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Date of Birth:

5 November 1905, South Pasadena, California, USA more

Date of Death:

20 October 1990, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

One of the great stars of American Westerns, and a very popular leading... more

Trivia:

Besides Jody McCrea, he and Frances Dee had two more sons: David... more

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Awards:

4 wins more

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(7 articles)

Birthday Suits: Tilda's Frontal & Sam's Moon
(From FilmExperience. 5 November 2009, 9:30 AM, PST)
Talkin' Westerns with A.C. Lyles
(From The Hollywood Interview. 14 May 2009, 4:29 PM, PDT)

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Mustang Country (1976)	Dan	1976	-	5.9 (72)

2.	Cry Blood, Apache (1970)	Pitcalin as an Older Man	1970	-	2.0 (250)

3.	Sioux Nation (1970)		1970	-	-

4.	The Young Rounders (1966)		1966	-	-

5.	Ride the High Country (1962)	Steve Judd	1962	-	7.6 (4,464)
	AKAs: Guns in the Afternoon (UK)
6.	"Wichita Town" (1959)	Marshal Mike Dunbar (26 episodes, 1959-1960)	1960	-	-
	26 TV episodes: Sidekicks (1960) Marshal Mike Dunbar The Legend of Tom Horn (1960) Marshal Mike Dunbar Paid in Full (1960) Marshal Mike Dunbar Second Chance (1960) Marshal Mike Dunbar The Hanging Judge (1960) Marshal Mike Dunbar 21 episodes not shown.
7.	The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)	Bat Masterson	1959	-	6.0 (161)

8.	Fort Massacre (1958)	Sgt. Vinson	1958	-	5.8 (142)

9.	Cattle Empire (1958)	John Cord	1958	-	5.8 (102)

10.	The Tall Stranger (1957)	Ned Bannon	1957	-	6.3 (137)
	AKAs: Walk Tall (USA: alternative title)
11.	Gunsight Ridge (1957)	Mike Ryan	1957	-	5.8 (87)

12.	Trooper Hook (1957)	Sgt. Clovis Hook	1957	-	6.4 (183)

13.	The Oklahoman (1957)	Dr. John Brighton	1957	-	5.7 (97)

14.	The First Texan (1956)	Sam Houston	1956	-	5.8 (79)

15.	Wichita (1955)	Wyatt Earp	1955	-	6.7 (213)

16.	Stranger on Horseback (1955)	Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne	1955	-	6.6 (76)

17.	Black Horse Canyon (1954)	Del Rockwell	1954	-	5.8 (24)
	AKAs: Echo Canyon (USA: alternative title) Wild Horse Canyon (USA: alternative title)
18.	Border River (1954)	Major Clete Mattson	1954	-	5.7 (43)

19.	Lone Hand (1953)	Zachary Hallock	1953	-	6.7 (31)

20.	Rough Shoot (1953)	Lt. Col. Robert Tanie	1953	-	5.3 (48)
	AKAs: Shoot First (USA)
21.	The San Francisco Story (1952)	Rick Nelson	1952	-	5.8 (36)

22.	Cattle Drive (1951)	Dan Mathews	1951	-	6.3 (67)

23.	Hollywood Story (1951)	Joel McCrea - Modern-day Movie Star	1951	-	7.1 (36)

24.	Frenchie (1950)	Sheriff Tom Banning	1950	-	5.5 (31)

25.	Saddle Tramp (1950)	Chuck Conner	1950	-	6.3 (70)

26.	Stars in My Crown (1950)	Josiah Doziah Gray	1950	-	7.6 (465)

27.	The Outriders (1950)	Will Owens	1950	-	5.7 (162)

28.	Colorado Territory (1949)	Wes McQueen	1949	-	7.1 (678)
	AKAs: North of the Rio Grande (USA: alternative title)
29.	South of St. Louis (1949)	Kip Davis	1949	-	6.1 (87)

30.	Four Faces West (1948)	Ross McEwen	1948	-	6.9 (169)
	AKAs: They Passed This Way (UK)
31.	Ramrod (1947)	Dave Nash	1947	-	6.8 (221)

