See Also: McCrea, Joel (Albert)(encyclopedia)
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Barlow, Joel(encyclopedia)
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McCrea, Joel (Albert) (sh)




born , Nov. 5, 1905, South Pasadena, Calif., U.S.
died Oct. 20, 1990, Woodland Hills, Calif.

U.S. film actor.

He worked in Hollywood as a stuntman and bit player before getting his first leading role in The Silver Horde (1930). His films
many of them westerns in which he portrayed a dependable, even-tempered man speaking in a resonant American twang
include The Most Dangerous Game (1932), Wells Fargo (1937), Union Pacific (1939), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Sullivan's Travels (1941), The Virginian (1946), and Ride the High Country (1962).