John Ericson
Acting
John Ericson (sometimes Erickson; born Joachim Alexander Ottokar Meibes; September 25, 1926 - May 3, 2020) was a German-American actor and film and television star. He trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, played the lead role in Stalag 17 by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski on Broadway (1951). He went on to make a number of films for MGM in quick succession in the 1950s. His first appearance was in Teresa (1951), directed by Fred Zinnemann, which also launched the film careers of Pier Angeli and Rod Steiger. He then went on to appear in a series of films which included Rhapsody, The Student Prince, Green Fire (all in 1954), and Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). His career continued, mostly on television, for the next thirty years. He appeared in the lead role in "The Peter Bartley Story" of CBS's fantasy drama, The Millionaire. Child actor Johnny Washbrook appeared in the same episode in a flashback segment of Ericson as a boy. He appeared with Dorothy Malone in the January 1, 1956, episode entitled "Mutiny" of CBS's Appointment with Adventure. He guest-starred in 1958 in the NBC western series The Restless Gun, starring John Payne. He also guest-starred in the 1961 ABC crime drama, Target: The Corruptors! In 1965-1966, he co-starred with Anne Francis in the detective series Honey West. He occasionally appeared in such films as Pretty Boy Floyd (1960), 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964), and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). He was married twice and had two children from his first marriage to Milly Coury. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Ericson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as Brockie Drummond (archive footage)
Age 75 (now 93)
Heads or Tails
as William Huston / Will Hunter / 'Black Talisman'
Age 42 (now 93)
The Vengeance of Pancho Villa
as Don Diego Alvarado / Diego Owens
Age 40 (now 93)
Great Lady Has an Interview
as Reporter (uncredited)
Age 27 (now 93)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Lane Baker
Age 30 (now 93) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Andy McCall
Age 30 (now 93) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Will Ruxton
Age 30 (now 93) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Linc Mallory
Age 30 (now 93)
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Morris Melborne
Age 28 (now 93)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Gunner's Mate Eddie Younger
Age 25 (now 93) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Eddie Markham
Age 25 (now 93)
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Also Known As
Joachim Alexander Ottokar Meibes, John Erickson
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