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 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.6
- Wholesome4.5average 3.3
- Romance4.8average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay4.2average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.2
- Dark Humor1.7, average 2.9
- Uncanny1.3, average 2.5
- Violence3.2, average 4.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 8
- Nostalgic 7
- Character-Driven 7
- Moral Dilemma 6
- Historical Drama 5
- WWII Drama 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Hopeful 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Character Study 3
- Romance 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
George J. FolseyCinematographerState of the Union, Till the Clouds Roll By, 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. LeonardDirectorIn the Good Old Summertime, Week-End at the Waldorf, Too Young to Kiss, Duchess of Idaho, Grounds for Marriage, +1 more
Louis CalhernActorRemains to Be Seen, Men of the Fighting Lady, Confidentially Connie, Washington Story, Invitation
Lionel BarrymoreActorA Guy Named Joe, Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case, 3 Men in White, Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant, Between Two Women
Keenan WynnActorMen of the Fighting Lady, Week-End at the Waldorf, No Leave, No Love, Between Two Women, Easy to Wed
Esther WilliamsActorA Guy Named Joe, Thrill of a Romance, Easy to Love, Duchess of Idaho, Easy to Wed- HHarry Stradling Sr.CinematographerTill the Clouds Roll By, In the Good Old Summertime, Thrill of a Romance, The Human Comedy, Easy to Wed
- RRay JuneCinematographerThe Bride Goes Wild, It's a Big Country, 3 Men in White, Easy to Love, Invitation
- GGeorge BoemlerEditorTwo Girls and a Sailor, Thrill of a Romance, The Bride Goes Wild, Slander, Invitation
Clarence BrownDirectorThe White Cliffs of Dover, Plymouth Adventure, It's a Big Country, When in Rome, The Human Comedy
Walter PidgeonActorThe Last Time I Saw Paris, Men of the Fighting Lady, Week-End at the Waldorf, Command Decision
Movies and TV shows
931990s
5 titles · average score 54
as Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage)
40
as Comm. Howard
68
as Mr. Ranthow
as Gen. McCailland
as Erzähler
1980s
7 titles · average score 52
38
as Judge
as Captain
as The professor
45
as Mulligan - Joan's father
as (archive footage)
44
as Vice President Ethan Richards
1970s
10 titles · average score 54
63
as Lieutenant Sturges
47
as Captain Scott
38
as Chip Green
59
as Phil Lawrence
as Johnny Leverett
83
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
as President Hardgrove
as Prof. Orson Krüger
as Sam Cahill
36
as Lester Scott
1960s
9 titles · average score 60
45
as Air Marshal George Taylor
55
as President James A. Garfield
69
as Darrel Harrison
60
as Father Chase: The 'In' Group
79
as Al Yearling
55
as Capt. Anderson
as James Devlin
52
as Bill Austin
62
as Allan Lemaire
1950s
30 titles · average score 59
49
as Carson
68
as Phillip Hannon
70
as Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
70
as Maurice Bendrix
77
as Lt. Stephen Maryk
50
as Charles Wills
63
as Jeff Douglas
53
as Lt. Thayer
50
as Capt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday
52
as John Alden
62
as Michael Lawrence
48
as Eric Wainwright
1940s
32 titles · average score 66
76
as Holley
67
as Andrew Delby Larkin
59
as Mike Conovan
76
as Spike McManus
72
as Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
64
as Greg Rawlings
62
as Henry Carson
61
as Thomas Milvaine
70
as Ted Lawson
64
as Ted Randall
82
as John Dyckman Brown III
60
as Dr. Randall Adams