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Bird of Paradise (1932) -- A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god.
The Palm Beach Story (1942) -- An inventor needs cash to develop his big idea. His wife, who loves him, decides to raise it for him by divorcing him and marrying a millionaire.

Overview

Date of Death:
20 October 1990, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
One of the great stars of American Westerns, and a very popular leading... more
Trivia:
He was infamously modest about his own acting abilities, often bordering... more
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Awards:
4 wins more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Talkin' Westerns with A.C. Lyles
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 14 May 2009, 4:29 PM, PDT)

Actor McCrea Dies
 (From WENN. 20 April 2009, 9:23 AM, PDT)


Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Stunts, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Mustang Country (1976) .... Dan
  2. Cry Blood, Apache (1970) .... Pitcalin as an Older Man
  3. Sioux Nation (1970)

  4. The Young Rounders (1966)
  5. Ride the High Country (1962) .... Steve Judd
    ... aka Guns in the Afternoon (UK)
  6. "Wichita Town" .... Marshal Mike Dunbar (26 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - Sidekicks (1960) TV episode .... Marshal Mike Dunbar
        - The Legend of Tom Horn (1960) TV episode .... Marshal Mike Dunbar
        - Paid in Full (1960) TV episode .... Marshal Mike Dunbar
        - Second Chance (1960) TV episode .... Marshal Mike Dunbar
        - The Hanging Judge (1960) TV episode .... Marshal Mike Dunbar
          (21 more)

  7. The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959) .... Bat Masterson
  8. Fort Massacre (1958) .... Sgt. Vinson
  9. Cattle Empire (1958) .... John Cord
  10. The Tall Stranger (1957) .... Ned Bannon
    ... aka Walk Tall (USA: alternative title)
  11. Gunsight Ridge (1957) .... Mike Ryan
  12. Trooper Hook (1957) .... Sgt. Clovis Hook
  13. The Oklahoman (1957) .... Dr. John Brighton
  14. The First Texan (1956) .... Sam Houston
  15. Wichita (1955) .... Wyatt Earp
  16. Stranger on Horseback (1955) .... Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne
  17. Black Horse Canyon (1954) .... Del Rockwell
    ... aka Echo Canyon (USA)
    ... aka Wild Horse Canyon (USA)
  18. Border River (1954) .... Major Clete Mattson
  19. Lone Hand (1953) .... Zachary Hallock
  20. Rough Shoot (1953) .... Lt. Col. Robert Tanie
    ... aka Shoot First (USA)
  21. The San Francisco Story (1952) .... Rick Nelson
  22. Cattle Drive (1951) .... Dan Mathews
  23. Hollywood Story (1951) .... Joel McCrea - Modern-day Movie Star
  24. Frenchie (1950) .... Sheriff Tom Banning
  25. Saddle Tramp (1950) .... Chuck Conner
  26. Stars in My Crown (1950) .... Josiah Doziah Gray
  27. The Outriders (1950) .... Will Owens

  28. Colorado Territory (1949) .... Wes McQueen
    ... aka North of the Rio Grande (USA: alternative title)
  29. South of St. Louis (1949) .... Kip Davis
  30. Four Faces West (1948) .... Ross McEwen
    ... aka They Passed This Way (UK)
  31. Ramrod (1947) .... Dave Nash
  32. The Virginian (1946) .... The Virginian
  33. The Unseen (1945) .... David Fielding
  34. The Great Moment (1944) .... William Thomas Green Morton
  35. Buffalo Bill (1944) .... William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
  36. The More the Merrier (1943) .... Joe Carter
  37. The Palm Beach Story (1942) .... Tom Jeffers ('Capt. McGlew')
  38. The Great Man's Lady (1942) .... Ethan Hoyt
  39. Sullivan's Travels (1941) .... John L. Lloyd 'Sully' Sullivan
  40. Reaching for the Sun (1941) .... Russ Eliot
  41. Foreign Correspondent (1940) .... John Jones
  42. Primrose Path (1940) .... Ed Wallace
  43. He Married His Wife (1940) .... T.H. 'Randy' Randall

