Jack Rockwell Trowbridge (October 6, 1890 – November 10, 1947) was an American film actor who was born in Mexico. He appeared in over 250 movies, mostly Westerns, between 1927 and 1947.
Jack Rockwell | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Rockwell Trowbridge October 6, 1890 |
| Died | November 10, 1947 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1930–1947 |
| Relatives | Charles Trowbridge (brother) |
Rockwell's older brother was character actor Charles Trowbridge.[1] In the 1920s, prior to embarking on a professional career as actor, he worked as a fireman.
His death in 1947 was due to hypostatic pneumonia,[clarification needed][citation needed] not a "nervous breakdown" as claimed on IMDb.[citation needed]
Selected filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | The Prairie King | Henchman |
| 1932 | Come On, Tarzan | Sheriff |
| Outlaw Justice | Sheriff Jake | |
| Whistlin' Dan | Cal Webster | |
| 1934 | Honor of the Range | Henchman Rocky |
| The Lawless Frontier | Sheriff Luke Williams | |
| The Law of the Wild | Sheriff | |
| 1935 | Alias John Law | Marshall Lamar Blyth |
| Five Bad Men | ||
| Bulldog Courage | Pete Brennan | |
| Justice of the Range | Rawhide | |
| No Man's Range | Sheriff | |
| Riding Wild | Rusty | |
| Sundown Saunders | Preston | |
| The Tonto Kid | Sheriff Hack Baker | |
| Valley of Wanted Men | U.S. Marshall | |
| 1936 | Brand of the Outlaws | Deputy Ben Holt |
| The Lawless Nineties | Smith | |
| The Law Rides | Sheriff Anderson | |
| Lucky Terror | Bat Boulton | |
| Roarin' Guns | Bob Morgan | |
| Rogue of the Range | Henchman Sloan | |
| Winds of the Wasteland | Buchanan City Marshal | |
| Rio Grande Ranger | Ranger Captain Winkler | |
| The Traitor | Smoky | |
| 1937 | Bar-Z Bad Men | Ed Parks |
| Riders of the Rockies | Captain Reyes | |
| Texas Trail | Henchman Shorty | |
| Two Gun Law | Bledsoe | |
| 1938 | Prairie Justice | John Benson |
| Law of the Plains | Marshal | |
| 1939 | Days of Jesse James | Thompson McDaniels |
| The Stranger from Texas | Sheriff Fletcher | |
| 1941 | Law of the Range | Sheriff Henderson |
| Riders of Death Valley | Trigger | |
| 1942 | Man from Cheyenne | Brenner |
| Overland Mail | Slade | |
| Undercover Man | Captain John Hawkins | |
| 1944 | Lumberjack | Sheriff Miles |
References
edit- ^ Matheson, Sue (15 December 2019). The Jpoohn Ford Encyclopedia. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-0382-1. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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