Ronald Reagan filmography

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Ronald Reagan was an American actor whose first screen credit was the starring role in the movie 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 movie 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]
1938 Sergeant Murphy Pvt. Dennis Reilley [7]
1938 Swing Your Lady Jack Miller [8]
1938 Accidents Will Happen Eric Gregg [9]
1938 Cowboy from Brooklyn Pat Dunn [10]
1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Radio AnnouncerVoice role; uncredited [11]
1938 Boy Meets Girl Announcer [12]
1938 Girls on Probation Neil Dillon [13]
1938 Brother Rat Dan Crawford [14]
1938 Going Places Jack Withering [15]
1939 Secret Service of the Air Lt. "Brass" Bancroft [16]
1939 Dark Victory Alec Hamm [17]
1939 Code of the Secret Service Lt. "Brass" Bancroft [18]
1939 Naughty but Nice Ed "Eddie" Clark [19]
1939 Hell's Kitchen Jim Donohue [20]
1939 The Angels Wash Their Faces Deputy District Attorney Patrick "Pat" Remson [21]
1939 Smashing the Money Ring Lt. "Brass" Bancroft [22]
1939 Sword Fishing NarratorShort film [23]
1940 Brother Rat and a Baby Dan Crawford [24]
1940 An Angel from Texas Marty Allen [25]
1940 Murder in the Air Lt. "Brass" Bancroft [26]
1940 Knute Rockne, All American George "The Gipper" Gipp [27]
1940 Tugboat Annie Sails Again Eddie Kent [28]
1940Alice in Movieland"Carlo's Guest"Short film; uncredited [23]
1940 Santa Fe Trail George Armstrong Custer [29]
1941 The Bad Man Gilbert "Gil" Jones [30]
1941 Million Dollar Baby Peter "Pete" Rowan [31]
1941 International Squadron Jimmy Grant [32]
1941 Nine Lives Are Not Enough Matt Sawyer [33]
1942 Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter Lt. Jimmy SaundersDocumentary short [23]
1942 Kings Row Drake McHugh [34]
1942 Juke Girl Steve Talbot [35]
1942Mister Gardenia JonesGardenia JonesShort film [23]
1942 Desperate Journey Johnny Hammond [36]
1942 Beyond the Line of Duty NarratorShort film [23]
1943Cadet ClassificationNarratorShort film [23]
1943 The Rear Gunner Lt. AmesShort film [23]
1943For God and CountryFr. Michael O'KeefeShort film [23]
1943 This Is the Army Cpl. Johnny Jones [37]
1944–1945Hesitation UpwindNarratorShort film
1945 Target Tokyo Narrator [23]
1945 The Fight for the Sky NarratorShort film [23]
1945 The Stilwell Road Narrator [23]
1945 Wings for This Man Narrator [23]
1947 Stallion Road Larry Hanrahan [38]
1947 That Hagen Girl Tom Bates [39]
1947 The Voice of the Turtle Sgt. Bill Page [40]
1949 John Loves Mary John Lawrence [41]
1949 Night Unto Night John Galen [42]
1949 The Girl from Jones Beach Bob Randolph [43]
1949 The Hasty Heart Yank [44]
1949 It's a Great Feeling —Cameo [45]
1950 Louisa Harold "Hal" Norton [46]
1951The Big TruthNarrator/HostShort film [23]
1951 Storm Warning Burt Rainey [47]
1951 The Last Outpost Cpt. Vance Britten [48]
1951 Bedtime for Bonzo Prof. Peter Boyd [49]
1952 Hong Kong Jeff Williams [50]
1952 The Winning Team Grover Cleveland Alexander [51]
1952 She's Working Her Way Through College Prof. John Palmer [52]
1953 Tropic Zone Dan McCloud [53]
1953 Law and Order Frame Johnson [54]
1954 Prisoner of War Webb Sloane [55]
1954 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 SplendorNarratorDocumentary [23]
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]
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater Episode: "Next Stop: Bethlehem" [23]
1953–1954 Lux Video Theatre Merle Fisher2 episodes [23]
1953–1954 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 3 episodes [23]
1953–1954 The Ford Television Theatre Various3 episodes [23]
1954–1962 General Electric Theater Host / VariousHosted 235 teleplays; acted in 35 episodes [23]
1955 Walt Disney's Disneyland Co-hostEpisode: "Dateline: Disneyland" [63]
1956General Electric Summer OriginalsEpisode: "Jungle Trap"
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson Alan RoyceEpisode: "The Way Home" [23]
1960 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 [23]
1963 Wagon Train Cpt. Paul WintersEpisode: "The Fort Pierce Story" [23]
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre Judge Howard R. StimmingEpisode: "A Cruel and Unusual Night" [23]
1964–1966 Death Valley Days Host / ActorActed in 8 episodes [23] [64]

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