Van Johnson

Acting

Van Johnson

Born August 25, 1916Newport, Rhode Island, USA142 credits

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.

Known For

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

Movie

2000

The Boy from Mercury
6.0

The Boy from Mercury

Movie

1996

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
7.5

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Movie

1995

Three Days to a Kill
3.5

Three Days to a Kill

Movie

1992

MGM: When the Lion Roars
8.0

MGM: When the Lion Roars

TV

1992

Clowning Around
7.0

Clowning Around

Movie

1991

Filmography

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2000Lucille Ball: Finding Lucyas SelfMovie
The Boy from Mercury
1996The Boy from Mercuryas Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage)Movie
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995Roger Moore: A Matter of Classas Self (archive footage)Movie
Three Days to a Kill
1992Three Days to a Killas Comm. HowardMovie
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992MGM: When the Lion RoarsTV
Clowning Around
1991Clowning Aroundas Mr. RanthowMovie
Clowning Around
1991Clowning Aroundas Mr. RanthowTV
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1991Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...as SelfTV
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
1990Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red Oneas Gen. McCaillandMovie
Flight from Paradise
1990Flight from Paradiseas ErzählerMovie
Killer Crocodile
1989Killer Crocodileas JudgeMovie
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1988Going Hollywood: The War YearsMovie
Bacall on Bogart
1988Bacall on Bogartas SelfMovie
Down There in the Jungle
1988Down There in the Jungleas The professorMovie
Taxi Killer
1988Taxi Killeras CaptainMovie
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodas SelfMovie
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Art BellascoTV
Night of 100 Stars II
1985Night of 100 Stars IIas SelfMovie
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985The Purple Rose of Cairoas LarryMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Elliot RobinsonTV
Showbiz Goes to War
1982Showbiz Goes to Waras (archive footage)Movie
Scorpion with Two Tails
1982Scorpion with Two Tailsas Mulligan - Joan's fatherMovie
Night of 100 Stars
1982Night of 100 Starsas SelfMovie
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!as Self (archive footage)Movie
Aloha Paradise
1981Aloha ParadiseTV
The Kidnapping of the President
1980The Kidnapping of the Presidentas Vice President Ethan RichardsMovie
From Corleone to Brooklyn
1979From Corleone to Brooklynas Lieutenant SturgesMovie
Tales of the Unexpected
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas Gerry T. ArmstrongTV
Concorde Affair
1979Concorde Affairas Captain ScottMovie
Getting Married
1978Getting Marriedas Phil LawrenceMovie
Black Beauty
1978Black Beautyas Horace TompkinsTV
Superdome
1978Superdomeas Chip GreenMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Bert WilderTV
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.as Al RingermanTV
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976Rich Man, Poor Man - Book IIas Marsh GoodwinTV
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976Rich Man, Poor Manas Marsh GoodwinTV
One Day at a Time
1975One Day at a Timeas Gus WebsterTV
That's Entertainment!
1974That's Entertainment!as (archive footage)Movie
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974The Girl on the Late, Late Showas Johnny LeverettMovie
Maude
1972Maudeas HenryTV
Call Her Mom
1972Call Her Momas President HardgroveMovie
Eye of the Spider
1971Eye of the Spideras Prof. Orson KrügerMovie
McMillan & Wife
1971McMillan & Wifeas Harry JeromeTV
San Francisco International
1970San Francisco Internationalas Lester ScottMovie
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1970The Don Knotts Showas SelfTV
Company of Killers
1970Company of Killersas Sam CahillMovie
McCloud
1970McCloudTV
Nanny and the Professor
1970Nanny and the ProfessorTV
The Price of Power
1969The Price of Poweras President James A. GarfieldMovie
Love, American Style
1969Love, American StyleTV
Eagles Over London
1969Eagles Over Londonas Air Marshal George TaylorMovie
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969The Extraordinary Seamanas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Here's Lucy
1968Here's Lucyas Van JohnsonTV
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Gameas SullivanTV
Yours, Mine and Ours
1968Yours, Mine and Oursas Darrel HarrisonMovie
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968Where Angels Go, Trouble Followsas Father Chase: The 'In' GroupMovie
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self (uncredited)TV
Divorce American Style
1967Divorce American Styleas Al YearlingMovie
The Doomsday Flight
1966The Doomsday Flightas Capt. AndersonMovie
Batman
1966Batmanas The MinstrelTV
American in Paris
1964American in Parisas James DevlinMovie
The Hollywood Palace
1964The Hollywood Palaceas SelfTV
Wives and Lovers
1963Wives and Loversas Bill AustinMovie
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1963Vacation PlayhouseTV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962The Merv Griffin Showas SelfTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
