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John Larch (1914–2005)

Instantly recognisable American character actor with bulbous nose and heavily lined face, who could convey integrity or menace to equal effect. He first came to prominence on radio as (Captain) Starr of Space (1953), using ray guns to combat Martians and alien queens. Beginning in 1953, Larch accumulated an impressive resume of TV series credits... See full bio »

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1985-1990 Dallas (TV series)
Arlen Ward / Atticus Ward / Wally Windham
The Smiling Cobra (1990) … Atticus Ward
Will Power (1990) … Arlen Ward
Paradise Lost (1990) … Arlen Ward
Dear Hearts and Gentle People (1990) … Arlen Ward
The Crucible (1990) … Arlen Ward/Atticus Ward
 
1989 War and Remembrance (TV mini-series)
P.A. Announcer (Test Site)
Part 12 (1989) … P.A. Announcer (Test Site)
 
1988 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Deputy Sheriff John Burns
May the Road Rise Up (1988) … Deputy Sheriff John Burns
 
1982-1988 Dynasty (TV series)
Gerald Wilson
The Rifle (1988) … Gerald Wilson
Images (1988) … Gerald Wilson
The Mirror (1983) … Gerald Wilson
Danny (1983) … Gerald Wilson
Mark (1982) … Gerald Wilson
 
1982 Airplane II: The Sequel
Prosecuting Attorney
 
1982 Private Benjamin (TV series)
Gen. Wrangleman
Me, Me, Me (1982) … Gen. Wrangleman
 
1981 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)
Adam Venable
Good Neighbors, Duke (1981) … Adam Venable
 
1979-1980 Vega$ (TV series)
Ben Coleman / Jack the Ripper
Deadly Blessings (1980) … Ben Coleman
 
1980 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Arthur Mahoney
A New Beginning (1980) … Arthur Mahoney
 
1979 Lou Grant (TV series)
Bill Bergin / Lt. Bill Bergin
Hollywood (1979) … Lt. Bill Bergin
Samaritan (1979) … Bill Bergin
 
1968-1979 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Joseph Trinian / Maggers
The Execution File (1979) … Maggers
Yesterday Died and Tomorrow Won't Be Born (1968) … Joseph Trinian
 
1979 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
John Wiggins
Aftermath (1979) … John Wiggins
 
1978 A Fire in the Sky (TV movie)
Johnson
 
1978 The Critical List (TV movie)
Sprony
 
1977 Big Hawaii (TV series)
Waltah Morrison
Sun Children (1977) … Waltah Morrison
 
1977 Kingston: Confidential (TV series)
General Cutler
The Cult (1977) … General Cutler
 
1977 The Feather and Father Gang (TV series)
General Scott
Sun, Sand and Death (1977) … General Scott
 
1977 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Commander John Kamden
Angel Trap (1977) … Commander John Kamden
 
1976 Switch (TV series)
Stocker
Switch-Hitter (1976) … Stocker
 
1976 Bert D'Angelo/Superstar (TV series)
Serpent's Tooth (1976)
 
1976 Future Cop (TV series)
Forman
Pilot (1976) … Forman
 
1975 Bronk (TV series)
Yarrow
Bargain in Blood (1975) … Yarrow
 
1975 Framed
Bundy
 
1975 Ellery Queen (TV series)
District Attorney
Too Many Suspects (1975) … District Attorney
 
1975 The Desperate Miles (TV movie)
Dr, Bryson
 
1967-1975 Ironside (TV series)
Clint Yarborough / Pierre Dupont
The Rolling Y (1975) … Clint Yarborough
The Leaf in the Forest (1967) … Pierre Dupont
 
1971-1974 Medical Center (TV series)
Victor Crayton / Dr. Cabe
Midwife (1974) … Dr. Cabe
Shock!: Part 2 (1972) … Victor Crayton
Shock!: Part 1 (1971) … Victor Crayton
 
1974 Bad Ronald (TV movie)
Sgt. Lynch
 
1974 Police Woman (TV series)
Lester Hummel
Seven Eleven (1974) … Lester Hummel
 
1974 The Chadwick Family (TV movie)
Fargo
 
1974 Winter Kill (TV movie)
Dr. Bill Hammond
 
1974 Hawkins (TV series)
Herb Talley
Candidate for Murder (1974) … Herb Talley
 
1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Jack O'Moore
Inferno (1974) … Jack O'Moore
 
1971-1973 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
David / George Patterson
The Camerons Are a Special Clan (1973) … David
Shadow of a Name (1971) … George Patterson
 
1972-1973 Cannon (TV series)
Chief Horne / Pete / Sgt. Nelson
Come Watch Me Die (1973) … Pete
To Ride a Tiger (1973) … Sgt. Nelson
A Deadly Quiet Town (1972) … Chief Horne
 
