John Alvin
Biography
John Alvin was an American actor whose film, television, and theater career ran from the 1940s to the 1990s. Born in Chicago in 1917, he moved to California in 1939 to study at the Pasadena Playhouse. He signed an exclusive four-year contract with Warner Brothers during the World War II era and appeared in more than 25 of its films, including Northern Pursuit (1943) and Objective, Burma! (1945). He was borrowed by 20th Century Fox for the Oscar-nominated The Fighting Sullivans (1944), and later films included Irma la Douce (1963) and Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie (1964). He also had a television career from the 1950s to the 1980s, with roles on Leave It to Beaver, All in the Family, and Murder, She Wrote. His theater work included The Student Prince and The Cradle Will Rock, and he appeared in a production of Rain directed by Charlie Chaplin. He largely retired in the 1990s, with Milk Money (1994) as his final film.
91years old at death
- Born Chicago
- Died Thousand Oaks
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 37 years1943 to 1980
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Big break
John Alvin credited Cary Grant with shaping his career after they co-starred in Destination Tokyo, saying he learned more about show business from Grant than from anyone and that Grant was attentive and helpful.
About the name
Following the outbreak of World War II, Alvin dropped his last name, Hoffstadt. For the rest of his life, he was known as John Alvin in both his professional and personal life.
A change of course
After he retired, Alvin frequently screened his movies for viewers at the Conejo Valley Senior Concerns, a group for older people located in Thousand Oaks, California.
John Alvin movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michael Curtiz directed three of these films, Delmer Daves two and Raoul Walsh two. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Michael CurtizDirector, 3 films, 1948 to 1950
All films by Michael Curtiz
Delmer DavesDirector, 2 films, 1943 to 1947
All films by Delmer Daves
All films by Raoul Walsh
Also two films together31 more actors
- Jeff CoreyThey Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) and Bright Leaf (1950)
- Peter LorreThe Beast with Five Fingers (1947) and Three Strangers (1946)
- Alan NapierMarnie (1964) and Three Strangers (1946)
- Lauren BacallBright Leaf (1950) and Dark Passage (1947)
- Jack CarsonBright Leaf (1950) and Romance on the High Seas (1948)
- John RidgelyDestination Tokyo (1943) and Northern Pursuit (1943)
- Clancy CooperDark Passage (1947) and Deep Valley (1947)
- Tom TullyDestination Tokyo (1943) and Northern Pursuit (1943)
- Richard ErdmanShadow of a Woman (1946) and Objective, Burma! (1945)
- John GarfieldThe Breaking Point (1950) and Destination Tokyo (1943)
- Pedro de CordobaThe Beast with Five Fingers (1947) and San Antonio (1945)
- Douglas KennedyDark Passage (1947) and Deep Valley (1947)
- Warner AndersonObjective, Burma! (1945) and Destination Tokyo (1943)
- Robert ShayneThree Strangers (1946) and San Antonio (1945)
- Victor FrancenThe Beast with Five Fingers (1947) and San Antonio (1945)
- Alec CraigThree Strangers (1946) and Northern Pursuit (1943)
- Helmut DantineShadow of a Woman (1946) and Northern Pursuit (1943)
- James BrownIrma la Douce (1963) and Objective, Burma! (1945)
- Peter WhitneyThree Strangers (1946) and Destination Tokyo (1943)
- Tom FaddenDark Passage (1947) and Northern Pursuit (1943)
- Glen CavenderThe Fountainhead (1949) and Northern Pursuit (1943)
- Juano HernandezThey Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) and The Breaking Point (1950)
- Dane ClarkDeep Valley (1947) and Destination Tokyo (1943)
- Wallis ClarkSan Antonio (1945) and Northern Pursuit (1943)
- Andrea KingThe Beast with Five Fingers (1947) and Shadow of a Woman (1946)
- Leonard BremenDark Passage (1947) and Deep Valley (1947)
- Rory MallinsonKentucky Rifle (1955) and Dark Passage (1947)
- S.Z. SakallRomance on the High Seas (1948) and San Antonio (1945)
- Barbara BrownThe Beast with Five Fingers (1947) and The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
- Warren DouglasDestination Tokyo (1943) and Northern Pursuit (1943)
- Ross FordDark Passage (1947) and Deep Valley (1947)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What John Alvin's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$51.3 million
8 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 8 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 10 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 10Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$25M49.1% of the total
- 2$7.0M13.6% of the total
- 3$4.5M8.9% of the total
- 4$4.0M7.7% of the total
- 5$3.4M6.7% of the total
- 6$3.3M6.3% of the total
- 7$3.2M6.3% of the total
- 8$732K1.4% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.