John Arledge


Johnson Lundy Arledge 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. He performed in vaudeville before taking on his first film role in 1931.

Filmography

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