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Home/People/Johnnie Davis
Johnnie Davis profile photo
Born
May 11, 1910Died: Nov 28, 1983
Lived 73 years
Place of Birth
Brazil, Indiana, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

19
Movies
1
TV Shows
Also Known As
John Gustave Davis
Johnnie 'Scat' Davis
Johnny 'Scat' Davis
Johnny Davis
IMDb Profile

Johnnie Davis

Acting

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.
Jazz Ball poster

Jazz Ball

as Self (archive footage)
1956
The Shining Future poster

The Shining Future

as Self
1944
Knickerbocker Holiday poster

Knickerbocker Holiday

as Tenpin
1944
You Can't Ration Love poster

You Can't Ration Love

as Kewpie
1944
Sarong Girl poster

Sarong Girl

as Scat Davis
1943
A Child is Born poster

A Child is Born

as Ringer Banks
1939
Slapsie Maxie's poster

Slapsie Maxie's

as Johnny the Waiter
1939
Sweepstakes Winner poster

Sweepstakes Winner

as Mark Downey
1939
Brother Rat poster

Brother Rat

as A. Furman Towsend, Jr.
1938
Garden of the Moon poster

Garden of the Moon

as Slappy Harris
1938
Campus Cinderella poster

Campus Cinderella

as Johnny Morton
1938
Mr. Chump poster

Mr. Chump

as Bill "Scats" Small
1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn poster

Cowboy from Brooklyn

as Jeff Hardy
1938
Men Are Such Fools poster

Men Are Such Fools

as Tad Turkel
1938
Katnip Kollege poster

Katnip Kollege

as Johnny Cat (voice)
1938
Hollywood Hotel poster

Hollywood Hotel

as Georgia
1938
Over the Goal poster

Over the Goal

as Tiny Waldron
1937
Varsity Show poster

Varsity Show

as Buzz Bolton
1937
I Love to Singa poster

I Love to Singa

as Owl Jolson (singing voice)
1936