Personal Info
Birth date
1888-11-01 (136 Years)
Day of death
1942-01-24
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
London, England, UK
Also known as
Harold Jack Joseph Richardson
J.J. Richardson
Jack Richardson
John J. Richardson
Biography
John J. Richardson (born Harold Jack Joseph Richardson) was an English-born actor in American films, his screen career spanning the years 1917 to 1941.
Filmography
The Ten Commandments
6.547
Overview:
The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf. The second part shows the efficacy of the commandments in modern life through a story set in San Francisco. Two brothers, rivals for the love of Mary, also come into conflict when John discovers Dan used shoddy materials to construct a cathedral.Earthworm Tractors
5
Overview:
A salesman tries to sell a tractor to a customer who hates tractors while falling for the girl.The Three Must-Get-Theres
6.34
Overview:
In this movie, Max Linder parodies the famous novel "The Three Musketeers".Union Pacific
6.5
Overview:
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?The Roaring Twenties
7.492
Overview:
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.They Made Me a Criminal
6.1
Overview:
A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.Marked Woman
6.521
Overview:
In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.Kid Galahad
7
Overview:
Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
6.8
Overview:
Nancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father's will, but the murder of their chauffeur complicates matters.Don't Bet on Blondes
5
Overview:
Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His first client is Colonel Youngblood who insures his daughter, Marilyn, against marriage.Manpower
6.7
Overview:
Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident and subsequently promoted to foreman of the gang. Tensions start to show in the road crew as rivalry between Hank and Johnny increases.The Dawn Patrol
6.8
Overview:
In 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young airmen go up in bullet-riddled "crates" and the casualty rate is appalling, but Brand can't make the "brass hats" at headquarters see reason. Insubordinate air ace Captain Courtney is another thorn in Brand's side...but finds the smile wiped from his face when he rises to command the squadron himself. Everyone keeps a stiff upper lip.Nancy Drew... Reporter
6.017
Overview:
While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to submit a news story, local attorney Carson Drew's daughter Nancy intercepts a real story assignment. She "covers" the inquest of the death of a woman who was poisoned. Nancy doesn't think the young woman accused of the crime is guilty and corrals her neighbor Ted into searching for a vital piece of evidence and stumbles onto the identity of the real killer.The Oklahoma Kid
6
Overview:
McCord's gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious outlaw "The Oklahoma Kid" Jim Kincaid takes the money from McCord. McCord stakes a "sooner" claim on land which is to be used for a new town; in exchange for giving it up, he gets control of gambling and saloons. When Kincaid's father runs for mayor, McCord incites a mob to lynch the old man whom McCord has already framed for murder.Movie Crazy
6.2
Overview:
After a mix-up with his application photograph, an aspiring actor is invited to a screen test and goes off to Hollywood.Castle on the Hudson
6.8
Overview:
A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.The Golden Age of Comedy
6.9
Overview:
A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy, and the Keystone Cops.Beau Brummel
6.8
Overview:
George Bryan Brummel, a British military officer, loves Lady Margery, the betrothed of Lord Alvanley. Despite her own desperate love for Brummel, she submits to family pressure and marries Lord Alvanley. Brummel, broken-hearted, embarks upon a life of revelry.Call It a Day
5
Overview:
The various members of the middle-class Hilton family have a series of romantic misadventures during one eventful spring day.Going Places
6.3
Overview:
A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.While the Patient Slept
6.4
Overview:
A murder happens when greedy relatives gather to await the demise of their wealthy and very ill family patriarch.The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
5.6
Overview:
A young doctor is determined to expose the killer when a surgeon is found stabbed to death in a hospital elevator.It's a Great Life
4
Overview:
Casey and Babe are sisters who work in a department store and each year the store puts on a show. As expected, things are going wrong with every act until Casey comes out to help Babe with her song. They are a hit, but in the final act, Casey again comes out and this time the president sees her act and fires both her and Babe on the spot. Benny is able to book Casey, Babe and Dean into Vaudeville and their act is popular. But before they have their shot at stardom, Dean and Babe leave Casey and the act.Page Miss Glory
6.3
Overview:
A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant celebrity thanks to an ambitious photographer.Smart Blonde
6.136
Overview:
Ambitious reporter Torchy Blane guides her policeman boyfriend to correctly pinpoint who shot the man she was interviewing.Maybe It's Love
6
Overview:
Director William C. McGann's 1935 film stars Gloria Stuart and Ross Alexander as a young couple in love who face economic woes once they're wed.Dust Be My Destiny
6.2
Overview:
Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading to the older man's death due to a weak heart. Joe and Mabel go on the run as he thinks no-one would believe a nobody like him.King of the Underworld
