Person
Johnnie Davis
Acting · 1910–1983 · Brazil, Indiana, USA
Biography
Johnnie Davis, also billed as Johnny Davis and Johnnie "Scat" Davis, was an American actor and singer. Born John Gustave Davis in Brazil, Indiana, into a family of musicians, Davis developed an interest in music during his childhood. He learned to play the trumpet and by the age of 13 was performing with his grandfather's band.
Known for
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Sarong Girl
Scat Davis
Hollywood Hotel
Georgia
Slapsie Maxie's
Johnny the Waiter
Brother Rat
A. Furman Towsend, Jr.
I Love to Singa
Owl Jolson (singing voice)
A Child is Born
Ringer Banks
Knickerbocker Holiday
Tenpin
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Jeff Hardy
The Shining Future
Self
Filmography
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1956Jazz BallSelf (archive footage)
- 1944The Shining FutureSelf
- 1944Knickerbocker HolidayTenpin
- 1944You Can't Ration LoveKewpie
- 1943Sarong GirlScat Davis
- 1939A Child is BornRinger Banks
- 1939Slapsie Maxie'sJohnny the Waiter
- 1939Sweepstakes WinnerMark Downey
- 1938Brother RatA. Furman Towsend, Jr.
- 1938Garden of the MoonSlappy Harris
- 1938Campus CinderellaJohnny Morton
- 1938Mr. ChumpBill "Scats" Small
- 1938Cowboy from BrooklynJeff Hardy
- 1938Men Are Such FoolsTad Turkel
- 1938Katnip KollegeJohnny Cat (voice)
- 1938Hollywood HotelGeorgia
- 1937Over the GoalTiny Waldron
- 1937Varsity ShowBuzz Bolton
- 1936I Love to SingaOwl Jolson (singing voice)
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