John Crawford
Known for Acting · 160 credits
- Born
- 1920-09-13
- Died
- 2010-09-21
- Place of birth
- Colfax, Washington, USA
- Also known as
- Johnny Crawford · Cleve Allen Richardson · Cleve Richardson · Jack Crawford · جان کرافورد
Biography
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
Known For
TV Shows (69)
Star Trek
1966
as Commissioner Ferris
The Fugitive
1963
as Sergeant
Mannix
1967
as Traynor
Knight Rider
1982
as Sheriff Moore / Mac Thomas
Dynasty
1981
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Ben Shelby
The Waltons
1972
as Sheriff Ep Bridges
Batman
1966
as Printer's Devil
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Lt. Francona
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Lubell / Orin Selby
Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Captain Hermann / Captain - Officer #1 / Lieutenant Ritchie / 1st Gestapo Man / Gestapo Major
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Joe
The Rockford Files
1974
as Dr. Kenilworth / Christian
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Combat!
1962
as Gunnar / Capt. Werner
Daniel Boone
1964
as Jeremy Cain / Tolliver / Press Boker
The Wild Wild West
1965
Police Woman
1974
as Capt. Parks / Captain Parks / Deputy Chief Parks
The Big Valley
1965
as Gandy / Deputy Sheriff Billy Norris
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Tom Edler
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Lost in Space
1965
as Dr. Chronos
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
Gunsmoke
1955
as Hod / Loy / Torbert / Hal Biggs / Yates / Drunk / Pinto / Amos Strange / Norman Wilson / Blanchard / Hugh Eaton / Muller
Matt Houston
1982
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Charlie
Rhoda
1974
Land of the Giants
1968
The Bionic Woman
1976
My Favorite Martian
1963
Telephone Time
1956
Eight Is Enough
1977
Danger Man
1960
as Dr. Keller
Trackdown
1957
The Time Tunnel
1966
as Little John / Major / Henderson / John Poe
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Jack Morrell
Police Story
1973
Tarzan
1966
Harry O
1974
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
State Trooper
1956
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Sheriff Al White
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Charlie
Banacek
1972
as Owen Summers
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Third Man
1959
as Simon Baird
Bronk
1975
Nichols
1971
as Marshall / Sgt. Kessler
The Tony Randall Show
1976
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Interpol Calling
1959
as Kustrinski / Keflik / Ben Stack
Boston Blackie
1951
as Jim Marcum
Another World
1964
Code Red
1981
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Profiles in Courage
1964
The Invisible Man
1975
as Coner, Prison Guard
Kaz
1978
Movies (91)
The Longest Day
1962
as Col. Caffey (uncredited)
The Towering Inferno
1974
as Callahan
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
as Chief Engineer
The Enforcer
1976
as The Mayor
Exodus
1960
as Capt. Hank Schlosberg
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Alexander
Jason and the Argonauts
1963
as Polydeuces (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Reporter (uncredited)
The 300 Spartans
1962
as Agathon the Spartan Spy
The Big Heat
1953
as Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
Solomon and Sheba
1959
as Joab
Night Moves
1975
as Tom Iverson
Return of the Gunfighter
1967
as Butch Cassidy
The Macahans
1976
as Hale Crowley
Mystery Street
1950
as Reporter (uncredited)
Without Reservations
1946
as Soldier (uncredited)
Duel at Diablo
1966
as Clay Dean
Union Station
1950
as Hackett (uncredited)
Cyrano de Bergerac
1950
as Cadet
Rebel City
1953
as Joe Spencer
The Key
1958
as American Captain
Desperate Women
1978
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979
as Captain Sherick
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Soldier (uncredited)
I Saw What You Did
1965
as Trooper
The Swiss Family Robinson
1975
as Nate Bidwell
Tilt
1979
as Mickey
Come Fly with Me
1963
as Co-Pilot
The Americanization of Emily
1964
as Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
Prisoners of the Casbah
1953
as Guard (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
1946
as Dandy at Party (uncredited)
Grave Secrets
1989
as Homer
John Paul Jones
1959
as George Washington
The Severed Arm
1973
as Doctor Sanders
Message to My Daughter
1973
as Abortionist
Northwest Territory
1951
as LeBeau
Captain Sindbad
1963
as Aram
J.W. Coop
1972
as Rancher
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
1954
Hollywood Story
1951
as 1st Detective (uncredited)
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
1948
as Amos Ramsey
Battle of Rogue River
1954
as Capt. Richard Hillman
Blackhawk
1952
as Chuck
Hell Is a City
1960
as Don Starling
Dreamer
1979
as Riverboat Captain
The Impersonator
1961
as Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
Ghost of Zorro
1949
as Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4
The Long Shadow
1961
as Kelly
Orders to Kill
1958
as Kimball
Spring Night, Summer Night
1967
as Virgil
The Invisible Monster
1950
as Harris
The Sky Trap
1979
as Mark Sanders
The Man Who Was Nobody
1960
as South Africa Smith
Outlaw Blues
1977
as Buzz Cavenaugh
Honeychile
1951
as Marvin McKay
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
1981
as Vernon Presley
The Boogens
1981
as Brian Deering
Raton Pass
1951
as Sam
The Devil's Messenger
1962
as Donald Powell
Serpent of the Nile
1953
as Captain Domitius
Star of Texas
1953
as Texas Ranger Stockton
Old Oklahoma Plains
1952
as Chuck Ramsey
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953
as Chris Peters - Henchman
Lawman Without a Gun
1979
as Sgt. Hunt
Donovan's Kid
1979
as Thunder City Sheriff
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
1975
as Fred Stoner
Son of Geronimo
1952
as Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]
Lonely Heart Bandits
1950
as Stevedore
Actors and Sin
1952
as Movie Hero
Floods of Fear
1958
as Jack Murphy
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
1954
as Bonnett
Sons of Adventure
1948
as George Norton
Slaves of Babylon
1953
as Avil
A Star Shall Rise
1952
as Gaspar
The Phantom of 42nd Street
1945
as John Carraby
The Ravine
1969
as Captain Keller
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
1949
as Sands
Zombies of the Stratosphere
1952
as Roth
Hard Knocks
1979
as Josh
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1953
as Captain Kidd
Piccadilly Third Stop
1960
as Joe Preedy
The Two-Five
1978
as Capt. Paul Carter
Satan's Satellites
1958
as Roth
Secret of Outlaw Flats
1953
as King Bradshaw
The Other Victim
1981
as Price
Strange Homecoming
1974
as Winston
Trader Tom of the China Seas
1954
as Bill Gaines
Intent to Kill
1958
as Boyd
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
1948
as Danton - Henchman
Brother, My Song
1973
as Dr. Bennet
Confession
1956
as Gunman
About John Crawford
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… With 160 credits spanning from 1945 to 1994, John Crawford has appeared in 91 films and 69 TV shows.
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- The Longest Day (1962) — as Col. Caffey (uncredited)
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- The Poseidon Adventure (1972) — as Chief Engineer
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- Exodus (1960) — as Capt. Hank Schlosberg
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