JOHN CARROLL BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
John Carroll was born on July 17th, 1906 in New Orleans, Louisiana with the birth name Julian Lafaye. Prior to his career as an actor he drove race cars and later moved to Italy for a period to study Opera.
When he did decide to work as an actor some of his early roles included, "Marianne" (1929) with Marion Davies and George Baxter, "The Rogue Song" (1930) starring Lawrence Tibbett, Catherine Dale Owen, Laurel and Hardy and Nance O'Neil, "Monte Carlo" (1930) starring Jeanette MacDonald as Countess Helene Mara, with Jack Buchanan, Claud Allister, ZaSu Pitts and Tyler Brooke, "Doughboys" (1930) starring Buster Keaton, Sally Ellers, Cliff Edwards, Edward Brophy, Victor Potel, Arnold Korff and Frank Mayo and "New Moon" (1930) starring Grace Moore, Lawrence Tibbett, Adolphe Menjou, Emily Fitzroy and Roland Young, however all his early work were un-credited.
He took a brief break from his acting career to serve as an Air Force pilot during World War II. Upon completing his service, Carroll returned back to pursuing a full time career as an actor
As Carroll began to take on more roles his career began to advance and he was being offered more substantial film work. Well known feature roles he added to his resume included, "Hi, Gaucho!" (1935) with Steffi Duna, Rod La Roque and Montague Love, "Zorro Rides Again" (1937) also starring Reed Howes, Duncan Renaldo, Richard Alexander, Tom London, Edmund Cobb, Mona Rico, Nigel De Brulier, Jack Ingram, Noah Beery Sr. and Helen Christian, "Flying Tigers" (1942) starring with John Wayne, Anna Lee, Paul Kelly, Gordon Jones, Addison Richards, Tom Neal, Mae Clarke, Jimmie Dodd, David Bruce, Gregg Barton and Bill Shirley, "A Letter for Evie" (1945) co-starring Marsha Hunt, Hume Cronyn, Pamela Britton, Esther Howard and Spring Byington, "The Flame" (1947) with Vera Ralston, Robert Paige, Broderick Crawford, Henry Travers, Blanche Yurka, Constance Dowling, Hattie McDaniel and Victor Sen Yung, "Surrender" (1950) with Vera Ralston and Walter Brennan and "Two Grooms for a Bride" (1955) also starring Virginia Bruce, Brian Oulton and Arthur Lowe.
Carroll also appeared on two television shows during his career as an actor, "Hondo" and "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" both 1967. From this point on, his career began to fade and his final film role was in 1974 on, "Ride a Pink Car" starring Glenn Corbett, Morgan Woodward, William Kerwin, Erni Benet and Ivy Jones.
John Carroll married twice throughout his lifetime, first to Steffi Duna in 1935 and they had one daughter together before the marriage came to an end just one year later. He then married Lucille Ryman and they remained married until he passed away on April 24th, 1979 in Hollywood, California after suffering from leukemia.
Filmography
1974 Ride in a Pink Car
1967 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1967 Hondo
1959 Plunderers of Painted Flats
1957 Decision at Sundown
1955 Two Grooms for a Bride
1953 Geraldine
1953 The Farmer Takes a Wife
1951 Belle Le Grand
1950 Hit Parade of 1951
1950 Surrender
1950 The Avengers
1948 Angel in Exile
1948 I, Jane Doe
1948 Old Los Angeles
1947 The Flame
1947 The Fabulous Texan
1947 Wyoming
1947 Fiesta
1946 A Letter for Evie
1945 Bedside Manner
1943 Hit Parade of 1943
1943 The Youngest Profession
1942 Flying Tigers
1942 Pierre of the Plain
1942 Rio Rita
1941 Lady Be Good
1941 This Woman Is Mine
1941 Sunny
1940 Go West
1940 Hired Wife
1940 Susan and God
1940 Phantom Raiders
1940 Congo Maisie
1939 Wolf Call
1939 Only Angels Have Wings
1938 I Am a Criminal
1938 Rose of the Rio Grande
1938 Swingtime in the Movies
1937 Zorro Rides Again
1937 We Who Are About to Die
1936 Death in the Air
1936 The Accusing Finger
1936 Murder on a Bridle Path
1936 Muss 'em Up
1935 Hi, Gaucho!
1930 New Moon
1930 Doughboys
1930 Monte Carlo
1930 The Rogue Song
1929 Devil-May-Care
1929 Marianne
