Joel McCrea
Birthday: 1905-11-05 | Place of Birth: South Pasadena, California, USAFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joel Albert McCrea (November 5, 1905 – October 20, 1990) was an American actor whose career spanned almost five decades and appearances in more than 90 films. These films include Alfred Hitchcock's spy film Foreign Correspondent (1940), Preston Sturges' comedy classics Sullivan's Travels (1940), and The Palm Beach Story (1941), the romance film Bird of Paradise (1932), the adventure classic The Most Dangerous Game (1932), Gregory La Cava's bawdy comedy Bed of Roses (1933), George Stevens' The More the Merrier (1941), and the Western classic The Virginian (1946). With the exception of the British thriller film Rough Shoot (1953), McCrea appeared in Western films exclusively from 1946 until his retirement in 1976. His most notable Western is Ride the High Country (1962), in which he starred with Randolph Scott.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Dan
as Pitcalin as an Older Man
as Steve Judd
as Bat Masterson
as Marshal Mike Dunbar
as John Cord
as Vinson
as John
as Mike Ryan
as Ned Bannon
as Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne
as Wyatt Earp
as Clete Mattson
as Lt. Col. Robert Taine
as Chuck Conner
as Josiah Doziah Gray
as Will Owen
as Kip Davis
as Wes McQueen
as Ross McEwen
as Dave Nash
as The Virginian
as David Fielding
as William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
as Joe Carter
as Mr. Sempler
as Tom Jeffers
as John Sullivan
as John Jones
as Jeff Butler
