 Blood1973 · The New Realton | The New Realton |
 Slaughter on 10th Avenue1957 · Eddie 'Cockeye' Cook | Eddie 'Cockeye' Cook |
 Fighting Trouble1956 · Hal Lomax | Hal Lomax |
 Lucky Jordan1942 · Harrison | Harrison |
 You Can't Escape Forever1942 · Varney (uncredited) | Varney (uncredited) |
 The Big Shot1942 · Frenchy | Frenchy |
 Larceny, Inc.1942 · Smitty | Smitty |
 Johnny Eager1941 · Ryan (as Joseph Downing) | Ryan (as Joseph Downing) |
 Unholy Partners1941 · Jerry | Jerry |
 Belle Starr1941 · Jim Cole | Jim Cole |
 Strange Alibi1941 · Benny McKaye | Benny McKaye |
 San Francisco Docks1940 · Cassidy | Cassidy |
 The Secret Seven1940 · Lou Boyd | Lou Boyd |
 Castle on the Hudson1940 · Gangster in Car (uncredited) | Gangster in Car (uncredited) |
| OOh, Johnny, How You Can Love!1940 · 'Doc' Kendrick - Bank Robber | 'Doc' Kendrick - Bank Robber |
 Invisible Stripes1939 · Johnny | Johnny |
 Missing Evidence1939 · Marty Peters | Marty Peters |
 Another Thin Man1939 · Hoodlum (uncredited) | Hoodlum (uncredited) |
 Smashing the Money Ring1939 · Dice Mathews | Dice Mathews |
 Each Dawn I Die1939 · Limpy Julien | Limpy Julien |
 The Forgotten Woman1939 · Johnny Bradshaw | Johnny Bradshaw |
 Torchy Runs for Mayor1939 · Spuds O'Brien | Spuds O'Brien |
 You Can't Get Away with Murder1939 · Smitty | Smitty |
 North of Shanghai1939 · Chandler | Chandler |
 Angels with Dirty Faces1938 · Steve | Steve |
 The Night Hawk1938 · Lefty | Lefty |
 Racket Busters1938 · Joe Pender | Joe Pender |
 Danger on the Air1938 · Joe Carney | Joe Carney |
 The Devil's Party1938 · Frank Diamond | Frank Diamond |
 The Lady in the Morgue1938 · Steve Collins | Steve Collins |
 Wide Open Faces1938 · Stretch | Stretch |
 A Slight Case of Murder1938 · Innocence | Innocence |
 Borrowing Trouble1937 · Charlie | Charlie |
 Dr. Socrates1935 · Cinq Laval | Cinq Laval |
 The Case of the Lucky Legs1935 · George Sanborne (as Joseph Downing) | George Sanborne (as Joseph Downing) |
