---
name: "John P. Navin Jr."
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-p-navin-jr"
fi1m_id: "john-p-navin-jr"
imdb_id: "nm0623117"
tmdb_id: 92557
wikidata_id: "Q6251672"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 July 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T18:19:39.114195+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 P. Navin Jr.

## Identity

John P. Navin Jr.

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-p-navin-jr
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-p-navin-jr
- **IMDb ID:** nm0623117
- **TMDB ID:** 92557
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6251672
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._Navin_Jr., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6251672, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0623117/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/92557

Actor. Born 24 July 1968 in Philadelphia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 July 1968, Philadelphia
- **Active:** 1981–1983
- **Also known as:** John Navin
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._Navin_Jr., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6251672, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0623117/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/92557

## Biography

John P. Navin Jr. is an American actor born on 24 July 1968. He is credited as John Navin on some productions.

His film roles include Derek Mellott in *Taps* (1981), Cousin Dale in *National Lampoon's Vacation* (1983), Wendell in *Losin' It* (1983), and a part in *Explorers* (1985). On television he appeared as Joey Elliot in the series *Jennifer Slept Here* (1983–1984) and in guest roles on *Cheers* (1982), *The Facts of Life*, *Silver Spoons*, *Gimme a Break!*, and *Double Trouble*.

He performed on Broadway as one of the Lost Boys in a production of *Peter Pan* starring Sandy Duncan in the early 1980s.

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *National Lampoon's Vacation* (1983), Fi1m 70, as Cousin Dale — [page](https://film.one/film/national-lampoons-vacation.md)
- *Taps* (1981), Fi1m 63, as Derek Mellott — [page](https://film.one/film/taps.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

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

- *Mr. Sunshine* (1986), series, Actor
- *Explorers* (1985), as Couple at Drive-In
- *The Toughest Man in the World* (1984), as Billy
- *Double Trouble* (1984), series, as Miles
- *Jennifer Slept Here* (1983), series, as Joey Elliot
- *National Lampoon's Vacation* (1983), as Cousin Dale — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/national-lampoons-vacation.md)
- *Losin' It* (1983), as Wendell/Whimp
- *Cheers* (1982), series, as Boy — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md)
- *Silver Spoons* (1982), series, as Hobart 'Ox' Doyle
- *Taps* (1981), as Derek Mellott — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/taps.md)
- *Gimme a Break!* (1981), series, Actor
- *The Facts of Life* (1979), series, Actor

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