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John Crawford

Acting 90 (deceased) years old Colfax, Washington, USA ★ 1.2
Born: September 13, 1920
Died: September 21, 2010

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

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Known For

The Waltons
The Waltons Sheriff Ep Bridges 1972
Star Trek
Star Trek Commissioner Ferris 1966
Mannix
Mannix Traynor 1967
Batman
Batman Printer's Devil 1966
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Sergeant 1963

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver John Poe 1976

Filmography

Acting Credits (193)

The World of Hammer
The World of Hammer Self (archive footage) 1994
Grave Secrets
Grave Secrets Homer 1989
Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick Charlie 1983
Knight Rider
Knight Rider Sheriff Moore 1982
Matt Houston
Matt Houston 1982
Knight Rider
Knight Rider Mac Thomas 1982
The Powers of Matthew Star
The Powers of Matthew Star General Tucker 1982
The Other Victim
The Other Victim Price 1981
The Boogens
The Boogens Brian Deering 1981
Code Red
Code Red 1981
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Elvis and the Beauty Queen Vernon Presley 1981
Dynasty
Dynasty 1981
Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D. 1979
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again Captain Sherick 1979
Lawman Without a Gun
Lawman Without a Gun Sgt. Hunt 1979
The Sky Trap
The Sky Trap Mark Sanders 1979
Dreamer
Dreamer Riverboat Captain 1979
Tilt
Tilt Mickey 1979
Hard Knocks
Hard Knocks Josh 1979
Friends
Friends 1979
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity Maj. Thompson 1979
Salvage 1
Salvage 1 1979
Donovan's Kid
Donovan's Kid Thunder City Sheriff 1979
Desperate Women
Desperate Women 1978
Kaz
Kaz 1978
The Two-Five
The Two-Five Capt. Paul Carter 1978
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man 1978
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk Tom Edler 1977
Outlaw Blues
Outlaw Blues Buzz Cavenaugh 1977
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough 1977
The Enforcer
The Enforcer The Mayor 1976
The Tony Randall Show
The Tony Randall Show 1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels Lt. Francona 1976
The Macahans
The Macahans Hale Crowley 1976
The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman 1976
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case Fred Stoner 1975
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson 1975
Night Moves
Night Moves Tom Iverson 1975
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man Coner, Prison Guard 1975
Bronk
Bronk 1975
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson Nate Bidwell 1975
The Towering Inferno
The Towering Inferno Callahan 1974
Strange Homecoming
Strange Homecoming Winston 1974
Police Woman
Police Woman 1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files Dr. Kenilworth 1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files Christian 1974
Police Woman
Police Woman Capt. Parks 1974
Police Woman
Police Woman Captain Parks 1974
Police Woman
Police Woman Deputy Chief Parks 1974
Police Woman
Police Woman Chief Parks 1974
Harry O
Harry O 1974
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie 1974
Rhoda
Rhoda 1974
Message to My Daughter
Message to My Daughter Abortionist 1973
Brother, My Song
Brother, My Song Dr. Bennet 1973
The Severed Arm
The Severed Arm Doctor Sanders 1973
Police Story
Police Story 1973
The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure Chief Engineer 1972
The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show 1972
The Waltons
The Waltons Sheriff Ep Bridges 1972
Banacek
Banacek Owen Summers 1972
J.W. Coop
J.W. Coop Rancher 1972
Nichols
Nichols Marshall 1971
Nichols
Nichols Sgt. Kessler 1971
The Ravine
The Ravine Captain Keller 1969
Land of the Giants
Land of the Giants 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
Mannix
Mannix Traynor 1967
Hondo
Hondo 1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett Charlie 1967
Spring Night, Summer Night
Spring Night, Summer Night Virgil 1967
Return of the Gunfighter
Return of the Gunfighter Butch Cassidy 1967
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible Dr. Lubell 1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible Orin Selby 1966
The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel Little John 1966
The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel Major 1966
The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel Henderson 1966
The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel John Poe 1966
Star Trek
Star Trek Commissioner Ferris 1966
Tarzan
Tarzan 1966
Duel at Diablo
Duel at Diablo Clay Dean 1966
Batman
Batman Printer's Devil 1966
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes Captain Hermann 1965
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes Captain - Officer #1 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes Lieutenant Ritchie 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes 1st Gestapo Man 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes Gestapo Man 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes Gestapo Major 1965
Lost in Space
Lost in Space Dr. Chronos 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Gandy 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Deputy Sheriff Billy Norris 1965
I Saw What You Did
I Saw What You Did Trooper 1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told Alexander 1965
Profiles in Courage
Profiles in Courage 1964
The Americanization of Emily
The Americanization of Emily Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams 1964
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Jeremy Cain 1964
