Van Johnson

Acting

Van Johnson

Born 25 August 1916 · Newport, Rhode Island, USA · Died 12 December 2008 at 92

Van Johnson (1916–2008) was an American film, television theatre and radio actor, singer, and dancer. He was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during and after World War II.

Known for

Highlights

The Purple Rose of Cairo1985 · Film · Larry
Batman1966 · Series · The Minstrel
Murder, She Wrote1984 · Series · Elliot Robinson
I Love Lucy1951 · Series · Van Johnson
The Caine Mutiny1954 · Film · Lt. Stephen Maryk
Quincy, M.E.1976 · Series · Al Ringerman

Filmography

Movies

88 films

Three Days to a Kill1992 · Film · Comm. Howard
Clowning Around1991 · Film · Mr. Ranthow
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One1990 · Film · Gen. McCailland
Flight from Paradise1990 · Film · Erzähler
Killer Crocodile1989 · Film · Judge
Down There in the Jungle1988 · Film · The professor
Taxi Killer1988 · Film · Captain
The Purple Rose of Cairo1985 · Film · Larry
Scorpion with Two Tails1982 · Film · Mulligan - Joan's father
The Kidnapping of the President1980 · Film · Vice President Ethan Richards
From Corleone to Brooklyn1979 · Film · Lieutenant Sturges
Concorde Affair1979 · Film · Captain Scott
Getting Married1978 · Film · Phil Lawrence
Superdome1978 · Film · Chip Green
The Girl on the Late, Late Show1974 · Film · Johnny Leverett
Call Her Mom1972 · Film · President Hardgrove
Eye of the Spider1971 · Film · Prof. Orson Krüger
San Francisco International1970 · Film · Lester Scott
Company of Killers1970 · Film · Sam Cahill
The Price of Power1969 · Film · President James A. Garfield
Eagles Over London1969 · Film · Air Marshal George Taylor
Yours, Mine and Ours1968 · Film · Darrel Harrison
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows1968 · Film · Father Chase: The 'In' Group
Divorce American Style1967 · Film · Al Yearling
The Doomsday Flight1966 · Film · Capt. Anderson
American in Paris1964 · Film · James Devlin
Wives and Lovers1963 · Film · Bill Austin
The Enemy General1960 · Film · Allan Lemaire
Subway in the Sky1959 · Film · Major Baxter Grant
Web of Evidence1959 · Film · Paul Mathry
The Last Blitzkrieg1959 · Film · Hans Von Kroner / Leonard Richardson
The Pied Piper of Hamelin1957 · Film · Pied Piper / Truson
Action of the Tiger1957 · Film · Carson
Kelly and Me1957 · Film · Len Carmody
Slander1957 · Film · Scott Ethan Martin
23 Paces to Baker Street1956 · Film · Phillip Hannon
Miracle in the Rain1956 · Film · Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
The Bottom of the Bottle1956 · Film · Donald Martin / Eric Bell
The End of the Affair1955 · Film · Maurice Bendrix
The Last Time I Saw Paris1954 · Film · Charles Wills
Brigadoon1954 · Film · Jeff Douglas
The Caine Mutiny1954 · Film · Lt. Stephen Maryk
Men of the Fighting Lady1954 · Film · Lt. Thayer
The Siege at Red River1954 · Film · Capt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday
Easy to Love1953 · Film · Ray Lloyd
Remains to Be Seen1953 · Film · Waldo Williams
Confidentially Connie1953 · Film · Joe Bedloe
Plymouth Adventure1952 · Film · John Alden
Washington Story1952 · Film · Joseph T. Gresham
When in Rome1952 · Film · Father John X. Halligan
Invitation1952 · Film · Dan Pierce
Too Young to Kiss1951 · Film · Eric Wainwright
It's a Big Country1951 · Film · Rev. Adam Burch
Go for Broke!1951 · Film · Michael Grayson
Three Guys Named Mike1951 · Film · Michael Lawrence
Grounds for Marriage1951 · Film · Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett
Duchess of Idaho1950 · Film · Dick Layne
The Big Hangover1950 · Film · David Maldon
Battleground1949 · Film · Holley
In the Good Old Summertime1949 · Film · Andrew Delby Larkin
Scene of the Crime1949 · Film · Mike Conovan
Mother Is a Freshman1949 · Film · Professor Richard Michaels
Command Decision1948 · Film · Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
State of the Union1948 · Film · Spike McManus
The Bride Goes Wild1948 · Film · Greg Rawlings
The Romance of Rosy Ridge1947 · Film · Henry Carson
High Barbaree1947 · Film · Alec Brooke
Till the Clouds Roll By1946 · Film · Bandleader in Elite Club
Easy to Wed1946 · Film · Bill Chandler
No Leave, No Love1946 · Film · Michael Hanlon
Week-End at the Waldorf1945 · Film · James Hollis
Thrill of a Romance1945 · Film · Thomas Milvaine
Between Two Women1945 · Film · Dr. Randall Adams
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo1944 · Film · Ted Lawson
Two Girls and a Sailor1944 · Film · John Dyckman Brown III
3 Men in White1944 · Film · Dr. Randall Adams
The White Cliffs of Dover1944 · Film · Sam Bennett
A Guy Named Joe1944 · Film · Ted Randall
Madame Curie1943 · Film · Reporter
Pilot #51943 · Film · Everett Arnold
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case1943 · Film · Dr. Randall Adams
The Human Comedy1943 · Film · Marcus Macauley
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant1942 · Film · Dr. Randall Adams
Somewhere I'll Find You1942 · Film · Wade Hall
The War Against Mrs. Hadley1942 · Film · Michael Fitzpatrick
For the Common Defense!1942 · Film · Agent Pritchard
Murder in the Big House1942 · Film · Bert Bell
Too Many Girls1940 · Film · Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Filmography

Series

28 shows

MGM: When the Lion Roars1992 · Series
Clowning Around1991 · Series · Mr. Ranthow
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents1985 · Series · Art Bellasco
Murder, She Wrote1984 · Series · Elliot Robinson
Aloha Paradise1981 · Series
Tales of the Unexpected1979 · Series · Gerry T. Armstrong
Black Beauty1978 · Series · Horace Tompkins
The Love Boat1977 · Series · Bert Wilder
Quincy, M.E.1976 · Series · Al Ringerman
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II1976 · Series · Marsh Goodwin
Rich Man, Poor Man1976 · Series · Marsh Goodwin
One Day at a Time1975 · Series · Gus Webster
Maude1972 · Series · Henry
McMillan & Wife1971 · Series · Harry Jerome
McCloud1970 · Series
Nanny and the Professor1970 · Series
Love, American Style1969 · Series
Here's Lucy1968 · Series · Van Johnson
The Name of the Game1968 · Series · Sullivan
Batman1966 · Series · The Minstrel
Vacation Playhouse1963 · Series
Ben Casey1961 · Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson1959 · Series · Joe Robertson
The Ann Sothern Show1958 · Series · Terry Tyler
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · Series · Frank Gilette
MGM Parade1955 · Series
General Electric Theater1953 · Series · Jimmy Devlin
I Love Lucy1951 · Series · Van Johnson