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Van Johnson

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Aug 25, 1916 (110 years old)

Place of Birth

Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting
2000Lucille Ball: Finding LucySelf
1996The Boy from MercuryGame Show Contestant (Archive Footage)
1995Roger Moore: A Matter of ClassSelf (archive footage)
1992Three Days to a KillComm. Howard
1992MGM: When the Lion Roars
1991Clowning AroundMr. Ranthow
1991Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...Self
1991Clowning AroundMr. Ranthow
1990Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red OneGen. McCailland
1990Flight from ParadiseErzähler
1989Killer CrocodileJudge
1988Bacall on BogartSelf
1988Down There in the JungleThe professor
1988Taxi KillerCaptain
1988Going Hollywood: The War Years
1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelf
1985The Purple Rose of CairoLarry
1985Night of 100 Stars IISelf
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsArt Bellasco
1984Murder, She WroteElliot Robinson
1984Murder, She WroteDaniel Hannigan
1984Murder, She WroteDaniel O'Brien
1982Scorpion with Two TailsMulligan - Joan's father
1982Showbiz Goes to War(archive footage)
1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!Self (archive footage)
1982Night of 100 StarsSelf
1981Aloha Paradise
1980The Kidnapping of the PresidentVice President Ethan Richards
1979From Corleone to BrooklynLieutenant Sturges
1979Concorde AffairCaptain Scott
1979Tales of the UnexpectedGerry T. Armstrong
1978Getting MarriedPhil Lawrence
1978SuperdomeChip Green
1978Black BeautyHorace Tompkins
1977The Love BoatBert Wilder
1977The Love BoatVictor Moncrief
1976Quincy, M.E.Al Ringerman
1976Rich Man, Poor Man - Book IIMarsh Goodwin
1976Rich Man, Poor ManMarsh Goodwin
1975One Day at a TimeGus Webster
1974The Girl on the Late, Late ShowJohnny Leverett
1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage)
1972Call Her MomPresident Hardgrove
1972MaudeHenry
1971Eye of the SpiderProf. Orson Krüger
1971McMillan & WifeHarry Jerome
1970Company of KillersSam Cahill
1970San Francisco InternationalLester Scott
1970Nanny and the Professor
1970The Don Knotts ShowSelf
1970McCloud
1969Eagles Over LondonAir Marshal George Taylor
1969The Price of PowerPresident James A. Garfield
1969The Extraordinary SeamanSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1969Love, American Style
1968Yours, Mine and OursDarrel Harrison
1968Where Angels Go, Trouble FollowsFather Chase: The 'In' Group
1968Here's LucyVan Johnson
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf (uncredited)
1968The Name of the GameSullivan
1968The Name of the GameJack Newell
1967Divorce American StyleAl Yearling
1966The Doomsday FlightCapt. Anderson
1966BatmanThe Minstrel
1964American in ParisJames Devlin
1964The Hollywood PalaceSelf
1963Wives and LoversBill Austin
1963Vacation Playhouse
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1961Ben Casey
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host
1960The Enemy GeneralAllan Lemaire
1959Subway in the SkyMajor Baxter Grant
1959Web of EvidencePaul Mathry
1959The Last BlitzkriegHans Von Kroner / Leonard Richardson
1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonJoe Robertson
1958The Ann Sothern ShowTerry Tyler
1957Action of the TigerCarson
1957SlanderScott Ethan Martin
1957The Pied Piper of HamelinPied Piper / Truson
1957Kelly and MeLen Carmody
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
195623 Paces to Baker StreetPhillip Hannon
1956Miracle in the RainPvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
1956The Bottom of the BottleDonald Martin / Eric Bell
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreFrank Gilette
1955The End of the AffairMaurice Bendrix
1955MGM Parade
1955MGM ParadeSelf
1954The Caine MutinyLt. Stephen Maryk
1954BrigadoonJeff Douglas
1954Men of the Fighting LadyLt. Thayer
1954The Last Time I Saw ParisCharles Wills
1954The Siege at Red RiverCapt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday
1953Easy to LoveRay Lloyd
1953Remains to Be SeenWaldo Williams
1953Confidentially ConnieJoe Bedloe
1953General Electric TheaterJimmy Devlin
1953The OscarsSelf
1953Letter to LorettaSelf - Guest Host
1952Plymouth AdventureJohn Alden
1952InvitationDan Pierce
1952When in RomeFather John X. Halligan
1952Washington StoryJoseph T. Gresham
1951Go for Broke!Lt. Michael Grayson
1951It's a Big CountryRev. Adam Burch
1951Too Young to KissEric Wainwright
1951Three Guys Named MikeMichael Lawrence
1951Grounds for MarriageDr. Lincoln I. Bartlett
1951I Love LucyVan Johnson
1950Duchess of IdahoDick Layne
1950The Big HangoverDavid Maldon
1950What's My Line?Self
1949BattlegroundHolley
1949In the Good Old SummertimeAndrew Delby Larkin
1949Scene of the CrimeMike Conovan
1949Mother Is a FreshmanProfessor Richard Michaels
1948Command DecisionTechnical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
1948State of the UnionSpike McManus
1948The Bride Goes WildGreg Rawlings
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1947High BarbareeAlec Brooke
1947The Romance of Rosy RidgeHenry Carson
1946Easy to WedWilliam "Bill" Stevens Chandler
1946Till the Clouds Roll ByBandleader in Elite Club
1946No Leave, No LoveMichael Hanlon
1945Thrill of a RomanceThomas Milvaine
1945Week-End at the WaldorfJames Hollis
1945Between Two WomenDr. Randall Adams
1944A Guy Named JoeTed Randall
1944Thirty Seconds Over TokyoTed Lawson
1944The White Cliffs of DoverSam Bennett
1944Two Girls and a SailorJohn Dyckman Brown III
19443 Men in WhiteDr. Randall Adams
1944Twenty Years After(archive footage)
1943Madame CurieReporter
1943The Human ComedyMarcus Macauley
1943Dr. Gillespie's Criminal CaseDr. Randall Adams
1943Pilot #5Everett Arnold
1942The War Against Mrs. HadleyMichael Fitzpatrick
1942Murder in the Big HouseBert Bell
1942Dr. Gillespie's New AssistantDr. Randall Adams
1942Somewhere I'll Find YouWade Hall
1942For the Common Defense!Agent Pritchard
1942Personalities(uncredited)
1940Too Many GirlsChorus Boy