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John Crawford

John Crawford

Acting

September 13, 1920 – September 21, 2010 (died at 90)
Colfax, Washington, USA
Male
92 Movies
102 TV Shows

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

Night Moves
Night Moves

Night Moves

1975 6.7

as Tom Iverson

Age 54 (now 90)
The Enforcer
The Enforcer

The Enforcer

1976 6.7

as The Mayor

Age 56 (now 90)
The Waltons
The Waltons

The Waltons

1972 7.2

as Sheriff Ep Bridges

Age 52 (now 90)
39 eps
Hell Is a City
Hell Is a City

Hell Is a City

1960 6.6

as Don Starling

Age 39 (now 90)
Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba

1959 6.4

as Joab

Age 39 (now 90)
Jason and the Argonauts
Jason and the Argonauts

Jason and the Argonauts

1963 7.2

as Polydeuces (uncredited)

Age 42 (now 90)
The Boogens
The Boogens

The Boogens

1981 5.5

as Brian Deering

Age 61 (now 90)
Spring Night, Summer Night
Spring Night, Summer Night

Spring Night, Summer Night

1967 6.6

as Virgil

Age 46 (now 90)
Duel at Diablo
Duel at Diablo

Duel at Diablo

1966 6.3

as Clay Dean

Age 45 (now 90)
The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

1972 7.1

as Chief Engineer

Age 52 (now 90)
Another World
Another World

Another World

1964 5.5
Age 43 (now 90)
1547 eps
The Americanization of Emily
The Americanization of Emily

The Americanization of Emily

1964 6.7

as Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams

Age 44 (now 90)
I Saw What You Did
I Saw What You Did

I Saw What You Did

1965 6.2

as Trooper

Age 44 (now 90)
Return of the Gunfighter
Return of the Gunfighter

Return of the Gunfighter

1967 6.1

as Butch Cassidy

Age 46 (now 90)
The Severed Arm
The Severed Arm

The Severed Arm

1973 4.9

as Doctor Sanders

Age 53 (now 90)
Orders to Kill
Orders to Kill

Orders to Kill

1958 7.3

as Kimball

Age 37 (now 90)