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John Alderson (I) (1916–2006)

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John "Basher" Alderson led a colorful life considering his origins in a mining village in the north of England. After spending all of two weeks as a miner, he lied about his age, joined the British Army and attained the rank of Major. Leaving for the US, he married a General's secretary and got into the movies, often playing villains. He played (uncredited) the Gum Chewer in Blazing Saddles. See full bio »

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in Horden, England, UK

Died:

(age 90) in Woodland Hills, California, USA
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1990 Young Guns II
Guano Miner
 
1987 The Beiderbecke Tapes (TV mini-series)
Tracy
– Episode #1.2 (1987) … Tracy
 
1987 Boon (TV series)
Ed Slatterley
– Taken for a Ride (1987) … Ed Slatterley
 
1986 The American Way
Col. Sanders
 
1985 Reunion at Fairborough (TV movie)
 
1983 Automan (TV series)
Rummy
– Club Ten … Rummy
 
1983 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (TV series)
Gaff Talley
– The King in Yellow (1983) … Gaff Talley
 
1982 Evil Under the Sun
Police Sergeant
 
1981 Ragtime
Waldo's Aide No. 1
 
1980 Haywire (TV movie)
Andrew (uncredited)
 
1980 The Memory of Eva Ryker (TV movie)
Sheriff
 
1979 Tropic (TV series)
Bert White
 
1979 Sunnyside
Jack Flynn
 
1978 The Wild Geese
Randy
 
1978 The Cat from Outer Space
Mr. Smith
 
1977 Candleshoe
Jenkins
 
1977 Valentino
Cop
 
1976 Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free (TV movie)
Moose Matlock
 
1976 The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Trent
 
1975-1976 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Henry Holbrook / Turnbull
– A Matter of Faith (1976) … Turnbull
– Money Crop (1975) … Henry Holbrook
 
1975 Swiss Family Robinson (TV series)
Fogerty
– The Castaway (1975) … Fogerty
 
1975 The Log of the Black Pearl (TV movie)
Eric Kort
 
1974 Klansman
Vernon Hodo
 
1974 Blazing Saddles
Gum Chewer (uncredited)
 
1973 Hec Ramsey (TV series)
Walter Brewster
– A Hard Road to Vengeance (1973) … Walter Brewster
 
1973 Kung Fu (TV series)
Wray
– The Third Man (1973) … Wray
 
1973 Play for Today (TV series)
Audrey's Husband
– Kisses at Fifty (1973) … Audrey's Husband
 
1972 Fear Is the Key
Tanner (uncredited)
 
1972 The Onedin Line (TV series)
Bosun
– A Woman Alone (1972) … Bosun
 
1972 Top of the Heap
Captain Walsh
 
1972 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Granger
– Lindemann's Catch/A Feast of Blood/The Late Mr. Peddington (1972) … Granger
 
1971 The Persuaders! (TV series)
Kyle Sandor
– Angie... Angie (1971) … Kyle Sandor
 
1971 A Kiss Is Just a Kiss (TV movie)
Al Baur
 
1971 The Deserter
O'Toole
 
1970 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Follet
– Hunted (1970) … Follet
 
1970 Mogul (TV series)
Ed Brockhauser
– Let's See the Colour of Your Money (1970) … Ed Brockhauser
 
1970 You Can't Win 'Em All
U.S. Army major
 
1970 The Borderers (TV series)
The Sea-Cole Man
– The Sea-Cole Man (1970) … The Sea-Cole Man
 
1970 Marty Amok (TV movie)
 
1970 The Molly Maguires
Jenkins
 
1969 Mannix (TV series)
Sam Tallis
– Last Rites for Miss Emma (1969) … Sam Tallis
 
1968 Hellfighters
Jim Hatch
 
1968 Cowboy in Africa (TV series)
Baron
– A Man of Value (1968) … Baron
 
1968 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Sheriff
– Look for the Hound Dog (1968) … Sheriff
 
1967 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Clive Marchmount
– The Night of the Falcon (1967) … Clive Marchmount
 
1967 Green Acres (TV series)
Corporal
– Das Lumpen (1967) … Corporal
 
1967 Daniel Boone (TV series)
MacIntosh
– Tanner (1967) … MacIntosh
 
1967 Double Trouble
Iceman
 
1966 I Deal in Danger
Gorleck
 
1966 The Time Tunnel (TV series)
Little John
– The Revenge of Robin Hood (1966) … Little John
 
1966 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Swede
– The Death Wind (1966) … Swede
 
1964-1966 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Hank Butterford / Hugh Glass / Joe Meek / …
– The Kid from Hell's Kitchen (1966) … John Tunstall
– An Organ for Brother Brigham (1966) … Hank Butterford
– Hugh Glass Meets the Bear (1966) … Hugh Glass
– From the Earth, a Heritage (1964) … Joe Meek
 
