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John Crawford (I) (1920–2010)

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... See full bio »

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1986 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
Charlie
Round Up the Old Gang (1986) … Charlie
 
1983-1985 Knight Rider (TV series)
Mac Thomas / Sheriff Moore
Knight Racer (1985) … Mac Thomas
A Nice, Indecent Little Town (1983) … Sheriff Moore
 
1985 Matt Houston (TV series)
Sheriff Ferris
Death Trap (1985) … Sheriff Ferris
 
1984 Cover Up (TV series)
Golden Opportunity (1984)
 
1984 The Mississippi (TV series)
Sheriff Fred Kyle
Going Back to Hannibal (1984) … Sheriff Fred Kyle
 
1982-1983 Dynasty (TV series)
Dan Cassidy
Reunion in Singapore (1983) … Dan Cassidy
Battle Lines (1983) … Dan Cassidy
The Search (1983) … Dan Cassidy
The Locket (1982) … Dan Cassidy
 
1982 The Powers of Matthew Star (TV series)
General F.J. Tucker
The Italian Caper (1982) … General F.J. Tucker
Jackal (1982) … General F.J. Tucker
 
1980-1982 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)
Buchanon / Randall
Dukes in Danger (1982) … Randall
Follow That Still (1980) … Buchanon
 
1981 The Other Victim (TV movie)
 
1981 The Boogens
Brian Deering
 
1972-1981 The Waltons (TV series)
Sheriff Ep Bridges
The Medal (1980) … Sheriff Ep Bridges
 
1981 Lou Grant (TV series)
Violence (1981)
 
1980 Dallas (TV series)
Mort Wilkinson
The Fourth Son (1980) … Mort Wilkinson
 
1980 Alice (TV series)
Officer
Here Comes Alice Cottontail (1980) … Officer
 
1980 From Here to Eternity (TV series)
Col. Harry Thompson
 
1980 Eight Is Enough (TV series)
Paul Armstrong
Semi-Centennial Bradford (1980) … Paul Armstrong
 
1979 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Det. Judson
Licensed to Kill (1979) … Det. Judson
 
1979 The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Captain Sherick
 
1979 Lawman Without a Gun (TV movie)
Sgt. Hunt
 
1979 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Sky Trap (1979)
 
1979 Hard Knocks
 
1979 Tilt
Mickey
 
1979 Dreamer
Riverboat Captain
 
1979 Friends (TV series)
Dr. Ross
A Case of Bad Timing (1979) … Dr. Ross
 
1979 Salvage 1 (TV series)
Sanders
Operation Breakout (1979) … Sanders
 
1979 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Marshal Towne
Luke (1979) … Marshal Towne
 
1979 Kaz (TV series)
 
1979 From Here to Eternity (TV mini-series)
Maj. Thompson
 
1978 Desperate Women (TV movie)
 
1978 The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series)
Evans
A Matter of State (1978) … Evans
 
1978 Wheels (TV mini-series)
Parkland
 
1978 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Tom Edler
The Hulk Breaks Las Vegas (1978) … Tom Edler
 
1978 The Two-Five (TV movie)
Captain Paul Carter
 
1974-1978 Police Woman (TV series)
Chief Parks / Captain Parks / Capt. Parks / …
Deadline: Death (1977)
Tender Soldier (1976)
The Melting Point of Ice (1976) … Captain Parks
 
1978 The Tony Randall Show (TV series)
Inspector
Phantom of the Poconos (1978) … Inspector
 
1978 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Lt. Francona
The Sand Castle Murders (1978) … Lt. Francona
 
1978 The Bob Newhart Show (TV series)
Vern Hackler
Freudian Ship (1978) … Vern Hackler
 
1977 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
Crowley
Rodeo (1977) … Crowley
 
1977 Outlaw Blues
Buzz Cavenaugh
 
1974-1977 Police Story (TV series)
Sgt. Riles / Tommy Tirdell
End of the Line (1977) … Tommy Tirdell
Robbery: 48 Hours (1974) … Sgt. Riles
 
