Ronald_Reagan_filmography

Ronald Reagan filmography

Ronald Reagan filmography

Actor filmography

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]

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

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

Photograph of Reagan in football gear
Still of Reagan from Knute Rockne, All American, 1940
Photograph of Reagan wearing glasses and speaking in front of three microphones
Reagan, then-president of the Screen Actors Guild, testifying at a House Un-American Activities Committee hearing, 1947
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