Occupation Actor Movies High Gear Role Actor | Name John Sinclair Years active 1920's-1945 | |
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Full Name John West Sinclair Born January 6, 1900 ( 1900-01-06 ) Memphis, Tennessee Resting place Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park Died February 13, 1945, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Thelma Hill (m. ?–1938), Vivian Sinclair Similar People Thelma Hill, Preston Sturges, John F Seitz | ||
John West Sinclair (January 6, 1900 - February 13, 1945) was an American actor who worked primarily in silent films.
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Early life and career
Tennessee-born comedian Sinclair, was a favorite stunt double for such 1920s action heroes as Ken Maynard, Billy Sullivan and Reed Howes. Later he wrote gags for W.C. Fields' comedies It's a Gift and Man on the Flying Trapeze, and had uncredited walk-on roles in several sound-era films.
Sinclair's residence was at 8229 Blackburn Avenue, Los Angeles, California. He was married to actress Thelma Hill.
Death
Sinclair died on February 13, 1945 of cirrhosis of the liver, at the age of 45. He is buried at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park, in North Hollywood in a grave marked only by a brass plate with nothing engraved upon it.
Filmography
Actor
1944
Hail the Conquering Hero as
American Legion Bandleader (uncredited)
1943
Hello Frisco, Hello as
Drunk (uncredited)
1943
They Got Me Covered as
Nazi (uncredited)
1942
The Night Before the Divorce as
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1942
All Through the Night as
Ebbing's Henchman (uncredited)
1941
The Great American Broadcast as
Telephone Lineman (uncredited)
1939
Secret Service of the Air as
First Tough in Fight (uncredited)
1938
The Spider's Web as
Writer (uncredited)
1937
There Goes My Girl as
Bit Role (uncredited)
1935
Car 99 as
Crook (uncredited)
1934
Springtime for Henry as
Drunk (uncredited)
1934
Kiss and Make-Up as
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1933
The Barber Shop (Short) as
Mr. Flugg (as John St. Clair)
1933
High Gear as
Mulligan
1932
Million Dollar Legs as
Secretary of Labor (uncredited)
1931
The Messenger Boy (Short) as
Hal (as Johnnie Sinclair)
1931
It Pays to Advertise as
Window Cleaner
1929
The Royal Rider as
Wild West Show Member (as Johnny Sinclair)
1928
Black Feather (as Johnny Sinclair)
1927
High Spirits (Short) as
The Policeman
1926
Teacher, Teacher (Short)(as Johnny Sinclair)
1926
Rapid Fire Romance as
'Breezy' Denman (as Johnny Sinclair)
1926
Fighting Thorobreds (as Johnny Sinclair)
1926
His Taking Ways (Short)(as Johnny Sinclair)
1926
Rain and Shine (Short)(as Johnny Sinclair)
1926
Starvation Hunters (Short)(as Johnnie St. Clair)
1926
The Lost Whirl (Short)(as Johnny Sinclair)
1925
Service (Short)(as Johnny Sinclair)
1925
The Patent Leather Pug (as Johnny Sinclair)
1925
Goat Getter as
Pie-Eye Pickens (as Johnny Sinclair)
1925
Working for the Rest (Short) as
The Husband (as Johnny Sinclair)
1925
Fighting Fate as
The Manager (as Johnny Sinclair)
1925
Cyclone Cavalier as
Mickey (as Johnny Sinclair)
1925
Hollywouldn't (Short)(as Johnny St. Clair)
1925
The Live Agent (Short)
1925
Curses! (Short) as
Second-in-Command (uncredited)
1925
The Iron Mule (Short)
1925
Dynamite Doggie (Short)(uncredited)
1924
Lovemania (Short) as
The best man
1924
Stupid, But Brave (Short)
1924
Never Again (Short)
Stunts
1942
All Through the Night (stunts - uncredited)
1941
Sullivan's Travels (stunts - uncredited)
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade (stunts - uncredited)
1939
Secret Service of the Air (stunts - uncredited)
1937
Slave Ship (stunts - uncredited)
1936
Poppy (stunt double: W.C. Fields - uncredited)
1934
It's a Gift (stunt coordinator - uncredited) / (stunt double: W.C. Fields - uncredited)
1934
Call It Luck (stunts - uncredited)
1934
Voice in the Night (stunt double)
1930
Seven Days Leave (stunts - uncredited)
1927
Two Flaming Youths (stunts - uncredited)
Writer
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze (contributor to special sequences - uncredited)
1934
It's a Gift (contributor to special sequences - uncredited)
Soundtrack
2010
Mike & Molly (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)
- Mike's Apartment (2010) - (producer: "Feels Like the First Time")
2005
Degrassi: The Next Generation (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Modern Love (2005) - (writer: "Love and Affection")
Miscellaneous
1933
King Kong (double - uncredited)
References
John West Sinclair Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA