Born in Marshall, Missouri, and raised in Colorado Springs, Johnson left school at fifteen to assist his horse-trading father before entering the film business in 1909, where his tall, muscular frame quickly made him a sought-after character actor. He co-founded the Lincoln Motion Picture Company in 1916, pioneering “race films” that portrayed African-American life with dignity, and served as its… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for King Kong 1933 The Mummy 1932 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916 ★ 7.1 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916
Babylonian Soldier (uncredited) ★ 7.3 The Thief of Bagdad 1924
The Indian Prince ★ 7.3 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925
Crowd Member (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Lost Horizon 1937
Leader of Porters (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Union Pacific 1939
Native American Shooting Piano (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Safe in Hell 1931
Bobo ★ 6.6 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1921
Conquest (uncredited) ★ 6.6 The Lives of a Bengal Lancer 1935
Ram Singh ★ 6.6 Angel on My Shoulder 1946
Trustee in Hell (uncredited) ★ 6.5 The Ghost Breakers 1940
The Zombie ★ 6.5 Juarez 1939
General Regules (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Drums Along the Mohawk 1939
Native American (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Noah's Ark 1928
Slave Broker ★ 6.4 Road to Zanzibar 1941
Chief ★ 6.4 North West Mounted Police 1940
Native American ★ 6.4 The King of Kings 1927
Charioteer ★ 6.2 Mysterious Mr. Moto 1938
Native Sergeant ★ 6.4 The Ten Commandments 1923
The Bronze Man - Prologue ★ 6.4 Jungle Book 1942
Sikh ★ 6.2 Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943
Charlie the Gower Gulch Indian (uncredited) ★ 6 Seven Sinners 1940
Irate Russian (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Allegheny Uprising 1939
Captured Delaware Native American ★ 5.7 Roman Scandals 1933
Torturer (uncredited) ★ 5.5 The Mad Doctor of Market Street 1942
Native Chief Elan ★ 5.6 She 1935
Amahaggar Chief ★ 5.5 Rose Hobart 1936
Man (archive footage) (uncredited) ★ 6 Murders in the Rue Morgue 1932
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