John Dehner (1915–1992) |
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Unlike many actors, John Dehner's career didn't begin on the stage or on radio. He started out as an animator for Walt Disney Studios, then worked as a disc jockey and a professional pianist. He made his film debut in the 1940s, and has appeared in dozens of films. A tall and distinguished looking man with a rich voice and somewhat flamboyant ...
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Died:(age 76) in Santa Barbara, California, USA |
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Actor (288 credits)
1988-1989
War and Remembrance
(TV Mini-Series)
Adm. Ernest King
Adm. Ernest King
- Part XII
(1989)
... Adm. Ernest King (credit only)
- Part III
(1988)
... Adm. Ernest King
- Part II
(1988)
... Adm. Ernest King
- Part I
(1988)
... Adm. Ernest King
1986-1987
The Colbys
(TV Series)
Billy Joe Erskine / Sam Erskine
Billy Joe Erskine / Sam Erskine
- Manhunt
(1987)
... Sam Erskine
- The Home Wrecker
(1987)
... Billy Joe Erskine
- Power Plays
(1987)
... Billy Joe Erskine
- Reaching Out
(1986)
... Billy Joe Erskine
1955-1986
The Magical World of Disney
(TV Series)
Narrator / Jason Gore / Cyrus / ...
Narrator / Jason Gore / Cyrus / ...
- Help Wanted: Kids
(1986)
... Cyrus
- The Mystery of Edward Sims: Part 2
(1968)
... Jason Gore
- The Mystery of Edward Sims: Part 1
(1968)
... Jason Gore
- A Salute to Father
(1961)
... Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- How to Relax
(1957)
... Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1985
Hardcastle and McCormick
(TV Series)
Guenther Rieseman
Guenther Rieseman
- Surprise on Seagull Beach
(1985)
... Guenther Rieseman
1983
Bare Essence
(TV Series)
Hadden Marshall
Hadden Marshall
- Hour Ten
(1983)
... Hadden Marshall
- Hour Eleven
(1983)
... Hadden Marshall
- Hour Nine
(1983)
... Hadden Marshall
- Hour Eight
(1983)
... Hadden Marshall
- Hour Seven
(1983)
... Hadden Marshall
1983
The Winds of War
(TV Mini-Series)
Adm. Ernest King
Adm. Ernest King
- The Changing of the Guard
(1983)
... Adm. Ernest King
1980-1981
Enos
(TV Series)
Lt. Joseph Broggi / Lt. Jacob Broggi
Lt. Joseph Broggi / Lt. Jacob Broggi
- Forever Blowing Bubbles
(1981)
... Lt. Joseph Broggi
- Pistol Packing Enos
(1981)
... Lt. Joseph Broggi
- The Shaming of the Shrew
(1981)
... Lt. Joseph Broggi
- The Moonshiners
(1981)
... Lt. Joseph Broggi
- Cops at Sea
(1981)
... Lt. Joseph Broggi
1979-1980
Young Maverick
(TV Series)
Marshal Edge Troy
Marshal Edge Troy
- Half-Past Noon
(1980)
... Marshal Edge Troy
- Have I Got a Girl for You
(1980)
... Marshal Edge Troy
- Makin' Tracks
(1980)
... Marshal Edge Troy
- Dead Man's Hand: Part 2
(1980)
... Marshal Edge Troy
- Dead Man's Hand: Part 1
(1979)
... Marshal Edge Troy
1979
Quincy M.E.
