John Crawford

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Sep 13, 1920
Died	Sep 21, 2010 (90)
Birthplace	Colfax, Washington, USA
Popularity	1 (history)
Updated	Jul 28, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
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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 b ... y 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

Filmography

Grave Secrets

1989

as Homer

The Boogens

1981

as Brian Deering

The Other Victim

1981

as Price

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

1981

as Vernon Presley

Tilt

1979

as Mickey

Hard Knocks

1979

as Josh

Dreamer

1979

as Riverboat Captain

Donovan's Kid

1979

as Thunder City Sheriff

Lawman Without a Gun

1979

as Sgt. Hunt

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

1979

as Captain Sherick

The Two-Five

1978

as Capt. Paul Carter

Outlaw Blues

1977

as Buzz Cavenaugh

The Enforcer

1976

as The Mayor

Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case

1975

as Fred Stoner

The Swiss Family Robinson

1975

as Nate Bidwell

Night Moves

1975

as Tom Iverson

J.W. Coop

1974

as Rancher

Strange Homecoming

1974

as Winston

The Towering Inferno

1974

as Callahan

The Severed Arm

1973

as Doctor Sanders

Message to My Daughter

1973

as Abortionist

The Poseidon Adventure

1972

as Chief Engineer

Spring Night, Summer Night

1967

as Virgil

Return of the Gunfighter

1967

as Butch Cassidy

Duel at Diablo

1966

as Clay Dean

I Saw What You Did

1965

as Trooper

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

as Alexander

The Americanization of Emily

1964

as Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams

Come Fly with Me

1963

as Co-Pilot

Jason and the Argonauts

1963

as Polydeuces (uncredited)

The 300 Spartans

1962

as Agathon the Spartan Spy

The Longest Day

1962

as Col. Caffey (uncredited)

The Impersonator

1961

as Sgt. Jimmy Bradford

The Devil's Messenger

1961

as Donald Powell

The Man Who Was Nobody

1960

as South Africa Smith

Hell Is a City

1960

as Don Starling

Piccadilly Third Stop

1960

as Joe Preedy

Exodus

1960

as Capt. Hank Schlosberg

Solomon and Sheba

1959

as Joab

John Paul Jones

1959

as George Washington

Floods of Fear

1958

as Jack Murphy

Satan's Satellites

1958

as Roth

Orders to Kill

1958

as Kimball

Intent to Kill

1958

as Boyd

The Key

1958

as American Captain

Battle of Rogue River

1954

as Capt. Richard Hillman

Trader Tom of the China Seas

1954

as Bill Gaines

Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl

1954

as Bonnett

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd

1953

as Captain Kidd

Secret of Outlaw Flats

1953

as King Bradshaw

Slaves of Babylon

1953

as Avil

Serpent of the Nile

1953

as Captain Domitius

Rebel City

1953

as Joe Spencer

Marshal of Cedar Rock

1953

as Chris Peters - Henchman

Star of Texas

1953

as Texas Ranger Stockton

Prisoners of the Casbah

1953

as Guard (uncredited)

The Big Heat

1953

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

Blackhawk

1952

as Chuck

A Star Shall Rise

1952

as Gaspar

Zombies of the Stratosphere

1952

as Roth

Old Oklahoma Plains

1952

as Chuck Ramsey

Son of Geronimo

1952

as Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]

Actors and Sin

1952

as Movie Hero

Northwest Territory

1951

as LeBeau

Honeychile

1951

as Marvin McKay

Raton Pass

1951

as Sam

Hollywood Story

1951

as 1st Detective (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage

1951

as Soldier (uncredited)

The Invisible Monster

1950

as Harris

Lonely Heart Bandits

1950

as Stevedore

Cyrano de Bergerac

1950

as Cadet

Mystery Street

1950

as Reporter (uncredited)

Union Station

1950

as Hackett (uncredited)

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

as Reporter (uncredited)

