Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Date of Birth:

Nov 05, 1905

Place of Birth:

South Pasadena, California, USA

Joel Albert McCrea (November 5, 1905 – October 20, 1990) was an American actor whose career spanned a wide variety of genres over almost five decades, including comedy, drama, romance, thrillers, adventures, and Westerns, for which he became best known.

He appeared in over one hundred films, starring in over eighty, among them Alfred Hitchcock's espionage thriller Foreign Correspondent (1940), Preston Sturges' comedy classics Sullivan's Travels (1941), and The Palm Beach Story (1942), the romance film Bird of Paradise (1932), the adventure classic The Most Dangerous Game (1932), Gregory La Cava's bawdy comedy Bed of Roses (1933), George Stevens' romantic comedy The More the Merrier (1943), William Wyler's These Three, Come and Get It (both 1936) and Dead End (1937), Howard Hawks' Barbary Coast (1935), and a number of western films, including Wichita (1955) as Wyatt Earp and Sam Peckinpah's Ride the High Country (1962), opposite Randolph Scott.

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filmography:

One Man's Journey One Man's Journey

1933

He Married His Wife He Married His Wife

1940

So This Is College So This Is College

1929

The San Francisco Story The San Francisco Story

1952

The Lone Hand The Lone Hand

1953

Frenchie Frenchie

1950

Mustang Country Mustang Country

1976

Three Blind Mice Three Blind Mice

1938

Business and Pleasure Business and Pleasure

1932

Woman Wanted Woman Wanted

1935

Cattle Empire Cattle Empire

1958

Dynamite Dynamite

1929

Gunsight Ridge Gunsight Ridge

1957

They Shall Have Music They Shall Have Music

1939

Saddle Tramp Saddle Tramp

1950

Wichita Wichita

1955

The Tall Stranger The Tall Stranger

1957

The First Texan The First Texan

1956

The Outriders The Outriders

1950

The Fair Co-Ed The Fair Co-Ed

1927

South of St. Louis South of St. Louis

1949

Banjo on My Knee Banjo on My Knee

1936

The Silver Horde The Silver Horde

1930

Dead Man's Curve Dead Man's Curve

1928

Hollywood: The Selznick Years Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961

Sioux Nation Sioux Nation

1970

The Enemy The Enemy

1927

The Crowning Experience The Crowning Experience

1960

Cry Blood Apache Cry Blood Apache

1970

Breakdowns of 1940 Breakdowns of 1940

1940

Half a Sinner Half a Sinner

1934

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

2008

Night of 100 Stars Night of 100 Stars

1982

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

Stars on Horseback Stars on Horseback

1943

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985

The Young Rounders The Young Rounders

1966

Lightnin' Lightnin'

1930

Two in a Crowd Two in a Crowd

1936

Our Little Girl Our Little Girl

1935

Scarlet River Scarlet River

1933

Reaching for the Sun Reaching for the Sun

1941

The Divine Lady The Divine Lady

1928

Youth Takes a Fling Youth Takes a Fling

1938

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997

Black Horse Canyon Black Horse Canyon

1954

The Single Standard The Single Standard

1929

Once a Sinner Once a Sinner

1931

The Common Law The Common Law

1931

The Great American Cowboy The Great American Cowboy

1973

These Three These Three

1936

Internes Can't Take Money Internes Can't Take Money

1937

The More the Merrier The More the Merrier

1943

Primrose Path Primrose Path

1940

Hollywood Story Hollywood Story

1951

Bird of Paradise Bird of Paradise

1932

Barbary Coast Barbary Coast

1935

The Great Man's Lady The Great Man's Lady

1942

The Gunfight at Dodge City The Gunfight at Dodge City

1959

Fort Massacre Fort Massacre

1958

Come and Get It Come and Get It

1936

Four Faces West Four Faces West

1948

Sullivan's Travels Sullivan's Travels

1941

Colorado Territory Colorado Territory

1949

Dead End Dead End

1937

Foreign Correspondent Foreign Correspondent

1940

The Palm Beach Story The Palm Beach Story

1942

The Great Moment The Great Moment

1944

Ride the High Country Ride the High Country

1962

The Unseen The Unseen

1945

Union Pacific Union Pacific

1939

Buffalo Bill Buffalo Bill

1944

Ramrod Ramrod

1947

Adventure in Manhattan Adventure in Manhattan

1936

The Lost Squadron The Lost Squadron

1932

Splendor Splendor

1935

The Richest Girl in the World The Richest Girl in the World

1934

The Sport Parade The Sport Parade

1932

Stars in My Crown Stars in My Crown

1950

Stranger on Horseback Stranger on Horseback

1955

Chance at Heaven Chance at Heaven

1933

Border River Border River

1954

Gambling Lady Gambling Lady

1934

Cattle Drive Cattle Drive

1951

Bed of Roses Bed of Roses

1933

Wells Fargo Wells Fargo

1937

Trooper Hook Trooper Hook

1957

Rough Shoot Rough Shoot

1953

Woman Chases Man Woman Chases Man

1937

The Virginian The Virginian

1946

The Silver Cord The Silver Cord

1933

Girls About Town Girls About Town

1931

Kept Husbands Kept Husbands

1931

Private Worlds Private Worlds

1935

Espionage Agent Espionage Agent

1939

The Oklahoman The Oklahoman

1957

Rockabye Rockabye

1932

Born to Love Born to Love

1931

The Most Dangerous Game The Most Dangerous Game

1932

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