Ronald Reagan filmography


Ronald Reagan was an American politician and actor whose first screen credit was the starring role in the film Love Is on the Air. He later starred in Brother Rat. 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 before appearing in Santa Fe Trail. Reagan portrayed Drake McHugh in Kings Row, which many film critics consider to be his best film performance. During World War II, Reagan worked in the Provisional Task Force Show Unit of This Is the Army. By the end of the war, he had produced some 400 training films for the Army Air Force.
Reagan continued his acting career, making films such as The Voice of the Turtle, Bedtime for Bonzo, The Winning Team and Cattle Queen of Montana. 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.

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1937'
1938'Radio AnnouncerVoice role; uncredited
1938'
1938'
1938'
1938'
1938'Radio AnnouncerVoice role; uncredited
1938'Announcer
1938'
1938'
1938'
1939'
1939'
1939'
1939'
1939'
1939'
1939'
1939'NarratorShort film
1940'
1940'
1940'
1940'
1940'
1940'"Carlo's Guest"Short film; uncredited
1940'
1941'
1941'
1941'
1941'
1942'Lt. Jimmy SaundersDocumentary short
1942'
1942'
1942'Short film
1942'
1942'NarratorShort film
1943'NarratorShort film
1943'Lt. AmesShort film
1943'Short film
1943'
1944–1945'NarratorShort film
1945'Narrator
1945'NarratorShort film
1945'Narrator
1945'Narrator
1947'Larry Hanrahan
1947'
1947'
1949'
1949'
1949'
1949'Yank
1949'Cameo
1950'
1951'Narrator/HostShort film
1951'
1951'
1951'
1952'
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1952'
1953'
1953'
1954'
1954'Farrell
1955'Cowpoke
1957'
1961'Narrator
1963'NarratorDocumentary
1964'

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