Van Johnson
Acting
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.
Born: August 25, 1916
Place of Birth: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Known For
Showbiz Goes to War
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the American public through bond sales, morale-boosting USO tours, patriotic war dramas and escapist film fare. Comedian David Steinberg plays host for this star-studded, 90-minute documentary, which looks at the way Tinseltown helped the United States' war effort.
Kelly and Me
Failing vaudeville performer, Len, is taken under the wing of the German Shepherd wonder dog, Kelly, and a new act is born. Len hopes all his dreams are coming true when he finds himself in Hollywood ... but Kelly is the one in demand on the big screen.
When in Rome
An American fugitive flees to Rome and tries to elude capture by masquerading as a priest.
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Weekly series spun off from the miniseries.
Mother Is a Freshman
Widow Abby Abbott is having serious money problems and has to dip into the family trust in order to pay for her daughter Susan's college tuition. The catch: Abby must also become a co-ed or she can't touch the money. After passing her entrance exams, Abby goes to college and becomes very popular, especially with a handsome English professor whom Susan has a crush on.
Night of 100 Stars II
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
MGM: When the Lion Roars
On April 24, 1924, the movies changed forever: The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio opened and soon assembled “more stars than there are in the heavens.” Patrick Stewart hosts this enthralling Emmy® winner as Outstanding Informational Series, a three-part story of M-G-M’s reign as Hollywood’s class act and legendary entertainment empire. Bursting with memorable film clips, rare interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and insider info, this is a mother lode for film fans, profiling perfectionist moguls, glamorous and charismatic actors, innovative filmmakers and landmark movies.
I Love Lucy
Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.
Rich Man, Poor Man
Based on the best-selling 1969 novel by Irwin Shaw, the series follows the divergent career courses of the impoverished German American Jordache brothers.
Quincy, M.E.
Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.
Filmography
as Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Comm. Howard
as Mr. Ranthow
as Gen. McCailland
as Erzähler
as Judge
as Self
as The professor
as Captain
as Art Bellasco
as Self
as Larry
as Elliot Robinson
as Daniel Hannigan
as Daniel O'Brien
as (archive footage)
as Mulligan - Joan's father
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Vice President Ethan Richards
as Lieutenant Sturges
as Gerry T. Armstrong
as Captain Scott
as Phil Lawrence
as Horace Tompkins
as Chip Green
as Bert Wilder
as Victor Moncrief
as Al Ringerman
as Marsh Goodwin
as Marsh Goodwin
as Gus Webster
as (archive footage)
as Johnny Leverett
as Henry
as President Hardgrove
as Prof. Orson Krüger
as Harry Jerome
as Lester Scott
as Sam Cahill
as President James A. Garfield
as Air Marshal George Taylor
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Van Johnson
as Sullivan
as Jack Newell
as Darrel Harrison
as Father Chase: The 'In' Group
as Self (uncredited)
as Al Yearling
as Capt. Anderson
as The Minstrel
as James Devlin
as Self
as Bill Austin
as Self
as Self
as Self - Co-Host
as Allan Lemaire
as Major Baxter Grant
as Joe Robertson
as Paul Mathry
as Hans Von Kroner / Leonard Richardson
as Terry Tyler
as Pied Piper / Truson
as Carson
as Len Carmody
as Scott Ethan Martin
as Self
as Frank Gilette
as Phillip Hannon
as Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
as Donald Martin / Eric Bell
as Self
as Maurice Bendrix
as Charles Wills
as Jeff Douglas
as Lt. Stephen Maryk
as Lt. Thayer
as Capt. James S. Simmons / Jim Farraday
as Ray Lloyd
as Self - Guest Host
as Waldo Williams
as Self
as Joe Bedloe
as Jimmy Devlin
as John Alden
as Joseph T. Gresham
as Father John X. Halligan
as Dan Pierce
as Eric Wainwright
as Rev. Adam Burch
as Van Johnson
as Lt. Michael Grayson
as Michael Lawrence
as Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett
as Dick Layne
as David Maldon
as Self
as Holley
as Andrew Delby Larkin
as Mike Conovan
as Professor Richard Michaels
as Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
as Self
as Spike McManus
as Greg Rawlings
as Henry Carson
as Alec Brooke
as Bandleader in Elite Club
as William "Bill" Stevens Chandler
as Michael Hanlon
as James Hollis
as Thomas Milvaine
as Dr. Randall Adams
as Ted Lawson
as John Dyckman Brown III
as Dr. Randall Adams
as Sam Bennett
as Ted Randall
as (archive footage)
as Reporter
as Everett Arnold
as Dr. Randall Adams
as Marcus Macauley
as Dr. Randall Adams
as Wade Hall
as Michael Fitzpatrick
as Agent Pritchard
as Bert Bell
as Chorus Boy