Joel McCrea
Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Born: November 5, 1905 - Died: October 20, 1990 (84 years)
South 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.

Movies as Actor (100)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

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

as John Neville Jr. (archive footage)

Mar 3, 2008

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as Self (archive footage)

Jul 25, 2004

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

as Self (archive footage)

May 12, 1997

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

as Self

Mar 3, 1985

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Mar 8, 1982

Mustang Country

Mustang Country

as Dan

Mar 29, 1976

The Great American Cowboy

The Great American Cowboy

as Narrator

Dec 1, 1973

Cry Blood Apache

Cry Blood Apache

as Pitcalin as an Older Man

Sep 1, 1970

Sioux Nation

Sioux Nation

Jan 1, 1970

The Young Rounders

The Young Rounders

Jan 1, 1966

Ride the High Country

Ride the High Country

as Steve Judd

May 9, 1962

The Crowning Experience

The Crowning Experience

as Prologue Narrator

Oct 22, 1960

The Gunfight at Dodge City

The Gunfight at Dodge City

as Bat Masterson

May 1, 1959

Fort Massacre

Fort Massacre

as Vinson

May 14, 1958

Cattle Empire

Cattle Empire

as John Cord

Apr 1, 1958

The Tall Stranger

The Tall Stranger

as Ned Bannon

Nov 17, 1957

Gunsight Ridge

Gunsight Ridge

as Mike Ryan

Sep 1, 1957

Trooper Hook

Trooper Hook

as Sgt. Clovis Hook

Jul 12, 1957

The Oklahoman

The Oklahoman

as John

May 19, 1957

The First Texan

The First Texan

as Sam Houston

Jun 29, 1956

Wichita

Wichita

as Wyatt Earp

Jul 3, 1955

Stranger on Horseback

Stranger on Horseback

as Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne

Mar 22, 1955

Black Horse Canyon

Black Horse Canyon

as Del Rockwell

Jun 1, 1954

Border River

Border River

as Clete Mattson

Apr 22, 1954

The Lone Hand

The Lone Hand

as Zachary Hallock

May 20, 1953

Rough Shoot

Rough Shoot

as Lt. Col. Robert Taine

Mar 30, 1953

The San Francisco Story

The San Francisco Story

as Rick Nelson

May 11, 1952

Cattle Drive

Cattle Drive

as Dan Mathews

Aug 1, 1951

Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story

as Joel McCrea

Jun 1, 1951

Frenchie

Frenchie

as Sheriff Tom Banning

Dec 25, 1950

Saddle Tramp

Saddle Tramp

as Chuck Conner

Sep 21, 1950

Stars in My Crown

Stars in My Crown

as Josiah Doziah Gray

May 11, 1950

The Outriders

The Outriders

as Will Owen

Mar 1, 1950

Colorado Territory

Colorado Territory

as Wes McQueen

Jun 11, 1949

South of St. Louis

South of St. Louis

as Kip Davis

Mar 6, 1949

Four Faces West

Four Faces West

as Ross McEwen

Aug 3, 1948

Ramrod

Ramrod

as Dave Nash

May 2, 1947

The Virginian

The Virginian

as The Virginian

May 5, 1946

The Unseen

The Unseen

as David Fielding

May 12, 1945

The Great Moment

The Great Moment

as William Thomas Green Morton

Jul 18, 1944

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

as William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody

Apr 2, 1944

The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier

as Joe Carter

May 13, 1943

Stars on Horseback

Stars on Horseback

Apr 23, 1943

The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story

as Tom Jeffers

Aug 28, 1942

Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels

as John Sullivan

Nov 30, 1941

The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

as Mr. Sempler

Oct 31, 1941

Reaching for the Sun

Reaching for the Sun

as Russ Eliot

May 1, 1941

Breakdowns of 1940

Breakdowns of 1940

as Self

Dec 31, 1940