1973 Police Story (TV series)
Maury
Requiem for an Informer (1973) … Maury
 
1973 Santee
Banner
 
1973 Madigan (TV series)
Max Bennerman
The Park Avenue Beat (1973) … Max Bennerman
 
1970-1972 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Larry Gault / Premier Anton Rojek
The Puppet (1972) … Larry Gault
The Martyr (1970) … Premier Anton Rojek
 
1966-1972 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Fred Wallace / Jules Harmon
The Outcast (1972) … Jules Harmon
The Price of Death (1966) … Fred Wallace
 
1972 Magic Carpet (TV movie)
Mr. Tracy
 
1972 Insight (TV series)
Father / Mr. Altman
I'm Gonna Be Free (1972) … Mr. Altman
The Turquoise Pony (1972) … Father
 
1972 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
Mike Albin
Operation: Good Citizen (1972) … Mike Albin
 
1972 Women in Chains (TV movie)
Barney
 
1971 The Smith Family (TV series)
Class of '46 (1971)
 
1971 Nanny and the Professor (TV series)
Skip Whitney
The Great Debate (1971) … Skip Whitney
 
1971 The Partners (TV series)
Sheriff Fender
The Prisoner of Fender (1971) … Sheriff Fender
 
1971 The City (TV movie)
Holland Yermo
 
1971 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
Mike Griffin
The Girl in Boxcar #3 (1971) … Mike Griffin
 
1970 Cannon for Cordoba
Warner
 
1970 The Young Lawyers (TV series)
Judge Harris
A Simple Thing Called Justice (1970) … Judge Harris
 
1962-1970 The Virginian (TV series)
Ben Hicks / Charles Neely / Sheriff / …
The West vs. Colonel MacKenzie (1970) … Sheriff
Train of Darkness (1970) … Charles Neely
The Good-Hearted Badman (1968) … Ben Hicks
The Executioners (1962) … Sheriff Neil Brady
 
1970 Move
Mounted Patrolman
 
1969 Hail, Hero!
Mr. Conklin
 
1969 The Great Bank Robbery
Sheriff of Friendly
 
1966-1968 Felony Squad (TV series)
Bill Ehlers / Jonah Clinton
The Deadly Abductors (1968) … Jonah Clinton
The Broken Badge (1966) … Bill Ehlers
 
1967 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
District Attorney Joseph Flexner
The Living Victim (1967) … District Attorney Joseph Flexner
 
1967 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Sam Hawken
Chief Mingo (1967) … Sam Hawken
 
1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Dr. Killman
The Man from THRUSH Affair (1967) … Dr. Killman
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
Lt. Greg Lucather
Genesis (1967) … Lt. Greg Lucather
 
1964-1967 The Fugitive (TV series)
Ben Corby / George Duncan
The Other Side of the Coin (1967) … Ben Corby
Man on a String (1964) … George Duncan
 
1965 Convoy (TV series)
Merchant Capt. Ben Foster
 
1965 Slattery's People (TV series)
Professor Jonathan Styx
Question: Is Democracy Too Expensive This Year? (1965) … Professor Jonathan Styx
 
1963-1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Deputy DA Jerry Miller / Deputy District Attorney Jerry Miller / Deputy Dist. Atty. Jerry Miller / …
Birds of a Feather (1964) … Deputy DA Jerry Miller
Those Which Love Has Made (1964) … Deputy DA Jerry Miller
He Ran for His Life (1964) … Deputy DA Jerry Miller
The Revenge of the Worm (1964) … Deputy Dist. Atty. Jerry Miller
Tigers Are for Jungles (1964) … Deputy District Attorney Jerry Miller
 
1962-1963 Naked City (TV series)
George Paraskis / Police Officer John Clinton / Steve Werminski
The S.S. American Dream (1963) … George Paraskis
Today the Man Who Kills Ants Is Coming (1962) … Police Officer John Clinton
 
1962-1963 Ben Casey (TV series)
Robert Anderson / Walter Thurman
And If I Die (1962) … Walter Thurman
 
1963 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Dr. Victor Jonah
A Trip to Niagara (1963) … Dr. Victor Jonah
 
1963 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Byron Latimer
Gold-Plated Maverick (1963) … Byron Latimer
 
1959-1962 Rawhide (TV series)
Lennie Dawson / Sam Garrett
Incident at Sugar Creek (1962) … Sam Garrett
Incident of the Tumbleweed (1959) … Lennie Dawson
 
