John Crawford
Acting
- Born:
- 1920-09-13
- Died:
- 2010-09-21
- Place of birth:
- Colfax, Washington, USA
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
Filmography
The World of Hammer
Grave Secrets
Hardcastle and McCormick
Knight Rider
Matt Houston
The Powers of Matthew Star
The Other Victim
The Boogens
Code Red
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Dynasty
Trapper John, M.D.
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Lawman Without a Gun
The Sky Trap
Dreamer
Tilt
Hard Knocks
Friends
From Here to Eternity
Salvage 1
Donovan's Kid
Desperate Women
Kaz
The Two-Five
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Incredible Hulk
Outlaw Blues
Eight Is Enough
The Enforcer
The Tony Randall Show
Charlie's Angels
The Macahans
The Bionic Woman
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
The Swiss Family Robinson
Night Moves
The Invisible Man
Bronk
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Towering Inferno
Strange Homecoming
Police Woman
The Rockford Files
Harry O
Little House on the Prairie
Petrocelli
Rhoda
Message to My Daughter
Brother, My Song
The Severed Arm
Police Story
The Poseidon Adventure
The Bob Newhart Show
The Waltons
Banacek
J.W. Coop
Nichols
The Ravine
Land of the Giants
The Dick Cavett Show
Mannix
Hondo
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Spring Night, Summer Night
Return of the Gunfighter
Mission: Impossible
The Time Tunnel
Star Trek
Tarzan
Duel at Diablo
Batman
Hogan's Heroes
The Wild Wild West
Lost in Space
The Big Valley
I Saw What You Did
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Profiles in Courage
The Americanization of Emily
Daniel Boone
Another World
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
My Favorite Martian
The Fugitive
Jason and the Argonauts
Captain Sindbad
Come Fly with Me
The Devil's Messenger
Combat!
The Longest Day
The 300 Spartans
The Long Shadow
The Impersonator
Exodus
The Man Who Was Nobody
Danger Man
Piccadilly Third Stop
I Aim at the Stars
Hell Is a City
Solomon and Sheba
13 Demon Street
The Twilight Zone
The Third Man
Interpol Calling
John Paul Jones
Floods of Fear
Orders to Kill
Intent to Kill
The Key
Satan's Satellites
Trackdown
Confession
State Trooper
Telephone Time
Gunsmoke
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Battle of Rogue River
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
Trader Tom of the China Seas
Secret of Outlaw Flats
Prisoners of the Casbah
Slaves of Babylon
The Big Heat
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
Rebel City
Serpent of the Nile
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Star of Texas
A Star Shall Rise
Son of Geronimo
Zombies of the Stratosphere
Adventures of Superman
Hopalong Cassidy
Old Oklahoma Plains
Blackhawk
Actors and Sin
Northwest Territory
Honeychile
The Red Badge of Courage
Boston Blackie
Hollywood Story
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Raton Pass
The Living Christ
Cyrano de Bergerac
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Union Station
The Cisco Kid
Lonely Heart Bandits
Mystery Street
The Asphalt Jungle
The Invisible Monster
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Ghost of Zorro
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Sons of Adventure
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
The Time of Their Lives
Without Reservations
The Phantom of 42nd Street