6.4
Overview:
Physician Carole Nelson, suspected of having ties to notorious gangster Joe Gurney, must prove her innocence or the Medical Board will revoke her license. When Gurney seeks her out for treatment after being shot, it could be the break Nelson needs. Now she has a chance to use her medical know-how to outwit Gurney and his goons and reestablish her professional reputation.Acting
1957The Golden Age of Comedy as archive footage
1941Manpower as Midnight Club Waiter (uncredited)
1941The Great Mr. Nobody as Man Knocked Down By Dreamy
1940A Fugitive from Justice as Photographer at Train Station (uncredited)
1940An Angel from Texas as Stage Doorman
1940King of the Lumberjacks as Lumberjack On Line for Cashier (uncredited)
1940Castle on the Hudson as Prisoner (uncredited)
1940Calling Philo Vance as 4h Reporter (uncredited)
1939A Child Is Born as Intern Stopping Jed (uncredited)
1939British Intelligence as Cockney Soldier
1939The Roaring Twenties as Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
1939Pack Up Your Troubles as British Sniper
1939Smashing the Money Ring as Trial Spectator (uncredited)
1939Espionage Agent as Man in O'Grady Crowd
1939Dust Be My Destiny as Man Asking for a Match (uncredited)
1939Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase as Reporter (uncredited)
1939Angels Wash Their Faces as Dish Vendor (uncredited)
1939Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1939Indianapolis Speedway as Fan at Homecoming
1939The Cowboy Quarterback as Nightclub Extra
1939Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter as Extra Watching Fire
1939Union Pacific as Official (uncredited)
1939Women in the Wind as Airport Man Getting Hose Out (uncredited)
1939The Oklahoma Kid as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
1939Secret Service of the Air as Alien - First Flight
1939Yes, My Darling Daughter as Husband Leaving Train
1939Nancy Drew... Reporter as Joe, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1939Torchy Blane in Chinatown as Party Guest (uncredited)
1939They Made Me a Criminal as Reporter (uncredited)
1939King of the Underworld as Townsman Running (uncredited)
1938Going Places as Man at Track
1938The Dawn Patrol as Mechanic
1938Heart of the North as Jack Richardson (uncredited)
1938Girls on Probation as Escaping Convict
1938Garden of the Moon as Jones - Waiter Who is Fired (uncredited)
1938Penrod's Double Trouble as Man Warning Matt That the Balloon Was Up (uncredited)
1938Over the Wall as Ring Attendant
1938He Couldn't Say No as $45 Bidder
1938The Daredevil Drivers as Chick Morgan's Mechanic (uncredited)
1938The Invisible Menace as Pvt. Nelson - Hackett's Orderly
1938The Patient in Room 18 as Cabbie (uncredited)
1937She Loved a Fireman as Waiter at Dance
1937Missing Witnesses as Trustee-Window Washer-Spy (uncredited)
1937Love Is on the Air as Joe - First 7-11 Club Waiter
1937Talent Scout as Studio Worker Extra (uncredited)
1937Public Wedding as Cameraman
1937The Case of the Stuttering Bishop as Second Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1937Kid Galahad as (uncredited)
1937Draegerman Courage as Jack - Pete's Co-Worker (uncredited)
1937Melody for Two as Green Hill Patron
1937Call It a Day as Grocery Store Owner (uncredited)
1937Marked Woman as Man in Line-Up (uncredited)
1937Smart Blonde as Bert Richards (uncredited)
1936Jailbreak as Convict Under Inspection
1936Earthworm Tractors as Accident Spectator
1936Satan Met a Lady as Second Photographer (uncredited)
1936The White Angel as Cook Reporting to Jones (uncredited)
1936Romance in the Air as Second Stooge
1936Sons o' Guns as Gate Guard
1936I Married a Doctor as Party Guest
1936Road Gang as Smokey - Safecracking Convict (uncredited)
1936The Murder of Dr. Harrigan as Second Reporter
1935Page Miss Glory as Photographer (uncredited)
1935Don't Bet on Blondes as Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
1935Stranded as First Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1935Dinky as Prison Visitor
1935Go Into Your Dance as Cabbie
1935While the Patient Slept as Reporter (uncredited)
1935The Right to Live as John - Chauffeur
1935Maybe It's Love as Silent Diner (uncredited)
1933Maids a la Mode as Dignitary (uncredited)
1932Movie Crazy as Drunk (Uncredited)
1930Temptation as Manager of Shipping Department
1930Bulls and Bears as Whistling Man at Fountain
1929It's a Great Life as Italian vegetable cart vendor
1929What a Trip as Unknown
1927Oh, What a Man! as The Bandit's Pal
1927Sign Them Papers as Relentless Rudolph
1926The Trouble Chaser as Unknown
1926Daily Dozens as Otto B. Shott
1926Fearless Harry as Relentless Rudolph
1926Thrilling Youth as Bryson's Secretary
1925A Sweet Pickle as Bertie Ward
1925The Iron Nag as Eric Legree
1925Sneezing Beezers as Yellow Michael
1925Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies as T. Potter Doam
1925The Lion's Whiskers as Brigham Smith
1925Water Wagons as Captain Dangerfield
1924The Cannon Ball Express as Rollin Stock - Rival Promoter
1924Galloping Bungalows as Howson Lotts - the Villain
1924Lizzies of the Field as Ben Davis
1924Wall Street Blues as Carl Kopeck - the Loan Shark
1924Yukon Jake as The Peruna Kid (as Jack Richardson)
1924Black Oxfords as Charlie Greenback
1924Beau Brummel as Poodles Byng
1924Ten Dollars or Ten Days as The Proprietor
1923The Dare-Devil as The Leading Man
1923The Ten Commandments as Israelite Slave (uncredited)
1922When Summer Comes as Unknown
1922The Three Must-Get-Theres as Walrus
1921Bright Eyes as The Fortune Hunter (as Jack Richardson)
1921Call a Cop as The Daughter's Fickle Fiance
1920Merely a Maid as Unknown
1920J-U-N-K as Count de Silver