Van Johnson

Biography

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.

Known For

Murder, She Wrote

The Mike Douglas Show

The Love Boat

Batman

All Movies (102)

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy2000 · as Self
The Boy from Mercury1996 · as Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage)
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class1995 · as Self (archive footage)
Three Days to a Kill1992 · as Comm. Howard
Clowning Around1991 · as Mr. Ranthow
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One1990 · as Gen. McCailland
Flight from Paradise1990 · as Erzähler
Killer Crocodile1989 · as Judge
Going Hollywood: The War Years1988
Bacall on Bogart1988 · as Self
Down There in the Jungle1988 · as The professor
Taxi Killer1988 · as Captain
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood1987 · as Self
Night of 100 Stars II1985 · as Self
The Purple Rose of Cairo1985 · as Larry
Showbiz Goes to War1982 · as (archive footage)
Scorpion with Two Tails1982 · as Mulligan - Joan's father
Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!1982 · as Self (archive footage)
The Kidnapping of the President1980 · as Vice President Ethan Richards
From Corleone to Brooklyn1979 · as Lieutenant Sturges
Concorde Affair1979 · as Captain Scott
Getting Married1978 · as Phil Lawrence
Superdome1978 · as Chip Green
That's Entertainment!1974 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Girl on the Late, Late Show1974 · as Johnny Leverett
Call Her Mom1972 · as President Hardgrove
Eye of the Spider1971 · as Prof. Orson Krüger
San Francisco International1970 · as Lester Scott
Company of Killers1970 · as Sam Cahill
The Price of Power1969 · as President James A. Garfield
Eagles Over London1969 · as Air Marshal George Taylor
The Extraordinary Seaman1969 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Yours, Mine and Ours1968 · as Darrel Harrison
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows1968 · as Father Chase: The 'In' Group
Divorce American Style1967 · as Al Yearling
The Doomsday Flight1966 · as Capt. Anderson
American in Paris1964 · as James Devlin
Wives and Lovers1963 · as Bill Austin
The Enemy General1960 · as Allan Lemaire
Subway in the Sky1959 · as Major Baxter Grant
Web of Evidence1959 · as Paul Mathry
The Last Blitzkrieg1959 · as Hans Von Kroner / Leonard Richardson
The Pied Piper of Hamelin1957 · as Pied Piper / Truson
Action of the Tiger1957 · as Carson
Kelly and Me1957 · as Len Carmody
Slander1957 · as Scott Ethan Martin
23 Paces to Baker Street1956 · as Phillip Hannon
Miracle in the Rain1956 · as Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
The Bottom of the Bottle1956 · as Donald Martin / Eric Bell
The End of the Affair1955 · as Maurice Bendrix
The Last Time I Saw Paris1954 · as Charles Wills
Brigadoon1954 · as Jeff Douglas
The Caine Mutiny1954 · as Lt. Stephen Maryk
Men of the Fighting Lady1954 · as Lt. Thayer
The Siege at Red River1954 · as Capt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday
Easy to Love1953 · as Ray Lloyd
Remains to Be Seen1953 · as Waldo Williams
Confidentially Connie1953 · as Joe Bedloe
Plymouth Adventure1952 · as John Alden
Washington Story1952 · as Joseph T. Gresham
When in Rome1952 · as Father John X. Halligan
Invitation1952 · as Dan Pierce
Too Young to Kiss1951 · as Eric Wainwright
It's a Big Country1951 · as Rev. Adam Burch
Go for Broke!1951 · as Lt. Michael Grayson
Three Guys Named Mike1951 · as Michael Lawrence
Grounds for Marriage1951 · as Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett
Duchess of Idaho1950 · as Dick Layne
The Big Hangover1950 · as David Maldon
Battleground1949 · as Holley
In the Good Old Summertime1949 · as Andrew Delby Larkin
Scene of the Crime1949 · as Mike Conovan
Mother Is a Freshman1949 · as Professor Richard Michaels
Command Decision1948 · as Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
State of the Union1948 · as Spike McManus
The Bride Goes Wild1948 · as Greg Rawlings
The Romance of Rosy Ridge1947 · as Henry Carson
High Barbaree1947 · as Alec Brooke
Till the Clouds Roll By1946 · as Bandleader in Elite Club
Easy to Wed1946 · as William "Bill" Stevens Chandler
No Leave, No Love1946 · as Michael Hanlon
Week-End at the Waldorf1945 · as James Hollis
Thrill of a Romance1945 · as Thomas Milvaine
Between Two Women1945 · as Dr. Randall Adams
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo1944 · as Ted Lawson
Two Girls and a Sailor1944 · as John Dyckman Brown III
3 Men in White1944 · as Dr. Randall Adams
The White Cliffs of Dover1944 · as Sam Bennett
A Guy Named Joe1944 · as Ted Randall
Twenty Years After1944 · as (archive footage)
Madame Curie1943 · as Reporter
Pilot #51943 · as Everett Arnold
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case1943 · as Dr. Randall Adams
The Human Comedy1943 · as Marcus Macauley
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant1942 · as Dr. Randall Adams
Somewhere I'll Find You1942 · as Wade Hall
The War Against Mrs. Hadley1942 · as Michael Fitzpatrick
For the Common Defense!1942 · as Agent Pritchard
Murder in the Big House1942 · as Bert Bell
Personalities1942 · as (uncredited)
Too Many Girls1940 · as Chorus Boy

All TV Shows (46)

MGM: When the Lion Roars1992
Clowning Around1991 · as Mr. Ranthow
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...1991 · as Self
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents1985 · as Art Bellasco
Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Elliot Robinson
Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Daniel Hannigan
Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Daniel O'Brien
Aloha Paradise1981
Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Gerry T. Armstrong
Black Beauty1978 · as Horace Tompkins
The Love Boat1977 · as Bert Wilder
The Love Boat1977 · as Victor Moncrief
Quincy, M.E.1976 · as Al Ringerman
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II1976 · as Marsh Goodwin
Rich Man, Poor Man1976 · as Marsh Goodwin
One Day at a Time1975 · as Gus Webster
Maude1972 · as Henry
McMillan & Wife1971 · as Harry Jerome
The Don Knotts Show1970 · as Self
McCloud1970
Nanny and the Professor1970
Love, American Style1969
Here's Lucy1968 · as Van Johnson
The Name of the Game1968 · as Sullivan
The Name of the Game1968 · as Jack Newell
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self (uncredited)
Batman1966 · as The Minstrel
The Hollywood Palace1964 · as Self
Vacation Playhouse1963
The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
Ben Casey1961
The DuPont Show with June Allyson1959 · as Joe Robertson
The Ann Sothern Show1958 · as Terry Tyler
Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · as Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956 · as Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Frank Gilette
MGM Parade1955
MGM Parade1955 · as Self
Letter to Loretta1953 · as Self - Guest Host
The Oscars1953 · as Self
General Electric Theater1953 · as Jimmy Devlin
I Love Lucy1951 · as Van Johnson
What's My Line?1950 · as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self