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Joel McCrea

Acting 84 (deceased) years old South Pasadena, California, USA ★ 1.0
Born: November 5, 1905
Died: October 20, 1990

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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Known For

The Enemy
The Enemy Extra (uncredited) 1927
Fort Massacre
Fort Massacre Vinson 1958
Hollywood Story
Hollywood Story Joel McCrea 1951
Dead End
Dead End Dave 1937
One Man's Journey
One Man's Journey Jimmy Watt 1933

Filmography

Acting Credits (103)

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

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