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John Larch (1914–2005)
Instantly recognizable 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, ...
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Born:in Salem, Massachusetts, USADied:(age 91) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Actor (172 credits)
Actor (172 credits)
1985-1990
Dallas
(TV Series)
Arlen Ward / Atticus Ward / Wally Windham
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)
P.A. Announcer (Test Site)
- Part XII
(1989)
... P.A. Announcer (Test Site)
1988
Simon & Simon
(TV Series)
Deputy Sheriff John Burns
Deputy Sheriff John Burns
- May the Road Rise Up
(1988)
... Deputy Sheriff John Burns
1982-1988
Dynasty
(TV Series)
Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
- The Rifle
(1988)
... Gerald Wilson
- Images
(1988)
... Gerald Wilson
- The Mirror
(1983)
... Gerald Wilson
- Danny
(1983)
... Gerald Wilson
- Mark
(1982)
... Gerald Wilson
1979-1980
Vega$
(TV Series)
Ben Coleman / Jack the Ripper
Ben Coleman / Jack the Ripper
- Deadly Blessings
(1980)
... Ben Coleman
- Ghost of the Ripper
(1979)
... Jack the Ripper
1980
Little House on the Prairie
(TV Series)
Arthur Mahoney
Arthur Mahoney
- A New Beginning
(1980)
... Arthur Mahoney
1979
Lou Grant
(TV Series)
Lt. Bill Bergin / Bill Bergin
Lt. Bill Bergin / Bill Bergin
- Hollywood
(1979)
... Lt. Bill Bergin
- Samaritan
(1979)
... Bill Bergin
1968-1979
Hawaii Five-O
(TV Series)
Roger Maggers / Joseph Trinian
Roger Maggers / Joseph Trinian
- The Execution File
(1979)
... Roger Maggers
- Yesterday Died and Tomorrow Won't Be Born
(1968)
... Joseph Trinian
1977
Big Hawaii
(TV Series)
Waltah Morrison
Waltah Morrison
- The Sugar Wars
(1977)
- Sun Children
(1977)
... Waltah Morrison
1977
The Six Million Dollar Man
(TV Series)
Arthur Vale
Arthur Vale
- The Cheshire Project
(1977)
... Arthur Vale
1977
The Feather and Father Gang
(TV Series)
General Scott
General Scott
- Sun, Sand and Death
(1977)
... General Scott
1967-1975
Ironside
(TV Series)
Clint Yarborough / Pierre Dupont
Clint Yarborough / Pierre Dupont
- The Rolling Y
(1975)
... Clint Yarborough
- The Leaf in the Forest
(1967)
... Pierre Dupont
1971-1974
Medical Center
(TV Series)
Dr. Cabe / Victor Crayton
Dr. Cabe / Victor Crayton
- The Midwife
(1974)
... Dr. Cabe
- Shock!: Part 1
(1971)
... Victor Crayton
1972-1973
Cannon
(TV Series)
Pete Orsini / Sgt. Gil Nelson / Chief Horne
Pete Orsini / Sgt. Gil Nelson / Chief Horne
- Come Watch Me Die
(1973)
... Pete Orsini
- To Ride a Tiger
(1973)
... Sgt. Gil Nelson
- A Deadly Quiet Town
(1972)
... Chief Horne
1971-1973
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
(TV Series)
David Cameron / George Patterson
David Cameron / George Patterson
- The Camerons Are a Special Clan
(1973)
... David Cameron
- Shadow of a Name
(1971)
... George Patterson
1972
Insight
(TV Series)
Father / Mr. Altman
Father / Mr. Altman
- Ride a Turquoise Pony
(1972)
... Father
- I'm Gonna Be Free
(1972)
... Mr. Altman
1970-1972
Mission: Impossible
(TV Series)
Larry Gault / Premier Anton Rojek
Larry Gault / Premier Anton Rojek
- The Puppet
(1972)
... Larry Gault
- The Martyr
(1970)
... Premier Anton Rojek
1966-1972
The F.B.I.
