6.8
6.8
The Rat's Knuckles
1925
as Piano mover
Jack Gavin
Acting
Born:December 30, 1874
Died:January 6, 1938(aged 63)
Birthplace:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
John F. Gavin (9 February 1874 – 6 January 1938) was a pioneer Australian film actor and director, one of the early filmmakers of the 1910s. He is best known for making films about bushrangers such as Captain Thunderbolt, Captain Moonlite, Ben Hall and Frank Gardiner. Known informally as 'Jack', Gavin worked in collaboration with his wife Agnes, who scripted many of his films. Film historians Graham Shirley and Brian Adams have written; "although Gavin was prolific his later surviving work shows that his entrepreneurial talent outweighed any he might have had as director." Filmink called Gavin and his wife "good solid carny folk who fought the good fight." Amongst several claims made later in life or soon after his death was one that he had made Australia's first animated short, an advertising film which featured a koala "lapping up a cough remedy".
Filmography (25 movies)
6.5
6.5
No Father to Guide Him
1925
as Clothing Store Manager (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
Looking for Sally
1925
as Hotel Manager
6.2
6.2
Innocent Husbands
1925
as Irate Husband (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Should Husbands Be Watched?
1925
as Robbery Victim
5.6
5.6
April Fool
1924
as The Editor
5.3
5.3
Short Kilts
1924
as McPherson
5.3
5.3
Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925
as The father
5.2
5.2
Smithy
1924
as Foreman
5.2
5.2
All Wet
1924
as Piano Mover
5.2
5.2
Powder and Smoke
1924
as The Sheriff
5.0
5.0
Stolen Goods
1924
as Store Manager
5.0
5.0
Outdoor Pajamas
1924
as The Bride's Father
5.0
5.0
A Ten-Minute Egg
1924
as Desk clerk
5.0
5.0
Accidental Accidents
1924
as Pedestrian with Umbrella (uncredited)
4.5
4.5
Thunderbolt
1910
Director
3.8
3.8
Too Many Mammas
1924
as Nightclub Manager
Sherlock Sleuth
1925
as Angry Guest
The Adorable Outcast
1928
as Carberry
Breakin' Loose
1925
as Jaybird Wittaker
He Forgot to Remember
1926
The Outlaw's Daughter
1925
as Steven Dale
The Wages of Tin
1925
The Family Entrance
1925
Trooper O’Brien
1928
Director
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