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Joel Albert McCrea (November 5, 1905 – October 20, 1990) was an American actor whose career spanned a wide variety of genres over almost five decades, including comedy, drama, romance, thrillers, adventures, and Westerns, for which he became best known.
Born. November 5, 1905 · South Pasadena, California, USA. Died. October 20, 1990 · Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (pulmonary complications) Birth name. Joel Albert McCrea. Nickname. McFee. Height. 6′ 2½″ (1.89 m) Mini Bio. One of the great stars of American Westerns, and a very popular leading man in non-Westerns as well.
Joel McCrea was an American actor and producer best known for his work in Western films.
Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 2:46. Ride the High Country (1962) 16 Videos. 99+ Photos. One of the great stars of American Westerns, and a very popular leading man in non-Westerns as well. He was born and raised in the surroundings of Hollywood and as a boy became interested in the movies that were being made all around.
Oct 21, 1990 · He was a dapper resident of wartime Washington in George Stevens's ''More the Merrier,'' the flamboyant protagonist of William A. Wellman's ''Buffalo Bill'' and the courageous...
Joel McCrea (born November 5, 1905, South Pasadena, California, U.S.—died October 20, 1990, Woodland Hills, California) was an American motion-picture actor of the 1930s and ’40s. McCrea was the son of a utility company executive.
Joel McCrea and Gary Cooper were not only similar Hollywood actor types — tall and terse in the saddle, shy and “Yes ma’am,” “No Ma’am” polite on the ground — but bosom pals. According to McCrea, they were discovered at the same moment by the famous silent filmmaker Henry King. “He came into a little lousy dressing room.
