Jody McCrea

Acting

Jody McCrea

Born September 6, 1934 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Died April 4, 2009 · aged 74

No biography available.

Known For

The Wings of EaglesThe Wings of Eagles · 1957
The Wings of Eagles
6.31957
MovieDramaWar
The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.
Major DundeeMajor Dundee · 1965
Major Dundee
6.71965
MovieWesternWar
During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.
Pajama PartyPajama Party · 1964
Pajama Party
4.81964
MovieComedyMusic
A Martian teenager sent to prepare for an invasion falls in love with an Earth girl.
WichitaWichita · 1955
Wichita
6.31955
MovieWestern
Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gun-fighter makes him a perfect candidate for Marshal, but he refuses the job until he feels morally obligated to bring law and order to this wild town.
Muscle Beach PartyMuscle Beach Party · 1964
Muscle Beach Party
5.71964
MovieComedyMusic
Local beach-goers find that their beach has been taken over by a businessman training a stable of body builders.
Bikini BeachBikini Beach · 1964
Bikini Beach
5.61964
MovieComedyMusic
A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home.
Young FuryYoung Fury · 1964
Young Fury
5.61964
MovieWestern
A group of young thugs rides into the town of Dawson and take it over. When the cowardly sheriff is unable to restore control, the parents of the leader must take action. The leader's father is an infamous ex-gunfighter, and he straps his guns on one more time.
Law of the LawlessLaw of the Lawless · 1964
Law of the Lawless
6.51964
MovieWestern
A former gunfighter, now a circuit court judge, faces his father's killer in a small post-Civil War Kansas town.

Filmography

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Wichita TownWichita Town · 1959
Wichita Town
4.91959
SeriesWestern
Wichita Town is a half-hour western television series starring Joel McCrea, Jody McCrea, Carlos Romero, and George Neise that aired on NBC from September 30, 1959, until April 6, 1960. Joel McCrea played Marshal Mike Dunbar, in charge of keeping the peace the booming cowtown of Wichita, Kansas. His deputies were Ben Matheson, played by McCrea's real life son, Jody, and Rico Rodriquez, portrayed by Carlos Romero. Making occasional appearances were the town doctor, Nat Wyndham, the blacksmith, Aeneas MacLinahan, and the bartender in the local saloon, Joe Kingston, played in six episodes by Robert Foulk. The model for shows such as these had already been laid out by other western programs such as Gunsmoke, Lawman, and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, so Wichita Town may not have been unique in its plotting and structure. The two most unusual features about the series were the presence of Joel McCrea, a favorite of Western movie audiences for his performance in such films as Union Pacific, Buffalo Bill, and Ramrod, and the fact that his real life son was in Wichita Town, but did not play his son. Wichita Town was produced by Mirisch Company and Joel McCrea's Production company for Four Star Television and aired for a single season.

Ben Matheson