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