Joel Dee McCrea, known as Jody McCrea (September 6, 1934 â€" April 4,
2009), was an American film and television actor. He was the oldest of
the three sons of veteran film actors Joel McCrea and Frances
Dee.McCrea went to school in Santa Rosa, California, and at New Mexico
Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico. He studied drama at UCLA
and served in the United States Army Special Services.McCrea had small
roles in his father's film, Wichita (1955). He was also in Lucy
Gallant (1955). While still at UCLA he had the lead role in Johnny
Moccasin (1956), a half hour film made for television by Laslo Benedek
as a white boy raised by Indians after a massacre. McCrea followed
this with a good supporting role in a feature starring his father, The
First Texan (1956).
2009), was an American film and television actor. He was the oldest of
the three sons of veteran film actors Joel McCrea and Frances
Dee.McCrea went to school in Santa Rosa, California, and at New Mexico
Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico. He studied drama at UCLA
and served in the United States Army Special Services.McCrea had small
roles in his father's film, Wichita (1955). He was also in Lucy
Gallant (1955). While still at UCLA he had the lead role in Johnny
Moccasin (1956), a half hour film made for television by Laslo Benedek
as a white boy raised by Indians after a massacre. McCrea followed
this with a good supporting role in a feature starring his father, The
First Texan (1956).
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