Van Johnson
Acting1916Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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.
Known For
Acting History
2000
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
as Self
1996
The Boy from Mercury
as Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage)
1992
Three Days to a Kill
as Comm. Howard
1991
Clowning Around
as Mr. Ranthow
1990
Flight from Paradise
as Erzähler
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
as Gen. McCailland
1989
Killer Crocodile
as Judge
1988
Bacall on Bogart
as Self
Taxi Killer
as Captain
Down There in the Jungle
as The professor
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Art Bellasco• 1 eps
1987
1985
The Purple Rose of Cairo
as Larry
1984
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Elliot Robinson / Daniel Hannigan / Daniel O'Brien• 1 eps
1983
Tales of the Unexpected
TVas Gerry T. Armstrong• 1 eps
1982
Scorpion with Two Tails
as Mulligan - Joan's father
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
One Day at a Time
TVas Gus Webster• 1 eps
The Love Boat
TVas Victor Moncrief / Bert Wilder• 2 eps
1981
1980
The Kidnapping of the President
as Vice President Ethan Richards
1979
Concorde Affair
as Captain Scott
From Corleone to Brooklyn
as Lieutenant Sturges
1978
Superdome
as Chip Green
Getting Married
as Phil Lawrence
1977
Quincy, M.E.
TVas Al Ringerman• 2 eps
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man
TVas Marsh Goodwin• 12 eps
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
TVas Marsh Goodwin
1974
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
as Johnny Leverett
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
McMillan & Wife
TVas Harry Jerome• 1 eps
1972
Call Her Mom
as President Hardgrove
Maude
TVas Henry• 1 eps
1971
1970
San Francisco International
as Lester Scott
Company of Killers
as Sam Cahill
The Name of the Game
TVas Jack Newell• 1 eps
1969
Eagles Over London
as Air Marshal George Taylor
The Extraordinary Seaman
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Price of Power
as President James A. Garfield
1968
Yours, Mine and Ours
as Darrel Harrison
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
as Father Chase: The 'In' Group
Here's Lucy
TVas Van Johnson• 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TVas Self (uncredited)• 2 eps
1967
Divorce American Style
as Al Yearling
1966
The Doomsday Flight
as Capt. Anderson
Batman
TVas The Minstrel• 2 eps
1965
1964
The Hollywood Palace
TVas Self
1963
Wives and Lovers
as Bill Austin
1962
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TVas Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self - Co-Host / Self
1960
The Enemy General
as Allan Lemaire
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TVas Joe Robertson• 1 eps
1959
Web of Evidence
as Paul Mathry
Subway in the Sky
as Major Baxter Grant
The Last Blitzkrieg
as Hans Von Kroner / Leonard Richardson
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Frank Gilette• 1 eps
1958
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TVas Self• 3 eps
The Oscars
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Ann Sothern Show
TVas Terry Tyler
1957
Action of the Tiger
as Carson
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Pied Piper / Truson
Slander
as Scott Ethan Martin
Kelly and Me
as Len Carmody
1956
23 Paces to Baker Street
as Phillip Hannon
Miracle in the Rain
as Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
The Bottom of the Bottle
as Donald Martin / Eric Bell
1955
1954
Brigadoon
as Jeff Douglas
The Last Time I Saw Paris
as Charles Wills
The Caine Mutiny
as Lt. Stephen Maryk
Men of the Fighting Lady
as Lt. Thayer
The Siege at Red River
as Capt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday
1953
Easy to Love
as Ray Lloyd
Confidentially Connie
as Joe Bedloe
Remains to Be Seen
as Waldo Williams
What's My Line?
TVas Self• 4 eps
General Electric Theater
TVas Jimmy Devlin
Letter to Loretta
TVas Self - Guest Host
1952
Plymouth Adventure
as John Alden
Invitation
as Dan Pierce
When in Rome
as Father John X. Halligan
Washington Story
as Joseph T. Gresham
1951
Go for Broke!
as Lt. Michael Grayson
It's a Big Country
as Rev. Adam Burch
Grounds for Marriage
as Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett
Three Guys Named Mike
as Michael Lawrence
Too Young to Kiss
as Eric Wainwright
1950
Duchess of Idaho
as Dick Layne
The Big Hangover
as David Maldon
1949
In the Good Old Summertime
as Andrew Delby Larkin
Scene of the Crime
as Mike Conovan
Battleground
as Holley
Mother Is a Freshman
as Professor Richard Michaels
1948
Command Decision
as Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
State of the Union
as Spike McManus
The Bride Goes Wild
as Greg Rawlings
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self
1947
High Barbaree
as Alec Brooke
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
as Henry Carson
1946
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Bandleader in Elite Club
No Leave, No Love
as Michael Hanlon
1945
Between Two Women
as Dr. Randall Adams
Thrill of a Romance
as Thomas Milvaine
Week-End at the Waldorf
as James Hollis
1944
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Ted Lawson
3 Men in White
as Dr. Randall Adams
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Sam Bennett
Two Girls and a Sailor
as John Dyckman Brown III
A Guy Named Joe
as Ted Randall
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
1943
Madame Curie
as Reporter
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Dr. Randall Adams
The Human Comedy
as Marcus Macauley
Pilot #5
as Everett Arnold
1942
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Dr. Randall Adams
Personalities
as (uncredited)
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Wade Hall
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
as Michael Fitzpatrick
Murder in the Big House
as Bert Bell
For the Common Defense!
as Agent Pritchard
1940
Too Many Girls
as Chorus Boy