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John Crawford
Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born September 13, 1920Died September 21, 2010 (90 years)
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
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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Filmography
| 1989 | Grave Secrets · as Homer |
| 1984 | Cover Up (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Matt Houston (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Knight Rider (TV Series) · as Sheriff Moore |
| 1982 | The Powers of Matthew Star (TV Series) · as General Tucker |
| 1982 | The Mississippi (TV Series) · as Sheriff Fred Kyle |
| 1981 | McClain's Law (TV Series) · as Salvi |
| 1981 | The Boogens · as Brian Deering |
| 1981 | Code Red (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Buck (deleted Scene) |
| 1981 | Elvis and the Beauty Queen · as Vernon Presley |
| 1981 | Dynasty (TV Series) |
| 1980 | Enos (TV Series) · as Dixon |
| 1980 | From Here to Eternity (TV Series) · as Col. Harry Thompson |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) |
| 1979 | The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again · as Captain Sherick |
| 1979 | Dreamer · as Riverboat Captain |
| 1979 | Tilt · as Mickey |
| 1979 | Hard Knocks · as Josh |
| 1979 | Friends (1979) (TV Series) |
| 1979 | From Here to Eternity (1979) (TV Series) · as Maj. Thompson |
| 1979 | The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) · as Buchanon |
| 1979 | Salvage 1 (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Donovan's Kid · as Thunder City Sheriff |
| 1978 | Lawman Without a Gun · as Sgt. Hunt |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | Kaz (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Wheels (TV Series) · as Parkland |
| 1978 | Dallas (TV Series) · as Mort Wilkinson |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) · as Tom Edler |
| 1977 | Lou Grant (TV Series) · as Martin Loper |
| 1977 | The Amazing Spider-Man (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Outlaw Blues · as Buzz Cavenaugh |
| 1977 | Eight is Enough (TV Series) |
| 1976 | The Enforcer · as The Mayor |
| 1976 | The Tony Randall Show (TV Series) |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Lt. Francona |
| 1976 | Alice (TV Series) · as Officer |
| 1976 | The Macahans · as Hale Crowley |
| 1976 | How the West Was Won (TV Series) · as Hale Crowley |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case · as Fred Stoner |
| 1975 | Swiss Family Robinson (1975) (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Night Moves · as Tom Iverson |
| 1975 | The Blue Knight (TV Series) · as Sally G. |
| 1975 | The Invisible Man (1975) (TV Series) · as Coner, Prison Guard |
| 1975 | Bronk (TV Series) |
| 1975 | The Swiss Family Robinson · as Nate Bidwell |
| 1974 | The Towering Inferno · as Callahan |
| 1974 | Police Woman (TV Series) · as Capt. Parks |
| 1974 | Petrocelli (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Rhoda (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Dr. Kenilworth |
| 1973 | Message to My Daughter · as Abortionist |
| 1973 | Brother, My Song · as Dr. Bennet |
| 1973 | The Severed Arm · as Doctor Sanders |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Harry O (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Poseidon Adventure · as Chief Engineer |
| 1972 | Trouble Man · as Sergeant Koeppler |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Show (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) · as Sheriff Ep Bridges |
| 1972 | Napoleon and Samantha · as Desk Sergeant |
| 1972 | Banacek (TV Series) · as Owen Summers |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) · as Sgt. Hughes |
| 1971 | J W Coop · as Rancher |
| 1971 | Nichols (TV Series) · as Sgt. Kessler |
| 1969 | The Ravine · as Captain Keller |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) · as Pat Dugan |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Hondo (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Spring Night Summer Night · as Virgil |
| 1966 | Return of the Gunfighter · as Butch Cassidy |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Dr. Lubell |
| 1966 | Jericho (TV Series) · as Captain Eric Harnack |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel (TV Series) · as Little John |
| 1966 | Tarzan (1966) (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Star Trek (TV Series) · as Commissioner Ferris |
| 1966 | Duel at Diablo · as Clay Dean |
| 1966 | Batman (TV Series) · as Printer's Devil |
| 1965 | Never Too Young (TV Series) · as Mr. Walker |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Hogan's Heroes (TV Series) · as Captain Hermann |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Tv Reporter |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Deputy Sheriff Billy Norris |
| 1965 | Lost in Space (TV Series) · as Dr. Chronos |
| 1965 | I Saw What You Did · as Trooper |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told · as Alexander |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage (TV Series) |
| 1964 | The Americanization of Emily · as Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Press Boker |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) · as Alpha |
| 1964 | Another World (TV Series) |
| 1963 | The Victors · as U.s. Army Captain At Rest Area |
| 1963 | My Favorite Martian (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Sergeant |
| 1963 | Jason and the Argonauts · as Polydeuces (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Captain Sindbad · as Aram |
| 1963 | Come Fly with Me · as Co-Pilot |
| 1963 | The Quick and the Dead · as American Officer |
| 1962 | Zero One (1962) (TV Series) · as Rikki Jourdan |
| 1962 | Combat! (TV Series) · as Gunnar |