(TV Series)
Jules Harmon / Fred Wallace
Jules Harmon / Fred Wallace
- The Outcast
(1972)
... Jules Harmon
- The Price of Death
(1966)
... Fred Wallace
1971
The Partners
(TV Series)
Sheriff Luke Fender
Sheriff Luke Fender
- The Prisoner of Fender
(1971)
... Sheriff Luke Fender
1970
The Young Lawyers
(TV Series)
Judge Matthew Harris
Judge Matthew Harris
- A Simple Thing Called Justice
(1970)
... Judge Matthew Harris
1962-1970
The Virginian
(TV Series)
Sheriff / Charles Neely / Ben Hicks / ...
Sheriff / Charles Neely / Ben Hicks / ...
- 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
1966-1968
The Felony Squad
(TV Series)
Jonah Clinton / Bill Ehlers
Jonah Clinton / Bill Ehlers
- The Deadly Abductors
(1968)
... Jonah Clinton
- The Broken Badge
(1966)
... Bill Ehlers
1967
Judd for the Defense
(TV Series)
D.A. Joseph Flexner
D.A. Joseph Flexner
- The Living Victim
(1967)
... D.A. Joseph Flexner
1967
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(TV Series)
Dr. Killman
Dr. Killman
- The Man from THRUSH Affair
(1967)
... Dr. Killman
1964-1967
The Fugitive
(TV Series)
Sheriff Ben Corby / George Duncan
Sheriff Ben Corby / George Duncan
- The Other Side of the Coin
(1967)
... Sheriff Ben Corby
- Man on a String
(1964)
... George Duncan
1965
Convoy
(TV Series)
Convoy Commodore Ben Foster / Capt. Ben Foster
Convoy Commodore Ben Foster / Capt. Ben Foster
- Lady on the Rock
(1965)
... Convoy Commodore Ben Foster
- Passage to Liverpool
(1965)
... Capt. Ben Foster
1965
Slattery's People
(TV Series)
Professor Jonathan Styx
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 / ...
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 / Steve Werminski / John Clinton
George Paraskis / Steve Werminski / John Clinton
- The S.S. American Dream
(1963)
... George Paraskis
- King Stanislaus and the Knights of the Round Stable
(1962)
... Steve Werminski
- Today the Man Who Kills Ants Is Coming
(1962)
... John Clinton
1962-1963
Ben Casey
(TV Series)
Robert Anderson / Walter Thurman
Robert Anderson / Walter Thurman
- My Enemy Is a Bright Green Sparrow
(1963)
... Robert Anderson
- And If I Die
(1962)
... Walter Thurman
1959-1962
Rawhide
(TV Series)
Sam Garrett / Lennie Dawson
Sam Garrett / Lennie Dawson
- Incident at Sugar Creek
(1962)
... Sam Garrett
- Incident of the Tumbleweed
(1959)
... Lennie Dawson
1961-1962
The Untouchables
(TV Series)
Charley Radick / Bryan 'Bull' Hanlon
Charley Radick / Bryan 'Bull' Hanlon
- Elegy
(1962)
... Charley Radick
- Hammerlock
(1961)
... Bryan 'Bull' Hanlon
1958-1962
Wagon Train
(TV Series)
Jethro Creech / Ben Harness / John Ramsey / ...
Jethro Creech / Ben Harness / John Ramsey / ...
- The Baylor Crofoot 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)
Sandy Mason / Bill Morrison / Sheriff Hingle
Sandy Mason / Bill Morrison / Sheriff Hingle
- Go Read the River
(1962)
... Sandy Mason
- Legacy for Lucia
(1960)
... Bill Morrison
- The Strengthening Angels
(1960)
... Sheriff Hingle
1960-1962
Laramie
(TV Series)
Matt Grundy / Gabe Reynolds
Matt Grundy / Gabe Reynolds
- The Confederate Express
(1962)
... Matt Grundy
- Day of Vengeance
(1960)
... Gabe Reynolds
1962
Cain's Hundred
(TV Series)
Benjamin Riker
Benjamin Riker
- The Plush Jungle: Benjamin Riker
(1962)
... Benjamin Riker
1959-1961
Tales of Wells Fargo
(TV Series)
Beaker / Johnny
Beaker / Johnny
- A Killing in Calico
(1961)
... Beaker
- End of a Legend
(1959)
... Johnny
1959-1961
The Twilight Zone
(TV Series)
Mr. Fremont / Sheriff Koch / Dr. Eliot Rathmann
Mr. Fremont / Sheriff Koch / Dr. Eliot Rathmann
- It's a Good Life
(1961)
... Mr. Fremont
- Dust
(1961)
... Sheriff Koch
- Perchance to Dream
(1959)
... Dr. Eliot Rathmann
1955-1961
Gunsmoke
(TV Series)
Shanks / Serpa / Dan / ...
