Leif Erickson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leif Erickson (born William Wycliffe Anderson) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Erickson was born in Alameda, California, near San Francisco. He worked as a soloist in a band as vocalist and trombone player, performed in Max Reinhardt's productions, and then gained a small amount of stage experience in a comedy vaudeville act. Initially billed by Paramount Pictures as Glenn Erickson, he began his screen career as a leading man in Westerns. Erickson enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. Rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer in the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit, he served as a military photographer, shooting film in combat zones, and as an instructor. He was shot down twice in the Pacific as well as receiving two Purple Hearts. Erickson was in the unit that filmed and photographed the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. Over four years service, he shot more than 200,000 feet of film for the Navy. Erickson's first films were two 1933 band films with Betty Grable before starting a string of Buster Crabbe Western films based on Zane Grey novels. He would go on to appears in films such as The Snake Pit, Sorry, Wrong Number, Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd, Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront, A Gathering of Eagles, Roustabout, The Carpetbaggers and Mirage. One of his more notable roles was as Deborah Kerr's macho husband in the stage and film versions of Tea and Sympathy. He appeared with Greta Garbo, as her brother in Conquest (1937). He played the role of Pete, the vindictive boat engineer, in the 1951 remake of the famed musical Show Boat. His final appearance in a feature film was in Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977). Erickson appeared frequently on television; he was cast as Dr. Hillyer in "Consider Her Ways" (1964) and as Paul White in "The Monkey's Paw—A Retelling" (1965) on CBS's The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. However, he is probably best known for The High Chaparral, which aired on NBC from 1967 until 1971. He portrayed a rancher, Big John Cannon, determined to establish a cattle empire in the Arizona Territory while keeping peace with the Apache. Erickson guest-starred in several television series, including Rawhide, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Marcus Welby, M.D., Medical Center, Cannon, The Rifleman, The Rockford Files, and the 1977 series Hunter. His final role was in an episode of Fantasy Island in 1984. Erickson was married to actress Frances Farmer from 1936 until 1942. The same day that his divorce from Farmer was finalized, June 12, 1942, he married actress Margaret Hayes. They divorced a month later. He married Ann Diamond in 1945. They had two children, William Leif Erickson (born 1946 - died 1971 in a car accident) and Susan Irene Erickson (born 1950). Erickson died of cancer in Pensacola, Florida, on January 29, 1986, aged 74 CLR
Roustabout
(Joe Lean)
On the Waterfront
(Glover)
Invaders from Mars
(Mr. George MacLean)
Conquest
(Paul Lachinski)
Sorry, Wrong Number
(Fred Lord)
The Gangster
(Beaumont)
The Fastest Gun Alive
(Lou Glover)
The Tall Target
(Stranger)
I Saw What You Did
(Dave Mannering)
Trouble Along the Way
(Father Provincial aka Ed)
Strait-Jacket
(Bill Cutler)
The Lady Gambles
(Tony)
Arabian Nights
(Kamar (as Leif Erikson))
The Cimarron Kid
(Marshal John Sutton)
Blonde Savage
(Steve Blake)
The Big Broadcast of 1938
(Bob Hayes)
Three Secrets
(Bill Chase)
Joan of Arc
(Dunois, Bastard of Orleans)
The Snake Pit
(Gordon)
Tea and Sympathy
(Bill Reynolds)
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
(Morgan)
The Gay Intruders
(Dr. Harold Matson)
With a Song in My Heart
(General aboard plane)
The Fleet's In
(Jake)
Kiss Them for Me
(Eddie Turnbill)
Mirage
(The Major)
Johnny Stool Pigeon
(Pringle)
Waikiki Wedding
(Dr. Victor Quimby)
Twilight's Last Gleaming
(Ralph Whittaker - CIA Director)
Drift Fence
(Curley Prentice)
Nothing But the Truth
(Tommy Van Dusen)
Night Monster
(Laurie)
Never Wave at a WAC
(Sgt. Norbert 'Noisy' Jackson)
A Gathering of Eagles
(Gen. Hewitt)
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
(Amos Wetherall)
Man and Boy
(Sheriff Mossman)
Star in the Dust
(George Ballard)
Dallas
(U.S. Marshal Martin Weatherby)
Winterhawk
(Guthrie)
A Perilous Journey
(Richards)
Istanbul
(Charlie Boyle)
Desert Gold
(Glenn Kasedon)
Stella
(Fred Anderson Jr.)
