---
name: "John Alban"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-alban"
fi1m_id: "john-alban"
imdb_id: "nm0016251"
tmdb_id: 1466128
roles: []
born: "2 January 1903"
died: "9 August 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-25T06:28:43.670877+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."
---

# John Alban

## Identity

John Alban

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-alban
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-alban
- **IMDb ID:** nm0016251
- **TMDB ID:** 1466128
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0016251/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1466128

Actor. Born 2 January 1903 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 9 August 1978.

## Details

- **Born:** 2 January 1903, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 9 August 1978
- **Also known as:** Clyde Harlan Alban
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 68 (1), 1940s 80 (2), 1950s 84 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 83 to 78 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 3, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Action 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $13m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0016251/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1466128

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*The Postman Always Rings Twice*](https://film.one/film/the-postman-always-rings-twice.md) (82)

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## Biography

John Alban was an American actor. Born on 2 January 1903 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, he appeared in numerous films and television series, most often in uncredited roles.

His credits include *Citizen Kane* (1941), *The Postman Always Rings Twice* (1946), *Limelight* (1952), *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes* (1953), *A Star Is Born* (1954), *East of Eden* (1955), *Gunfight at the O.K. Corral* (1957), *Inherit the Wind* (1960), and episodes of *The Twilight Zone* (1959) and *Batman* (1966). He also appeared in *Gunga Din* (1939) and *Till the Clouds Roll By* (1946).

Alban was married to Pauline Garon and Renee Evans. He died on 9 August 1978 in Los Angeles, California.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes* (1953), Fi1m 82, as Ship Passenger (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/gentlemen-prefer-blondes.md)
- *Gun Crazy* (1950), Fi1m 86, as Office Worker (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/gun-crazy.md)
- *The Postman Always Rings Twice* (1946), Fi1m 82, as Photographer (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-postman-always-rings-twice.md)
- *Yankee Doodle Dandy* (1942), Fi1m 78, as Theatre Patron (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/yankee-doodle-dandy.md)
- *Gunga Din* (1939), Fi1m 68, as (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/gunga-din.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

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

- *Fitzwilly* (1967), as Customer (uncredited)
- *Batman* (1966), series, as Jewel Bidder (uncredited), Art Exhibit Patron (uncredited)
- *Sex and the Single Girl* (1964), as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- *Youngblood Hawke* (1964), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *Send Me No Flowers* (1964), as Commuter (uncredited)
- *The Best Man* (1964), as Banquet Guest (uncredited)
- *Seven Days in May* (1964), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *Critic's Choice* (1963), as Audience Member (uncredited)
- *Lover Come Back* (1961), as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- *Inherit the Wind* (1960), as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Club Member (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Auntie Mame* (1958), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *Pal Joey* (1957), as Guest at Charity Ball (uncredited)
- *Portland Exposé* (1957), as Tavern Patron (uncredited)
- *Gunfight at the O.K. Corral* (1957), as Barfly (uncredited)
- *East of Eden* (1955), as Townsman (uncredited)
- *A Star Is Born* (1954), as Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)
- *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes* (1953), as Ship Passenger (uncredited) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/gentlemen-prefer-blondes.md)
- *Limelight* (1952), as Empire Theatre Patron (uncredited)
- *The Merry Widow* (1952), as Club Patron (uncredited)
- *Room for One More* (1952), Actor
- *I'll See You in My Dreams* (1951), as Benefit Guest (uncredited)
- *Storm Warning* (1951), as Reporter (uncredited)
- *Gun Crazy* (1950), as Office Worker (uncredited) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/gun-crazy.md)
- *In the Good Old Summertime* (1949), as Audience Member (uncredited)
- *The Fountainhead* (1949), as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- *The Great Gatsby* (1949), as Patent Medicine King (uncredited)
- *They Won't Believe Me* (1947), as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
- *Possessed* (1947), as Concert Spectator (uncredited)
- *Repeat Performance* (1947), Actor
- *The Egg and I* (1947), as Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)
- *California* (1947), as Delegate (uncredited)
- *Deception* (1946), as Concertgoer (uncredited)
- *The Strange Woman* (1946), as Congregation Member (uncredited))
- *The Last Crooked Mile* (1946), Actor
- *The Postman Always Rings Twice* (1946), as Photographer (uncredited) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-postman-always-rings-twice.md)
- *Blonde Alibi* (1946), as Policeman #3 (Uncredited)
- *I Married a Witch* (1942), Actor
- *Yankee Doodle Dandy* (1942), as Theatre Patron (uncredited) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/yankee-doodle-dandy.md)
- *Ball of Fire* (1941), as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
- *Ziegfeld Girl* (1941), as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- *Citizen Kane* (1941), as Reporter (uncredited) — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/citizen-kane.md)
- *The Housekeeper's Daughter* (1939), as William Randall
- *Gunga Din* (1939), as (uncredited) — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/gunga-din.md)
- *The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse* (1938), as Guest (uncredited)
- *That Certain Woman* (1937), as Club Patron (uncredited)
- *Sing and Like It* (1934), as Audience Member (uncredited)

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