John Agar
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 31, 1921
- Died
- Apr 7, 2002 (aged 81)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Credits
- 90
John G. Agar (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American actor. He starred alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, but was later relegated to B movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Flesh and the Spur, and Hand of Death. He also starred with Lucille Ball in the 1951 movie The Magic Carpet.
Agar was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lillian (née Rogers) and John Agar, Sr., a meat packer (see Agar Hams). He was educated at the Harvard School for Boys in Chicago and Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois and graduated from Trinity-Pawling Preparatory School in Pawling, New York, but did not attend college. He and his family moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1942, following his father’s death. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps, and he was a sergeant at the time he left the army in 1946.
He was Shirley Temple's first husband (1945–1950), and they worked together in Fort Apache. His marriage to Temple lasted five years and they had one daughter together, Linda Susan Agar, who was later known as Susan Black, taking the surname of her stepfather Charles Alden Black. Following his divorce from Temple, Agar was married in 1951 to model Loretta Barnett Combs (1922–2000). They remained married until her death in 2000. They had two sons, Martin Agar and John G. Agar III. Agar died on April 7, 2002 at Burbank, California of complications from emphysema. He was buried beside his wife at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.
Agar made six movies with John Wayne: Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima, Big Jake, Chisum, The Undefeated and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. He also made two movies with Shirley Temple, Fort Apache and Adventure in Baltimore, also starring Robert Young.
He is mentioned in the Frank Zappa song "The Radio is Broken" from the album The Man From Utopia (1983).
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Known for
King Kong
1976Movie
City Official
Nightbreed
1990Movie
Gas Station Attendant / Victim
Fort Apache
1948Movie
2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949Movie
Lt. Flint Cohill
Body Bags
1993Movie
Dr. Lang
Miracle Mile
1989Movie
Ivan Peters
Filmography
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021Movie
Self (archive footage)
Monster Invaders from Space
2018Movie
Dr. Curt Taylor (archive footage)
The Naked Monster
2005Movie
Dr. Clete Ferguson
The Vampire Hunters Club
2001Movie
Reggie
Bielefeld Lichtwerk
1998Movie
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997Movie
Self (archive footage)
A Century of Science Fiction
1996Movie
Self
Body Bags
1993Movie
Dr. Lang
Invasion of Privacy
1992Movie
Old Convict
The Perfect Bride
1991Movie
Gramps
Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy
1991Movie
Self
Fear
1990Movie
Leonard Scott Levy
Nightbreed
1990Movie
Gas Station Attendant / Victim
Miracle Mile
1989Movie
Ivan Peters
Perfect Victims
1988Movie
Dog-Walking Neighbor
Creepy Classics
1987Movie
Bob Westley - (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone
1985TV
(segment "A Day in Beaumont")
Highway to Heaven
1984TV
Divided We Fall
1982Movie
Yankee Officer
Mr. No Legs
1978Movie
Police Capt. Hathaway
King Kong
1976Movie
City Official
Charlie's Angels
1976TV
Col. Blaylock
Police Story
1973TV
Hammack
Delphi Bureau
1972TV
How's Your Love Life?
1971Movie
Police Lt. Rafferty
Big Jake
1971Movie
Bert Ryan
Chisum
1970Movie
Amos Patton
The Undefeated
1969Movie
Christian
Hell Raiders
1969Movie
Maj. Ronald Paxton
The Name of the Game
1968TV
Bert Walker
Curse of the Swamp Creature
1968Movie
Barry Rogers
The Movie Orgy
1968Movie
Self (archive footage)
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
1967Movie
Dr. Curt Taylor
Night Fright
1967Movie
Sheriff Clint Crawford
Hondo
1967TV
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967Movie
Dion O'Bannion
Family Affair
1966TV
Waco
1966Movie
George Gates
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
1966Movie
Dr. Farrell
Johnny Reno
1966Movie
Ed Tomkins
Branded
1965TV
Stage to Thunder Rock
1964Movie
Dan Carrouthers
Young Fury
1964Movie
Dawson
Law of the Lawless
1964Movie
Pete Stone
Of Love and Desire
1963Movie
Gus Cole
The Young and the Brave
1963Movie
Intelligence Captain
The Virginian
1962TV
Tom Anders
Journey to the Seventh Planet
1962Movie
Capt. Don Graham
Hand of Death
1962Movie
Alex Marsh
Fall Girl
1961Movie
Joe McElroy
Raymie
1960Movie
Ike Burroughs
Invisible Invaders
1959Movie
Maj. Bruce Jay
Rawhide
1959TV
Mike Anderson
Destination Space
1959Movie
Col. Matthews
Frontier Gun
1958Movie
Sheriff Jim Crayle
Bat Masterson
1958TV
Sam Phelps
Attack of the Puppet People
1958Movie
Bob Westley
Jet Attack
1958Movie
Capt. Tom Arnett
Cavalry Command
1958Movie
Sgt. Judd Norcutt
The Brain from Planet Arous
1957Movie
Steve March
Ride a Violent Mile
1957Movie
Jeff Donner
Perry Mason
1957TV
Kenneth Baxter
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
1957Movie
George Hastings
Joe Butterfly
1957Movie
Sgt. Dick Mason
The Mole People
1956Movie
Dr. Roger Bentley
Flesh and the Spur
1956Movie
Luke Random
Star in the Dust
1956Movie
Sheriff Bill Jorden
Hold Back Tomorrow
1955Movie
Joe Cardos
Tarantula
1955Movie
Dr. Matt Hastings
The Lonesome Trail
1955Movie
Johnny Rush
Revenge of the Creature
1955Movie
Prof. Clete Ferguson
The Golden Mistress
1954Movie
Bill Buchanan
Climax!
1954TV
Larry Dorrant
Shield for Murder
1954Movie
Det. Sgt. Mark Brewster
The Rocket Man
1954Movie
Tom Baxter
Bait
1954Movie
Ray Brighton
Man of Conflict
1953Movie
Ray Compton
Letter to Loretta
1953TV
Lloyd
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Marvin Potter
Woman of the North Country
1952Movie
David Powell
The Magic Carpet
1951Movie
Ramoth
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951TV
Otis Tack
Along the Great Divide
1951Movie
Billy Shear
Breakthrough
1950Movie
Lt. Joe Mallory
The Woman on Pier 13
1950Movie
Don Lowry
Sands of Iwo Jima
1950Movie
PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949Movie
Lt. Flint Cohill
Adventure in Baltimore
1949Movie
Tom Wade
Fort Apache
1948Movie
2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke