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John Agar (1921–2002)

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John Agar was born in Chicago, the eldest of four children. In World War II, Sgt. John Agar was a United States Army Air Force physical instructor. His 1945 marriage at the Wilshire Memorial Church to "America's Sweetheart" Shirley Temple put him in the public eye for the first time, and a movie contract with independent producer David O. Selznick quickly ensued... See full bio »

Born:

John George Agar
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 81) in Burbank, California, USA
Shirley Temple and John Agar
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2005 The Naked Monster
Dr. Clete Ferguson
 
2001 The Vampire Hunters Club (video short)
Reggie
 
1996 The Pandora Directive (Video Game)
Thomas Malloy
 
1995 Words from Jerusalem (TV series)
Poet
 
1993 Body Bags (TV movie)
Dr. Lang (segment "Eye")
 
1992 Invasion of Privacy (video)
Old Convict
 
1991 The Perfect Bride (TV movie)
Gramps
 
1990 Fear
Leonard Scott Levy
 
1990 Nightbreed
Decker's Victim
 
1988 Perfect Victims
Neighbor walking his dog
 
1988 Miracle Mile
Ivan Peters
 
1986 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Pops (segment "A Day in Beaumont")
– A Day in Beaumont/The Last Defender of Camelot (1986) … Pops (segment "A Day in Beaumont")
 
1984 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Morton Clay
– The Return of the Masked Rider (1984) … Morton Clay
 
1982 Divided We Fall
Yankee Officer
 
1979 Mr. No Legs
Police Capt. Hathaway
 
1976 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Col. Blaylock
– Target: Angels (1976) … Col. Blaylock
 
1976 King Kong
City Official
 
1976 Police Story (TV series)
Hammack
– The Long Ball (1976) … Hammack
 
1974 Chase (TV series)
– Remote Control (1974)
 
1971 Big Jake
Bert Ryan
 
1971 How's Your Love Life?
Police Lt. Rafferty
 
1970 Chisum
Amos Patton
 
1969 The Undefeated
Christian
 
1964-1968 The Virginian (TV series)
Joe Williams / Tom Anders
– The Mustangers (1968) … Joe Williams
– Another's Footsteps (1964) … Tom Anders
 
1968 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Bert Walker
– Nightmare (1968) … Bert Walker
 
1968 Hell Raiders (TV movie)
Maj. Ronald Paxton
 
1967 Night Fright
Sheriff Clint Crawford
 
1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Dion O'Bannion
 
1967 Family Affair (TV series)
Gabe
– What Did You Do in the West, Uncle? (1967) … Gabe
 
1966 Waco
George Gates
 
1966 Women of the Prehistoric Planet
Dr. Farrell
 
1966 Johnny Reno
Ed Tomkins
 
1966 Combat! (TV series)
Capt. Thorpe
– The Mockingbird (1966) … Capt. Thorpe
 
1966 Zontar: The Thing from Venus (TV movie)
Dr. Curt Taylor
 
1966 Curse of the Swamp Creature (TV movie)
Barry Rogers
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
The Sheriff
– $10,000 for Durango (1965) … The Sheriff
 
1965 Young Fury
Dawson
 
1964 Stage to Thunder Rock
Dan Carrouthers
 
1964 Law of the Lawless
Pete Stone
 
1963 Of Love and Desire
Gus Cole
 
1963 The Young and the Brave
Intelligence Captain
 
1963 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Dr. Edwards
– Pioneer Doctor (1963) … Dr. Edwards
 
1962 Lawman (TV series)
Jim Martin
– The Witness (1962) … Jim Martin
 
1962 Hand of Death
Alex Marsh
 
1962 Journey to the Seventh Planet
Capt. Don Graham
 
1961 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Sam Phelps
– Farmer with a Badge (1961) … Sam Phelps
 
1961 The Best of the Post (TV series)
Lt. Larry Bronsford
– Band of Brothers (1961) … Lt. Larry Bronsford
 
1961 Fall Girl
Joe McElroy
 
1961 Ripcord (TV series)
Warrant Officer Frank Pierson
– Chuting Stars (1961) … Warrant Officer Frank Pierson
 
1959-1960 Rawhide (TV series)
Lon Grant / Mike Anderson
– Incident of the Slavemaster (1960) … Mike Anderson
– Incident at the Buffalo Smokehouse (1959) … Lon Grant
 
1960 Raymie
Ike
 
1960 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Danny Flynn
– Four Little Indians (1960) … Danny Flynn
 
