Actor
John Boles
Born 27 October 1895 · Greenville, Texas, USA — died 27 February 1969
John Boles (1895–1969) was an American singer and actor from Texas who became a leading man in early sound films. He was popular in romantic musicals and melodramas, and later appeared opposite Shirley Temple. Many viewers now know him as Victor Moritz in Frankenstein (1931).
Key films
The Desert Song (1929)
Early Technicolor Warner Bros. operetta that made him a screen star and showcased his singing.
Frankenstein (1931)On Cinespective
He played Victor Moritz in the landmark Universal horror classic, his best-remembered role today.
Back Street (1932)
Romantic melodrama opposite Irene Dunne that typified his leading-man roles in 1930s tearjerkers.
Curly Top (1935)
One of his Shirley Temple films, showing his shift to family-friendly roles.
Stella Dallas (1937)
Prestige drama with Barbara Stanwyck in which he played her refined estranged husband.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 60
- 1924The Sixth Commandment · as John BrantActor
- 1924So This Is Marriage? · as UriahActor
- 1925Excuse Me · as Lt. ShawActor
- 1927The Love of Sunya · as Paul JudsonActor
- 1928The Last Warning · as Richard QuayleActor
- 1928Fazil · as John ClaveringActor
- 1928Virgin Lips · as Barry BlakeActor
- 1928Romance of the Underworld · as Stephen RansomeActor
- 1928The Bride of the Colorado · as John BarrowsActor
- 1928We Americans · as Hugh BradleighActor
- 1928The Water Hole · as Bert DurlandActor
- 1928The Shepherd of the Hills · as Young MattActor
- 1928Man-Made Women · as John PaysonActor
- 1929Rio Rita · as Capt. Jim StewartActor
- 1929The Desert Song · as The Red ShadowActor
- 1929Scandal · as MauriceActor
- 1930King of Jazz · as Vocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey')Actor
- 1930One Heavenly Night · as Count Mirko TiborActor
- 1930Song of the West · as Captain StantonActor
- 1930Captain of the Guard · as Rouget de L'isleActor
- 1931Frankenstein · as Victor MoritzActor
- 1931Good Sport · as Boyce CameronActor
- 1931Resurrection · as Prince Dmitri NekhludoffActor
- 1931Seed · as Bart CarterActor
- 1932Back Street · as Walter D. SaxelActor
- 19326 Hours to Live · as Karl KranzActor
- 1932Careless Lady · as Stephen IllingtonActor
- 1933Only Yesterday · as James Stanton "Jim" EmersonActor
- 1933Child of Manhattan · as Paul VanderkillActor
- 1933My Lips Betray · as King Rupert aka Captain von LindenActor
- 1934Stand Up and Cheer! · as John BolesActor
- 1934The Age of Innocence · as Newland ArcherActor
- 1934The Life of Vergie Winters · as John ShadwellActor
- 1934Music in the Air · as Bruno MahlerActor
- 1934Bottoms Up · as Hal ReedActor
- 1934The White Parade · as Ronald Hall IIIActor
- 1934Wild Gold · as Steve MillerActor
- 1934I Believed in You · as Michael HarrisonActor
- 1934Beloved · as Carl HausmannActor
- 1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 · as SelfActor
- 1935Curly Top · as Edward MorganActor
- 1935The Littlest Rebel · as Captain CaryActor
- 1935Starlit Days at the Lido · as SelfActor
- 1935Orchids to You · as Thomas BentleyActor
- 1935Redheads on Parade · as John BruceActor
- 1935Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8Actor
- 1936Craig's Wife · as Walter CraigActor
- 1936A Message to Garcia · as Lt. Andrew RowanActor
- 1936Rose of the Rancho · as Jim KearneyActor
- 1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) · as SelfActor
- 1937Stella Dallas · as Stephen DallasActor
- 1937Fight for Your Lady · as Robert DensmoreActor
- 1937As Good as Married · as Alexander DrewActor
- 1937She Married an Artist · as Lee ThornwoodActor
- 1938Sinners in Paradise · as Jim TaylorActor
- 1938Romance in the Dark · as Antal KovachActor
- 1941Road to Happiness · as Jeff CarterActor
- 1942Between Us Girls · as Steven J. ForbesActor
- 1943Thousands Cheer · as Bill JonesActor
- 1952Babes in Bagdad · as HassanActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.