Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1905-11-05
Deathday: 1990-10-20 (84 years old)

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Biography

Joel Albert McCrea (November 5, 1905 – October 20, 1990) was an American actor whose career spanned a wide variety of genres over almost five decades, including comedy, drama, romance, thrillers, adventures, and Westerns, for which he became best known.


He appeared in over one hundred films, starring in over eighty, among them Alfred Hitchcock's espionage thriller Foreign Correspondent (1940), Preston Sturges' comedy classics Sullivan's Travels (1941), and The Palm Beach Story (1942), the romance film Bird of Paradise (1932), the adventure classic The Most Dangerous Game (1932), Gregory La Cava's bawdy comedy Bed of Roses (1933), George Stevens' romantic comedy The More the Merrier (1943), William Wyler's These Three, Come and Get It (both 1936) and Dead End (1937), Howard Hawks' Barbary Coast (1935), and a number of western films, including Wichita (1955) as Wyatt Earp and Sam Peckinpah's Ride the High Country (1962), opposite Randolph Scott.


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Filmography

all 103

Movies 101

self 9

Narrator 2

TV Shows 2

John Neville Jr. (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line (1997)

Movie
Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)

Movie
Self
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars (1982)

Movie
Dan
Mustang Country

Mustang Country (1976)

Movie
Narrator
The Great American Cowboy

The Great American Cowboy (1973)

Movie
Pitcalin as an Older Man
Cry Blood Apache

Cry Blood Apache (1970)

Movie
4
Self - Narrator
Sioux Nation

Sioux Nation (1970)

Movie
Actor
The Young Rounders

The Young Rounders (1966)

Movie
Steve Judd
Ride the High Country

Ride the High Country (1962)

Movie
6
'Bird of Paradise' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)

Movie
Prologue Narrator
The Crowning Experience

The Crowning Experience (1960)

Movie
Marshal Mike Dunbar / Mike Dunbar
Wichita Town

Wichita Town (1959)

TV
Bat Masterson
The Gunfight at Dodge City

The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)

Movie
Sgt. Vinson
Fort Massacre

Fort Massacre (1958)

Movie
John Cord
Cattle Empire

Cattle Empire (1958)

Movie
Ned Bannon
The Tall Stranger

The Tall Stranger (1957)

Movie
Mike Ryan
Gunsight Ridge

Gunsight Ridge (1957)

Movie
6
Sgt. Clovis Hook
Trooper Hook

Trooper Hook (1957)

Movie
John
The Oklahoman

The Oklahoman (1957)

Movie
4.33
Sam Houston
The First Texan

The First Texan (1956)

Movie
Wyatt Earp
Wichita

Wichita (1955)

Movie
Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne
Stranger on Horseback

Stranger on Horseback (1955)

Movie
Del Rockwell
Black Horse Canyon

Black Horse Canyon (1954)

Movie
Clete Mattson
Border River

Border River (1954)

Movie
Zachary Hallock
The Lone Hand

The Lone Hand (1953)

Movie
Taine
Rough Shoot

Rough Shoot (1953)

Movie
Rick Nelson
The San Francisco Story

The San Francisco Story (1952)

Movie
Dan Mathews
Cattle Drive

Cattle Drive (1951)

Movie
Joel McCrea
Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story (1951)

Movie
Sheriff Tom Banning
Frenchie

Frenchie (1950)

Movie
Chuck Conner
Saddle Tramp

Saddle Tramp (1950)

Movie
Josiah Doziah Gray
Stars in My Crown

Stars in My Crown (1950)

Movie
Will Owen
The Outriders

The Outriders (1950)

Movie
Wes McQueen
Colorado Territory

Colorado Territory (1949)

Movie
Kip Davis
South of St. Louis

South of St. Louis (1949)

Movie
6
Ross McEwen
Four Faces West

Four Faces West (1948)

Movie
6
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Dave Nash
Ramrod

Ramrod (1947)

Movie
The Virginian
The Virginian

The Virginian (1946)

Movie
David Fielding
The Unseen

The Unseen (1945)

Movie
William Thomas Green Morton
The Great Moment

The Great Moment (1944)

Movie
William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill (1944)

Movie
Joe Carter
The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier (1943)

Movie
6
Stars on Horseback

Stars on Horseback (1943)

Movie
Tom Jeffers
The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story (1942)

