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Joe King

Joe King

Acting·1883–1951·124 films

Joe King was an American screen and stage actor, his film career spanning the years 1912 to 1946. In addition, he wrote the story for a 1915 movie and directed two 1916 films.

As Actor

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)Summers (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)Draft Board Chairman (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again (1939)Sheriff Keogh
The Glass Key
The Glass Key (1942)Fisher (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)Chairman of Hearing (uncredited)
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead (1936)Judge Roger Shaw
Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim (1942)Col. McLane (uncredited)
Black Friday
Black Friday (1940)Chief of Police
Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots (1936)Dan 'Mac' McLaren
In Old Chicago
In Old Chicago (1938)Ship's Captain
Satan Met a Lady
Satan Met a Lady (1936)Detective (uncredited)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)Charles Dillingham
San Quentin
San Quentin (1937)Warden Taylor
You Can't Get Away with Murder
You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)Prison Guard
The Big Shot
The Big Shot (1942)Prosecutor Toohey
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)Inspector O'Matthews
When the Daltons Rode
When the Daltons Rode (1940)Oklahoma Sheriff
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)Policeman (uncredited)
Bombardier
Bombardier (1943)General Barnes
Woman in the Dark
Woman in the Dark (1934)Detective
Front Page Woman
Front Page Woman (1935)Hartnett
Let Us Live
Let Us Live (1939)Inspector Cavanaugh (uncredited)
Special Agent
Special Agent (1935)Agent Wilson
Magnificent Doll
Magnificent Doll (1946)Jailer (uncredited)
China Clipper
China Clipper (1936)Mr. Pierson
Shifting Sands
Shifting Sands (1918)John Stanford
Badlands of Dakota
Badlands of Dakota (1941)Ship's Captain
Frisco Kid
Frisco Kid (1935)James "Jim" Daley (as Joseph King)
Blondie Goes Latin
Blondie Goes Latin (1941)Captain of the Cruz del Sur (uncredited)
It's a Date
It's a Date (1940)First Mate Kelly
His Butler's Sister
His Butler's Sister (1943)Train Conductor
Fly Away Baby
Fly Away Baby (1937)Guy Allister
Arsène Lupin Returns
Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)Inspector Hennessey (uncredited)
Silver Queen
Silver Queen (1942)Colonel (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
East Side of Heaven (1939)Detective (uncredited)
Public Enemy's Wife
Public Enemy's Wife (1936)Wilcox
Broadway Hostess
Broadway Hostess (1935)Big Joe Jarvis
Code of the Secret Service
Code of the Secret Service (1939)Tom 'Jim' Saxby
Love's Prisoner
Love's Prisoner (1919)Jim Garside
Stranded
Stranded (1935)Dan Archer (uncredited)
Strange Alibi
Strange Alibi (1941)Warden Morrell
The Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)George C. Belter
We're in the Money
We're in the Money (1935)Mr. Blank(scenes deleted)
Jailbreak
Jailbreak (1936)Mike Eagan
Shipmates Forever
Shipmates Forever (1935)Commander Doughlin (uncredited)
Road Gang
Road Gang (1936)J. W. Moett
Heart of the North
Heart of the North (1938)Mac Drummond
Off the Record
Off the Record (1939)Brown
Always a Bride
Always a Bride (1940)Mr. Franklyn
Danger On Wheels
Danger On Wheels (1940)Race Commissioner
God's Country and the Woman
God's Country and the Woman (1937)Red Munro
Snowed Under
Snowed Under (1936)John - in a Doorman's Uniform (uncredited)
Alibi Ike
Alibi Ike (1935)Johnson
Keep 'Em Slugging
Keep 'Em Slugging (1943)Scott
Bullets for O'Hara
Bullets for O'Hara (1941)Maxwell
Gateway
Gateway (1938)Inspector
The Valley of Silent Men
