John Crawford
Acting
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. scout while attending the University of Washington's School of Drama. Although he failed his screen test, Crawford nonetheless joined RKO as a laborer. He then got a job building sets at Circle Theater in Los Angeles, and eventually persuaded the producers to cast him in some of their plays. He was soon signed to Columbia Pictures to act in secondary roles in westerns. In the late 1950s he graduated to bigger parts in such films as Ordre de tuer (1958), La clé (1958) and Un homme pour le bagne (1960), all of which were made in the UK. Crawford returned to America in the early 1960s and began a prolific career in both movies and TV series, up until 1986. His most memorable film roles include the ill-fated chief engineer inL'aventure du Poséidon (1972), the hearty Tom Iverson in La fugue (1975), the bumbling mayor of San Francisco in L'inspecteur ne renonce jamais (1976), hard-nosed police chief Buzz Cavanaugh in Un couple en fuite (1977) and amiable old mine hand Brian Deerling in The Boogens (1981). John had recurring parts as Sheriff Ep Bridges inLa famille des collines (1971) and Capt. Parks on Sergent Anderson (1974). Among the many TV shows he made guest appearances in are The Lone Ranger (1949), Superman(1952), Les espions (1965), La quatrième dimension (1959), Les incorruptibles (1959),La grande caravane (1957), Le fugitif (1963), Star Trek (1966), Perdus dans l'espace(1965), Bonanza (1959), Stalag 13 (1965), Mission impossible (1966), Gunsmoke(1955), Super Jaimie (1976), Dallas (1978) and Dynastie (1981). Crawford died at age 90 following complications from a stroke on September 21, 2010, in Thousand Oaks, California. He's survived by his ex-wife Ann Wakefield, four daughters and two grandchildren. - IMDb Mini Biography
TV Shows(69)
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
1994
Hardcastle and McCormick
Charlie
1983
Knight Rider
Sheriff Moore
1982
Matt Houston
1982
The Powers of Matthew Star
General Tucker
1982
Code Red
1981
Dynasty
1981
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Friends
1979
From Here to Eternity
Maj. Thompson
1979
Salvage 1
1979
Kaz
1978
The Amazing Spider-Man
1978
The Incredible Hulk
Tom Edler
1977
Eight Is Enough
1977
The Tony Randall Show
1976
Charlie's Angels
Lt. Francona
1976
The Bionic Woman
1976
The Swiss Family Robinson
1975
The Invisible Man
Coner, Prison Guard
1975
Bronk
1975
Police Woman
1974
The Rockford Files
Dr. Kenilworth
1974
Harry O
1974
Little House on the Prairie
Ben Shelby
1974
Rhoda
1974
Police Story
1973
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
The Waltons
Sheriff Ep Bridges
1972
Banacek
Owen Summers
1972
Nichols
Marshall
1971
Land of the Giants
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Mannix
Traynor
1967
Hondo
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Charlie
1967
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Lubell
1966
The Time Tunnel
Little John
1966
Star Trek
Commissioner Ferris
1966
Tarzan
1966
Batman
Printer's Devil
1966
Hogan's Heroes
Captain Hermann
1965
The Wild Wild West
1965
Lost in Space
Dr. Chronos
1965
The Big Valley
Gandy
1965
Profiles in Courage
1964
Daniel Boone
Jeremy Cain
1964
Another World
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
My Favorite Martian
1963
The Fugitive
Sergeant
1963
Combat!