1959 Invisible Invaders
Maj. Bruce Jay
 
1959 Perry Mason (TV series)
Kenneth Baxter
– The Case of the Caretaker's Cat (1959) … Kenneth Baxter (as John G. Agar)
 
1959 Destination Space (TV movie)
Col. Matthews
 
1958 Frontier Gun
Sheriff Jim Crayle
 
1958 Flight (TV series)
– Vertijet
 
1958 The Gale Storm Show: Oh, Susanna! (TV series)
Lt Arnold Van Dyke
– Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend (1958) … Lt Arnold Van Dyke
 
1958 Attack of the Puppet People
Bob Westley
 
1958 Jet Attack
Capt. Tom Arnett
 
1958 Cavalry Command
Sgt. Judd Norcutt
 
1957 Ride a Violent Mile
Jeff Donner
 
1957 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Marvin Potter
– Thousand Dollar Gun (1957) … Marvin Potter
 
1957 The Brain from Planet Arous
Steve March
 
1957 Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
George Hastings
 
1957 Joe Butterfly
Sgt. Dick Mason
 
1956 The Mole People
Dr. Roger Bentley
 
1956 Flesh and the Spur
Luke Random/Matt Random
 
1956 Star in the Dust
Sheriff Bill Jorden
 
1955 Hold Back Tomorrow
Joe Cardos
 
1955 Tarantula
Dr. Matt Hastings
 
1955 The Lonesome Trail
Johnny Rush
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
Larry Dorrant
– The First and the Last (1955) … Larry Dorrant
 
1955 Revenge of the Creature
Prof. Clete Ferguson
 
1954 The Golden Mistress
Bill Buchanan
 
1954 Shield for Murder
Detective. Sgt. Mark Brewster
 
1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Otis Tack
– Little War at San Dede (1954) … Otis Tack
 
1954 The Rocket Man
Tom Baxter
 
1952-1954 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
John Cushing
– The Farnsworth Case (1954) … John Cushing
– Next to Crash (1952)
 
1954 Bait
Ray Brighton
 
1953 Man of Conflict
Ray Compton
 
1953 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Lloyd
– Earthquake (1953) … Lloyd
 
1953 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
– The Old Man's Bride (1953)
 
1952 The Unexpected (TV series)
Alan Liveright
– Desert Honeymoon (1952) … Alan Liveright
 
1952 Hollywood Opening Night (TV series)
– Delaying Action (1952)
 
1952 Woman of the North Country
David Powell
 
1951 The Magic Carpet
Abdullah al Husan/Dr. Ramoth/The Scarlet Falcon
 
1951 Along the Great Divide
Billy Shear
 
1950 Breakthrough
Lt. Joe Mallory
 
1949 Sands of Iwo Jima
Pfc. Peter Conway
 
1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Lt. Flint Cohill
 
1949 The Woman on Pier 13
Don Lowry
 
1949 Adventure in Baltimore
Tom Wade
 
1948 Fort Apache
2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke
 
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1961 Fall Girl (vocalist: theme song)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2007 Can't Stop the Rock (video) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
2007 The Fearmakers Collection (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (video documentary short)
Himself - Actor
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Giants (video documentary)
Himself - Star, 'Tarantula'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Mutants (video documentary short)
Himself - Star - 'The Mole People'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: The Double Demons (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: The Walking Dead (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Zombies (video documentary short)
Himself - Star, 'Invisible Invaders'
 
1993 The Famous Monsters 1993 World Convention Souvenir Video (video documentary)
 
1993 The Making of 'Sands of Iwo Jima' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1991 Hooray for Horrorwood (video documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy (video)
Himself
 
1981 Saturn Awards (TV special)
Himself - Life Career Award Recipient
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1988 Moonlighting (TV series)
 
1982 It Came from Hollywood (documentary)
 
1982 Coming Soon (video documentary)
edited from 'Tarantula' (uncredited)
 
1963 The Victors
Himself (uncredited)
 
1960 Project XX (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

On radio, appeared in NBC University Theater's adaptation of Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage airing on May 8, 1949.

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 4 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Official Sites:

The Official John Agar Website | See more »

Alternate Names:

John G. Agar

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

To me it's much easier to play in something that's real -- a natural situation -- than it is to deal with abstracts and the unknown. It's sort of difficult to make them come to life! I always had the feeling that when people looked at some of these science fiction things we were going to get a big laugh... See more »

Trivia:

He has an entry in Jean Tulard's "Dictionnaire du cinéma/Les acteurs" published in Paris in 2007 by RobertLaffont/Bouquins (page 14). See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius