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Joel McCrea

Highest Rated:
100% The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Lowest Rated:
83% The Great Moment (1944)
Birthday:
Nov 5, 1905
Birthplace:
South Pasadena, California, USA
Bio:
American actor Joel McCrea came from a California family with roots reaching back to the pioneer days. As a youth, McCrea satiated his fascination with movies by appearing as an extra in a serial starring Ruth Roland. By 1920, high schooler McCrea was a movie stunt double, and by the time he…

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 83% - 100%
Number of Movies: 60
Box Office Since 2001: --
Year Rating Title Credit Box Office
1984 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
  • Himself
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1974 Great American Cowboy
  • Actor
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1973 The Great American Cowboy
  • Narrator
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1970 Cry Blood Apache
  • Older Pitcalin
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1962 93% Ride the High Country
  • Steve Judd
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1959 The Gunfight at Dodge City
  • Bat Masterson
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1958 Cattle Empire
  • John Cord
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1958 Fort Massacre
  • Vinson
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1957 The Tall Stranger (Walk Tall)
  • Ned Bannon
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1957 Gunsight Ridge
  • Mike Ryan
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1956 The Oklahoman
  • Dr. John Brighton
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1956 The First Texan
  • Sam Houston
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1955 Stranger On Horseback
  • Rick Thorne
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1955 Wichita
  • Wyatt Earp
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1953 Rough Shoot
  • Actor
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1953 Shoot First
  • Col. Bob Taine
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1952 The San Francisco Story
  • Rick Nelson
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1951 Hollywood Story
  • Guest
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1951 Cattle Drive
  • Dan Mathews
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1950 Stars in My Crown
  • Josiah Dozier Grey
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1949 Colorado Territory (North of the Rio Grande)
  • Wes McQueen
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1948 Four Faces West
  • Ross McEwen
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1948 South of St. Louis
  • Kip Davis
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1947 Ramrod
  • Dave Nash
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1946 The Virginian
  • The Virginian
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1945 The Unseen
  • David Fielding
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1944 83% The Great Moment
  • W.T.G. Morton
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1944 Buffalo Bill
  • Buffalo Bill
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1943 93% The More the Merrier
  • Joe Carter
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1942 100% The Palm Beach Story
  • Tom Jeffers
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1942 Great Man's Lady
  • Ethan Hoyt
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1941 100% Sullivan's Travels
  • John L. Sullivan
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1940 93% Foreign Correspondent
  • Johnny Jones
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1940 Primrose Path
  • Ed Wallace
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1939 Espionage Agent
  • Barry Corvall
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1939 They Shall Have Music (Melody of Youth) (Ragged Angels)
  • Peter McCarthy
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1939 Union Pacific
  • Jeff Butler
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1939 Land of Liberty
  • Actor
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1937 100% Dead End
  • Dave Connell
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1937 Internes Can't Take Money (You Can't Take Money)
  • Dr. James Kildare
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1937 Woman Chases Man
  • Kenneth Nolan
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1937 Interns Can't Take Money
  • Actor
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1936 Banjo on My Knee
  • Ernie Holley
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1936 100% These Three
  • Dr. Joseph Cardin
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1936 89% Come and Get It
  • Richard Glasgow
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1936 Adventure in Manhattan (Manhattan Madness)
  • George Melville
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1935 Splendor
  • Brighton Lorrimore
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1935 100% The Barbary Coast
  • James Carmichael
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1935 Our Little Girl
  • Dr. Donald Middleton
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1935 Private Worlds
  • Dr. Alex MacGregor
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1934 The Richest Girl in the World
  • Tony Travis
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1934 Gambling Lady
  • Garry Madison
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1933 One Man's Journey
  • Jimmy Watt
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1933 Chance at Heaven
  • Blacky Gorman
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1932 Lost Squadron
  • Red
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1932 Bird of Paradise
  • Johnny Baker
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1932 100% The Most Dangerous Game
  • Bob Rainsford
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1931 Kept Husbands
  • Dick Brunton
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1930 The Silver Horde
  • Boyd Emerson
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1929 Thirteenth Chair
  • Actor
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Quotes from Joel McCrea's Characters

    1. John L. Sullivan: There's a lot to be said for making people laugh. Did you know that's all some people have? It isn't much, but it's better than nothing in this cockeyed caravan. Boy!
    From Sullivan's Travels. Submitted by Chris P (10 months ago)
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