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Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

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 rom

Born

Nov 05, 1905

South Pasadena, California, USA

Died

Oct 20, 1990

Known For

Acting

Movies

100 acting

3 crew

Popularity

0.9

Known For

The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game
1932 as Robert Rainsford
★ 6.9
Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country
1962 as Steve Judd
★ 7.1
Wichita
Wichita
1955 as Wyatt Earp
★ 6.3
The Oklahoman
The Oklahoman
1957 as John
★ 5.8
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
★ 8.0
Sullivan's Travels
Sullivan's Travels
1941 as John Sullivan
★ 7.4
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
1940 as John Jones
★ 7.0
The Outriders
The Outriders
1950 as Will Owen
★ 7.3
Ramrod
Ramrod
1947 as Dave Nash
★ 6.5
Dead End
Dead End
1937 as Dave
★ 7.0
The Tall Stranger
The Tall Stranger
1957 as Ned Bannon
★ 6.6
The Lone Hand
The Lone Hand
1953 as Zachary Hallock
★ 5.7
Colorado Territory
Colorado Territory
1949 as Wes McQueen
★ 6.9
Fort Massacre
Fort Massacre
1958 as Vinson
★ 6.2
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 as Self
★ 6.8
The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier
1943 as Joe Carter
★ 7.0
The Virginian
The Virginian
1946 as The Virginian
★ 6.2
Frenchie
Frenchie
1950 as Sheriff Tom Banning
★ 6.0
These Three
These Three
1936 as Dr. Joseph 'Joe' Cardin
★ 7.2
The Palm Beach Story
The Palm Beach Story
1942 as Tom Jeffers
★ 7.0
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill
1944 as William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
★ 5.8
Union Pacific
Union Pacific
1939 as Jeff Butler
★ 6.7
One Man's Journey
One Man's Journey
1933 as Jimmy Watt
★ 6.7
Stars in My Crown
Stars in My Crown
1950 as Josiah Doziah Gray
★ 7.0
Gunsight Ridge
Gunsight Ridge
1957 as Mike Ryan
★ 6.0
Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise
1932 as Johnny Baker
★ 5.0
Cattle Drive
Cattle Drive
1951 as Dan Mathews
★ 6.5
The Gunfight at Dodge City
The Gunfight at Dodge City
1959 as Bat Masterson
★ 5.7
Stranger on Horseback
Stranger on Horseback
1955 as Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne
★ 5.8
Four Faces West
Four Faces West
1948 as Ross McEwen
★ 5.8
Hollywood Story
Hollywood Story
1951 as Joel McCrea
★ 6.7
Espionage Agent
Espionage Agent
1939 as Barry Corvall
★ 6.3
Trooper Hook
Trooper Hook
1957 as Sgt. Clovis Hook
★ 6.8
They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music
1939 as Peter McCarthy
★ 6.5
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
1935 as Jim Carmichael
★ 6.4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
1937 as Ramsay MacKay
★ 5.5
Border River
Border River
1954 as Clete Mattson
★ 6.2
Private Worlds
Private Worlds
1935 as Dr. Alex MacGregor
★ 6.4
Primrose Path
Primrose Path
1940 as Ed Wallace
★ 6.7
Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowd
1936 as Larry Stevens
★ 8.0
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
Framed
Framed
1930 as Waiter (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Splendor
Splendor
1935 as Brighton Lorrimore
★ 6.7
Come and Get It
Come and Get It
1936 as Richard Glasgow
★ 6.8
Scarlet River
Scarlet River
1933 as Himself (uncredited)
★ 5.6
The Lost Squadron
