Van Johnson

Known for

Acting

Born

August 25, 1916

Birthplace

Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Died

December 12, 2008 (aged 92)

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.

Best known work

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985

Batman

1966

Murder, She Wrote

1984

The Caine Mutiny

1954

I Love Lucy

1951

The Love Boat

1977

Brigadoon

1954

Yours, Mine and Ours

1968

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Battleground

1949

Filmography

2000
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
as Self
1996
The Boy from Mercury
as Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage)
1995
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
as Self (archive footage)
1993
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
as Self
1992
Three Days to a Kill
as Comm. Howard
1992
MGM: When the Lion RoarsTV
1991
Clowning Around
as Mr. Ranthow
1991
Clowning AroundTV
as Mr. Ranthow (8 episodes)
1991
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...TV
as Self (1 episode)
1990
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
as Gen. McCailland
1990
Flight from Paradise
as Erzähler
1989
Killer Crocodile
as Judge
1988
Going Hollywood: The War Years
1988
Bacall on Bogart
as Self
1988
Down There in the Jungle
as The professor
1988
Taxi Killer
as Captain
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV
as Art Bellasco (1 episode)
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
The Purple Rose of Cairo
as Larry
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
as Elliot Robinson (1 episode), as Daniel Hannigan (1 episode), as Daniel O'Brien (1 episode)
1982
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1982
Scorpion with Two Tails
as Mulligan - Joan's father
1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)