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Joel McCrea

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

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

2008

as John Neville Jr. (archive footage)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

as Self (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997

as Self (archive footage)

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985

as Self

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Self

Mustang Country

Mustang Country

1976

as Dan

The Great American Cowboy

The Great American Cowboy

1973

as Narrator

Cry Blood Apache

Cry Blood Apache

1970

as 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

as Steve Judd

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961

as 'Bird of Paradise' (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Crowning Experience

The Crowning Experience

1960

as Prologue Narrator

Wichita Town

Wichita Town

1959

as Marshal Mike Dunbar

The Gunfight at Dodge City

The Gunfight at Dodge City

1959

as Bat Masterson

Fort Massacre

Fort Massacre

1958

as Vinson

Cattle Empire

Cattle Empire

1958

as John Cord

The Tall Stranger

The Tall Stranger

1957

as Ned Bannon

Gunsight Ridge

Gunsight Ridge

1957

as Mike Ryan

Trooper Hook

Trooper Hook

1957

as Sgt. Clovis Hook

The Oklahoman

The Oklahoman

1957

as John

The First Texan

The First Texan

1956

as Sam Houston

Wichita

Wichita

1955

as Wyatt Earp

Stranger on Horseback

Stranger on Horseback

1955

as Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne

Black Horse Canyon

Black Horse Canyon

1954

as Del Rockwell

Border River

Border River

1954

as Clete Mattson

The Lone Hand

The Lone Hand

1953

as Zachary Hallock

Rough Shoot

Rough Shoot

1953

as Lt. Col. Robert Taine

The San Francisco Story

The San Francisco Story

1952

as Rick Nelson

Cattle Drive

Cattle Drive

1951

as Dan Mathews

Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story

1951

as Joel McCrea

Frenchie

Frenchie

1950

as Sheriff Tom Banning

Saddle Tramp

Saddle Tramp

1950

as Chuck Conner

Stars in My Crown

Stars in My Crown

1950

as Josiah Doziah Gray

The Outriders

The Outriders

1950

as Will Owen

Colorado Territory

Colorado Territory

1949

as Wes McQueen

South of St. Louis

South of St. Louis

1949

as Kip Davis

Four Faces West

Four Faces West

1948

as Ross McEwen

Ramrod

Ramrod

1947

as Dave Nash

The Virginian

The Virginian

1946

as The Virginian

The Unseen

The Unseen

1945

as David Fielding

The Great Moment

The Great Moment

1944

as William Thomas Green Morton

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

1944

as William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody

The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier

1943

as Joe Carter

Stars on Horseback

Stars on Horseback

1943

The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story

1942

as Tom Jeffers

The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

1942

as Mr. Sempler

Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels

1941

as John Sullivan

Reaching for the Sun

Reaching for the Sun

1941

as Russ Eliot

Breakdowns of 1940

Breakdowns of 1940

1940

as Self

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940

as John Jones

Primrose Path

Primrose Path

1940

as Ed Wallace

He Married His Wife

He Married His Wife

1940

as T.H. Randall

Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent

1939

as Barry Corvall

They Shall Have Music

They Shall Have Music

1939

as Peter McCarthy

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939

as Jeff Butler

Youth Takes a Fling

Youth Takes a Fling

1938

as Joe Meadows

Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

1938

as Van Dam Smith

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

1937

as Ramsay MacKay

Dead End

Dead End

1937

as Dave

Woman Chases Man

Woman Chases Man

1937

as Kenneth Nolan

Internes Can't Take Money

Internes Can't Take Money

1937

as Jimmie Kildare

Banjo on My Knee

Banjo on My Knee

1936

as Ernie Holley

Come and Get It

Come and Get It

1936

as Richard Glasgow

Adventure in Manhattan

Adventure in Manhattan

1936

as George Melville

Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd

1936

as Larry Stevens

These Three

These Three

1936

as Dr. Joseph 'Joe' Cardin

Splendor

Splendor

1935

as Brighton Lorrimore

Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast

1935

as Jim Carmichael

Woman Wanted

Woman Wanted

1935

as Tony

Private Worlds

Private Worlds

1935

as Dr. Alex MacGregor

Our Little Girl

Our Little Girl

1935

as Donald Middleton

The Richest Girl in the World

The Richest Girl in the World

1934

as Anthony Travers

Half a Sinner

Half a Sinner

1934

as John Adams

Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady

1934

as Garry Madison

Chance at Heaven

Chance at Heaven

1933

as Blacky Gorman

One Man's Journey

One Man's Journey

1933

as Jimmy Watt

Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses

1933

as Dan

The Silver Cord

The Silver Cord

1933

as David Phelps

Scarlet River

Scarlet River

1933

as Himself (uncredited)

Rockabye

Rockabye

1932

as Jacobs 'Jake' Van Riker Pell

The Sport Parade

The Sport Parade

1932

as Sandy Brown

The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

1932

as Robert Rainsford

Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

1932

as Johnny Baker

The Lost Squadron

The Lost Squadron

1932

as Red

Business and Pleasure

Business and Pleasure

1932

as Lawrence Ogle

Girls About Town

Girls About Town

1931

as Jim Baker

The Common Law

The Common Law

1931

as John 'Jack' Neville

Born to Love

Born to Love

1931

as Barry Craig

Kept Husbands

Kept Husbands

1931

as Richard Brunton

Once a Sinner

Once a Sinner

1931

as Tommy Mason

Lightnin'

Lightnin'

1930

as John Marvin

The Silver Horde

The Silver Horde

1930

as Boyd Emerson

Dynamite

Dynamite

1929

as Marco

So This Is College

So This Is College

1929

as Bruce Nolan (uncredited)

The Single Standard

The Single Standard

1929

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Divine Lady

The Divine Lady

1928

as Extra (uncredited)

Dead Man's Curve

Dead Man's Curve

1928

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

The Enemy

The Enemy

1927

as Extra (uncredited)

The Fair Co-Ed

The Fair Co-Ed

1927