Portrait of Van Johnson

Acting

Van Johnson

Titles
100movies37TV shows
Career

Active from 1942 to 1992, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
59
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Van Johnson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.2
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Dark Humor
    1.6, average 2.9
  • Violence
    3.3, average 4.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Nostalgic 6
  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • WWII Drama 3
  • Hopeful 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Romance 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Fast-Paced 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
TypeAllTV shows11Movies8
RoleAnyActing118Appearances19
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s11950s51960s41970s11980s51990s22000s1
GenreAnyComedy9Documentary7Talk4TV Movie3Family2Music2Adventure1War1Drama1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

1 title

1990s

2 titles

1980s

5 titles · average score 68

1970s

1 title

1960s

4 titles · average score 57
GoodWatch30
Poster for The Extraordinary Seaman

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

GoodWatch63
Poster for The Hollywood Palace

TV show · Self - Singer

1950s

5 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch70
Poster for Letter to Loretta

TV show · Self - Guest Host

Poster for The Oscars

TV show · Self

Poster for What's My Line?

TV show · Self

1940s

1 title · average score 73
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