John Shelton (actor)


John Shelton was an American actor.

Personal life

Shelton, also known as John Price, was born in Los Angeles, California. He was the grandson of creationist George McCready Price. He named one of his sons Darwin to "balance everything out".
Shelton was married five times. His first four marriages were childless and ended in divorce, while he and his fifth wife had four children before his death.
He was married to Sally Sage from 1938 to 1940, actress Kathryn Grayson from 1941 to 1946, Marti Stanley from 1946 to 1948, Irene Winston from 1948 to 1953, and Lorraine Ludwig from October 3, 1953, until his death. He and Ludwig had 4 children together. Musician Tom Price is his son and singer Rachael Price is his granddaughter.

Death

He died mysteriously in a prison in Sri Lanka.

Selected filmography

John Shelton has about 40 acting credits, 38 movies and 2 TV series.
YearTitleRoleNotes
1938The Gladiator
1940Dr. Kildare Goes HomeDr. Davidson
1940We Who Are YoungWilliam Brooks
1941Blonde InspirationJonathan "Johnny" Briggs
1942A-Haunting We Will GoTommy White
1942Foreign AgentJimmy
1942Whispering GhostsDavid Courtland
1946The Time of Their LivesSheldon GageWith Abbott & Costello
1947The Big FixDel Cassini