Ghost of Zorro

1949

as Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4

Radar Patrol vs. Spy King

1949

as Sands

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted

1948

as Danton - Henchman

Sons of Adventure

1948

as George Norton

Adventures of Frank and Jesse James

1948

as Amos Ramsey

The Time of Their Lives

1946

as Dandy at Party (uncredited)

Without Reservations

1946

as Soldier (uncredited)

The Phantom of 42nd Street

1945

as John Carraby

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970

Writer

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Organization	Category	Movie

The Waltons

as Sheriff Ep Bridges

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Sep 14, 1972

The Powers of Matthew Star

as General Tucker

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 17, 1982

The Living Christ

as Joel

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jan 07, 1951

Gunsmoke

as Blanchard

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

From Here to Eternity

as Maj. Thompson

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 14, 1979

Batman

as Printer's Devil

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 12, 1966

Hogan's Heroes

as Captain Hermann

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

The Time Tunnel

as Little John

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1966

Star Trek

as Commissioner Ferris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

Knight Rider

as Sheriff Moore

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1982

Charlie's Angels

as Lt. Francona

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

Lost in Space

as Dr. Chronos

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

Gunsmoke

as Hod

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Combat!

as Gunnar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1962

Interpol Calling

as Kustrinski

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

The Twilight Zone

as Joe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Interpol Calling

as Keflik

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

Daniel Boone

as Jeremy Cain

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

The Fugitive

as Sergeant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Interpol Calling

as Ben Stack

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

The Invisible Man

as Coner, Prison Guard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 06, 1975

The Big Valley

as Gandy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

Adventures of Superman

as Jack Morrell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1952

The Third Man

as Simon Baird

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Hogan's Heroes

as Captain - Officer #1

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Nichols

as Marshall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

Hogan's Heroes

as Lieutenant Ritchie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Nichols

as Sgt. Kessler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

The Big Valley

as Deputy Sheriff Billy Norris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

Combat!

as Capt. Werner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1962

Gunsmoke

as Loy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Torbert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Hal Biggs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Drunk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Yates

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Amos Strange

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Pinto

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Norman Wilson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Hugh Eaton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Muller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Hogan's Heroes

as 1st Gestapo Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Banacek

as Owen Summers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1972

Daniel Boone

as Tolliver

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

Daniel Boone

as Press Boker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

Knight Rider

as Mac Thomas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1982

The Rockford Files

as Dr. Kenilworth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

The Rockford Files

as Christian

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Hogan's Heroes

as Gestapo Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Hogan's Heroes

as Gestapo Major

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Mission: Impossible

as Dr. Lubell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1968

The Incredible Hulk

as Tom Edler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 1977

Police Woman

as Capt. Parks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Mission: Impossible

as Orin Selby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1968

The Time Tunnel

as Major

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1966

The Time Tunnel

as Henderson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1966

The Time Tunnel

as John Poe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1966

Another World

Episodes: 1547

First Aired: May 04, 1964

Police Woman

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Dynasty

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 12, 1981

Hopalong Cassidy

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 19, 1952

The Swiss Family Robinson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1975

Harry O

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 12, 1974

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 15, 1951

13 Demon Street

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 01, 1959

Hardcastle and McCormick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1983

Trackdown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1957

Trapper John, M.D.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1979

Rhoda

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1974

Danger Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1960

Little House on the Prairie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

The Bionic Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1976

The Bob Newhart Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1972

Salvage 1

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1979

Kaz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1978

Land of the Giants

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1968

Mannix

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

My Favorite Martian

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1963

Eight Is Enough

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 15, 1977

The Amazing Spider-Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1978

The Wild Wild West

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Police Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

Matt Houston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1982

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

Petrocelli

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

Profiles in Courage

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 1964

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1954

Tarzan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

Hondo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

The Guns of Will Sonnett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

The Tony Randall Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1976

Friends

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 25, 1979

Telephone Time

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 08, 1956

State Trooper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1956

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 1950

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1951

Bronk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 17, 1975

Code Red

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1981

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

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