(TV Series)
Dr. Ronald Shafer
Dr. Ronald Shafer
- Physician, Heal Thyself
(1979)
... Dr. Ronald Shafer
1977
Big Hawaii
(TV Series)
Barrett Fears
Barrett Fears
- The Trouble with Tina
(1977)
... Barrett Fears
- Yesterdays
(1977)
... Barrett Fears
- You Can't Lose 'Em All
(1977)
... Barrett Fears
- Sarah
(1977)
... Barrett Fears
- Graduation Eve
(1977)
... Barrett Fears
1977
How the West Was Won
(TV Series)
Bishop Benjamin
Bishop Benjamin
- Bowie John Christie
(1977)
... Bishop Benjamin (credit only)
- Erika
(1977)
... Bishop Benjamin
- Provost Marshal
(1977)
... Bishop Benjamin
1977
The Rockford Files
(TV Series)
Judge Lyman / Inspector DeMartonis
Judge Lyman / Inspector DeMartonis
- There's One in Every Port
(1977)
... Judge Lyman / Inspector DeMartonis
1974-1976
Columbo
(TV Series)
Commodore Otis Swanson / Roland Pangborn
Commodore Otis Swanson / Roland Pangborn
- Last Salute to the Commodore
(1976)
... Commodore Otis Swanson
- Swan Song
(1974)
... Roland Pangborn
1975
Barbary Coast
(TV Series)
General Everett Barton
General Everett Barton
- The Day Cable Was Hanged
(1975)
... General Everett Barton
1975
Ellery Queen
(TV Series)
George Tisdale
George Tisdale
- The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument
(1975)
... George Tisdale
1975
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
(TV Series)
Capt. Vernon Rausch
Capt. Vernon Rausch
- The Knightly Murders
(1975)
... Capt. Vernon Rausch
1974
The Magician
(TV Series)
Simon Russell
Simon Russell
- The Illusion of the Cat's Eye
(1974)
... Simon Russell
1973-1974
The New Temperatures Rising Show
(TV Series)
Dr. Charles Cleveland Claver
Dr. Charles Cleveland Claver
- Operation Mercy
(1974)
... Dr. Charles Cleveland Claver
- Four of a Kind
(1973)
... Dr. Charles Cleveland Claver
- The Donation
(1973)
... Dr. Charles Cleveland Claver
- The Physical
(1973)
... Dr. Charles Cleveland Claver
- Mercy, the Surgeon
(1973)
... Dr. Charles Cleveland Claver
1973
Love, American Style
(TV Series)
Judge (segment "Love and the Secret Spouse")
Judge (segment "Love and the Secret Spouse")
- Love and the Cozy Comrades/Love and the Flunky/Love and the Hoodwinked Honey/Love and the Secret Spouse
(1973)
... Judge (segment "Love and the Secret Spouse")
1971-1973
The Doris Day Show
(TV Series)
Cyril Bennett
Cyril Bennett
- Byline, Alias Doris
(1973)
... Cyril Bennett
- Welcome to Big Sur, Sir
(1973)
... Cyril Bennett
- Meant for Each Other
(1973)
... Cyril Bennett
- The Magnificent Fraud
(1973)
... Cyril Bennett
- A Small Cure for Big Alimony
(1973)
... Cyril Bennett
1970
The Silent Force
(TV Series)
Judge Caldwell
Judge Caldwell
- The Judge
(1970)
... Judge Caldwell
- Prosecutor
(1970)
... Judge Caldwell
1965-1970
Insight
(TV Series)
Jeffrey Chronister / Real Self
Jeffrey Chronister / Real Self
- The Greatest Madness of Them All
(1970)
... Jeffrey Chronister / Real Self
- A Thief Named Dismas
(1965)
1969
The High Chaparral
(TV Series)
Gar Burnett / Captain Surtee
Gar Burnett / Captain Surtee
- The Legacy
(1969)
... Gar Burnett
- Surtee
(1969)
... Captain Surtee
1969
Get Smart
(TV Series)
Colonel Kyle K. Kirby
Colonel Kyle K. Kirby
- Smart Fell on Alabama
(1969)
... Colonel Kyle K. Kirby
1963-1969
The Virginian
(TV Series)
Morgan Starr / Marshall Eliazer Teague / Frank Sturgis / ...
Morgan Starr / Marshall Eliazer Teague / Frank Sturgis / ...
- Halfway Back from Hell
(1969)
... Marshall Eliazer Teague
- No Drums, No Trumpets
(1966)
... Morgan Starr
- One Spring Like Long Ago
(1966)
... Morgan Starr
- Harvest of Strangers
(1966)
... Morgan Starr
- Morgan Starr
(1966)
... Morgan Starr
1969
The Queen and I
(TV Series)
Moose Mitchell
Moose Mitchell
- But to a Captain, Is He a Captain?
(1969)
... Moose Mitchell
1967-1969
Judd for the Defense
(TV Series)
Byron Shellenbach / Schellenbach
Byron Shellenbach / Schellenbach
- The Holy Ground: The Killers - Part 2
(1969)
... Byron Shellenbach
- The Holy Ground: The Killing - Part 1
(1969)
... Byron Shellenbach
- A Civil Case of Murder
(1967)
... Schellenbach
1968
The Outcasts
(TV Series)
Colonel Romulus
Colonel Romulus
- Take Your Lover in the Ring
(1968)
... Colonel Romulus
1968
Mission: Impossible
(TV Series)
Dan Whelan
Dan Whelan
- The Contender: Part 2
(1968)
... Dan Whelan
- The Contender: Part 1
(1968)
... Dan Whelan
1968
The Flying Nun
(TV Series)
Capt. Daniel J. Dolger
Capt. Daniel J. Dolger
- The Puce Albert
(1968)
... Capt. Daniel J. Dolger
1955-1968
Gunsmoke
(TV Series)
Sam Wall / Paolo Scanzano / Caleb / ...
