Joel McCrea
American actor (1905-1990) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 84
Joel Albert McCrea was an American actor whose career as a leading man spanned a wide variety of genres over almost five decades, including comedy, drama, romance, thrillers, adventures, and Westerns, for which he became best known.
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The Merv Griffin ShowSeries
Ride the High CountryFilm, 1962Steve Judd1959
Wichita TownSeries, Marshal Mike Dunbar1958
Fort MassacreFilm, Vinson1955
Stranger on HorsebackFilm, Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne1951
Cattle DriveFilm, Dan Mathews1949
Colorado TerritoryFilm, Wes McQueen1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1947
RamrodFilm, Dave Nash1945
The UnseenFilm, David Fielding1944
Buffalo BillFilm, William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody1942
The Palm Beach StoryFilm, Tom Jeffers1940
Foreign CorrespondentFilm, John Jones1937
Dead EndFilm, Dave1935
Barbary CoastFilm, Jim Carmichael1932
Bird of ParadiseFilm, Johnny Baker1928
The Divine LadyFilm, Extra (uncredited)1905Born5 November 1905
The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesRide the High CountryFilm, 1962Steve Judd1959Wichita TownSeries, Marshal Mike Dunbar1958Fort MassacreFilm, Vinson1955Stranger on HorsebackFilm, Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne1951Cattle DriveFilm, Dan Mathews1949Colorado TerritoryFilm, Wes McQueen1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1947RamrodFilm, Dave Nash1945The UnseenFilm, David Fielding1944Buffalo BillFilm, William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody1942The Palm Beach StoryFilm, Tom Jeffers1940Foreign CorrespondentFilm, John Jones1937Dead EndFilm, Dave1935Barbary CoastFilm, Jim Carmichael1932Bird of ParadiseFilm, Johnny Baker1928The Divine LadyFilm, Extra (uncredited)1905Born5 November 1905People around Joel
William Wyler Directed Dead End and Come and Get It
Samuel Goldwyn Produced Dead End and Come and Get It
David O. Selznick Produced Bird of Paradise and Rockabye- Walter Mirisch Produced Wichita and Fort Massacre
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced Buffalo Bill and Banjo on My Knee
Merian C. Cooper Produced The Silver Cord and Bed of Roses
William A. Wellman Directed Buffalo Bill and Reaching for the Sun- Jacques Tourneur Directed Wichita and Stars in My Crown
Preston Sturges Directed Sullivan's Travels (1942)
Gregory La Cava Directed Private Worlds and Primrose Path
Buddy DeSylva Produced Sullivan's Travels (1942)
Pandro S. Berman Produced The Richest Girl in the World (1934)
Alfred Newman Wrote Foreign Correspondent and Dead End- Robert Parrish Directed The San Francisco Story and Rough Shoot
Cecil B. DeMille Produced Union Pacific and Dynamite
Howard Hawks Directed Come and Get It and Barbary Coast
Frank Lloyd Directed The Divine Lady and Wells Fargo
Lloyd Bacon Directed Kept Husbands and Espionage Agent
Archie Mayo Directed They Shall Have Music and Gambling Lady
Kurt Neumann Directed Cattle Drive and Half a Sinner
Victor Potel Also in Sullivan's Travels and Ramrod- Joseph M. Newman Directed Fort Massacre (1958)
Charles Marquis Warren Directed Trooper Hook and Cattle Empire
George Archainbaud Directed The Lost Squadron and The Silver Horde
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Sullivan's Travels 1941
Ride the High Country 1962
Stars in My Crown 1950
Colorado Territory 1949
The Palm Beach Story 1942
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
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Television 3
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Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1990 · aged 84
