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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Grave Secrets
Character:Homer
Release Date:14/07/1989
The Other Victim
Character:Price
Release Date:04/11/1981
The Boogens
Character:Brian Deering
Release Date:25/09/1981
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Character:Vernon Presley
Release Date:01/03/1981
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Character:Captain Sherick
Release Date:27/06/1979
Lawman Without a Gun
Character:Sgt. Hunt
Release Date:30/05/1979
The Sky Trap
Character:Mark Sanders
Release Date:13/05/1979
Dreamer
Character:Riverboat Captain
Release Date:27/04/1979
Tilt
Character:Mickey
Release Date:01/04/1979
Hard Knocks
Character:Josh
Release Date:01/04/1979
Donovan's Kid
Character:Thunder City Sheriff
Release Date:07/01/1979
Desperate Women
Character:
Release Date:25/10/1978
The Two-Five
Character:Capt. Paul Carter
Release Date:14/04/1978
Outlaw Blues
Character:Buzz Cavenaugh
Release Date:15/07/1977
The Enforcer
Character:The Mayor
Release Date:16/12/1976
The Macahans
Character:Hale Crowley
Release Date:19/01/1976
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
Character:Fred Stoner
Release Date:17/11/1975
Night Moves
Character:Tom Iverson
Release Date:11/06/1975
The Swiss Family Robinson
Character:Nate Bidwell
Release Date:15/04/1975
The Towering Inferno
Character:Callahan
Release Date:14/12/1974
Strange Homecoming
Character:Winston
Release Date:29/10/1974
Message to My Daughter
Character:Abortionist
Release Date:12/12/1973
Brother, My Song
Character:Dr. Bennet
Release Date:06/11/1973
The Severed Arm
Character:Doctor Sanders
Release Date:02/11/1973
The Poseidon Adventure
Character:Chief Engineer
Release Date:01/12/1972
J.W. Coop
Character:Rancher
Release Date:01/01/1972
The Ravine
Character:Captain Keller
Release Date:07/11/1969
Spring Night, Summer Night
Character:Virgil
Release Date:28/05/1967
Return of the Gunfighter
Character:Butch Cassidy
Release Date:25/03/1967
Duel at Diablo
Character:Clay Dean
Release Date:15/06/1966
I Saw What You Did
Character:Trooper
Release Date:21/07/1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Character:Alexander
Release Date:09/04/1965
The Americanization of Emily
Character:Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
Release Date:27/10/1964
Jason and the Argonauts
Character:Polydeuces (uncredited)
Release Date:13/06/1963
Captain Sindbad
Character:Aram
Release Date:12/04/1963
Come Fly with Me
Character:Co-Pilot
Release Date:27/03/1963
The Devil's Messenger
Character:Donald Powell
Release Date:24/10/1962
The Longest Day
Character:Col. Caffey (uncredited)
Release Date:25/09/1962
The 300 Spartans
Character:Agathon the Spartan Spy
Release Date:01/08/1962
The Long Shadow
Character:Kelly
Release Date:31/07/1961
The Impersonator
Character:Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
Release Date:01/05/1961
Exodus
Character:Capt. Hank Schlosberg
Release Date:15/12/1960
The Man Who Was Nobody
Character:South Africa Smith
Release Date:15/09/1960
Piccadilly Third Stop
Character:Joe Preedy
Release Date:05/09/1960
Hell Is a City
Character:Don Starling
Release Date:10/04/1960
Solomon and Sheba
Character:Joab
Release Date:27/10/1959
John Paul Jones
Character:George Washington
Release Date:16/06/1959
Floods of Fear
Character:Jack Murphy
Release Date:18/11/1958
Orders to Kill
Character:Kimball
Release Date:25/07/1958
Intent to Kill
Character:Boyd
Release Date:16/07/1958
The Key
Character:American Captain
Release Date:28/05/1958
Satan's Satellites
Character:Roth
Release Date:01/01/1958
Confession
Character:Gunman
Release Date:29/11/1956
Battle of Rogue River
Character:Capt. Richard Hillman
Release Date:15/06/1954
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
Character:Bonnett
Release Date:20/05/1954
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
Character:
Release Date:02/04/1954
Trader Tom of the China Seas
Character:Bill Gaines
Release Date:06/01/1954
Secret of Outlaw Flats
Character:King Bradshaw
Release Date:15/11/1953
Prisoners of the Casbah
Character:Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:03/11/1953
Slaves of Babylon
Character:Avil
Release Date:21/10/1953
The Big Heat
Character:Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
Release Date:14/10/1953
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
Character:Captain Kidd
Release Date:17/09/1953
Rebel City
Character:Joe Spencer
Release Date:10/05/1953
Serpent of the Nile
Character:Captain Domitius
Release Date:08/05/1953
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Character:Chris Peters - Henchman
Release Date:01/02/1953
Star of Texas
Character:Texas Ranger Stockton
Release Date:11/01/1953
A Star Shall Rise
Character:Gaspar
Release Date:25/12/1952
Son of Geronimo
Character:Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]
Release Date:06/11/1952
Zombies of the Stratosphere
Character:Roth
Release Date:25/10/1952
Old Oklahoma Plains
Character:Chuck Ramsey
Release Date:25/07/1952
Blackhawk
Character:Chuck
Release Date:24/07/1952
Actors and Sin