1961-1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Bryan 'Bull' Hanlon / Charley Radick
Elegy (1962) … Charley Radick
Hammerlock (1961) … Bryan 'Bull' Hanlon
 
1962 How the West Was Won
Grimes (uncredited)
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Sam Baker
The Doomsday Boys (1962) … Sam Baker
 
1962 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV series)
Richard Walker
Reunion (1962) … Richard Walker
 
1958-1962 Wagon Train (TV series)
Ben Harness / Jason Rance / Jethro Creech / …
The Baylor Crowfoot Story (1962) … Jethro Creech
The Cathy Eckhart Story (1960) … Ben Harness
The Ben Courtney Story (1959) … John Ramsey
The Dan Hogan Story (1958) … Jason Rance
 
1960-1962 Route 66 (TV series)
Bill Morrison / Hingle / Sandy Mason
Go Read the River (1962) … Sandy Mason
Legacy for Lucia (1960) … Bill Morrison
The Strengthening Angels (1960) … Hingle
 
1960-1962 Laramie (TV series)
Gabe Reynolds / Matt Grundy
The Confederate Express (1962) … Matt Grundy
Day of Vengeance (1960) … Gabe Reynolds
 
1962 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Sgt. Shaw
The Door Without a Key (1962) … Sgt. Shaw
 
1962 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Ben Riker
The Plush Jungle (1962) … Ben Riker
 
1959-1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Beaker / Johnny
A Killing in Calico (1961) … Beaker
End of a Legend (1959) … Johnny
 
1959-1961 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Dr. Eliot Rathmann / Mr. Fremont / Sherriff Koch
It's a Good Life (1961) … Mr. Fremont
Dust (1961) … Sherriff Koch
Perchance to Dream (1959) … Dr. Eliot Rathmann
 
1961 Bus Stop (TV series)
Arthur Simms
Portrait of a Hero (1961) … Arthur Simms
 
1955-1961 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Clay Young / Cliff Shanks / Dan Everly / …
All That (1961) … Cliff Shanks
Long Hours, Short Pay (1961) … Serpa
Jailbait Janet (1960) … Dan Everly
The Boots (1959) … Zeno
The Constable (1959) … Rance
 
1961 The New Breed (TV series)
John Clark
No Fat Cops (1961) … John Clark
 
1956-1961 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Dr. Cole Gentry / Magnus Kihlgren / Quine
The Broken Wing (1961) … Magnus Kihlgren
A Time to Live (1957) … Dr. Cole Gentry
Death Watch (1956) … Quine
 
1961 The Rifleman (TV series)
Jack Cooke
Six Years and a Day (1961) … Jack Cooke
 
1960 The Deputy (TV series)
Jack Rivers
The Higher Law (1960) … Jack Rivers
 
1960 Outlaws (TV series)
Tillitson
Last Chance (1960) … Tillitson
 
1958-1960 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Chaplain Robert April / McNagle
Out at the Old Ball Park (1960) … McNagle
The Hanging of Roy Carter (1958) … Chaplain Robert April
 
1960 Hell to Eternity
Capt. Schwabe
 
1960 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Isaiah Macabee
The Proud Earth (1960) … Isaiah Macabee
 
1960 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
Mills Walker
The Liars (1960) … Mills Walker
 
1960 Law of the Plainsman (TV series)
Jasper Mullen
Fear (1960) … Jasper Mullen
 
1960 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Nicholas
Castaways (1960) … Nicholas
 
1959 Tightrope (TV series)
Al Metaxas
Black Tie Kill (1959) … Al Metaxas
 
1959 Wichita Town (TV series)
Gant
Drifting (1959) … Gant
 
1959 Troubleshooters (TV series)
Gino (1959)
 
1959 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Col. Brandt
Operation Spark (1959) … Col. Brandt
 
1959 Bonanza (TV series)
Blake McCall
The Newcomers (1959) … Blake McCall
 
1959 Riverboat (TV series)
Touhy
Payment in Full (1959) … Touhy
 
1959 Yancy Derringer (TV series)
Wayland Farr
Two Tickets to Promontory (1959) … Wayland Farr
 
1959 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Garrickson
The Secret Is Death (1959) … Garrickson
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Keogh
The Hard Road (1959) … Keogh
 
1959 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Frank Boyd
Texas John Slaughter: The Slaughter Trail (1959) … Frank Boyd
 
1959 Black Saddle (TV series)
Ty Northrup
Client: Northrup (1959) … Ty Northrup
 
1959 The Rough Riders (TV series)
Ed Mackin
Death Sentence (1959) … Ed Mackin
 
1959 The Grand Jury (TV series)
Tamby
Murder for Insurance … Tamby
 
1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Howie Kale
Die by the Gun (1958) … Howie Kale
 
