John Larkin

John Larkin

American actor (1912-1965)

John Larkin was an American actor whose nearly 30-year career was capped by his 1950s portrayal of two fictional criminal attorneys – Perry Mason on radio and Mike Karr on television daytime drama The Edge of Night. After having acted in an estimated 7,500 dramatic shows on radio, he devoted his final decade to television and, from April 1962 to January 1965, was a key member of the supporting cast in two prime-time series and made at least twenty major guest-starring appearances in many of the top drama series of the period.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 18 films (1933–1950) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 12 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1933 LADIES MUST LOVE. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1935 SO RED THE ROSE. Paramount Productions Inc. 9 reels B&W
1936 HEARTS DIVIDED. Vitaphone Corp. 9 reels B&W
1937 MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS. Paramount Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1939 NEWS IS MADE AT NIGHT. Fox Film Corp B&W
1939 When Tomorrow Comes unknown 90 min 16mm B&W sound
1939 WHEN TOMORROW COMES. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 10 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1940 City Of Chance. Ricardo Cortez 5 150 ft. Color
1941 Accent On Love. Ray McCarey 5560 ft. Color
1941 Dead Men Tell. 20th Century Fox presents ; [producers] Walter Morosco and Ralph Dietrich ; original screenplay by John Larkin, based on the character "Charlie Chan" created by Earl Derr Biggers ; directed by Harry Lachman. 5 383 ft. 16mm B&W sound
1941 Man At Large. Eugene Forde 6250 ft. Color
1941 Murder Among Friends. Ray McCarey 5500 ft. Color
1942 Quiet, Please, Murder. John Larkin 6 313 ft. B&W
1942 Secret Agent Of Japan. Irving Pichel 6 448 ft. B&W
1942 The Man In The Trunk. Malcolm St. Clair 6 279 ft. Color
1945 Circumstantial Evidence. John Larkin 6 104 ft. B&W
1946 Cloak and dagger. Fritz Lang 3800 16mm B&W sound
1950 Two Weeks With Love. Loew's Inc. 92 min. 35mm Color sound