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

as John Jones

Aug 16, 1940

Primrose Path

Primrose Path

as Ed Wallace

Mar 22, 1940

He Married His Wife

He Married His Wife

as T.H. Randall

Jan 19, 1940

Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent

as Barry Corvall

Sep 30, 1939

They Shall Have Music

They Shall Have Music

as Peter McCarthy

Aug 18, 1939

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

as Jeff Butler

May 5, 1939

Youth Takes a Fling

Youth Takes a Fling

as Joe Meadows

Sep 22, 1938

Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

as Van Dam Smith

Jun 18, 1938

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

as Ramsay MacKay

Dec 31, 1937

Dead End

Dead End

as Dave

Aug 27, 1937

Woman Chases Man

Woman Chases Man

as Kenneth Nolan

May 7, 1937

Internes Can't Take Money

Internes Can't Take Money

as Jimmie Kildare

Apr 16, 1937

Banjo on My Knee

Banjo on My Knee

as Ernie Holley

Dec 11, 1936

Come and Get It

Come and Get It

as Richard Glasgow

Nov 6, 1936

Adventure in Manhattan

Adventure in Manhattan

as George Melville

Oct 8, 1936

Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd

as Larry Stevens

Oct 3, 1936

These Three

These Three

as Dr. Joseph 'Joe' Cardin

Mar 18, 1936

Splendor

Splendor

as Brighton Lorrimore

Nov 22, 1935

Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast

as Jim Carmichael

Oct 13, 1935

Woman Wanted

Woman Wanted

as Tony

Aug 2, 1935

Private Worlds

Private Worlds

as Dr. Alex MacGregor

Apr 19, 1935

Our Little Girl

Our Little Girl

as Donald Middleton

Jan 1, 1935

The Richest Girl in the World

The Richest Girl in the World

as Anthony Travers

Sep 21, 1934

Half a Sinner

Half a Sinner

as John Adams

Jun 1, 1934

Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady

as Garry Madison

Mar 8, 1934

Chance at Heaven

Chance at Heaven

as Blacky Gorman

Oct 27, 1933

One Man's Journey

One Man's Journey

as Jimmy Watt

Aug 31, 1933

Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses

as Dan

Jun 29, 1933

The Silver Cord

The Silver Cord

as David Phelps

May 5, 1933

Scarlet River

Scarlet River

as Himself (uncredited)

Mar 10, 1933

Rockabye

Rockabye

as Jacobs 'Jake' Van Riker Pell

Nov 25, 1932

The Sport Parade

The Sport Parade

as Sandy Brown

Nov 11, 1932

The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

as Robert Rainsford

Sep 16, 1932

Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

as Johnny Baker

Aug 12, 1932

The Lost Squadron

The Lost Squadron

as Red

Mar 12, 1932

Business and Pleasure

Business and Pleasure

as Lawrence Ogle

Feb 24, 1932

Girls About Town

Girls About Town

as Jim Baker

Nov 7, 1931

The Common Law

The Common Law

as John 'Jack' Neville

Jul 17, 1931

Born to Love

Born to Love

as Barry Craig

Apr 17, 1931

Kept Husbands

Kept Husbands

as Richard 'Dick' Brunton

Feb 22, 1931

Once a Sinner

Once a Sinner

as Tommy Mason

Jan 25, 1931

Lightnin'

Lightnin'

as John Marvin

Nov 28, 1930

The Silver Horde

The Silver Horde

as Boyd Emerson

Oct 24, 1930

Framed

Framed

as Waiter (uncredited)

Mar 16, 1930

Dynamite

Dynamite

as Marco

Dec 13, 1929

So This Is College

So This Is College

as Bruce Nolan (uncredited)

Nov 8, 1929

The Single Standard

The Single Standard

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Jul 27, 1929

The Jazz Age

The Jazz Age

as Todd Sayles

Jan 6, 1929

The Divine Lady

The Divine Lady

as Extra (uncredited)

Dec 26, 1928

Dead Man's Curve

Dead Man's Curve

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Jan 15, 1928

The Enemy

The Enemy

as Extra (uncredited)

Dec 8, 1927

The Fair Co-Ed

The Fair Co-Ed

Oct 22, 1927