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Van Johnson

Van Johnson

Acting·1916–2008·99 films

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.

Filmography

The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)Larry
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny (1954)Lt. Stephen Maryk
Brigadoon
Brigadoon (1954)Jeff Douglas
Yours, Mine and Ours
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)Darrel Harrison
Battleground
Battleground (1949)Holley
23 Paces to Baker Street
23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)Phillip Hannon
State of the Union
State of the Union (1948)Spike McManus
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)(archive footage) (uncredited)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)Ted Lawson
The Last Time I Saw Paris
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)Charles Wills
Killer Crocodile
Killer Crocodile (1989)Judge
A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe (1944)Ted Randall
Madame Curie
Madame Curie (1943)Reporter
In the Good Old Summertime
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)Andrew Delby Larkin
The Price of Power
The Price of Power (1969)President James A. Garfield
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy (1943)Marcus Macauley
Till the Clouds Roll By
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)Bandleader in Elite Club
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair (1955)Maurice Bendrix
Go for Broke!
Go for Broke! (1951)Lt. Michael Grayson
Divorce American Style
Divorce American Style (1967)Al Yearling
Command Decision
Command Decision (1948)Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
Scorpion with Two Tails
Scorpion with Two Tails (1982)Mulligan - Joan's father
The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)Sam Bennett
Eagles Over London
Eagles Over London (1969)Air Marshal George Taylor
Plymouth Adventure
Plymouth Adventure (1952)John Alden
Concorde Affair
Concorde Affair (1979)Captain Scott
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1949)Mike Conovan
Three Guys Named Mike
Three Guys Named Mike (1951)Michael Lawrence
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)Pied Piper / Truson
From Corleone to Brooklyn
From Corleone to Brooklyn (1979)Lieutenant Sturges
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968)Father Chase: The 'In' Group
Action of the Tiger
Action of the Tiger (1957)Carson
Somewhere I'll Find You
Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)Wade Hall
Too Many Girls
Too Many Girls (1940)Chorus Boy
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)James Hollis
The Kidnapping of the President
The Kidnapping of the President (1980)Vice President Ethan Richards
Miracle in the Rain
Miracle in the Rain (1956)Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
3 Men in White
3 Men in White (1944)Dr. Randall Adams
Superdome
Superdome (1978)Chip Green
Subway in the Sky
Subway in the Sky (1959)Major Baxter Grant
Slander
Slander (1957)Scott Ethan Martin
Easy to Wed
Easy to Wed (1946)William "Bill" Stevens Chandler
Men of the Fighting Lady
Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)Lt. Thayer
Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)John Dyckman Brown III
Too Young to Kiss
Too Young to Kiss (1951)Eric Wainwright
The Siege at Red River
The Siege at Red River (1954)Capt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday
San Francisco International
San Francisco International (1970)Lester Scott
The Doomsday Flight
The Doomsday Flight (1966)Capt. Anderson
Easy to Love
Easy to Love (1953)Ray Lloyd
Wives and Lovers
Wives and Lovers (1963)Bill Austin
Pilot #5
Pilot #5 (1943)Everett Arnold
Bacall on Bogart
Bacall on Bogart (1988)Self
It's a Big Country
It's a Big Country (1951)Rev. Adam Burch
High Barbaree
High Barbaree (1947)Alec Brooke
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)Michael Fitzpatrick
Duchess of Idaho
Duchess of Idaho (1950)Dick Layne
For the Common Defense!
For the Common Defense! (1942)Agent Pritchard
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)Self
Thrill of a Romance
Thrill of a Romance (1945)Thomas Milvaine
Invitation
Invitation (1952)Dan Pierce
The Bride Goes Wild
The Bride Goes Wild (1948)Greg Rawlings
Three Days to a Kill
Three Days to a Kill (1992)Comm. Howard
The Extraordinary Seaman
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Eye of the Spider
Eye of the Spider (1971)Prof. Orson Krüger
The Big Hangover
The Big Hangover (1950)David Maldon
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)Henry Carson
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974)Johnny Leverett
Web of Evidence
Web of Evidence (1959)Paul Mathry
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)Dr. Randall Adams
The Bottom of the Bottle
The Bottom of the Bottle (1956)Donald Martin / Eric Bell
The Last Blitzkrieg
The Last Blitzkrieg (1959)Hans Von Kroner / Leonard Richardson
Clowning Around
Clowning Around (1991)Mr. Ranthow
Between Two Women
Between Two Women (1945)Dr. Randall Adams
Murder in the Big House
Murder in the Big House (1942)Bert Bell
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)Self
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars (1982)Self
Confidentially Connie
Confidentially Connie (1953)Joe Bedloe
Grounds for Marriage
Grounds for Marriage (1951)Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett
Remains to Be Seen
Remains to Be Seen (1953)Waldo Williams
Taxi Killer
Taxi Killer (1988)Captain
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)Dr. Randall Adams
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class (1995)Self (archive footage)
Washington Story
Washington Story (1952)Joseph T. Gresham
The Enemy General
The Enemy General (1960)Allan Lemaire
Getting Married
Getting Married (1978)Phil Lawrence
When in Rome
When in Rome (1952)Father John X. Halligan
Flight from Paradise
Flight from Paradise (1990)Erzähler
Company of Killers
Company of Killers (1970)Sam Cahill
The Boy from Mercury
The Boy from Mercury (1996)Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage)
Mother Is a Freshman
Mother Is a Freshman (1949)Professor Richard Michaels
Kelly and Me
Kelly and Me (1957)Len Carmody
No Leave, No Love
No Leave, No Love (1946)Michael Hanlon
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After (1944)(archive footage)
Call Her Mom
Call Her Mom (1972)President Hardgrove
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One (1990)Gen. McCailland
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)(archive footage)
American in Paris
American in Paris (1964)James Devlin
Down There in the Jungle
Down There in the Jungle (1988)The professor