32.	The Virginian (1946)	The Virginian	1946	-	6.6 (254)

33.	The Unseen (1945)	David Fielding	1945	-	6.4 (56)

34.	The Great Moment (1944)	William Thomas Green Morton	1944	-	6.2 (313)

35.	Buffalo Bill (1944)	William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody	1944	-	6.5 (384)

36.	The More the Merrier (1943)	Joe Carter	1943	-	8.1 (1,478)

37.	The Palm Beach Story (1942)	Tom Jeffers ('Capt. McGlew')	1942	-	8.0 (3,723)

38.	The Great Man's Lady (1942)	Ethan Hoyt	1942	-	6.9 (107)

39.	Sullivan's Travels (1941)	John L. Lloyd 'Sully' Sullivan	1941	-	8.2 (8,139)

40.	Reaching for the Sun (1941)	Russ Eliot	1941	-	5.7 (13)

41.	Foreign Correspondent (1940)	John Jones	1940	-	7.7 (5,826)

42.	Primrose Path (1940)	Ed Wallace	1940	-	6.8 (299)

43.	He Married His Wife (1940)	T.H. 'Randy' Randall	1940	-	5.9 (42)

44.	Espionage Agent (1939)	Barry Corvall	1939	-	5.8 (93)

45.	They Shall Have Music (1939)	Peter McCarthy	1939	-	7.0 (154)
	AKAs: Melody of Youth (UK) Ragged Angels (USA: reissue title)
46.	Union Pacific (1939)	Capt. Jeff Butler	1939	-	7.2 (638)

47.	Youth Takes a Fling (1938)	Joe Meadows	1938	-	6.1 (5)

48.	Three Blind Mice (1938)	Van Dam Smith	1938	-	6.8 (51)

49.	Wells Fargo (1937)	Ramsay MacKay	1937	-	6.8 (82)

50.	Dead End (1937)	Dave	1937	-	7.6 (2,082)
	AKAs: Dead End: Cradle of Crime (USA: reissue title)
51.	Woman Chases Man (1937)	Kenneth Nolan	1937	-	6.5 (128)

52.	Internes Can't Take Money (1937)	James Kildare	1937	-	7.2 (76)
	AKAs: You Can't Take Money (UK)
53.	Banjo on My Knee (1936)	Ernie Holley	1936	-	6.4 (118)

54.	Come and Get It (1936)	Richard Glasgow	1936	-	7.0 (599)
	AKAs: Roaring Timber (USA: reissue title) Roaring Timbers (USA: reissue title)
55.	Adventure in Manhattan (1936)	George Melville	1936	-	6.6 (161)
	AKAs: Manhattan Madness (UK)
56.	Two in a Crowd (1936)	Larry Stevens	1936	-	6.8 (9)

57.	These Three (1936)	Dr. Joseph "Joe" Cardin	1936	-	7.9 (782)

58.	Splendor (1935)	Brighton Lorrimore	1935	-	6.3 (33)
	AKAs: Splendour
59.	Barbary Coast (1935)	Jim Carmichael	1935	-	6.9 (453)
	AKAs: Port of Wickedness (USA: reissue title)
60.	Woman Wanted (1935)	Anthony 'Tony' Baxter	1935	-	6.1 (94)

61.	Our Little Girl (1935)	Dr. Donald Middleton	1935	-	6.7 (128)

62.	The Devil Is a Woman (1935)	(scenes deleted) Antonio Galvan (replaced by Cesar Romero)	1935	-	7.3 (769)

63.	Private Worlds (1935)	Dr. Alex MacGregor	1935	-	6.7 (53)

64.	The Richest Girl in the World (1934)	Anthony 'Tony' Travers	1934	-	6.7 (182)

65.	Half a Sinner (1934)	John Adams	1934	-	7.3 (5)
	AKAs: Alias the Deacon (USA: alternative title)
66.	Gambling Lady (1934)	Garry Madison	1934	-	6.7 (154)

67.	Chance at Heaven (1933)	Blackstone 'Blacky' Gorman	1933	-	5.6 (107)

68.	One Man's Journey (1933)	Jimmy Watt	1933	-	6.6 (174)

69.	Bed of Roses (1933)	Dan	1933	-	6.7 (207)

70.	The Silver Cord (1933)	David Phelps	1933	-	7.0 (107)

71.	Rockabye (1932)	Jacobs 'Jake' Van Riker Pell	1932	-	6.3 (58)

72.	The Sport Parade (1932)	Sandy Brown	1932	-	6.2 (61)

73.	The Most Dangerous Game (1932)	Bob Rainsford	1932	-	7.5 (2,811)

74.	Bird of Paradise (1932)	Johnny Baker	1932	-	6.1 (318)

75.	The Lost Squadron (1932)	Red	1932	-	6.4 (180)

76.	Business and Pleasure (1932)	Lawrence Ogle	1932	-	7.9 (7)
	AKAs: The Plutocrat
77.	Girls About Town (1931)	Jim Baker	1931	-	8.0 (214)

