John Crawford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 13, 1920
- Died
- Sep 21, 2010 (aged 90)
- Place of birth
- Colfax, Washington, USA
- Credits
- 163
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
Star Trek
1966TV
Commissioner Ferris
Knight Rider
1982TV
Sheriff Moore, Mac Thomas
The Towering Inferno
1974Movie
Callahan
The Twilight Zone
1959TV
Joe
The Poseidon Adventure
1972Movie
Chief Engineer
The Longest Day
1962Movie
Col. Caffey (uncredited)
Filmography
The World of Hammer
1994TV
Self (archive footage)
Grave Secrets
1989Movie
Homer
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983TV
Charlie
Knight Rider
1982TV
Sheriff Moore, Mac Thomas
Matt Houston
1982TV
The Powers of Matthew Star
1982TV
General Tucker
The Other Victim
1981Movie
Price
The Boogens
1981Movie
Brian Deering
Code Red
1981TV
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
1981Movie
Vernon Presley
Dynasty
1981TV
Trapper John, M.D.
1979TV
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979Movie
Captain Sherick
Lawman Without a Gun
1979Movie
Sgt. Hunt
The Sky Trap
1979Movie
Mark Sanders
Dreamer
1979Movie
Riverboat Captain
Tilt
1979Movie
Mickey
Hard Knocks
1979Movie
Josh
Friends
1979TV
From Here to Eternity
1979TV
Maj. Thompson
Salvage 1
1979TV
Donovan's Kid
1979Movie
Thunder City Sheriff
Desperate Women
1978Movie
Kaz
1978TV
The Two-Five
1978Movie
Capt. Paul Carter
The Amazing Spider-Man
1978TV
The Incredible Hulk
1977TV
Tom Edler
Outlaw Blues
1977Movie
Buzz Cavenaugh
Eight Is Enough
1977TV
The Enforcer
1976Movie
The Mayor
The Tony Randall Show
1976TV
The Immigration Official
Charlie's Angels
1976TV
Lt. Francona
The Macahans
1976Movie
Hale Crowley
The Bionic Woman
1976TV
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
1975Movie
Fred Stoner
The Swiss Family Robinson
1975TV
Night Moves
1975Movie
Tom Iverson
The Invisible Man
1975TV
Coner, Prison Guard
Bronk
1975TV
The Swiss Family Robinson
1975Movie
Nate Bidwell
The Towering Inferno
1974Movie
Callahan
Strange Homecoming
1974Movie
Winston
Police Woman
1974TV
Capt. Parks, Captain Parks, Deputy Chief Parks, Chief Parks
The Rockford Files
1974TV
Dr. Kenilworth, Christian
Harry O
1974TV
Little House on the Prairie
1974TV
Ben Shelby
Petrocelli
1974TV
Joe Tuttle
Rhoda
1974TV
Message to My Daughter
1973Movie
Abortionist
Brother, My Song
1973Movie
Dr. Bennet
The Severed Arm
1973Movie
Doctor Sanders
Police Story
1973TV
The Poseidon Adventure
1972Movie
Chief Engineer
The Bob Newhart Show
1972TV
Vern Hackler
The Waltons
1972TV
Sheriff Ep Bridges
Banacek
1972TV
Owen Summers
J.W. Coop
1972Movie
Rancher
Nichols
1971TV
Marshall, Sgt. Kessler
The Ravine
1969Movie
Captain Keller
Land of the Giants
1968TV
The Dick Cavett Show
1968TV
Self - Guest
Mannix
1967TV
Traynor
Hondo
1967TV
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967TV
Charlie
Spring Night, Summer Night
1967Movie
Virgil
Return of the Gunfighter
1967Movie
Butch Cassidy
Mission: Impossible
1966TV
Dr. Lubell, Orin Selby
The Time Tunnel
1966TV
Little John, Major, Henderson, John Poe
Star Trek
1966TV
Commissioner Ferris
Tarzan
1966TV
Duel at Diablo
1966Movie
Clay Dean
Batman
1966TV
Printer's Devil
Hogan's Heroes
1965TV
Captain Hermann, Captain - Officer #1, Lieutenant Ritchie, 1st Gestapo Man, Gestapo Man, Gestapo Major
The Wild Wild West
1965TV
Lost in Space
1965TV
Dr. Chronos
The Big Valley
1965TV
Gandy, Deputy Sheriff Billy Norris
I Saw What You Did
1965Movie
Trooper
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965Movie
Alexander
Profiles in Courage
1964TV
The Americanization of Emily
1964Movie
Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
Daniel Boone
1964TV
Jeremy Cain, Tolliver, Press Boker
Another World
1964TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963TV
My Favorite Martian
1963TV
The Fugitive
1963TV
Sergeant
Jason and the Argonauts
1963Movie
Polydeuces (uncredited)
Captain Sindbad
1963Movie
Aram
Come Fly with Me
1963Movie
Co-Pilot
The Devil's Messenger
1962Movie
Donald Powell
Combat!
