
Joel McCrea
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
5 Nov 1905
Age
121 Years
Born In
South Pasadena, California, USA
Total Projects
103
Years Active
81 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.3 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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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)

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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)

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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)

movie
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self

movie
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
as Self

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Mustang Country
Mustang Country
as Dan

movie
The Great American Cowboy
The Great American Cowboy
as Narrator

movie
Cry Blood Apache
Cry Blood Apache
as Pitcalin as an Older Man

movie
Sioux Nation
Sioux Nation

movie
The Young Rounders
The Young Rounders

tv
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self

movie
Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country
as Steve Judd

movie
The Crowning Experience
The Crowning Experience
as Prologue Narrator

tv
Wichita Town
Wichita Town
as Marshal Mike Dunbar

movie
The Gunfight at Dodge City
The Gunfight at Dodge City
as Bat Masterson

movie
Fort Massacre
Fort Massacre
as Vinson

movie
Cattle Empire
Cattle Empire
as John Cord

movie
The Tall Stranger
The Tall Stranger
as Ned Bannon

movie
Gunsight Ridge
Gunsight Ridge
as Mike Ryan

movie
Trooper Hook
Trooper Hook
as Sgt. Clovis Hook

movie
The Oklahoman
The Oklahoman
as John

movie
The First Texan
The First Texan
as Sam Houston

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Wichita
Wichita
as Wyatt Earp

movie
Stranger on Horseback
Stranger on Horseback
as Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne

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Black Horse Canyon
Black Horse Canyon
as Del Rockwell

movie
Border River
Border River
as Clete Mattson

movie
The Lone Hand
The Lone Hand
as Zachary Hallock

movie
Rough Shoot
Rough Shoot
as Lt. Col. Robert Taine

movie
The San Francisco Story
The San Francisco Story
as Rick Nelson

movie
Cattle Drive
Cattle Drive
as Dan Mathews

movie
Hollywood Story
Hollywood Story
as Joel McCrea

movie
Frenchie
Frenchie
as Sheriff Tom Banning

movie
Saddle Tramp
Saddle Tramp
as Chuck Conner

movie
Stars in My Crown
Stars in My Crown
as Josiah Doziah Gray

movie
The Outriders
The Outriders
as Will Owen

movie
Colorado Territory
Colorado Territory
as Wes McQueen

movie
South of St. Louis
South of St. Louis
as Kip Davis

movie
Four Faces West
Four Faces West
as Ross McEwen

tv
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self

movie
Ramrod
Ramrod
as Dave Nash

movie
The Virginian
The Virginian
as The Virginian

movie
The Unseen
The Unseen
as David Fielding

movie
The Great Moment
The Great Moment
as William Thomas Green Morton

movie
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill
as William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody

movie
The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier
as Joe Carter

movie
Stars on Horseback
Stars on Horseback

movie
The Palm Beach Story
The Palm Beach Story
as Tom Jeffers

movie
Sullivan's Travels
Sullivan's Travels
as John Sullivan

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The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady
as Mr. Sempler

movie
Reaching for the Sun
Reaching for the Sun
as Russ Eliot

movie
Breakdowns of 1940
Breakdowns of 1940
as Self

movie
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
as John Jones

movie
Primrose Path
Primrose Path
as Ed Wallace

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He Married His Wife
He Married His Wife
as T.H. Randall

movie
Espionage Agent
Espionage Agent
as Barry Corvall

movie
They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music
as Peter McCarthy

movie
Union Pacific
Union Pacific
as Jeff Butler

movie
Youth Takes a Fling
Youth Takes a Fling
as Joe Meadows

movie
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
as Van Dam Smith

movie
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
as Ramsay MacKay

movie
Dead End
Dead End
as Dave

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Woman Chases Man
Woman Chases Man
as Kenneth Nolan

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Internes Can't Take Money
Internes Can't Take Money
as Jimmie Kildare

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Banjo on My Knee
Banjo on My Knee
as Ernie Holley

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Come and Get It
Come and Get It
as Richard Glasgow

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Adventure in Manhattan
Adventure in Manhattan
as George Melville

movie
Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowd
as Larry Stevens

movie
These Three
These Three
as Dr. Joseph 'Joe' Cardin

movie
Splendor
Splendor
as Brighton Lorrimore

movie
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
as Jim Carmichael

movie
Woman Wanted
Woman Wanted
as Tony

movie
Private Worlds
Private Worlds
as Dr. Alex MacGregor

movie
Our Little Girl
Our Little Girl
as Donald Middleton

movie
The Richest Girl in the World
The Richest Girl in the World
as Anthony Travers

movie
Half a Sinner
Half a Sinner
as John Adams

movie
Gambling Lady
Gambling Lady
as Garry Madison

movie
Chance at Heaven
Chance at Heaven
as Blacky Gorman

movie
One Man's Journey
One Man's Journey
as Jimmy Watt

movie
Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses
as Dan

movie
The Silver Cord
The Silver Cord
as David Phelps

movie
Scarlet River
Scarlet River
as Himself (uncredited)

movie
Rockabye
Rockabye
as Jacobs 'Jake' Van Riker Pell

movie
The Sport Parade
The Sport Parade
as Sandy Brown

movie
The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game
as Robert Rainsford

movie
Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise
as Johnny Baker

movie
The Lost Squadron
The Lost Squadron
as Red

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Business and Pleasure
Business and Pleasure
as Lawrence Ogle

movie
Girls About Town
Girls About Town
as Jim Baker

movie
The Common Law
The Common Law
as John 'Jack' Neville

movie
Born to Love
Born to Love
as Barry Craig

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Kept Husbands
Kept Husbands
as Richard 'Dick' Brunton

movie
Once a Sinner
Once a Sinner
as Tommy Mason

movie
Lightnin'
Lightnin'
as John Marvin

movie
The Silver Horde
The Silver Horde
as Boyd Emerson

movie
Framed
Framed
as Waiter (uncredited)

movie
Dynamite
Dynamite
as Marco

movie
So This Is College
So This Is College
as Bruce Nolan (uncredited)

movie
The Single Standard
The Single Standard
as Party Guest (uncredited)

movie
The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age
as Todd Sayles

movie
The Divine Lady
The Divine Lady
as Extra (uncredited)

movie
Dead Man's Curve
Dead Man's Curve
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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The Enemy
The Enemy
as Extra (uncredited)

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The Fair Co-Ed