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