Sam Wall / Paolo Scanzano / Caleb / ...
- Dead Man's Law
(1968)
... Sam Wall
- The Pariah
(1965)
... Paolo Scanzano
- Caleb
(1964)
... Caleb
- Ash
(1963)
... Ben
- Root Down
(1962)
... Luke
1967
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(TV Series)
Dr. Parviz Kharmusi
Dr. Parviz Kharmusi
- The Prince of Darkness Affair: Part I
(1967)
... Dr. Parviz Kharmusi
1967
Captain Nice
(TV Series)
Medula
Medula
- Beware of Hidden Prophets
(1967)
... Medula
- The Man with Three Blue Eyes
(1967)
... Medula
1965-1966
Hogan's Heroes
(TV Series)
Colonel Backscheider / General von Platzen
Colonel Backscheider / General von Platzen
- A Tiger Hunt in Paris: Part 2
(1966)
... Colonel Backscheider
- A Tiger Hunt in Paris: Part 1
(1966)
... Colonel Backscheider
- The Late Inspector General
(1965)
... General von Platzen
1966
Jericho
(TV Series)
Oberlieutenant Werner Hobst
Oberlieutenant Werner Hobst
- Wall to Wall Kaput
(1966)
... Oberlieutenant Werner Hobst
1965-1966
The Wild Wild West
(TV Series)
Torres / John Maxwell Avery
Torres / John Maxwell Avery
- The Night of the Steel Assassin
(1966)
... Torres
- Night of the Casual Killer
(1965)
... John Maxwell Avery
1965
F Troop
(TV Series)
Professor Cornelius Clyde
Professor Cornelius Clyde
- Honest Injun
(1965)
... Professor Cornelius Clyde
1964-1965
The Baileys of Balboa
(TV Series)
Commodore Cecil Wyntoon
Commodore Cecil Wyntoon
- Sam and the Sea Monster
(1965)
... Commodore Cecil Wyntoon
- Sam Sells Out
(1965)
... Commodore Cecil Wyntoon
- Sam's Treasure Hunt
(1965)
... Commodore Cecil Wyntoon
- Sam's Economy Kick
(1965)
... Commodore Cecil Wyntoon
- Stanley, the Runaway
(1965)
... Commodore Cecil Wyntoon
1959-1964
The Twilight Zone
(TV Series)
Jared Garrity / Alan Richards / Captain Allenby
Jared Garrity / Alan Richards / Captain Allenby
- Mr. Garrity and the Graves
(1964)
... Jared Garrity
- The Jungle
(1961)
... Alan Richards
- The Lonely
(1959)
... Captain Allenby
1963-1964
Temple Houston
(TV Series)
Jed Dobbs / Mayor Benedict Williams
Jed Dobbs / Mayor Benedict Williams
- The Gun That Swept the West
(1964)
... Jed Dobbs
- Enough Rope
(1963)
... Mayor Benedict Williams
1964
The Great Adventure
(TV Series)
President Thomas Jefferson
President Thomas Jefferson
- Plague
(1964)
... President Thomas Jefferson
1960-1964
Rawhide
(TV Series)
Straw Coleman / Capt. Francis Cabot / Ben Kerran / ...
Straw Coleman / Capt. Francis Cabot / Ben Kerran / ...
- Incident of the Swindler
(1964)
... Straw Coleman
- Incident of Judgment Day
(1963)
... Capt. Francis Cabot
- Incident of the Four Horsemen
(1962)
... Ben Kerran
- Incident of the New Start
(1961)
... Jubal Wade
- Incident at Sulphur Creek
(1960)
... Arvid Lacey
1960-1964
Bonanza
(TV Series)
Jean Lafitte / Captain Pender
Jean Lafitte / Captain Pender
- The Gentleman from New Orleans
(1964)
... Jean Lafitte
- The Mission
(1960)
... Captain Pender
1964
Combat!
(TV Series)
Gen. Armand Bouchard
Gen. Armand Bouchard
- The General and the Sergeant
(1964)
... Gen. Armand Bouchard
1960-1963
77 Sunset Strip
(TV Series)
McGill / John Dehner / Dr. Burke / ...
McGill / John Dehner / Dr. Burke / ...
