John Crawford
Age: N/A | From: Colfax, Washington, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Johnny Crawford , Cleve Allen Richardson , Cleve Richardson , Jack Crawford
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Colfax, Washington, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 74
TV Involvements: 47
Most Famous Work
Biography
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
Most Famous Work
Star Trek
(1966) Commissioner Ferris
The Fugitive
(1963) Sergeant
Mission: Impossible
(1966) Orin Selby
Police Woman
(1974) Capt. Parks
The Big Valley
(1965) Deputy Sheriff Billy Norris
Knight Rider
(1982) Mac Thomas
Daniel Boone
(1964) Press Boker
The Incredible Hulk
(1977) Tom EdlerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Homer | |
| 1983 | N/A | |
| 1982 | Sheriff Moore | |
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| Mac Thomas | ||
| General Tucker | ||
| 1981 | Price | |
| Brian Deering | ||
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| Vernon Presley | ||
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| 1979 | N/A | |
| Captain Sherick | ||
| Sgt. Hunt | ||
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| Riverboat Captain | ||
| Mickey | ||
| Josh | ||
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| Maj. Thompson | ||
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| Thunder City Sheriff | ||
| 1978 | N/A | |
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| Capt. Paul Carter | ||
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| 1977 | Tom Edler | |
| Buzz Cavenaugh | ||
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| 1976 | The Mayor | |
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| Lt. Francona | ||
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| 1975 | Fred Stoner | |
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| Coner, Prison Guard | ||
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| Nate Bidwell | ||
| Tom Iverson | ||
| 1974 | Callahan | |
| Winston | ||
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| Dr. Kenilworth | ||
| Christian | ||
| Capt. Parks | ||
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| Rancher | ||
| 1973 | Abortionist | |
| Doctor Sanders | ||
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| 1972 | Chief Engineer | |
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| Sheriff Ep Bridges | ||
| Owen Summers | ||
| 1971 | Marshall | |
| Sgt. Kessler | ||
| 1969 | Captain Keller | |
| 1968 | N/A | |
| Self - Guest | ||
| 1967 | N/A | |
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| Virgil | ||
| Butch Cassidy | ||
| 1966 | Dr. Lubell | |
| Orin Selby | ||
| Little John | ||
| John Poe | ||
| Major | ||
| Henderson | ||
| Commissioner Ferris | ||
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| Clay Dean | ||
| Printer's Devil | ||
| 1965 | Captain Hermann | |
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| Lieutenant Ritchie | ||
| Captain - Officer #1 | ||
| 1st Gestapo Man | ||
| Gestapo Man | ||
| Gestapo Major | ||
| Gandy | ||
| Dr. Chronos | ||
| Deputy Sheriff Billy Norris | ||
| Trooper | ||
| Alexander | ||
| 1964 | N/A | |
| Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams | ||
| Jeremy Cain | ||
| Tolliver | ||
| Press Boker | ||
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| 1963 | N/A | |
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| Sergeant | ||
| Polydeuces (uncredited) | ||
| Co-Pilot | ||
| 1962 | N/A | |
| Gunnar | ||
| Capt. Werner | ||
| Col. Caffey (uncredited) | ||
| Agathon the Spartan Spy | ||
| 1961 | Sgt. Jimmy Bradford | |
| Donald Powell | ||
| 1960 | Capt. Hank Schlosberg | |
| South Africa Smith | ||
| N/A | ||
| Joe Preedy | ||
| Don Starling | ||
| 1959 | Joab | |
| Joe | ||
| Simon Baird | ||
| Kustrinski | ||
| Keflik | ||
| Ben Stack | ||
| George Washington | ||
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| 1958 | Jack Murphy | |
| Kimball | ||
| Boyd | ||
| American Captain | ||
| Roth | ||
| 1957 | N/A | |
| 1956 | N/A | |
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| 1955 | Hod | |
| Loy | ||
| Torbert | ||
| Hal Biggs | ||
| Drunk | ||
| Yates | ||
| Pinto | ||
| Amos Strange | ||
| Norman Wilson | ||
| Blanchard | ||
| Hugh Eaton | ||
| Muller | ||
| 1954 | N/A | |
| Capt. Richard Hillman | ||
| Bonnett | ||
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| Bill Gaines | ||
| 1953 | King Bradshaw | |
| Guard (uncredited) | ||
| Avil | ||
| Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited) | ||
| Captain Kidd | ||
| Joe Spencer | ||
| Captain Domitius | ||
| Chris Peters - Henchman | ||
| Texas Ranger Stockton | ||
| 1952 | Gaspar | |
| Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9] | ||
| Jack Morrell | ||
| N/A | ||
| Chuck Ramsey | ||
| Chuck | ||
| Roth | ||
| Movie Hero | ||
| 1951 | LeBeau | |
| Marvin McKay | ||
| Soldier (uncredited) | ||
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| 1st Detective (uncredited) | ||
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| Sam | ||
| Joel | ||
| 1950 | Cadet | |
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| Hackett (uncredited) | ||
| Stevedore | ||
| Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| Harris | ||
| 1949 | Sands | |
| Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4 | ||
| 1948 | Amos Ramsey | |
| George Norton | ||
| Danton - Henchman | ||
| 1946 | Dandy at Party (uncredited) | |
| Soldier (uncredited) | ||
| 1945 | John Carraby | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1970 | Writer | |
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