J. Louis Johnson(1878-1954)

Actor

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J. Louis Johnson in Du sang sur le tapis vert (1950)

J. Louis Johnson was born on 20 March 1878 in New Albany, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Reet, Petite, and Gone (1947), Le Retour (1948) and Miss Susie Slagle's (1946). He died on 29 April 1954 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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Known for

Louis Jordan in Reet, Petite, and Gone (1947)

Reet, Petite, and Gone

5.8

Schyler Jarvis Sr.(as J. Lewis Johnson)

1947

Clark Gable, Anne Baxter, Lana Turner, and John Hodiak in Le Retour (1948)

6.8

Sol, Johnson's Butler

1948

Veronica Lake, Joan Caulfield, and Sonny Tufts in Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)

Miss Susie Slagle's

6.3

Hizer

1946

Credits

Actor

L'inconnu du Nord-Express
7.9
- Mortons' Butler (uncredited)
- 1951
Coeurs enflammés
6.0
- Milton (uncredited)
- 1950
La porte s'ouvre
7.4
- Elderly Black Man (uncredited)
- 1950
Jamais deux sans toi
6.3
- Pullman Porter (uncredited)
- 1950
Le roi du tabac
6.7
- Black Grandpa (uncredited)
- 1950
Du sang sur le tapis vert
6.5
- Hommel - Janitor (uncredited)
- 1950
Les Amants de la nuit
7.4
- Restroom Porter (uncredited)
- 1948
Wallflower
6.0
- Pullman Porter (uncredited)
- 1948
Le Retour
6.8
- Sol, Johnson's Butler
- 1948
Le naufrage de l'Hespérus
6.8
- Sam, Governor's Butler (uncredited)
- 1948
Reet, Petite, and Gone
5.8
- Schyler Jarvis Sr. (as J. Lewis Johnson)
- 1947
The Unknown
6.1
- Joshua (uncredited)
- 1946
Sans réserve
6.4
- Car Porter (uncredited)
- 1946
La voleuse
7.2
- Porter (uncredited)
- 1946
Riverboat Rhythm
5.8
- Timothy (uncredited)
- 1946

Personal details

Alternative name
- J. Lewis Johnson
Born
- March 20, 1878
- New Albany, Indiana, USA
Died
- April 29, 1954
- Los Angeles County, California, USA(undisclosed)

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Trivia
While entries show activity from 1942 through 1951. He only received on screen credit in three theatrical movies; as such was the fate for many African-American actors and actresses especially if the roles were as non-speaking majordomos.

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