Movie
6
Ethan Hoyt
The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady (1942)

Movie
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels (1941)

Movie
5.43
Russ Eliot
Reaching for the Sun

Reaching for the Sun (1941)

Movie
Self
Breakdowns of 1940

Breakdowns of 1940 (1940)

Movie
John Jones
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent (1940)

Movie
4
Ed Wallace
Primrose Path

Primrose Path (1940)

Movie
T.H. Randall
He Married His Wife

He Married His Wife (1940)

Movie
Barry Corvall
Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent (1939)

Movie
Peter
They Shall Have Music

They Shall Have Music (1939)

Movie
Jeff Butler
Union Pacific

Union Pacific (1939)

Movie
Joe Meadows
Youth Takes a Fling

Youth Takes a Fling (1938)

Movie
Van Dam Smith
Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice (1938)

Movie
Ramsay MacKay
Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo (1937)

Movie
Dave
Dead End

Dead End (1937)

Movie
Kenneth Nolan
Woman Chases Man

Woman Chases Man (1937)

Movie
James Kildare
Internes Can't Take Money

Internes Can't Take Money (1937)

Movie
Ernie Holley
Banjo on My Knee

Banjo on My Knee (1936)

Movie
Richard Glasgow
Come and Get It

Come and Get It (1936)

Movie
George Melville
Adventure in Manhattan

Adventure in Manhattan (1936)

Movie
Larry Stevens
Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd (1936)

Movie
Dr. Cardin
These Three

These Three (1936)

Movie
Brighton Lorrimore
Splendor

Splendor (1935)

Movie
Jim Carmichael
Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast (1935)

Movie
Tony
Woman Wanted

Woman Wanted (1935)

Movie
Dr. Alex MacGregor
Private Worlds

Private Worlds (1935)

Movie
Dr. Donald Middleton
Our Little Girl

Our Little Girl (1935)

Movie
Tony Travers
The Richest Girl in the World

The Richest Girl in the World (1934)

Movie
John Adams
Half a Sinner

Half a Sinner (1934)

Movie
Garry Madison
Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady (1934)

Movie
Blacky Gorman
Chance at Heaven

Chance at Heaven (1933)

Movie
Jimmy Watt
One Man's Journey

One Man's Journey (1933)

Movie
Dan
Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses (1933)

Movie
David Phelps
The Silver Cord

The Silver Cord (1933)

Movie
Himself (uncredited)
Scarlet River

Scarlet River (1933)

Movie
Jacobs Van Riker Pell
Rockabye

Rockabye (1932)

Movie
Sandy Brown
The Sport Parade

The Sport Parade (1932)

Movie
Bob
The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

Movie
Johnny Baker
Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise (1932)

Movie
Red
The Lost Squadron

The Lost Squadron (1932)

Movie
Lawrence Ogle
Business and Pleasure

Business and Pleasure (1932)

Movie
Jim Baker
Girls About Town

Girls About Town (1931)

Movie
John 'Jack' Neville
The Common Law

The Common Law (1931)

Movie
Barry Craig
Born to Love

Born to Love (1931)

Movie
Richard 'Dick' Brunton
Kept Husbands

Kept Husbands (1931)

Movie
Tommy Mason
Once a Sinner

Once a Sinner (1931)

Movie
John Marvin
Lightnin'

Lightnin' (1930)

Movie
Boyd Emerson
The Silver Horde

The Silver Horde (1930)

Movie
Marco
Dynamite

Dynamite (1929)

Movie
Bruce Nolan (uncredited)
So This Is College

So This Is College (1929)

Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Single Standard

The Single Standard (1929)

Movie
Extra (uncredited)
The Divine Lady

The Divine Lady (1928)

Movie
7
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Dead Man's Curve

Dead Man's Curve (1928)

Movie
Extra (uncredited)
The Enemy

The Enemy (1927)

Movie
The Fair Co-Ed

The Fair Co-Ed (1927)

Movie
Stunts
Torrent

Torrent (1926)

Movie
Stunts
Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam (1923)

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1905-11-05

Deathday
1990-10-20 (84 years old)

Birth Place
California, United States of America

Height
189-centimeter

Relationships
Frances Dee (1933-01-01 - 1990-01-01)

Children
Jody McCrea

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Joel Albert McCrea, Джоэл Маккри

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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