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John Carroll

 
Actor: John Carroll
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  • Born: Jul 17, 1906 in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Died: Sep 24, 1979
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '30s-'50s
  • Major Genres: Western, Drama
  • Career Highlights: Decision at Sundown, Only Angels Have Wings, The Flying Tigers
  • First Major Screen Credit: Death in the Air (1936)

Biography

Born Julian LaFaye, John Carroll was a dark, dashingly handsome actor and baritone singer with a mustache, black curly hair, and cocked eyebrows. He was considered by MGM in the early '40s to be a potential rival to Clark Gable. He ran away from home at age 12, supporting himself in several jobs and later made his way to Europe, where he became a cash-winning race-car driver and also studied voice. At first a film stunt man in the early '30s, by 1935 he had worked his way up to leads for RKO, debuting onscreen in Hi Gaucho! (1935). Carroll reached his peak in the early '40s as a leading man (occasionally singing) in light, second-string MGM films and musicals; he also did B-movies and action pictures for Republic and other studios. His wise investments in land and in the shrimping industry left him a wealthy man when he retired from films in the late '50s. ~ All Movie Guide
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John Carroll

from the trailer for Fiesta (1947)
Born Julian LaFaye
July 17, 1906(1906-07-17)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died April 24, 1979 (aged 72)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Years active 1929–1974
Spouse(s) Steffi Duna (1935-1936)
(divorced)
Lucille Ryman Carroll (?-1979)
(his death)

John Carroll (17 July 1906 – 24 April 1979) was an American actor and singer. He was born Julian Lafaye in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Carroll performed in several small roles in films under his original name until 1935, when he first used the name John Carroll in Hi, Gaucho!. He appeared in several Western films in the 1930s, including the role of Zorro in Zorro Rides Again in 1937. Probably his best known role was as Woody Jason in the 1942 movie Flying Tigers with John Wayne. He worked steadily through the mid-1950s, but his work began to fade out in the latter half of the decade. His last role was in Ride a Pink Car in 1974.

Carroll was married twice; first to Steffi Duna (the couple had a daughter, Julianna Benito), and then to Lucille Ryman (until his death).

Carroll died of leukemia in Hollywood, California.

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