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Claude Akins (1926–1994)


Broad-shouldered and beefy Claude Akins had wavy black hair, a deep booming voice and was equally adept at playing sneering cowardly villains as he was at portraying hard-nosed cops. The son of a police officer, Akins never seemed short of work and appeared in nearly 100 films and 180+ TV episodes in a career spanning over 40 years... See full bio »

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1994 Twisted Fear
Detective Lucky Douglas
 
1994 The Search (TV movie)
 
1993 Seasons of the Heart
Pastor William Clay
 
1992 Eerie, Indiana (TV series)
Bank Robber / Grungy Bill
The Hole in the Head Gang (1992) … Bank Robber / Grungy Bill
 
1992 Grass Roots (TV movie)
Sheriff
 
1992 Falling from Grace
Speck Parks
 
1991 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Benjamin Sloan
An Eye for an Eye (1991) … Benjamin Sloan
 
1989 Hunter (TV series)
Andy Polanski
The Legion: Part 2 (1989) … Andy Polanski (uncredited)
 
1989 Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (TV movie)
Kibby
 
1989 Matlock (TV series)
Sam Taylor
The Thoroughbred (1989) … Sam Taylor
 
1987 If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium (TV movie)
Mo Wyshocki
 
1987 The Curse
Nathan
 
1987 The New Mike Hammer (TV series)
Charlie Doureay
Green Blizzard (1987) … Charlie Doureay
 
1986 Manhunt for Claude Dallas (TV movie)
Bill Pogue
 
1986 Monster in the Closet
Sheriff Sam Ketchem
 
1986 Dream West (TV mini-series)
Tom Fitzpatrick
 
1986 Crazy Like a Fox (TV series)
Fox on the Range (1986)
 
1986 Pushed Too Far
Sheriff
 
1986 Tall Tales & Legends (TV series)
Grandpa / Narrator
Pecos Bill (1986) … Grandpa/Narrator
 
1985 Hotel (TV series)
Joe Lindstrom / Tyler Evans
Saving Grace (1985) … Tyler Evans
Love and Honor (1985) … Joe Lindstrom
 
1984 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Capt. Ethan Cragg / Captain Ethan Cragg
 
1983-1984 The Love Boat (TV series)
Cappy / Colonel Maddox
 
1984 The Baron and the Kid (TV movie)
Harley
 
1984 Legmen (TV series)
Tom Bannon
A Woman's Work (1984) … Tom Bannon
 
1984 Masquerade (TV series)
Winnings (1984)
 
1984 Celebrity (TV mini-series)
Uncle Bun Luther
Part 3 (1984) … Uncle Bun Luther
Part 1 (1984) … Uncle Bun Luther
 
1984 The Master (TV series)
Mr. Trumbull
Max (1984) … Mr. Trumbull
 
1983 Desperate Intruder (TV movie)
Carl
 
1982 Bus Stop (TV movie)
Sheriff Will
 
1981 Darkroom (TV series)
Bert Haskell
Uncle George (1981) … Bert Haskell
 
1981 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Calvin Pearson
Lillian Russell/The Lagoon (1981) … Calvin Pearson
 
1978-1979 B.J. and the Bear (TV series)
Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo / Sheriff Lobo
Lobo (1979) … Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo
The Foundlings (1978) … Sheriff Lobo
 
1979 Concrete Cowboys (TV series)
Woody Stone
Concrete Cowboys (1979) … Woody Stone
 
1979 Ebony, Ivory and Jade (TV movie)
Joe Blair
 
1979 The Country Western Murders (TV movie)
Billy West
 
1978 Little Mo (TV movie)
Gus Berste
 
1973-1978 Police Story (TV series)
Ken Shaner / Officer Charles Stacy / Sergeant R.C. Pickett
The Broken Badge (1978) … Officer Charles Stacy
The Long Ball (1976) … Sergeant R.C. Pickett
The Ten Year Honeymoon (1973) … Ken Shaner
 
1977 Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (TV movie)
Bert Springer
 