Shanks / Serpa / Dan / ...
- All That
(1961)
... Shanks
- Long Hours, Short Pay
(1961)
... Serpa
- Jailbait Janet
(1960)
... Dan
- The Boots
(1959)
... Zeno
- The Constable
(1959)
... Rance
1956-1961
Zane Grey Theatre
(TV Series)
Magnus Kihlgren / Dr. Cole Gentry / Quine - Scout
Magnus Kihlgren / Dr. Cole Gentry / Quine - Scout
- The Broken Wing
(1961)
... Magnus Kihlgren
- A Time to Live
(1957)
... Dr. Cole Gentry
- Death Watch
(1956)
... Quine - Scout
1958-1960
Have Gun - Will Travel
(TV Series)
McNagle / Chaplain Robert April
McNagle / Chaplain Robert April
- Out at the Old Ball Park
(1960)
... McNagle
- The Hanging of Roy Carter
(1958)
... Chaplain Robert April
1959
The Magical World of Disney
(TV Series)
Frank Boyd
Frank Boyd
- Texas John Slaughter: The Slaughter Trail
(1959)
... Frank Boyd
- Texas John Slaughter: The Man from Bitter Creek
(1959)
... Frank Boyd
1957-1958
The Restless Gun
(TV Series)
Anse Newton / Red-eye Kirk / Sheriff Riker / ...
Anse Newton / Red-eye Kirk / Sheriff Riker / ...
- Thunder Valley
(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 Walter Winchell File
(TV Series)
Lt. Michaels
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
1957-1958
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre
(TV Series)
Jim Benton / Carl Mason
Jim Benton / Carl Mason
- He Came for the Money
(1958)
... Jim Benton
- The Animal Instinct
(1957)
... Carl Mason
1957
The Web
(TV Series)
Pete Boran / Pocker
Pete Boran / Pocker
- Last Chance
(1957)
... Pete Boran
- No Escape
(1957)
... Pocker
1953-1956
You Are There
(TV Series)
Miner 1 / Col. Harrison / Rafferty / ...
Miner 1 / Col. Harrison / Rafferty / ...
- The Great Comstock Silver Strike (October 29, 1873)
(1956)
... Miner 1
- Washington Crosses the Delaware (December 25, 1776)
(1955)
... Col. Harrison
- The Chicago Fire (October 8-9, 1871)
(1955)
... Rafferty
- Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton Gin (May 27, 1793)
(1955)
... Eli Whitney
1955
The Loretta Young Show
(TV Series)
S / Sgt. Ernie Robbins
S / Sgt. Ernie Robbins
- Christmas Stopover
(1955)
... S / Sgt. Ernie Robbins
1953-1954
Schlitz Playhouse
(TV Series)
Luke Powers / Detective
Luke Powers / Detective
- Reunion at Steepler's Hill
(1954)
... Luke Powers
- Fresh Start
(1953)
... Detective
1953-1954
Dragnet
(TV Series)
- The Big Dare
(1954)
- The Big Lie
(1953)
- The Big Building
(1953)
- The Big Rose
(1953)
1953-1954
Space Patrol
(TV Series)
Nick / Korwin
Nick / Korwin
- Marooned in the Past
(1954)
... Nick
- Radioactive Cave
(1953)
... Korwin
1953
The Red Skelton Hour
(TV Series)
Marriage Broker sketch
Marriage Broker sketch
- The Marriage Broker
(1953)
... Marriage Broker sketch (uncredited)
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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)Spouse:
Vivi Janiss (her death)
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