- Reunion at Balboa
(1963)
... McGill
- Leap, My Lovely
(1962)
... John Dehner
- The Disappearance
(1962)
... Dr. Burke
- The Unremembered
(1961)
... Roland Dumont
- Caper in E Flat
(1961)
... Morton P. Franklin
1963
The Andy Griffith Show
(TV Series)
Colonel Harvey
Colonel Harvey
- Aunt Bee's Medicine Man
(1963)
... Colonel Harvey
1962
The Gallant Men
(TV Series)
Capt. Rauch
Capt. Rauch
- One Moderately Peaceful Sunday
(1962)
... Capt. Rauch
1961-1962
Surfside 6
(TV Series)
Francisco Hernandez / Dan Castle
Francisco Hernandez / Dan Castle
- A Private Eye for Beauty
(1962)
... Francisco Hernandez
- A Slight Case of Chivalry
(1961)
... Dan Castle
1959-1962
Bronco
(TV Series)
Ben Cullen / Narrator / Otis Dameyer
Ben Cullen / Narrator / Otis Dameyer
- Then the Mountains
(1962)
... Ben Cullen
- Destinies West
(1962)
... Narrator (uncredited)
- Payroll of the Dead
(1959)
... Otis Dameyer
1958-1962
Maverick
(TV Series)
Luther Cannonbaugh / Archie Walker / Big Ed Murphy / ...
Luther Cannonbaugh / Archie Walker / Big Ed Murphy / ...
- Marshal Maverick
(1962)
... Archie Walker
- The Devil's Necklace: Part 2
(1961)
... Luther Cannonbaugh
- The Devil's Necklace: Part 1
(1961)
... Luther Cannonbaugh
- Greenbacks, Unlimited
(1960)
... Big Ed Murphy
- Shady Deal at Sunny Acres
(1958)
... John Bates
1960-1962
The Roaring 20's
(TV Series)
Duke Williams
Duke Williams
- The People People Marry
(1962)
... Duke Williams
- You Can't Fight City Hall
(1962)
... Duke Williams
- Blondes Prefer Gentlemen
(1961)
... Duke Williams
- Asparagus Tips
(1961)
... Duke Williams
- So's Your Old Man
(1961)
... Duke Williams
1959-1961
Tales of Wells Fargo
(TV Series)
Wade Cather / Cather / Big Willy Crane
Wade Cather / Cather / Big Willy Crane
- A Quiet Little Town
(1961)
... Wade Cather
- Jeff Davis' Treasure
(1960)
... Wade Cather
- Day of Judgment
(1960)
... Cather
- Young Jim Hardie
(1959)
... Big Willy Crane
1961
Stagecoach West
(TV Series)
Colonel Sam Carlin / Sandy Campbell / 'Henchard'
Colonel Sam Carlin / Sandy Campbell / 'Henchard'
- The Butcher
(1961)
... Colonel Sam Carlin
- The Root of Evil
(1961)
... Sandy Campbell
- Image of a Man
(1961)
... 'Henchard'
1959-1961
The Rifleman
(TV Series)
Maj. Aaron King / Wood Bartell / Al Walker / ...
Maj. Aaron King / Wood Bartell / Al Walker / ...
- The Prisoner
(1961)
... Maj. Aaron King
- The Baby Sitter
(1959)
... Wood Bartell
- The Blowout
(1959)
... Al Walker
- The Money Gun
(1959)
... Tom King
1959-1961
Bat Masterson
(TV Series)
Marshal Ben Holt / Sheriff
Marshal Ben Holt / Sheriff
- The Prescott Campaign
(1961)
... Marshal Ben Holt
- Wanted: Dead
(1959)
... Sheriff
1960-1961
The Rebel
(TV Series)
John Sims
John Sims
- Jerkwater
(1961)
... John Sims
- The Scalp Hunter
(1960)
... John Sims
1960
The Westerner
(TV Series)
Burgundy Smith / 'Burgundy Smith'
Burgundy Smith / 'Burgundy Smith'
- The Painting
(1960)
... Burgundy Smith
- The Courting of Libby
(1960)
... 'Burgundy Smith'
- Brown
(1960)
... Burgundy Smith
1957-1960
Zane Grey Theater
(TV Series)
Jim Brayden / Marshal Tom Harvey / Colonel Overton / ...
Jim Brayden / Marshal Tom Harvey / Colonel Overton / ...
