Johnnie Davis
Born: 1910-05-11 in Brazil, Indiana, USA
Died: 1983-11-28
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1956
- Jazz Ball as Self (archive footage)
1944
- The Shining Future as Self
- Knickerbocker Holiday as Tenpin
- You Can't Ration Love as Kewpie
1943
- Sarong Girl as Scat Davis
1939
- A Child is Born as Ringer Banks
- Slapsie Maxie's as Johnny the Waiter
- Sweepstakes Winner as Mark Downey
1938
- Cowboy from Brooklyn as Jeff Hardy
- Men Are Such Fools as Tad Turkel
- Hollywood Hotel as Georgia
- Katnip Kollege as Johnny Cat (voice)
- Brother Rat as A. Furman Towsend, Jr.
- Garden of the Moon as Slappy Harris
- Mr. Chump as Bill "Scats" Small
- Campus Cinderella as Johnny Morton
1937
- Over the Goal as Tiny Waldron
- Varsity Show as Buzz Bolton
1936
- I Love to Singa as Owl Jolson (singing voice)