1976 The Enforcer
The Mayor
 
1976 The Blue Knight (TV series)
Sally G.
The Pink Dragon (1976) … Sally G.
 
1976 Swiss Family Robinson (TV series)
Dominique You
 
1976 The Macahans (TV movie)
Hale Crowley
 
1975 Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case (TV movie)
Fred Stoner
 
1975 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Coner, Prison Guard
Go Directly to Jail (1975) … Coner, Prison Guard
 
1974-1975 Harry O (TV series)
Coroner / Hal Follet
Mayday (1975) … Hal Follet
Accounts Balanced (1974) … Coroner
 
1975 Rhoda (TV series)
Man at Bar
Mucho, Macho (1975) … Man at Bar
 
1974-1975 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Christian / Dr. Kenilworth
The Farnsworth Stratagem (1975) … Christian
Tall Woman in Red Wagon (1974) … Dr. Kenilworth
 
1975 Petrocelli (TV series)
Billy Elwood / Joe Tuttle
Death Ride (1975) … Billy Elwood
Four the Hard Way (1975) … Joe Tuttle
 
1975 Night Moves
Tom Iverson
 
1975 The Swiss Family Robinson
Nate Bidwell
 
1974 The Towering Inferno
Callahan
 
1974 Strange Homecoming (TV movie)
Winston
 
1959-1974 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Blanchard / Amos Strange / Drunk / …
A Town in Chains (1974) … Muller
The Boy and the Sinner (1973) … Hugh Eaton
Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 3 (1971) … Blanchard
Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 2 (1971) … Blanchard
Gold Train: The Bullet: Part 1 (1971) … Blanchard
 
1974 Banacek (TV series)
Owen Summers
Horse of a Slightly Different Color (1974) … Owen Summers
 
1973 Message to My Daughter (TV movie)
Abortionist
 
1973 The Rookies (TV series)
Sgt. Hughes
Tarnished Idol (1973) … Sgt. Hughes
 
1973 The Severed Arm
Doctor Sanders
 
1967-1972 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Art Warner / Dr. Lubell / Orin Selby / …
The Puppet (1972) … Paul Ostro
Blues (1971) … Art Warner
Live Bait (1969) … Orin Selby
The Legacy (1967) … Dr. Lubell
 
1972 Trouble Man
Sergeant Koeppler
 
1972 Napoleon and Samantha
Desk Sergeant
 
1971-1972 Nichols (TV series)
Marshall / Sgt. Kessler
Wings of an Angel (1972) … Sgt. Kessler
The Specialists (1971) … Marshall
 
1972 Killer by Night (TV movie)
Counterman
 
1971 Cade's County (TV series)
Billy Don
Requiem for Miss Madrid (1971) … Billy Don (as Johnny Crawford)
 
1971 J.W. Coop
Rancher
 
1965-1970 Hogan's Heroes (TV series)
1st Gestapo Man / Captain - Officer #1 / Captain Hermann / …
The Big Broadcast (1970) … Second Officer (uncredited)
Man in a Box (1968) … Gestapo Major
Color the Luftwaffe Red (1968) … Gestapo Man
One in Every Crowd (1967) … Captain Hermann
Art for Hogan's Sake (1966) … 1st Gestapo Man
 
1970 Land of the Giants (TV series)
Tagor
Graveyard of Fools (1970) … Tagor
 
1970 Medical Center (TV series)
Pat Dugan
The Professional (1970) … Pat Dugan
 
1970 Bonanza (TV series)
Burton Roberts
The Trouble with Amy (1970) … Burton Roberts
 
1969 La cattura
Captain Keller
 
1969 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Charlie
The Man Who Killed Jim Sonnett (1969) … Charlie
 
1967-1968 The Big Valley (TV series)
Gandy / Jim Stone
Hunter's Moon (1968) … Gandy
Explosion!: Part 1 (1967) … Jim Stone
 
