Acting
Van Johnson
- Titles
- 102movies40TV shows
- Career
Active from 1942 to 1992, with up to 5 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 59top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
The Human Comedy83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 71 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.7
- Wholesome4.6average 3.3
- Romance4.9average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay4.3average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.7, average 5.4
- Uncanny1.3, average 2.5
- Dark Humor1.7, average 2.8
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 8
- Nostalgic 7
- Character-Driven 7
- Moral Dilemma 6
- Historical Drama 5
- Historical Setting 4
- WWII Drama 4
- Social Commentary 3
- Character Study 3
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Hopeful 3
- Nostalgic Charm 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
George J. FolseyCinematographerTill the Clouds Roll By, State of the Union, A Guy Named Joe, The White Cliffs of Dover, Men of the Fighting Lady, +2 more
June AllysonActorTill the Clouds Roll By, Two Girls and a Sailor, Remains to Be Seen, The Bride Goes Wild, Too Young to Kiss, +1 more
Robert Z. LeonardDirectorDuchess of Idaho, In the Good Old Summertime, Week-End at the Waldorf, Too Young to Kiss, Kelly and Me, +1 more
Esther WilliamsActorDuchess of Idaho, A Guy Named Joe, Thrill of a Romance, Easy to Love, Easy to Wed
Keenan WynnActorMen of the Fighting Lady, Week-End at the Waldorf, Easy to Wed, No Leave, No Love, Between Two Women
Louis CalhernActorRemains to Be Seen, Men of the Fighting Lady, Washington Story, Confidentially Connie, Invitation
Lionel BarrymoreActorA Guy Named Joe, 3 Men in White, Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case, Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant, Between Two Women- RRay JuneCinematographer3 Men in White, It's a Big Country, The Bride Goes Wild, Easy to Love, Invitation
- GGeorge BoemlerEditorTwo Girls and a Sailor, Thrill of a Romance, Slander, The Bride Goes Wild, Invitation
Clarence BrownDirectorPlymouth Adventure, The White Cliffs of Dover, It's a Big Country, The Human Comedy, When in Rome- HHarry Stradling Sr.CinematographerTill the Clouds Roll By, In the Good Old Summertime, Thrill of a Romance, The Human Comedy, Easy to Wed
Gene KellyActorBrigadoon, It's a Big Country, Pilot #5, American in Paris
Movies and TV shows
1211990s
7 titles · average score 63
as Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage)
as Comm. Howard
TV show · as Mr. Ranthow
as Mr. Ranthow
as Gen. McCailland
as Erzähler
1980s
10 titles · average score 60
as Judge
as Captain
as The professor
TV show · as Art Bellasco
TV show · as Daniel Hannigan / Daniel O'Brien
as Mulligan - Joan's father
as (archive footage)
TV show
as Vice President Ethan Richards
1970s
21 titles · average score 63
as Lieutenant Sturges
as Captain Scott
TV show · as Gerry T. Armstrong
as Chip Green
TV show · as Victor Moncrief / Bert Wilder
TV show · as Al Ringerman
TV show · as Gus Webster
TV show · as Henry
as Prof. Orson Krüger
as Sam Cahill
as Lester Scott
TV show
1960s
15 titles · average score 61
as Air Marshal George Taylor
as President James A. Garfield
as Darrel Harrison
TV show · as Van Johnson
as Al Yearling
TV show · as The Minstrel
as Capt. Anderson
as James Devlin
as Bill Austin
TV show
as Allan Lemaire
1950s
36 titles · average score 61
as Carson
as Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
as Phillip Hannon
as Maurice Bendrix
as Lt. Stephen Maryk
as Jeff Douglas
as Charles Wills
as Lt. Thayer
as Capt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday
as John Alden
as Michael Grayson
as Dick Layne
1940s
32 titles · average score 65
as Holley
as Andrew Delby Larkin
as Mike Conovan
as Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
as Spike McManus
as Henry Carson
as Bill Chandler
as Thomas Milvaine
as Ted Lawson
as Ted Randall
as John Dyckman Brown III
as Dr. Randall Adams