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John Rawlins
John Rawlins

John Rawlins

  • Department:Directing
  • Place of birth:Long Beach, California, USA
  • Birthday:6/9/1902
  • Deathday:5/20/1997
  • Popularity:1
  • Also known as:John Rawlings | J.R. Rawlins | Jack Rawlins | Jack Rollins

Biography:

Director John Rawlins started in films in 1918 as an actor, stunt man, gag writer and assistant director. For a while he sidelined as a comedy writer, then became an editor and later directed second features for First National in Britain from the early 1930s. Returning to the US, he joined Universal (1938-46), where he turned out "B" pictures and serials, including installments of the "Dick Tracy" and "Sherlock Holmes" series. He had similar assignments at RKO (1947-48) and United Artists (1951-53), before branching out into television dramas.Expand

Acting and producing career