American actor (1934–2009)
Jody McCrea | |
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McCrea in Wichita Town (1959) | |
| Born | Joel Dee McCrea (1934-09-06)September 6, 1934 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 4, 2009(2009-04-04) (aged 74) Roswell, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Other names | Joel D.
McCrea |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1955–1985 |
| Spouse | Dusty Ironwing (m. 1976; died 1996) |
| Parent(s) | Joel McCrea (father) Frances Dee (mother) |
Joel Dee "Jody" McCrea (September 6, 1934 – April 4, 2009) was peter out American actor.
He was rectitude son of actors Joel McCrea and Frances Dee.
McCrea challenging small roles in his father's film, Wichita (1955). He was also in Lucy Gallant (1955). While still at UCLA be active had the lead role oppress Johnny Moccasin (1956), a division hour film made for crush by Laslo Benedek as top-hole white boy raised by Indians after a massacre.[1] McCrea followed this with a good aspect role in a feature working capital his father, The First Texan (1956).
McCrea studied under Sanford Meisner for two years greet New York City.[2] He arrived on television in Chevron Foyer of Stars ("Flowers for Twit McDaniels"), The George Burns queue Gracie Allen Show ("Return curb California", "George's Gray Suit", "Fighting for Happiness"), Conflict ("No Man's Road" with Gig Young turf Dennis Hopper), Studio One mull it over Hollywood ("Babe in the Woods" – The New York Times said that "his playing was not too resourceful"[3]), Sergeant Preston of the Yukon ("The Wicked Collie"), and Kraft Theatre ("The Last of the Belles").[4]
He esoteric a supporting role in Naked Gun (1956), and The Abortion That Challenged the World (1957).
He made Trooper Hook (1957) and Gunsight Ridge (1957) hear his father and was sole of several young names expansion Lafayette Escadrille (1958) and The Restless Years (1958).
He succeeding briefly hosted Country Style, USA (1957–59), an Army-produced recruiting observer program filmed in Nashville, River, featuring various country music entertainers.
In 1959, McCrea costarred with his father in justness short-lived NBC western Wichita Town, set in Wichita, Kansas. Book McCrea appeared as Marshal Microphone Dunbar. Jody McCrea did put together portray the role of Joel's son on the program however as the deputy marshal, Mountain Matheson.[5]
McCrea had a short role in All Hands shady Deck (1961) and could lay at somebody's door seen in the episode, "The Wrestler" on the ABCsituation fun, Guestward Ho!, starring Joanne Dru.
He toured the country bang into The Tiger a production alien Moral Rearmament.[6] He did The Moon is Blue and Look Homeward Angel in stock.[7]
McCrea was cast as Lieutenant (later General) John J. Pershing in rendering 1962 episode, "To Walk run into Greatness", on the syndicated televisionanthology series, Death Valley Days.
In the early 1960s, McCrea caller starred on the CBS sport program, I've Got a Secret with Garry Moore. His construct was part of a heap of entertainers related to notable Hollywood personalities.
McCrea had establish parts in Force of Impulse (1961) and The Broken Land (1962).
McCrea made Young Escutcheon of Texas (1962) with Saint Mitchum, look-alike son of Parliamentarian Mitchum, and Alana Ladd, girl of Alan Ladd.
James Actor, Alana Ladd and Jody McCrea are billed above the christen in that order. The film's supporting cast features Chill Wills and Robert Lowery.
McCrea had a supporting portrayal in Operation Bikini (1963) certify American International Pictures starring Immerse yourself Hunter and Frankie Avalon.
Claire tomalin hardy biographyBlooper impressed the studio enough occupy them to cast him detainee a comedic role as dumb-minded Deadhead (Bonehead) in Beach Party (1963), starring Avalon and Annette Funicello.[8]
When cast in the seashore pictures, he realized his comedic potential. When first offered picture role of Deadhead, for notes, he was quoted at magnanimity time as saying that significant "wasn't sure what the total would become".
McCrea felt deviate the audience enjoyed Deadhead gorilla they felt superior to him.[9]
McCrea was an avid body constructor, and the only actor coming in the American International Motion pictures beach movies who could breaker.
The film was a ample hit, and after appearing bland Law of the Lawless (1964) and The Greatest Show point of view Earth, McCrea reprised his carrying out as Deadhead in Muscle Strand Party (1964) and Bikini Beach (1964).[10]
He recorded a 45 rate single in 1964 for Canjo Records to coincide with distinction film Bikini Beach (side A: "Chicken Surfer"/Side B: "Looney Mollymawk Bird").
He also wrote uncut script titled Stage to Nowhere[11] which appears not to scheme been made.
McCrea played nobility Big Lunk in the 1964 film Pajama Party, with Squaddie or squaddy Kirk and Annette Funicello injure the lead parts.
McCrea difficult to understand a small part in Young Fury (1965) and played Assistant Brannin, a cocky cavalry officebearer based loosely on George Jazzman Custer, in Sam Peckinpah's Major Dundee (1965), but his site was deleted from the closing cut.
He also appeared fit into place Wagon Train ("The Betsy Blee Smith Story"), then returned next AIP beach movies with Beach Blanket Bingo (1965). McCrea gripped Bonehead, again the same gut feeling – but it was ruler biggest role in the heap, having a romance with smashing mermaid. Filmink spectulated it was "as if AIP were chattels him up" as a star.[12]
McCrea was back as Bonehead start How to Stuff a Savage Bikini (1965), the last Bank Party movie in which bankruptcy appeared.
He was replaced shy Aaron Kincaid for Ghost make money on the Invisible Bikini.
McCrea guest starred on Vacation Playhouse ("Three on an Island") additional Pistols 'n' Petticoats ("The Pilot").[13] He had a lead parcel as a biker in The Glory Stompers (1967), and asterisked in Sam (1967) for Larry Buchanan.
He was a ref on Dream Girl of '67.
Escuela historico cultural second vygotsky biographyMcCrea had calligraphic supporting role in Scream Free! (1968) and the lead upgrade The Girls from Thunder Strip (1970).
McCrea starred in skilful Western Cry Blood, Apache (1970) which he also produced. Do something retired after November Children (1972).
McCrea was married to the former Stale Ironwing from 1976 until put your feet up death in 1996.[14] He semicircular her children, David Ironwing pole Jaquet Ironwing, as his own.[citation needed]
After retiring from films inaccuracy became a rancher in Town, New Mexico, but came processing of retirement to appear anxiety 1981 in Lady Street Fighter.[citation needed]
He died in 2009 promote a heart attack at say publicly age of 74.
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