Van Johnson

Profile

Van Johnson

Acting

Born 1916-08-25 · Died 2008-12-12

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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.

Filmography

148 credits across movies and TV

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

1954 · Lt. Stephen Maryk

Getting Married

Getting Married

1978 · Phil Lawrence

Subway in the Sky

Subway in the Sky

1959 · Major Baxter Grant

Command Decision

Command Decision

1948 · Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans

Battleground

Battleground

1949 · Holley

Eagles Over London

Eagles Over London

1969 · Air Marshal George Taylor

In the Good Old Summertime

In the Good Old Summertime

1949 · Andrew Delby Larkin

State of the Union

State of the Union

1948 · Spike McManus

Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours

1968 · Darrel Harrison

A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe

1944 · Ted Randall

Easy to Love

Easy to Love

1953 · Ray Lloyd

Go for Broke!

Go for Broke!

1951 · Lt. Michael Grayson

Thrill of a Romance

Thrill of a Romance

1945 · Thomas Milvaine

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

1943 · Reporter

Easy to Wed

Easy to Wed

1946 · William "Bill" Stevens Chandler

Action of the Tiger

Action of the Tiger

1957 · Carson

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

1949 · Mike Conovan

Scorpion with Two Tails

Scorpion with Two Tails

1982 · Mulligan - Joan's father

The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

1943 · Marcus Macauley

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946 · Bandleader in Elite Club

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944 · Ted Lawson

Brigadoon

Brigadoon

1954 · Jeff Douglas

23 Paces to Baker Street

23 Paces to Baker Street

1956 · Phillip Hannon

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

1968 · Father Chase: The 'In' Group

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944 · Sam Bennett

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

1982 · (archive footage)

Two Girls and a Sailor

Two Girls and a Sailor

1944 · John Dyckman Brown III

Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One

Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One

1990 · Gen. McCailland

Eye of the Spider

Eye of the Spider

1971 · Prof. Orson Krüger

It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country

1951 · Rev. Adam Burch

Plymouth Adventure

Plymouth Adventure

1952 · John Alden

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

1974 · Johnny Leverett

Men of the Fighting Lady

Men of the Fighting Lady

1954 · Lt. Thayer

The Last Time I Saw Paris

The Last Time I Saw Paris

1954 · Charles Wills

Slander

Slander

1957 · Scott Ethan Martin

The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

1955 · Maurice Bendrix

Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945 · James Hollis

Killer Crocodile

Killer Crocodile

1989 · Judge

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943 · Dr. Randall Adams

Miracle in the Rain

Miracle in the Rain

1956 · Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

1942 · Michael Fitzpatrick

Pilot #5

Pilot #5

1943 · Everett Arnold

Divorce American Style

Divorce American Style

1967 · Al Yearling

From Corleone to Brooklyn

From Corleone to Brooklyn

1979 · Lieutenant Sturges

Duchess of Idaho

Duchess of Idaho

1950 · Dick Layne

Mother Is a Freshman

Mother Is a Freshman

1949 · Professor Richard Michaels

Too Young to Kiss

Too Young to Kiss

1951 · Eric Wainwright

No Leave, No Love

No Leave, No Love

1946 · Michael Hanlon

The Bride Goes Wild

The Bride Goes Wild

1948 · Greg Rawlings

The Kidnapping of the President

The Kidnapping of the President

1980 · Vice President Ethan Richards

Company of Killers

Company of Killers

1970 · Sam Cahill

The Bottom of the Bottle

The Bottom of the Bottle

1956 · Donald Martin / Eric Bell

Web of Evidence

Web of Evidence

1959 · Paul Mathry

Three Guys Named Mike

Three Guys Named Mike

1951 · Michael Lawrence

Invitation

Invitation

1952 · Dan Pierce

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957 · Pied Piper / Truson

Murder in the Big House

Murder in the Big House

1942 · Bert Bell

3 Men in White

3 Men in White

1944 · Dr. Randall Adams

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

1942 · Dr. Randall Adams

Wives and Lovers

Wives and Lovers

1963 · Bill Austin

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982 · Self (archive footage)

