by Hal Erickson
biography
The son of actors Joel McCrea and Frances Dee, Jody McCrea didn't seem to have much direction in life until his father insisted that they be co-starred in the 1959 TV western Wichita Town. The younger McCrea attempted to follow in his father's rugged, "strong silent-type" footsteps in his subsequent film appearances. By the time he became a regular in the Beach Party flicks at American-International in the mid-1960s, however, McCrea had found his true cinematic niche as goofy, vacant-eyed comedy relief. Jody McCrea gave up show business in 1970 to become a rancher in New Mexico.
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Cry Blood, Apache
Actor, Producer |
1970 | |||
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The Glory Stompers
Actor |
1967 | |||
| 1966 | ||||
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Beach Blanket Bingo
Actor |
1965 | |||
| 1965 | ||||
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Young Fury
Actor |
1965 | |||
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Bikini Beach
Actor |
1964 | |||
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Law of the Lawless
Actor |
1964 | |||
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Muscle Beach Party
Actor |
1964 | |||
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Pajama Party
Actor |
1964 | |||
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Beach Party
Actor |
1963 | |||
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Operation Bikini
Actor |
1963 | |||
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Young Guns of Texas
Actor |
1963 | |||
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The Broken Land
Actor |
1962 | |||
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All Hands on Deck
Actor |
1961 | |||
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Force of Impulse
Actor |
1960 | |||
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Lafayette Escadrille
Actor |
1958 | |||
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The Restless Years
Actor |
1958 | |||
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Gunsight Ridge
Actor |
1957 | |||
| 1957 | ||||
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The First Texan
Actor |
1956 | |||
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The Naked Gun
Actor |
1956 |