John Crawford
Acting
- Born
- September 13, 1920
- Died
- September 21, 2010
- Place of Birth
- Colfax, Washington, USA
- Known For
- Мужской
Biography
Burly, handsome and rugged character actor John Crawford appeared in over 200 movies and TV shows combined in a career that spanned over 40 years, usually cast as tough and/or villainous characters. Crawford was born Cleve Richardson on September 13, 1920, in Colfax, Washington. He was discovered by a Warner Bros. scout while attending the University of Washington's School of Drama. Although he failed his screen test, Crawford nonetheless joined RKO as a laborer. He then got a job building sets at Circle Theater in Los Angeles, and eventually persuaded the producers to cast him in some of their plays. He was soon signed to Columbia Pictures to act in secondary roles in westerns. In the late 1950s he graduated to bigger parts in such films as Ordre de tuer (1958), La clé (1958) and Un homme pour le bagne (1960), all of which were made in the UK. Crawford returned to America in the early 1960s and began a prolific career in both movies and TV series, up until 1986. His most memorable film roles include the ill-fated chief engineer inL'aventure du Poséidon (1972), the hearty Tom Iverson in La fugue (1975), the bumbling mayor of San Francisco in L'inspecteur ne renonce jamais (1976), hard-nosed police chief Buzz Cavanaugh in Un couple en fuite (1977) and amiable old mine hand Brian Deerling in The Boogens (1981). John had recurring parts as Sheriff Ep Bridges inLa famille des collines (1971) and Capt. Parks on Sergent Anderson (1974). Among the many TV shows he made guest appearances in are The Lone Ranger (1949), Superman(1952), Les espions (1965), La quatrième dimension (1959), Les incorruptibles (1959),La grande caravane (1957), Le fugitif (1963), Star Trek (1966), Perdus dans l'espace(1965), Bonanza (1959), Stalag 13 (1965), Mission impossible (1966), Gunsmoke(1955), Super Jaimie (1976), Dallas (1978) and Dynastie (1981). Crawford died at age 90 following complications from a stroke on September 21, 2010, in Thousand Oaks, California. He's survived by his ex-wife Ann Wakefield, four daughters and two grandchildren. - IMDb Mini Biography
Filmography
Star Trek
as Commissioner Ferris
1966
Mannix
as Traynor
1967
The Fugitive
as Sergeant
1963
The Rockford Files
as Christian, as Dr. Kenilworth
1974
Knight Rider
as Mac Thomas, as Sheriff Moore
1982
Little House on the Prairie
as Ben Shelby
1974
Mission: Impossible
as Orin Selby, as Dr. Lubell
1966
Batman
as Printer's Devil
1966
The Waltons
as Sheriff Ep Bridges
1972
Charlie's Angels
as Lt. Francona
1976
The Twilight Zone
as Joe
1959
Hogan's Heroes
as Gestapo Man, as Lieutenant Ritchie, as 1st Gestapo Man, as Gestapo Major, as Captain - Officer #1, as Captain Hermann
1965
The Wild Wild West
1965
The Incredible Hulk
as Tom Edler
1977
Daniel Boone
as Jeremy Cain, as Tolliver, as Press Boker
1964
Combat!
as Capt. Werner, as Gunnar
1962
The Big Valley
as Gandy, as Deputy Sheriff Billy Norris
1965
Police Woman
as Captain Parks, as Capt. Parks, as Chief Parks, as Deputy Chief Parks
1974
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
Gunsmoke
as Pinto, as Hal Biggs, as Amos Strange, as Hugh Eaton, as Torbert, as Hod, as Yates, as Loy, as Drunk, as Muller, as Norman Wilson, as Blanchard
1955
Rhoda
1974
Matt Houston
1982
Lost in Space
as Dr. Chronos
1965