1957-1958 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Anse Newton / Jett King / Red-eye Kirk / …
Thunder Alley (1958) … Anse Newton
The Crisis at Easter Creek (1958) … Red-eye Kirk
Hornitas Town (1958) … Sheriff Riker
The Shooting of Jett King (1957) … Jett King
 
1958 The Texan (TV series)
Les Torbit
Law of the Gun (1958) … Les Torbit
 
1958 The Saga of Hemp Brown
Jed Givens
 
1958 The Walter Winchell File (TV series)
Lt. Michaels
A Short Run to Broadway (1958) … Lt. Michaels
Exclusive Story: File #31 (1958) … Lt. Michaels
Too Many Clues (1958) … Lt. Michaels
Portrait of a Cop: File #27 (1958) … Lt. Michaels
 
1958 From Hell to Texas
Hal Carmody
 
1958 Jefferson Drum (TV series)
John Larkin
The Bounty Man (1958) … John Larkin
 
1958 Telephone Time (TV series)
Oliver Loving
Trail Blazer (1958) … Oliver Loving
 
1957-1958 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Carl Mason / Jim Benton
He Came for the Money (1958) … Jim Benton
The Animal Instinct (1957) … Carl Mason
 
1957/I Man in the Shadow
Ed Yates
 
1957 The Careless Years
Sam Vernon
 
1957 The Web (TV series)
Pete Boran / Pocker
Last Chance (1957) … Pete Boran
No Escape (1957) … Pocker
 
1957 Undercurrent (TV series)
Pocker
No Escape (1957) … Pocker
 
1957 Quantez
Heller
 
1957 Climax! (TV series)
Cab Driver
The Disappearance of Amanda Hale (1957) … Cab Driver
 
1957 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Taggert
Ordeal (1957) … Taggert
 
1957 Gun for a Coward
Stringer
 
1956 Written on the Wind
Roy Carter
 
1956 Man from Del Rio
Bill Dawson
 
1956 Seven Men from Now
Payte Bodeen
 
1956 Behind the High Wall
William Kiley
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
Pocker
No Escape (1956) … Pocker
 
1956 The Millionaire (TV series)
Tom Mead
The Story of Tom Mead (1956) … Tom Mead
 
1956 Front Row Center (TV series)
Frank Cnobra
The Morals Squad (1956) … Frank Cnobra
 
1956 The Killer Is Loose
Otto Flanders
 
1955 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Ernie Robbins
Christmas Stopover (1955) … Ernie Robbins
 
1955 Illegal
District Attorney's Man (uncredited)
 
1955 The McConnell Story
Cy (uncredited)
 
1955 The Naked Street
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1955 The Phenix City Story
Clem Wilson
 
1955 5 Against the House
Police Detective (uncredited)
 
1955 Seven Angry Men
Truce Flag-Bearing Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1955 Tight Spot
First Detective (uncredited)
 
1955 Big Town (TV series)
Police Sergeant
Egomaniac (1955) … Police Sergeant
 
1955 The Public Defender (TV series)
Trusty
Jackpot (1955) … Trusty
 
1955 The Shining Beacon (TV movie)
Quintus
 
1955 Dr. Harvey W. Wiley (TV movie)
Young Tough
 
1954 Medic (TV series)
Dr. Carns
My Very Good Friend Albert (1954) … Dr. Carns
 
1954 This Is My Love
Police Detective (uncredited)
 
1953-1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Luke Powers
Reunion at Steepler's Hill (1954) … Luke Powers
Fresh Start (1953)
 
1953-1954 Dragnet (TV series)
The Big Dare (1954)
The Big Lie (1953)
The Big Building (1953)
The Big Rose (1953)
 
1954 Moby Dick (TV movie)
1st Sailor
 
1953-1954 Space Patrol (TV series)
Korwin / Nick
Marooned in the Past (1954) … Nick
Radioactive Cave (1953) … Korwin
 
1954 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Harris
A Study in Panic (1954) … Harris
 
1954 Bitter Creek
Hired gunman
 
1954 Waterfront (TV series)
Kirk / Palmer
Homing Flight … Palmer
Warehouse Incident … Kirk
 
1954 The Lone Wolf (TV series)
Lt. Cellars
The Art Story (1954) … Lt. Cellars
 
1953 McCoy of Abilene (TV movie)
 
1953 I Led 3 Lives (TV series)
Terry
Dope Photographic (1953) … Terry
 
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1958-1959 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 

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(1953-54) Radio: Appeared (as Capt. Starr) in the sci-fi series "Captain Starr of Space".

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

Portrayed both Gen. George S. Patton and Gen. Omar N. Bradley, who served together in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra