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name: "Ivan Linow"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ivan-linow"
roles: []
born: "31 December 1887"
died: "21 November 1940"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-19T21:26:11.101623+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ivan Linow

Actor. Born 31 December 1887 in Russian Empire [now Latvia]. Died 21 November 1940.

## Details

- **Born:** 31 December 1887, Russian Empire [now Latvia]
- **Died:** 21 November 1940
- **Also known as:** Jānis Linaus, Jack Linow
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Linow, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18715981, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0513103/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1015769

## Biography

Ivan Linow (born Jānis Linaus; also credited as Jack Linow) was a Latvian-born American professional wrestler and character actor. He began wrestling in the United States in 1918 and entered films in the early 1920s, appearing in more than forty supporting and bit parts through the silent and early sound eras while continuing his wrestling career until 1931.

His film credits include *In Old Arizona* (1928) as a Russian Immigrant (uncredited), *The Red Dance* (1928) as Ivan Petroff, *City Girl* (1930) as a taxi driver (uncredited), *The Miracle Woman* (1931) as Gunboat (uncredited), *Jewel Robbery* (1932) as a chauffeur (uncredited), and *The Scarlet Empress* (1934) as an imperial guardsman (uncredited). He died in London on 21 November 1940.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, wikidata.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *In Old Arizona* (1928), Fi1m 61, as Russian Immigrant (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/in-old-arizona.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Daring Young Man* (1935), as Prisoner
- *Vagabond Lady* (1935), as Man in Manhole (uncredited)
- *The Merry Frinks* (1934), as Barkefky, the First Russian
- *The Scarlet Empress* (1934), Actor
- *Tillie and Gus* (1933), as The Swede
- *Scarlet Dawn* (1932), as Ivan (Uncredited)
- *The Sport Parade* (1932), as Muller
- *Rackety Rax* (1932), as Tossilitis
- *Jewel Robbery* (1932), as Chauffeur (uncredited)
- *Dumb Dicks* (1932), as Jabez
- *The Shadow of the Eagle* (1932), as Henie the Strong Man
- *The Yellow Ticket* (1931), as Wrestler
- *Catch-As Catch-Can* (1931), as Strangler's wrestling opponent (uncredited)
- *The Miracle Woman* (1931), as Gunboat (uncredited)
- *Newly Rich* (1931), as Franz - the Masseur (uncredited)
- *Goldie* (1931), as Husband
- *Madonna of the Streets* (1930), Actor
- *Just Imagine* (1930), as Loko
- *The Silver Horde* (1930), as Svenson
- *The Unholy Three* (1930), as Hercules
- *Numbered Men* (1930), as 'Baby Face'
- *The Song of the Flame* (1930), as Konstanin's Pal
- *Temple Tower* (1930), as Gaspard
- *The Ship from Shanghai* (1930), as Pete
- *City Girl* (1930), as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- *The Cock-Eyed World* (1929), as Sanovich
- *The River* (1929), as Sam Thompson
- *Black Magic* (1929), as Zelig
- *Waltzing Around* (1929), as Young Krovatsky
- *The Far Call* (1929), as Red Dunkirk
- *Speakeasy* (1929), as Wrestler
- *In Old Arizona* (1928), as Russian Immigrant (uncredited) — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/in-old-arizona.md)
- *The Red Dance* (1928), as Ivan Petroff
- *Plastered in Paris* (1928), as Sergeant Cou Cou
- *Lover's Island* (1925), as Sam Johnson
- *Sunken Silver* (1925), as Rako
- *Wages of Virtue* (1924), as Luigi
- *The Story Without a Name* (1924), as Lab assistant
- *Three Miles Out* (1924), as 'Bull' Jordan
- *Zaza* (1923), as Apache
- *Enemies of Women* (1923), as Terrorist
- *Fury* (1923), as Zece
- *Cappy Ricks* (1921), as Ole Peterson

## Gallery

- ![Ivan Linow in Enemies of Women - cropped screenshot (1923)](https://film.one/media/person/1224213/gallery-89a651735e23.jpg) Ivan Linow in Enemies of Women - cropped screenshot (1923) — film screenshot (Goldwyn Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Ivan_Linow_in_Enemies_of_Women.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ivan Linow](https://film.one/media/person/1224213/gallery-8691dc9b21d8.jpg) Ivan Linow — RKO Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/IvanLinowJoelMcCrea.TheSilverHorde1930.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ivan Linow in The Silver Horde - cropped screenshot (1930)](https://film.one/media/person/1224213/gallery-af9289540f70.jpg) Ivan Linow in The Silver Horde - cropped screenshot (1930) — film screenshot (RKO), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Ivan_Linow_in_The_Silver_Horde.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Title: "Strangler" Lewis defeats Cossack giant. Ed "Strangler" Lewis is seen applying the deadly headlock to Ivan Linow at the International Championship Wrestl (1920)](https://film.one/media/person/1224213/gallery-7224d93fac11.jpg) Title: "Strangler" Lewis defeats Cossack giant. Ed "Strangler" Lewis is seen applying the deadly headlock to Ivan Linow at the International Championship Wrestl (1920) — Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/%22Strangler%22_Lewis_defeats_Cossack_giant._Ed_%22Strangler%22_Lewis_is_seen_applying_the_deadly_headlock_to_Ivan_Linow_at_the_International_Championship_Wrestling_Tournament_LCCN2003663442.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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