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Joel McCrea

Acting Born Nov 5, 1905 Died Oct 20, 1990 South Pasadena, California, USA 106 credits

Biography

Joel Albert McCrea was an American actor born on November 5, 1905, in South Pasadena, California, and he passed away on October 20, 1990, at the age of 84. His career spanned nearly five decades, encompassing a wide variety of genres including comedy, drama, romance, thrillers, adventures, and Westerns, the latter of which he became best known for. He appeared in over one hundred films with 106 known credits, starring in over eighty productions. Among his notable film appearances are Alfred Hitchcock's espionage thriller Foreign Correspondent from 1940, Preston Sturges' comedy classics Sullivan's Travels from 1941 and The Palm Beach Story from 1942, Bird of Paradise from 1932, The Most Dangerous Game from 1932, Gregory La Cava's Bed of Roses from 1933, and George Stevens' The More the Merrier from 1943.

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Career

Career overview

Joel Albert McCrea was an American actor born on November 5, 1905, in South Pasadena, California, and he passed away on October 20, 1990. His career spanned almost five decades across a wide variety of genres, including comedy, drama, romance, thrillers, adventures, and Westerns, for which he became best known. During his career, he appeared in over one hundred films and starred in over eighty.

Among his notable film credits are Alfred Hitchcock's espionage thriller Foreign Correspondent from 1940, and Preston Sturges' comedy classics Sullivan's Travels from 1941 and The Palm Beach Story from 1942. His filmography also includes the romance film Bird of Paradise in 1932, the adventure classic The Most Dangerous Game in 1932, Gregory La Cava's bawdy comedy Bed of Roses in 1933, and George Stevens' romantic comedy The More the Merrier in 1943.

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Career timeline

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Night of 100 Stars
Mustang Country
The Great American Cowboy
Cry Blood ApacheSioux Nation
The Young Rounders
The Merv Griffin ShowRide the High Country
The Crowning Experience
Wichita TownThe Gunfight at Dodge City
Fort MassacreCattle Empire
The OklahomanThe Tall StrangerTrooper HookGunsight Ridge
The First Texan
WichitaStranger on Horseback
Border RiverBlack Horse Canyon
The Lone HandRough Shoot
The San Francisco Story
Hollywood StoryCattle Drive
Stars in My CrownThe OutridersSaddle TrampFrenchie
Colorado TerritorySouth of St. Louis
The Ed Sullivan ShowFour Faces West
Ramrod
The Virginian
The Unseen
Buffalo BillThe Great Moment
The More the MerrierStars on Horseback
The Palm Beach Story
Sullivan's TravelsThe Great Man's LadyReaching for the Sun