1966 Doctor Who (TV series)
Wyatt Earp
– The O.K. Corral (1966) … Wyatt Earp
– Johnny Ringo (1966) … Wyatt Earp
– Don't Shoot the Pianist (1966) … Wyatt Earp
– A Holiday for the Doctor (1966) … Wyatt Earp
 
1966 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Richard F. Snyder - the US consul in Moscow
– Lee Oswald: Assassin (1966) … Richard F. Snyder - the US consul in Moscow
 
1966 Blue Light (TV series)
Gorleck
– Target, David March (1966)
– The Last Man (1966) … Gorleck
 
1966 I Spy (TV series)
Koski
– The Barter (1966) … Koski
 
1966 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Sgt. Dunbar
– The Slaughter Pen (1966) … Sgt. Dunbar
 
1961-1965 Bonanza (TV series)
Hangman Hugh Gwylnedd / Montague
– Five Sundowns to Sunup (1965) … Hangman Hugh Gwylnedd
– The Countess (1961) … Montague
 
1965 The War Lord
Holbracht
 
1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Jenkins
– The Gazebo in the Maze Affair (1965) … Jenkins
 
1965 Strange Bedfellows
The Truck Driver (uncredited)
 
1965 The Rogues (TV series)
Bill
– Money Is for Burning (1965) … Bill
 
1964 My Fair Lady
Jamie - Doolittle's crony (uncredited)
 
1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Round-Face
– The City Beneath the Sea (1964) … Round-Face
 
1964 Combat! (TV series)
Sgt. Rawlings
– What Are the Bugles Blowin' For?: Part 2 (1964) … Sgt. Rawlings
– What Are the Bugles Blowin' For?: Part 1 (1964) … Sgt. Rawlings
 
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
The 3rd Guard
– Final Escape (1964) … The 3rd Guard
 
1963 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Bartender
– Journey into Darkness (1963) … Bartender
 
1963 Donovan's Reef
Officer (uncredited)
 
1963 Cleopatra
Roman officer (uncredited)
 
1955-1963 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Ab Laster / Canby / Nash
– Blind Man's Bluff (1963) … Canby
– Sweet and Sour (1957) … Ab Laster
– General Parsley Smith (1955) … Nash
 
1963 The Hook
Crewman Svenson
 
1963 Going My Way (TV series)
Mr. Larkin
– Tell Me When You Get to Heaven (1963) … Mr. Larkin
 
1959-1962 Maverick (TV series)
Ben Chapman / Captain Bly / Simon Girty / …
– Mr. Muldoon's Partner (1962) … Simon Girty
– The Art Lovers (1961) … Captain Bly
– Benefit of the Doubt (1961) … Zindler
– Passage to Fort Doom (1959) … Ben Chapman
 
1962 Bronco (TV series)
Francis Randolph
– A Town That Lived and Died (1962) … Francis Randolph
 
1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Gage
– Who Lives by the Gun (1962) … Gage
 
1958-1962 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Max Clay / Rusty Doggett
– Justice in Hell (1962) … Rusty Doggett
– Duel at Florence (1958) … Max Clay
 
1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Grote
– The Canada Run (1962) … Grote
 
1961 Follow the Sun (TV series)
Taggert
– The Longest Crap Game in History (1961) … Taggert
 
1959-1961 Laramie (TV series)
Burrows / George Hanover
– Siege at Jubilee (1961) … Burrows
– The Run to Tumavaca (1959) … George Hanover
 
1960-1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Darcy / Harry Pine / Paulson / …
– The Reluctant Hero (1961) … Sean Casey
– Flamin' Lady (1961) … Darcy
– The Jonah Stone (1961) … Paulson
– The Color of Venom (1960) … Harry Pine
 
1961 Romanoff and Juliet
Randle Wix
 
1961 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Sgt.M Browne
– Marking Time (1961) … Sgt.M Browne
 
1961 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– The Mystery of Martin Wheeler (1961)
 
1960 The Barbarians
 
1959-1960 The Texan (TV series)
Jake / Swede Yocum
– Badman (1960) … Jake
– Return to Friendly (1959) … Swede Yocum
 
1959 Lawman (TV series)
Jack Brace
– The Shelter (1959) … Jack Brace
 
1959 Play of the Week (TV series)
Miguel
– The Power and the Glory (1959) … Miguel
 
1958-1959 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Sgt. Duncan MacGregor / Sergeant McDonald
– The Swamp Fox: Brother Against Brother (1959) … Sergeant McDonald
– The Swamp Fox: The Birth of the Swamp Fox (1959) … Sergeant McDonald
– Texas John Slaughter: Killers from Kansas (1959) … Sgt. Duncan MacGregor
– Texas John Slaughter: Ambush in Laredo (1958) … Sgt. Duncan MacGregor
– Texas John Slaughter (1958) … Sgt. Duncan MacGregor
 
