Joel McCrea
Known for
Joel McCrea was an American actor of honest face and solid presence, closely associated with the western but also with comedy and social drama. Born in South Pasadena in 1905, he starred in two gems by Preston Sturges: the satire 'Sullivan's Travels' (1941) and the screwball 'The Palm Beach Story' (1942). Alfred Hitchcock directed him in the thriller 'Foreign Correspondent' (1940). Over time he specialized in the western, culminating in Sam Peckinpah's twilight 'Ride the High Country' (1962). His sober, natural register embodied the decent, trustworthy man of classic American cinema. He died in 1990.
Joel McCrea
86 Movies
1 Series
Joel McCrea was an American actor of honest face and solid presence, closely associated with the western but also with comedy and social drama. Born in South Pasadena in 1905, he starred in two gems by Preston Sturges: the satire 'Sullivan's Travels' (1941) and the screwball 'The Palm Beach Story' (1942). Alfred Hitchcock directed him in the thriller 'Foreign Correspondent' (1940). Over time he specialized in the western, culminating in Sam Peckinpah's twilight 'Ride the High Country' (1962). His sober, natural register embodied the decent, trustworthy man of classic American cinema. He died in 1990.
Movies
Plays Steve Judd
Ride the High Country
1962
Plays John Jones
Foreign Correspondent
1940
Plays John Sullivan
Sullivan's Travels
1941
Plays Jeff Butler
Union Pacific
1939
Plays Robert Rainsford
The Most Dangerous Game
1932
Plays Dave
Dead End
1937
Plays Richard Glasgow
Come and Get It
1936
Plays The Virginian
The Virginian
1946
Plays John
The Oklahoman
1957
Plays Bat Masterson
The Gunfight at Dodge City
1959
Plays Wyatt Earp
Wichita
1955
Plays Dan Mathews
Cattle Drive
1951
Plays T.H. Randall
He Married His Wife
1940
Plays Ned Bannon
The Tall Stranger
1957
Plays Richard 'Dick' Brunton
Kept Husbands
1931
Plays Tom Jeffers
The Palm Beach Story
1942
Plays Wes McQueen
Colorado Territory
1949
Plays Vinson
Fort Massacre
1958
Plays Johnny Baker
Bird of Paradise
1932
Plays Jim Carmichael
Barbary Coast
1935
Plays Joe Carter
The More the Merrier
1943
Plays Will Owen
The Outriders
1950
Plays Josiah Doziah Gray
Stars in My Crown
1950
Plays Dr. Joseph 'Joe' Cardin
These Three
1936
Plays Blacky Gorman
Chance at Heaven
1933
Plays Dave Nash
Ramrod
1947
Plays Sheriff Tom Banning
Frenchie
1950
Plays Kip Davis
South of St. Louis
1949
Plays Chuck Conner
Saddle Tramp
1950
Plays Dan
Mustang Country
1976
Plays Mike Ryan
Gunsight Ridge
1957
Plays Ross McEwen
Four Faces West
1948
Plays Mr. Sempler
The Great Man's Lady
1941
Plays Garry Madison
Gambling Lady
1934
Plays Ramsay MacKay
Wells Fargo
1937
Plays Rick Nelson
The San Francisco Story
1952
Plays Zachary Hallock
The Lone Hand
1953
Plays Donald Middleton
Our Little Girl
1935
Plays Clete Mattson
Border River
1954
Plays Ed Wallace
Primrose Path
1940
Plays William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
Buffalo Bill
1944
Plays Jimmie Kildare
Internes Can't Take Money
1937
Plays Joel McCrea
Hollywood Story
1951
Plays Boyd Emerson
The Silver Horde
1930
Plays Sam Houston
The First Texan
1956
Plays Jim Baker
Girls About Town
1931
Plays Peter McCarthy
They Shall Have Music
1939
Plays Del Rockwell
Black Horse Canyon
1954
Plays Sgt. Clovis Hook
Trooper Hook
1957
Plays William Thomas Green Morton
The Great Moment
1944
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Mustang Country
Dan
1976
Film
Cry Blood Apache
Pitcalin as an Older Man
1970
Film
Ride the High Country
Steve Judd
1962
Film
Wichita Town
Marshal Mike Dunbar · 26 episodes
1959–
TV
The Gunfight at Dodge City
Bat Masterson
1959
Film
Fort Massacre
Vinson
1958
Film
Cattle Empire
John Cord
1958
Film
The Tall Stranger
Ned Bannon
1957
Film
Gunsight Ridge
Mike Ryan
1957
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Joel McCrea still alive?
Joel McCrea passed away on October 20, 1990 at age 84.
What are the most famous roles of Joel McCrea?
Joel McCrea is best known for roles in Sullivan's Travels, Foreign Correspondent, The Most Dangerous Game.
How many movies has Joel McCrea been in?
Over a 63-year career (since 1927), Joel McCrea has appeared in 85 movies and 1 TV shows.
What was Joel McCrea's first movie?
The career of Joel McCrea began with The Fair Co-Ed (1927).
What is Joel McCrea's most recent movie or series?
Joel McCrea's most recent release is George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey, which premiered on March 3, 1985.
What TV shows has Joel McCrea appeared in?
On television, Joel McCrea has appeared in The Ed Sullivan Show, The Merv Griffin Show, Wichita Town.
Joel McCrea
1905-11-05 · South Pasadena, California, USA
Joel Albert McCrea (November 5, 1905 – October 20, 1990) was an American actor whose career spanned a wide variety of genres over almost five decades, including comedy, drama, romance, thrillers, adventures, and Westerns, for which he became best known.
He appeared in over one hundred films, starring in over eighty, among them Alfred Hitchcock's espionage thriller Foreign Correspondent (1940), Preston Sturges' comedy classics Sullivan's Travels (1941), and The Palm Beach Story (1942), the romance film Bird of Paradise (1932), the adventure classic The Most Dangerous Game (1932), Gregory La Cava's bawdy comedy Bed of Roses (1933), George Stevens' romantic comedy The More the Merrier (1943), William Wyler's These Three, Come and Get It (both 1936) and Dead End (1937), Howard Hawks' Barbary Coast (1935), and a number of western films, including Wichita (1955) as Wyatt Earp and Sam Peckinpah's Ride the High Country (1962), opposite Randolph Scott.Joel McCrea, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.