* 30.08.1908, Kankakee, Illinois, USA † 05.11.1991, Santa Monica, California, USA

1928 Sänger und Saxophonist der Royal Purples Band in Chicago * 1929 Komparse in ein paar Filmen * 1930 Auftritt am Broadway in There's a Crowd (mit The California Collegians Band) * 1934 Vertrag bei Paramount – erste (Haupt)rolle in Grand Old Girl * häufig Zusammenarbeit mit Mitchell Leisen (insgesamt 9 Filme) * 1945 Wechsel zu 20th Century Fox * 1959 erster (The Shaggy Dog) von vielen Filmen für Walt Disney(-Studio) * 1960-72 Star der TV-Serie My Three Sons * verheiratet mit June Haver (2. Ehefrau, 1954-91) * Genres: Komödie / Drama / Romanze / Western

FILMS

Grand Old Girl (1934-USA * John S. Robertson / Sandy)
The Gilded Lily (Das Mädchen, das den Lord nicht wollte, 1935-USA * Wesley Ruggles / Peter Dawes)
Car 99 (1935-USA * Charles T. Barton / Ross Martin)
Men without Names (1935-USA * Ralph Murphy / Richard Hood/Richard Grant [Dick])
Alice Adams (1935-USA * George Stevens / Arthur Russell)
Hands across the Table (Liebe im Handumdrehen, 1935-USA * Mitchell Leisen / Theodore Drew III)
The Bride Comes Home (1935-USA * Wesley Ruggles / Cyrus Anderson)
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (Kampf in den Bergen, 1935/36-USA * Henry Hathaway / Jack Hale)
Thirteen Hours by Air (1936-USA * Mitchell Leisen / Jack Gordon)
The Princess Comes Across (Eine Prinzessin für Amerika, 1936-USA * William K. Howard / King Mantell)
The Texas Rangers (Texas Rangers, 1936-USA * King Vidor / Jim Hawkins)
Champagne Waltz (1936/37-USA * A. Edward Sutherland / Buzzy Bellew)
Maid of Salem (1937-USA * Frank Lloyd / Roger Coverman)
Swing High, Swing Low (1937-USA * Mitchell Leisen / Skid Johnson)
Exclusive (Exklusiv, 1937-USA * Alexander Hall / Ralph Houston)
True Confession (Ein Mordsschwindel, 1937-USA * Wesley Ruggles / Kenneth Bartlett)
Cocoanut Grove (1938-USA * Alfred Santell / Johnny Prentice)
Sing, You Sinners (1938-USA * Wesley Ruggles / David Beebe)
Men with Wings (1938-USA * William A. Wellman / Pat Falconer)
Cafe Society (1939-USA * Edward H. Griffith / Chick O'Bannon)
Invitation to Happiness (1939-USA * Wesley Ruggles / Albert "King" Cole)
Honeymoon in Bali (1939-USA * Edward H. Griffith / Bill Burnett)
Too Many Husbands (Ein Ehemann zuviel, 1939/40-USA * Wesley Ruggles / Bill Cardew)
Remember the Night (Die unvergeßliche Nacht, 1940-USA * Mitchell Leisen / John Sargent)
Little Old New York (1940-USA * Henry King / Charles Browne)
Rangers of Fortune (1940-USA * Sam Wood / Gil Farra)
Virginia (1940-USA * Edward H. Griffith / Stonewall Elliott)
One Night in Lisbon (1941-USA * Edward H. Griffith / Dwight Houston)
Dive Bomber (1941-USA * Michael Curtiz / Joe Blake)
New York Town (1941-USA * Charles Vidor / Victor Ballard)
The Lady Is Willing (1941-USA * Mitchell Leisen / Corey McBain)
Take a Letter, Darling (Liebling, zum Diktat, 1942-USA * Mitchell Leisen / Tom Verney)
The Forest Rangers (Lodernde Flammen, 1942-USA * George Marshall / Don Stuart)
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942-USA * George Marshall / er selbst)
Flight for Freedom (1943-USA * Lothar Mendes / Randy Britton)
Above Suspicion (Gefährliche Flitterwochen, 1943-USA * Richard Thorpe / Richard Myles)
No Time for Love (Keine Zeit für Liebe, 1943-USA * Mitchell Leisen / Jim Ryan)
And the Angels Sing (1943-USA * George Marshall / Happy Morgan)
# Double Indemnity (Frau ohne Gewissen, 1943-USA * Billy Wilder ... Walter Neff) (Roman von James M. Cain) (09-11; 4404)
Standing Room Only (Stehplatz im Bett, 1943/44-USA * Sidney Lanfield / Lee Stevens)
