John Crawford
Acting
Born: September 13, 1920 · Colfax, Washington, USA
Died: September 21, 2010 (aged 90)
Highest Rated
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
Known for
Star Trek
1966
Knight Rider
1982
The Towering Inferno
1974
The Twilight Zone
1959
The Longest Day
1962
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
Little House on the Prairie
1974
The Enforcer
1976
Jason and the Argonauts
1963
Batman
1966
The Big Heat
1953
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
Photos (1)
Movies (90)
The Longest Day
Col. Caffey (uncredited)
Jason and the Argonauts
Polydeuces (uncredited)
The Towering Inferno
Callahan
The Poseidon Adventure
Chief Engineer
The Enforcer
The Mayor
Night Moves
Tom Iverson
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Alexander
The Big Heat
Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
Exodus
Capt. Hank Schlosberg
The Asphalt Jungle
Reporter (uncredited)
Solomon and Sheba
Joab
The 300 Spartans
Agathon the Spartan Spy
Duel at Diablo
Clay Dean
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cadet
John Paul Jones
George Washington
The Time of Their Lives
Dandy at Party (uncredited)
Return of the Gunfighter
Butch Cassidy
Mystery Street
Reporter (uncredited)
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Captain Sherick
The Red Badge of Courage
Soldier (uncredited)
The Key
American Captain
The Americanization of Emily
Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
Spring Night, Summer Night
Virgil
Union Station
Hackett (uncredited)
I Saw What You Did
Trooper
Captain Sindbad
Aram
Without Reservations
Soldier (uncredited)
Hell Is a City
Don Starling
Tilt
Mickey
Orders to Kill
Kimball
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd
The Swiss Family Robinson
Nate Bidwell
Grave Secrets
Homer
Piccadilly Third Stop
Joe Preedy
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Vernon Presley
Intent to Kill
Boyd
The Macahans
Hale Crowley
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
Fred Stoner
Serpent of the Nile
Captain Domitius
Battle of Rogue River
Capt. Richard Hillman
Desperate Women
1978
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
1954
The Boogens
Brian Deering
Ghost of Zorro
Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4
Raton Pass
Sam
Donovan's Kid
Thunder City Sheriff
Son of Geronimo
Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]
Hollywood Story
1st Detective (uncredited)
Old Oklahoma Plains
Chuck Ramsey
Come Fly with Me
Co-Pilot
The Severed Arm
Doctor Sanders
Trader Tom of the China Seas
Bill Gaines
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Sands
The Phantom of 42nd Street
John Carraby
Outlaw Blues
Buzz Cavenaugh
The Devil's Messenger
Donald Powell
Zombies of the Stratosphere
Roth
Lawman Without a Gun
Sgt. Hunt
The Man Who Was Nobody
South Africa Smith
J.W. Coop
Rancher
Lonely Heart Bandits
Stevedore
Slaves of Babylon
Avil
The Other Victim
Price
Brother, My Song
Dr. Bennet
The Two-Five
Capt. Paul Carter
Actors and Sin
Movie Hero
Satan's Satellites
Roth
The Invisible Monster
Harris
Dreamer
Riverboat Captain
Rebel City
Joe Spencer
Floods of Fear
Jack Murphy
Hard Knocks
Josh
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
Bonnett
Message to My Daughter
Abortionist
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Chris Peters - Henchman
The Sky Trap
Mark Sanders
Blackhawk
Chuck
The Ravine
Captain Keller
Star of Texas
Texas Ranger Stockton
Sons of Adventure
George Norton
Prisoners of the Casbah
Guard (uncredited)
Northwest Territory
LeBeau
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Danton - Henchman
Honeychile
Marvin McKay
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Amos Ramsey
The Impersonator
Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
A Star Shall Rise
Gaspar
Secret of Outlaw Flats
King Bradshaw
Confession
Gunman
The Long Shadow
Kelly
TV Shows (100)
Star Trek
Commissioner Ferris · 1 eps
Knight Rider
Sheriff Moore · 1 eps
Knight Rider
Mac Thomas · 1 eps
Hogan's Heroes
Captain Hermann · 2 eps
Hogan's Heroes
Captain - Officer #1 · 1 eps
Hogan's Heroes
Lieutenant Ritchie · 1 eps
Hogan's Heroes
1st Gestapo Man · 1 eps
Hogan's Heroes
Gestapo Man · 1 eps
Hogan's Heroes
Gestapo Major · 1 eps
Dynasty
4 eps
The Fugitive
Sergeant · 1 eps
The Rockford Files
Dr. Kenilworth · 1 eps
The Rockford Files
Christian · 1 eps
Little House on the Prairie
Ben Shelby · 1 eps
Mannix
Traynor · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Joe · 1 eps
The Waltons
Sheriff Ep Bridges · 39 eps
Batman
Printer's Devil · 2 eps
Charlie's Angels
Lt. Francona · 1 eps
The Incredible Hulk
Tom Edler · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Lubell · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Orin Selby · 1 eps
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1 eps
The Bob Newhart Show
Vern Hackler · 1 eps
Combat!