1977 The Oregon Trail (TV series)
Lemus Harker
Trapper's Rendezvous (1977) … Lemus Harker
 
1977 Killer on Board (TV movie)
Oscar Billingham
 
1977 Nashville 99 (TV series)
Det. Lt. Stonewall Huff / Det. Lt. Stonewall Jackson 'Stoney' Huff / Lt. Stoney Huff
 
1977 The Rhinemann Exchange (TV mini-series)
Walter Kendall
 
1977 Tentacles
Sheriff Robards
 
1977 Yesterday's Child (TV movie)
Cliff Henley
 
1976 Kiss Me, Kill Me (TV movie)
Harry Grant
 
1974-1976 Movin' On (TV series)
Sonny Pruitt
Sing It Again, Sonny (1976) … Sonny Pruitt
Full Fathom Five (1976) … Sonny Pruitt
No More Sad Songs (1976) … Sonny Pruitt
A Home Is Not a House (1976) … Sonny Pruitt
Living It Up! (1976) … Sonny Pruitt
 
1975 Timber Tramps
Matt
 
1975 Eric (TV movie)
Stanley 'Stan' Swenson
 
1975 Medical Story (TV movie)
Dr. Matthews
 
1974 Toma (TV series)
Bernie Travlos
The Accused (1974) … Bernie Travlos
 
1974 Mannix (TV series)
Sgt. Al Reardon
Mask for a Charade (1974) … Sgt. Al Reardon
 
1974 McCloud (TV series)
Sheriff Floyd Bevins
The Colorado Cattle Caper (1974) … Sheriff Floyd Bevins
 
1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Bob Mason
A String of Puppets (1974) … Bob Mason
 
1974 The Death Squad (TV movie)
Connie Brennan
 
1973 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Jim Randall
A Cry in the Night (1973) … Jim Randall
 
1973 Cannon (TV series)
Lt. Bill Blaine
Target in the Mirror (1973) … Lt. Bill Blaine
 
1973 The Rookies (TV series)
Buck Sanborn
Margin for Error (1973) … Buck Sanborn
 
1973 Medical Center (TV series)
Williams
Time of Darkness (1973) … Williams
 
1973 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Eli Rile
Murder-Go-Round (1973) … Eli Rile
 
1973 The Norliss Tapes (TV movie)
Sheriff Tom Hartley
 
1973 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Sam Hibbing
Speed (1973) … Sam Hibbing
 
1973 Hec Ramsey (TV series)
Marshal Bert McCabe
Mystery of the Yellow Rose (1973) … Marshal Bert McCabe
 
1973 The Wide World of Mystery (TV series)
Styran
Shadow of Fear (1973) … Styran
 
1972 Love, American Style (TV series)
Fizik (segment "Love and the First Kiss")
Love and the First Kiss/Love and the Impressionist/Love and the Super Lover (1972) … Fizik (segment "Love and the First Kiss")
 
1972 Skyjacked
Sgt. Ben Puzo
 
1965-1972 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Ben Gambriella / Jason Peale
Dark Journey (1972) … Jason Peale
How to Murder an Iron Horse (1965) … Ben Gambriella
 
1955-1972 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Ad / Art McLane / Hack / …
The Predators (1972) … Howard Kane
Ladies from St. Louis (1967) … Worth Sweeney
Snap Decision (1966) … Marshal Clint Tucker
Bad Lady from Brookline (1965) … Sy Sherne
Innocence (1964) … Art McLane
 
1972 Longstreet (TV series)
Flecker
Eye of the Storm (1972) … Flecker
 
1972 The Night Stalker (TV movie)
Sheriff Butcher
 
1972 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Freddie O'Neal
The Face of Murder (1972) … Freddie O'Neal
 
1971 River of Mystery (TV movie)
Ernie Dorata
 
1971 Lock, Stock and Barrel (TV movie)
Punck Logan
 
1970 Flap
Lobo Jackson
 
1970 A Man Called Sledge
Hooker
 
1969 The Great Bank Robbery
Slade
 
1968 The Outsider (TV series)
Detective Keller
Along Came a Spider (1968) … Detective Keller
 
1968 Garrison's Gorillas (TV series)
Col. Pryor
Ride of Terror (1968) … Col. Pryor
 
1967 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Calvin Wolf
Everybody Loved Harlan But His Wife (1967) … Calvin Wolf
 
1967 Hondo (TV series)
Brock
Hondo and the Gladiators (1967) … Brock
 
1967 Waterhole #3
MSgt. Henry J. Foggers
 
1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Turnbaugh
Ride the Long Trail (1967) … Turnbaugh
 
1966-1967 Laredo (TV series)
Cotton Buckmeister
Walk Softly (1967) … Cotton Buckmeister
A Question of Guilt (1967) … Cotton Buckmeister
Hey Diddle Diddle (1967) … Cotton Buckmeister
The Treasure of San Diablo (1966) … Cotton Buckmeister
Limit of the Law Larkin (1966) … Cotton Buckmeister
 
