John Arledge Explained

John Arledge
Birth Date:	March 12, 1906
Birth Place:	Crockett, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:	Hollywood, California, U.S.
Birth Name:	Johnson Lundy Arledge
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1930–1947

Johnson Lundy Arledge (March 12, 1906 – May 15, 1947) was an American film and stage actor.

Biography

He played dozens of supporting roles in the Hollywood movies of the 1930s–1940s, including the tractor driver who destroys a house in The Grapes of Wrath.

Arledge pursued engineering as a major in college, but eventually his work with a little theatre turned his interest to acting.^[1] He performed in vaudeville before taking on his first film role in 1931.^[2]

Filmography

This filmography is believed to be complete.^[3]

• King of Jazz (1930) - First Pianist at Giant Piano ('Rhapsody in Blue') / Quartet Member ('Nellie') (as Johnson Arledge)
• Young Sinners (1931) – Jimmy
• Daddy Long Legs (1931) – Jimmy McBride
• The Spider (1931) – Tommy
• Heartbreak (1931) – Jerry Sommers
• After Tomorrow (1932) – Office Worker / Wedding Rehearsal Guest (uncredited)
• Disorderly Conduct (1932) – Driver with Flat Tire (uncredited)
• Careless Lady (1932) – Hank Oldfield
• Huddle (1932) – Pidge
• Week Ends Only (1932) – Ted Lane
• Hell's Highway (1932) – Carter
• Olsen's Big Moment (1933) – Harry Smith
• Jimmy and Sally (1933) – Joe
• Coming Out Party (1934) – Party Crasher (uncredited)
• Flirtation Walk (1934) – 'Spike'
• Bachelor of Arts (1934) – Robert Neal
• Devil Dogs of the Air (1935) – Mac
• Mary Jane's Pa (1935) – Linc Overman
• Old Man Rhythm (1935) – Pinky Parker
• The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) – Man Talking About Transcontinental Railroad (uncredited)
• Shipmates Forever (1935) – Johnny 'Coxswain' Lawrence
• We're Only Human (1935) – Johnny O'Brien
• You May Be Next (1936) – Eddie House
• Two in Revolt (1936) – John Woods
• Murder on a Bridle Path (1936) – Joey Thomas
• Don't Turn 'Em Loose (1936) – Walter Clifford
• The Big Game (1936) – Spike Adams
• Big City (1937) – Buddy
• Saturday's Heroes (1937) – Ted Calkins
• County Fair (1937) – John Hope
• Prison Nurse (1938) – Mousie
• Numbered Woman (1938)
• Campus Confessions (1938) – Freddy Fry
• You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) – Phineas Whipsnade
• Twelve Crowded Hours (1939) – Red
• 6,000 Enemies (1939) – Phil Donegan
• All Women Have Secrets (1939) – Joe Tucker
• Gone with the Wind (1939) – Dying Soldier (uncredited)
• The Grapes of Wrath (1940) – Davis ^[4]
• The Fighting 69th (1940) – Second Alabama Man (uncredited)
• Strange Cargo (1940) – Dufond
• It's a Date (1940) – Newcomer on Ship (uncredited)
• Ski Patrol (1940) – Dick Reynolds
• Flight Angels (1940) – Mr. Perry
• City for Conquest (1940) – Salesman
• The Flag of Humanity (1940, Short) – Jeremy
• Arizona (1940) – Southern Lieutenant (uncredited)
• Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) – 'Snapper' MacRae
• That's My Man (1947) – Thunder's Owner (uncredited)
• I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947) – Clerk (uncredited)
• Dark Passage (1947) – Lonely Man (uncredited) (final film role)

Notes and References

1. News: Majestic . October 29, 2019 . Shamokin News-Dispatch . July 24, 1939 . Pennsylvania, Shamokin . 9 . Newspapers.com.
2. News: Film 'Bunker Bean' With John Arledge . October 29, 2019 . The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review . September 15, 1935 . Washington, Spokane . 31 . Newspapers.com.
3. Book: Gevinson, Alan . American Film Institute catalog. July 31, 2011 . October 1, 1997 . University of California Press . 978-0-520-20964-0 . 90, 221, 401, 474, 737.
4. Book: Bogdanovich, Peter . John Ford . July 31, 2011 . 1978 . University of California Press . 131 . GGKEY:UKU6GF3RFNU.