John Crawford

John Crawford

  • Birthday: 1920-09-13
  • Deathday: 2010-09-21
  • Place of birth: Colfax, Washington, USA
  • Also know as: Johnny Crawford

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

Filmography

The Impersonator

1961

As Sgt. Jimmy Bradford

Hell Is a City

1960

As Don Starling

The Man Who Was Nobody

1960

As South Africa Smith

Outlaw Blues

1977

As Buzz Cavenaugh

The Ravine

1969

As Captain Keller

Piccadilly Third Stop

1960

As Joe Preedy

Battle of Rogue River

1954

As Capt. Richard Hillman

Blackhawk

1952

As Chuck

The Sky Trap

1979

As

The Two-Five

1978

As Capt. Paul Carter

Tilt

1979

As Mickey

The Boogens

1981

As Brian Deering

The Severed Arm

1973

As Doctor Sanders

The Invisible Monster

1950

As Harris

Hard Knocks

1979

As Josh

A Star Shall Rise

1952

As Gaspar

Secret of Outlaw Flats

1953

As King Bradshaw

Floods of Fear

1958

As Jack Murphy

The Devil's Messenger

1961

As Donald Powell

Solomon and Sheba

1959

As Joab

Old Oklahoma Plains

1952

As Chuck Ramsey

Ghost of Zorro

1949

As Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4

J.W. Coop

1971

As Rancher

Grave Secrets

1989

As Homer

Satan's Satellites

1958

As Roth

The Enforcer

1976

As The Mayor

Northwest Territory

1951

As LeBeau

Son of Geronimo

1952

As Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]

Dreamer

1979

As Riverboat Captain

The Swiss Family Robinson

1975

As Nate Bidwell

Orders to Kill

1958

As Kimball

Trader Tom of the China Seas

1954

As Bill Gaines

Strange Homecoming

1974

As Winston

The Other Victim

1981

As Price

Duel at Diablo

1966

As Clay Dean

Serpent of the Nile

1953

As Captain Domitius

Slaves of Babylon

1953

As Avil

Marshal of Cedar Rock

1953

As Chris Peters - Henchman

Rebel City

1953

As Joe Spencer

I Saw What You Did

1965

As Trooper

Return of the Gunfighter

1967

As Butch Cassidy

Message to My Daughter

1973

As Abortionist

Honeychile

1951

As Marvin McKay

Actors and Sin

1952

As Movie Hero

Night Moves

1975

As Tom Iverson

Intent to Kill

1958

As Boyd

Lawman Without a Gun

1979

As Sgt. Hunt

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

1981

As Vernon Presley

The Americanization of Emily

1964

As Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams

Donovan's Kid

1979

As Thunder City Sheriff

The Phantom of 42nd Street

1945

As John Carraby

Star of Texas

1953

As Texas Ranger Stockton

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

1979

As Captain Sherick

Come Fly with Me

1963

As Co-Pilot

Raton Pass

1951

As Sam

Lonely Heart Bandits

1950

As Stevedore

Sons of Adventure

1948

As George Norton

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted

1948

As Danton - Henchman

The Key

1958

As American Captain

Jason and the Argonauts

1963

As Polydeuces (uncredited)

Prisoners of the Casbah

1953

As Guard (uncredited)

The Poseidon Adventure

1972

As Chief Engineer

The Time of Their Lives

1946

As Dandy at Party (uncredited)

Cyrano de Bergerac

1950

As Cadet

Mystery Street

1950

As Reporter (uncredited)

Exodus

1960

As Capt. Hank Schlosberg

John Paul Jones

1959

As George Washington

The 300 Spartans

1962

As Agathon the Spartan Spy

Union Station

1950

As Hackett (uncredited)

Hollywood Story

1951

As 1st Detective (uncredited)

The Big Heat

1953

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

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

As Reporter (uncredited)

The Towering Inferno

1974

As Callahan

Without Reservations

1946

As Soldier (uncredited)

The Longest Day

1962

As Col. Caffey (uncredited)

Production

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