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Tolliver 1964
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Press Boker 1964
Another World
Another World 1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1963
My Favorite Martian
My Favorite Martian 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Sergeant 1963
Jason and the Argonauts
Jason and the Argonauts Polydeuces (uncredited) 1963
Captain Sindbad
Captain Sindbad Aram 1963
Come Fly with Me
Come Fly with Me Co-Pilot 1963
The Devil's Messenger
The Devil's Messenger Donald Powell 1962
Combat!
Combat! Gunnar 1962
Combat!
Combat! Capt. Werner 1962
The Longest Day
The Longest Day Col. Caffey (uncredited) 1962
The 300 Spartans
The 300 Spartans Agathon the Spartan Spy 1962
The Long Shadow
The Long Shadow Kelly 1961
The Impersonator
The Impersonator Sgt. Jimmy Bradford 1961
Exodus
Exodus Capt. Hank Schlosberg 1960
The Man Who Was Nobody
The Man Who Was Nobody South Africa Smith 1960
Danger Man
Danger Man 1960
Piccadilly Third Stop
Piccadilly Third Stop Joe Preedy 1960
Hell Is a City
Hell Is a City Don Starling 1960
Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba Joab 1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Joe 1959
The Third Man
The Third Man Simon Baird 1959
Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling Kustrinski 1959
Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling Keflik 1959
Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling Ben Stack 1959
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones George Washington 1959
13 Demon Street
13 Demon Street 1959
Floods of Fear
Floods of Fear Jack Murphy 1958
Orders to Kill
Orders to Kill Kimball 1958
Intent to Kill
Intent to Kill Boyd 1958
The Key
The Key American Captain 1958
Satan's Satellites
Satan's Satellites Roth 1958
Trackdown
Trackdown 1957
Confession
Confession Gunman 1956
State Trooper
State Trooper 1956
Telephone Time
Telephone Time 1956
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Hod 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Loy 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Torbert 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Hal Biggs 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Yates 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Drunk 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Pinto 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Amos Strange 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Norman Wilson 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Blanchard 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Hugh Eaton 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Muller 1955
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin 1954
Battle of Rogue River
Battle of Rogue River Capt. Richard Hillman 1954
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl Bonnett 1954
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
Jesse James vs. the Daltons 1954
Trader Tom of the China Seas
Trader Tom of the China Seas Bill Gaines 1954
Secret of Outlaw Flats
Secret of Outlaw Flats King Bradshaw 1953
Prisoners of the Casbah
Prisoners of the Casbah Guard (uncredited) 1953
Slaves of Babylon
Slaves of Babylon Avil 1953
The Big Heat
The Big Heat Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited) 1953
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd Captain Kidd 1953
Rebel City
Rebel City Joe Spencer 1953
Serpent of the Nile
Serpent of the Nile Captain Domitius 1953
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Marshal of Cedar Rock Chris Peters - Henchman 1953
Star of Texas
Star of Texas Texas Ranger Stockton 1953
A Star Shall Rise
A Star Shall Rise Gaspar 1952
Son of Geronimo
Son of Geronimo Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9] 1952
Zombies of the Stratosphere
Zombies of the Stratosphere Roth 1952
Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman Jack Morrell 1952
Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong Cassidy 1952
Old Oklahoma Plains
Old Oklahoma Plains Chuck Ramsey 1952
Blackhawk
Blackhawk Chuck 1952
Actors and Sin
Actors and Sin Movie Hero 1952
Northwest Territory
Northwest Territory LeBeau 1951
Honeychile
Honeychile Marvin McKay 1951
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage Soldier (uncredited) 1951
Boston Blackie
Boston Blackie Jim Marcum 1951
Hollywood Story
Hollywood Story 1st Detective (uncredited) 1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1951
Raton Pass
Raton Pass Sam 1951
The Living Christ
The Living Christ Joel 1951
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac Cadet 1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show 1950
Union Station
Union Station Hackett (uncredited) 1950
The Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid Sheriff Al White 1950
Lonely Heart Bandits
Lonely Heart Bandits Stevedore 1950
Mystery Street
Mystery Street Reporter (uncredited) 1950
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle Reporter (uncredited) 1950
The Invisible Monster
The Invisible Monster Harris 1950
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King Sands 1949
Ghost of Zorro
Ghost of Zorro Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4 1949
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James Amos Ramsey 1948
Sons of Adventure
Sons of Adventure George Norton 1948
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted Danton - Henchman 1948
The Time of Their Lives
The Time of Their Lives Dandy at Party (uncredited) 1946
Without Reservations
Without Reservations Soldier (uncredited) 1946
The Phantom of 42nd Street
The Phantom of 42nd Street John Carraby 1945

Writing Credits (1)

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