John G. Agar (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American actor. He starred alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, but was later relegated to B movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Flesh and the Spur, and Hand of Death. He also starred with Lucille Ball in the 1951 movie The Magic Carpet.
John G. Agar (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American actor. He starred alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, but was later relegated to B movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Flesh and the Spur, and Hand of Death. He also starred with Lucille Ball in the 1951 movie The Magic Carpet.
Agar was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lillian (née Rogers) and John Agar, Sr., a meat packer (see Agar Hams). He was educated at the Harvard School for Boys in Chicago and Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois and graduated from Trinity-Pawling Preparatory School in Pawling, New York, but did not attend college. He and his family moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1942, following his father’s death. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps, and he was a sergeant at the time he left the army in 1946.
He was Shirley Temple's first husband (1945–1950), and they worked together in Fort Apache. His marriage to Temple lasted five years and they had one daughter together, Linda Susan Agar, who was later known as Susan Black, taking the surname of her stepfather Charles Alden Black. Following his divorce from Temple, Agar was married in 1951 to model Loretta Barnett Combs (1922–2000). They remained married until her death in 2000. They had two sons, Martin Agar and John G. Agar III. Agar died on April 7, 2002 at Burbank, California of complications from emphysema. He was buried beside his wife at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.
Agar made six movies with John Wayne: Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima, Big Jake, Chisum, The Undefeated and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. He also made two movies with Shirley Temple, Fort Apache and Adventure in Baltimore, also starring Robert Young.
He is mentioned in the Frank Zappa song "The Radio is Broken" from the album The Man From Utopia (1983).
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Filmography (Movies)
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Character:Self - (archive footage)
Release Date:28/09/2021
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/02/2021
Monster Invaders from Space
Character:Dr. Curt Taylor (archive footage)
Release Date:30/08/2018
The Naked Monster
Character:Dr. Clete Ferguson
Release Date:22/04/2005
The Vampire Hunters Club
Character:Reggie
Release Date:01/02/2001
Bielefeld Lichtwerk
Character:
Release Date:24/02/1998
Frank Capra's American Dream
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1997
A Century of Science Fiction
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1996
Body Bags
Character:Dr. Lang
Release Date:08/08/1993
Invasion of Privacy
Character:Old Convict
Release Date:07/12/1992
The Perfect Bride
Character:Gramps
Release Date:26/06/1991
Fear
Character:Leonard Scott Levy
Release Date:15/07/1990
Nightbreed
Character:Gas Station Attendant / Victim
Release Date:16/02/1990
Miracle Mile
Character:Ivan Peters
Release Date:19/05/1989
Perfect Victims
Character:Dog-Walking Neighbor
Release Date:18/08/1988
Creepy Classics
Character:Bob Westley - (archive footage)
Release Date:01/10/1987
Divided We Fall
Character:Yankee Officer
Release Date:01/01/1982
Mr. No Legs
Character:Police Captain
Release Date:01/05/1978
King Kong
Character:City Official
Release Date:08/09/1976
How's Your Love Life?