78.	The Common Law (1931)	John Neville, Jr.	1931	-	6.3 (59)

79.	Born to Love (1931)	Captain Barry Craig	1931	-	5.6 (32)

80.	Kept Husbands (1931)	Richard 'Dick' Brunton	1931	-	6.2 (107)

81.	Once a Sinner (1931)	Tommy Mason	1931	-	-

82.	Lightnin' (1930)	John Marvin	1930	-	8.8 (5)

83.	The Silver Horde (1930)	Boyd Emerson	1930	-	6.3 (125)

84.	Dynamite (1929)	Marco, the 'Sheik'	1929	-	6.9 (125)

85.	So This Is College (1929)	(uncredited) Bruce Nolan	1929	-	5.5 (56)

86.	The Thirteenth Chair (1929)	(scenes deleted)	1929	-	5.5 (150)
	AKAs: The 13th Chair (USA: promotional title)
87.	The Single Standard (1929)	(uncredited) Blythe, one of the Philandering Men	1929	-	7.1 (129)

88.	The Jazz Age (1929)	Todd Sayles	1929	-	-

89.	Freedom of the Press (1928)		1928	-	-

90.	Dead Man's Curve (1928)		1928	-	6.1 (6)

91.	The Five O'Clock Girl (1928)	Oswald	1928	-	-

92.	The Enemy (1927)	(uncredited) Extra	1927	-	8.9 (8)

93.	The Fair Co-Ed (1927)	(uncredited) Student	1927	-	8.6 (397)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Woman Chases Man (1937)	("Trees" (1922) (uncredited))	1937	-	6.5 (128)

2.	Banjo on My Knee (1936)	("Where the Lazy River Goes By" (1936))	1936	-	6.4 (118)

3.	Chance at Heaven (1933)	("London Bridge is Falling Down")	1933	-	5.6 (107)

4.	The Sport Parade (1932)	("The Stars and Stripes Forever" (1896) (uncredited))	1932	-	6.2 (61)

5.	The Lost Squadron (1932)	("Auld Lang Syne")	1932	-	6.4 (180)

6.	Kept Husbands (1931)	("Three Little Words")	1931	-	6.2 (107)

Producer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Cry Blood, Apache (1970)	(co-producer)	1970	-	2.0 (250)

Stunts View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Torrent (1926)	(stunts) (uncredited)	1926	-	7.4 (192)
		AKAs: Ibáñez' Torrent (USA: alternative title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)	Himself	1984	-	7.7 (146)

2.	Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV)	Himself	1982	-	7.0 (108)

3.	The Great American Cowboy (1973)	(voice) Narrator	1973	-	7.4 (19)

4.	"This Is Your Life" (1971)	Himself (1 episode, 1972)	1972	-	7.0 (26)
	1 TV episode: Joel McCrea (1972) Himself
5.	"Here's Hollywood" (1960)	Himself (1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	7.6 (22)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 22 June 1962 (1962) Himself
6.	"Lux Video Theatre" (1950)	Himself (guest) / Himself - Intermission guest (2 episodes, 1955-1956)	1956	-	6.4 (31)
	AKAs: Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title) 2 TV episodes: A Yankee Cousin (1956) Himself - Intermission guest Desperate Glory (1955) Himself (guest)
7.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	Himself (1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode #8.48 (1955) Himself
8.	Screen Actors (1950)	(uncredited) Himself	1950	-	5.8 (46)

9.	Stars on Horseback (1943)	(uncredited) Himself	1943	-	7.2 (21)

10.	Screen Snapshots: Seeing Hollywood (1940)	Himself (Rodeo Spectator)	1940	-	-

11.	Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 2 (1936)	Himself	1936	-	-

12.	Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 9 (1935)	Himself	1935	-	-

13.	Scarlet River (1933)	(uncredited) Himself	1933	-	6.1 (41)


1.	Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (TV)	John Neville Jr.

2.	I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005)	(uncredited) Himself, from Most Dangerous Game

3.	Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) (TV)	Himself

4.	"American Masters"
	1 TV episode: Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer (1989) Himself
5.	America at the Movies (1976)	Steve Judd

6.	Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself, film clip from 'Bird of Paradise'

7.	Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)	Himself

8.	Land of Liberty (1939)

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Other Works:

Played as Ranger Jayce Pearson on old-time radio show: "Tales of the Texas Rangers" more

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Western | Drama | Romance | Comedy more

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Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Marriage Proposal | Based On Play more

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