Jody McCrea
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Jody McCrea (left) with father, Joel, in Wichita Town, 1959
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| Born |
Joel Dee McCrea September 6, 1934 Los Angeles, California, US |
| Died | April 4, 2009 (aged 74) Roswell, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Other names | Joel D. McCrea Joel Dee McCrea |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1955–1985 |
| Spouse(s) | Dusty Ironwing McCrea (m. 1976; d. 1996) |
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| Relatives | Stepchildren: Jaquet Ironwing, David Ironwing |
| Website | www |
Joel Dee McCrea, known as Jody McCrea (September 6, 1934 – April 4, 2009), was an American film and television actor; son of veteran film actors Joel McCrea and Frances Dee. He was married to Dusty Ironwing McCrea from 1976, until her death in 1996. He is survived by the stepchildren he raised, Jaquet Ironwing and David Ironwing.
McCrea served in the United States Army, Special Services. He later briefly hosted Country Style, USA, an Army-produced recruiting television program filmed in Nashville, Tennessee, featuring various country entertainers. He began acting on the 1959–1960 television series Wichita Town with his father. He went on to star in films (mainly westerns), including the World War I drama Lafayette Escadrille, The Broken Land (with Jack Nicholson), Law of the Lawless, and Cry Blood, Apache, which he also produced.
In 1959, McCrea costarred with his father in the short-lived NBC western Wichita Town, set in Wichita, Kansas. Joel McCrea appeared as Marshal Mike Dunbar. Jody McCrea did not portray the role of Joel's son on the program but as the deputy marshal, Ben Matheson.
He was most notable for his comedic role as dumb-minded "Deadhead" ("Bonehead") in the 1960s Beach Party films made by American International Pictures. Other beach movies in which he has appeared include Muscle Beach Party, Bikini Beach, and Beach Blanket Bingo.
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