1968 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Prof. Philip Colecrest
The Night of Fire and Brimstone (1968) … Prof. Philip Colecrest
 
1968 Lost in Space (TV series)
Dr. Chronos
The Time Merchant (1968) … Dr. Chronos
 
1968 The Man from the 25th Century (TV short)
Bonti
 
1967 Tarzan (TV series)
Captain
Jai's Amnesia (1967) … Captain
 
1967 Mannix (TV series)
Traynor
Turn Every Stone (1967) … Traynor
 
1967 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Alpha
Time Lock (1967) … Alpha
 
1967 Hondo (TV series)
Gar Harker
Hondo and the Judas (1967) … Gar Harker
 
1967 Miss Jessica Is Pregnant
Father
 
1966-1967 The Time Tunnel (TV series)
Henderson / John Poe / King John / …
Raiders from Outer Space (1967) … Henderson
The Death Merchant (1967) … Major
Billy the Kid (1967) … John Poe
 
1967 Star Trek (TV series)
Commissioner Ferris
The Galileo Seven (1967) … Commissioner Ferris
 
1965-1966 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Jeremy Cain / Press Boker / Tolliver
Requiem for Craw Green (1966) … Press Boker
Crisis by Fire (1966) … Tolliver
The Christmas Story (1965) … Jeremy Cain
 
1966 Duel at Diablo
Clay Dean
 
1966 Batman (TV series)
Printer's Devil
While Gotham City Burns (1966) … Printer's Devil
The Bookworm Turns (1966) … Printer's Devil
 
1966 Never Too Young (TV series)
Mr. Walker
Episode #2.19 (1966) … Mr. Walker
 
1965 The F.B.I. (TV series)
TV Reporter
Pound of Flesh (1965) … TV Reporter (uncredited)
 
1965 My Favorite Martian (TV series)
Announcer
Avenue C Mob (1965) … Announcer (voice)
 
1965 The Fugitive (TV series)
Sergeant
Crack in a Crystal Ball (1965) … Sergeant
 
1965 I Saw What You Did
State Trooper
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
 
1963-1965 Combat! (TV series)
Capt. Werner / Gunnar
Cry in the Ruins (1965) … Capt. Werner
Barrage (1963) … Gunnar
 
1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Emmet Dalkins
The War and Eric Kurtz (1965) … Emmet Dalkins
 
1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
Alexander
 
1964 The Americanization of Emily
Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
 
1964 The Third Man (TV series)
Simon Baird
A Question in Ice (1964) … Simon Baird
 
1963 The Victors
U.S. Army Captain at rest area
 
1963 Jason and the Argonauts
Polydeuces (uncredited)
 
1963 Captain Sindbad
Aram
 
1963 Come Fly with Me
Co-Pilot
 
1962 Zero One (TV series)
Rikki Jourdan
Gunpoint to Shannon (1962) … Rikki Jourdan
 
1962 The Longest Day
Col. Caffey (uncredited)
 
1961 Ghost Squad (TV series)
Pavelich
Death from a Distance (1961) … Pavelich
 
1961 The Pursuers (TV series)
Portugenna
The Sailor (1961) … Portugenna
 
1961 The Long Shadow
Kelly
 
1961 The Impersonator
Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
 
1961 Wagon Train (TV series)
Edwin Booth
 
1961 The Untouchables (TV series)
Johnny Acropolis
Ring of Terror (1961) … Johnny Acropolis
 
1961 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Joe - Diner Proprietor
A Hundred Yards over the Rim (1961) … Joe - Diner Proprietor
 
1961 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
 
1960 Danger Man (TV series)
Dr. Keller
The Girl in Pink Pajamas (1960) … Dr. Keller
 
1960 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series)
South Africa Smith
The Man Who Was Nobody (1960) … South Africa Smith
 
