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Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Acting

Born: November 5, 1905South Pasadena, California, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joel McCrea, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
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
Ride the High Country

Ride the High Country

Steve Judd

1962
The Crowning Experience

The Crowning Experience

Prologue Narrator

1960
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
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