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John David Horsley(1909-1992)

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John David Horsley
John David Horsley was born on 8 September 1909 in Jasper, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for Les secrets des tropiques (1932), Charlie Chan's Courage (1934) and Fighting Lady (1935). He died on 3 September 1992 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
BornSeptember 8, 1909
DiedSeptember 3, 1992(82)
BornSeptember 8, 1909
DiedSeptember 3, 1992(82)
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Known for

Noah Beery and Jane'e Olmes in Les secrets des tropiques (1932)
Les secrets des tropiques
4.2
  • Lt. Jim Robbins(as John Horsley)
  • 1932
Warner Oland in Charlie Chan's Courage (1934)
Charlie Chan's Courage
7.0
  • Leading Man
  • 1934
Fighting Lady
6.4
  • Arthur Sinclair(as John Horsley)
  • 1935
Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery in La femme de sa vie (1935)
La femme de sa vie
6.0
  • Duffy(as David Horsley)
  • 1935

Credits

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Actor

  • Charles Coburn and Diana Lynn in Peggy (1950)
    Peggy
    6.6
    • Photographer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Charles Coburn, and John Russell in La Belle Aventurière (1949)
    La Belle Aventurière
    6.1
    • Party Guest (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • William Demarest, Bill Goodwin, Barbara Hale, and Larry Parks in Je chante pour vous (1949)
    Je chante pour vous
    6.5
    • (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Paulette Goddard in La vengeance des Borgia (1949)
    La vengeance des Borgia
    5.6
    • Troop Captain (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Week-end au Waldorf (1945)
    Week-end au Waldorf
    6.6
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Glenn Ford and Marguerite Chapman in Destroyer (1943)
    Destroyer
    6.3
    • Fireman Thomas (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Jess Barker and Claire Trevor in Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943)
    Good Luck, Mr. Yates
    5.8
    • Cop (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Leslie Brooks, Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg, and Bob Haymes in Two Señoritas from Chicago (1943)
    Two Señoritas from Chicago
    6.8
    • First Policeman (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • John Garfield, John Ridgely, and Gig Young in Air Force (1943)
    Air Force
    7.0
    • Orderly (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Joan Bennett, Milton Berle, and Otto Preminger in Margin for Error (1943)
    Margin for Error
    5.8
    • Jacoby (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in L'île des amours (1940)
    L'île des amours
    6.6
    • Troubadour (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • John Howard, Dorothy Lamour, and Akim Tamiroff in Le souffle de la vie (1939)
    Le souffle de la vie
    6.4
    • Interne (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Franciska Gaal, Rita Johnson, and Franchot Tone in La p'tite d'en bas (1938)
    La p'tite d'en bas
    6.2
    • Usher at Opera (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Nanette a trois amours (1938)
    Nanette a trois amours
    6.4
    • Man at Party (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Maureen O'Sullivan, Mickey Rooney, and Dennis O'Keefe in Hold That Kiss (1938)
    Hold That Kiss
    6.2
    • Rolls Chauffeur (uncredited)
    • 1938

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • David Horsley
  • Height
    • 1.88 m
  • Born
    • September 8, 1909
    • Jasper, Alabama, USA
  • Died
    • September 3, 1992
    • Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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    In 1934, he was acclaimed "The Most Desirable Man in America," after twenty-four thousand fans had written their requirements of "desirability" to Radio Pictures Studios. The RKO executives picked young Horsley out of eight hundred candidates as the likeliest lad to wear the laurel wreath.
  • Nicknames
    • Dave Alison
    • David Alison

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