Character:Police Lt. Rafferty
Release Date:13/08/1971
Big Jake
Character:Bert Ryan
Release Date:26/05/1971
Chisum
Character:Amos Patton
Release Date:23/07/1970
The Undefeated
Character:Christian
Release Date:04/10/1969
Hell Raiders
Character:Maj. Ronald Paxton
Release Date:01/06/1969
Curse of the Swamp Creature
Character:Barry Rogers
Release Date:01/02/1968
The Movie Orgy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1968
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
Character:Dr. Curt Taylor
Release Date:01/12/1967
Night Fright
Character:Sheriff Clint Crawford
Release Date:01/11/1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Character:Dion O'Bannion
Release Date:30/06/1967
Waco
Character:George Gates
Release Date:01/09/1966
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
Character:Dr. Farrell
Release Date:14/04/1966
Johnny Reno
Character:Ed Tomkins
Release Date:09/03/1966
Stage to Thunder Rock
Character:Dan Carrouthers
Release Date:11/11/1964
Young Fury
Character:Dawson
Release Date:01/11/1964
Law of the Lawless
Character:Pete Stone
Release Date:13/05/1964
Of Love and Desire
Character:Gus Cole
Release Date:11/09/1963
The Young and the Brave
Character:Intelligence Captain
Release Date:01/08/1963
Journey to the Seventh Planet
Character:Capt. Don Graham
Release Date:10/03/1962
Hand of Death
Character:Alex Marsh
Release Date:01/03/1962
Fall Girl
Character:Joe McElroy
Release Date:24/10/1961
Raymie
Character:Ike Burroughs
Release Date:05/07/1960
Invisible Invaders
Character:Maj. Bruce Jay
Release Date:15/05/1959
Destination Space
Character:Col. Matthews
Release Date:01/01/1959
Frontier Gun
Character:Sheriff Jim Crayle
Release Date:31/10/1958
Attack of the Puppet People
Character:Bob Westley
Release Date:01/04/1958
Jet Attack
Character:Capt. Tom Arnett
Release Date:15/02/1958
The Day of the Trumpet
Character:Sgt. Judd Norcutt
Release Date:01/01/1958
The Brain from Planet Arous
Character:Steve March
Release Date:26/12/1957
Ride a Violent Mile
Character:Jeff Donner
Release Date:24/11/1957
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
Character:George Hastings
Release Date:28/06/1957
Joe Butterfly
Character:Sgt. Dick Mason
Release Date:29/05/1957
The Mole People
Character:Dr. Roger Bentley
Release Date:01/12/1956
Flesh and the Spur
Character:Luke Random
Release Date:25/09/1956
Star in the Dust
Character:Sheriff Bill Jorden
Release Date:13/06/1956
Hold Back Tomorrow
Character:Joe Cardos
Release Date:01/11/1955
Tarantula
Character:Dr. Matt Hastings
Release Date:29/10/1955
The Lonesome Trail
Character:Johnny Rush
Release Date:01/07/1955
Revenge of the Creature
Character:Prof. Clete Ferguson
Release Date:17/01/1955
The Golden Mistress
Character:Bill Buchanan
Release Date:29/10/1954
Shield for Murder
Character:Det. Sgt. Mark Brewster
Release Date:27/08/1954
The Rocket Man
Character:Tom Baxter
Release Date:01/04/1954
Bait
Character:Ray Brighton
Release Date:24/02/1954
Man of Conflict
Character:Ray Compton
Release Date:04/11/1953
Woman of the North Country
Character:David Powell
Release Date:23/07/1952
The Magic Carpet
Character:Ramoth
Release Date:18/10/1951
Along the Great Divide
Character:Billy Shear
Release Date:02/06/1951
Breakthrough
Character:Lt. Joe Mallory
Release Date:17/11/1950
The Woman on Pier 13
Character:Don Lowry
Release Date:15/06/1950
Sands of Iwo Jima
Character:PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway
Release Date:01/01/1950
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Character:Lt. Flint Cohill
Release Date:22/10/1949
Adventure in Baltimore
Character:Tom Wade
Release Date:19/04/1949
Fort Apache
Character:2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke
Release Date:21/05/1948
Television Appearances
The Twilight Zone
Character:(segment "A Day in Beaumont")
Highway to Heaven
Character:
Charlie's Angels
Character:Col. Blaylock
Delphi Bureau
Character:
The Name of the Game
Character:Bert Walker
Hondo
Character:
Family Affair
Character:
Branded
Character:
The Virginian
Character:Tom Anders
Rawhide
Character:Mike Anderson
Bat Masterson
Character:Sam Phelps
Perry Mason
Character:Kenneth Baxter
Climax!
Character:Larry Dorrant
Letter to Loretta
Character:Lloyd
General Electric Theater
Character:Marvin Potter
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Otis Tack
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