Practically Yours (Sturzflug ins Glück, 1944-USA * Mitchell Leisen / Daniel Bellamy)
Murder, He Says (1944-USA * George Marshall / Pete Marshall)
Where Do We Go from Here ? (1944/45-USA * Gregory Ratoff / Bill)
Captain Eddie (Die tollkühnen Abenteuer des Captain Eddie, 1945-USA * Lloyd Bacon / Eddie Rickenbacker)
Pardon My Past (1945-USA * Leslie Fenton / Eddie York/Francis Pemberton)
Smoky (Smoky, König der Prärie, 1945/46-USA * Louis King / Clint Barkley)
Suddenly, It's Spring (1947-USA * Mitchell Leisen / Peter Morley)
The Egg and I (Das Ei und ich, 1947-USA * Chester Erskine / Bob MacDonald)
Singapore (Singapur, 1947-USA * John Brahm / Matt Gordon)
On Our Merry Way / A Miracle Can Happen (1948-USA * King Vidor, Leslie Fenton / Al) Episodenfilm
The Miracle of the Bells (Die Glocken von Coaltown, 1948-USA * Irving Pichel / Bill Dunnigan)
An Innocent Affair / Don't Trust Your Husband (Der Pantoffelheld, 1948-USA * Lloyd Bacon / Vincent Doane)
Family Honeymoon (Fünf auf Hochzeitsreise, 1948-USA * Claude Binyon / Grant Jordan)
Father Was a Fullback (1949-USA * John M. Stahl / George Cooper)
Borderline (1950-USA * William A. Seiter / Johnny)
Never a Dull Moment (1950-USA * George Marshall / Chris)
A Millionaire for Christy (1951-USA * George Marshall / Peter Lockwood)
Callaway Went Thataway (Der Cowboy, den es zweimal gab, 1951-USA * Norman Panama, Melvin Frank / Mike)
Fair Wind to Java (Der Rebell von Java, 1952-USA * Joseph Kane / Captain Boll)
The Moonlighter (1953-USA * Roy Rowland / Wes Anderson)
The Caine Mutiny (Die Caine war ihr Schicksal, 1953-USA * Edward Dmytryk / Tom Keefer)
Pushover (Schachmatt, 1954-USA * Richard Quine / Paul Sheridan)
Woman's World (Die Welt gehört der Frau, 1954-USA * Jean Negulesco / Sid)
The Far Horizons (Am fernen Horizont, 1955-USA * Rudolph Maté / Meriwether Lewis)
The Rains of Ranchipur (Der große Regen, 1955-USA * Jean Negulesco / Tom Ransome)
At Gunpoint (In Acht und Bann, 1955-USA * Alfred L. Werker / Jack Wright)
There's Always Tomorrow (Es gibt immer ein Morgen, 1955-USA * Douglas Sirk / Clifford Groves)
Gun for a Coward (Schieß oder stirb !, 1956-USA * Abner Biberman / Will Keough)
Quantez (Quantez, die tote Stadt, 1957-USA * Harry Keller / Gentry)
Day of the Bad Man (Die letzte Kugel, 1957-USA * Harry Keller / Jim Scott)
Good Day for a Hanging (Der Henker wartet schon, 1958-USA * Nathan Juran / Ben Cutler)
The Shaggy Dog (Der unheimliche Zotti, 1959-USA * Charles T. Barton / Wilson Daniels)
Face of a Fugitive (Auf heißer Fährte, 1959-USA * Paul Wendkos / Jim Larsen [Kincaid])
The Oregon Trail (Mit Büchse und Colt, 1959-USA * Gene Fowler, Jr / Neal Harris)
The Apartment (Das Appartement, 1959/60-USA * Billy Wilder / J.D. Sheldrake)
The Absent-Minded Professor (Der fliegende Pauker, 1960/61-USA * Robert Stevenson / Ned Brainard)
Bon voyage ! (Champagner in Paris, 1961/62-USA * James Neilson / Harry Willard)
Son of Flubber (Der Pauker kann's nicht lassen, 1963-USA * Robert Stevenson / Ned Brainard)
Kisses for My President (Mein Mann, die "First Lady", 1964-USA * Curtis Bernhardt / Thad McCloud)
Follow Me, Boys ! (Vierzig Draufgänger, 1966-USA * Norman Tokar / Lemual Siddons)
The Happiest Millionaire (Der glücklichste Millionär, 1967-USA * Norman Tokar / Anthony J. Drexel Biddle)
Charley and the Angel (Charley und der Engel, 1973-USA * Vincent McEveety / Charley Appleby)
The Swarm (Der tödliche Schwarm, 1977-USA * Irwin Allen / Clarence)