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Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Known for: Acting

Born 05/11/1905
Died 1990-10-20
Place of birth South Pasadena, California, USA

Joel Albert McCrea (November 5, 1905 – October 20, 1990) was an American actor whose career spanned a wide variety of genres over almost five decades, including comedy, drama, romance, thrillers, adventures, and Westerns, for which he became best known. He appeared in over one hundred films, starring in over eighty, among them Alfred Hitchcock's espionage thriller Foreign Correspondent (1940), Preston Sturges' comedy classics Sullivan's Travels (1941), and The Palm Beach Story (1942), the romance film Bird of Paradise (1932), the adventure classic The Most Dangerous Game (1932), Gregory La Cava's bawdy comedy Bed of Roses (1933), George Stevens' romantic comedy The More the Merrier (1943), William Wyler's These Three, Come and Get It (both 1936) and Dead End (1937), Howard Hawks' Barbary Coast (1935), and a number of western films, including Wichita (1955) as Wyatt Earp and Sam Peckinpah's Ride the High Country (1962), opposite Randolph Scott. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joel McCrea, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Merv Griffin Show Series ★ 6,6

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

1962

The Ed Sullivan Show Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

Wichita Town Series ★ 4,9

Wichita Town

Marshal Mike Dunbar

1959

Foreign Correspondent Film ★ 7,0

Foreign Correspondent

John Jones

1940

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Film ★ 8,0

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Self (archive footage)

2004

Dead End Film ★ 7,1

Dead End

Dave

1937

The Outriders Film ★ 7,3

The Outriders

Will Owen

1950

Colorado Territory Film ★ 7,0

Colorado Territory

Wes McQueen

1949

Ride the High Country Film ★ 7,1

Ride the High Country

Steve Judd

1962

Barbary Coast Film ★ 6,4

Barbary Coast

Jim Carmichael

1935

Buffalo Bill Film ★ 5,8

Buffalo Bill

William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody

1944

The Oklahoman Film ★ 5,8

The Oklahoman

John

1957

Fort Massacre Film ★ 6,2

Fort Massacre

Vinson

1958

Wichita Film ★ 6,3

Wichita

Wyatt Earp

1955

Primrose Path Film ★ 6,7

Primrose Path

Ed Wallace

1940

The Virginian Film ★ 6,2

The Virginian

The Virginian

1946

Sullivan's Travels Film ★ 7,4

Sullivan's Travels

John Sullivan

1941

The Most Dangerous Game Film ★ 6,9

The Most Dangerous Game

Robert Rainsford

1932

Wells Fargo Film ★ 5,5

Wells Fargo

Ramsay MacKay

1937

Kept Husbands Film ★ 5,3

Kept Husbands

Richard 'Dick' Brunton

1931

Lightnin' Film ★ 5,3

Lightnin'

John Marvin

1930

Cattle Drive Film ★ 6,5

Cattle Drive

Dan Mathews

1951

Night of 100 Stars Film ★ 6,8

Night of 100 Stars

Self

1982

Gunsight Ridge Film ★ 6,0

Gunsight Ridge

Mike Ryan

1957

The Unseen Film ★ 4,7

The Unseen

David Fielding

1945

Woman Wanted Film ★ 6,8

Woman Wanted

Tony

1935

Cattle Empire Film ★ 6,2

Cattle Empire

John Cord

1958

Trooper Hook Film ★ 6,8

Trooper Hook

Sgt. Clovis Hook

1957

The More the Merrier Film ★ 7,0

The More the Merrier

Joe Carter

1943

Union Pacific Film ★ 6,7

Union Pacific

Jeff Butler

1939

Dynamite Film ★ 6,4

Dynamite

Marco

1929

Ramrod Film ★ 6,5

Ramrod

Dave Nash

1947

The Palm Beach Story Film ★ 7,0

The Palm Beach Story

Tom Jeffers

1942

Frenchie Film ★ 6,0

Frenchie

Sheriff Tom Banning

1950

Chance at Heaven Film ★ 5,8

Chance at Heaven

Blacky Gorman

1933

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line Film ★ 7,7

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Self (archive footage)

1997

One Man's Journey Film ★ 6,7

One Man's Journey

Jimmy Watt

1933

Framed Film ★ 5,3

Framed

Waiter (uncredited)

