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Harold Goodwin (December 1, 1902 – July 12, 1987) was an American film actor who performed in over 225 films.
Born in Peoria, Illinois, Goodwin began his film career while still in his teens in the 1915 film short Mike's Elopement. One of his most popular roles of the silent era was that of Ted Brown in the 1927 Buster Keaton comedy College. Goodwin followed up with a role in another Keaton film The Cameraman in 1928 opposite Keaton and actress Marceline Day. He worked steadily through the silent film era and transitioned into the talkie era as a popular character actor. One of his most notable roles of the era was that of Detering in the 1930 Lewis Milestone directed World War I drama All Quiet on the Western Front.
In his later years, Goodwin mainly acted in the Western film genre and often worked as a stuntmen for film studios. In the 1960s, Goodwin made many guest appearances of the NBC television series Daniel Boone starring Fess Parker and Ed Ames.
Goodwin made his last film appearance in the low-budget horror film The Boy Who Cried Werewolf before retiring from the film industry. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA in 1987 after being shot for adultery.
Known For
Spartacus
(1960)
Slave (uncredited)
All Quiet on the Western Front
(1930)
Detering
The Cameraman
(1928)
Stagg
Calamity Jane
(1953)
Poker Player (uncredited)
Union Pacific
(1939)
Calvin
Jesse James
(1939)
Bill
Suds
(1920)
Benjamin Pillsbury Jones
Night Passage
(1957)
Pick Gannon
Tokyo Joe
(1949)
Young Mr. Lincoln
(1939)
Jeremiah Carter (uncredited)
Experiment in Terror
(1962)
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
(1951)
Bartender (uncredited)
Buck Privates
(1941)
Sergeant Leading Recruits Through Train Station (uncredited)
The Kid from Texas
(1950)
Matt Curtis
The Story of Temple Drake
(1933)
Second Jellybean / Rejected Suitor (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Old Heidelberg
(1915)
Prince Karl - Age 12
The Silent Man
(1917)
David Bryce
The Sawdust Ring
(1917)
Peter Weldon
A Society Sensation
(1918)
Timmy
Set Free
(1918)
Ronald Blair
The Winning Girl
(1919)
Jack Milligan
Heart o' the Hills
(1919)
Young Jason Honeycutt
Suds
(1920)
Benjamin Pillsbury Jones
You Never Can Tell
(1920)
Jimmy Flannery
Overland Red
(1920)
Collie
The Family Honor
(1920)
The Grocer Boy
The Bear Cat
(1922)
Peter May
Tracked to Earth
(1922)
Dick Jones
The Rosary
(1922)
Skeeters Martin
Man to Man
(1922)
Slim Barbee
Seeing's Believing
(1922)
The Flirt
(1922)
Jimmy Madison
Kindled Courage
(1923)
Hugh Paxton
The Ramblin' Kid
(1923)
Skinny Rawlins
Broadway Gold
(1923)
The Wanters
(1923)
Chauffeur
Gentle Julia
(1923)
Noble Dill
The Arizona Express
(1924)
David Keith
Madonna of the Streets
(1924)
Walter Bowman
Hit and Run
(1924)
Tex Adams
The Midshipman
(1925)
Tex
Riders of the Purple Sage
(1925)
Bern Venters
The Talker
(1925)
Lonnie Whinston
The Better 'Ole
(1926)
Bert Chester - British Secret Service
A Bankrupt Honeymoon
(1926)
Harold Pembroke
The Honeymoon Express
(1926)
Lance
Secret Orders
(1926)
Eddie Delano
The Flaming Frontier
(1926)
Lawrence Stanwood
Tarzan and the Golden Lion
(1927)
Jack Bradley
Snowbound
(1927)
Joe Baird
College
(1927)
Jeff Brown, A rival
The Cheer Leader
(1928)
Richard Crosby
The Cameraman
(1928)
Stagg
Her Summer Hero
(1928)
Herb Darrow
Light of India
(1929)
Flight
(1929)
Steve Roberts
Honeymooniacs
(1929)
Train Passenger Husband
All Quiet on the Western Front
(1930)
Detering
The Widow from Chicago
(1930)
James 'Jimmy' Henderson
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 6: 'The Big Irons'
(1931)
Mr. Goodwin (uncredited)
Dirigible
(1931)
Hansen
Graft
(1931)
'Speed' Hansen
Movie Crazy
(1932)
Miller
Sky Bride
(1932)
Wild Bill Adams
The Story of Temple Drake
(1933)
Second Jellybean / Rejected Suitor (uncredited)
Lone Cowboy
(1933)
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Strawberry Roan
(1933)
Bart Hawkins
The Girl in 419
(1933)
Doctor
