Van Johnson

Van Johnson

🎂 25th August 1916 (109 yrs) 📍 Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Known For

The Purple Rose of Cairo

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.

Van Johnson

Movies Featuring Van Johnson

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Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy (2000)

as Self
The Boy from Mercury

The Boy from Mercury (1996)

as Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage)
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class (1995)

as Self (archive footage)
Three Days to a Kill

Three Days to a Kill (1992)

as Comm. Howard
Clowning Around

Clowning Around (1991)

as Mr. Ranthow
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One

Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One (1990)

as Gen. McCailland
Flight from Paradise

Flight from Paradise (1990)

as Erzähler
Killer Crocodile

Killer Crocodile (1989)

as Judge
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Going Hollywood: The War Years (1988)

Bacall on Bogart

Bacall on Bogart (1988)

as Self
Down There in the Jungle

Down There in the Jungle (1988)

as The professor
Taxi Killer

Taxi Killer (1988)

as Captain
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)

as Self
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

as Self
The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

as Larry
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

as (archive footage)
Scorpion with Two Tails

Scorpion with Two Tails (1982)

as Mulligan - Joan's father
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars (1982)

as Self
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)

as Self (archive footage)
The Kidnapping of the President

The Kidnapping of the President (1980)

as Vice President Ethan Richards
From Corleone to Brooklyn

From Corleone to Brooklyn (1979)

as Lieutenant Sturges
Concorde Affair

Concorde Affair (1979)

as Captain Scott
Getting Married

Getting Married (1978)

as Phil Lawrence
Superdome

Superdome (1978)

as Chip Green
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment! (1974)

as (archive footage)
The Girl on the Late, Late Show

The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974)

as Johnny Leverett
Call Her Mom

Call Her Mom (1972)

as President Hardgrove
Eye of the Spider

Eye of the Spider (1971)

as Prof. Orson Krüger
San Francisco International

San Francisco International (1970)

as Lester Scott
Company of Killers

Company of Killers (1970)

as Sam Cahill
The Price of Power

The Price of Power (1969)

as President James A. Garfield
Eagles Over London

Eagles Over London (1969)

as Air Marshal George Taylor
The Extraordinary Seaman

The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)

as Darrel Harrison
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968)

as Father Chase: The 'In' Group
Divorce American Style

Divorce American Style (1967)

as Al Yearling
The Doomsday Flight

The Doomsday Flight (1966)

as Capt. Anderson
American in Paris

American in Paris (1964)

as James Devlin
Wives and Lovers

Wives and Lovers (1963)

as Bill Austin
The Enemy General

The Enemy General (1960)

as Allan Lemaire
Subway in the Sky

Subway in the Sky (1959)

as Major Baxter Grant
Web of Evidence

Web of Evidence (1959)

as Paul Mathry
The Last Blitzkrieg

The Last Blitzkrieg (1959)

as Hans Von Kroner / Leonard Richardson
The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)

as Pied Piper / Truson
Action of the Tiger

Action of the Tiger (1957)

as Carson
Kelly and Me

Kelly and Me (1957)

as Len Carmody
Slander

Slander (1957)

as Scott Ethan Martin
23 Paces to Baker Street

23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)

as Phillip Hannon
Miracle in the Rain

Miracle in the Rain (1956)

as Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
The Bottom of the Bottle

The Bottom of the Bottle (1956)

as Donald Martin / Eric Bell
The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair (1955)

as Maurice Bendrix
The Last Time I Saw Paris

The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

as Charles Wills
Brigadoon

Brigadoon (1954)

as Jeff Douglas
The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny (1954)

as Lt. Stephen Maryk
Men of the Fighting Lady

Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)

as Lt. Thayer
The Siege at Red River

The Siege at Red River (1954)

as Capt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday
Easy to Love

Easy to Love (1953)

as Ray Lloyd
Remains to Be Seen

Remains to Be Seen (1953)

as Waldo Williams
Confidentially Connie

Confidentially Connie (1953)

as Joe Bedloe
Plymouth Adventure

Plymouth Adventure (1952)

as John Alden
Washington Story

Washington Story (1952)

as Joseph T. Gresham
When in Rome

When in Rome (1952)

as Father John X. Halligan
Invitation

Invitation (1952)

as Dan Pierce
Too Young to Kiss

Too Young to Kiss (1951)

as Eric Wainwright
It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country (1951)

as Rev. Adam Burch
Go for Broke!

Go for Broke! (1951)

as Lt. Michael Grayson
Three Guys Named Mike

Three Guys Named Mike (1951)

as Michael Lawrence
Grounds for Marriage

Grounds for Marriage (1951)

as Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett
Duchess of Idaho

Duchess of Idaho (1950)

as Dick Layne
The Big Hangover

The Big Hangover (1950)

as David Maldon
Battleground

Battleground (1949)

as Holley
In the Good Old Summertime

In the Good Old Summertime (1949)

as Andrew Delby Larkin
Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime (1949)

as Mike Conovan
Mother Is a Freshman

Mother Is a Freshman (1949)

as Professor Richard Michaels
Command Decision

Command Decision (1948)

as Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
State of the Union

State of the Union (1948)

as Spike McManus
The Bride Goes Wild

The Bride Goes Wild (1948)

as Greg Rawlings
The Romance of Rosy Ridge

The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)

as Henry Carson
High Barbaree

High Barbaree (1947)

as Alec Brooke
Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)

as Bandleader in Elite Club
Easy to Wed

Easy to Wed (1946)

as William "Bill" Stevens Chandler
No Leave, No Love

No Leave, No Love (1946)

as Michael Hanlon
Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)

as James Hollis
Thrill of a Romance

Thrill of a Romance (1945)

as Thomas Milvaine
Between Two Women

Between Two Women (1945)

as Dr. Randall Adams
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)

as Ted Lawson
Two Girls and a Sailor

Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)

as John Dyckman Brown III
3 Men in White

3 Men in White (1944)

as Dr. Randall Adams
The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

as Sam Bennett
A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe (1944)

as Ted Randall
Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After (1944)

as (archive footage)
Madame Curie

Madame Curie (1943)

as Reporter
Pilot #5

Pilot #5 (1943)

as Everett Arnold
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)

as Dr. Randall Adams
The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy (1943)

as Marcus Macauley
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)

as Dr. Randall Adams
Somewhere I'll Find You

Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)

as Wade Hall
The War Against Mrs. Hadley

The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)

as Michael Fitzpatrick
For the Common Defense!

For the Common Defense! (1942)

as Agent Pritchard
Murder in the Big House

Murder in the Big House (1942)

as Bert Bell
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Personalities (1942)

as (uncredited)
Too Many Girls

Too Many Girls (1940)

as Chorus Boy