Profile
Johnny Arthur
Actor
Male
Born
May 20, 1883
Hometown
Scottdale, Pennsy...
Died
Dec 31, 1951
Death Place
Woodland Hills, L...
Other Names
Williams, John Le...
Johnny Arthur was an American stage and motion picture actor.
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1883
Birth
Born on May 20, 1883.
FORTIES
1923
40 Years Old
Born John Lennox Arthur Williams in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, Arthur was a veteran of twenty-five years on stage before he made his screen debut in 1923's The Unknown Purple.
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FIFTIES
1934
51 Years Old
When the Production Code took effect on July 1, 1934, the "pansy" characters played by Arthur were banned from all Hollywood movies.
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1942
59 Years Old
Arthur is perhaps most remembered for his appearances as Darla Hood's father in Hal Roach's Our Gang shorts. Most of his later roles were unbilled bits, with the notable exception of the 1942 serial, The Masked Marvel.
LATE ADULTHOOD
1951
69 Years Old
Arthur died of heart disease on December 31, 1951 at the Motion Picture Country Home.
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