Van Johnson

Person

Van Johnson

Acting August 25, 1916

Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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.

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Known for

Popular titles

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

7.0 1950 TV Show
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8 1961 TV Show
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5 1984 TV Show
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

6.3 1977 TV Show
The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

7.4 1985 Movie
Batman

Batman

7.3 1966 TV Show
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

6.8 1962 TV Show
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

7.5 1976 TV Show
I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

7.9 1951 TV Show
Love, American Style

Love, American Style

6.2 1969 TV Show
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.2 1985 TV Show
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

6.7 1979 TV Show

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2000
    Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

    Movie Self

  2. 1996
    The Boy from Mercury

    Movie Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage)

  3. 1995
    Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 1993
    Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

    Movie Self

  5. 1992
    Three Days to a Kill

    Movie Comm. Howard

  6. 1992
    MGM: When the Lion Roars

    TV show

  7. 1991
    Clowning Around

    TV show Mr. Ranthow

  8. 1991
    Clowning Around

    Movie Mr. Ranthow

  9. 1991
    Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...

    TV show Self

  10. 1990
    Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One

    Movie Gen. McCailland

  11. 1990
    Flight from Paradise

    Movie Erzähler

  12. 1989
    Killer Crocodile

    Movie Judge

  13. 1988
    Going Hollywood: The War Years

    Movie

  14. 1988
    Bacall on Bogart

    Movie Self

  15. 1988
    Down There in the Jungle

    Movie The professor

  16. 1988
    Taxi Killer

    Movie Captain

More credits
  1. 1987
    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Movie Self

  2. 1985
    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    TV show Art Bellasco

  3. 1985
    Night of 100 Stars II

    Movie Self

  4. 1985
    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    Movie Larry

  5. 1984
    Murder, She Wrote

    TV show Elliot Robinson

  6. 1982
    Showbiz Goes to War

    Movie (archive footage)

  7. 1982
    Scorpion with Two Tails

    Movie Mulligan - Joan's father

  8. 1982
    Night of 100 Stars

    Movie Self

  9. 1982
    Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  10. 1981
    Aloha Paradise

    TV show

  11. 1980
    The Kidnapping of the President

    Movie Vice President Ethan Richards

  12. 1979
    From Corleone to Brooklyn

    Movie Lieutenant Sturges

  13. 1979
    Tales of the Unexpected

    TV show Gerry T. Armstrong

  14. 1979
    Concorde Affair

    Movie Captain Scott

  15. 1978
    Getting Married

    Movie Phil Lawrence

  16. 1978
    Black Beauty

    TV show Horace Tompkins

  17. 1978
    Superdome

    Movie Chip Green

  18. 1977
    The Love Boat

    TV show Bert Wilder

  19. 1976
    Quincy, M.E.

    TV show Al Ringerman

  20. 1976
    Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

    TV show Marsh Goodwin

  21. 1976
    Rich Man, Poor Man

    TV show Marsh Goodwin

  22. 1975
    One Day at a Time

    TV show Gus Webster

  23. 1974
    That's Entertainment!

    Movie (archive footage) (uncredited)

  24. 1974
    The Girl on the Late, Late Show

    Movie Johnny Leverett