Johnnie Davis

Johnnie Davis

1910-05-11 – 1983-11-28 (age 73) Brazil, Indiana, USA
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Biography

Johnnie Davis, also billed as Johnny Davis and Johnnie "Scat" Davis, was an American actor and singer.

Born John Gustave Davis in Brazil, Indiana, into a family of musicians, Davis developed an interest in music during his childhood. He learned to play the trumpet and by the age of 13 was performing with his grandfather's band.

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Known For

I Love to Singa
I Love to Singa

1936

as Owl Jolson (singing voice)

Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood Hotel

1938

as Georgia

A Child is Born
A Child is Born

1939

as Ringer Banks

Katnip Kollege
Katnip Kollege

1938

as Johnny Cat (voice)

Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon

1938

as Slappy Harris

Cowboy from Brooklyn
Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938

as Jeff Hardy

Over the Goal
Over the Goal

1937

as Tiny Waldron

Varsity Show
Varsity Show

1937

as Buzz Bolton

Brother Rat
Brother Rat

1938

as A. Furman Towsend, Jr.

You Can't Ration Love
Knickerbocker Holiday
Men Are Such Fools
Men Are Such Fools

1938

as Tad Turkel

Slapsie Maxie's
Slapsie Maxie's

1939

as Johnny the Waiter

Sweepstakes Winner
Sweepstakes Winner

1939

as Mark Downey

Campus Cinderella
Campus Cinderella

1938

as Johnny Morton

Sarong Girl
Sarong Girl

1943

as Scat Davis

Mr. Chump
Mr. Chump

1938

as Bill "Scats" Small

The Shining Future
Jazz Ball
Jazz Ball

1956

as Self (archive footage)