Jack Perrin


Jack Perrin was an American actor specializing in Westerns.

Early life

Perrin was born in Three Rivers, Michigan. His father worked in real estate and relocated the family to Los Angeles, California shortly after the start of the 20th century.

Career

Perrin served in the United States Navy during World War I. Following the war, he returned to Los Angeles and started acting for Universal Studios. His first on-screen appearance was in the 1917 film Luke's Lost Liberty alongside Harold Lloyd. During the 1920s, Perrin made a name for himself, starring in a number of cliffhanger, melodrama, and serial films. Perrin found a niche in B-movie Westerns of the 1930s. He usually played leads as Jack Perrin, but occasionally adopted the pseudonyms Jack Gable or Richard Terry.
In 1960 Perrin appeared as Barfly on Cheyenne in the episode titled "Alibi for the Scalped Man." In 1961 Perrin appeared as a Courtroom Spectator on the TV western Lawman in the episode titled "Detweiler's Kid." That same year he also appeared as Barfly on Lawman in the episode titled "Owny O'Reilly" and also as a Townsman on Bat Masterson in the episode titled "Episode In Eden."
Perrin's last major role was as Davy Crockett in 1937's The Painted Stallion, for Republic Pictures. Though he continued making films through 1960, many of his later roles were minor and often went un-credited.
For his contributions as an actor in motion pictures, Jack Perrin was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1777 Vine Street, in Hollywood, California.

Family

Perrin married silent film actress Josephine Hill in 1920 and the two divorced in 1937.

Death

Perrin suffered a heart attack and died December 17, 1967, aged 71.