Kelly and Me

Kelly and Me

1957 · Len Carmody

When in Rome

When in Rome

1952 · Father John X. Halligan

Washington Story

Washington Story

1952 · Joseph T. Gresham

High Barbaree

High Barbaree

1947 · Alec Brooke

The Big Hangover

The Big Hangover

1950 · David Maldon

Between Two Women

Between Two Women

1945 · Dr. Randall Adams

The Siege at Red River

The Siege at Red River

1954 · Capt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday

Remains to Be Seen

Remains to Be Seen

1953 · Waldo Williams

Three Days to a Kill

Three Days to a Kill

1992 · Comm. Howard

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947 · Henry Carson

Superdome

Superdome

1978 · Chip Green

San Francisco International

San Francisco International

1970 · Lester Scott

The Doomsday Flight

The Doomsday Flight

1966 · Capt. Anderson

Somewhere I'll Find You

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942 · Wade Hall

Confidentially Connie

Confidentially Connie

1953 · Joe Bedloe

Grounds for Marriage

Grounds for Marriage

1951 · Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett

The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985 · Larry

Bacall on Bogart

Bacall on Bogart

1988 · Self

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974 · (archive footage)

The Enemy General

The Enemy General

1960 · Allan Lemaire

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

1995 · Self (archive footage)

Flight from Paradise

Flight from Paradise

1990 · Erzähler

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985 · Self

For the Common Defense!

For the Common Defense!

1942 · Agent Pritchard

The Last Blitzkrieg

The Last Blitzkrieg

1959 · Hans Von Kroner / Leonard Richardson

Too Many Girls

Too Many Girls

1940 · Chorus Boy

Concorde Affair

Concorde Affair

1979 · Captain Scott

Down There in the Jungle

Down There in the Jungle

1988 · The professor

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944 · (archive footage)

Personalities

Personalities

1942 · (uncredited)

Taxi Killer

Taxi Killer

1988 · Captain

Call Her Mom

Call Her Mom

1972 · President Hardgrove

The Price of Power

The Price of Power

1969 · President James A. Garfield

Clowning Around

Clowning Around

1991 · Mr. Ranthow

American in Paris

American in Paris

1964 · James Devlin

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982 · Self

The Extraordinary Seaman

The Extraordinary Seaman

1969 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987 · Self

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

2000 · Self

The Boy from Mercury

The Boy from Mercury

1996 · Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage)

Going Hollywood: The War Years

Going Hollywood: The War Years

1988

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Elliot Robinson

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy

1968 · Van Johnson

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969

Batman

Batman

1966 · The Minstrel

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976 · Al Ringerman

Maude

Maude

1972 · Henry

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979 · Gerry T. Armstrong

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

1951 · Van Johnson

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985 · Art Bellasco

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953 · Jimmy Devlin

Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

1970

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

1964 · Self

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968 · Self (uncredited)

The Don Knotts Show

The Don Knotts Show

1970 · Self

McCloud

McCloud

1970

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956 · Self

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961

MGM: When the Lion Roars

MGM: When the Lion Roars

1992

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 · Frank Gilette

Aloha Paradise

Aloha Paradise

1981

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self

Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse

1963

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 · Self

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959 · Joe Robertson

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953 · Self - Guest Host

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

1971 · Harry Jerome

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Daniel Hannigan

Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...

Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...

1991 · Self

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

1976 · Marsh Goodwin

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

1978 · Horace Tompkins

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968 · Sullivan

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968 · Jack Newell

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957 · Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self - Co-Host

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

1975 · Gus Webster

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 · Bert Wilder

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 · Victor Moncrief

The Ann Sothern Show

The Ann Sothern Show

1958 · Terry Tyler

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 · Self

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Daniel O'Brien

Rich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man

1976 · Marsh Goodwin

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · Self

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955 · Self

Clowning Around

Clowning Around

1991 · Mr. Ranthow