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Van Johnson

Acting

Born August 25, 1916 · Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Died December 12, 2008

Also known as Charles Van Dell Johnson · Ван Джонсон · ون جانسون

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.

Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography50+ titles

The Don Knotts Show

as Self

I Love Lucy

1951as Van Johnson

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

1995as Self (archive footage)

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Elliot Robinson

Quincy, M.E.

1976as Al Ringerman

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985as Larry

That's Entertainment!

1974as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Batman

1966as The Minstrel

McCloud

1970

The Caine Mutiny

1954as Lt. Stephen Maryk

Madame Curie

1943as Reporter

McMillan & Wife

1971as Harry Jerome

The Enemy General

1960as Allan Lemaire

What's My Line?

1950as Self

Maude

1972as Henry

Yours, Mine and Ours

1968as Darrel Harrison

Miracle in the Rain

1956as Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon

Tales of the Unexpected

1979as Gerry T. Armstrong

One Day at a Time

1975as Gus Webster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

Here's Lucy

1968as Van Johnson

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967as Self (uncredited)

Invitation

1952as Dan Pierce

In the Good Old Summertime

1949as Andrew Delby Larkin

Battleground

1949as Holley

State of the Union

1948as Spike McManus

The Bride Goes Wild

1948as Greg Rawlings

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947as Henry Carson

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944as Ted Lawson

A Guy Named Joe

1943as Ted Randall

Command Decision

1948as Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans

Letter to Loretta

as Self - Guest Host

Brigadoon

1954as Jeff Douglas

Easy to Wed

1946as William "Bill" Stevens Chandler

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945as James Hollis

The Love Boat

1977as Victor Moncrief

Eagles Over London

1969as Air Marshal George Taylor

The Human Comedy

1943as Marcus Macauley

The Siege at Red River

1954as Capt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

1968as Father Chase: The 'In' Group

The Last Time I Saw Paris

1954as Charles Wills

Easy to Love

1953as Ray Lloyd

Scene of the Crime

1949as Mike Conovan

The Price of Power

1969as President James A. Garfield

Plymouth Adventure

1952as John Alden

Go for Broke!

1951as Lt. Michael Grayson

Too Many Girls

1940as Chorus Boy

Divorce American Style

1967as Al Yearling

The End of the Affair

1955as Maurice Bendrix

Confidentially Connie

1953as Joe Bedloe