1966-1967 Combat! (TV series)
Charlie Pelton / Mastin / Rosie
Nightmare on the Red Ball Run (1967) … Rosie
Ollie Joe (1966) … Charlie Pelton
Ask Me No Questions (1966) … Mastin
 
1967 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Lt. Finch
Lucy Meets the Law (1967) … Lt. Finch
 
1967 First to Fight
Capt. Mason
 
1966 Return of the Seven
Frank
 
1966 The Monroes (TV series)
Bud Chapel
Ride with Terror (1966) … Bud Chapel
 
1966 Hazel (TV series)
Milwaukee Ames
But Is It Art? (1966) … Milwaukee Ames
 
1966 Incident at Phantom Hill
Otto Krausman
 
1966 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
Harte
The Colt (1966) … Harte
 
1966 Ride Beyond Vengeance
Elwood Coates
 
1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
El Supremo
The Very Important Zombie Affair (1965) … El Supremo
 
1965 The Big Valley (TV series)
John James 'Jimmy' Callahan
 
1962-1965 The Virginian (TV series)
Hezekiah / Lump
The Laramie Road (1965) … Hezekiah
West (1962) … Lump
 
1965 The Trials of O'Brien (TV series)
Glen Daley
Picture Me a Murder (1965) … Glen Daley
 
1965 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV series)
Fordy Brown
Obion - 1866 (1965) … Fordy Brown
 
1960-1965 Rawhide (TV series)
Aloysius Claybank / Clete Manson / Gus Marsdon / …
Walk into Terror (1965) … Jerry Boggs
Incident at Quivira (1962) … Sergeant Parker
Incident of the Four Horsemen (1962) … Gus Marsdon
The Sendoff (1961) … Karse
 
1965 Slattery's People (TV series)
Dr. Roy Kirk
Question: When Do We Hang the Good Samaritan? (1965) … Dr. Roy Kirk
 
1965 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Toka
A Place of 1000 Spirits (1965) … Toka
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
Ned Travis
The Vindicators (1965) … Ned Travis
 
1964 Mr. Novak (TV series)
Lou Myerson
One Monday Afternoon (1964) … Lou Myerson
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Sergeant Henning
Operation Greif (1964) … Sergeant Henning
 
1964 The Killers
Earl Sylvester
 
1964 A Distant Trumpet
Seely Jones
 
1964 The Fugitive (TV series)
Ralph Simmons
Never Stop Running (1964) … Ralph Simmons
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
Deputy Sheriff Rafe Collins
The Solid Gold Girl (1964) … Deputy Sheriff Rafe Collins
 
1963 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Father Kranz
The Massacre at Wounded Knee (1963) … Father Kranz
The Death of Sitting Bull (1963) … Father Kranz
 
1960-1963 Laramie (TV series)
Britt Walker / Jim Dark / Sgt. Maj. Tom Cole / …
Trapped (1963) … Britt Walker
Among the Missing (1962) … Sheriff Tyler Shaw
Queen of Diamonds (1960) … Jim Dark
Death Wind (1960) … Sgt. Maj. Tom Cole
 
1962-1963 Empire (TV series)
Joe Horvath
65 Miles Is a Long, Long Way (1963) … Joe Horvath
Ride to a Fall (1962) … Joe Horvath
 
1963 The Dakotas (TV series)
Tom Doucette
The Chooser of the Slain (1963) … Tom Doucette
 
1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Police Lieutenant
Epilogue (1963) … Police Lieutenant
 
1960-1963 The Untouchables (TV series)
Jake 'Dodo' Ryan / Karl Hansa / Vince Majesky
The Spoiler (1963) … Vince Majesky
The Monkey Wrench (1962) … Karl Hansa
The Unhired Assassin: Part 1 (1960) … Jake 'Dodo' Ryan
 
1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Captain Michael 'Gunner' Lujack
The Hat of Sergeant Martin (1963) … Captain Michael 'Gunner' Lujack
 
1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Sheriff Jordan
Day of Reckoning (1962) … Sheriff Jordan
 
1962 The Wide Country (TV series)
Bullriver
Straightjacket for an Indian (1962) … Bullriver
 
1960-1962 Bonanza (TV series)
Col. Edward J. Dunwoody / Ezekiel / Marshal Emmett Dowd / …
The Deserter (1962) … Col. Edward J. Dunwoody
Sam Hill (1961) … Sam Hill
The Mill (1960) … Ezekiel
Desert Justice (1960) … Marshal Emmett Dowd
 
