Van Johnson

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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

114

Birth Date

1916-08-25 00:00:00

Birth Place

Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Known For

• 

  Action of the Tiger
• 

  Slander
• 

  Battleground
• Going Hollywood: The War Years
• 

  Company of Killers
• 

  Eagles Over London

Credits

• actors (114 credits)

  • Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Three Days to a Kill

    Comm. Howard

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Clowning Around

    Mr. Ranthow

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One

    Gen. McCailland

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Flight from Paradise

    Erzähler

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Killer Crocodile

    Judge

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Going Hollywood: The War Years

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Bacall on Bogart

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Down There in the Jungle

    The professor

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Taxi Killer

    Captain

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Purple Rose of Cairo

    Larry

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    - Killer Takes All (1988) ... Art Bellasco actor actors
    1985
  • Murder, She Wrote

    - Hannigan's Wake (1990) ... Daniel Hannigan actor actors

    - Menace, Anyone? (1986) ... Elliot Robinson actor actors

    - Hit, Run and Homicide (1984) ... Daniel O'Brien actor actors
    1984
  • Showbiz Goes to War

    (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Scorpion with Two Tails

    Mulligan - Joan's father

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Night of 100 Stars

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Kidnapping of the President

    Vice President Ethan Richards

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • From Corleone to Brooklyn

    Lieutenant Sturges

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Concorde Affair

    Captain Scott

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Tales of the Unexpected

    - Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1983) ... Gerry T. Armstrong actor actors
    1979
  • Getting Married

    Phil Lawrence

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Superdome

    Chip Green

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Love Boat

    - The Musical/My Aunt, the Worrier/The Show Must Go On/The Pest/My Ex-Mom (2) (1982) ... Victor Moncrief actor actors

    - The Musical/My Aunt, the Worrier/The Show Must Go On/The Pest/My Ex-Mom (1) (1982) ... Victor Moncrief actor actors

    - Tony's Family/The Minister and the Stripper/Her Own Two Feet (1978) ... Bert Wilder actor actors
    1977
  • Quincy, M.E.

    - Snake Eyes (2) (1977) ... Al Ringerman actor actors

    - Snake Eyes (1) (1977) ... Al Ringerman actor actors
    1976
  • One Day at a Time

    - Grandma's Nest Egg (1982) ... Gus Webster actor actors
    1975
  • That's Entertainment!

    (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Girl on the Late, Late Show

    Johnny Leverett

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Call Her Mom

    President Hardgrove

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Maude

    - Flashback (1972) ... Henry actor actors
    1972
  • Eye of the Spider

    Prof. Orson Krüger

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • San Francisco International

    Lester Scott

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Company of Killers

    Sam Cahill

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Price of Power

    President James A. Garfield

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Eagles Over London

    Air Marshal George Taylor

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Extraordinary Seaman

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Love, American Style

    - Love and the House Bachelor (1971) ... actor actors
    1969
  • Yours, Mine and Ours

    Darrel Harrison

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

    Father Chase: The 'In' Group

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Divorce American Style

    Al Yearling

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Doomsday Flight

    Capt. Anderson

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Batman

    - Barbecued Batman? (1966) ... The Minstrel actor actors

    - The Minstrel's Shakedown (1966) ... The Minstrel actor actors
    1966
  • American in Paris

    James Devlin

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Hollywood Palace

    - Host: Van Johnson / Liza Minnelli / Mickey Rooney (1967) ... Self actor actors

    - Host: Judy Garland / Johnny Rivers (1966) ... Self actor actors

    - Host: Van Johnson / Betty Grable (1964) ... Self actor actors
    1964
  • Wives and Lovers

    Bill Austin

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Merv Griffin Show

    - Episode 119 (1967) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Mike Douglas Show

    - Episode 60 (1971) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 232 (1971) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 99 (1971) ... Self - Co-Host actor actors

    - Episode 97 (1971) ... Self - Co-Host actor actors

    - Episode 179 (1969) ... Self - Co-Host actor actors
    1961
  • Ben Casey

    - A Man, a Maid, and a Marionette (1965) ... actor actors
    1961
  • The Enemy General

    Allan Lemaire

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Web of Evidence

    Paul Mathry

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Last Blitzkrieg

    Hans Von Kroner / Leonard Richardson

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    Pied Piper / Truson

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Action of the Tiger

    Carson

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Kelly and Me

    Len Carmody

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Slander

    Scott Ethan Martin

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Miracle in the Rain

    Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Bottom of the Bottle

    Donald Martin / Eric Bell

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    - Deadfall (1959) ... Frank Gilette actor actors
    1956
  • The End of the Affair

    Maurice Bendrix

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Last Time I Saw Paris

    Charles Wills

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Brigadoon

    Jeff Douglas

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Caine Mutiny

    Lt. Stephen Maryk

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Men of the Fighting Lady

    Lt. Thayer

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Siege at Red River

    Capt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Easy to Love

    Ray Lloyd

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Remains to Be Seen

    Waldo Williams

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Confidentially Connie

    Joe Bedloe

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Oscars

    - The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) ... Self actor actors
    1953
  • Plymouth Adventure

    John Alden

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Washington Story

    Joseph T. Gresham

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • When in Rome

    Father John X. Halligan

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Invitation

    Dan Pierce

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Too Young to Kiss

    Eric Wainwright

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • It's a Big Country

    Rev. Adam Burch

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Go for Broke!

    Lt. Michael Grayson

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Three Guys Named Mike

    Michael Lawrence

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Grounds for Marriage

    Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • I Love Lucy

    - The Dancing Star (1955) ... Van Johnson actor actors
    1951
  • The Big Hangover

    David Maldon

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • What's My Line?

    - Episode 670 (1963) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 517 (1960) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 259 (1955) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 182 (1953) ... Self actor actors
    1950
  • Battleground

    Holley

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • In the Good Old Summertime

    Andrew Delby Larkin

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Scene of the Crime

    Mike Conovan

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Mother Is a Freshman

    Professor Richard Michaels

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Command Decision

    Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • State of the Union

    Spike McManus

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Bride Goes Wild

    Greg Rawlings

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Romance of Rosy Ridge

    Henry Carson

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • High Barbaree

    Alec Brooke

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Till the Clouds Roll By

    Bandleader in Elite Club

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Easy to Wed

    William "Bill" Stevens Chandler

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • No Leave, No Love

    Michael Hanlon

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Week-End at the Waldorf

    James Hollis

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Thrill of a Romance

    Thomas Milvaine

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Between Two Women

    Dr. Randall Adams

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Two Girls and a Sailor

    John Dyckman Brown III

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • 3 Men in White

    Dr. Randall Adams

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The White Cliffs of Dover

    Sam Bennett

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • A Guy Named Joe

    Ted Randall

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Twenty Years After

    (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Madame Curie

    Reporter

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Pilot #5

    Everett Arnold

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

    Dr. Randall Adams

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Human Comedy

    Marcus Macauley

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

    Dr. Randall Adams

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Somewhere I'll Find You

    Wade Hall

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The War Against Mrs. Hadley

    Michael Fitzpatrick

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • For the Common Defense!

    Agent Pritchard

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Murder in the Big House

    Bert Bell

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Personalities

    (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Too Many Girls

    Chorus Boy

    actor

    actors
    1940