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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
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Filmography (Movies)
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Character:Ralph Whittaker - CIA Director
Release Date:09/02/1977
The Fantastic Journey
Character:Ben Wallace
Release Date:03/02/1977
Winterhawk
Character:Guthrie
Release Date:05/11/1975
Abduction
Character:Prescott
Release Date:05/05/1975
Force Five
Character:Cal Newkirk
Release Date:28/03/1975
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
Character:William Henry Cameron
Release Date:17/11/1973
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Character:Amos Wetherall
Release Date:13/09/1972
The Family Rico
Character:Mike Lamont
Release Date:12/09/1972
The New Healers
Character:Dr. Victor Briggs
Release Date:27/03/1972
The Deadly Dream
Character:Dr. Harold Malcolm
Release Date:25/09/1971
Terror in the Sky
Character:Marty Treleavan
Release Date:17/09/1971
Man and Boy
Character:Sheriff Mossman
Release Date:23/06/1971
Mirage
Character:The Major
Release Date:29/10/1965
I Saw What You Did
Character:Dave Mannering
Release Date:21/07/1965
Roustabout
Character:Joe Lean
Release Date:11/11/1964
The Carpetbaggers
Character:Jonas Cord Senior
Release Date:08/04/1964
Strait-Jacket
Character:Bill Cutler
Release Date:19/01/1964
A Gathering of Eagles
Character:Gen. Hewitt
Release Date:21/06/1963
Shootout at Big Sag
Character:Sam Barbee
Release Date:31/05/1962
Once Upon a Horse...
Character:Granville "Granny" Dix
Release Date:01/09/1958
Twilight for the Gods
Character:Harry Hutton
Release Date:04/08/1958
Kiss Them for Me
Character:Eddie Turnbill
Release Date:10/12/1957
The Vintage
Character:Louis Morel
Release Date:08/05/1957
One Coat of White
Character:Ben Riggs
Release Date:21/02/1957
Istanbul
Character:Charlie Boyle
Release Date:23/01/1957
Tea and Sympathy
Character:Bill Reynolds
Release Date:27/09/1956
The Fastest Gun Alive
Character:Lou Glover
Release Date:12/07/1956
Star in the Dust
Character:George Ballard
Release Date:13/06/1956
On the Waterfront
Character:Glover
Release Date:22/06/1954
Paris Model
Character:Edgar Blevins
Release Date:10/11/1953
Captain Scarface
Character:Sam
Release Date:15/10/1953
Fort Algiers
Character:Kalmani
Release Date:30/08/1953
Invaders from Mars
Character:Mr. George MacLean
Release Date:09/04/1953
A Perilous Journey
Character:Richards
Release Date:05/04/1953
Trouble Along the Way
Character:Father Provincial aka Ed
Release Date:04/04/1953
Born to the Saddle
Character:Bob Marshall
Release Date:15/03/1953
Never Wave at a WAC
Character:Sgt. Norbert 'Noisy' Jackson
Release Date:28/01/1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
Character:Morgan
Release Date:27/12/1952
My Wife's Best Friend
Character:Nicholas Reed
Release Date:09/10/1952
Carbine Williams
Character:Feder
Release Date:01/05/1952
With a Song in My Heart
Character:General (uncredited)
Release Date:03/04/1952
Sailor Beware
Character:Commander Lane
Release Date:08/02/1952
The Cimarron Kid
Character:Marshal John Sutton
Release Date:13/01/1952
Reunion in Reno
Character:B. Frederick Linaker
Release Date:09/10/1951
The Tall Target
Character:Stranger
Release Date:17/08/1951
Show Boat
Character:Pete
Release Date:19/07/1951
Fourteen Hours
Character:Bit Part (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1951
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Character:Pilate
Release Date:25/03/1951
Dallas
Character:U.S. Marshal Martin Weatherby
Release Date:30/12/1950
Three Secrets
Character:Bill Chase
Release Date:20/10/1950
The Showdown
Character:Big Mart
Release Date:15/08/1950
Stella
Character:Fred Anderson Jr.
Release Date:20/07/1950
Mother Didn't Tell Me
Character:Dr. Bruce Gordon
Release Date:03/03/1950
The Lady Gambles
Character:Tony
Release Date:20/05/1949
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Character:Pringle
Release Date:20/04/1949
Joan of Arc
Character:Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
Release Date:22/12/1948
Miss Tatlock's Millions
Character:Dr. Mason
Release Date:19/11/1948
The Snake Pit
Character:Gordon
Release Date:04/11/1948
Sorry, Wrong Number
Character:Fred Lord
Release Date:24/09/1948
The Gay Intruders
Character:Dr. Harold Matson
Release Date:02/09/1948
The Gangster
Character:Beaumont
Release Date:25/11/1947
Blonde Savage
Character:Steve Blake
Release Date:22/11/1947
Arabian Nights
Character:Kamar (as Leif Erikson)
Release Date:25/12/1942
Night Monster
Character:Laurie
Release Date:23/10/1942
Pardon My Sarong
Character:Whaba
Release Date:07/08/1942
Eagle Squadron
Character:Johnny M. Coe
Release Date:16/06/1942
Are Husbands Necessary?
Character:Bill Stone
Release Date:15/06/1942
The Fleet's In
Character:Jake
Release Date:24/01/1942
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Character:Rodney 'Bo-Jo' Brown
Release Date:04/12/1941
The Blonde from Singapore
Character:Terry Prescott
Release Date:15/10/1941
Nothing But the Truth
Character:Tommy Van Dusen
Release Date:10/10/1941
Crisis
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/03/1939
One Third of a Nation
Character:Peter Cortlant
Release Date:10/02/1939
Ride a Crooked Mile
Character:Johnny Simpkins
Release Date:09/12/1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938
Character:Bob Hayes
Release Date:11/02/1938
Thrill of a Lifetime
Character:Howard Nelson
Release Date:03/12/1937
Conquest
Character:Paul Lachinski
Release Date:22/10/1937
Waikiki Wedding
Character:Dr. Victor Quimby
Release Date:23/03/1937
College Holiday
Character:Dick Winters
Release Date:19/12/1936
Girl of the Ozarks
Character:Tom Bolton
Release Date:12/06/1936
Desert Gold
Character:Glenn Kasedon
Release Date:26/03/1936
Drift Fence
Character:Curley Prentice
Release Date:14/02/1936
Nevada
Character:Bill Ide
Release Date:29/11/1935
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Character:Lawrence
Release Date:09/09/1935
Air Tonic
Character:Band Singer
Release Date:22/12/1933
Television Appearances
Wild Times
Character:John Tyree
The Fantastic Journey
Character:Ben Wallace
Medical Story
Character:
The Rockford Files
Character:Carl Colton 'C.C.' Calloway
Harry O
Character:
The Magician
Character:Nicholas Olson
The Evil Touch
Character:
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:
The Rookies
Character:
The Sixth Sense
Character:
Cannon
Character:
Night Gallery
Character:Charlie Wheatland
Medical Center
Character:
The Mod Squad
Character:
Mannix
Character:
The High Chaparral
Character:Big John Cannon
Ironside
Character:
Branded
Character:
Daniel Boone
Character:Aaron Burr
Daniel Boone
Character:Bill Sedley
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:General
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:
The Great Adventure
Character:Abel Parrish
The Great Adventure
Character:President Grover Cleveland
Burke's Law
Character:Jason Hayes
Arrest and Trial
Character:
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character:Paul White
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character:Doctor Hellyer
The Virginian
Character:Peterson
The Virginian
Character:Charlie Ryan
The Virginian
Character:Bill King
The New Breed
Character:Dr. Eric Thor
The Rebel
Character:Dave Blaine
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Character:Andrew Middleton
Bonanza
Character:Tom Caine
Bonanza
Character:Josh Tatum
Rawhide
Character:Frank Travis
The Rifleman
Character:
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Jim Lewis
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Cash Wilson
Matinee Theater
Character:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Wayne Phillips
Gunsmoke
Character:Virgil Powell
The Millionaire
Character:Brian Hendricks
The Millionaire
Character:Norman Conover
Climax!
Character:Robert Eunson
Climax!
Character:Richard Carmichael
Climax!
Character:Doug Randell
Climax!
Character:Richard Moore
Inner Sanctum
Character:
General Electric Theater
Character:Man
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Dan
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Sam Sargent
Bambi
Character:Self (archive footage)
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