1962 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
 
1962 Black Gold
Chick Carrington
 
1960-1962 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Cmdr. William Fletcher / Steve Brand
The Little People (1962) … Cmdr. William Fletcher
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street (1960) … Steve Brand
 
1962 Outlaws (TV series)
Ben Thompson
Charge aka Outpost (1962) … Ben Thompson
 
1962 Merrill's Marauders
Sgt. Kolowicz
 
1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
Harry Stumbo
The Stubborn Stumbos (1962) … Harry Stumbo
 
1962 Frontier Circus (TV series)
Powcheek
The Balloon Girl (1962) … Powcheek
 
1961 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
Capt. Maples / Mitch Mitchell
So's Your Old Man (1961) … Mitch Mitchell
Dance Marathon (1961) … Capt. Maples
 
1960-1961 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Harry Lodge / Mike Hogan
A Matter of Seconds (1961) … Harry Lodge
The International Net (1960) … Mike Hogan
 
1957-1961 Wagon Train (TV series)
Garth Redmond / Rich Tacker / Wes Varney / …
The Selena Hartnell Story (1961) … Will Cotrell
The Roger Bigelow Story (1960) … Wes Varney
The Monty Britton Story (1958) … Garth Redmond
The John Cameron Story (1957) … Rich Tacker
 
1957-1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Jefferson / John L. Sullivan / John Leslie Nagel / …
The Dodger (1961) … Rake
The Most Dangerous Man Alive (1958) … John Leslie Nagel
The Walking Mountain (1958) … Jefferson
The Lynching (1957) … Ralph
 
1961 Route 66 (TV series)
Cam Bludge
Blue Murder (1961) … Cam Bludge
 
1961 Claudelle Inglish
S.T. Crawford
 
1961 The Deputy (TV series)
Jason Getty
Lorinda Belle (1961) … Jason Getty
 
1956-1961 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Chuck Wagner / Sheriff Adam Prescott / Simmy, the Comanchero / …
Jericho (1961) … Chuck Wagner
Ransom (1960) … Simmy, the Comanchero
Man Unforgiving (1958) … Sheriff Adam Prescott
Courage Is a Gun (1956) … Walker Collins
 
1961 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
Peg-leg the Pirate
The Peg-leg Pirate of Sulu (1961) … Peg-leg the Pirate
 
1959-1960 Riverboat (TV series)
Beaudry Rawlins / Jarret Sutton
Duel on the River (1960) … Beaudry Rawlins
Escape to Memphis (1959) … Jarret Sutton
 
1960 Dan Raven (TV series)
Sarge
Amateur Night (1960) … Sarge
 
1960 Klondike (TV series)
John Conrad
Swoger's Mule (1960) … John Conrad
 
1960 The Tall Man (TV series)
Dan Rees
Night Train to Tularosa (1960) … Dan Rees
 
1958-1960 The Rifleman (TV series)
Bletch Droshek / Floyd Doniger / Tom Benton
Strange Town (1960) … Bletch Droshek
Meeting at Midnight (1960) … Tom Benton
The Safe Guard (1958) … Floyd Doniger
 
1960 The Rebel (TV series)
Tom Hall
The Waiting (1960) … Tom Hall
 
1960 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Caleb
Splinter Station (1960) … Caleb
 
1960 The Alaskans (TV series)
Constable Watts
The Silent Land (1960) … Constable Watts
Kangaroo Court (1960) … Constable Watts (uncredited)
 
1960 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Jack Kelly
Prison Trail (1960) … Jack Kelly
 
1960 Overland Trail (TV series)
Jumbo
Fire in the Hole (1960) … Jumbo
 
1960 Comanche Station
Ben Lane
 
1960 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Sam Kayle
The Amazon (1960) … Sam Kayle
 
1960 Pony Express (TV series)
 
1960 Law of the Plainsman (TV series)
Sheriff Clifford Shaw
A Question of Courage (1960) … Sheriff Clifford Shaw
 
1959 The Texan (TV series)
Clay Fallon
Border Incident (1959) … Clay Fallon
Cattle Drive (1959)
 
1959 Hound-Dog Man
Hog Peyson
 
1959 Yellowstone Kelly
Sergeant
 
1959 Don't Give Up the Ship
Lt. Cmdr. Farber
 
1959 Porgy and Bess
Detective
 
1959 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Jack Fontana
The Death of Bat Masterson (1959) … Jack Fontana
 
