Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 11, 1910
Place of Birth
Brazil, Indiana, USA
Also Known As
- John Gustave Davis
- Johnnie 'Scat' Davis
- Johnny 'Scat' Davis
- Johnny Davis
Johnnie Davis
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.
Known For - Movies
Garden of the Moon
as Slappy Harris
A Child is Born
as Ringer Banks
Over the Goal
as Tiny Waldron
I Love to Singa
as Owl Jolson (singing voice)
The Shining Future
as Self
Brother Rat
as A. Furman Towsend, Jr.
Mr. Chump
as Bill "Scats" Small
Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Hotel
as Georgia
Men Are Such Fools
as Tad Turkel