1930

The Gunfight at Dodge City Film ★ 5,7

The Gunfight at Dodge City

Bat Masterson

1959

Espionage Agent Film ★ 6,3

Espionage Agent

Barry Corvall

1939

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Film ★ 5,8

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

Self

1985

Come and Get It Film ★ 6,8

Come and Get It

Richard Glasgow

1936

Stranger on Horseback Film ★ 5,8

Stranger on Horseback

Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne

1955

Hollywood Story Film ★ 6,7

Hollywood Story

Joel McCrea

1951

The Tall Stranger Film ★ 6,6

The Tall Stranger

Ned Bannon

1957

Rockabye Film ★ 6,5

Rockabye

Jacobs 'Jake' Van Riker Pell

1932

Stars in My Crown Film ★ 7,0

Stars in My Crown

Josiah Doziah Gray

1950

Splendor Film ★ 6,7

Splendor

Brighton Lorrimore

1935

The Lone Hand Film ★ 5,7

The Lone Hand

Zachary Hallock

1953

Our Little Girl Film ★ 5,0

Our Little Girl

Donald Middleton

1935

South of St. Louis Film ★ 5,8

South of St. Louis

Kip Davis

1949

These Three Film ★ 7,2

These Three

Dr. Joseph 'Joe' Cardin

1936

Four Faces West Film ★ 5,8

Four Faces West

Ross McEwen

1948

Border River Film ★ 6,2

Border River

Clete Mattson

1954

Reaching for the Sun Film ★ 7,3

Reaching for the Sun

Russ Eliot

1941

Bird of Paradise Film ★ 5,0

Bird of Paradise

Johnny Baker

1932

The First Texan Film ★ 6,7

The First Texan

Sam Houston

1956

The Single Standard Film ★ 5,9

The Single Standard

Party Guest (uncredited)

1929

The Great Man's Lady Film ★ 6,3

The Great Man's Lady

Mr. Sempler

1941

The Silver Cord Film ★ 7,3

The Silver Cord

David Phelps

1933

The Lost Squadron Film ★ 6,5

The Lost Squadron

Red

1932

The Common Law Film ★ 5,4

The Common Law

John 'Jack' Neville

1931

Adventure in Manhattan Film ★ 6,1

Adventure in Manhattan

George Melville

1936

Banjo on My Knee Film ★ 5,8

Banjo on My Knee

Ernie Holley

1936

Girls About Town Film ★ 6,6

Girls About Town

Jim Baker

1931

The Enemy Film ★ 6,3

The Enemy

Extra (uncredited)

1927

Gambling Lady Film ★ 6,2

Gambling Lady

Garry Madison

1934

Breakdowns of 1940 Film ★ 4,0

Breakdowns of 1940

Self

1940

The Silver Horde Film ★ 5,5

The Silver Horde

Boyd Emerson

1930

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood Film ★ 6,1

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

John Neville Jr. (archive footage)

2008

The Great Moment Film ★ 5,8

The Great Moment

William Thomas Green Morton

1944

So This Is College Film ★ 4,7

So This Is College

Bruce Nolan (uncredited)

1929

They Shall Have Music Film ★ 6,5

They Shall Have Music

Peter McCarthy

1939

Cry Blood Apache Film ★ 2,6

Cry Blood Apache

Pitcalin as an Older Man

1970

Woman Chases Man Film ★ 5,9

Woman Chases Man

Kenneth Nolan

1937

The Divine Lady Film ★ 5,3

The Divine Lady

Extra (uncredited)

1928

The Fair Co-Ed Film ★ 6,7

The Fair Co-Ed

1927

Three Blind Mice Film ★ 6,1

Three Blind Mice

Van Dam Smith

1938

Bed of Roses Film ★ 6,1

Bed of Roses

Dan

1933

Born to Love Film ★ 5,3

Born to Love

Barry Craig

1931

Saddle Tramp Film ★ 6,5

Saddle Tramp

Chuck Conner

1950

Internes Can't Take Money Film ★ 6,5

Internes Can't Take Money

Jimmie Kildare

1937

Youth Takes a Fling Film ★ 5,5

Youth Takes a Fling

Joe Meadows

1938

Private Worlds Film ★ 6,4

Private Worlds

Dr. Alex MacGregor

1935

Scarlet River Film ★ 5,6

Scarlet River

Himself (uncredited)

1933

The San Francisco Story Film ★ 4,9

The San Francisco Story

Rick Nelson

1952

The Richest Girl in the World Film ★ 5,8

The Richest Girl in the World

Anthony Travers

1934

Half a Sinner Film ★ 8,0

Half a Sinner

John Adams

1934

Two in a Crowd Film ★ 8,0

Two in a Crowd

Larry Stevens

1936

Business and Pleasure Film ★ 6,3

Business and Pleasure

Lawrence Ogle

1932

Black Horse Canyon Film ★ 6,3

Black Horse Canyon

Del Rockwell

1954

The Jazz Age Film ★ 8,0

The Jazz Age

Todd Sayles

1929

Mustang Country Film ★ 5,5

Mustang Country

Dan

1976

The Sport Parade Film ★ 5,3

The Sport Parade

Sandy Brown

1932

Rough Shoot Film ★ 6,7

Rough Shoot

Lt. Col. Robert Taine

1953

Dead Man's Curve Film ★ 9,0

Dead Man's Curve

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

1928

He Married His Wife Film ★ 5,6

He Married His Wife

T.H. Randall

1940

Stars on Horseback Film ★ 4,0

Stars on Horseback

1943

The Young Rounders Film ★ 7,0

The Young Rounders

1966

Once a Sinner Film ★ 8,0

Once a Sinner

Tommy Mason

1931

Sioux Nation Film ★ 7,8

Sioux Nation

1970

The Crowning Experience Film ★ 6,5

The Crowning Experience

Prologue Narrator

1960

The Great American Cowboy Film ★ 6,6

The Great American Cowboy

Narrator

1973