
John Carroll (July 17, 1906 – April 24, 1979) was an American actor and singer. He was born Julian Lafaye in New Orleans, Louisiana. Carroll performed in several small roles in films under his original name until 1935, when he first used the name John Carroll in Hi, Gaucho! He appeared in several Western films in the 1930s, including the role of Zorro in Zorro Rides Again in 1937. He was the male lead in the Marx Brothers' Western comedy Go West in 1940. Probably his best known role was as Woody Jason in the 1942 movie Flying Tigers with John Wayne. He was also notable as a Cajun soldier, aptly nicknamed "Wolf", in the 1945 comedy A Letter for Evie.
He interrupted his movie career during World War II and served as a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot in North Africa. He broke his back in a crash. He recovered and resumed his acting career.
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IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
as Lou Martin

as James Vega / Zorro · 3 episodes

as Mr. Henry

as Sagebrush

as Terry Turner in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Clint Jones
as Tate Kimbrough

as Jeff Longstreet

as Grant Sanborn

as Jotham Klore

as John Kilton

as Joe Blake / Eddie Paul

as Gregg Delaney

as Charlie Dakin

as Stephen Curtis

as Johnny Morrell
as George MacAllister

as John Wesley Baker

as Actor in Canoe (clip from "Swingtime in the Movies", 1938) (uncredited)

as Glenn Forrester

as Jose 'Pepe' Ortega

as Michael Vance
as Gent Shelton
as Rick Arden

as Brad McArthur

as El Gato

as James Vega/Zorro

as Joe Donahue

as Jerry Blackwood

as Bonapartist (uncredited)

as Doughboy (uncredited)
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