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Johnnie Davis

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Born: May 11, 1910
Died: November 28, 1983
From: Brazil, Indiana, USA

Also known as

John Gustave Davis · Johnnie 'Scat' Davis · Johnny 'Scat' Davis · Johnny Davis

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.

Known for

I Love to Singa

Katnip Kollege

Campus Cinderella

Men Are Such Fools

Hollywood Hotel

Sweepstakes Winner

Garden of the Moon

Varsity Show

Filmography

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1961

The Mike Douglas Show

Acting (Self) 2 EP

1956

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1944

The Shining Future

Acting (Self)

Knickerbocker Holiday

Acting (Tenpin)

You Can't Ration Love

Acting (Kewpie)

1943

Sarong Girl

Acting (Scat Davis)

1939

A Child is Born

Acting (Ringer Banks)

Slapsie Maxie's

Acting (Johnny the Waiter)

Sweepstakes Winner

Acting (Mark Downey)

1938

Brother Rat

Acting (A. Furman Towsend, Jr.)

Garden of the Moon

Acting (Slappy Harris)

Campus Cinderella

Acting (Johnny Morton)

Acting (Bill "Scats" Small)

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Acting (Jeff Hardy)

Men Are Such Fools

Acting (Tad Turkel)

Katnip Kollege

Acting (Johnny Cat (voice))

Hollywood Hotel

Acting (Georgia)

1937

Over the Goal

Acting (Tiny Waldron)

Varsity Show

Acting (Buzz Bolton)

1936

I Love to Singa

Acting (Owl Jolson (singing voice))