1963) was a Canadian-born, American film actor, with a film career spanning the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Though he was primarily used in supporting roles for comic relief, his work in films such as Mildred Pierce (1945) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) displayed his mastery of "straight" dramatic actor roles as well. He worked for RKO and MGM (cast opposite Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy), but most of his memorable work was for Warner Bros. His trademark character was the wisecracking know-it-all, typically and inevitably undone by his own smug cockiness. Carson initially landed bit roles at RKO Radio Pictures in films such as Bringing Up Baby (1938), starring Cary Grant and…

Filmography

• Arsenic and Old Lace as Officer Patrick O'Hara
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Gooper
• Bringing Up Baby as Circus Roustabout (uncredited)
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Sweeney Farrell (uncredited)
• A Star Is Born as Matt Libby
• Mildred Pierce as Wally Fay
• Love Crazy as Ward Willoughby
• My Dream Is Yours as Doug Blake
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Chuck
• Princess O'Rourke as Dave Campbell

TV

• The Twilight Zone as Harvey Hunnicut
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Frankie Fane
• Studio One as Harry Breen
• General Electric Theater as Joe Bushwick
• Thriller as Burt Lewis
• Lux Video Theatre as Garrison
• Your Show of Shows
• This Is Your Life as Self
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Danny Scott
• Climax! as Art Shaddick