Joel McCrea
Acting

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...

Filmography

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

movie

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

2008

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

as John Neville Jr. (archive footage)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

movie

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as Self (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

movie

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

as Self (archive footage)

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

movie

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

as Self

Night of 100 Stars

movie

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Mustang Country

movie

Mustang Country

1976

Mustang Country

as Dan

The Great American Cowboy

movie

The Great American Cowboy

1973

The Great American Cowboy

as Narrator

Cry Blood Apache

movie

Cry Blood Apache

1970

Cry Blood Apache

as Pitcalin as an Older Man

Sioux Nation

movie

Sioux Nation

1970

Sioux Nation

The Young Rounders

movie

The Young Rounders

1966

The Young Rounders

The Merv Griffin Show

tv

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Ride the High Country

movie

Ride the High Country

1962

Ride the High Country

as Steve Judd

The Crowning Experience

movie

The Crowning Experience

1960

The Crowning Experience

as Prologue Narrator

Wichita Town

tv

Wichita Town

1959

Wichita Town

as Marshal Mike Dunbar

The Gunfight at Dodge City

movie

The Gunfight at Dodge City

1959

The Gunfight at Dodge City

as Bat Masterson

Fort Massacre

movie

Fort Massacre

1958

Fort Massacre

as Vinson

Cattle Empire

movie

Cattle Empire

1958

Cattle Empire

as John Cord

The Tall Stranger

movie

The Tall Stranger

1957

The Tall Stranger

as Ned Bannon

Gunsight Ridge

movie

Gunsight Ridge

1957

Gunsight Ridge

as Mike Ryan

Trooper Hook

movie

Trooper Hook

1957

Trooper Hook

as Sgt. Clovis Hook

The Oklahoman

movie

The Oklahoman

1957

The Oklahoman

as John

The First Texan

movie

The First Texan

1956

The First Texan

as Sam Houston

Wichita

movie

Wichita

1955

Wichita

as Wyatt Earp

Stranger on Horseback

movie

Stranger on Horseback

1955

Stranger on Horseback

as Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne

Black Horse Canyon

movie

Black Horse Canyon

1954

Black Horse Canyon

as Del Rockwell

Border River

movie

Border River

1954

Border River

as Clete Mattson

The Lone Hand

movie

The Lone Hand

1953

The Lone Hand

as Zachary Hallock

Rough Shoot

movie

Rough Shoot

1953

Rough Shoot

as Lt. Col. Robert Taine

The San Francisco Story

movie

The San Francisco Story

1952

The San Francisco Story

as Rick Nelson

Cattle Drive

movie

Cattle Drive

1951

Cattle Drive

as Dan Mathews

Hollywood Story

movie

Hollywood Story

1951

Hollywood Story

as Joel McCrea

Frenchie

movie

Frenchie

1950

Frenchie

as Sheriff Tom Banning

Saddle Tramp

movie

Saddle Tramp

1950

Saddle Tramp

as Chuck Conner

Stars in My Crown

movie

Stars in My Crown

1950

Stars in My Crown

as Josiah Doziah Gray

The Outriders

movie

The Outriders

1950

The Outriders

as Will Owen

Colorado Territory

movie

Colorado Territory

1949

Colorado Territory

as Wes McQueen

South of St. Louis

movie

South of St. Louis

1949

South of St. Louis

as Kip Davis

Four Faces West

movie

Four Faces West

1948

Four Faces West

as Ross McEwen

The Ed Sullivan Show

tv

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Ramrod

movie

Ramrod

1947

Ramrod

as Dave Nash

The Virginian

movie

The Virginian

1946

The Virginian

as The Virginian

The Unseen

movie

The Unseen

1945

The Unseen

as David Fielding

The Great Moment

movie

The Great Moment

1944

The Great Moment

as William Thomas Green Morton

Buffalo Bill

movie

Buffalo Bill

1944

Buffalo Bill

as William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody

The More the Merrier

movie

The More the Merrier

1943

The More the Merrier

as Joe Carter

Stars on Horseback

movie

Stars on Horseback

1943

Stars on Horseback

The Palm Beach Story

movie

The Palm Beach Story

1942

The Palm Beach Story

as Tom Jeffers

Sullivan's Travels

movie

Sullivan's Travels

1941

Sullivan's Travels

as John Sullivan

The Great Man's Lady

movie

The Great Man's Lady

1941

The Great Man's Lady

as Mr. Sempler

Reaching for the Sun

