Van Johnson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 25, 1916
- Died
- December 12, 2008 (aged 92)
- Birthplace
- Newport, 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
Filmography
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Movie · as Self
The Boy from Mercury
Movie · as Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage)
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
Movie · as Self
Three Days to a Kill
Movie · as Comm. Howard
MGM: When the Lion Roars
TV · 3 eps
Clowning Around
Movie · as Mr. Ranthow
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Clowning Around
TV · as Mr. Ranthow · 8 eps
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
Movie · as Gen. McCailland
Flight from Paradise
Movie · as Erzähler
Killer Crocodile
Movie · as Judge
Bacall on Bogart
Movie · as Self
Down There in the Jungle
Movie · as The professor
Taxi Killer
Movie · as Captain
Going Hollywood: The War Years
Movie
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie · as Self
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Movie · as Larry
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Art Bellasco · 1 ep
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Elliot Robinson, Daniel Hannigan, Daniel O'Brien · 1 ep
Scorpion with Two Tails
Movie · as Mulligan - Joan's father
Showbiz Goes to War
Movie · as (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
Aloha Paradise
TV · 1 ep
The Kidnapping of the President
Movie · as Vice President Ethan Richards
From Corleone to Brooklyn
Movie · as Lieutenant Sturges
Concorde Affair
Movie · as Captain Scott
Tales of the Unexpected
TV · as Gerry T. Armstrong · 1 ep
Getting Married
Movie · as Phil Lawrence
Superdome
Movie · as Chip Green
Black Beauty
TV · as Horace Tompkins · 5 eps
The Love Boat
TV · as Bert Wilder, Victor Moncrief · 1 ep
Quincy, M.E.
TV · as Al Ringerman · 2 eps
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
TV · as Marsh Goodwin · 2 eps
Rich Man, Poor Man
TV · as Marsh Goodwin · 12 eps
One Day at a Time
TV · as Gus Webster · 1 ep
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
Movie · as Johnny Leverett
That's Entertainment!
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Call Her Mom
Movie · as President Hardgrove
Maude
TV · as Henry · 1 ep
Eye of the Spider
Movie · as Prof. Orson Krüger
McMillan & Wife
TV · as Harry Jerome · 1 ep
Company of Killers
Movie · as Sam Cahill
San Francisco International
Movie · as Lester Scott
Nanny and the Professor
TV · 1 ep
The Don Knotts Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
McCloud
TV · 1 ep
Eagles Over London
Movie · as Air Marshal George Taylor
The Price of Power
Movie · as President James A. Garfield
The Extraordinary Seaman
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Love, American Style
TV · 1 ep
Yours, Mine and Ours
Movie · as Darrel Harrison
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Movie · as Father Chase: The 'In' Group
Here's Lucy
TV · as Van Johnson · 1 ep
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
The Name of the Game
TV · as Sullivan, Jack Newell · 1 ep
Divorce American Style
Movie · as Al Yearling
The Doomsday Flight
Movie · as Capt. Anderson
Batman
TV · as The Minstrel · 2 eps
American in Paris
Movie · as James Devlin
The Hollywood Palace
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Wives and Lovers
Movie · as Bill Austin
Vacation Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ben Casey
TV · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self, Self - Co-Host · 3 eps
The Enemy General
Movie · as Allan Lemaire
Subway in the Sky
Movie · as Major Baxter Grant
Web of Evidence
Movie · as Paul Mathry
The Last Blitzkrieg
Movie · as Hans Von Kroner / Leonard Richardson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV · as Joe Robertson · 1 ep
The Ann Sothern Show
TV · as Terry Tyler · 1 ep
Action of the Tiger
Movie · as Carson
Slander
Movie · as Scott Ethan Martin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Movie · as Pied Piper / Truson
Kelly and Me
Movie · as Len Carmody
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 1 ep
23 Paces to Baker Street
Movie · as Phillip Hannon
Miracle in the Rain
Movie · as Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
The Bottom of the Bottle
Movie · as Donald Martin / Eric Bell
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Frank Gilette · 1 ep
The End of the Affair
Movie · as Maurice Bendrix
MGM Parade
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Caine Mutiny
Movie · as Lt. Stephen Maryk
Brigadoon
Movie · as Jeff Douglas
Men of the Fighting Lady
Movie · as Lt. Thayer
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Movie · as Charles Wills
The Siege at Red River
Movie · as Capt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday
Easy to Love
Movie · as Ray Lloyd
Remains to Be Seen
Movie · as Waldo Williams
Confidentially Connie
Movie · as Joe Bedloe
General Electric Theater
TV · as Jimmy Devlin · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Letter to Loretta
TV · as Self - Guest Host · 2 eps
Plymouth Adventure
Movie · as John Alden
Invitation
Movie · as Dan Pierce
When in Rome
Movie · as Father John X. Halligan
Washington Story
Movie · as Joseph T. Gresham
Go for Broke!
Movie · as Michael Grayson
It's a Big Country
Movie · as Rev. Adam Burch
Too Young to Kiss
Movie · as Eric Wainwright
Three Guys Named Mike
Movie · as Michael Lawrence
Grounds for Marriage
Movie · as Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett
I Love Lucy
TV · as Van Johnson · 1 ep
Duchess of Idaho
Movie · as Dick Layne
The Big Hangover
Movie · as David Maldon
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Battleground
Movie · as Holley
In the Good Old Summertime
Movie · as Andrew Delby Larkin
Scene of the Crime
Movie · as Mike Conovan
Mother Is a Freshman
Movie · as Professor Richard Michaels
Command Decision
Movie · as Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
State of the Union
Movie · as Spike McManus
The Bride Goes Wild
Movie · as Greg Rawlings
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
High Barbaree
Movie · as Alec Brooke
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Movie · as Henry Carson
Easy to Wed
Movie · as Bill Chandler
Till the Clouds Roll By
Movie · as Bandleader in Elite Club
No Leave, No Love
Movie · as Michael Hanlon
Thrill of a Romance
Movie · as Thomas Milvaine
Week-End at the Waldorf
Movie · as James Hollis
Between Two Women
Movie · as Dr. Randall Adams
A Guy Named Joe
Movie · as Ted Randall
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Movie · as Ted Lawson
The White Cliffs of Dover
Movie · as Sam Bennett
Two Girls and a Sailor
Movie · as John Dyckman Brown III
3 Men in White
Movie · as Dr. Randall Adams
Twenty Years After
Movie · as (archive footage)
Madame Curie
Movie · as Reporter
The Human Comedy
Movie · as Marcus Macauley
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Movie · as Dr. Randall Adams
Pilot #5
Movie · as Everett Arnold
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
Movie · as Michael Fitzpatrick
Murder in the Big House
Movie · as Bert Bell
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Movie · as Dr. Randall Adams
Somewhere I'll Find You
Movie · as Wade Hall
For the Common Defense!
Movie · as Agent Pritchard
Personalities
Movie · as (uncredited)
Too Many Girls
Movie · as Chorus Boy (uncredited)