Selected filmography

  • Black Eyes and Blue as Diner
  • His Last Scent
  • Luke's Lost Liberty
  • Lonesome Luke's Lively Life
  • Cactus Nell as Banjo Player
  • A Royal Rogue
  • His Speedy Finish as Cop
  • His Sudden Rival
  • His Unconscious Conscience
  • His Marriage Failure
  • A Love Case
  • Adventurous Ambrose as U.R. Dunn the First
  • Ambrose, the Lion Hearted as Hair-Oil Hal
  • Ambrose's Icy Love as Jack Frost
  • Ambrose and His Widow
  • The Wild Rider
  • Cyclone Smith Plays Trumps
  • Cyclone Smith's Comeback
  • Cyclone Smith's Partner
  • Two Men of Tinted Butte
  • At the Point of a Gun
  • Toton as Carew
  • The Lion Man as Jim Westcott
  • The Jack of Hearts as Jack the Man
  • The Four-Bit Man
  • The Fighting Heart
  • Blind Husbands as Honeymooner
  • One He Man
  • Pink Tights as Reverend Jonathan Meek
  • Lahoma as Will Compton
  • The Adorable Savage as Templeton
  • The Grip of the Law as Cal Newton
  • The Pony Express Rider
  • Big Bob as Big Bob the Texas Ranger
  • The Midnight Raiders as Jack
  • The Knockout Man as Dick Conlon
  • The Trigger Trail as Lone McCarthy
  • Double-Crossed
  • The Outlaw as Dandy Dan the Outlaw
  • The Guilty Trail as Art Somers
  • The Danger Man
  • Stand Up and Fight
  • Fighting Blood
  • Valley of the Rogues
  • Rim of the Desert
  • Both Barrels as Jack Henderson
  • A Battle of Wits as Bud Harris
  • In the Nick of Time as Jack Peat
  • The Match-Breaker as Thomas Butler, Jr.
  • Partners of the Tide as Bradley Nickerson
  • The Torrent as Lieutenant Paul Mack
  • The Rage of Paris as Gordon Talbut
  • A Blue-Jacket's Honor
  • The Further Adventures of Yorke Norroy
  • The Phantom Terror
  • The Guttersnipe as Tom Gilroy
  • The Dangerous Little Demon as Kenneth Graham
  • The Trouper as Herman Jenks
  • One of Three
  • The Showdown
  • Under Secret Orders as Robert Gordon
  • Mary of the Movies as Jack
  • The Santa Fe Trail as Kit Carson
  • The Fighting Skipper
  • Western Justice
  • Golden Silence
  • The Lone Horseman as Harry Elliott
  • Those who Dance as Frank Church
  • Riders of the Plains
  • Ridin' West
  • Up and at 'Em
  • Virginian Outcast as The Stranger
  • Why Get Married? as Jack Wainwright
  • Crashin' Through as Jack Lawton
  • Coyote Fangs as Jack Burroughs
  • Travelin' Fast as Jack Foster
  • Lightnin' Jack as Lightnin' Jack Hardy
  • Shootin' Square as Dan Dawson
  • Double Fisted
  • Canyon Rustlers
  • Winning a Woman
  • Desert Madness
  • Border Vengeance as Wes Channing
  • The Knockout Kid as Jack Lanning
  • Silent Sheldon as Jack 'Silent' Sheldon
  • Cactus Trails as Jack Wiley
  • Dangerous Fists as Jack Pearson
  • Starlight, the Untamed as Jack Barham
  • Mistaken Orders as Tom Lawson
  • The Open Switch as Jack Strong
  • Starlight's Revenge
  • The Grey Devil
  • A Ridin' Gent
  • Dangerous Traffic as Tom Kennedy
  • The Thunderbolt Strikes as Jack Carson
  • The Man from Oklahoma as Man from Oklahoma
  • Midnight Faces as Richard Mason
  • West of the Rainbow's End as Don Brandon
  • Hi-Jacking Rustlers as Larry Benson
  • Danger Ahead
  • Blind Man's Bluff as Bob MacKeller
  • South of the Northern Lights as Corporal Jack
  • King of Hearts as Dick O'Malley, R.C.M.P.
  • Code of the Range
  • Thunderbolt's Tracks as Sergeant Larry Donovan
  • Fire and Steel as Terry O'Farrell
  • The Laffin' Fool as Jack
  • Where the North Holds Sway as Rance Raine, R.N.W.M.P.
  • Sealed Orders as Bruce Wallace, R.C.M.P.
  • Bare Fists as Jerry Masters, R.C.M.P.
  • The Ruse as John Allen R.C.M.P.
  • The Iron Code as Bob Frazer R.C.M.P.
  • The Dangerous Trail as Paul O'Malley R.C.M.P.
  • Yukon Gold as Bob McKenzie R.C.M.P.
  • The Ring Leader as The Mountie
  • The Code of the Mounted as The Mountie
  • Madden of the Mounted as Madden of the Mounted
  • Vultures of the Sea
  • The Vanishing West as Jack Marvin
  • Wild Blood as Jack Crosby
  • The Water Hole as Ray
  • Two Outlaws as Phil Manners / The Lone Rider
  • Guardians of the Wild as Jerry Lane
  • Go Get 'Em Kid
  • Hoofbeats of Vengeance as Sergeant Jack Gordon
  • Overland Bound as Larry Withers / Jimmy Winters
  • The Harvest of Hate as Jack Merritt
  • Plunging Hoofs as Parson Jed Campbell
  • The Lone Star Ranger as Texas Ranger
  • The Jade Box as Jack Lamar
  • Romance of the West as Jack Walsh
  • Beyond the Rio Grande as Bert Allen
  • The Apache Kid's Escape as Jim the Apache Kid
  • The Phantom of the Desert as Jack Saunders
  • Ridin' Law as Jack Rowland
  • Lariats and Six-Shooters as Jack
  • Wild West Whoopee as Jim Logan
  • Trails of Danger as Sheriff Johnson
  • The Sheriff's Secret as Jack Rawlins
  • Two-Gun Caballero as Sheriff
  • The Kid from Arizona as Marshal Jack
  • The Mystery Trooper as Mountie
  • The Sign of the Wolf as Jack
  • 45 Calibre Echo as Jack
  • Between Fighting Men as Pete the Henchman
  • Dynamite Ranch as Jack the Henchman
  • Movie Crazy as Man in Screening Room
  • Hell Fire Austin as Curley the Henchman
  • Jaws of Justice as Sergeant Kinkaid
  • The Mystery Squadron as Roberts the Mystery Flyer
  • The Whispering Shadow as Williams the Henchman
  • The Big Race as Riley
  • Rawhide Mail as Jack Reed
  • Mystery Ranch as George Andrews
  • Arizona Nights as Bud Regan
  • Rainbow Riders as Bud Regan
  • Girl Trouble as Bud Adams
  • The Cactus Kid as Jack Durant
  • Loser's End as Jack
  • North of Arizona as Jack Loomis
  • Wolf Riders as Jack Jennings
  • Texas Jack Texas Jack Carrol
  • Wildcat Saunders as Wildcat Saunders
  • Desert Justice as Jack Rankin
  • Hair-Trigger Casey as Captain Frank Hair-Trigger Casey
  • Gun Grit as Bob Blake
  • Arizona Mahoney as Stevens the Henchman
  • Go West Young Man as Cop
  • The Accusing Finger as Guard
  • Reckless Ranger as Chet Newton
  • San Quentin as Hank
  • The Painted Stallion as Davy Crockett
  • The Last Train from Madrid as Guard
  • The Wrong Road as Policeman
  • The 13th Man as Policeman
  • Young Dynamite as Trooper at Map
  • Wells Fargo as Scout
  • The Mysterious Pilot as Thompson
  • The Trigger Trio as Henchman
  • The Purple Vigilantes as Duncan
  • The Pal from Texas as Sheriff
  • West of Pinto Basin as Ware
  • Under Age as Grant
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Man Exiting Courtroom