Van Johnson



First NameVan
Last NameJohnson
Full Name at BirthCharles Van Johnson
Other Names`King of Dinner-Theater`
`The Voiceless Sinatra`
Age92 (age at death)
Date of BirthAugust 25, 1916
BirthplaceNewport, Rhode Island
Date of DeathDecember 12, 2008
Location of DeathNyack, New York
Cause of DeathNatural Causes
Height6' 1" (185 cm)
BuildAthletic
Eye ColorBlue
Hair ColorBlonde
Distinctive FeaturesAlways wore Red Socks
Star SignVirgo
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolRogers Hogh School, Newport, Rhode Island
Occupationactor, dancer, singer
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameThe Voiceless Sinatra
MotherLoretta Neumann Johnson
Other Family MembersSchuyler Johnson (daughter)
Ned Wynn (stepson)
Tracy Keenan Wynn (stepson)
FriendsKeenan Wynn, June Allyson, Esther Williams, Lucille Ball, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Peter Lawford, Paul Stewart, Rosalind Russell, Dennis Morgan, Kathryn Grayson, Eddie Bracken, Janet Leigh, Jane Wyman, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Anita Colby, Susan Peters, Desi Arnaz, Sr

Van Johnson (August 25, 1916 – December 12, 2008) was an American film and television actor and dancer who was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios during and after World War II.


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Filmography

Selected Van Johnson film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1992
Mr. Ranthow

1991
Three Days to a Kill
Comm. Howard

1991
Flight from Paradise
Old Narrator

1990
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
Gen. McCailland

1989
Judge

1988
Taxi Killer
Capt.

1986
Down There in the Jungle
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1985
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Art Bellasco

1984
Mark Hughes

1984
Daniel Hannigan, Daniel O'Brien, Elliot Robinson

1984
The President of Love
P. Lazlo Plum

1983
The Forgotten Story
Perry

1982
Mulligan - Joan's father

1981
Aloha Paradise
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1980
Vice President Ethan Richards

1979
Captain Scott

1979
Da Corleone a Brooklyn
Lieutenant Sturges

1979
Gerry T. Armstrong

1978
Black Beauty
Horace Tompkins

1978
Getting Married
Phil Lawrence

1978
Chip Green

1977
Charles Woodruff

1977
Victor Moncrief, Bert Wilder

1976
Marsh Goodwin

1976
Al Ringerman

1976
Marsh Goodwin

1975
Gus Webster

1974
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
Johnny Leverett

1973
Wheeler and Murdoch
Buddy Shore

1972
Call Her Mom
President Hardgrove

1972
Henry

1972
Man in the Middle
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1971
Harry Jerome

1971
L'occhio del ragno
Prof. Orson Krüger

1971
Sam Cahill

1970
Dan Kiley

1970
Uncle Bob Everett

1970
San Francisco International Airport
Lester Scott

1969
Air Marshal George Taylor

1969
President James Garfield

1968
Father Chase: The 'In' Group

1968
Warrant Officer Darrel Harrison

1968
Charlie, Charlie Webb

1968
Jack Newell, Sullivan

1967
Al Yearling

1967
The Danny Thomas Hour
Charlie Snow

1966
The Doomsday Flight
Capt. Anderson

1966
The Minstrel

1964
American in Paris
James Devlin

1963
Bill Austin

1962
Alonzo

1961
Frank Dawson

1960
Allan Lemaire

1959
Maj. Baxter Grant

1959
Sgt. Hans Von Kroner/Sgt. Leonard Richardson

1959
Paul Mathry

1958
Terry Tyler

1957
Carson

1957
Scott Ethan Martin

1957
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Pied Piper, Truson

1957
Len Carmody

1956
Phillip Hannon

1956
Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon

1956
Donald Martin/Eric Bell

1956
Frank Gilette

1955
Maurice Bendrix

1954
Jeff Douglas

1954
Lt. Howard Thayer

1954
Lt. Steve Maryk

1954
Charles Wills

1954
Capt. James S. Simmons/Jim Farraday

1953
Ray Lloyd

1953
Waldo Williams

1953
Jimmy Devlin

1953
Joe Bedloe

1952
John Alden

1952
Daniel I. 'Dan' Pierce

1952
Washington Story
Joseph T. Gresham

1952
Father John X. Halligan

1951
Lt. Michael Grayson

1951
Rev. Adam Burch

1951
Michael Lawrence

1951
Eric Wainwright

1951
Harry Haynes, Movie Director

1951
Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett

1950
Dick Layne

1950
David Muldon

1949
Holley

1949
Andrew Delby Larkin

1949
Professor Richard Michaels

1949
Mike Conovan

1948
Tech. Sgt. Immanuel T. Evans

1948
'Spike' McManus

1948
Greg Rawlings

1947
High Barbaree
Alec Brooke

1947
Henry Carson

1946
William Stevens 'Bill' Chandler

1946
Bandleader in Elite Club

1946
Specialty

1946
No Leave, No Love
Sgt. Michael Hanlon

1945
Major Thomas Milvaine

1945
Captain James Hollis

1945
Dr. Randall 'Red' Adams

1944
Sam Bennett

1944
Ted Lawson - Crew of the Ruptured Duck

1944
John Dyckman Brown III

1944
3 Men in White
Dr. Randall 'Red' Ames

1943
Ted Randall

1943
Dr. Randall 'Red' Adams

1943
Reporter

1943
Everett Arnold

1943
Marcus Macauley

1942
Lieutenant Wade Hall

1942
Dr. Randall 'Red' Adams

1942
Bert Bell

1942
Michael Fitzpatrick

1942
For the Common Defense!
Agent Pritchard

1942
Personalities
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1940
Chorus Boy

Soundtrack Credits

1992
MGM: When the Lion Roars
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1964
The Hollywood Palace
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1957
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
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1957
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1954
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1946
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1946
No Leave, No Love
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