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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

143

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-08-25

Day of Death

2008-12-12 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Also Known As

Charles Van Dell Johnson

Ван Джонсон

ون جانسون

Van Johnson

Biography

Van Johnson (1916–2008) was an American film, television theatre and radio actor, singer, and dancer. He was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during and after World War II.

Known For

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

Kelly and Me

Kelly and Me

The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Acting

The Caine Mutiny

1954

The Caine Mutiny

as

Lt. Stephen Maryk

Getting Married

1978

Getting Married

as

Phil Lawrence

Subway in the Sky

1959

Subway in the Sky

as

Major Baxter Grant

Command Decision

1948

Command Decision

as

Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans

Battleground

1949

Battleground

as

Holley

Eagles Over London

1969

Eagles Over London

as

Air Marshal George Taylor

In the Good Old Summertime

1949

In the Good Old Summertime

as

Andrew Delby Larkin

State of the Union

1948

State of the Union

as

Spike McManus

Yours, Mine and Ours

1968

Yours, Mine and Ours

as

Darrel Harrison

A Guy Named Joe

1943

A Guy Named Joe

as

Ted Randall

Easy to Love

1953

Easy to Love

as

Ray Lloyd

Go for Broke!

1951

Go for Broke!

as

Lt. Michael Grayson

Thrill of a Romance

1945

Thrill of a Romance

as

Thomas Milvaine

Madame Curie

1943

Madame Curie

as

Reporter

Easy to Wed

1946

Easy to Wed

as

William "Bill" Stevens Chandler

Action of the Tiger

1957

Action of the Tiger

as

Carson

Scene of the Crime

1949

Scene of the Crime

as

Mike Conovan

Scorpion with Two Tails

1982

Scorpion with Two Tails

as

Mulligan - Joan's father

The Human Comedy

1943

The Human Comedy

as

Marcus Macauley

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946

Till the Clouds Roll By

as

Bandleader in Elite Club

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

as

Ted Lawson

Brigadoon

1954

Brigadoon

as

Jeff Douglas

23 Paces to Baker Street

1956

23 Paces to Baker Street

as

Phillip Hannon

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

1968

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

as

Father Chase: The 'In' Group

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

The White Cliffs of Dover

as

Sam Bennett

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as

(archive footage)

Two Girls and a Sailor

1944

Two Girls and a Sailor

as

John Dyckman Brown III

Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One

1990

Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One

as

Gen. McCailland

Eye of the Spider

1971

Eye of the Spider

as

Prof. Orson Krüger

It's a Big Country

1951

It's a Big Country

as

Rev. Adam Burch

Plymouth Adventure

1952

Plymouth Adventure

as

John Alden

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

1974

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

as

Johnny Leverett

Men of the Fighting Lady

1954

Men of the Fighting Lady

as

Lt. Thayer

The Last Time I Saw Paris

1954

The Last Time I Saw Paris

as

Charles Wills

Slander

1957

Slander

as

Scott Ethan Martin

The End of the Affair

1955

The End of the Affair

as

Maurice Bendrix

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

Week-End at the Waldorf

as

James Hollis

Killer Crocodile

1989

Killer Crocodile

as

Judge

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as

Dr. Randall Adams

Miracle in the Rain

1956

Miracle in the Rain

as

Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

1942

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

as

Michael Fitzpatrick

Pilot #5

1943

Pilot #5

as

Everett Arnold

Divorce American Style

1967

Divorce American Style

as

Al Yearling

From Corleone to Brooklyn

1979

From Corleone to Brooklyn

as

Lieutenant Sturges

Duchess of Idaho

1950

Duchess of Idaho

as

Dick Layne

Mother Is a Freshman

1949

Mother Is a Freshman

as

Professor Richard Michaels

Too Young to Kiss

1951

Too Young to Kiss

as

Eric Wainwright

No Leave, No Love

1946

No Leave, No Love

as

Michael Hanlon

The Bride Goes Wild

1948

The Bride Goes Wild

as

Greg Rawlings

The Kidnapping of the President

1980

The Kidnapping of the President

as

Vice President Ethan Richards

Company of Killers

1970

Company of Killers

as

Sam Cahill

The Bottom of the Bottle

1956

The Bottom of the Bottle

as

Donald Martin / Eric Bell

Web of Evidence

1959

Web of Evidence

as

Paul Mathry

Three Guys Named Mike

1951

Three Guys Named Mike

as

Michael Lawrence

Invitation

1952

Invitation

as

Dan Pierce

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

as

Pied Piper / Truson

Murder in the Big House

1942

Murder in the Big House

as

Bert Bell

3 Men in White

1944

3 Men in White

as

Dr. Randall Adams

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

1942

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

as

Dr. Randall Adams

Wives and Lovers

1963

Wives and Lovers

as

Bill Austin

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as

Self (archive footage)