Ben Casey
1961Ben CaseyTV
The Enemy General
1960The Enemy Generalas Allan LemaireMovie
Subway in the Sky
1959Subway in the Skyas Major Baxter GrantMovie
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959The DuPont Show with June Allysonas Joe RobertsonTV
Web of Evidence
1959Web of Evidenceas Paul MathryMovie
The Last Blitzkrieg
1959The Last Blitzkriegas Hans Von Kroner / Leonard RichardsonMovie
The Ann Sothern Show
1958The Ann Sothern Showas Terry TylerTV
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957The Pied Piper of Hamelinas Pied Piper / TrusonMovie
Action of the Tiger
1957Action of the Tigeras CarsonMovie
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1957Tonight Starring Jack Paaras SelfTV
Kelly and Me
1957Kelly and Meas Len CarmodyMovie
Slander
1957Slanderas Scott Ethan MartinMovie
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Showas SelfTV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Frank GiletteTV
23 Paces to Baker Street
195623 Paces to Baker Streetas Phillip HannonMovie
Miracle in the Rain
1956Miracle in the Rainas Pvt. Arthur 'Art' HugenonMovie
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956The Bottom of the Bottleas Donald Martin / Eric BellMovie
MGM Parade
1955MGM ParadeTV
The End of the Affair
1955The End of the Affairas Maurice BendrixMovie
The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954The Last Time I Saw Parisas Charles WillsMovie
Brigadoon
1954Brigadoonas Jeff DouglasMovie
The Caine Mutiny
1954The Caine Mutinyas Lt. Stephen MarykMovie
Men of the Fighting Lady
1954Men of the Fighting Ladyas Lt. ThayerMovie
The Siege at Red River
1954The Siege at Red Riveras Capt. James S. Simmons / Jim FarradayMovie
Easy to Love
1953Easy to Loveas Ray LloydMovie
Letter to Loretta
1953Letter to Lorettaas Self - Guest HostTV
Remains to Be Seen
1953Remains to Be Seenas Waldo WilliamsMovie
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Confidentially Connie
1953Confidentially Connieas Joe BedloeMovie
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras Jimmy DevlinTV
Plymouth Adventure
1952Plymouth Adventureas John AldenMovie
Washington Story
1952Washington Storyas Joseph T. GreshamMovie
When in Rome
1952When in Romeas Father John X. HalliganMovie
Invitation
1952Invitationas Dan PierceMovie
Too Young to Kiss
1951Too Young to Kissas Eric WainwrightMovie
It's a Big Country
1951It's a Big Countryas Rev. Adam BurchMovie
I Love Lucy
1951I Love Lucyas Van JohnsonTV
Go for Broke!
1951Go for Broke!as Lt. Michael GraysonMovie
Three Guys Named Mike
1951Three Guys Named Mikeas Michael LawrenceMovie
Grounds for Marriage
1951Grounds for Marriageas Dr. Lincoln I. BartlettMovie
Duchess of Idaho
1950Duchess of Idahoas Dick LayneMovie
The Big Hangover
1950The Big Hangoveras David MaldonMovie
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?as SelfTV
Battleground
1949Battlegroundas HolleyMovie
In the Good Old Summertime
1949In the Good Old Summertimeas Andrew Delby LarkinMovie
Scene of the Crime
1949Scene of the Crimeas Mike ConovanMovie
Mother Is a Freshman
1949Mother Is a Freshmanas Professor Richard MichaelsMovie
Command Decision
1948Command Decisionas Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. EvansMovie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV
State of the Union
1948State of the Unionas Spike McManusMovie
The Bride Goes Wild
1948The Bride Goes Wildas Greg RawlingsMovie
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947The Romance of Rosy Ridgeas Henry CarsonMovie
High Barbaree
1947High Barbareeas Alec BrookeMovie
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946Till the Clouds Roll Byas Bandleader in Elite ClubMovie
Easy to Wed
1946Easy to Wedas William "Bill" Stevens ChandlerMovie
No Leave, No Love
1946No Leave, No Loveas Michael HanlonMovie
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945Week-End at the Waldorfas James HollisMovie
Thrill of a Romance
1945Thrill of a Romanceas Thomas MilvaineMovie
Between Two Women
1945Between Two Womenas Dr. Randall AdamsMovie
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944Thirty Seconds Over Tokyoas Ted LawsonMovie
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944Two Girls and a Sailoras John Dyckman Brown IIIMovie
3 Men in White
19443 Men in Whiteas Dr. Randall AdamsMovie
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944The White Cliffs of Doveras Sam BennettMovie
A Guy Named Joe
1944A Guy Named Joeas Ted RandallMovie
Twenty Years After
1944Twenty Years Afteras (archive footage)Movie
Madame Curie
1943Madame Curieas ReporterMovie
Pilot #5
1943Pilot #5as Everett ArnoldMovie
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Caseas Dr. Randall AdamsMovie
The Human Comedy
1943The Human Comedyas Marcus MacauleyMovie
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942Dr. Gillespie's New Assistantas Dr. Randall AdamsMovie
Somewhere I'll Find You
1942Somewhere I'll Find Youas Wade HallMovie
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942The War Against Mrs. Hadleyas Michael FitzpatrickMovie
For the Common Defense!
1942For the Common Defense!as Agent PritchardMovie
Murder in the Big House
1942Murder in the Big Houseas Bert BellMovie
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1942Personalitiesas (uncredited)Movie
Too Many Girls
1940Too Many Girlsas Chorus BoyMovie