The Lost Squadron
1932 as Red
★ 6.5
The Unseen
The Unseen
1945 as David Fielding
★ 4.7
The First Texan
The First Texan
1956 as Sam Houston
★ 6.7
The San Francisco Story
The San Francisco Story
1952 as Rick Nelson
★ 4.9
Cry Blood Apache
Cry Blood Apache
1970 as Pitcalin as an Older Man
★ 2.6
South of St. Louis
South of St. Louis
1949 as Kip Davis
★ 5.8
The Enemy
The Enemy
1927 as Extra (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Rockabye
Rockabye
1932 as Jacobs 'Jake' Van Riker Pell
★ 6.5
The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady
1941 as Mr. Sempler
★ 6.3
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
1938 as Van Dam Smith
★ 6.1
Internes Can't Take Money
Internes Can't Take Money
1937 as Jimmie Kildare
★ 6.5
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008 as John Neville Jr. (archive footage)
★ 6.1
Saddle Tramp
Saddle Tramp
1950 as Chuck Conner
★ 6.5
Kept Husbands
Kept Husbands
1931 as Richard 'Dick' Brunton
★ 5.3
Black Horse Canyon
Black Horse Canyon
1954 as Del Rockwell
★ 5.8
Breakdowns of 1940
Breakdowns of 1940
1940 as Self
★ 4.0
Rough Shoot
Rough Shoot
1953 as Lt. Col. Robert Taine
★ 6.7
Chance at Heaven
Chance at Heaven
1933 as Blacky Gorman
★ 5.8
The Richest Girl in the World
The Richest Girl in the World
1934 as Anthony Travers
★ 5.8
The Great Moment
The Great Moment
1944 as William Thomas Green Morton
★ 5.8
Banjo on My Knee
Banjo on My Knee
1936 as Ernie Holley
★ 5.8
Our Little Girl
Our Little Girl
1935 as Donald Middleton
★ 5.0
Cattle Empire
Cattle Empire
1958 as John Cord
★ 6.2
The Silver Horde
The Silver Horde
1930 as Boyd Emerson
★ 5.5
Dead Man's Curve
Dead Man's Curve
1928 as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
★ 9.0
Gambling Lady
Gambling Lady
1934 as Garry Madison
★ 6.2
Adventure in Manhattan
Adventure in Manhattan
1936 as George Melville
★ 6.1
Dynamite
Dynamite
1929 as Marco
★ 6.4
The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age
1929 as Todd Sayles
★ 8.0
The Silver Cord
The Silver Cord
1933 as David Phelps
★ 7.3
Reaching for the Sun
Reaching for the Sun
1941 as Russ Eliot
★ 7.3
The Common Law
The Common Law
1931 as John 'Jack' Neville
★ 5.4
Girls About Town
Girls About Town
1931 as Jim Baker
★ 6.6
The Divine Lady
The Divine Lady
1928 as Extra (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses
1933 as Dan
★ 6.1
The Single Standard
The Single Standard
1929 as Party Guest (uncredited)
★ 5.9
He Married His Wife
He Married His Wife
1940 as T.H. Randall
★ 5.6
Youth Takes a Fling
Youth Takes a Fling
1938 as Joe Meadows
★ 5.5
Half a Sinner
Half a Sinner
1934 as John Adams
★ 8.0
So This Is College
So This Is College
1929 as Bruce Nolan (uncredited)
★ 4.7
Mustang Country
Mustang Country
1976 as Dan
★ 5.5
Lightnin'
Lightnin'
1930 as John Marvin
★ 5.3
Woman Wanted
Woman Wanted
1935 as Tony
★ 6.8
Business and Pleasure
Business and Pleasure
1932 as Lawrence Ogle
★ 6.3
The Sport Parade
The Sport Parade
1932 as Sandy Brown
★ 5.3
Born to Love
Born to Love
1931 as Barry Craig
★ 5.3
The Fair Co-Ed
★ 6.7
Woman Chases Man
Woman Chases Man
1937 as Kenneth Nolan
★ 5.9
Sioux Nation
★ 7.8
Once a Sinner
Once a Sinner
1931 as Tommy Mason
★ 8.0
The Great American Cowboy
The Great American Cowboy
1973 as Narrator
★ 6.6
The Crowning Experience
The Crowning Experience
1960 as Prologue Narrator
★ 6.5