1960 Piccadilly Third Stop
Joe Pready
 
1960 I Aim at the Stars
Dr. Bosco - White Sands, New Mexico
 
1960 Hell Is a City
Don Starling
 
1959-1960 Interpol Calling (TV series)
Ben Stack / Keflik / Kustrinski
A Foreign Body (1960) … Ben Stack
The Man's a Clown (1959) … Keflik
The Sleeping Giant (1959) … Kustrinski
 
1959 Tales of the Vikings (TV series)
Hagar
The Black Stone (1959) … Hagar
 
1959 13 Demon Street (TV series)
Donald Powers / Henry Waller
Green Are the Leaves … Henry Waller
The Photograph … Donald Powers
 
1958 Floods of Fear
Jack Murphy
 
1958 Blind Spot
 
1958 Orders to Kill
Maj. Kimball
 
1958 Intent to Kill
Boyd
 
1958 The Key
American Captain
 
1951-1958 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
Johnny Hendericks / King Bradshaw / Sergeant MacLaren
Spurs for Johnny (1958) … Johnny Hendericks
Hands Across the Border (1953) … Sergeant MacLaren
Outlaw Flats (1951) … King Bradshaw
 
1957 O.S.S. (TV series)
Crawford
Operation Yo-Yo (1957) … Crawford
 
1957 White Hunter (TV series)
Brady
Big Bwana Brady (1957) … Brady
 
1957 The Silent Service (TV series)
 
1957 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Larry Toms
Boy Meets Girl (1957) … Larry Toms
 
1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Don Weller / Mike Healy
The Marriage Plan (1956) … Mike Healy
The Kill (1956) … Don Weller
 
1956 Circus Boy (TV series)
Matt
The Masked Marvel (1956) … Matt
 
1956 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Arthur Mullen
Rhubarb in Apartment B-7 (1956) … Arthur Mullen
 
1956 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Gunman
Confession (1956) … Gunman
 
1956 Telephone Time (TV series)
 
1956 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
Larry Turner
Father and Son (1956) … Larry Turner
 
1956 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)
Johnny Thor
Rin Tin Tin and the Second Chance (1956) … Johnny Thor
 
1956 State Trooper (TV series)
Fred Thompson
The Last Stage Robbery … Fred Thompson
 
1955 I Spy (TV series)
 
1955 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Wuthering Heights (1955)
 
1955 Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (TV series)
Alien / Narkos / M27 Guard Captain
Captives of the Zero Hour (1955) … Narkos (uncredited)
Lost in Outer Space (1955) … Narkos (uncredited)
Robot Monster from Mars (1955) … Alien (uncredited)
Destroyers of the Sun (1955) … M27 Guard Captain
Nightmare Typhoon (1955) … Alien
 
1954 Jesse James vs. the Daltons
Gang Member (uncredited)
 
1954 The Cisco Kid (TV series)
Sheriff Al White / Sheriff Todd
Cisco Plays the Ghost (1954) … Sheriff Todd
The Iron Mask (1954) … Sheriff Al White
 
1954 Battle of Rogue River
Capt. Richard Hillman
 
1954 Trader Tom of the China Seas
Capt. Bill Gaines
 
1953 Man Crazy
Farmer
 
1952-1953 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Ambulance Driver / Jack Morrell
The Man in the Lead Mask (1953) … Jack Morrell
Double Trouble (1952) … Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
 
1953 Three Sailors and a Girl
Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
 
1952-1953 Hopalong Cassidy (TV series)
Frank Dale / Ross / Sid Michael
The Last Laugh (1953) … Sid Michael
The Promised Land (1952) … Frank Dale
The Knife of Carlos Valero (1952) … Ross
 
1953 Prisoners of the Casbah
Guard (uncredited)
 
1953 Slaves of Babylon
Avil (Belshazzar's chief soldier)
 
1953 The Big Heat
Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
 
1953 Conquest of Cochise
Capt. Bill Lawson (uncredited)
 
1953 The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
Capt. Kidd [Chs. 1-13]
 
1953 Mission Over Korea
Tech Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1953 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Deputy Phil Watts / Henchman Gig Austin / Henchman Otto
Old Bailey (1953) … Henchman Otto
Wake of War (1953) … Deputy Phil Watts
Trader Boggs (1953) … Henchman Gig Austin
 
