Van Johnson
Known for
Acting
Life
1916 – 2008 (aged 92)
Born in
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Credits
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Biography
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 Purple Rose of Cairo
01 Mar 1985
Batman
12 Jan 1966
Murder, She Wrote
30 Sep 1984
The Caine Mutiny
24 Jun 1954
I Love Lucy
15 Oct 1951
The Love Boat
24 Sep 1977
Brigadoon
08 Sep 1954
Yours, Mine and Ours
24 Apr 1968
Filmography
1996
- The Boy from Mercuryas Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage)
1992
- Three Days to a Killas Comm. Howard
- MGM: When the Lion Roars3 episodes
1991
- Clowning Aroundas Mr. Ranthow
- Clowning Aroundas Mr. Ranthow8 episodes
1990
- Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red Oneas Gen. McCailland
- Flight from Paradiseas Erzähler
1989
- Killer Crocodileas Judge
1988
- Going Hollywood: The War Years
- Down There in the Jungleas The professor
- Taxi Killeras Captain
1985
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Art Bellasco1 episode
- The Purple Rose of Cairoas Larry
1984
- Murder, She Wroteas Daniel O'Brien1 episode
1982
- Showbiz Goes to Waras (archive footage)
- Scorpion with Two Tailsas Mulligan - Joan's father
1981
- Aloha Paradise1 episode
1980
- The Kidnapping of the Presidentas Vice President Ethan Richards
1979
- From Corleone to Brooklynas Lieutenant Sturges
- Tales of the Unexpectedas Gerry T. Armstrong1 episode
- Concorde Affairas Captain Scott
1978
- Getting Marriedas Phil Lawrence
- Black Beautyas Horace Tompkins5 episodes
- Superdomeas Chip Green
1977
- The Love Boatas Victor Moncrief2 episodes
1976
- Quincy, M.E.as Al Ringerman2 episodes
- Rich Man, Poor Man - Book IIas Marsh Goodwin2 episodes
- Rich Man, Poor Manas Marsh Goodwin12 episodes
1975
- One Day at a Timeas Gus Webster1 episode
1974
- That's Entertainment!as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Girl on the Late, Late Showas Johnny Leverett
1972
- Maudeas Henry1 episode
- Call Her Momas President Hardgrove
1971
- Eye of the Spideras Prof. Orson Krüger
- McMillan & Wifeas Harry Jerome1 episode
1970
- San Francisco Internationalas Lester Scott
- Company of Killersas Sam Cahill
- McCloud1 episode
- Nanny and the Professor1 episode
1969
- The Price of Poweras President James A. Garfield
- Love, American Style1 episode
- Eagles Over Londonas Air Marshal George Taylor
1968
- Here's Lucyas Van Johnson1 episode
- The Name of the Gameas Jack Newell1 episode
- Yours, Mine and Oursas Darrel Harrison
- Where Angels Go, Trouble Followsas Father Chase: The 'In' Group
1967
- Divorce American Styleas Al Yearling
1966
- The Doomsday Flightas Capt. Anderson
- Batmanas The Minstrel2 episodes
1964
- American in Parisas James Devlin
1963
- Wives and Loversas Bill Austin
- Vacation Playhouse1 episode
1961
- Ben Casey1 episode
1960
- The Enemy Generalas Allan Lemaire
1959
- Subway in the Skyas Major Baxter Grant
- The DuPont Show with June Allysonas Joe Robertson1 episode
- Web of Evidenceas Paul Mathry
- The Last Blitzkriegas Hans Von Kroner
1958
- The Ann Sothern Showas Terry Tyler1 episode
1957
- The Pied Piper of Hamelinas Pied Piper
- Action of the Tigeras Carson
- Kelly and Meas Len Carmody
- Slanderas Scott Ethan Martin
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Frank Gilette1 episode
- 23 Paces to Baker Streetas Phillip Hannon
- Miracle in the Rainas Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
- The Bottom of the Bottleas Donald Martin
1955
- The End of the Affairas Maurice Bendrix
1954
- The Last Time I Saw Parisas Charles Wills
- Brigadoonas Jeff Douglas
- The Caine Mutinyas Lt. Stephen Maryk
- Men of the Fighting Ladyas Lt. Thayer
- The Siege at Red Riveras Capt. James S. Simmons
1953
- Easy to Loveas Ray Lloyd
- Remains to Be Seenas Waldo Williams
- Confidentially Connieas Joe Bedloe
- General Electric Theateras Jimmy Devlin1 episode
1952
- Plymouth Adventureas John Alden
- Washington Storyas Joseph T. Gresham
- When in Romeas Father John X. Halligan
- Invitationas Dan Pierce
1951
- Too Young to Kissas Eric Wainwright
- It's a Big Countryas Rev. Adam Burch
- I Love Lucyas Van Johnson1 episode
- Go for Broke!as Michael Grayson
- Three Guys Named Mikeas Michael Lawrence
- Grounds for Marriageas Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett
1950
- Duchess of Idahoas Dick Layne
- The Big Hangoveras David Maldon
1949
- Battlegroundas Holley
- In the Good Old Summertimeas Andrew Delby Larkin
- Scene of the Crimeas Mike Conovan
- Mother Is a Freshmanas Professor Richard Michaels
1948
- Command Decisionas Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
- State of the Unionas Spike McManus
- The Bride Goes Wildas Greg Rawlings
1947
- The Romance of Rosy Ridgeas Henry Carson
- High Barbareeas Alec Brooke
1946
- Till the Clouds Roll Byas Bandleader in Elite Club
- Easy to Wedas Bill Chandler
- No Leave, No Loveas Michael Hanlon
1945
- Week-End at the Waldorfas James Hollis
- Thrill of a Romanceas Thomas Milvaine
- Between Two Womenas Dr. Randall Adams
1944
- Thirty Seconds Over Tokyoas Ted Lawson
- Two Girls and a Sailoras John Dyckman Brown III
- 3 Men in Whiteas Dr. Randall Adams
- The White Cliffs of Doveras Sam Bennett
- A Guy Named Joeas Ted Randall
- Twenty Years Afteras (archive footage)
1943
- Madame Curieas Reporter
- Pilot #5as Everett Arnold
- Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Caseas Dr. Randall Adams
- The Human Comedyas Marcus Macauley
1942
- Dr. Gillespie's New Assistantas Dr. Randall Adams
- Somewhere I'll Find Youas Wade Hall
- The War Against Mrs. Hadleyas Michael Fitzpatrick
- For the Common Defense!as Agent Pritchard
- Murder in the Big Houseas Bert Bell
- Personalitiesas (uncredited)
1940
- Too Many Girlsas Chorus Boy (uncredited)