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Van Johnson

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Van Johnson

Born August 25, 1916 in Newport, Rhode Island, USADied December 12, 200888 films

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.

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The Purple Rose of Cairo posterFirst watchThe Purple Rose of Cairo19857.4as LarryCecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Caine Mutiny poster7.2The Caine Mutiny1954Yours, Mine and Ours poster6.9Yours, Mine and Ours1968Brigadoon poster6.5Brigadoon1954Battleground poster6.7Battleground194923 Paces to Baker Street poster6.723 Paces to Baker Street1956State of the Union poster6.8State of the Union1948Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo poster6.7Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo1944Madame Curie poster7.2Madame Curie1943

Filmography

88 films as actor
  1. 1992Three Days to a KillComm. Howard
  2. 1991Clowning AroundMr. Ranthow
  3. 1990Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red OneGen. McCailland
  4. 1990Flight from ParadiseErzähler
  5. 1989Killer CrocodileJudge
  6. 1988Down There in the JungleThe professor
  7. 1988Taxi KillerCaptain
  8. 1985The Purple Rose of CairoLarry
  9. 1982Scorpion with Two TailsMulligan - Joan's father
  10. 1980The Kidnapping of the PresidentVice President Ethan Richards
  11. 1979From Corleone to BrooklynLieutenant Sturges
  12. 1979Concorde AffairCaptain Scott
  13. 1978Getting MarriedPhil Lawrence
  14. 1978SuperdomeChip Green
  15. 1974The Girl on the Late, Late ShowJohnny Leverett
  16. 1972Call Her MomPresident Hardgrove
  17. 1971Eye of the SpiderProf. Orson Krüger
  18. 1970San Francisco InternationalLester Scott
  19. 1970Company of KillersSam Cahill
  20. 1969The Price of PowerPresident James A. Garfield
  21. 1969Eagles Over LondonAir Marshal George Taylor
  22. 1968Yours, Mine and OursDarrel Harrison
  23. 1968Where Angels Go, Trouble FollowsFather Chase: The 'In' Group
  24. 1967Divorce American StyleAl Yearling
  25. 1966The Doomsday FlightCapt. Anderson
  26. 1964American in ParisJames Devlin
  27. 1963Wives and LoversBill Austin
  28. 1960The Enemy GeneralAllan Lemaire
  29. 1959Subway in the SkyMajor Baxter Grant
  30. 1959Web of EvidencePaul Mathry
  31. 1959The Last BlitzkriegHans Von Kroner / Leonard Richardson
  32. 1957The Pied Piper of HamelinPied Piper / Truson
  33. 1957Action of the TigerCarson
  34. 1957Kelly and MeLen Carmody
  35. 1957SlanderScott Ethan Martin
  36. 195623 Paces to Baker StreetPhillip Hannon
  37. 1956Miracle in the RainPvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
  38. 1956The Bottom of the BottleDonald Martin / Eric Bell
  39. 1955The End of the AffairMaurice Bendrix
  40. 1954The Last Time I Saw ParisCharles Wills
  41. 1954BrigadoonJeff Douglas
  42. 1954The Caine MutinyLt. Stephen Maryk
  43. 1954Men of the Fighting LadyLt. Thayer
  44. 1954The Siege at Red RiverCapt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday
  45. 1953Easy to LoveRay Lloyd
  46. 1953Remains to Be SeenWaldo Williams
  47. 1953Confidentially ConnieJoe Bedloe
  48. 1952Plymouth AdventureJohn Alden
  49. 1952Washington StoryJoseph T. Gresham
  50. 1952When in RomeFather John X. Halligan
  51. 1952InvitationDan Pierce
  52. 1951Too Young to KissEric Wainwright
  53. 1951It's a Big CountryRev. Adam Burch
  54. 1951Go for Broke!Michael Grayson
  55. 1951Three Guys Named MikeMichael Lawrence
  56. 1951Grounds for MarriageDr. Lincoln I. Bartlett
  57. 1950Duchess of IdahoDick Layne
  58. 1950The Big HangoverDavid Maldon
  59. 1949BattlegroundHolley
  60. 1949In the Good Old SummertimeAndrew Delby Larkin
  61. 1949Scene of the CrimeMike Conovan
  62. 1949Mother Is a FreshmanProfessor Richard Michaels
  63. 1948Command DecisionTechnical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
  64. 1948State of the UnionSpike McManus
  65. 1948The Bride Goes WildGreg Rawlings
  66. 1947The Romance of Rosy RidgeHenry Carson
  67. 1947High BarbareeAlec Brooke
  68. 1946Till the Clouds Roll ByBandleader in Elite Club
  69. 1946Easy to WedBill Chandler
  70. 1946No Leave, No LoveMichael Hanlon
  71. 1945Week-End at the WaldorfJames Hollis
  72. 1945Thrill of a RomanceThomas Milvaine
  73. 1945Between Two WomenDr. Randall Adams
  74. 1944Thirty Seconds Over TokyoTed Lawson
  75. 1944Two Girls and a SailorJohn Dyckman Brown III
  76. 19443 Men in WhiteDr. Randall Adams
  77. 1944The White Cliffs of DoverSam Bennett
  78. 1944A Guy Named JoeTed Randall
  79. 1943Madame CurieReporter
  80. 1943Pilot #5Everett Arnold
  81. 1943Dr. Gillespie's Criminal CaseDr. Randall Adams
  82. 1943The Human ComedyMarcus Macauley
  83. 1942Dr. Gillespie's New AssistantDr. Randall Adams
  84. 1942Somewhere I'll Find YouWade Hall
  85. 1942The War Against Mrs. HadleyMichael Fitzpatrick
  86. 1942For the Common Defense!Agent Pritchard
  87. 1942Murder in the Big HouseBert Bell
  88. 1940Too Many GirlsChorus Boy (uncredited)