1953 Rebel City
Spencer
 
1953 Serpent of the Nile
Captain Domitius
 
1953 Salome
Guard (uncredited)
 
1953 Marshal of Cedar Rock
Chris Peters
 
1953 Star of Texas
Texas Ranger Stockton
 
1952 Family Theatre (TV series)
Gaspar
A Star Shall Rise (1952) … Gaspar
 
1952 Boston Blackie (TV series)
Jim Marcum
101 Blonde (1952) … Jim Marcum
 
1952 Stop, You're Killing Me
State Trooper (uncredited)
 
1952 Invasion USA
Man in Bar (uncredited)
 
1952 Son of Geronimo: Apache Avenger
Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]
 
1952 The Ring
Cop in Diner (uncredited)
 
1952 Old Oklahoma Plains
Chuck Ramsey
 
1952 Actor's and Sin
Gilbert, Movie Actor (Woman of Sin sequence) (uncredited)
 
1952 Scaramouche
Vignon (uncredited)
 
1952 The Roy Rogers Show (TV series)
Frank Latimer / Henchman Jim / Pete
Outlaw's Town (1952) … Henchman Jim
The Outlaw's Girl (1952) … Frank Latimer
A Slip of the Gun … Pete
 
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
Jack - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
 
1951 Northwest Territory
LeBeau
 
1951 Man in the Saddle
Isham Rider (uncredited)
 
1951 Honeychile
Marvin McKay
 
1951 Show Boat
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
 
1951 Hollywood Story
1st Detective (uncredited)
 
1951 I Was a Communist for the FBI
FBI Agent McGowan (uncredited)
 
1951 Raton Pass
Sam
 
1951 The Red Badge of Courage
Soldier (uncredited)
 
1951 Cuban Fireball
Photographer (uncredited)
 
1950 Cyrano de Bergerac
Cadet
 
1950 Right Cross
Photographer (uncredited)
 
1950 Union Station
Hackett (uncredited)
 
1950 A Life of Her Own
Photographer (uncredited)
 
1950 Lonely Heart Bandits
Stevedore
 
1950 Mystery Street
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1950 The Asphalt Jungle
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1950 The Invisible Monster
Harris
 
1950 Chain Lightning
Radio Operator (uncredited)
 
1949 Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Sands [Chs. 7-8]
 
1949 The James Brothers of Missouri
Mr. Carson (uncredited)
 
1949 Ghost of Zorro
Agent Mulvaney - chap's 3-4
 
1948 Sons of Adventure
George Norton - Cameraman
 
1948 Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Danton, Henchman
 
1948 G-Men Never Forget
Duke, Dictaphone Boobytrap Thug [Ch. 5] (uncredited)
 
1946 The Time of Their Lives
Dandy at Party (uncredited)
 
1946 Without Reservations
Soldier (uncredited)
 
1945 The Phantom of 42nd Street
John Carraby
 
1944 Thoroughbreds (uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1985 Yak's Best Ride (short)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
1985 Yak's Best Ride (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1970 The Ballad of Cable Hogue (written by)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1953 Take a Guess (TV series)
Himself/panelist
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
1975-1982 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1966 Target: Sea of China (TV movie)
Capt. Bill Gaines (uncredited)
 
1966 Slaves of the Invisible Monster (TV movie)
Harris
 
1966 R.C.M.P. and the Treasure of Genghis Khan (TV movie)
Danton, Card Dealer
 
1961 The Devil's Messenger
Donald Powell
 
1959 Ghost of Zorro
Mulvaney
 
1958 Satan's Satellites
Roth
 
1953 Secret of Outlaw Flats
King Bradshaw
 

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