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Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

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 rom

Born

Nov 05, 1905

South Pasadena, California, USA

Died

Oct 20, 1990

Known For

Acting

Movies

100 acting

3 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
1940 as John Jones
★ 7.0
The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game
1932 as Robert Rainsford
★ 6.9
Union Pacific
Union Pacific
1939 as Jeff Butler
★ 6.6
The Palm Beach Story
The Palm Beach Story
1942 as Tom Jeffers
★ 7.0
Dead End
Dead End
1937 as Dave
★ 7.0
Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country
1962 as Steve Judd
★ 7.1
Ramrod
Ramrod
1947 as Dave Nash
★ 6.5
Sullivan's Travels
Sullivan's Travels
1941 as John Sullivan
★ 7.4
Wichita
Wichita
1955 as Wyatt Earp
★ 6.3
Colorado Territory
Colorado Territory
1949 as Wes McQueen
★ 6.9
These Three
These Three
1936 as Dr. Joseph 'Joe' Cardin
★ 7.1
The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier
1943 as Joe Carter
★ 6.9
Stars in My Crown
Stars in My Crown
1950 as Josiah Doziah Gray
★ 6.9
Trooper Hook
Trooper Hook
1957 as Sgt. Clovis Hook
★ 6.8
The Gunfight at Dodge City
The Gunfight at Dodge City
1959 as Bat Masterson
★ 5.6
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 as Self
★ 6.7
Frenchie
Frenchie
1950 as Sheriff Tom Banning
★ 5.7
The Oklahoman
The Oklahoman
1957 as John
★ 5.6
Fort Massacre
Fort Massacre
1958 as Vinson
★ 6.0
Come and Get It
Come and Get It
1936 as Richard Glasgow
★ 6.8
Border River
Border River
1954 as Clete Mattson
★ 6.2
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
1935 as Jim Carmichael
★ 6.4
Gambling Lady
Gambling Lady
1934 as Garry Madison
★ 6.2
Hollywood Story
Hollywood Story
1951 as Joel McCrea
★ 6.6
Four Faces West
Four Faces West
1948 as Ross McEwen
★ 5.6
The Virginian
The Virginian
1946 as The Virginian
★ 6.1
Stranger on Horseback
Stranger on Horseback
1955 as Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne
★ 5.5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
1937 as Ramsay MacKay
★ 5.2
The Outriders
The Outriders
1950 as Will Owen
★ 7.0
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
★ 7.8
The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady
1941 as Mr. Sempler
★ 6.3
The Tall Stranger
The Tall Stranger
1957 as Ned Bannon
★ 6.5
Rockabye
Rockabye
1932 as Jacobs 'Jake' Van Riker Pell
★ 6.2
Saddle Tramp
Saddle Tramp
1950 as Chuck Conner
★ 6.3
Kept Husbands
Kept Husbands
1931 as Richard 'Dick' Brunton
★ 5.2
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Espionage Agent
Espionage Agent
1939 as Barry Corvall
★ 5.9
Gunsight Ridge
Gunsight Ridge
1957 as Mike Ryan
★ 5.7
Cattle Drive
Cattle Drive
1951 as Dan Mathews
★ 6.4
Lightnin'
Lightnin'
1930 as John Marvin
★ 3.7
They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music
1939 as Peter McCarthy
★ 6.2
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
1938 as Van Dam Smith
★ 6.0
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill
1944 as William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
★ 5.6
South of St. Louis
South of St. Louis
1949 as Kip Davis
★ 5.6
Cry Blood Apache
Cry Blood Apache
1970 as Pitcalin as an Older Man
★ 2.2
The Great Moment
