Ted Randall — A Guy Named Joe Character Profile

About Ted Randall

A skilled Lockheed P-38 fighter pilot at a South Pacific flight school who becomes Pete's spiritual protégé and eventually finds love with Dorinda.

Character Facts

Played by

Van Johnson

Appears in

A Guy Named Joe (1944)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Ted Randall — Narrative Spiritual Mentor — Pete Sandidge (Spencer Tracy)

  Pete serves as a posthumous guide and mentor to the younger pilot Ted.

• Ted Randall — Romantic Lover — Dorinda Durston (Irene Dunne)

  Ted and Dorinda develop a romantic relationship that parallels Pete's past love.

• Ted Randall — Professional Commanding Officer — Al Yackey (Ward Bond)

  Al holds a formal military leadership role over Ted.

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• Dorinda Durston (Irene Dunne)
• Al Yackey (Ward Bond)
• Sanderson (Charles Smith)
• “Nails” Kilpatrick (James Gleason)
• Maj. Corbett (Addison Richards)
• Man (uncredited) (Ted Billings)
• Officer in Heaven (uncredited) (Kirk Alyn)
• Flier (uncredited) (Steve Barclay)
• Dick Rumney (Barry Nelson)
• The General (Lionel Barrymore)
• Cpl. Henderson (uncredited) (Irving Bacon)