Biography and filmography

Joel McCrea

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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Movies (103)

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

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

2008 · John Neville Jr. (archive footage)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004 · Self (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997 · Self (archive footage)

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985 · Self

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982 · Self

Mustang Country

Mustang Country

1976 · Dan

The Great American Cowboy

The Great American Cowboy

1973 · Narrator

Cry Blood Apache

Cry Blood Apache

1970 · Pitcalin as an Older Man

Sioux Nation

Sioux Nation

1970

The Young Rounders

The Young Rounders

1966

Ride the High Country

Ride the High Country

1962 · Steve Judd

The Crowning Experience

The Crowning Experience

1960 · Prologue Narrator

The Gunfight at Dodge City

The Gunfight at Dodge City

1959 · Bat Masterson

Fort Massacre

Fort Massacre

1958 · Vinson

Cattle Empire

Cattle Empire

1958 · John Cord

The Tall Stranger

The Tall Stranger

1957 · Ned Bannon

Gunsight Ridge

Gunsight Ridge

1957 · Mike Ryan

Trooper Hook

Trooper Hook

1957 · Sgt. Clovis Hook

The Oklahoman

The Oklahoman

1957 · John

The First Texan

The First Texan

1956 · Sam Houston

Wichita

Wichita

1955 · Wyatt Earp

Stranger on Horseback

Stranger on Horseback

1955 · Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne

Black Horse Canyon

Black Horse Canyon

1954 · Del Rockwell

Border River

Border River

1954 · Clete Mattson

The Lone Hand

The Lone Hand

1953 · Zachary Hallock

Rough Shoot

Rough Shoot

1953 · Lt. Col. Robert Taine

The San Francisco Story

The San Francisco Story

1952 · Rick Nelson

Cattle Drive

Cattle Drive

1951 · Dan Mathews

Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story

1951 · Joel McCrea

Frenchie

Frenchie

1950 · Sheriff Tom Banning

Saddle Tramp

Saddle Tramp

1950 · Chuck Conner

Stars in My Crown

Stars in My Crown

1950 · Josiah Doziah Gray

The Outriders

The Outriders

1950 · Will Owen

Colorado Territory

Colorado Territory

1949 · Wes McQueen

South of St. Louis

South of St. Louis

1949 · Kip Davis

Four Faces West

Four Faces West

1948 · Ross McEwen

Ramrod

Ramrod

1947 · Dave Nash

The Virginian

The Virginian

1946 · The Virginian

The Unseen

The Unseen

1945 · David Fielding

The Great Moment

The Great Moment

1944 · William Thomas Green Morton

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

1944 · William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody

The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier

1943 · Joe Carter

Stars on Horseback

Stars on Horseback

1943

The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story

1942 · Tom Jeffers

Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels

1941 · John Sullivan

The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

1941 · Mr. Sempler

Reaching for the Sun

Reaching for the Sun

1941 · Russ Eliot

Breakdowns of 1940

Breakdowns of 1940

1940 · Self

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940 · John Jones

Primrose Path

Primrose Path

1940 · Ed Wallace

He Married His Wife

He Married His Wife

1940 · T.H. Randall

Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent

1939 · Barry Corvall

They Shall Have Music

They Shall Have Music

1939 · Peter McCarthy

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939 · Jeff Butler

Youth Takes a Fling

Youth Takes a Fling

1938 · Joe Meadows

Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

1938 · Van Dam Smith

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

1937 · Ramsay MacKay

Dead End

Dead End

1937 · Dave

Woman Chases Man

Woman Chases Man

1937 · Kenneth Nolan

Internes Can't Take Money

Internes Can't Take Money

1937 · Jimmie Kildare

Banjo on My Knee

Banjo on My Knee

1936 · Ernie Holley

Come and Get It

Come and Get It

1936 · Richard Glasgow

Adventure in Manhattan

Adventure in Manhattan

1936 · George Melville

Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd

1936 · Larry Stevens

These Three

These Three

1936 · Dr. Joseph 'Joe' Cardin

Splendor

Splendor

1935 · Brighton Lorrimore

Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast

1935 · Jim Carmichael

Woman Wanted

Woman Wanted

1935 · Tony

Our Little Girl

Our Little Girl

1935 · Donald Middleton

Private Worlds

Private Worlds

1935 · Dr. Alex MacGregor

The Richest Girl in the World

The Richest Girl in the World

1934 · Anthony Travers

Half a Sinner

Half a Sinner

1934 · John Adams

Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady

1934 · Garry Madison

Chance at Heaven

Chance at Heaven

1933 · Blacky Gorman

One Man's Journey

One Man's Journey

1933 · Jimmy Watt

Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses

1933 · Dan

The Silver Cord

The Silver Cord

1933 · David Phelps

Scarlet River

Scarlet River

1933 · Himself (uncredited)

Rockabye

Rockabye

1932 · Jacobs 'Jake' Van Riker Pell

The Sport Parade

The Sport Parade

1932 · Sandy Brown

The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

1932 · Robert Rainsford

Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

1932 · Johnny Baker

The Lost Squadron

The Lost Squadron

1932 · Red

Business and Pleasure

Business and Pleasure

1932 · Lawrence Ogle

Girls About Town

Girls About Town

1931 · Jim Baker

The Common Law

The Common Law

1931 · John 'Jack' Neville

Born to Love

Born to Love

1931 · Barry Craig

Kept Husbands

Kept Husbands

1931 · Richard 'Dick' Brunton

Once a Sinner

Once a Sinner

1931 · Tommy Mason

Lightnin'

Lightnin'

1930 · John Marvin

The Silver Horde

The Silver Horde

1930 · Boyd Emerson

Framed

Framed

1930 · Waiter (uncredited)

Dynamite

Dynamite

1929 · Marco

So This Is College

So This Is College

1929 · Bruce Nolan (uncredited)

The Single Standard

The Single Standard

1929 · Party Guest (uncredited)

The Jazz Age

The Jazz Age

1929 · Todd Sayles

The Divine Lady

The Divine Lady

1928 · Extra (uncredited)

Dead Man's Curve

Dead Man's Curve

1928 · Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

The Enemy

The Enemy

1927 · Extra (uncredited)

The Fair Co-Ed

The Fair Co-Ed

1927

Torrent

Torrent

1926 · Stunts

A Self-Made Failure

A Self-Made Failure

1924 · Stunts

Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam

1923 · Stunts

TV shows (3)