| 1962 | The Longest Day · as Col. Caffey (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The 300 Spartans · as Agathon The Spartan Spy |
| 1962 | The Devil's Messenger · as Donald Powell |
| 1961 | Ghost Squad (TV Series) · as Pavelich |
| 1961 | The Long Shadow · as Kelly |
| 1961 | The Impersonator · as Sgt. Jimmy Bradford |
| 1960 | Exodus · as Capt. Hank Schlosberg |
| 1960 | The Man Who Was Nobody · as South Africa Smith |
| 1960 | Danger Man (TV Series) |
| 1960 | I Aim at the Stars · as Dr. Bosco - White Sands, New Mexico |
| 1960 | Piccadilly Third Stop · as Joe Preedy |
| 1960 | Hell Is a City · as Don Starling |
| 1959 | Solomon and Sheba · as Joab |
| 1959 | Shotgun Slade (TV Series) · as Thief From Oklahoma |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Joe |
| 1959 | Interpol Calling (TV Series) · as Kustrinski |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Tales of the Vikings (TV Series) · as Hagar |
| 1959 | Ghost of Zorro · as Mulvaney |
| 1959 | John Paul Jones · as George Washington |
| 1959 | The Edgar Wallace Mysteries (TV Series) · as South Africa Smith |
| 1959 | The Third Man (TV Series) · as Simon Baird |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Johnny Acropolis |
| 1959 | 13 Demon Street (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Floods of Fear · as Jack Murphy |
| 1958 | Intent to Kill · as Boyd |
| 1958 | Blind Spot · as Doctor |
| 1958 | The Key · as American Captain |
| 1958 | Orders to Kill · as Kimball |
| 1958 | Satan's Satellites · as Roth |
| 1957 | Trackdown (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Edwin Booth |
| 1957 | The Silent Service (TV Series) · as Leaper |
| 1956 | Frontier Doctor (TV Series) · as Sergeant Blake |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Gunman |
| 1956 | Circus Boy (TV Series) · as Matt |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as Larry Turner |
| 1956 | Telephone Time (TV Series) |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Larry Toms |
| 1955 | I Spy (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Blanchard |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Mark Sanders |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl · as Bonnett |
| 1954 | |
| 1954 | Battle of Rogue River · as Capt. Richard Hillman |
| 1954 | Trader Tom of the China Seas · as Bill Gaines |
| 1953 | Three Sailors and a Girl · as Shore Patrolman |
| 1953 | The Big Heat · as Al - Bannion's Brother-In-Law (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Prisoners of the Casbah · as Guard (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Slaves of Babylon · as Avil |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Arthur Mullen |
| 1953 | The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd · as Captain Kidd |
| 1953 | Conquest of Cochise · as Capt. Bill Lawson |
| 1953 | Mission Over Korea · as Tech Sergeant |
| 1953 | Rebel City · as Joe Spencer |
| 1953 | Serpent of the Nile · as Captain Domitius |
| 1953 | Salome · as Guard |
| 1953 | Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe · as Narkos |
| 1953 | Marshal of Cedar Rock · as Chris Peters - Henchman |
| 1952 | A Star Shall Rise · as Gaspar |
| 1952 | Invasion, U.S.A. · as Man In Bar |
| 1952 | Stop, You're Killing Me · as State Trooper |
| 1952 | Son of Geronimo: Apache Avenger · as Ace Devlin [chs.1-9] |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Don Weller |
| 1952 | The Ring · as Cop In Diner |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman (TV Series) · as Jack Morrell |
| 1952 | Hopalong Cassidy (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom · as Chuck |
| 1952 | Actors and Sin · as Movie Hero |
| 1952 | Zombies of the Stratosphere · as Roth |
| 1952 | Scaramouche · as Vignon |
| 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth · as Jack - Circus Attendant |
| 1951 | The Roy Rogers Show (TV Series) · as Frank Latimer |
| 1951 | Honeychile · as Marvin Mckay |
| 1951 | The Red Badge of Courage · as Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Gruen Guild Theater (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1951 | Boston Blackie (TV Series) · as Jim Marcum |
| 1951 | Show Boat · as Hotel Clerk |
| 1951 | Hollywood Story · as 1st Detective (uncredited) |
| 1951 | I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. · as Fbi Agent Mcgowan |
| 1951 | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Raton Pass · as Sam |
| 1951 | Living Christ Series (TV Series) · as Joel |
| 1950 | Cyrano de Bergerac · as Cadet |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) |
| 1950 | Right Cross · as Photographer |
| 1950 | Union Station · as Hackett (uncredited) |
| 1950 | A Life of Her Own · as Photographer |
| 1950 | Lonely Heart Bandits · as Stevedore |
| 1950 | Mystery Street · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Chain Lightning · as Radio Operator |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Invisible Monster · as Harris |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid (TV Series) · as Sheriff Al White |
| 1949 | Radar Patrol vs. Spy King · as Sands |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Deputy Watts |
| 1949 | The James Brothers of Missouri · as Mr. Carson |
| 1949 | Family Theatre (TV Series) · as Gaspar |
| 1949 | Ghost of Zorro · as Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4 |
| 1948 | Adventures of Frank and Jesse James · as Amos Ramsey |
| 1948 | Dangers of the Canadian Mounted · as Danton - Henchman |
| 1948 | G-Men Never Forget · as Duke - Dictaphone Boobytrap Thug [ch. 5] |
| 1946 | The Time of Their Lives · as Dandy At Party (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Without Reservations · as Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Phantom of 42nd Street · as John Carraby |