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
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
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
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
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
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
1960 The Enemy General. Columbia Pictures Corp. 74 min 35mm B&W sound
1963 Wives And Lovers Hal B. Wallis & Joseph H. Hazen 103 min 35mm B&W sound
1967 Where Angels Go Trouble Follows William Frye Productions Inc. 94 min 35mm Color sound
1980 The Kidnapping of the President George Mendeluk 114 min
1985 The purple rose of Cairo Woody Allen 82 min Color