Van Johnson
Known for
Born in Newport, Rhode Island in 1916, Van Johnson was one of MGM's most reliable young leading men through the 1940s, the redheaded boy next door who could carry both wartime drama and light musicals. He led the aviation film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944), starred opposite Spencer Tracy in A Guy Named Joe (1943) and years later gave one of his best performances as Lieutenant Maryk in The Caine Mutiny (1954). His stardom cooled as the studio system declined, but his 1940s pictures still stand as a template of clean-cut Hollywood classicism.
Van Johnson
79 Movies
21 Series
Born in Newport, Rhode Island in 1916, Van Johnson was one of MGM's most reliable young leading men through the 1940s, the redheaded boy next door who could carry both wartime drama and light musicals. He led the aviation film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944), starred opposite Spencer Tracy in A Guy Named Joe (1943) and years later gave one of his best performances as Lieutenant Maryk in The Caine Mutiny (1954). His stardom cooled as the studio system declined, but his 1940s pictures still stand as a template of clean-cut Hollywood classicism.
Movies
Plays Larry
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
Plays Darrel Harrison
Yours, Mine and Ours
1968
Plays Charles Wills
The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954
Plays Lt. Stephen Maryk
The Caine Mutiny
1954
Plays Holley
Battleground
1949
Plays Jeff Douglas
Brigadoon
1954
Plays Air Marshal George Taylor
Eagles Over London
1969
Plays Ted Lawson
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
Plays Bandleader in Elite Club
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
Plays Joe Bedloe
Confidentially Connie
1953
Plays Spike McManus
State of the Union
1948
Plays Ted Randall
A Guy Named Joe
1944
Plays Mulligan - Joan's father
Scorpion with Two Tails
1982
Plays Carson
Action of the Tiger
1957
Plays Lt. Thayer
Men of the Fighting Lady
1954
Plays Maurice Bendrix
The End of the Affair
1955
Plays Ray Lloyd
Easy to Love
1953
Plays Andrew Delby Larkin
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
Plays John Dyckman Brown III
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
Plays Henry Carson
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
Plays Sam Bennett
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
Plays Scott Ethan Martin
Slander
1957
Plays President James A. Garfield
The Price of Power
1969
Plays Father Chase: The 'In' Group
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968
Plays Prof. Orson Krüger
Eye of the Spider
1971
Plays Marcus Macauley
The Human Comedy
1943
Plays Dr. Randall Adams
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
Plays Phillip Hannon
23 Paces to Baker Street
1956
Plays Bert Bell
Murder in the Big House
1942
Plays Major Baxter Grant
Subway in the Sky
1959
Plays Agent Pritchard
For the Common Defense!
1942
Plays Wade Hall
Somewhere I'll Find You
1942
Plays Thomas Milvaine
Thrill of a Romance
1945
Plays Rev. Adam Burch
It's a Big Country
1951
Plays Mike Conovan
Scene of the Crime
1949
Plays Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
Miracle in the Rain
1956
Plays Reporter
Madame Curie
1943
Plays Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
Command Decision
1948
Plays Allan Lemaire
The Enemy General
1960
Plays John Alden
Plymouth Adventure
1952
Plays Greg Rawlings
The Bride Goes Wild
1948
Plays Capt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday
The Siege at Red River
1954
Plays Waldo Williams
Remains to Be Seen
1953
Plays Lieutenant Sturges
From Corleone to Brooklyn
1979
Plays Paul Mathry
Web of Evidence
1959
Plays James Hollis
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
Plays Bill Austin
Wives and Lovers
1963
Plays Bill Chandler
Easy to Wed
1946
Plays Dr. Randall Adams
3 Men in White
1944
Plays Eric Wainwright
Too Young to Kiss
1951
TV Shows
Plays Mr. Ranthow
Clowning Around
1991
Plays Horace Tompkins
Black Beauty
1978
Plays Self
What's My Line?
1950
Plays Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
Plays Elliot Robinson
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Plays Bert Wilder
The Love Boat
1977
Plays Marsh Goodwin
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
Plays Sullivan
The Name of the Game
1968
Plays The Minstrel
Batman
1966
Plays Al Ringerman
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Plays Terry Tyler
The Ann Sothern Show
1958
Plays Henry
Maude
1972
Plays Van Johnson
Here's Lucy
1968
Plays Gerry T. Armstrong
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Plays Van Johnson
I Love Lucy
1951
Plays Art Bellasco
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
Plays Jimmy Devlin
General Electric Theater
1953
Plays Frank Gilette
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Plays Joe Robertson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Plays Harry Jerome
McMillan & Wife
1971
Plays Gus Webster
One Day at a Time
1975
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Three Days to a Kill
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Three Days to a Kill
Comm. Howard
1992
Film
Clowning Around
Mr. Ranthow
1991
Film
Clowning Around
Mr. Ranthow · 8 episodes
1991–
TV
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
Gen. McCailland
1990
Film
Flight from Paradise
Erzähler
1990
Film
Down There in the Jungle
The professor
1988
Film
Taxi Killer
Captain
1988
Film
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Art Bellasco · 1 episode
1985–
TV
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Larry
1985
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Van Johnson still alive?
Van Johnson passed away on December 12, 2008 at age 92.
What are the most famous roles of Van Johnson?
Van Johnson is best known for roles in The Purple Rose of Cairo, The Caine Mutiny, Brigadoon.
How many movies has Van Johnson been in?
Over a 68-year career (since 1940), Van Johnson has appeared in 79 movies and 19 TV shows.
What was Van Johnson's first movie?
The career of Van Johnson began with Too Many Girls (1940).
What is Van Johnson's most recent movie or series?
Van Johnson's most recent release is Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy, which premiered on December 3, 2000.
What TV shows has Van Johnson appeared in?
On television, Van Johnson has appeared in Batman, Murder, She Wrote, I Love Lucy, The Love Boat.
Van Johnson
1916-08-25 · Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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.