The Valley of Silent Men (1922)
Armored Car
Armored Car (1937)Tom Sheridan
You're Not So Tough
You're Not So Tough (1940)Collins
Smashing the Money Ring
Smashing the Money Ring (1939)Saxby
Sons o' Guns
Sons o' Guns (1936)General Harper
White Bondage
White Bondage (1937)Trent Talcott
Once a Doctor
Once a Doctor (1937)Frank Brace
Moonlight on the Prairie
Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)Sheriff Jim
Mountain Justice
Mountain Justice (1937)Judge at Ruth's Trial
Freshman Love
Freshman Love (1936)Terry Biddle (uncredited)
Man of Iron
Man of Iron (1935)Harrison Balding
Betty and the Buccaneers
Betty and the Buccaneers (1917)Dick Winthrop
Until They Get Me
Until They Get Me (1917)Selwyn
The Laughing Lady
The Laughing Lady (1929)City Editor
Roadhouse Nights
Roadhouse Nights (1930)John Hanson
Big Town Girl
Big Town Girl (1937)Detective
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934)Police Dispatcher
Land Beyond the Law
Land Beyond the Law (1937)Lew Wallace (uncredited)
The Singing Kid
The Singing Kid (1936)Dr. May
City Streets
City Streets (1938)Mike Shanahan
The Battle of Paris
The Battle of Paris (1929)Jack
That Man's Here Again
That Man's Here Again (1937)Mr. Ned Murdock
Hot Water
Hot Water (1937)Mayor Roberts
The Flag of Humanity
The Flag of Humanity (1940)President Rutherford B. Hayes (uncredited)
The Masked Dancer
The Masked Dancer (1924)Fred Sinclair
Trail of the Vigilantes
Trail of the Vigilantes (1940)Ellery
The Daring Years
The Daring Years (1923)Jim Moran, pugilist
Butch Minds the Baby
Butch Minds the Baby (1942)Police Lieutenant
Polo Joe
Polo Joe (1936)Colonel Hilton
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932)Bailiff (uncredited)
Tin Gods
Tin Gods (1926)First Foreman
Anne of Little Smoky
Anne of Little Smoky (1921)Bob Hayne
Wild Winship's Widow
Wild Winship's Widow (1917)Morley Morgan
She Has What It Takes
She Has What It Takes (1943)Lee Shuleman
The North Wind's Malice
The North Wind's Malice (1920)Henry Carter
Irish Eyes
Irish Eyes (1918)Sir Arthur Ormsby
The Broadway Bubble
The Broadway Bubble (1920)Geoffrey Landreth
Man and Woman
Man and Woman (1920)Joe
Twenty-One
Twenty-One (1923)Mr. McCullough
False Evidence
False Evidence (1919)Lot Gordon
The Right To Lie
The Right To Lie (1919)Crosby Dana
Big Brother
Big Brother (1923)Big Ben Murray
The Woman God Sent
The Woman God Sent (1920)Jack West Jr.
The Girl with the Jazz Heart
The Girl with the Jazz Heart (1921)Miles Sprague
The Idol of the North
The Idol of the North (1921)Sergeant McNair
Lost by a Hair
Lost by a Hair (1914)Rejected Suitor
The Way of the Strong
The Way of the Strong (1919)Alexander Hendrie
Moral Fibre
Moral Fibre (1921)John Corliss
Unguarded Women
Unguarded Women (1924)Captain Robert Banning
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg (1913)Jack Lamar
Sands of Sacrifice
Sands of Sacrifice (1917)Sophier
Madame du Barry
Madame du Barry (1917)
The Ball Player and the Bandit
The Ball Player and the Bandit (1912)Harry's Rival
The Imp
The Imp (1919)The Leopard
With Stanley in Africa
With Stanley in Africa (1922)David Livingstone
The Selfish Woman
The Selfish Woman (1916)Donald McKenzie
The Rose Of Blood
The Rose Of Blood (1917)Prime Minister
When the Night Call Came
When the Night Call Came (1914)
Every Woman's Husband
Every Woman's Husband (1918)Frank Emerson
The Secret Code
The Secret Code (1918)Jefferson Harrow
The Answer
The Answer (1918)John Warfield
Sisters
Sisters (1922)Martin Lloyd
Etienne of the Glad Heart
Etienne of the Glad Heart (1914)Olaf - a Trapper
The Sea Master
The Sea Master (1917)Pedro
Thunder Beach
Thunder Beach (1956)Narrator
Big Timber
Big Timber (1917)Walter Monahan
The Scarab Ring
The Scarab Ring (1921)Ward Locke

As Director