Gunnar
1962
Danger Man
1960
The Twilight Zone
Joe
1959
The Third Man
Simon Baird
1959
Interpol Calling
Kustrinski
1959
13 Demon Street
1959
Trackdown
1957
State Trooper
1956
Telephone Time
1956
Gunsmoke
Hod
1955
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Adventures of Superman
Jack Morrell
1952
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Boston Blackie
Jim Marcum
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Living Christ
Joel
1951
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
The Cisco Kid
Sheriff Al White
1950
Movies(91)
Grave Secrets
Homer
1989
The Other Victim
Price
1981
The Boogens
Brian Deering
1981
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Vernon Presley
1981
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Captain Sherick
1979
Lawman Without a Gun
Sgt. Hunt
1979
The Sky Trap
Mark Sanders
1979
Dreamer
Riverboat Captain
1979
Tilt
Mickey
1979
Hard Knocks
Josh
1979
Donovan's Kid
Thunder City Sheriff
1979
Desperate Women
1978
The Two-Five
Capt. Paul Carter
1978
Outlaw Blues
Buzz Cavenaugh
1977
The Enforcer
The Mayor
1976
The Macahans
Hale Crowley
1976
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
Fred Stoner
1975
Night Moves
Tom Iverson
1975
The Swiss Family Robinson
Nate Bidwell
1975
The Towering Inferno
Callahan
1974
Strange Homecoming
Winston
1974
Message to My Daughter
Abortionist
1973
Brother, My Song
Dr. Bennet
1973
The Severed Arm
Doctor Sanders
1973
The Poseidon Adventure
Chief Engineer
1972
J.W. Coop
Rancher
1972
The Ravine
Captain Keller
1969
Spring Night, Summer Night
Virgil
1967
Return of the Gunfighter
Butch Cassidy
1967
Duel at Diablo
Clay Dean
1966
I Saw What You Did
Trooper
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Alexander
1965
The Americanization of Emily
Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
1964
Jason and the Argonauts
Polydeuces (uncredited)
1963
Captain Sindbad
Aram
1963
Come Fly with Me
Co-Pilot
1963
The Devil's Messenger
Donald Powell
1962
The Longest Day
Col. Caffey (uncredited)
1962
The 300 Spartans
Agathon the Spartan Spy
1962
The Long Shadow
Kelly
1961
The Impersonator
Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
1961
Exodus
Capt. Hank Schlosberg
1960
The Man Who Was Nobody
South Africa Smith
1960
Piccadilly Third Stop
Joe Preedy
1960
Hell Is a City
Don Starling
1960
Solomon and Sheba
Joab
1959
John Paul Jones
George Washington
1959
Floods of Fear
Jack Murphy
1958
Orders to Kill
Kimball
1958
Intent to Kill
Boyd
1958
The Key
American Captain
1958
Satan's Satellites
Roth
1958
Confession
Gunman
1956
Battle of Rogue River
Capt. Richard Hillman
1954
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
Bonnett
1954
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
1954
Trader Tom of the China Seas
Bill Gaines
1954
Secret of Outlaw Flats
King Bradshaw
1953
Prisoners of the Casbah
Guard (uncredited)
1953
Slaves of Babylon
Avil
1953
The Big Heat
Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
1953
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd
1953
Rebel City
Joe Spencer
1953
Serpent of the Nile
Captain Domitius
1953
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Chris Peters - Henchman
1953
Star of Texas
Texas Ranger Stockton
1953
A Star Shall Rise
Gaspar
1952
Son of Geronimo
Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]
1952
Zombies of the Stratosphere
Roth
1952
Old Oklahoma Plains
Chuck Ramsey
1952
Blackhawk
Chuck
1952
Actors and Sin
Movie Hero
1952
Northwest Territory
LeBeau
1951
Honeychile
Marvin McKay
1951
The Red Badge of Courage
Soldier (uncredited)
1951
Hollywood Story
1st Detective (uncredited)
1951
Raton Pass
Sam
1951
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cadet
1950
Union Station
Hackett (uncredited)
1950
Lonely Heart Bandits
Stevedore
1950
Mystery Street
Reporter (uncredited)
1950
The Asphalt Jungle
Reporter (uncredited)
1950
The Invisible Monster
Harris
1950
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Sands
1949
Ghost of Zorro
Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4
1949
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Amos Ramsey
1948
Sons of Adventure
George Norton
1948
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Danton - Henchman
1948
The Time of Their Lives
Dandy at Party (uncredited)
1946
Without Reservations
Soldier (uncredited)
1946
The Phantom of 42nd Street
John Carraby
1945