John Wooster Dean (born John H. Donovan, 1874 – June 23, 1950), also known as Jack Dean, was an American actor of stage and film. He married actress Fannie Ward after her divorce from her first husband, and co-starred with her in several films. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1874 or Washington in 1875. He died of a heart attack in New York City at his Park Avenue home in 1950.

Filmography

*'' The Cheat (1915 film)'' *''

The Marriage of Kitty ''The Marriage of Kitty'' is a lost 1915 American silent comedy film directed by George Melford. It was written by Francis de Croisset, Fred de Gresac, Cosmo Gordon Lennox and Hector Turnbull. The origin of the work was de Croisset, who wro ...

'' (1915) *'' The Years of the Locust'' (1916) *'' Witchcraft (1916 film)'' *''

Each Pearl a Tear ''Each Pearl a Tear'' is a surviving 1916 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Beatrice DeMille and Leighton Osmun. The film stars Fannie Ward, Charles Clary, Jack Dean, Paul Weigel, Jane Wolfe and Ben Alexander. ...

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A Gutter Magdalene ''A Gutter Magdalene'' is a lost 1916 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Clinton Stagg. The film stars Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Charles West, William Elmer, Gertrude Kellar and Ronald Bradbury. The film was relea ...

'' (1916) *'' For the Defense'' (1916) *'' Tennessee's Pardner'' (1916) *''

Betty to the Rescue ''Betty to the Rescue'' is a 1917 American comedy silent film directed by Frank Reicher and written by Beatrice DeMille and Leighton Osmun. The film stars Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Lillian Leighton, James Neill, Charles West and Taylor N. Dunca ...

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The Winning of Sally Temple ''The Winning of Sally Temple'' is a surviving 1917 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Rupert Sargent Holland and Harvey F. Thew. The film stars Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Walter Long, Horace B. Carpenter, William ...

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On the Level (1917 film) ''On the Level'' is a lost 1917 American silent Western film directed by George Melford and written by Marion Fairfax and Charles Kenyon. The film stars Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Harrison Ford, Lottie Pickford, James Cruze, and Jim Mason. ...

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The Crystal Gazer ''The Crystal Gazer'' is a lost 1917 American drama silent film directed by George Melford, and written by Eve Unsell, Edna G. Riley, and Marion Fairfax. The film stars Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Winifred Greenwood, Harrison Ford, Raymond Hatton ...

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Her Strange Wedding ''Her Strange Wedding'' is a lost 1917 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Charles Maigne and George Middleton. The film stars Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Tom Forman and William Elmer. The film was released on Ju ...

'' (1917) *'' Unconquered (1917 film)'' *'' A School for Husbands'' (1917) *''

Sealed Hearts ''Sealed Hearts'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Eugene O'Brien, Robert Edeson, and Lucille Lee Stewart. The previously lost film was rediscovered in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of ...

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