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name: "John Arledge"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-arledge"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 March 1906"
died: "15 May 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T00:08:34.699621+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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# John Arledge

Actor. Born 12 March 1906 in Crockett, Texas, USA. Died 15 May 1947.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 March 1906, Crockett, Texas, USA
- **Died:** 15 May 1947
- **Active:** 1934–1940
- **Also known as:** Johnny Arledge, Johnson Arledge, Johnson Lundy Arledge
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 66 (2), 1940s 86 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Arledge, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15720482, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035138/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/101881

## Biography

John Arledge (born Johnson Lundy Arledge) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in dozens of supporting roles in Hollywood productions of the 1930s and 1940s.

His credits include *Flirtation Walk* (1934) as Spike Dukowe, *Gone with the Wind* (1939) as a dying soldier (uncredited), *The Grapes of Wrath* (1940) as Davis, and *Dark Passage* (1947) as the lonely man at the bus station (uncredited). He also featured in *Strange Cargo* (1940) as Dufond.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these

- *The Grapes of Wrath* (1940), Fi1m 86, as Davis — [page](https://film.one/film/the-grapes-of-wrath.md)
- *Flirtation Walk* (1934), Fi1m 57, as Spike Dukowe — [page](https://film.one/film/flirtation-walk.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Gone with the Wind* (1939), Fi1m 74, as Dying Soldier (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/gone-with-the-wind.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

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

- *Dark Passage* (1947), as Lonely Man at Bus Station (uncredited)
- *I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now* (1947), as Clerk (uncredited)
- *That's My Man* (1947), as Thunder's owner
- *Arizona* (1940), as Southern Lieutenant (uncredited)
- *The Flag of Humanity* (1940), as Jeremy
- *City for Conquest* (1940), as Salesman
- *Ski Patrol* (1940), as Dick Reynolds
- *It's a Date* (1940), as Newcomer on Ship (uncredited)
- *The Grapes of Wrath* (1940), as Davis — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-grapes-of-wrath.md)
- *Strange Cargo* (1940), as Dufond
- *The Fighting 69th* (1940), as Alabama Man #2 (uncredited)
- *Gone with the Wind* (1939), as Dying Soldier (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/gone-with-the-wind.md)
- *All Women Have Secrets* (1939), as Joe Tucker
- *6,000 Enemies* (1939), as Phil Donegan
- *Twelve Crowded Hours* (1939), as Red
- *You Can't Cheat an Honest Man* (1939), as Phineas Whipsnade
- *Campus Confessions* (1938), as Freddy Fry
- *Numbered Woman* (1938), as Tommy Morgan
- *Prison Nurse* (1938), as Mousie
- *County Fair* (1937), as John Hope
- *Big City* (1937), as Buddy
- *The Big Game* (1936), as Spike Adams
- *Don't Turn 'em Loose* (1936), as Walter Clifford
- *Murder on a Bridle Path* (1936), as Joey Thomas
- *Two in Revolt* (1936), as John Woods
- *You May Be Next!* (1936), as Eddie House
- *We're Only Human* (1935), as Johnny O'Brien
- *Shipmates Forever* (1935), as Johnny 'Coxswain' Lawrence
- *Old Man Rhythm* (1935), as Pinky Parker
- *The Farmer Takes a Wife* (1935), as Man Talking About Transcontinental Railroad
- *Mary Jane's Pa* (1935), as Linc Overman
- *Devil Dogs of the Air* (1935), as Mac
- *Flirtation Walk* (1934), as Spike Dukowe — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/flirtation-walk.md)
- *Jimmy and Sally* (1933), as Joe
- *Olsen’s Big Moment* (1933), as Harry Smith
- *Hell's Highway* (1932), as Joe Carter
- *Week Ends Only* (1932), as Ted Lane
- *Huddle* (1932), as Pidge
- *Careless Lady* (1932), as Hank Oldfield
- *After Tomorrow* (1932), as Office Worker / Wedding Rehearsal Guest
- *Heartbreak* (1931), as Jerry Sommers
- *The Spider* (1931), as Tommy
- *Daddy Long Legs* (1931), as Jimmy McBride
- *Young Sinners* (1931), as Jimmy
- *King of Jazz* (1930), as First Pianist at Giant Piano ('Rhapsody in Blue') / Quartet Member ('Nellie') (as Johnson Arledge)

## Gallery

- ![John Arledge](https://film.one/media/person/447548/gallery-78710198e4f6.jpg) John Arledge — Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/John_Arledge.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![John Arledge](https://film.one/media/person/447548/gallery-38064a907cdb.jpg) John Arledge — Image via TMDB

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