Character:Movie Hero
Release Date:18/06/1952
Northwest Territory
Character:LeBeau
Release Date:09/12/1951
Honeychile
Character:Marvin McKay
Release Date:20/10/1951
The Red Badge of Courage
Character:Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:27/09/1951
Hollywood Story
Character:1st Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:01/06/1951
Raton Pass
Character:Sam
Release Date:07/04/1951
Cyrano de Bergerac
Character:Cadet
Release Date:16/11/1950
Union Station
Character:Hackett (uncredited)
Release Date:04/10/1950
Lonely Heart Bandits
Character:Stevedore
Release Date:29/08/1950
Mystery Street
Character:Reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:23/06/1950
The Asphalt Jungle
Character:Reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:12/05/1950
The Invisible Monster
Character:Harris
Release Date:10/05/1950
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Character:Sands
Release Date:23/11/1949
Ghost of Zorro
Character:Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4
Release Date:24/03/1949
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Character:Amos Ramsey
Release Date:30/10/1948
Sons of Adventure
Character:George Norton
Release Date:01/09/1948
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Character:Danton - Henchman
Release Date:01/01/1948
The Time of Their Lives
Character:Dandy at Party (uncredited)
Release Date:13/08/1946
Without Reservations
Character:Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:13/05/1946
The Phantom of 42nd Street
Character:John Carraby
Release Date:02/05/1945
Television Appearances
The World of Hammer
Character:Self (archive footage)
Hardcastle and McCormick
Character:
Knight Rider
Character:Sheriff Moore
Matt Houston
Character:
Knight Rider
Character:Mac Thomas
The Powers of Matthew Star
Character:General Tucker
Code Red
Character:
Dynasty
Character:
Trapper John, M.D.
Character:
Friends
Character:
From Here to Eternity
Character:Maj. Thompson
Salvage 1
Character:
Kaz
Character:
The Amazing Spider-Man
Character:
The Incredible Hulk
Character:Tom Edler
Eight Is Enough
Character:
The Tony Randall Show
Character:
Charlie's Angels
Character:Lt. Francona
The Bionic Woman
Character:
The Swiss Family Robinson
Character:
The Invisible Man
Character:Coner, Prison Guard
Bronk
Character:
Police Woman
Character:
The Rockford Files
Character:Dr. Kenilworth
The Rockford Files
Character:Christian
Police Woman
Character:Capt. Parks
Police Woman
Character:Captain Parks
Police Woman
Character:Deputy Chief Parks
Harry O
Character:
Little House on the Prairie
Character:
Rhoda
Character:
Police Story
Character:
The Bob Newhart Show
Character:
The Waltons
Character:Sheriff Ep Bridges
Banacek
Character:Owen Summers
Nichols
Character:Marshall
Nichols
Character:Sgt. Kessler
Land of the Giants
Character:
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
Mannix
Character:Traynor
Hondo
Character:
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Character:Charlie
Mission: Impossible
Character:Dr. Lubell
Mission: Impossible
Character:Orin Selby
The Time Tunnel
Character:Little John
The Time Tunnel
Character:Major
The Time Tunnel
Character:Henderson
The Time Tunnel
Character:John Poe
Star Trek
Character:Commissioner Ferris
Tarzan
Character:
Batman
Character:Printer's Devil
Hogan's Heroes
Character:Captain Hermann
The Wild Wild West
Character:
Hogan's Heroes
Character:Captain - Officer #1
Hogan's Heroes
Character:Lieutenant Ritchie
Hogan's Heroes
Character:1st Gestapo Man
Hogan's Heroes
Character:Gestapo Man
Hogan's Heroes
Character:Gestapo Major
Lost in Space
Character:Dr. Chronos
The Big Valley
Character:Gandy
The Big Valley
Character:Deputy Sheriff Billy Norris
Profiles in Courage
Character:
Daniel Boone
Character:Jeremy Cain
Daniel Boone
Character:Tolliver
Daniel Boone
Character:Press Boker
Another World
Character:
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:
My Favorite Martian
Character:
The Fugitive
Character:Sergeant
Combat!
Character:Gunnar
Combat!
Character:Capt. Werner
Danger Man
Character:
The Twilight Zone
Character:Joe
The Third Man
Character:Simon Baird
Interpol Calling
Character:Kustrinski
Interpol Calling
Character:Keflik
Interpol Calling
Character:Ben Stack
13 Demon Street
Character:
Trackdown
Character:
State Trooper
Character:
Telephone Time
Character:
Gunsmoke
Character:Hod
Gunsmoke
Character:Loy
Gunsmoke
Character:Torbert
Gunsmoke
Character:Hal Biggs
Gunsmoke
Character:Yates
Gunsmoke
Character:Drunk
Gunsmoke
Character:Pinto
Gunsmoke
Character:Amos Strange
Gunsmoke
Character:Norman Wilson
Gunsmoke
Character:Blanchard
Gunsmoke
Character:Hugh Eaton
Gunsmoke
Character:Muller
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Character:
Adventures of Superman
Character:Jack Morrell
Hopalong Cassidy
Character:
Boston Blackie
Character:Jim Marcum
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Character:
The Living Christ
Character:Joel
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Character:
The Cisco Kid
Character:Sheriff Al White
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