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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Willie Aames to Steven Anderson
John Anderson Biography (1922-)
Born October 20, 1922, in Clayton, IL. Addresses: Agent--Paul Kohner,Inc., 9169 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069; and Herb Tannen & Associates, 1800 North Vine St., Suite 120, Los Angeles, CA 90028.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- October 20, 1922
- Clayton, Illinois, United States
Famous Works
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Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
- Harry Sykes, Treasure Island, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1934.
- Doc, The True Story of Lynn Stuart, Columbia, 1958.
- California Charlie, Psycho, Paramount, 1960.
- Burns, Geronimo, United Artists, 1962.
- Elder Hammond, Ride the High Country (also released as Guns in the Afternoon), MGM, 1962.
- Preacher, Walk on the Wild Side, Columbia, 1962.
- Sergeant Buell, The Hallelujah Trail, United Artists, 1965.
- Reagan, The Satan Bug, United Artists, 1965.
- Dietrich, A Covenant with Death, Warner Brothers, 1966.
- Joe Clausen, Namu, the Killer Whale, United Artists, 1966.
- Ezra/Isaac Maple, Welcome to Hard Times (also known as Killer on a Horse), MGM, 1967.
- Captain Addis, Day of the Evil Gun, MGM, 1968.
- Marshal Dana, Five Card Stud, Paramount, 1968.
- Kincaid, The Great Bank Robbery, Warner Brothers, 1969.
- Asa Beck, Heaven with a Gun, MGM, 1969.
- Capper, A Man Called Gannon, Universal, 1969.
- Frank Boone, Young Billy Young (also known as Who Rides with Kane?), United Artists, 1969.
- Bryce, Cotton Comes to Harlem, United Artists, 1970.
- Colonel Iversion, Soldier Blue, Avco-Embassy, 1970.
- Sheriff Allan Pierce, The Animals, XYZ, 1971.
- Stretch, Man and Boy, Levitt Pickman, 1972.
- Sheriff Parker, Molly and Lawless John, Producer Distributors Corporation, 1972.
- Halliday, Executive Action, National General, 1973.
- Mike Turk, The Dove, Paramount, 1974.
- Pike, The Specialist, Crown, 1975.
- Abraham Lincoln, The Lincoln Conspiracy, Sunn Classics, 1977.
- Caiaphas, In Search of Historic Jesus, Sunn Classics, 1980.
- Governor, Smokey and the Bandit Part II (also released as Smokey and theBandit Ride Again), Universal, 1980.
- Judge, Zoot Suit, Universal, 1981.
- TV interviewer, Out of the Blue, Discovery, 1982.
- Burnside, Lone Wolf McQuade, Orion, 1983.
- Arliss, Never Too Young to Die, Paul Entertainment, 1986.
- Neal G. Koch, Scorpion, Crown International, 1986.
- Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Eight Men Out, Orion, 1988.
- Also appeared as Vito Albanese in Il Consigliori, 1973; in The Stepmother, 1973; Amerasia, 1986; and Deadly Innocents, 1989.
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Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
- Deputy Virgil Earp, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, ABC, 1955.
- Sergeant Bullock, Boots and Saddles: The Story of the Fifth Cavalry, syndicated, 1957.
- Sam Gidds, The Rifleman, ABC, 1958.
- Foster Hancock, Ben Casey, ABC, 1961.
- Mr. Claymore, Checking In, CBS, 1981.
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Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; PILOTS
- Heber Greshon, Second Chance, ABC, 1962.
- Rankin, Won't It Ever Be Morning, NBC, 1965.
- Standish, Scalplock, ABC, 1966.
- Cruett, Hitched, NBC, 1973.
- Edward McClure, Call to Danger, CBS, 1973.
- Joe Cupis, Brock's Last Case, NBC, 1973.
- J. R. King, Egan, ABC, 1973.
- Eric Kort, The Log of the Black Pearl, NBC, 1975.
- Captain Edwin O'Hare Lewis, Death among Friends (also known as Mrs.
- R--Death among Friends), NBC, 1975.
- Jason Monroe, Dead Man on the Run, ABC, 1975.
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Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
- Ebonite Interrogator, "Nightmare," The Outer Limits, ABC, 1963.
- "The Gray Flannel Shrink", The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1974.
- "Say No More", M*A*S*H, CBS, 1983.
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Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MOVIES
- Henry Kealey, Set This Town on Fire, NBC, 1973.
- Colonel John Lockport, Smile Jenny, You're Dead, ABC, 1974.
- Aaron Denver, Manhunter, CBS, 1974.
- Toler, Heatwave!, ABC, 1974.
- George Varney, Once an Eagle, NBC, 1976.
- Marshal, The Quest, NBC, 1976.
- President Andrew Jackson, Bridger, ABC, 1976.
- Moose Matlock, Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free, NBC, 1976.
- Stephen Hancock, The Dark Side of Innocence, NBC, 1976.
- Amos Force, The Last Hurrah, NBC, 1977.
- General George Marshall, Tail Gunner Joe, NBC, 1977.
- Alexander Majors, Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion, NBC, 1977.
- Patrick Breen, Donner Pass: The Road to Survival, NBC, 1978.
- Hutter, The Deer Slayer, NBC, 1978.
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Backstairs at the White House, NBC, 1979.
- Paul Cooper, The First Time, ABC, 1982.
- Stanley Willard, Missing Children: A Mother's Story, CBS, 1982.
- Reverend Donald Randolph, Sins of the Past, ABC, 1984.
- William Hazard, North and South, ABC, 1985.
- Brigadier General Brooke, Dream West, CBS, 1986.
- Holbrook, I-Man, ABC, 1986.
- Judge Meriweather, American Harvest, CBS, 1987.
- Dutton, Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal, NBC, 1989.
- Josh, Follow Your Heart, NBC, 1990.
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Credits; OTHER TELEVISION APPEARANCES
- Mr. Scott, Rich Man, Poor Man--Book II (mini-series), ABC, 1976.
- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Backstairs at the White House (mini-series), NBC, 1979.
- Himself, Johnny Cash Cowboy Heroes (special), CBS, 1982.
- Also appeared as Curtis George in Mayday! Mayday!, 1981, and as Maxwell Eaton II in Hardesty House, 1986.
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Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
- Gethsemane Springs, Mark Taper Forum, New Theatre For Now, Los Angeles, CA, 1977.
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