A New York City native, Jackson entered the theatrical world as a child, debuting on Broadway at twelve in a short-run production and later returning to the stage in 1913 where he acted in and produced a series of plays through the late 1920s. His portrayal of the sardonic detective Dan McCorn in the hit play Broadway earned him a film reprise that launched a nearly four-decade screen career, begi… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for The Thin Man 1934 Scarlet Street 1945 The Woman in the Window 1944 Little Caesar 1931 ★ 7.6 Scarlet Street 1945
Chief of Detectives (uncredited) ★ 7.4 The Woman in the Window 1944
Inspector Jackson ★ 7.1 Dead End 1937
Police Lieutenant at Killing (uncredited) ★ 7.1 A Big Hand for the Little Lady 1966
Rt. Rev. Mr. Monckton (uncredited) ★ 7.1 Crime Wave 1953
Bank Guard (uncredited) ★ 7.2 The Last Hurrah 1958
Man (uncredited) ★ 7 Beau Geste 1939
Colonel in Recruiting Office (uncredited) ★ 7 Manhattan Melodrama 1934
Asst. Dist. Atty. Richard Snow ★ 7 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse 1938
Inspector Connors (uncredited) ★ 6.9 City for Conquest 1940
Pep - Sportswriter (uncredited) ★ 6.5 The Doorway to Hell 1930
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Union Station 1950
Detective (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Phone Call from a Stranger 1952
★ 6.5 Mystery of the Wax Museum 1933
Detective at Morgue ★ 6 The Case of the Curious Bride 1935
Toots Howardv ★ 6.4 Gypsy 1962
Station Master (uncredited) ★ 6 Parachute Jumper 1933
Detective Lt. Coffey ★ 6.3 Call of the Wild 1935
'Tex' Rickard ★ 6.1 Nancy Drew... Reporter 1939
City Editor Bostwick ★ 5.9 The Last Days of Pompeii 1935
The Lanista (uncredited) ★ 5.5 The Guilty 1947
Tim McGinnis ★ 6 Doctor X 1932
Daily World Editor ★ 4.8 It Conquered the World 1956
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