# John McGuire (actor)

John McGuire (October 22, 1910 – September 30, 1980) was a film actor during the period from the 1930s to the 1950s. In many of his early films he was a leading man; however, later in his career he played bit parts. McGuire appeared in Steamboat Round the Bend (1935); Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936);The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936); Stranger on the Third Floor (1940), sometimes thought Hollywood's first film noir; The Invisible Ghost (1941); Sands of Iwo Jima (1949); and Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950).

## Partial filmography

* Guns for Hire (1932) - Jim Thornton
* Strictly Dynamite (1934) - Radio Announcer (uncredited)
* Bright Eyes (1934) - Aviator and Mechanic (uncredited)
* Bachelor of Arts (1934) - Radical (uncredited)
* Outlaw Rule (1935) - Danny Taylor
* Dante's Inferno (1935) - Wireless Operator (uncredited)
* Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) - Duke
* This Is the Life (1935) - Michael Grant
* Your Uncle Dudley (1935) - Robert Kirby
* The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) - Lt. Lovett
* Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936) - Hal Blake
* Human Cargo (1936) - 'Spike' Davis
* End of the Trail (1936) - Larry Pearson
* Wanted! Jane Turner (1936) - Jerry Turner
* Happy Go Lucky (1936) - Airplane Mechanic (uncredited)
* Fugitives for a Night (1938) - Casino Extra (uncredited)
* Women Without Names (1940) - Walter Ferris
* Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) - Michael Ward
* Street of Memories (1940) - Joe Mason / Richard Havens
* Invisible Ghost (1941) - Ralph Dickson / Paul Dickson
* Sea Raiders (1941, Serial) - Tom Adams
* Cadets on Parade (1942) - Man with Newspaper (uncredited)
* Sing Your Worries Away (1942) - Policeman Nolan (uncredited)
* Mexican Spitfire at Sea (1942) - First Officer Reynolds (uncredited)
* My Favorite Spy (1942) - Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
* Powder Town (1942) - Harvey Dodge
* The Mayor of 44th Street (1942) - Curley Sharp (uncredited)
* Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost (1942) - Luders
* The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) - Young Man (uncredited)
* Highways by Night (1942) - James 'Duke' Wellington
* The Navy Comes Through (1942) - James Bayless
* Shadow of a Doubt (1943) - Detective (uncredited)
* Dead of Night (1945) - Hugo Fitch (segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy'") (uncredited)
* Bells of San Angelo (1947) - Rex Gridley
* River Lady (1948) - Collins (uncredited)
* The Strawberry Roan (1948) - Bud Williams
* Fighter Squadron (1948) - Major Duncan (uncredited)
* He Walked by Night (1948) - Officer Robert Rawlins (uncredited)
* Command Decision (1948) - Fly Control Officer (uncredited)
* Highway 13 (1948) - Joe (uncredited)
* Flamingo Road (1949) - Plainclothesman (uncredited)
* Sky Liner (1949) - George Eakins
* Task Force (1949) - Supply Officer (uncredited)
* White Heat (1949) - Psychiatrist #2 (uncredited)
* Fighting Man of the Plains (1949) - Travers' Secretary (uncredited)
* Border Incident (1949) - Norson - Immigration Officer (uncredited)
* Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) - Capt. Joyce
* The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949) - Coast Guard Officer (uncredited)
* Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) - Major L.T. Moore (uncredited)
* Black Hand (1950) - Policeman (uncredited)
* Federal Agent at Large (1950) - Customs officer
* Rock Island Trail (1950) - Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
* Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950) - Lt. Waverley (uncredited)
* Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) - Detective Gertessen (uncredited)
* To Please a Lady (1950) - Newark Referee (uncredited)
* Highway 301 (1950) - Police Sgt. Parker (uncredited)
* Call Me Mister (1951) - Military Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
* You're in the Navy Now (1951) - Naval Commander (uncredited)
* Fourteen Hours (1951) - Cop (uncredited)
* Up Front (1951) - MP Lieutenant (uncredited)
* The First Legion (1951) - Father Tom Rawleigh
* Never Trust a Gambler (1951) - State Trooper (uncredited)
* Secrets of Beauty (1951) - Asst. Director
* Force of Arms (1951) - Doctor (uncredited)
* The Strip (1951) - Deputy (uncredited)
* The Racket (1951) - Policeman in Locker Room (uncredited)
* The Tanks Are Coming (1951) - Col. Matthews
* The Sea Hornet (1951) - Policeman (uncredited)