  44. Espionage Agent (1939) .... Barry Corvall
  45. They Shall Have Music (1939) .... Peter McCarthy
    ... aka Melody of Youth (UK)
    ... aka Ragged Angels (USA: reissue title)
  46. Union Pacific (1939) .... Capt. Jeff Butler
  47. Youth Takes a Fling (1938) .... Joe Meadows
  48. Three Blind Mice (1938) .... Van Dam Smith
  49. Wells Fargo (1937) .... Ramsay MacKay
  50. Dead End (1937) .... Dave Connell
    ... aka Dead End: Cradle of Crime (USA: reissue title)
  51. Woman Chases Man (1937) .... Kenneth Nolan
  52. Internes Can't Take Money (1937) .... James Kildare
    ... aka You Can't Take Money (UK)
  53. Banjo on My Knee (1936) .... Ernie Holley
  54. Come and Get It (1936) .... Richard Glasgow
    ... aka Roaring Timber (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Roaring Timbers (USA: reissue title)
  55. Adventure in Manhattan (1936) .... George Melville
    ... aka Manhattan Madness (UK)
  56. Two in a Crowd (1936) .... Larry Stevens
  57. These Three (1936) .... Dr. Joseph "Joe" Cardin
  58. Splendor (1935) .... Brighton Lorrimore
    ... aka Splendour
  59. Barbary Coast (1935) .... Jim Carmichael
    ... aka Port of Wickedness (USA: reissue title)
  60. Woman Wanted (1935) .... Anthony 'Tony' Baxter
  61. Our Little Girl (1935) .... Dr. Donald Middleton
  62. The Devil Is a Woman (1935) (scenes deleted) .... Antonio Galvan (replaced by Cesar Romero)
  63. Private Worlds (1935) .... Dr. Alex MacGregor
  64. The Richest Girl in the World (1934) .... Anthony 'Tony' Travers
  65. Half a Sinner (1934) .... John Adams
    ... aka Alias the Deacon (USA: alternative title)
  66. Gambling Lady (1934) .... Garry Madison
  67. Chance at Heaven (1933) .... Blackstone 'Blacky' Gorman
  68. One Man's Journey (1933) .... Jimmy Watt
  69. Bed of Roses (1933) .... Dan
  70. The Silver Cord (1933) .... David Phelps
  71. Rockabye (1932) .... Jacobs 'Jake' Van Riker Pell
  72. The Sport Parade (1932) .... Sandy Brown
  73. The Most Dangerous Game (1932) .... Bob Rainsford
  74. Bird of Paradise (1932) .... Johnny Baker
  75. The Lost Squadron (1932) .... Red
  76. Business and Pleasure (1932) .... Lawrence Ogle
    ... aka The Plutocrat
  77. Girls About Town (1931) .... Jim Baker
  78. The Common Law (1931) .... John Neville, Jr.
  79. Born to Love (1931) .... Captain Barry Craig
  80. Kept Husbands (1931) .... Richard 'Dick' Brunton
  81. Once a Sinner (1931) .... Tommy Mason
  82. Lightnin' (1930) .... John Marvin
  83. The Silver Horde (1930) .... Boyd Emerson

  84. Dynamite (1929) .... Marco, the 'Sheik'
  85. So This Is College (1929) (uncredited) .... Bruce Nolan
  86. The Thirteenth Chair (1929) (scenes deleted)
    ... aka The 13th Chair (USA: promotional title)
  87. The Single Standard (1929) (uncredited) .... Blythe, one of the Philandering Men
  88. The Jazz Age (1929) .... Todd Sayles
  89. Freedom of the Press (1928)
  90. Dead Man's Curve (1928)
  91. The Five O'Clock Girl (1928) .... Oswald
  92. The Enemy (1927) (uncredited) .... Extra
  93. The Fair Co-Ed (1927) (uncredited) .... Student
Soundtrack:
  1. Woman Chases Man (1937) ("Trees" (1922) (uncredited))
  2. Banjo on My Knee (1936) ("Where the Lazy River Goes By" (1936) (uncredited))
  3. Chance at Heaven (1933) ("London Bridge is Falling Down")
  4. The Sport Parade (1932) ("The Stars and Stripes Forever" (1896) (uncredited))
  5. The Lost Squadron (1932) ("Auld Lang Syne")
  6. Kept Husbands (1931) ("Three Little Words")
Producer:
  1. Cry Blood, Apache (1970) (co-producer)
Stunts:
  1. Torrent (1926) (stunts) (uncredited)
    ... aka Ibáñez' Torrent (USA)
Self:
  1. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) .... Himself
  2. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Himself

  3. The Great American Cowboy (1973) (voice) .... Narrator
  4. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Joel McCrea (1972) TV episode .... Himself

  5. "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
        - Episode dated 22 June 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself

  6. "Lux Video Theatre" .... Himself (guest) / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
    ... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - A Yankee Cousin (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Intermission guest
        - Desperate Glory (1955) TV episode .... Himself (guest)
  7. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #8.48 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  8. Screen Actors (1950) (uncredited) .... Himself

  9. Stars on Horseback (1943) (uncredited) .... Himself
  10. Screen Snapshots: Seeing Hollywood (1940) .... Himself (Rodeo Spectator)

  11. Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 2 (1936) .... Himself
  12. Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 9 (1935) .... Himself
  13. Scarlet River (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (TV) .... John Neville Jr.
  2. I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005) (uncredited) .... Himself, from Most Dangerous Game
  3. Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  4. "American Masters"
        - Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer (1989) TV episode .... Himself
  5. America at the Movies (1976) .... Steve Judd
  6. Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself, film clip from 'Bird of Paradise'
  7. Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Himself
  8. Land of Liberty (1939)


Additional Details

Other Works:
Played as Ranger Jayce Pearson on old-time radio show: "Tales of the Texas Rangers" more
Publicity Listings:
2 Print Biographies | 5 Articles | 1 Pictorial more
Genres:
Western | Drama | Romance | Comedy more

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