One Third of a Nation
(Peter Cortlant)
Mother Didn't Tell Me
(Dr. Bruce Gordon)
My Wife's Best Friend
(Nicholas Reed)
The New Healers
(Dr. Victor Briggs)
The Deadly Dream
(Dr. Harold Malcolm)
The Vintage
(Louis Morel)
Paris Model
(Edgar Blevins)
Terror in the Sky
(Marty Treleavan)
College Holiday
(Dick Winters)
Thrill of a Lifetime
(Howard Nelson)
Are Husbands Necessary?
(Bill Stone)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
(Rodney 'Bo-Jo' Brown)
Crisis
(Narrator (voice))
The Carpetbaggers
(Jonas Cord Senior)
Miss Tatlock's Millions
(Dr. Mason)
Show Boat
(Pete)
Born to the Saddle
(Bob Marshall)
Fort Algiers
(Kalmani)
The Showdown
(Big Mart)
Fourteen Hours
(Bit Part (uncredited))
Ride a Crooked Mile
(Johnny Simpkins)
Once Upon a Horse...
(Granville "Granny" Dix)
Eagle Squadron
(Johnny M. Coe)
The Blonde from Singapore
(Terry Prescott)
Pardon My Sarong
(Whaba)
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
(Pilate)
Abduction
(Prescott)
Sailor Beware
(Commander Lane)
Captain Scarface
(Sam)
Force Five
(Cal Newkirk)
Girl of the Ozarks
(Tom Bolton)
Shootout at Big Sag
(Sam Barbee)
Twilight for the Gods
(Harry Hutton)
Reunion in Reno
(B. Frederick Linaker)
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
(William Henry Cameron)
The Family Rico
(Mike Lamont)
Wanderer of the Wasteland
(Lawrence)
Nevada
(Bill Ide)
Carbine Williams
(Feder)
Burke's Law
(Jason Hayes)
The Rookies
The Great Adventure
(Abel Parrish)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
(General)
The Streets of San Francisco
Mannix
The Mod Squad
Medical Center
Arrest and Trial
Gunsmoke
(Virgil Powell)
Night Gallery
(Charlie Wheatland)
The Evil Touch
General Electric Theater
(Man)
Cannon
Ironside
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Wayne Phillips)
Harry O
Rawhide
(Frank Travis)
Daniel Boone
(Aaron Burr)
The High Chaparral
(Big John Cannon)
The Millionaire
(Brian Hendricks)
The Virginian
(Peterson)
The Fantastic Journey
(Ben Wallace)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(Dan)
Climax!
(Robert Eunson)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Matinee Theater
The Sixth Sense
Branded
The Rebel
(Dave Blaine)
The Rifleman
The New Breed
(Dr. Eric Thor)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Jim Lewis)
Inner Sanctum
Medical Story
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
(Andrew Middleton)
Hunter
The Magician
(Nicholas Olson)
The Virginian
(Charlie Ryan)
The Virginian
(Bill King)
The Millionaire
(Norman Conover)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(Sam Sargent)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Cash Wilson)
Daniel Boone
(Bill Sedley)
The Great Adventure
(President Grover Cleveland)
Bonanza
(Tom Caine)
Climax!
(Richard Carmichael)
Climax!
(Doug Randell)
Climax!
(Richard Moore)
Bambi Awards
(Self (archive footage))
Wild Times
(John Tyree)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
(Paul White)
The Rockford Files
(Carl Colton 'C.C.' Calloway)
Bonanza
(Josh Tatum)