Jack Carson

Canadian-born American-based film actor (1910–1963)

John Elmer Carson, known as Jack Carson, was a Canadian-born American film actor. Carson often played the role of comedic friend in films of the 1940s and 1950s, including The Strawberry Blonde (1941) with James Cagney and Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) with Cary Grant. He appeared in such dramas as Mildred Pierce (1945), A Star Is Born (1954), and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). He worked for RKO and MGM, but most of his notable work was for Warner Bros.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 49 films (1937–1958) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 9 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1958	Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.	Loew's Inc. & Avon Productions Inc.	108 min	35mm	Color	sound
1957	The Tarnished Angels.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	91 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1957	The Tattered Dress.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	93 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1956	Magnificent Roughnecks.	Allied Artists Pictures Corp.	73 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1956	The Bottom Of The Bottle.	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	88 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1955	Ain’t Misbehavin’.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.: 7Apr55	82 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1954	A Star Is Born	George Cukor	181 min		Color
1954	Phffft!	Mark Robson	88 min		Color & B&W
1954	Red Garters.	Paramount Pictures Corp.	91 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1953	Dangerous When Wet.	Loew’s Incorporated	95 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1950	The Good Humor Man	Ideal Pictures Inc	80 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1950	The Good Humor Man.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	8 reels	35mm	B&W	sound
1950	The Groom Wore Spurs.	Fidelity Pictures Inc.	80 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1949	It's A Great Feeling.	David Butler	85 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1949	John Loves Mary.	David Butler	96 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1949	My Dream Is Yours.	Michael Curtiz	101 min	35mm	Color	sound
1948	April Showers.	James V. Kern	94 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	Romance On The High Seas.	Michael Curtiz	99 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1948	Two Guys From Texas.	David Butler	86 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1947	Love And Learn.	Frederick de Cordova	83 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1946	Two Guys From Milwaukee.	David Butler	90 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1945	Hollywood Canteen.	Delmer Daves	124 min		B&W
1945	Mildred Pierce	WARNER SALERNO	111 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1945	Mildred Pierce.	Michael Curtiz	111 min		B&W
1945	Roughly Speaking.	Michael Curtiz	128 min		Color & B&W
1944	Arsenic and Old Lace.	Frank Capra	4500	16mm	B&W	sound
1944	FOOD AND MAGIC	Office of War Information	10 min	16mm	B&W	Sound
1944	Food and magic.	Jean Negulesco	4:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1944	Make Your Own Bed	Warner Bros. Pictures	10 reels		Color
1944	ROAD TO VICTORY	LeRoy Prinz			B&W
1944	Shine On Harvest Moon.	David Butler	112 min		B&W	sound
1943	Food And Magic ▶	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.		16mm	B&W	sound
1942	Blues In The Night.	Minoco Productions	1 reel	16mm	B&W	sound
1942	HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN ▶	Delmer Daves	126 min	16mm	B&W
1941	Blues in the Night	Anatole Litvak	89 min	16mm	B&W
1941	Blues In The Night.	Anatole Litvak	88 min.		B&W
1941	Love Crazy.	Jack Conway	10 reels		B&W
1941	The Strawberry Blonde.	Raoul Walsh	11 reels.		B&W
1940	Lucky Partners	Lewis Milestone	99		B&W
1940	Lucky Partners.	Lewis Milestone	99 min.		B&W
1939	Destry Rides Again	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	94 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1939	LEGION OF LOST FLYERS.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	7 reels		B&W
1938	Bringing Up Baby	Films inc.	1:02	16mm	Color	sound
1938	Bringing Up Baby	Howard Hawks	102 min	16mm	B&W
1938	Carefree	RKO Radio Pictures Inc. (Publisher)	83	16mm	B&W	sound
1938	CAREFREE.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	83 min		B&W
1938	NIGHT SPOT.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	6 reels		B&W
1938	THE SAINT IN NEW YORK.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	8 reels	16mm	B&W	Sound
1937	You Only Live Once	Fritz Lang	86		B&W