1959 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Robert Wilson / Carl Hodges / Matt Malone
Trouble in Fenton Valley (1959) … Carl Hodges
Mr. Wilson's Wife: Part 2 (1959) … Robert Wilson
Mr. Wilson's Wife: Part 1 (1959) … Robert Wilson
Sister Ann (1959) … Matt Malone
 
1958-1959 Yancy Derringer (TV series)
Toby Cook
Collector's Item (1959) … Toby Cook
Gallatin Street (1958) … Toby Cook
 
1959 Steve Canyon (TV series)
Sgt. Brecker
The Sergeant (1959) … Sgt. Brecker
 
1957-1959 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Lex Springer / Matt Pierce / Rafe Marlowe / …
Melany (1959) … Matt Pierce
The Gold Buckle (1957) … Lex Springer
Thicker Than Water (1957) … Rafe Marlowe
Trail to Sunset (1957) … Wes Flager
 
1959 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Ed Bird
Lovely Alibi (1959) … Ed Bird
 
1954-1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Dave Blackby / Duke Williams / Steve Crawford
The Last Rodeo (1958) … Dave Blackby
The Doctors of Pawnee Kill (1957) … Duke Williams
Wild Luke's Boy (1954) … Steve Crawford
 
1958 Northwest Passage (TV series)
Calib Brandt
The Bound Women (1958) … Calib Brandt
 
1958 Onionhead
Poznicki
 
1958 Bronco (TV series)
Dirk Baggot
The Besieged (1958) … Dirk Baggot
 
1958 The Defiant Ones
Mack
 
1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Gus Garner
Way of the West (1958) … Gus Garner
 
1958 Cheyenne (TV series)
Sheriff Bob Walters
The Long Search (1958) … Sheriff Bob Walters
 
1958 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
Kenny Lambert
Another Man's Poison (1958) … Kenny Lambert
 
1958 Maverick (TV series)
Paisley Briggs
Burial Ground of the Gods (1958) … Paisley Briggs
 
1958 Perry Mason (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Phillip Dix
The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife (1958) … Det. Sgt. Phillip Dix
 
1956-1958 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Manion, a Settler / Miciah 'Big' Hart
A Grave for Jim Bowie (1958) … Miciah 'Big' Hart
Land Jumpers (1956) … Manion, a Settler
 
1957-1958 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Frank Hedley / Joe Doby
Prime Suspect (1958)
The Wildcatter (1957)
A Dangerous Thing (1957) … Joe Doby
Twenty Dollar Bride (1957) … Frank Hedley
 
1954-1958 The Lineup (TV series)
Ed Long / Roy Gilman
The Finley Case (1954) … Roy Gilman
Tappan and Long (1954) … Ed Long (unconfirmed)
 
1956-1957 State Trooper (TV series)
Janskey / The Rodeo Clown
The Gandy Dancers of Steptoe Valley (1957) … Janskey
Rodeo Rough House (1956) … The Rodeo Clown
 
1956-1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Cop
Reward to Finder (1957) … Cop
Place of Shadows (1956) … Cop
 
1957 Boots and Saddles (TV series)
The Paymaster (1957)
 
1957 The Adventures of McGraw (TV series)
Jim Bennett
Mojave (1957) … Jim Bennett
 
1957 Joe Dakota
Aaron Grant
 
1957 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Dever
The Great Mojave Chase (1957) … Dever
 
1957 Code 3 (TV series)
Dred Emmis
Suspect Number One (1957) … Dred Emmis
 
1957 The Lonely Man
Blackburn (as Claude A. Akins)
 
1957 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Roger
The Black Pearl (1957) … Roger
 
1957 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
Harry Clegg
Manhunt (1957) … Harry Clegg
 
1957 Hot Summer Night
Truck Driver
 
1957 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Anton Budenieff
False Witness (1957) … Anton Budenieff
 
1956 The Sharkfighters
Chief 'Gordy' Gordon
 
1956 Crusader (TV series)
Glenn / Swain
The Healer (1956) … Glenn
The Sharks (1956) … Swain
 
1956 The Burning Hills
Ben Hindeman
 
1956 Johnny Concho
Lem
 
1956 The Proud and Profane
Big Soldier (uncredited)
 
1955-1956 My Friend Flicka (TV series)
August Hoskins / Keenak / Matt Scott
Lock, Stock and Barrel (1956) … August Hoskins
The Little Secret (1955) … Keenak
Rogue Stallion (1955) … Matt Scott
 
