Image of Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joel Albert McCrea (November 5, 1905 – October 20, 1990) was an American actor whose career spanned almost five decades and appearances in more than 90 films. These films include Alfred Hitchcock's spy film Foreign Correspondent (1940), Preston Sturges' comedy classics Sullivan's Travels (1940), and The Palm Beach Story (1941), 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' The More the Merrier (1941), and the Western classic The Virginian (1946). With the exception of the British thriller film Rough Shoot (1953), McCrea appeared in Western films exclusively from 1946 until his retirement in 1976. His most notable Western is Ride the High Country (1962), in which he starred with Randolph Scott.


Read bio at tmdb | Read bio at Wikipedia
Born:
Nov 5, 1905 In South Pasadena, California, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
98
First Appeared:
In the movie The Fair Co-Ed 1927-10-22
Latest Project:
Movie Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood 2008-03-03
Known For
Poster of Black Horse Canyon
Poster of South of St. Louis
Poster of Once a Sinner
Poster of Lightnin'
Filmography
Movie Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood John Neville Jr. (archive footage) 2008-03-03
Movie Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Self (archive footage) 2004-07-25
Movie George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Self 1985-03-03
Movie Night of 100 Stars Self 1982-03-08
Movie Mustang Country Dan 1976-03-29
Movie The Great American Cowboy Narrator 1973-12-01
Movie Cry Blood Apache Pitcalin as an Older Man 1970-09-01
Movie The Young Rounders 1966-01-01
Movie Hollywood Without Make-Up Self (archive footage) 1963-07-01
Movie Ride the High Country Steve Judd 1962-06-20
Movie The Crowning Experience Prologue Narrator 1960-10-22
Movie The Gunfight at Dodge City Bat Masterson 1959-05-01
Series Wichita Town Marshal Mike Dunbar 1959-09-30
Movie Cattle Empire John Cord 1958-04-01
Movie Fort Massacre Vinson 1958-05-14
Movie Trooper Hook Sgt. Clovis Hook 1957-07-12
Movie The Oklahoman John 1957-05-19
Movie Gunsight Ridge Mike Ryan 1957-09-01
Movie The Tall Stranger Ned Bannon 1957-11-17
Movie The First Texan Sam Houston 1956-06-29
Movie Stranger on Horseback Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne 1955-03-22
Movie Wichita Wyatt Earp 1955-07-03
Movie Black Horse Canyon Del Rockwell 1954-06-01
Movie Border River Clete Mattson 1954-01-06
Movie Rough Shoot Lt. Col. Robert Taine 1953-03-30
Movie The Lone Hand Zachary Hallock 1953-05-20
Movie The San Francisco Story Rick Nelson 1952-05-11
Movie Hollywood Story Joel McCrea 1951-06-01
Movie Cattle Drive Dan Mathews 1951-08-01
Movie The Outriders Will Owen 1950-03-01
Movie Stars in My Crown Josiah Doziah Gray 1950-05-11
Movie Saddle Tramp Chuck Conner 1950-09-21
Movie Frenchie Sheriff Tom Banning 1950-12-25
Movie South of St. Louis Kip Davis 1949-03-06
Movie Colorado Territory Wes McQueen 1949-06-11
Movie Four Faces West Ross McEwen 1948-08-03
Movie Ramrod Dave Nash 1947-05-02
Movie The Virginian The Virginian 1946-05-05
Movie The Unseen David Fielding 1945-05-12
Movie Buffalo Bill William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody 1944-04-02
Movie The Great Moment William Thomas Green Morton 1944-07-18
Movie Stars on Horseback 1943-04-23
Movie The More the Merrier Joe Carter 1943-05-13
Movie The Great Man's Lady Mr. Sempler 1942-04-15
Movie The Palm Beach Story Tom Jeffers 1942-08-28
Movie Sullivan's Travels John Sullivan 1941-11-30
Movie Reaching for the Sun Russ Eliot 1941-05-01
Movie Primrose Path Ed Wallace 1940-03-22
Movie He Married His Wife T.H. Randall 1940-01-19
Movie Foreign Correspondent John Jones 1940-08-16
Movie Breakdowns of 1940 Self 1940-12-31
Movie Union Pacific Jeff Butler 1939-05-05
Movie Espionage Agent Barry Corvall 1939-09-30
Movie They Shall Have Music Peter McCarthy 1939-08-18
Movie Three Blind Mice Van Dam Smith 1938-06-18
Movie Youth Takes a Fling Joe Meadows 1938-09-22
Movie Internes Can't Take Money Jimmie Kildare 1937-04-16
Movie Woman Chases Man Kenneth Nolan 1937-05-07
Movie Wells Fargo Ramsay MacKay 1937-12-31
Movie Dead End Dave 1937-08-27
Movie These Three Dr. Joseph 'Joe' Cardin 1936-03-18
Movie Two in a Crowd Larry Stevens 1936-10-03
Movie Adventure in Manhattan George Melville 1936-10-08
Movie Banjo on My Knee Ernie Holley 1936-12-11
Movie Come and Get It Richard Glasgow 1936-11-06
Movie Our Little Girl Donald Middleton 1935-01-01
Movie Woman Wanted Tony 1935-08-02
Movie Private Worlds Dr. Alex MacGregor 1935-04-19
Movie Splendor Brighton Lorrimore 1935-11-22
Movie Barbary Coast Jim Carmichael 1935-10-13
Movie Gambling Lady Garry Madison 1934-03-08
Movie Half a Sinner John Adams 1934-06-01
Movie The Richest Girl in the World Anthony Travers 1934-09-21
Movie Scarlet River Himself (uncredited) 1933-03-10
Movie The Silver Cord David Phelps 1933-05-05
Movie Chance at Heaven Blacky Gorman 1933-10-27
Movie Bed of Roses Dan 1933-06-29
Movie One Man's Journey Jimmy Watt 1933-08-31
Movie The Lost Squadron Red 1932-03-12
Movie Business and Pleasure Lawrence Ogle 1932-02-24
Movie Bird of Paradise Johnny Baker 1932-08-12
Movie The Most Dangerous Game Robert Rainsford 1932-09-16
Movie The Sport Parade Sandy Brown 1932-11-11
Movie Rockabye Jacobs 'Jake' Van Riker Pell 1932-11-25
Movie Kept Husbands Richard Brunton 1931-02-22
Movie Once a Sinner Tommy Mason 1931-01-25
Movie Born to Love Barry Craig 1931-04-17
Movie The Common Law John 'Jack' Neville 1931-07-17
Movie Girls About Town Jim Baker 1931-11-07
Movie The Silver Horde Boyd Emerson 1930-10-24
Movie Lightnin' John Marvin 1930-11-28
Movie The Single Standard Party Guest (uncredited) 1929-07-27
Movie So This Is College Bruce Nolan (uncredited) 1929-11-08
Movie Dynamite Marco 1929-12-13
Movie Dead Man's Curve Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) 1928-01-15
Movie The Divine Lady Extra (uncredited) 1928-12-26
Movie The Fair Co-Ed 1927-10-22
Movie The Enemy Extra (uncredited) 1927-12-08