Kelly and Me

1957

Kelly and Me

as

Len Carmody

When in Rome

1952

When in Rome

as

Father John X. Halligan

Washington Story

1952

Washington Story

as

Joseph T. Gresham

High Barbaree

1947

High Barbaree

as

Alec Brooke

The Big Hangover

1950

The Big Hangover

as

David Maldon

Between Two Women

1945

Between Two Women

as

Dr. Randall Adams

The Siege at Red River

1954

The Siege at Red River

as

Capt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday

Remains to Be Seen

1953

Remains to Be Seen

as

Waldo Williams

Three Days To A Kill

1992

Three Days To A Kill

as

Comm. Howard

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

as

Henry Carson

Superdome

1978

Superdome

as

Chip Green

San Francisco International

1970

San Francisco International

as

Lester Scott

The Doomsday Flight

1966

The Doomsday Flight

as

Capt. Anderson

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942

Somewhere I'll Find You

as

Wade Hall

Grounds for Marriage

1951

Grounds for Marriage

as

Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett

Confidentially Connie

1953

Confidentially Connie

as

Joe Bedloe

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985

The Purple Rose of Cairo

as

Larry

Bacall on Bogart

1988

Bacall on Bogart

as

Self

That's Entertainment!

1974

That's Entertainment!

as

(archive footage)

The Enemy General

1960

The Enemy General

as

Allan Lemaire

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

1995

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

as

Self (archive footage)

Flight from Paradise

1990

Flight from Paradise

as

Erzähler

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

as

Self

For the Common Defense!

1942

For the Common Defense!

as

Agent Pritchard

The Last Blitzkrieg

1959

The Last Blitzkrieg

as

Hans Von Kroner / Leonard Richardson

Too Many Girls

1940

Too Many Girls

as

Chorus Boy

Concorde Affair

1979

Concorde Affair

as

Captain Scott

Down There in the Jungle

1988

Down There in the Jungle

as

The professor

Twenty Years After

1944

Twenty Years After

as

(archive footage)

Personalities

1942

Personalities

as

(uncredited)

Taxi Killer

1988

Taxi Killer

as

Captain

Call Her Mom

1972

Call Her Mom

as

President Hardgrove

The Price of Power

1969

The Price of Power

as

President James A. Garfield

Clowning Around

1991

Clowning Around

as

Mr. Ranthow

American in Paris

1964

American in Paris

as

James Devlin

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Night of 100 Stars

as

Self

The Extraordinary Seaman

1969

The Extraordinary Seaman

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as

Self

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

2000

Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

as

Self

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Elliot Robinson

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy

as

Van Johnson

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

Batman

Batman

as

The Minstrel

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as

Al Ringerman

Maude

Maude

as

Henry

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Gerry T. Armstrong

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as

Van Johnson

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Art Bellasco

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Jimmy Devlin

Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

as

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

as

Self - Host

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as

Self

The Don Knotts Show

The Don Knotts Show

as

Self

McCloud

McCloud

as

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as

Self

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as

MGM: When the Lion Roars

MGM: When the Lion Roars

as

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Frank Gilette

Aloha Paradise

Aloha Paradise

as

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse

as

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as

Joe Robertson

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Self - Guest Host

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

as

Harry Jerome

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Daniel Hannigan

Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...

Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...

as

Self

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

as

Marsh Goodwin

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

as

Horace Tompkins

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

Sullivan

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

Jack Newell

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self - Co-Host

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

as

Gus Webster

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

as

Self - Singer

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Bert Wilder

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Victor Moncrief

The Ann Sothern Show

The Ann Sothern Show

as

Terry Tyler

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Daniel O'Brien

Rich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man

as

Marsh Goodwin

Production

Crew

Directing