1955-1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Al / Martin
A Tombstone for Taro (1956) … Al
Vacation with Pay (1955) … Martin
 
1956 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Ace Miller
Peril by Sea (1956) … Ace Miller
 
1956 Battle Stations
Marty Brennan
 
1956 Star Stage (TV series)
Henley, the Rodeo Clown
Killer on Horseback (1956) … Henley, the Rodeo Clown
 
1956 Frontier (TV series)
Bud
The 10 Days of John Leslie (1956) … Bud
 
1953-1955 You Are There (TV series)
Fireman / Lewis Paine
The Chicago Fire (October 8-9, 1871) (1955) … Fireman
 
1955 Big Town (TV series)
Prison Riot (1955)
 
1955 Man with the Gun
Jim Reedy (uncredited)
 
1955 The Millionaire (TV series)
Sgt. Mike Harden
The Ralph McKnight Story (1955) … Sgt. Mike Harden
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Mandy
The Human Jungle (1955) … Mandy
 
1955 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
Carl / Pete Nemeck / Saracki
Woman in the Mine (1955) … Pete Nemeck
The Man Nobody Wanted (1955) … Saracki
Stake My Life (1955) … Carl
 
1955 The Sea Chase
Winkler (as Claude Akin)
 
1955 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
John West
The 99th Day (1955) … John West
 
1955 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Casco / Dupont
France's Greatest Detective (1955) … Dupont
The End of Blackbeard the Pirate (1955) … Casco
 
1955 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)
Jonu
Cut Charlie In (1955) … Jonu
 
1955 The Man Behind the Badge (TV series)
Frederick John 'Freddie' Webster / Immigration Officer Tony Peters
The Case of the Wholesale Burglaries (1955) … Frederick John 'Freddie' Webster
The Case of the Priceless Passport (1955) … Immigration Officer Tony Peters
 
1954 City Detective (TV series)
Hardy
Too Many Grooms (1954) … Hardy
 
1954 The Adventures of Hajji Baba
Chief Executioner's Aide (uncredited)
 
1954 The Human Jungle
George Mandy
 
1954 Medic (TV series)
Dr. Vincente
Laughter Is a Boy (1954) … Dr. Vincente
 
1954 Down Three Dark Streets
Matty Pavelich
 
1954 Shield for Murder
Fat Michaels
 
1954 The Raid
Lt. Ramsey (uncredited)
 
1954 The Caine Mutiny
Seaman Lugatch aka 'Horrible'
 
1954 Witness to Murder
Police Officer (uncredited)
 
1954 Dragnet (TV series)
Ellis / Sgt. Jack McCreadie
The Big Mattress (1954) … Sgt. Jack McCreadie
The Big Drink (1954) … Ellis
 
1954 Bitter Creek
Henchman Vance Morgan
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1994 Twisted Fear (dedicated to the memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
1993 Hollywood Beat (TV series)
Himself, guest
Episode #1.1 (1993) … Himself, guest
 
1981 The Way They Were (TV special)
 
1981 All-Star Salute to Mother's Day (TV special)
Himself
 
1980 All-Star Look at TV's Prime Time Wars (TV movie)
Himself
 
1980 The 6th People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1976 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.152 (1976) … Himself
 
1956 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Himself
Desert Island (1956) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
1991 Matlock (TV series)
 
1979 B.J. and the Bear (TV series)
 
1961 Gunfight at Black Horse Canyon (TV movie)
Rake
 
1960 The Gun of Zangara (TV movie)
Jake "Dodo" Ryan (uncredited)
 
1959 Frontier Rangers
Caleb Brandt (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(mid-late 1970s) TV commercial: Trailways bus lines See more »

Alternate Names:

Claude Akin | Claude A. Akins

Height:

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

Personal Quote:

Between the war movies I've been in and the heavies I've played, I have about 1,000 dead behind me. I've been killed a good many times, but I took a lot of guys with me. See more »

Trivia:

A lifelong golfer, he played in a lot of pro-am golf tournaments for various charities right up until his death, including the Vantage Championship Pro-Am at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, North Carolina, in the early 1990s. He was a close friend and golfing partner of another golf fanatic and veteran movie heavy, Robert J. Wilke. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini