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
Acted in
Grave Secrets
1989
as Homer
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Knight Rider
1982
as Sheriff Moore
Matt Houston
1982
Knight Rider
1982
as Mac Thomas
The Powers of Matthew Star
1982
as General Tucker
The Other Victim
1981
as Price
The Boogens
1981
as Brian Deering
Code Red
1981
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
1981
as Vernon Presley
Dynasty
1981
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979
as Captain Sherick
Lawman Without a Gun
1979
as Sgt. Hunt
The Sky Trap
1979
as Mark Sanders
Dreamer
1979
as Riverboat Captain
Tilt
1979
as Mickey
Hard Knocks
1979
as Josh
Friends
1979
From Here to Eternity
1979
as Maj. Thompson
Salvage 1
1979
Donovan's Kid
1979
as Thunder City Sheriff
Desperate Women
1978
Kaz
1978
The Two-Five
1978
as Capt. Paul Carter
The Amazing Spider-Man
1978
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Tom Edler
Outlaw Blues
1977
as Buzz Cavenaugh
Eight Is Enough
1977
The Enforcer
1976
as The Mayor
The Tony Randall Show
1976
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Lt. Francona
The Macahans
1976
as Hale Crowley
The Bionic Woman
1976
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
1975
as Fred Stoner
The Swiss Family Robinson
1975
The Invisible Man
1975
as Coner, Prison Guard
Bronk
1975
The Swiss Family Robinson
1975
as Nate Bidwell
Night Moves
1975
as Tom Iverson
The Towering Inferno
1974
as Callahan
Strange Homecoming
1974
as Winston
Police Woman
1974
The Rockford Files
1974
as Dr. Kenilworth
The Rockford Files
1974
as Christian
Police Woman
1974
as Capt. Parks
Harry O
1974
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Petrocelli
1974
Rhoda
1974
J.W. Coop
1974
as Rancher
Message to My Daughter
1973
as Abortionist
The Severed Arm
1973
as Doctor Sanders
Police Story
1973
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
as Chief Engineer
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
The Waltons
1972
as Sheriff Ep Bridges
Banacek
1972
as Owen Summers
Nichols
1971
as Marshall
Nichols
1971
as Sgt. Kessler
The Ravine
1969
as Captain Keller
Land of the Giants
1968
Mannix
1967
Hondo
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Spring Night, Summer Night
1967
as Virgil
Return of the Gunfighter
1967
as Butch Cassidy
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Lubell
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Orin Selby
The Time Tunnel
1966
as Little John
The Time Tunnel
1966
as Major
The Time Tunnel
1966
as Henderson
The Time Tunnel
1966
as John Poe
Star Trek
1966
as Commissioner Ferris
Tarzan
1966
Duel at Diablo
1966
as Clay Dean
Batman
1966
as Printer's Devil
Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Captain Hermann
The Wild Wild West
1965
Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Captain - Officer #1
Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Lieutenant Ritchie
Hogan's Heroes
1965
as 1st Gestapo Man
Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Gestapo Man
Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Gestapo Major
Lost in Space
1965
as Dr. Chronos
The Big Valley
1965
as Gandy
The Big Valley
1965
as Deputy Sheriff Billy Norris
I Saw What You Did
1965
as Trooper
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Alexander
Profiles in Courage
1964
The Americanization of Emily
1964
as Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
Daniel Boone
1964
as Jeremy Cain
Daniel Boone
1964
as Tolliver
Daniel Boone
1964
as Press Boker
Another World
1964
My Favorite Martian
1963
The Fugitive
1963
as Sergeant
Jason and the Argonauts
1963
as Polydeuces (uncredited)
Come Fly with Me
1963
as Co-Pilot
Combat!
1962
as Gunnar
Combat!
1962
as Capt. Werner
The Longest Day
1962
as Col. Caffey (uncredited)
The 300 Spartans
1962
as Agathon the Spartan Spy
The Long Shadow
1961
as Kelly
The Impersonator
1961
as Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
The Devil's Messenger
1961
as Donald Powell
Exodus
1960
as Capt. Hank Schlosberg
The Man Who Was Nobody
1960
as South Africa Smith
Danger Man
1960
Piccadilly Third Stop
1960
as Joe Preedy
Hell Is a City
1960
as Don Starling
Solomon and Sheba
1959
as Joab
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Joe
The Third Man
1959
as Simon Baird
Interpol Calling
1959
as Kustrinski
Interpol Calling
1959
as Keflik
Interpol Calling
1959
as Ben Stack
John Paul Jones
1959
as George Washington
13 Demon Street
1959
Floods of Fear
1958
as Jack Murphy
Orders to Kill
1958
as Kimball
Intent to Kill
1958
as Boyd
The Key
1958
as American Captain
Satan's Satellites
1958
as Roth
Trackdown
1957
State Trooper
1956
Telephone Time
1956
Gunsmoke
1955
as Hod
Gunsmoke
1955
as Loy
Gunsmoke
1955
as Torbert
Gunsmoke
1955
as Hal Biggs
Gunsmoke
1955
as Drunk
Gunsmoke
1955
as Yates
Gunsmoke
1955
as Amos Strange
Gunsmoke
1955
as Pinto
Gunsmoke
1955
as Norman Wilson
Gunsmoke
1955
as Blanchard
Gunsmoke
1955
as Hugh Eaton
Gunsmoke
1955
as Muller
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Battle of Rogue River
1954
as Capt. Richard Hillman
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
1954
as Bonnett
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
1954
Trader Tom of the China Seas
1954
as Bill Gaines
Secret of Outlaw Flats
1953
as King Bradshaw
Prisoners of the Casbah
1953
as Guard (uncredited)
Slaves of Babylon
1953
as Avil
The Big Heat
1953
as Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1953
as Captain Kidd
Rebel City
1953
as Joe Spencer
Serpent of the Nile
1953
as Captain Domitius
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953
as Chris Peters - Henchman
Star of Texas
1953
as Texas Ranger Stockton
A Star Shall Rise
1952
as Gaspar
Son of Geronimo
1952
as Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]
Zombies of the Stratosphere
1952
as Roth
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Jack Morrell
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Old Oklahoma Plains
1952
as Chuck Ramsey
Blackhawk
1952
as Chuck
Actors and Sin
1952
as Movie Hero
Northwest Territory
1951
as LeBeau
Honeychile
1951
as Marvin McKay
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Adventures of Boston Blackie
1951
Hollywood Story
1951
as 1st Detective (uncredited)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Raton Pass
1951
as Sam
The Living Christ
1951
as Joel
Cyrano de Bergerac
1950
as Cadet
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
Union Station
1950
as Hackett (uncredited)
Lonely Heart Bandits
1950
as Stevedore
Mystery Street
1950
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Invisible Monster
1950
as Harris
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
1949
as Sands
Ghost of Zorro
1949
as Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
1948
as Amos Ramsey
Sons of Adventure
1948
as George Norton
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
1948
as Danton - Henchman
The Time of Their Lives
1946
as Dandy at Party (uncredited)
Without Reservations
1946
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Phantom of 42nd Street
1945
as John Carraby