Van Johnson

Van Johnson

American actor (1916–2008)

Charles Van Dell Johnson was an American actor, singer, and dancer. He had a prolific career in film, television, theatre and radio, which spanned over 50 years, from 1940 to 1992. He was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during and after World War II, known for his upbeat and "all-American" screen persona, often playing young military servicemen, or in musicals.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 68 films (1942–1985) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 12 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1985 The purple rose of Cairo Woody Allen 82 min Color
1980 The Kidnapping of the President George Mendeluk 114 min
1967 Where Angels Go Trouble Follows William Frye Productions Inc. 94 min 35mm Color sound
1963 Wives And Lovers Hal B. Wallis & Joseph H. Hazen 103 min 35mm B&W sound
1960 The Enemy General. Columbia Pictures Corp. 74 min 35mm B&W sound
1959 Subway In The Sky. Orbit Films Ltd. 35mm B&W sound
1959 The Last Blitzkrieg. Columbia Pictures Corp. 84 min. 35mm B&W sound
1957 Action Of The Tiger. Claridge Film Productions Inc. & Van Johnson Enterprises Inc. 92 min. 35mm Color sound
1957 The Pied Piper of Hamelin Bretaigne Windust
1956 Kelly And Me. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 10 reels 35mm Color sound
1956 Miracle In The Rain. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 107 min 35mm B&W sound
1956 SLANDER. Loew’s Incorporated 81 min. 35mm B&W sound
1956 The Bottom Of The Bottle. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 88 min. 35mm Color sound
1955 The name's the same. [1955-05-16] / a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production ; sponsored by the Ralston-Purina Company ; producers, Mark Goodson and Bill Todman ; directed by Jerome Schnur. 29.47 16mm B&W sound
1954 Brigadoon FILINC 108 min 16mm Color
1954 Brigadoon. Loew’s Incorporated 108 min 35mm Color sound
1954 Men Of The Fighting Lady. Loew’s Incorporated 80 min. 35mm Color sound
1954 Siege At Red River. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 87 min. 35mm Color sound
1954 The Caine Mutiny Edward Dmytryk 124 min 16mm Color
1954 The Caine Mutiny. S. G. S. Corp. 13 reels 35mm Color sound
1954 The end of the affair. Coronado Productions Ltd. 106 min 35mm B&W sound
1954 The Last Time I Saw Paris. Loew’s Incorporated 116 min 35mm Color sound
1953 Confidentially Connie. Loew’s Incorporated 71 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 EASY TO LOVE. Loew’s Incorporated 96 min. 35mm Color sound
1953 Remains To Be Seen. Loew’s Incorporated 89 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 Invitation. Loew’s Incorporated 84 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 Plymouth Adventure. Loew's Inc. 104 min 35mm Color sound
1952 Washington Story Robert Pirosh 81 min Color
1952 When in Rome Clarence Brown
1951 Go for Broke! Robert Pirosh 92 min B&W
1951 Three Guys Named Mike. Loew's Inc. 79 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 Too Young To Kiss. Loew's Inc. 89 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 Duchess of Idaho Robert Z. Leonard 99 min Color
1950 Duchess Of Idaho. Loew's Inc. 98 min. 35mm Color sound
1950 Grounds For Marriage. Loew's Inc. 91 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 The Big Hangover. Loew's Inc. 82 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Battleground. William Wellman 118 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 In the good old summertime. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 3625 16mm Color sound
1949 In The Good Old Summertime. Robert Z. Leonard, Buster Keaton 103 min 35mm Color sound
1949 Mother Is A Freshman. Lloyd Bacon 83 min. 35mm Color sound
1949 Scene Of The Crime. Roy Rowland 94 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Command Decision ▶ Sam Wood 112 min B&W
1948 Command Decision Sam Wood 112 min B&W
1948 Command Decision. Sam Wood 112 min 35mm B&W sound
1948 State of the Union Frank Capra 124 min B&W
1948 The Bride Goes Wild. Norman Taurog 98 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 High Barbaree ▶ Jack Conway 91 min B&W
1947 High Barbaree. Jack Conway 91 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 The Romance Of Rosy Ridge. Roy Rowland 105 min 35mm B&W sound
1946 Easy To Wed. Edward Buzzell 13 reels 16mm sound