Acting
Van Johnson
- Titles
- 100movies37TV 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 Caine Mutiny74/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.6
- Wholesome4.5average 3.3
- Romance4.7average 3.8
- Catharsis5.6average 5.1
- Wit & Wordplay4.0average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.1, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Dark Humor1.6, average 2.9
- Violence3.3, average 4.3
Main genres
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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.
George J. FolseyCinematographerTill the Clouds Roll By, A Guy Named Joe, State of the Union, 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, Too Young to Kiss, The Bride Goes Wild, +1 more
Robert Z. LeonardDirectorIn the Good Old Summertime, Week-End at the Waldorf, Too Young to Kiss, Grounds for Marriage, Duchess of Idaho, +1 more
Lionel BarrymoreActorA Guy Named Joe, Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case, 3 Men in White, Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant, Between Two Women
Louis CalhernActorRemains to Be Seen, Men of the Fighting Lady, Confidentially Connie, Washington Story, Invitation
Keenan WynnActorWeek-End at the Waldorf, Men of the Fighting Lady, No Leave, No Love, Easy to Wed, Between Two Women
Esther WilliamsActorA Guy Named Joe, Thrill of a Romance, Easy to Love, Easy to Wed, Duchess of Idaho- HHarry Stradling Sr.CinematographerTill the Clouds Roll By, In the Good Old Summertime, Thrill of a Romance, The Human Comedy, Easy to Wed
- GGeorge BoemlerEditorTwo Girls and a Sailor, Thrill of a Romance, The Bride Goes Wild, Slander, Invitation
- RRay JuneCinematographerIt's a Big Country, Easy to Love, The Bride Goes Wild, 3 Men in White, Invitation
Clarence BrownDirectorThe White Cliffs of Dover, It's a Big Country, Plymouth Adventure, The Human Comedy, When in Rome
Keye LukeActorDr. Gillespie's Criminal Case, 3 Men in White, Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant, Between Two Women
Movies and TV shows
1181990s
5 titles · average score 53
40
as Comm. Howard
66
as Mr. Ranthow
as Gen. McCailland
as Erzähler
1980s
10 titles · average score 61
49
as Judge
as Captain
as The professor
74
TV show · as Art Bellasco
74
TV show · as Elliot Robinson / Daniel Hannigan
45
as Mulligan - Joan's father
as (archive footage)
TV show
49
as Vice President Ethan Richards
1970s
21 titles · average score 63
63
as Lieutenant Sturges
60
as Captain Scott
35
as Chip Green
50
as Phil Lawrence
80
TV show · as Marsh Goodwin
66
TV show · as Gus Webster
70
TV show · as Henry
as Prof. Orson Krüger
70
TV show · as Harry Jerome
as Sam Cahill
70
TV show
33
as Lester Scott
1960s
15 titles · average score 63
59
as Air Marshal George Taylor
61
as President James A. Garfield
69
as Darrel Harrison
72
TV show · as Sullivan / Jack Newell
60
as Al Yearling
74
TV show · as The Minstrel
63
as Capt. Anderson
as James Devlin
53
as Bill Austin
63
TV show
55
as Allan Lemaire
1950s
35 titles · average score 62
50
as Carson
68
as Phillip Hannon
69
as Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
60
as Donald Martin / Eric Bell
61
as Maurice Bendrix
74
as Lt. Stephen Maryk
60
as Charles Wills
66
as Jeff Douglas
62
as Lt. Thayer
61
as Ray Lloyd
59
as John Alden
59
as Michael Lawrence
1940s
32 titles · average score 63
70
as Holley
68
as Andrew Delby Larkin
64
as Mike Conovan
69
as Spike McManus
68
as Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
61
as Greg Rawlings
68
as Henry Carson
63
as Thomas Milvaine
69
as Ted Lawson
61
as John Dyckman Brown III
67
as Ted Randall
58
as Dr. Randall Adams