Acting

Blackie Whiteford

Born April 27, 1889 · New York City, New York, USA

Died March 21, 1962 · aged 72

Blackie Whiteford was born on April 27, 1889 in New York City, New York, USA as John P. Whiteford. He is known for his work on Thundering Taxis (1933), Crazy Like a Fox (1944) and One Glorious Scrap (1925). He was married to Alma Bennett. He died on March 21, 1962 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Known For

King Kong

King Kong · 1933

MovieAdventureFantasy

Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance · 1962

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance. As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.

Gilda

MovieRomanceDrama

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.

The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter · 1950

The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.

The Lady from Shanghai

The Lady from Shanghai · 1947

The Lady from Shanghai

MovieMysteryCrime

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

The Body Snatcher

The Body Snatcher · 1945

The Body Snatcher

MovieHorrorThriller

Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.

Batman

MovieActionAdventure

Japanese master spy Daka operates a covert espionage-sabotage organization located in Gotham City's now-deserted Little Tokyo, which turns American scientists into pliable zombies. The great crime-fighters Batman and Robin, with the help of their allies, are in pursuit.

Union Pacific

Union Pacific · 1939

MovieDramaWestern

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?

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King Kong

King Kong · 1933

MovieAdventureFantasy

Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.

Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance · 1962

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance. As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.

Townsman (uncredited)

Gilda

MovieRomanceDrama

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.

Crap Game Spectator (uncredited)

The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter · 1950

The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.

Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)

The Lady from Shanghai

The Lady from Shanghai · 1947

The Lady from Shanghai

MovieMysteryCrime

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

Big Coke Drinker (uncredited)

The Body Snatcher

The Body Snatcher · 1945

The Body Snatcher

MovieHorrorThriller

Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.

Townsman (uncredited)

Batman

MovieActionAdventure

Japanese master spy Daka operates a covert espionage-sabotage organization located in Gotham City's now-deserted Little Tokyo, which turns American scientists into pliable zombies. The great crime-fighters Batman and Robin, with the help of their allies, are in pursuit.

Barfly

Union Pacific

Union Pacific · 1939

MovieDramaWestern

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?

Irishman on Dance Floor (uncredited)

The Wild One

The Wild One · 1953

MovieDramaCrime

The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to raise hell. Brooding gang leader Johnny Strabler takes a liking to Kathie, the daughter of the local lawman, as another club rolls into town.

Bystander at Art's Accident (uncredited)

The Oklahoma Kid

The Oklahoma Kid · 1939

The Oklahoma Kid

MovieWesternHistory

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.

Juror (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail · 1940

As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are assigned to the 2nd Cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth. While there they aid in the capture and execution of the abolitionist, John Brown following the Battle of Harper's Ferry.

Henchman (uncredited)

Western Union

Western Union · 1941

When Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he hires a Western reformed outlaw and a tenderfoot Eastern surveyor. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2000.

Posse Rider

The Sniper

The Sniper · 1952

MovieCrimeThriller

Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging them to stop him.

Man at Darr Murder Scene (uncredited)

Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again · 1939

Destry Rides Again

MovieWesternComedy

Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wide-open town of Bottleneck, the personal fiefdom of the crooked Kent.

Juror (uncredited)

Brigham Young

Brigham Young · 1940

MovieHistoryRomance

Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settle in Salt Lake City. The plot focuses on two fictitious characters, Jonathan Kent and Zina Webb and the hardships they have to face along the way.

Court Spectator

The Baron of Arizona

The Baron of Arizona · 1950

The Baron of Arizona

MovieRomanceWestern

The U.S. government recognizes land grants made when the West was under Spanish rule. This inspires James Reavis to forge a chain of historical evidence that makes a foundling girl the Baroness of Arizona. Reavis marries the girl and presses his claim to the entire Arizona territory.

Townsman (uncredited)

The Violent Men

The Violent Men · 1955

The Violent Men

A former Union Army officer plans to sell out to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée, but the low price offered by Anchor's crippled owner and the outfit's bullying tactics make him reconsider. When one of his hands is murdered he decides to stay and fight, utilizing his war experience. Not all is well at Anchor with the owner's wife carrying on with his brother who also has a Mexican woman in town.

Barfly (uncredited)

Virginia City

Virginia City · 1940

MovieWesternRomance

Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers. A Confederate sympathizer and a Mexican bandit, each with their own stake in the loot, stand in his way.

Townsman Standing by Stagecoach (uncredited)

The Virginian

The Virginian · 1946

Arriving at Medicine Bow, eastern schoolteacher Molly Woods meets two cowboys, irresponsible Steve and the "Virginian," who gets off on the wrong foot with her. To add to his troubles, the Virginian finds that his old pal Steve is mixed up with black-hatted Trampas and his rustlers...then finds himself at the head of a posse after said rustlers; and Molly hates the violent side of frontier life.

Convicted

Convicted · 1950

MovieCrimeDrama

A prison warden fights to prove one of his inmates was wrongly convicted.

Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited)

Slaphappy Sleuths

Slaphappy Sleuths · 1950

Slaphappy Sleuths

The stooges are investigators for the Onion Oil company. The company's service stations are being robbed by a gang of crooks, so the boys pose as gas station attendants to capture the bad guys.

Crook (uncredited)

The Man from Colorado

The Man from Colorado · 1948

The Man from Colorado

MovieWesternDrama

Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of them has had deep-rooted psychological damage due to his experiences during the war, and as his behavior becomes more erratic--and violent--his friend desperately tries to find a way to help him.

Townsman (uncredited)

Man in the Saddle

Man in the Saddle · 1951

Man in the Saddle

A small rancher is being harassed by his mighty and powerful neighbor. When the neighbor even hires gunmen to intimidate him he has to defend himself and his property by means of violence.

Phony Express

Phony Express · 1943

MovieComedyWestern

Set in the old west, the stooges are three tramps wanted for vagrancy. After ruining a medicine peddlers show, they arrive in Peaceful Gulch where a picture has been printed declaring them to be three famous lawmen coming to clean up the town. Assigned to guard the bank, the boys have the local gang scared at first, but when the gang learns who the stooges really are, they rob the bank. The boys go in pursuit, find the bad guy's hideout, subdue the bandits and recover the money. Written by Mitch Shapiro

Red's Henchman (uncredited)