Johnnie Davis

Known for

Acting

Born

May 11, 1910

Birthplace

Brazil, Indiana, USA

Died

November 28, 1983 (aged 73)

Biography

Johnnie Davis, also billed as Johnny Davis and Johnnie "Scat" Davis, was an American actor and singer.

Born John Gustave Davis in Brazil, Indiana, into a family of musicians, Davis developed an interest in music during his childhood. He learned to play the trumpet and by the age of 13 was performing with his grandfather's band.

Best known work

I Love to Singa

1936

Katnip Kollege

1938

Hollywood Hotel

1938

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Men Are Such Fools

1938

Varsity Show

1937

Garden of the Moon

1938

Knickerbocker Holiday

1944

A Child is Born

1939

Sweepstakes Winner

1939

Filmography

1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
as Self (2 episodes)
1956
Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
1944
The Shining Future
as Self
1944
Knickerbocker Holiday
as Tenpin
1944
You Can't Ration Love
as Kewpie
1943
Sarong Girl
as Scat Davis
1939
A Child is Born
as Ringer Banks
1939
Slapsie Maxie's
as Johnny the Waiter
1939
Sweepstakes Winner
as Mark Downey
1938
Brother Rat
as A. Furman Towsend, Jr.
1938
Garden of the Moon
as Slappy Harris
1938
Campus Cinderella
as Johnny Morton
1938
Mr. Chump
as Bill "Scats" Small
1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Jeff Hardy
1938
Men Are Such Fools
as Tad Turkel
1938
Katnip Kollege
as Johnny Cat (voice)
1938
Hollywood Hotel
as Georgia
1937
Over the Goal
as Tiny Waldron
1937
Varsity Show
as Buzz Bolton
1936
I Love to Singa
as Owl Jolson (singing voice)