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
(1933)
Len
Smoking Guns
(1934)
Hank Stone
Wagon Wheels
(1934)
Nancy's Brother
She Was a Lady
(1934)
Yank
One Run Elmer
(1935)
Jim - Elmer's Rival
Hollywood Trouble
(1935)
Robin Hood of El Dorado
(1936)
Slocum
The Dark Hour
(1936)
Peter Blake
Three on a Limb
(1936)
Homer the Cop
Grand Slam Opera
(1936)
Band Leader
Roaming Lady
(1936)
Reid's Pilot
Theodora Goes Wild
(1936)
Photographer at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
Love Takes Flight
(1937)
Skipper
It Happened in Hollywood
(1937)
Buck
Breakfast for Two
(1937)
Joe - Blair's Chauffeur
Jail Bait
(1937)
Ditto
(1937)
Hank
One Wild Night
(1938)
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Start Cheering
(1938)
Assistant Director
While New York Sleeps
(1938)
Harold - Reporter
Kentucky Moonshine
(1938)
Reporter (uncredited)
Boy Friend
(1939)
Matchie Riggs
Here I Am a Stranger
(1939)
Chauffeur
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
(1939)
Barfly
News Is Made at Night
(1939)
Simms
Second Fiddle
(1939)
Pool Party Photographer
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
(1939)
Airplane Steward
Jesse James
(1939)
Bill
Hollywood Cavalcade
(1939)
Prop Boy
Pack Up Your Troubles
(1939)
American Aviator
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
(1939)
Nightclub Bouncer and Seaman (uncredited)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
(1939)
Ship Dispatch Officer
Union Pacific
(1939)
Calvin
Young Mr. Lincoln
(1939)
Jeremiah Carter (uncredited)
One Against the World
(1939)
Tom Crawford (uncredited)
The Jones Family in Hollywood
(1939)
Legion Member (uncredited)
Too Busy to Work
(1939)
Raymond
Free, Blonde and 21
(1940)
Undetermined Role
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
(1940)
Reporter
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
(1940)
Ranger Comstock
City of Chance
(1940)
Dealer
Charlie Chan in Panama
(1940)
Military Police Corporal
The Blue Bird
(1940)
Hickory
Viva Cisco Kid
(1940)
Hank Gunther
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
(1940)
Edwards, radio sound man
High School
(1940)
Gangster
Forced Landing
(1941)
Petchnikoff
Cadet Girl
(1941)
Sergeant (uncredited)
Buck Privates
(1941)
Sergeant Leading Recruits Through Train Station (uncredited)
Sleepers West
(1941)
Hay Foot
(1942)
Lieutenant Caldwell
About Face
(1942)
Capt. Caldwell
Brooklyn Orchid
(1942)
Taxi Dispatcher
Quiet Please, Murder
(1943)
Stover
Don't Gamble with Strangers
(1946)
John Sanders
Ride the Pink Horse
(1947)
Red
Here Comes Trouble
(1948)
Reporter with Cigars (uncredited)
The Bold Frontiersman
(1948)
Poker Player
Carson City Raiders
(1948)
Dave Starky
Tokyo Joe
(1949)
Law of the Golden West
(1949)
Northerner in bar
The Wyoming Bandit
(1949)
Sheriff
The Lady Gambles
(1949)
Westerner (uncredited)
The Invisible Monster
(1950)
Kirk - Body-Shop Henchman [Ch.11] (uncredited)
The Kid from Texas
(1950)
Matt Curtis
The Great Rupert
(1950)
Callahan - F.B.I. Man
The Vanishing Westerner
(1950)
Howard Glumm
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
(1950)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
(1951)
Bartender (uncredited)
Life with Buster Keaton
(1951)
Paradise for Buster
(1952)
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
(1953)
Dr. Coleman (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
(1953)
Poker Player (uncredited)
Black Tuesday
(1954)
Fire Commissioner (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
(1955)
Cameraman
Walk the Proud Land
(1956)
Telegrapher (uncredited)
Joe Butterfly
(1957)
Col. Hopper
Night Passage
(1957)
Pick Gannon
Step Down to Terror
(1958)
Man with Dog (uncredited)
Twilight for the Gods
(1958)
Salvage Man (uncredited)
Spartacus
(1960)
Slave (uncredited)
Experiment in Terror
(1962)
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Move Over, Darling
(1963)
Bailiff (uncredited)
Fate Is the Hunter
(1964)
Art Baldwin (uncredited)
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
(1973)
Mr Duncan
Writing
Crew