1959 Black Saddle (TV series)
Big Sam Davis
– The Hotel (1959) … Big Sam Davis
 
1959 Colt .45 (TV series)
Captain
– Queen of Dixie (1959) … Captain
 
1959 Border Patrol (TV series)
Curley
– Time Out (1959) … Curley
 
1959 No Name on the Bullet
Chaffee
 
1959 Hudson's Bay (TV series)
Boggs
– Black Barrier (1959) … Boggs
 
1958 Wolf Larsen
Johnson
 
1958 The Californians (TV series)
Dolph Parker / Slater / Sorley Boy McDonald
– Bridal Bouquet (1958) … Dolph Parker
– The Marshal (1958) … Slater
– Sorley Boy (1958) … Sorley Boy McDonald
 
1957-1958 Boots and Saddles (TV series)
Sgt. Bullock
– The Captain's Leave (1958) … Sgt. Bullock
– Weight of Command (1958) … Sgt. Bullock
– The Holdout (1958) … Sgt. Bullock
– Iron John (1958) … Sgt. Bullock
– The Superstition (1958) … Sgt. Bullock
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1956-1958 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Attendant / Inspector Karsiak
– The Crocodile Case (1958) … Inspector Karsiak
– The Gentleman from America (1956) … Attendant
 
1958 The Young Lions
Cpl. Kraus (uncredited)
 
1957 Don't Go Near the Water
Lt. Cmdr. Diplock
 
1957 The Last Stagecoach West
Angus MacKendrick
 
1957 Something of Value
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1957 Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
Clyde Walters
 
1956-1957 Crossroads (TV series)
Jagger / Patrolman Ben Steiner / Tim Hogan
– Big Sombrero (1957) … Jagger
– Call for Help (1957) … Patrolman Ben Steiner
– Timberland Preacher (1956) … Tim Hogan
 
1957 Spoilers of the Forest
Big Jack Milna
 
1957 Conflict (TV series)
– Passage to Maranga (1957)
 
1956 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Corporal Durkin
– Death Watch (1956) … Corporal Durkin
 
1956 The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (TV series)
Policeman
– Lapidary Wheel (1956) … Policeman
 
1955-1956 You Are There (TV series)
Thomas Burkitt / Virgil Earp
– Mr. Christian Seizes the Bounty (April 28, 1789) (1956) … Thomas Burkitt
– The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (October 26, 1881) (1955) … Virgil Earp
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Swede
– High Air (1956) … Swede
 
1956 Cheyenne (TV series)
Beef Simpkins
– Quicksand (1956) … Beef Simpkins
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Barker
– Banana Boat to Blanca Cay (1956) … Barker
 
1955 Crusader (TV series)
Stoker
– Sea Voyage (1955) … Stoker
 
1955 Kings Row (TV series)
Mike Polich
– Introduction to Erica (1955) … Mike Polich
 
1955 Target Zero
Cpl. Devon Enoch
 
1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Mr. Blunt
– On Leave (1955)
– The Argonauts (1955) … Mr. Blunt
 
1955 To Catch a Thief
Detective at the Costume Ball (uncredited)
 
1955 The Scarlet Coat
Mr. Durkin
 
1955 Moonfleet
Greening
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Willie
– Thunder on the Hill (1955) … Willie
 
1955 Violent Saturday
Amish Farmer on Train (uncredited)
 
1955 City Detective (TV series)
Hill
– The Derelict (1955) … Hill
 
1955 Medic (TV series)
Stan Janochek
– Mercy Wears an Apron (1955) … Stan Janochek
 
1954 King Richard and the Crusaders
Mob Leader (uncredited)
 
1954 Living It Up
Yankee Catcher (uncredited)
 
1954 Casanova's Big Night
Outside Guard (uncredited)
 
1954 Knock on Wood
English Bobby (uncredited)
 
1952-1953 Space Patrol (TV series)
Bolen / Butler / Danton
– The Space Patrol Microscope (1953) … Bolen
– The Human Targets (1953) … Danton
– Frontier Epidemic (1952) … Butler
 
1953 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
– John Yankee (1953)
 
1953 South Sea Woman
Fitzroy - Baritone
 
1953 Julius Caesar
Citizen of Rome (uncredited)
 
1953 The Desert Rats
Corporal (uncredited)
 
1952 Against All Flags
Jonathan Harris
 
1952 Plymouth Adventure
Salterne (uncredited)
 
1951 The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
German Sergeant/Hospital Staffer (uncredited)
 
1951 The Highwayman
British Soldier (uncredited)
 
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1964 My Fair Lady (performer: "With a Little Bit of Luck" 1956 - uncredited, "Get Me to the Church on Time I'm Getting Married in the Morning" 1956 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
2002 Glitter Palace (TV movie)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1982 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1958 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 

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6' 2" (1.88 m)
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