Gunnar · 1 eps
Combat!
Capt. Werner · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Jeremy Cain · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Tolliver · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Press Boker · 1 eps
Tarzan
1 eps
The Big Valley
Gandy · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Deputy Sheriff Billy Norris · 1 eps
Police Woman
3 eps
Police Woman
Capt. Parks · 1 eps
Police Woman
Captain Parks · 2 eps
Police Woman
Deputy Chief Parks · 1 eps
Police Woman
Chief Parks · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Hod · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Loy · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Torbert · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Hal Biggs · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Drunk · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Yates · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Pinto · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Amos Strange · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Norman Wilson · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Blanchard · 3 eps
Gunsmoke
Hugh Eaton · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Muller · 1 eps
Lost in Space
Dr. Chronos · 1 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
1 eps
Land of the Giants
1 eps
Telephone Time
1 eps
Danger Man
Dr. Keller · 1 eps
Rhoda
1 eps
The Bionic Woman
1 eps
Matt Houston
1 eps
Adventures of Superman
Jack Morrell · 1 eps
My Favorite Martian
1 eps
Police Story
1 eps
Hardcastle and McCormick
Charlie · 1 eps
Harry O
2 eps
Eight Is Enough
1 eps
The Time Tunnel
Little John · 1 eps
The Time Tunnel
Major · 1 eps
The Time Tunnel
Henderson · 1 eps
The Time Tunnel
John Poe · 1 eps
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Charlie · 1 eps
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
2 eps
Petrocelli
Joe Tuttle · 1 eps
Trackdown
1 eps
The Cisco Kid
Sheriff Al White · 1 eps
Banacek
Owen Summers · 1 eps
Boston Blackie
Jim Marcum · 1 eps
The Third Man
Simon Baird · 1 eps
The Tony Randall Show
1 eps
The Tony Randall Show
The Immigration Official · 1 eps
Interpol Calling
Kustrinski · 1 eps
Interpol Calling
Keflik · 1 eps
Interpol Calling
Ben Stack · 1 eps
The Amazing Spider-Man
1 eps
Bronk
1 eps
Nichols
Marshall · 1 eps
Nichols
Sgt. Kessler · 1 eps
The Living Christ
Joel · 12 eps
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1 eps
Kaz
1 eps
Code Red
1 eps
Hondo
1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Thunder City Sheriff (uncredited) · 1 eps
Hopalong Cassidy
3 eps
The Powers of Matthew Star
General Tucker · 22 eps
The Invisible Man
Coner, Prison Guard · 1 eps
Another World
1547 eps
The Swiss Family Robinson
2 eps
From Here to Eternity
Maj. Thompson · 3 eps
Salvage 1
1 eps
Friends
1 eps
13 Demon Street
2 eps
