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Van Johnson

Born
August 25, 1916
Died
December 12, 2008
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
The Caine Mutiny
(1954)
Lt. Stephen Maryk
The Purple Rose of Cairo
(1985)
Larry
Battleground
(1949)
Holley
Yours, Mine and Ours
(1968)
Darrel Harrison
Brigadoon
(1954)
Jeff Douglas
That's Entertainment!
(1974)
(archive footage)
A Guy Named Joe
(1943)
Ted Randall
State of the Union
(1948)
Spike McManus
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
(1944)
Ted Lawson
Madame Curie
(1943)
Reporter
Night of 100 Stars
(1982)
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
Killer Crocodile
(1989)
Judge
Full Filmography
Acting
Too Many Girls
(1940)
Chorus Boy
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
(1942)
Michael Fitzpatrick
Murder in the Big House
(1942)
Bert Bell
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
(1942)
Dr. Randall Adams
Somewhere I'll Find You
(1942)
Wade Hall
For the Common Defense!
(1942)
Agent Pritchard
Personalities
(1942)
(uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
(1943)
Ted Randall
Madame Curie
(1943)
Reporter
The Human Comedy
(1943)
Marcus Macauley
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
(1943)
Dr. Randall Adams
Pilot #5
(1943)
Everett Arnold
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
(1944)
Ted Lawson
Two Girls and a Sailor
(1944)
John Dyckman Brown III
The White Cliffs of Dover
(1944)
Sam Bennett
3 Men in White
(1944)
Dr. Randall Adams
Twenty Years After
(1944)
(archive footage)
Thrill of a Romance
(1945)
Thomas Milvaine
Week-End at the Waldorf
(1945)
James Hollis
Between Two Women
(1945)
Dr. Randall Adams
Easy to Wed
(1946)
William "Bill" Stevens Chandler
Till the Clouds Roll By
(1946)
Bandleader in Elite Club
No Leave, No Love
(1946)
Michael Hanlon
High Barbaree
(1947)
Alec Brooke
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
(1947)
Henry Carson
Command Decision
(1948)
Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
State of the Union
(1948)
Spike McManus
The Bride Goes Wild
(1948)
Greg Rawlings
Battleground
(1949)
Holley
In the Good Old Summertime
(1949)
Andrew Delby Larkin
Scene of the Crime
(1949)
Mike Conovan
Mother Is a Freshman
(1949)
Professor Richard Michaels
Duchess of Idaho
(1950)
Dick Layne
The Big Hangover
(1950)
David Maldon
Go for Broke!
(1951)
Lt. Michael Grayson
It's a Big Country
(1951)
Rev. Adam Burch
Too Young to Kiss
(1951)
Eric Wainwright
Three Guys Named Mike
(1951)
Michael Lawrence
Grounds for Marriage
(1951)
Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett
Plymouth Adventure
(1952)
John Alden
Invitation
(1952)
Dan Pierce
When in Rome
(1952)
Father John X. Halligan
Washington Story
(1952)
Joseph T. Gresham
Easy to Love
(1953)
Ray Lloyd
Remains to Be Seen
(1953)
Waldo Williams
Confidentially Connie
(1953)
Joe Bedloe
The Caine Mutiny
(1954)
Lt. Stephen Maryk
Brigadoon
(1954)
Jeff Douglas
The Last Time I Saw Paris
(1954)
Charles Wills
The Siege at Red River
(1954)
Capt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday
Men of the Fighting Lady
(1954)
Lt. Thayer
The End of the Affair
(1955)
Maurice Bendrix
23 Paces to Baker Street
(1956)
Phillip Hannon
Miracle in the Rain
(1956)
Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
The Bottom of the Bottle
(1956)
Donald Martin / Eric Bell
Action of the Tiger
(1957)
Carson
Slander
(1957)
Scott Ethan Martin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
(1957)
Pied Piper / Truson
Kelly and Me
(1957)
Len Carmody
Subway in the Sky
(1959)
Major Baxter Grant
Web of Evidence
(1959)
Paul Mathry
The Last Blitzkrieg
(1959)
Hans Von Kroner / Leonard Richardson
The Enemy General
(1960)
Allan Lemaire
Wives and Lovers
(1963)
Bill Austin
American in Paris
(1964)
James Devlin
The Doomsday Flight
(1966)
Capt. Anderson
Divorce American Style
(1967)
Al Yearling
Yours, Mine and Ours
(1968)
Darrel Harrison
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
(1968)
Father Chase: The 'In' Group
Eagles Over London
(1969)
Air Marshal George Taylor
The Price of Power
(1969)
President James A. Garfield
Company of Killers
(1970)
Sam Cahill
San Francisco International
(1970)
Lester Scott
Eye of the Spider
(1971)
Prof. Orson Krüger
Call Her Mom
(1972)
President Hardgrove
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
(1974)
Johnny Leverett
That's Entertainment!
(1974)
(archive footage)
Superdome
(1978)
Chip Green
Getting Married
(1978)
Phil Lawrence
From Corleone to Brooklyn
(1979)
Lieutenant Sturges
Concorde Affair
(1979)
Captain Scott
The Kidnapping of the President
(1980)
Vice President Ethan Richards
Scorpion with Two Tails
(1982)
Mulligan - Joan's father
Night of 100 Stars
(1982)
Self
Showbiz Goes to War
(1982)
(archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
(1982)
Self (archive footage)
The Purple Rose of Cairo
(1985)
Larry
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
Down There in the Jungle
(1986)
The professor
Bacall on Bogart
(1988)
Self
Taxi Killer
(1988)
Killer Crocodile
(1989)
Judge
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
(1990)
Gen. McCailland
Flight from Paradise
(1990)
Erzähler
Clowning Around
(1991)
Mr. Ranthow
Three Days To A Kill
(1992)
Comm. Howard
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
(1995)
Self (archive footage)
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