1962TV
Gunnar, Capt. Werner
The Longest Day
1962Movie
Col. Caffey (uncredited)
The 300 Spartans
1962Movie
Agathon the Spartan Spy
The Long Shadow
1961Movie
Kelly
The Impersonator
1961Movie
Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
Exodus
1960Movie
Capt. Hank Schlosberg
The Man Who Was Nobody
1960Movie
South Africa Smith
Danger Man
1960TV
Dr. Keller
Piccadilly Third Stop
1960Movie
Joe Preedy
I Aim at the Stars
1960Movie
Dr. Bosco - White Sands, New Mexico
Hell Is a City
1960Movie
Don Starling
Solomon and Sheba
1959Movie
Joab
13 Demon Street
1959TV
The Twilight Zone
1959TV
Joe
The Third Man
1959TV
Simon Baird
Interpol Calling
1959TV
Kustrinski, Keflik, Ben Stack
John Paul Jones
1959Movie
George Washington
Floods of Fear
1958Movie
Jack Murphy
Orders to Kill
1958Movie
Kimball
Intent to Kill
1958Movie
Boyd
The Key
1958Movie
American Captain
Satan's Satellites
1958Movie
Roth
Trackdown
1957TV
Confession
1956Movie
Gunman
State Trooper
1956TV
Telephone Time
1956TV
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Hod, Loy, Torbert, Hal Biggs, Yates, Drunk, Pinto, Amos Strange, Norman Wilson, Blanchard, Hugh Eaton, Muller
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954TV
Thunder City Sheriff (uncredited)
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954TV
Battle of Rogue River
1954Movie
Capt. Richard Hillman
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
1954Movie
Bonnett
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
1954Movie
Trader Tom of the China Seas
1954Movie
Bill Gaines
Secret of Outlaw Flats
1953Movie
King Bradshaw
Prisoners of the Casbah
1953Movie
Guard (uncredited)
Slaves of Babylon
1953Movie
Avil
The Big Heat
1953Movie
Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1953Movie
Captain Kidd
Rebel City
1953Movie
Joe Spencer
Serpent of the Nile
1953Movie
Captain Domitius
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953Movie
Chris Peters - Henchman
Star of Texas
1953Movie
Texas Ranger Stockton
A Star Shall Rise
1952Movie
Gaspar
Son of Geronimo
1952Movie
Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]
Zombies of the Stratosphere
1952Movie
Roth
Adventures of Superman
1952TV
Jack Morrell
Hopalong Cassidy
1952TV
Old Oklahoma Plains
1952Movie
Chuck Ramsey
Blackhawk
1952Movie
Chuck
Actors and Sin
1952Movie
Movie Hero
Northwest Territory
1951Movie
LeBeau
Honeychile
1951Movie
Marvin McKay
The Red Badge of Courage
1951Movie
Soldier (uncredited)
Boston Blackie
1951TV
Jim Marcum
Hollywood Story
1951Movie
1st Detective (uncredited)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951TV
Raton Pass
1951Movie
Sam
The Living Christ
1951TV
Joel
Cyrano de Bergerac
1950Movie
Cadet
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950TV
Union Station
1950Movie
Hackett (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid
1950TV
Sheriff Al White
Lonely Heart Bandits
1950Movie
Stevedore
Mystery Street
1950Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
1950Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
The Invisible Monster
1950Movie
Harris
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
1949Movie
Sands
Ghost of Zorro
1949Movie
Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
1948Movie
Amos Ramsey
Sons of Adventure
1948Movie
George Norton
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
1948Movie
Danton - Henchman
The Time of Their Lives
1946Movie
Dandy at Party (uncredited)
Without Reservations
1946Movie
Soldier (uncredited)
The Phantom of 42nd Street
1945Movie
John Carraby