Ronald Reagan filmography

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Publicity photograph of Reagan as host of General Electric Theater, 1950s

Ronald Reagan was an American actor whose first screen credit was the starring role in the film Love Is on the Air (1937). He later starred in Brother Rat (1938). By the end of 1939, he had already appeared in 19 films. Reagan later played the role of George Gipp in the film Knute Rockne, All American (1940) before appearing in Santa Fe Trail (1940). Reagan portrayed Drake McHugh in Kings Row (1942), which many film critics consider to be his best film performance. [1] During World War II, Reagan, worked in the Provisional Task Force Show Unit of This Is the Army (1943). [2] By the end of the war, he had produced some 400 training films for the Army Air Force. [3]

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Reagan continued his acting career, making films such as The Voice of the Turtle (1947), Bedtime for Bonzo (1951), The Winning Team (1952) and Cattle Queen of Montana (1954). However, he landed fewer film roles in the late 1950s and decided to join television. From 1954 to 1962, he was the host of General Electric Theater , a series of weekly dramas. By the end of his acting career, Reagan appeared in a total of 53 feature films. [4]

Film

Still of Reagan from Knute Rockne, All American, 1940 Still of Ronald Reagan from film "Knute Rockne All American".jpg
Still of Reagan from Knute Rockne, All American, 1940
Reagan, then-president of the Screen Actors Guild, testifying at a House Un-American Activities Committee hearing, 1947 Ronald Reagan Testifying at House Un-American Activities Committee Huac in Washington DC.jpg
Reagan, then-president of the Screen Actors Guild, testifying at a House Un-American Activities Committee hearing, 1947
Film credits
YearTitleRoleNotesRefs.
1937 Love Is on the Air Andy McCaine [5]
1938 Hollywood Hotel Radio AnnouncerVoice role; uncredited [6]
Sergeant Murphy Pvt. Dennis Reilley [7]
Swing Your Lady Jack Miller [8]
Accidents Will Happen Eric Gregg [9]
Cowboy from Brooklyn Pat Dunn [10]
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Radio AnnouncerVoice role; uncredited [11]
Boy Meets Girl Announcer [12]
Girls on Probation Neil Dillon [13]
Brother Rat Dan Crawford [14]
Going Places Jack Withering [15]
1939 Secret Service of the Air Lt. "Brass" Bancroft [16]
Dark Victory Alec Hamm [17]
Code of the Secret Service Lt. "Brass" Bancroft [18]
Naughty but Nice Ed "Eddie" Clark [19]
Hell's Kitchen Jim Donohue [20]
The Angels Wash Their Faces Deputy District Attorney Patrick "Pat" Remson [21]
Smashing the Money Ring Lt. "Brass" Bancroft [22]
Sword Fishing NarratorShort film [23]
1940 Brother Rat and a Baby Dan Crawford [24]
An Angel from Texas Marty Allen [25]
Murder in the Air Lt. "Brass" Bancroft [26]
Knute Rockne, All American George "The Gipper" Gipp [27]
Tugboat Annie Sails Again Eddie Kent [28]
Alice in Movieland"Carlo's Guest"Short film; uncredited [23]
Santa Fe Trail George Armstrong Custer [29]
1941 The Bad Man Gilbert "Gil" Jones [30]
Million Dollar Baby Peter "Pete" Rowan [31]
International Squadron Jimmy Grant [32]
Nine Lives Are Not Enough Matt Sawyer [33]
1942 Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter Lt. Jimmy SaundersDocumentary short [23]
Kings Row Drake McHugh [34]
Juke Girl Steve Talbot [35]
Mister Gardenia JonesGardenia JonesShort film [23]
Desperate Journey Johnny Hammond [36]
Beyond the Line of Duty NarratorShort film [23]
1943Cadet Classification
The Rear Gunner Lt. Ames
For God and CountryFr. Michael O'Keefe
This Is the Army Cpl. Johnny Jones [37]
1944–1945Hesitation UpwindNarratorShort film
1945 Target Tokyo [23]
The Fight for the Sky Short film
The Stilwell Road
Wings for This Man
1947 Stallion Road Larry Hanrahan [38]
That Hagen Girl Tom Bates [39]
The Voice of the Turtle Sgt. Bill Page [40]
1949 John Loves Mary John Lawrence [41]
Night Unto Night John Galen [42]
The Girl from Jones Beach Bob Randolph [43]
The Hasty Heart Yank [44]
It's a Great Feeling —Cameo [45]
1950 Louisa Harold "Hal" Norton [46]
1951The Big TruthNarrator/HostShort film [23]
Storm Warning Burt Rainey [47]
The Last Outpost Cpt. Vance Britten [48]
Bedtime for Bonzo Prof. Peter Boyd [49]
1952 Hong Kong Jeff Williams [50]
The Winning Team Grover Cleveland Alexander [51]
She's Working Her Way Through College Prof. John Palmer [52]
1953 Tropic Zone Dan McCloud [53]
Law and Order Frame Johnson [54]
1954 Prisoner of War Webb Sloane [55]
Cattle Queen of Montana Farrell [56]
1955 Tennessee's Partner Cowpoke [57]
1957 Hellcats of the Navy Cdr. Casey Abbott [58]
1961 The Young Doctors Narrator [23]
1963Heritage of SplendorDocumentary
1964 The Killers Jack Browning [59]