movie

Reaching for the Sun

1941

Reaching for the Sun

as Russ Eliot

Breakdowns of 1940

movie

Breakdowns of 1940

1940

Breakdowns of 1940

as Self

Foreign Correspondent

movie

Foreign Correspondent

1940

Foreign Correspondent

as John Jones

Primrose Path

movie

Primrose Path

1940

Primrose Path

as Ed Wallace

He Married His Wife

movie

He Married His Wife

1940

He Married His Wife

as T.H. Randall

Espionage Agent

movie

Espionage Agent

1939

Espionage Agent

as Barry Corvall

They Shall Have Music

movie

They Shall Have Music

1939

They Shall Have Music

as Peter McCarthy

Union Pacific

movie

Union Pacific

1939

Union Pacific

as Jeff Butler

Youth Takes a Fling

movie

Youth Takes a Fling

1938

Youth Takes a Fling

as Joe Meadows

Three Blind Mice

movie

Three Blind Mice

1938

Three Blind Mice

as Van Dam Smith

Wells Fargo

movie

Wells Fargo

1937

Wells Fargo

as Ramsay MacKay

Dead End

movie

Dead End

1937

Dead End

as Dave

Woman Chases Man

movie

Woman Chases Man

1937

Woman Chases Man

as Kenneth Nolan

Internes Can't Take Money

movie

Internes Can't Take Money

1937

Internes Can't Take Money

as Jimmie Kildare

Banjo on My Knee

movie

Banjo on My Knee

1936

Banjo on My Knee

as Ernie Holley

Come and Get It

movie

Come and Get It

1936

Come and Get It

as Richard Glasgow

Adventure in Manhattan

movie

Adventure in Manhattan

1936

Adventure in Manhattan

as George Melville

Two in a Crowd

movie

Two in a Crowd

1936

Two in a Crowd

as Larry Stevens

These Three

movie

These Three

1936

These Three

as Dr. Joseph 'Joe' Cardin

Splendor

movie

Splendor

1935

Splendor

as Brighton Lorrimore

Barbary Coast

movie

Barbary Coast

1935

Barbary Coast

as Jim Carmichael

Woman Wanted

movie

Woman Wanted

1935

Woman Wanted

as Tony

Private Worlds

movie

Private Worlds

1935

Private Worlds

as Dr. Alex MacGregor

Our Little Girl

movie

Our Little Girl

1935

Our Little Girl

as Donald Middleton

The Richest Girl in the World

movie

The Richest Girl in the World

1934

The Richest Girl in the World

as Anthony Travers

Half a Sinner

movie

Half a Sinner

1934

Half a Sinner

as John Adams

Gambling Lady

movie

Gambling Lady

1934

Gambling Lady

as Garry Madison

Chance at Heaven

movie

Chance at Heaven

1933

Chance at Heaven

as Blacky Gorman

One Man's Journey

movie

One Man's Journey

1933

One Man's Journey

as Jimmy Watt

Bed of Roses

movie

Bed of Roses

1933

Bed of Roses

as Dan

The Silver Cord

movie

The Silver Cord

1933

The Silver Cord

as David Phelps

Scarlet River

movie

Scarlet River

1933

Scarlet River

as Himself (uncredited)

Rockabye

movie

Rockabye

1932

Rockabye

as Jacobs 'Jake' Van Riker Pell

The Sport Parade

movie

The Sport Parade

1932

The Sport Parade

as Sandy Brown

The Most Dangerous Game

movie

The Most Dangerous Game

1932

The Most Dangerous Game

as Robert Rainsford

Bird of Paradise

movie

Bird of Paradise

1932

Bird of Paradise

as Johnny Baker

The Lost Squadron

movie

The Lost Squadron

1932

The Lost Squadron

as Red

Business and Pleasure

movie

Business and Pleasure

1932

Business and Pleasure

as Lawrence Ogle

Girls About Town

movie

Girls About Town

1931

Girls About Town

as Jim Baker

The Common Law

movie

The Common Law

1931

The Common Law

as John 'Jack' Neville

Born to Love

movie

Born to Love

1931

Born to Love

as Barry Craig

Kept Husbands

movie

Kept Husbands

1931

Kept Husbands

as Richard 'Dick' Brunton

Once a Sinner

movie

Once a Sinner

1931

Once a Sinner

as Tommy Mason

Lightnin'

movie

Lightnin'

1930

Lightnin'

as John Marvin

The Silver Horde

movie

The Silver Horde

1930

The Silver Horde

as Boyd Emerson

Framed

movie

Framed

1930

Framed

as Waiter (uncredited)

Dynamite

movie

Dynamite

1929

Dynamite

as Marco

So This Is College

movie

So This Is College

1929

So This Is College

as Bruce Nolan (uncredited)

The Single Standard

movie

The Single Standard

1929

The Single Standard

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Jazz Age

movie

The Jazz Age

1929

The Jazz Age

as Todd Sayles

The Divine Lady

movie

The Divine Lady

1928

The Divine Lady

as Extra (uncredited)

Dead Man's Curve

movie

Dead Man's Curve

1928

Dead Man's Curve

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

The Enemy

movie

The Enemy

1927

The Enemy

as Extra (uncredited)

The Fair Co-Ed

movie

The Fair Co-Ed

1927

The Fair Co-Ed