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person_profile-John Crawford

John Crawford Died at age: 90

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

John Crawford

Date of Birth:

Sep 13, 1920

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Sep 21, 2010

Biography of

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

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John Crawford

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Filmography of

John Crawford

Found 86 Movies in total

Grave Secrets

Homer ( Actor )

... 1989

The Other Victim

Price ( Actor )

... 1981

The Boogens

Brian Deering ( Actor )

... 1981

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

Vernon Presley ( Actor )

... 1981

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

Captain Sherick ( Actor )

... 1979

Lawman Without a Gun

Sgt. Hunt ( Actor )

... 1979

... 1979

Dreamer

Riverboat Captain ( Actor )

... 1979

Hard Knocks

Josh ( Actor )

... 1979

Tilt

Mickey ( Actor )

... 1979

Donovan's Kid

Thunder City Sheriff ( Actor )

... 1979

... 1978

The Two-Five

Capt. Paul Carter ( Actor )

... 1978

Outlaw Blues

Buzz Cavenaugh ( Actor )

... 1977

The Enforcer

The Mayor ( Actor )

... 1976

The Swiss Family Robinson

Nate Bidwell ( Actor )

... 1975

Night Moves

Tom Iverson ( Actor )

... 1975

The Towering Inferno

Callahan ( Actor )

... 1974

Strange Homecoming

Winston ( Actor )

... 1974

J.W. Coop

Rancher ( Actor )

... 1974

Message to My Daughter

Abortionist ( Actor )

... 1973

The Severed Arm

Doctor Sanders ( Actor )

... 1973

The Poseidon Adventure

Chief Engineer ( Actor )

... 1972

The Ravine

Captain Keller ( Actor )

... 1969

... 1967

Return of the Gunfighter

Butch Cassidy ( Actor )

... 1967

Duel at Diablo

Clay Dean ( Actor )

... 1966

I Saw What You Did

State Trooper ( Actor )

... 1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Alexander ( Actor )

... 1965

The Americanization of Emily

Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams ( Actor )

... 1964

Jason and the Argonauts

Polydeuces (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1963

Come Fly with Me

Co-Pilot ( Actor )

... 1963

The Longest Day

Col. Caffey (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1962

The 300 Spartans

Agathon the Spartan Spy ( Actor )

... 1962

... 1961

The Impersonator

Sgt. Jimmy Bradford ( Actor )

... 1961

The Devil's Messenger

Donald Powell ( Actor )

... 1961

Exodus

Capt. Hank Schlosberg ( Actor )

... 1960

The Man Who Was Nobody

South Africa Smith ( Actor )

... 1960

Piccadilly Third Stop

Joe Preedy ( Actor )

... 1960

Hell Is a City

Don Starling ( Actor )

... 1960

Solomon and Sheba

Joab ( Actor )

... 1959

John Paul Jones

George Washington ( Actor )

... 1959

Floods of Fear

Jack Murphy ( Actor )

... 1958

Orders to Kill

Kimball ( Actor )

... 1958

Intent to Kill

Boyd ( Actor )

... 1958

The Key

American Captain ( Actor )

... 1958

Satan's Satellites

Roth ( Actor )

... 1958

Battle of Rogue River

Capt. Richard Hillman ( Actor )

... 1954

... 1954

Trader Tom of the China Seas

Bill Gaines ( Actor )

... 1954

Secret of Outlaw Flats

King Bradshaw ( Actor )

... 1953

Prisoners of the Casbah

Guard (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1953

Slaves of Babylon

Avil ( Actor )

... 1953

The Big Heat

Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1953

... 1953

Rebel City

Joe Spencer ( Actor )

... 1953

Serpent of the Nile

Captain Domitius ( Actor )

... 1953

Marshal of Cedar Rock

Chris Peters - Henchman ( Actor )

... 1953

Star of Texas

Texas Ranger Stockton ( Actor )

... 1953

Son of Geronimo

Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9] ( Actor )

... 1952

... 1952

Old Oklahoma Plains

Chuck Ramsey ( Actor )

... 1952

Blackhawk

Chuck ( Actor )

... 1952

Actors and Sin

Movie Hero ( Actor )

... 1952

Northwest Territory

LeBeau ( Actor )

... 1951

Honeychile

Marvin McKay ( Actor )

... 1951

The Red Badge of Courage

Soldier (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1951

Hollywood Story

1st Detective (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1951

Raton Pass

Sam ( Actor )

... 1951

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cadet ( Actor )

... 1950

Union Station

Hackett (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1950

Lonely Heart Bandits

Stevedore ( Actor )

... 1950

Mystery Street

Reporter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1950

The Asphalt Jungle

Reporter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1950

The Invisible Monster

Harris ( Actor )

... 1950

... 1949

Ghost of Zorro

Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4 ( Actor )

... 1949

... 1948

Sons of Adventure

George Norton ( Actor )

... 1948

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted

Danton - Henchman ( Actor )

... 1948

The Time of Their Lives

Dandy at Party (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

Without Reservations

Soldier (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

The Phantom of 42nd Street

John Carraby ( Actor )

... 1945