Van Johnson
A fresh-faced leading man of Hollywood's Golden Age, Van Johnson was born in Newport, R.I., on Aug. 25, 1916. A car accident in his 20s left Johnson unable to serve during World War II, but his injuries proved a boon to his career, allowing him to step into roles left vacant by more established stars who were fighting overseas.

Handsome and likable, Johnson played well in a variety of genres, packing his résumé with comedies, dramas, war movies and musicals. In 1954 alone, he starred opposite Humphrey Bogart as a dutiful submarine officer in The Caine Mutiny, a journalist in love with Elizabeth Taylor in The Last Time I Saw Paris, and a whiskey-swilling tourist traveling abroad with Gene Kelly in the musical Brigadoon.

Later in his career, Johnson earned an Emmy nod for a supporting role in the television miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man (1976). He died on Dec. 12, 2008, at the age of 92.

Featured Movies
  • In the Good Old SummertimeIn the Good Old Summertime

    MGM musical mainstays Judy Garland and Van Johnson star in a tuneful remake of The Shop Around the Corner, about two pen pals who fall in love without realizing they work together in the same shop -- and don't like each other much! Set in turn-of-the-century Chicago, the movie features the film... Read More

  • State of the UnionState of the Union

    At the urging of power-hungry newspaper executive Kay Thorndyke (Angela Lansbury), industrialist Grant Matthews (Spencer Tracy) is persuaded to campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. To boost his public persona, Matthews reunites with his estranged wife (Katharine Hepburn). She quickly... Read More

  • BattlegroundBattleground

    Director William Wellman dedicated this taut war film to "the battered bastards of Bastogne." The film tells the story of a U.S. Army division that's overrun by the Germans during the early hours of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. James Whitmore, who shines as a grizzled sergeant, leads a... Read More

  • Thirty Seconds Over TokyoThirty Seconds Over Tokyo

    Disheartened by the attack on Pearl Harbor and a string of defeats, America badly needs a victory in the early days of World War II. To the rescue comes Air Force Col. Jimmy Doolittle, who devises a daring plan for a raid on the Japanese capital. Read More

  • Easy to LoveEasy to Love

    With an eye on winning the heart of her profit-conscious boss (Van Johnson), swimming starlet Julie Hallerton (Esther Williams) pulls every trick in the book to turn his head. But he's far more concerned with boosting ticket sales and luring crowds to Julie's show. Legendary choreographer Busby... Read More

All Van Johnson Movies
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Scorpion with Two Tails (1982)
Assassinio al Cimitero Etrusco / Murder in an Etruscan Cemetery
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Concorde Affair (1978)
L'Ordre et la sécurité du monde
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Eagles Over London (1969)
La battaglia d'Inghilterra
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They Call Him Graveyard / Price of Honor (1969)
Gli fumavano le Colt... lo chiamavano Camposanto / Il prezzo del potere
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Brigadoon (1954)
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