Full filmography

  • Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) as John Neville Jr. (archive footage)
  • Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) as Self (archive footage)
  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997) as Self (archive footage)
  • George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985) as Self
  • Night of 100 Stars (1982) as Self
  • Mustang Country (1976) as Dan
  • The Great American Cowboy (1973) as Narrator
  • Cry Blood Apache (1970) as Pitcalin as an Older Man
  • Sioux Nation (1970)
  • The Young Rounders (1966)
  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
  • Ride the High Country (1962) as Steve Judd
  • The Crowning Experience (1960) as Prologue Narrator
  • Wichita Town (1959) as Marshal Mike Dunbar
  • The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959) as Bat Masterson
  • Fort Massacre (1958) as Vinson
  • Cattle Empire (1958) as John Cord
  • The Oklahoman (1957) as John
  • The Tall Stranger (1957) as Ned Bannon
  • Trooper Hook (1957) as Sgt. Clovis Hook
  • Gunsight Ridge (1957) as Mike Ryan
  • The First Texan (1956) as Sam Houston
  • Wichita (1955) as Wyatt Earp
  • Stranger on Horseback (1955) as Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne
  • Border River (1954) as Clete Mattson
  • Black Horse Canyon (1954) as Del Rockwell
  • The Lone Hand (1953) as Zachary Hallock
  • Rough Shoot (1953) as Lt. Col. Robert Taine
  • The San Francisco Story (1952) as Rick Nelson
  • Hollywood Story (1951) as Joel McCrea
  • Cattle Drive (1951) as Dan Mathews
  • Stars in My Crown (1950) as Josiah Doziah Gray
  • The Outriders (1950) as Will Owen
  • Saddle Tramp (1950) as Chuck Conner
  • Frenchie (1950) as Sheriff Tom Banning
  • Colorado Territory (1949) as Wes McQueen
  • South of St. Louis (1949) as Kip Davis
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • Four Faces West (1948) as Ross McEwen
  • Ramrod (1947) as Dave Nash
  • The Virginian (1946) as The Virginian
  • The Unseen (1945) as David Fielding
  • Buffalo Bill (1944) as William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
  • The Great Moment (1944) as William Thomas Green Morton
  • The More the Merrier (1943) as Joe Carter
  • Stars on Horseback (1943)
  • The Palm Beach Story (1942) as Tom Jeffers
  • Sullivan's Travels (1941) as John Sullivan
  • The Great Man's Lady (1941) as Mr. Sempler
  • Reaching for the Sun (1941) as Russ Eliot
  • Foreign Correspondent (1940) as John Jones
  • He Married His Wife (1940) as T.H. Randall
  • Primrose Path (1940) as Ed Wallace
  • Breakdowns of 1940 (1940) as Self
  • Union Pacific (1939) as Jeff Butler
  • Espionage Agent (1939) as Barry Corvall
  • They Shall Have Music (1939) as Peter McCarthy
  • Three Blind Mice (1938) as Van Dam Smith
  • Youth Takes a Fling (1938) as Joe Meadows
  • Dead End (1937) as Dave
  • Wells Fargo (1937) as Ramsay MacKay
  • Woman Chases Man (1937) as Kenneth Nolan
  • Internes Can't Take Money (1937) as Jimmie Kildare
  • These Three (1936) as Dr. Joseph 'Joe' Cardin
  • Come and Get It (1936) as Richard Glasgow
  • Adventure in Manhattan (1936) as George Melville
  • Two in a Crowd (1936) as Larry Stevens
  • Banjo on My Knee (1936) as Ernie Holley
  • Barbary Coast (1935) as Jim Carmichael
  • Our Little Girl (1935) as Donald Middleton
  • Private Worlds (1935) as Dr. Alex MacGregor
  • Splendor (1935) as Brighton Lorrimore
  • Woman Wanted (1935) as Tony
  • Half a Sinner (1934) as John Adams
  • The Richest Girl in the World (1934) as Anthony Travers
  • Gambling Lady (1934) as Garry Madison
  • Chance at Heaven (1933) as Blacky Gorman
  • Bed of Roses (1933) as Dan
  • Scarlet River (1933) as Himself (uncredited)
  • One Man's Journey (1933) as Jimmy Watt
  • The Silver Cord (1933) as David Phelps
  • The Most Dangerous Game (1932) as Robert Rainsford
  • Bird of Paradise (1932) as Johnny Baker
  • Business and Pleasure (1932) as Lawrence Ogle
  • The Lost Squadron (1932) as Red
  • The Sport Parade (1932) as Sandy Brown
  • Rockabye (1932) as Jacobs 'Jake' Van Riker Pell
  • Kept Husbands (1931) as Richard 'Dick' Brunton
  • Girls About Town (1931) as Jim Baker
  • Once a Sinner (1931) as Tommy Mason
  • Born to Love (1931) as Barry Craig
  • The Common Law (1931) as John 'Jack' Neville
  • The Silver Horde (1930) as Boyd Emerson
  • Lightnin' (1930) as John Marvin
  • Framed (1930) as Waiter (uncredited)
  • So This Is College (1929) as Bruce Nolan (uncredited)
  • The Single Standard (1929) as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Dynamite (1929) as Marco
  • The Jazz Age (1929) as Todd Sayles
  • Dead Man's Curve (1928) as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
  • The Divine Lady (1928) as Extra (uncredited)
  • The Enemy (1927) as Extra (uncredited)
  • The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
  • Torrent (1926) Stunts
  • A Self-Made Failure (1924) Stunts
  • Penrod and Sam (1923) Stunts