John H. Davis (April 5, 1914 – November 3, 1992) was an American child actor, notable for appearing in Hal Roach's Our Gang series. His sister Mildred Davis also acted; she appeared in Roach comedian Harold Lloyd's films as his leading lady. When Lloyd and Mildred were married in 1923, Lloyd pulled Jack out of Our Gang and enrolled him in military school.[1]

Jack Davis
Davis in The Champeen (1923)
Born	John H. Davis (1914-04-05)April 5, 1914 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	November 3, 1992(1992-11-03) (aged 78) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names	Jackie Davis
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1922–1923
Spouse(s)	Josephine Davis

Career

Davis first appeared in the first Our Gang short, Young Sherlocks. He was known as the little tough boy and was a rival (usually with Mickey) for Mary Kornman's affections. In other shorts he was a just a member of the gang instead of a bully. Davis' screen career ended after 19 shorts in the series when Harold Lloyd and his older sister, Mildred Davis, got married, and Lloyd put the boy into military school.[2][3] His final appearance was the 1923 short Derby Day. After degrees in anthropology and medicine Davis became a successful physician in the Los Angeles area, specialising in cardiology, and associate professor at the UCLA School of Medicine.[1][2] He was the grandfather of American actress Carrie Mitchum and actor Bentley Mitchum.

Death

Davis died in 1992 in Santa Monica, California of respiratory failure at the age of 78.[2]

References

External links

• Jack Davis at IMDb (appears to conflate a number of people with the same name)
• Jack Davis at AllMovie
• Jack Davis at Find a Grave

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