The Great Moment
1944 as William Thomas Green Morton
★ 5.6
The First Texan
The First Texan
1956 as Sam Houston
★ 6.3
Private Worlds
Private Worlds
1935 as Dr. Alex MacGregor
★ 6.0
Woman Chases Man
Woman Chases Man
1937 as Kenneth Nolan
★ 5.6
Primrose Path
Primrose Path
1940 as Ed Wallace
★ 6.6
The Unseen
The Unseen
1945 as David Fielding
★ 4.6
Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowd
1936 as Larry Stevens
Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise
1932 as Johnny Baker
★ 4.8
Dynamite
Dynamite
1929 as Marco
★ 6.4
The Sport Parade
The Sport Parade
1932 as Sandy Brown
★ 4.8
Mustang Country
Mustang Country
1976 as Dan
★ 4.7
The San Francisco Story
The San Francisco Story
1952 as Rick Nelson
★ 4.6
The Fair Co-Ed
★ 5.5
Black Horse Canyon
Black Horse Canyon
1954 as Del Rockwell
★ 5.9
The Divine Lady
The Divine Lady
1928 as Extra (uncredited)
★ 5.2
The Richest Girl in the World
The Richest Girl in the World
1934 as Anthony Travers
★ 5.7
Scarlet River
Scarlet River
1933 as Himself (uncredited)
★ 4.5
The Common Law
The Common Law
1931 as John 'Jack' Neville
★ 5.2
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008 as John Neville Jr. (archive footage)
★ 6.1
The Enemy
The Enemy
1927 as Extra (uncredited)
★ 5.5
One Man's Journey
One Man's Journey
1933 as Jimmy Watt
★ 6.5
Woman Wanted
Woman Wanted
1935 as Tony
★ 6.3
Framed
Framed
1930 as Waiter (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Girls About Town
Girls About Town
1931 as Jim Baker
★ 6.3
Rough Shoot
Rough Shoot
1953 as Lt. Col. Robert Taine
★ 6.2
Reaching for the Sun
Reaching for the Sun
1941 as Russ Eliot
★ 6.0
The Lone Hand
The Lone Hand
1953 as Zachary Hallock
★ 5.6
Chance at Heaven
Chance at Heaven
1933 as Blacky Gorman
★ 5.7
Our Little Girl
Our Little Girl
1935 as Donald Middleton
★ 4.3
Youth Takes a Fling
Youth Takes a Fling
1938 as Joe Meadows
★ 1.0
Internes Can't Take Money
Internes Can't Take Money
1937 as Jimmie Kildare
★ 6.3
The Lost Squadron
The Lost Squadron
1932 as Red
★ 6.3
Cattle Empire
Cattle Empire
1958 as John Cord
★ 6.0
Adventure in Manhattan
Adventure in Manhattan
1936 as George Melville
★ 5.8
So This Is College
So This Is College
1929 as Bruce Nolan (uncredited)
★ 4.2
Banjo on My Knee
Banjo on My Knee
1936 as Ernie Holley
★ 5.5
The Silver Cord
The Silver Cord
1933 as David Phelps
★ 7.1
Breakdowns of 1940
Breakdowns of 1940
1940 as Self
★ 4.0
The Silver Horde
The Silver Horde
1930 as Boyd Emerson
★ 5.3
Half a Sinner
Half a Sinner
1934 as John Adams
Born to Love
Born to Love
1931 as Barry Craig
★ 5.0
Splendor
Splendor
1935 as Brighton Lorrimore
★ 6.3
Once a Sinner
Once a Sinner
1931 as Tommy Mason
Business and Pleasure
Business and Pleasure
1932 as Lawrence Ogle
★ 4.5
Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses
1933 as Dan
★ 6.1
He Married His Wife
He Married His Wife
1940 as T.H. Randall
★ 5.1
The Crowning Experience
The Crowning Experience
1960 as Prologue Narrator
★ 5.0
The Single Standard
The Single Standard
1929 as Party Guest (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Dead Man's Curve
Dead Man's Curve
1928 as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age
1929 as Todd Sayles
The Great American Cowboy
The Great American Cowboy
1973 as Narrator
★ 6.0
Sioux Nation
★ 8.5