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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

0.9

Known For

Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country
1962 as Steve Judd
★ 7.1
Sullivan's Travels
Sullivan's Travels
1941 as John Sullivan
★ 7.4
Dead End
Dead End
1937 as Dave
★ 7.0
The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game
1932 as Robert Rainsford
★ 6.9
Wichita
Wichita
1955 as Wyatt Earp
★ 6.3
The Palm Beach Story
The Palm Beach Story
1942 as Tom Jeffers
★ 7.0
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
1940 as John Jones
★ 7.0
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 as Self
★ 6.8
The Tall Stranger
The Tall Stranger
1957 as Ned Bannon
★ 6.6
Colorado Territory
Colorado Territory
1949 as Wes McQueen
★ 6.9
The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier
1943 as Joe Carter
★ 7.0
The Virginian
The Virginian
1946 as The Virginian
★ 6.2
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
★ 8.0
Union Pacific
Union Pacific
1939 as Jeff Butler
★ 6.7
Ramrod
Ramrod
1947 as Dave Nash
★ 6.5
Kept Husbands
Kept Husbands
1931 as Richard 'Dick' Brunton
★ 5.3
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
Frenchie
Frenchie
1950 as Sheriff Tom Banning
★ 6.0
Espionage Agent
Espionage Agent
1939 as Barry Corvall
★ 6.3
The Oklahoman
The Oklahoman
1957 as John
★ 5.8
Stranger on Horseback
Stranger on Horseback
1955 as Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne
★ 5.8
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill
1944 as William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
★ 5.8
Gunsight Ridge
Gunsight Ridge
1957 as Mike Ryan
★ 6.0
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
1937 as Ramsay MacKay
★ 5.5
The Outriders
The Outriders
1950 as Will Owen
★ 7.3
Splendor
Splendor
1935 as Brighton Lorrimore
★ 6.7
Cattle Drive
Cattle Drive
1951 as Dan Mathews
★ 6.5
The First Texan
The First Texan
1956 as Sam Houston
★ 6.7
Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise
1932 as Johnny Baker
★ 5.0
Fort Massacre
Fort Massacre
1958 as Vinson
★ 6.2
Trooper Hook
Trooper Hook
1957 as Sgt. Clovis Hook
★ 6.8
Hollywood Story
Hollywood Story
1951 as Joel McCrea
★ 6.7
These Three
These Three
1936 as Dr. Joseph 'Joe' Cardin
★ 7.2
Four Faces West
Four Faces West
1948 as Ross McEwen
★ 5.8
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
1935 as Jim Carmichael
★ 6.4
One Man's Journey
One Man's Journey
1933 as Jimmy Watt
★ 6.7
Scarlet River
Scarlet River
1933 as Himself (uncredited)
★ 5.6
The Unseen
The Unseen
1945 as David Fielding
★ 4.7
Stars in My Crown
Stars in My Crown
1950 as Josiah Doziah Gray
★ 7.0
The Lone Hand
The Lone Hand
1953 as Zachary Hallock
★ 5.7
Cry Blood Apache
Cry Blood Apache
1970 as Pitcalin as an Older Man
★ 2.6
The Gunfight at Dodge City
The Gunfight at Dodge City
1959 as Bat Masterson
★ 5.7
The San Francisco Story
The San Francisco Story
1952 as Rick Nelson
★ 4.9
Border River
Border River
1954 as Clete Mattson
★ 6.2
Come and Get It
Come and Get It
1936 as Richard Glasgow
★ 6.8
The Silver Horde
The Silver Horde
1930 as Boyd Emerson
★ 5.5
The Enemy
The Enemy
1927 as Extra (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Rockabye
Rockabye
1932 as Jacobs 'Jake' Van Riker Pell
★ 6.5
They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music
1939 as Peter McCarthy
★ 6.5
Black Horse Canyon
Black Horse Canyon
1954 as Del Rockwell
★ 5.8
The Lost Squadron
The Lost Squadron
1932 as Red
★ 6.5
He Married His Wife
He Married His Wife
1940 as T.H. Randall
★ 5.6
Private Worlds
Private Worlds
1935 as Dr. Alex MacGregor
★ 6.4
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
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
1938 as Van Dam Smith
★ 6.1
Lightnin'
Lightnin'
1930 as John Marvin
★ 5.3
The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady
1941 as Mr. Sempler
★ 6.3
So This Is College
So This Is College
1929 as Bruce Nolan (uncredited)
★ 4.7
Our Little Girl
Our Little Girl
1935 as Donald Middleton
★ 5.0
The Divine Lady
The Divine Lady
1928 as Extra (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Business and Pleasure
Business and Pleasure
1932 as Lawrence Ogle
★ 6.3
Primrose Path
Primrose Path
1940 as Ed Wallace
★ 6.7
The Sport Parade
The Sport Parade
1932 as Sandy Brown
★ 5.3
The Richest Girl in the World
The Richest Girl in the World
1934 as Anthony Travers
★ 5.8
Cattle Empire
Cattle Empire
1958 as John Cord
★ 6.2
Gambling Lady
Gambling Lady
1934 as Garry Madison
★ 6.2
Youth Takes a Fling
Youth Takes a Fling
1938 as Joe Meadows
★ 5.5
Dynamite
Dynamite
1929 as Marco
★ 6.4
Banjo on My Knee
Banjo on My Knee
1936 as Ernie Holley
★ 5.8
South of St. Louis
South of St. Louis
1949 as Kip Davis
★ 5.8
Rough Shoot
Rough Shoot
1953 as Lt. Col. Robert Taine
★ 6.7
Woman Wanted
Woman Wanted
1935 as Tony
★ 6.8
The Crowning Experience
The Crowning Experience
1960 as Prologue Narrator
★ 6.5
Dead Man's Curve
Dead Man's Curve
1928 as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
★ 9.0
Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses
1933 as Dan
★ 6.1
Saddle Tramp
Saddle Tramp
1950 as Chuck Conner
★ 6.5
Born to Love
Born to Love
1931 as Barry Craig
★ 5.3
Internes Can't Take Money
Internes Can't Take Money
1937 as Jimmie Kildare
★ 6.5
The Common Law
The Common Law
1931 as John 'Jack' Neville
★ 5.4
The Great Moment
The Great Moment
1944 as William Thomas Green Morton
★ 5.8
Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowd
1936 as Larry Stevens
★ 8.0
Adventure in Manhattan
Adventure in Manhattan
1936 as George Melville
★ 6.1
Girls About Town
Girls About Town
1931 as Jim Baker
★ 6.6
Woman Chases Man
Woman Chases Man
1937 as Kenneth Nolan
★ 5.9
Framed
Framed
1930 as Waiter (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Sioux Nation
★ 7.8
Half a Sinner
Half a Sinner
1934 as John Adams
★ 8.0
The Silver Cord
The Silver Cord
1933 as David Phelps
★ 7.3
The Fair Co-Ed
★ 6.7
Reaching for the Sun
Reaching for the Sun
1941 as Russ Eliot
★ 7.3
Mustang Country
Mustang Country
1976 as Dan
★ 5.5
Chance at Heaven
Chance at Heaven
1933 as Blacky Gorman
★ 5.8
The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age
1929 as Todd Sayles
★ 8.0
Breakdowns of 1940
Breakdowns of 1940
1940 as Self
★ 4.0
The Single Standard
The Single Standard
1929 as Party Guest (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Once a Sinner
Once a Sinner
1931 as Tommy Mason
★ 8.0
The Great American Cowboy
The Great American Cowboy
1973 as Narrator
★ 6.6