Television

Television credits
YearTitleRoleNotesRefs.
1950 The Nash Airflyte Theater Tommy BluntEpisode: "The Case of the Missing Lady" [60]
1952 Hollywood Opening Night Episode: "The Priceless Gift" [61]
1953 Medallion Theatre Episode: "A Job for Jimmy Valentine" [62]
The Revlon Mirror Theater Episode: "Next Stop: Bethlehem" [23]
1953–1954 Lux Video Theatre Merle Fisher2 episodes
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 3 episodes
The Ford Television Theatre Various
1954–1962 General Electric Theater Host / VariousHosted 235 teleplays; acted in 35 episodes
1955 Walt Disney's Disneyland Co-hostEpisode: "Dateline: Disneyland" [63]
1956 G.E. Summer Originals Episode: "The Jungle Trap"
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson Alan RoyceEpisode: "The Way Home" [23]
Startime Host2 episodes
1961 Zane Grey Theatre Maj. Will SinclairEpisode: "The Long Shadow" [23]
1961–1963 The Dick Powell Show Guest Host / Rex Kent2 episodes
1963 Wagon Train Cpt. Paul WintersEpisode: "The Fort Pierce Story"
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre Judge Howard R. StimmingEpisode: "A Cruel and Unusual Night"
1964–1966 Death Valley Days Host / ActorActed in 8 episodes [23] [64]

References

  1. ↑ Vaughn 1994, p. 37.
  2. ↑ "President Ronald Reagan". National Museum of the United States Air Force. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Military service of Ronald Reagan". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Retrieved June 22, 2007.
  4. ↑ Vaughn 1994, p. 30.
  5. ↑ Eliot 2008, pp. 50–51.
  6. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 36.
  7. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 39.
  8. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 38.
  9. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 44.
  10. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 50.
  11. ↑ Eliot 2008, p. 73.
  12. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 53.
  13. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 55.
  14. ↑ Thomas 1980, pp. 59, 61.
  15. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 64.
  16. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 67.
  17. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 73.
  18. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 76.
  19. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 79.
  20. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 82.
  21. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 86.
  22. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 89.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Ronald Reagan's Filmography". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum . Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
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  25. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 95.
  26. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 98.
  27. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 102.
  28. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 107.
  29. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 109.
  30. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 115.
  31. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 118.
  32. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 124.
  33. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 121.
  34. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 128.
  35. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 133.
  36. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 137.
  37. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 141.
  38. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 145.
  39. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 149.
  40. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 153.
  41. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 156.
  42. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 159.
  43. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 163.
  44. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 169.
  45. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 168.
  46. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 173.
  47. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 176.
  48. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 182.
  49. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 179.
  50. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 186.
  51. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 193.
  52. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 190.
  53. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 198.
  54. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 202.
  55. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 206.
  56. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 210.
  57. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 214.
  58. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 218.
  59. ↑ Thomas 1980, p. 222.
  60. ↑ ""Suddenly, It's A New Life For Old Reagan Movies"". Newspapers.com. 1980-12-07. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  61. ↑ Metzger, Robert P. (1989). Reagan: American Icon. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 106. ISBN   978-0-8122-1302-7 . Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  62. ↑ Scheuer, Steven H. (July 18, 1953). "TV Key". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 4. Retrieved April 16, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  63. ↑ Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. New York: Hyperion Books. p. 17. ISBN   0-7868-6359-5.
  64. ↑ "Death Valley Days · Season 14 Episode 18 · The Courtship of Carrie Huntington - Plex". Plex Inc. 17 March 1966. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

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