Acting
Leif Erickson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leif Erickson (born William Wycliffe Anderson) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Erickson was born in Alameda, California, near San Francisco. He worked as a soloist in a band as vocalist and trombone player, performed in Max Reinhardt's productions, and then gained a small amount of stage experience in a comedy vaudeville act. Initially billed by Paramount Pictures as Glenn Erickson, he began his screen career as a leading man in Westerns. Erickson enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. Rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer in the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit, he served as a military photographer, shooting film in combat zones, and as an instructor. He was shot down twice in the Pacific as well as receiving two Purple Hearts. Erickson was in the unit that filmed and photographed the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. Over four years service, he shot more than 200,000 feet of film for the Navy. Erickson's first films were two 1933 band films with Betty Grable before starting a string of Buster Crabbe Western films based on Zane Grey novels. He would go on to appears in films such as The Snake Pit, Sorry, Wrong Number, Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd, Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront, A Gathering of Eagles, Roustabout, The Carpetbaggers and Mirage. One of his more notable roles was as Deborah Kerr's macho husband in the stage and film versions of Tea and Sympathy. He appeared with Greta Garbo, as her brother in Conquest (1937). He played the role of Pete, the vindictive boat engineer, in the 1951 remake of the famed musical Show Boat. His final appearance in a feature film was in Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977). Erickson appeared frequently on television; he was cast as Dr. Hillyer in "Consider Her Ways" (1964) and as Paul White in "The Monkey's Paw—A Retelling" (1965) on CBS's The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. However, he is probably best known for The High Chaparral, which aired on NBC from 1967 until 1971. He portrayed a rancher, Big John Cannon, determined to establish a cattle empire in the Arizona Territory while keeping peace with the Apache. Erickson guest-starred in several television series, including Rawhide, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Marcus Welby, M.D., Medical Center, Cannon, The Rifleman, The Rockford Files, and the 1977 series Hunter. His final role was in an episode of Fantasy Island in 1984. Erickson was married to actress Frances Farmer from 1936 until 1942. The same day that his divorce from Farmer was finalized, June 12, 1942, he married actress Margaret Hayes. They divorced a month later. He married Ann Diamond in 1945. They had two children, William Leif Erickson (born 1946 - died 1971 in a car accident) and Susan Irene Erickson (born 1950). Erickson died of cancer in Pensacola, Florida, on January 29, 1986, aged 74 CLR
Filmography
Wild Times
Series · 1980
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Film · 1977
The Fantastic Journey
Film · 1977
The Fantastic Journey
Series · 1977
Winterhawk
Film · 1975
Abduction
Film · 1975
Force Five
Film · 1975
Medical Story
Series · 1975
Harry O
Series · 1974
The Rockford Files
Series · 1974
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
Film · 1973
The Evil Touch
Series · 1973
The Magician
Series · 1973
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Film · 1972
The New Healers
Film · 1972
The Family Rico
Film · 1972
The Rookies
Series · 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
Series · 1972
The Sixth Sense
Series · 1972
Man and Boy
Film · 1971
The Deadly Dream
Film · 1971
Terror in the Sky
Film · 1971
Cannon
Series · 1971
Night Gallery
Series · 1970
Medical Center
Series · 1969
The Mod Squad
Series · 1968
Mannix
Series · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
The High Chaparral
Series · 1967
I Saw What You Did
Film · 1965
Mirage
Film · 1965
Branded
Series · 1965
Roustabout
Film · 1964
Strait-Jacket
Film · 1964
The Carpetbaggers
Film · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
A Gathering of Eagles
Film · 1963
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
The Great Adventure
Series · 1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Series · 1963
Arrest and Trial
Series · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
The Great Adventure
Series · 1963
Shootout at Big Sag
Film · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
The New Breed
Series · 1961
The Shape of the River
Film · 1960
Rawhide
Series · 1959
The Rebel
Series · 1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Once Upon a Horse...
Film · 1958
Twilight for the Gods
Film · 1958
The Rifleman
Series · 1958
Kiss Them for Me
Film · 1957
Istanbul
Film · 1957
The Vintage
Film · 1957
One Coat of White
Film · 1957
Panic Button
Film · 1957
The Fastest Gun Alive
Film · 1956
Tea and Sympathy
Film · 1956
Star in the Dust
Film · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series · 1956
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
The Millionaire
Series · 1955
Matinee Theater
Series · 1955
The Millionaire
Series · 1955
On the Waterfront
Film · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Inner Sanctum
Series · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
Invaders from Mars
Film · 1953
Trouble Along the Way
Film · 1953
Never Wave at a WAC
Film · 1953
A Perilous Journey
Film · 1953
Paris Model
Film · 1953
Born to the Saddle
Film · 1953
Fort Algiers
Film · 1953
Captain Scarface
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
The Cimarron Kid
Film · 1952
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
Film · 1952
With a Song in My Heart
Film · 1952
My Wife's Best Friend
Film · 1952
Sailor Beware
Film · 1952
Carbine Williams
Film · 1952
The Tall Target
Film · 1951
Show Boat
Film · 1951
Fourteen Hours
Film · 1951
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Film · 1951
Reunion in Reno
Film · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Three Secrets
Film · 1950
Dallas
Film · 1950
Stella
Film · 1950
Mother Didn't Tell Me
Film · 1950
The Showdown
Film · 1950
The Lady Gambles
Film · 1949
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Film · 1949
Sorry, Wrong Number
Film · 1948
Joan of Arc
Film · 1948
The Snake Pit
Film · 1948
The Gay Intruders
Film · 1948
Miss Tatlock's Millions
Film · 1948
Bambi
Series · 1948
The Gangster
Film · 1947
Blonde Savage
Film · 1947
Arabian Nights
Film · 1942
The Fleet's In
Film · 1942
Night Monster
Film · 1942
Are Husbands Necessary?
Film · 1942
Eagle Squadron
Film · 1942
Pardon My Sarong
Film · 1942
Nothing but the Truth
Film · 1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Film · 1941
The Blonde from Singapore
Film · 1941
One Third of a Nation
Film · 1939
Crisis
Film · 1939
The Big Broadcast of 1938
Film · 1938
Ride a Crooked Mile
Film · 1938
Conquest
Film · 1937
Waikiki Wedding
Film · 1937
Thrill of a Lifetime
Film · 1937
Drift Fence
Film · 1936
Desert Gold
Film · 1936
College Holiday
Film · 1936
Girl of the Ozarks
Film · 1936
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Film · 1935
Nevada
Film · 1935
Air Tonic
Film · 1933