- So Young the Savage Land
(1960)
... Jim Brayden
- Legacy of a Legend
(1958)
... Marshal Tom Harvey
- Gift from a Gunman
(1957)
... Colonel Overton
- Decision at Wilson's Creek
(1957)
... Dr. Jim Randolph
1959-1960
The Alaskans
(TV Series)
Cornish / Soapy Smith
Cornish / Soapy Smith
- The Devil Made Fire
(1960)
... Cornish
- Remember the Main
(1959)
... Soapy Smith
- Big Deal
(1959)
... Soapy Smith
- The Blizzard
(1959)
... Cornish
1960
Startime
(TV Series)
Commentator
Commentator
- Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets King Arthur
(1960)
... Commentator
1959-1960
Black Saddle
(TV Series)
Park Forrest / Aaron Robinson
Park Forrest / Aaron Robinson
- A Case of Slow
(1960)
... Park Forrest
- Client: Robinson
(1959)
... Aaron Robinson
1959
Wanted: Dead or Alive
(TV Series)
Sheriff Hayes / Grant Mandeville / Abraham Saxon
Sheriff Hayes / Grant Mandeville / Abraham Saxon
- Twelve Hours to Crazy Horse
(1959)
... Sheriff Hayes
- The Conquerors
(1959)
... Grant Mandeville
- Angels of Vengeance
(1959)
... Abraham Saxon
1958-1959
The Restless Gun
(TV Series)
Aaron Dixon / Sheriff Heck Partridge / George Temple
Aaron Dixon / Sheriff Heck Partridge / George Temple
- The Hill of Death
(1959)
... Aaron Dixon
- Quiet City
(1958)
... Sheriff Heck Partridge
- The Coward
(1958)
... George Temple
1957-1959
Wagon Train
(TV Series)
Cleve Colter / Ned Rossiter
Cleve Colter / Ned Rossiter
- The Annie Griffith Story
(1959)
... Cleve Colter
- The Emily Rossiter Story
(1957)
... Ned Rossiter
1957-1958
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre
(TV Series)
McDermott / General Hugh Marley / Henry Latham
McDermott / General Hugh Marley / Henry Latham
- My Sister Susan
(1958)
... McDermott
- The Night After Christmas
(1957)
... General Hugh Marley
- Farmer's Wife
(1957)
... Henry Latham
1957
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
(TV Series)
Major Kevin McPherson
Major Kevin McPherson
- The Relentless Man
(1957)
... Major Kevin McPherson
1955-1957
Matinee Theatre
(TV Series)
Captain Miles Standish
Captain Miles Standish
- If This Be Error
(1957)
- The Birthday Present
(1956)
- The Courtship of Miles Standish
(1955)
... Captain Miles Standish
1955-1956
Lux Video Theatre
(TV Series)
Baron DeBalbus / Lloyd / Gilbert Simmone
Baron DeBalbus / Lloyd / Gilbert Simmone
- The Wayward Saint
(1956)
... Baron DeBalbus
- Indiscreet
(1956)
... Lloyd
- The Suspect
(1955)
... Gilbert Simmone
1956
Frontier
(TV Series)
John Masterson / Yancy
John Masterson / Yancy
- Georgia Gold
(1956)
... John Masterson
- The Texicans
(1956)
... Yancy
1954-1956
Schlitz Playhouse
(TV Series)
Capt. Thomas Flynn
Capt. Thomas Flynn
- Top Man
(1956)
- Volturio Investigates
(1954)
- The General's Boots
(1954)
... Capt. Thomas Flynn
1954-1955
Four Star Playhouse
(TV Series)
Gen. Hatfield / Capt. Bowns / Charles Quine
Gen. Hatfield / Capt. Bowns / Charles Quine
- The Firing Squad
(1955)
... Gen. Hatfield
- The Good Sister
(1955)
... Capt. Bowns
- The Bomb
(1954)
... Charles Quine
1955
The Soldiers
(TV Series)
Captain
Captain
- Episode #1.10
(1955)
... Captain
- Episode #1.9
(1955)
... Captain
- Episode #1.7
(1955)
... Captain
- Episode #1.6
(1955)
... Captain
- Episode #1.5
(1955)
... Captain
1955
The Man Behind the Badge
(TV Series)
Capt. Harold D. Smith
Capt. Harold D. Smith
- The Case of the Deadly Homburg
(1955)
... Capt. Harold D. Smith
1954
Stories of the Century
(TV Series)
Sheriff Henry Plummer
Sheriff Henry Plummer
- Henry Plummer
(1954)
... Sheriff Henry Plummer
1953
The Adventures of Kit Carson
(TV Series)
George Graham
George Graham
- Bad Men of Marysville
(1953)
... George Graham
1952
Dangerous Assignment
(TV Series)
Carson / Capt. Riki
Carson / Capt. Riki
- The Parachute Story
(1952)
... Carson
- The Dead General Story
(1952)
... Capt. Riki
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Animation department (2 credits)
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Self (7 credits)
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