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Van Johnson

Van Johnson

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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

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

1954

Getting Married

Getting Married

1978

Subway in the Sky

Subway in the Sky

1959

Command Decision

Command Decision

1948

Battleground

Battleground

1949

Eagles Over London

Eagles Over London

1969

In the Good Old Summertime

In the Good Old Summertime

1949

State of the Union

State of the Union

1948

Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours

1968

A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe

1944

Easy to Love

Easy to Love

1953

Go for Broke!

Go for Broke!

1951

Thrill of a Romance

Thrill of a Romance

1945

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

1943

Easy to Wed

Easy to Wed

1946

Action of the Tiger

Action of the Tiger

1957

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

1949

Scorpion with Two Tails

Scorpion with Two Tails

1982

The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

1943

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

Brigadoon

Brigadoon

1954

23 Paces to Baker Street

23 Paces to Baker Street

1956

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

1968

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Two Girls and a Sailor

Two Girls and a Sailor

1944

Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One

Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One

1990

Eye of the Spider

Eye of the Spider

1971

It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country

1951

Plymouth Adventure

Plymouth Adventure

1952

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

1974

Men of the Fighting Lady

Men of the Fighting Lady

1954

The Last Time I Saw Paris

The Last Time I Saw Paris

1954

Slander

Slander

1957

The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

1955

Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

Killer Crocodile

Killer Crocodile

1989

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

Miracle in the Rain

Miracle in the Rain

1956

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

1942

Pilot #5

Pilot #5

1943

Divorce American Style

Divorce American Style

1967

From Corleone to Brooklyn

From Corleone to Brooklyn

1979

Duchess of Idaho

Duchess of Idaho

1950

Mother Is a Freshman

Mother Is a Freshman

1949

Too Young to Kiss

Too Young to Kiss

1951

No Leave, No Love

No Leave, No Love

1946

The Bride Goes Wild

The Bride Goes Wild

1948

The Kidnapping of the President

The Kidnapping of the President

1980

Company of Killers

Company of Killers

1970

The Bottom of the Bottle

The Bottom of the Bottle

1956

Web of Evidence

Web of Evidence

1959

Three Guys Named Mike

Three Guys Named Mike

1951

Invitation

Invitation

1952

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957

Murder in the Big House

Murder in the Big House

1942

3 Men in White

3 Men in White

1944

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

1942

Wives and Lovers

Wives and Lovers

1963

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

Kelly and Me

Kelly and Me

1957

When in Rome

When in Rome

1952

Washington Story

Washington Story

1952

High Barbaree

High Barbaree

1947

The Big Hangover

The Big Hangover

1950

Between Two Women

Between Two Women

1945

The Siege at Red River

The Siege at Red River

1954

Remains to Be Seen

Remains to Be Seen

1953

Three Days to a Kill

Three Days to a Kill

1992

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947

Superdome

Superdome

1978

San Francisco International

San Francisco International

1970

The Doomsday Flight

The Doomsday Flight

1966

Somewhere I'll Find You

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942

Grounds for Marriage

Grounds for Marriage

1951

Confidentially Connie

Confidentially Connie

1953

The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985

Bacall on Bogart

Bacall on Bogart

1988

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

The Enemy General

The Enemy General

1960

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

1995

Flight from Paradise

Flight from Paradise

1990

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

For the Common Defense!

For the Common Defense!

1942

The Last Blitzkrieg

The Last Blitzkrieg

1959

Too Many Girls

Too Many Girls

1940

Concorde Affair

Concorde Affair

1979

Down There in the Jungle

Down There in the Jungle

1988

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944

Personalities

Personalities

1942

Taxi Killer

Taxi Killer

1988

Call Her Mom

Call Her Mom

1972

The Price of Power

The Price of Power

1969

Clowning Around

Clowning Around

1991

American in Paris

American in Paris

1964

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

The Extraordinary Seaman

The Extraordinary Seaman

1969

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

2000

The Boy from Mercury

The Boy from Mercury

1996

Going Hollywood: The War Years

Going Hollywood: The War Years

1988

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy

1968

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969

Batman

Batman

1966

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Maude

Maude

1972

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

1951

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

1970

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

1964

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968

The Don Knotts Show

The Don Knotts Show

1970

McCloud

McCloud

1970

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961

MGM: When the Lion Roars

MGM: When the Lion Roars

1992

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Aloha Paradise

Aloha Paradise

1981

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse

1963

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

1971

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...

Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...

1991

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

1976

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

1978

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

1975

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

The Ann Sothern Show

The Ann Sothern Show

1958

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Rich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man

1976

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955

Clowning Around

Clowning Around

1991