Acting
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 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
The World of Hammer
Series · 1994
Grave Secrets
Film · 1989
Hardcastle and McCormick
Series · 1983
Knight Rider
Series · 1982
Matt Houston
Series · 1982
The Powers of Matthew Star
Series · 1982
Knight Rider
Series · 1982
The Boogens
Film · 1981
The Other Victim
Film · 1981
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Film · 1981
Dynasty
Series · 1981
Code Red
Series · 1981
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Film · 1979
Tilt
Film · 1979
Donovan's Kid
Film · 1979
Hard Knocks
Film · 1979
Dreamer
Film · 1979
Lawman Without a Gun
Film · 1979
The Sky Trap
Film · 1979
Trapper John, M.D.
Series · 1979
Salvage 1
Series · 1979
Friends
Series · 1979
From Here to Eternity
Series · 1979
The Two-Five
Film · 1978
Desperate Women
Film · 1978
Kaz
Series · 1978
The Amazing Spider-Man
Series · 1978
Outlaw Blues
Film · 1977
Eight Is Enough
Series · 1977
The Incredible Hulk
Series · 1977
The Enforcer
Film · 1976
The Macahans
Film · 1976
The Bionic Woman
Series · 1976
Charlie's Angels
Series · 1976
The Tony Randall Show
Series · 1976
The Tony Randall Show
Series · 1976
Night Moves
Film · 1975
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
Film · 1975
The Swiss Family Robinson
Film · 1975
The Swiss Family Robinson
Series · 1975
The Invisible Man
Series · 1975
Bronk
Series · 1975
The Towering Inferno
Film · 1974
Strange Homecoming
Film · 1974
Rhoda
Series · 1974
Little House on the Prairie
Series · 1974
Harry O
Series · 1974
Police Woman
Series · 1974
The Rockford Files
Series · 1974
The Rockford Files
Series · 1974
Police Woman
Series · 1974
Police Woman
Series · 1974
Police Woman
Series · 1974
Police Woman
Series · 1974
Petrocelli
Series · 1974
The Severed Arm
Film · 1973
Message to My Daughter
Film · 1973
Brother, My Song
Film · 1973
Police Story
Series · 1973
The Poseidon Adventure
Film · 1972
J.W. Coop
Film · 1972
The Bob Newhart Show
Series · 1972
The Waltons
Series · 1972
Banacek
Series · 1972
Nichols
Series · 1971
Nichols
Series · 1971
The Ravine
Film · 1969
Land of the Giants
Series · 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
Spring Night, Summer Night
Film · 1967
Return of the Gunfighter
Film · 1967
Mannix
Series · 1967
Hondo
Series · 1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Series · 1967
Duel at Diablo
Film · 1966
The Time Tunnel
Series · 1966
Star Trek
Series · 1966
Batman
Series · 1966
Tarzan
Series · 1966
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
The Time Tunnel
Series · 1966
The Time Tunnel
Series · 1966
The Time Tunnel
Series · 1966
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Film · 1965
I Saw What You Did
Film · 1965
Lost in Space
Series · 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Series · 1965
The Wild Wild West
Series · 1965
The Big Valley
Series · 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Series · 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Series · 1965
The Big Valley
Series · 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Series · 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Series · 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Series · 1965
The Americanization of Emily
Film · 1964
Another World
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Profiles in Courage
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Come Fly with Me
Film · 1963
Jason and the Argonauts
Film · 1963
Captain Sindbad
Film · 1963
My Favorite Martian
Series · 1963
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
The 300 Spartans
Film · 1962
The Devil's Messenger
Film · 1962
The Longest Day
Film · 1962
Combat!
Series · 1962
Combat!
Series · 1962
The Impersonator
Film · 1961
The Long Shadow
Film · 1961
Hell Is a City
Film · 1960
The Man Who Was Nobody
Film · 1960
Exodus
Film · 1960
Piccadilly Third Stop
Film · 1960
I Aim at the Stars
Film · 1960
Danger Man
Series · 1960
Solomon and Sheba
Film · 1959
John Paul Jones
Film · 1959
Interpol Calling
Series · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
Interpol Calling
Series · 1959
Interpol Calling
Series · 1959
The Third Man
Series · 1959
13 Demon Street
Series · 1959
Intent to Kill
Film · 1958
Floods of Fear
Film · 1958
The Key
Film · 1958
Orders to Kill
Film · 1958
Satan's Satellites
Film · 1958
Trackdown
Series · 1957
Confession
Film · 1956
Telephone Time
Series · 1956
State Trooper
Series · 1956
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
Film · 1954
Battle of Rogue River
Film · 1954
Trader Tom of the China Seas
Film · 1954
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
Film · 1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Series · 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
Prisoners of the Casbah
Film · 1953
Serpent of the Nile
Film · 1953
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
Film · 1953
Slaves of Babylon
Film · 1953
Secret of Outlaw Flats
Film · 1953
The Big Heat
Film · 1953
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Film · 1953
Rebel City
Film · 1953
Star of Texas
Film · 1953
A Star Shall Rise
Film · 1952
Old Oklahoma Plains
Film · 1952
Son of Geronimo
Film · 1952
Zombies of the Stratosphere
Film · 1952
Blackhawk
Film · 1952
Actors and Sin
Film · 1952
Adventures of Superman
Series · 1952
Hopalong Cassidy
Series · 1952
Raton Pass
Film · 1951
The Red Badge of Courage
Film · 1951
Northwest Territory
Film · 1951
Honeychile
Film · 1951
Hollywood Story
Film · 1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Series · 1951
The Living Christ
Series · 1951
Boston Blackie
Series · 1951
Cyrano de Bergerac
Film · 1950
Lonely Heart Bandits
Film · 1950
The Invisible Monster
Film · 1950
The Asphalt Jungle
Film · 1950
Mystery Street
Film · 1950
Union Station
Film · 1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Series · 1950
The Cisco Kid
Series · 1950
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Film · 1949
Ghost of Zorro
Film · 1949
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Film · 1948
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Film · 1948
Sons of Adventure
Film · 1948
Without Reservations
Film · 1946
The Time of Their Lives
Film · 1946
The Phantom of 42nd Street
Film · 1945