Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Acting
🎂 1905-11-05 (84 years old at death)
✝️ 1990-10-20
📍 South Pasadena, California, USA
👤 Male
🎬 100 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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 rom ...
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Filmography (100 movies)

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