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name: "John Darrow"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 July 1907"
died: "24 February 1980"
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average_as: "actor"
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updated: "2026-09-19T22:30:35.468723+00:00"
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# John Darrow

Actor. Born 17 July 1907 in Leonia, New Jersey, USA. Died 24 February 1980.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 July 1907, Leonia, New Jersey, USA
- **Died:** 24 February 1980
- **Also known as:** Harry Simpson
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Darrow, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17485906, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0201690/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/88582

## Biography

John Darrow, also credited as Harry Simpson, was an American actor of the late silent and early talking eras. Born Harry Simpson on 17 July 1907 in Leonia, New Jersey, he began acting in theatre with a stock company after high school and made his film debut in 1927.

He appeared in featured and leading roles in films including *The Racket* (1928), *Hell's Angels* (1930) and *Flirtation Walk* (1934). His final screen appearance was in *Annapolis Farewell* (1935). He retired from acting in the mid-1930s and became a successful talent agent.

Darrow was in a relationship with film director Charles Walters from 1936 until his death on 24 February 1980 in Malibu, California. He was the uncle of actress Barbara Darrow.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Flirtation Walk* (1934), Fi1m 57, as Chase — [page](https://film.one/film/flirtation-walk.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

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

- *Crime Over London* (1936), as Jim
- *Annapolis Farewell* (1935), as Porter
- *Eight Bells* (1935), as Carl
- *Square Shooter* (1935), as Johnny Lloyd
- *A Notorious Gentleman* (1935), as Terry Bradford
- *Symphony of Living* (1935), as Richard Greig
- *Flirtation Walk* (1934), as Chase — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/flirtation-walk.md)
- *The Curtain Falls* (1934), as Allan Scorsby
- *I Give My Love* (1934), as Alex Blair
- *Monte Carlo Nights* (1934), as Larry Sturgis
- *The Big Race* (1934), as Bob Hamilton
- *Midshipman Jack* (1933), as Clark Simpson
- *The Big Chance* (1933), as Knockout Frankie (Rocky) Morgan
- *Strange People* (1933), as Jimmy Allen - the Auto Salesman
- *The All-American* (1932), as Bob King
- *Alias Mary Smith* (1932), as Robert Hayes
- *The Midnight Lady* (1932), as Bert
- *Probation* (1932), as Nick Jarrett
- *Fanny Foley Herself* (1931), as Teddy
- *The Bargain* (1931), as Roderick White
- *Everything’s Rosie* (1931), as Billy Lowe
- *The Lady Refuses* (1931), as Russell Courtney
- *Ten Nights in a Bar-room* (1931), as Frank Slade
- *The Primrose Path* (1931), as Buck Randall
- *Hell's Angels* (1930), as Karl Armstedt
- *Cheer Up and Smile* (1930), as Tom
- *The Argyle Case* (1929), as Bruce Argyle
- *Girls Gone Wild* (1929), as Speed Wade
- *Prep and Pep* (1928), as Flash Wells
- *Avalanche* (1928), as Verde
- *The Racket* (1928), as Cub Reporter Dave Ames
- *High School Hero* (1927), as Bill Merrill
- *Long Pants* (1927), as Minor Role (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![John Darrow](https://film.one/media/person/1227072/gallery-071f9fadc0bf.jpg) John Darrow — RKO Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/JohnDarrowTheLadyRefuses.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Lobby card for the American action drama film Midshipman Jack (1933).](https://film.one/media/person/1227072/gallery-bb644666a104.jpg) Lobby card for the American action drama film Midshipman Jack (1933). — RKO Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Midshipman_Jack_lobby_card.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![John Darrow](https://film.one/media/person/1227072/gallery-5641debe9414.jpg) John Darrow — Image via TMDB

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