Acting · Colfax, Washington, USA · Born September 13, 1920
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
TVThe World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGrave Secrets
1989
as Homer
TVHardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Charlie
TVKnight Rider
1982
as Sheriff Moore
TVMatt Houston
1982
TVThe Powers of Matthew Star
1982
as General Tucker
MovieThe Other Victim
1981
as Price
MovieThe Boogens
1981
as Brian Deering
TVCode Red
1981
MovieElvis and the Beauty Queen
1981
as Vernon Presley
TVDynasty
1981
TVTrapper John, M.D.
1979
MovieThe Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979
as Captain Sherick
MovieLawman Without a Gun
1979
as Sgt. Hunt
MovieThe Sky Trap
1979
as Mark Sanders
MovieDreamer
1979
as Riverboat Captain
MovieTilt
1979
as Mickey
MovieHard Knocks
1979
as Josh
TVFriends
1979
TVFrom Here to Eternity
1979
as Maj. Thompson
TVSalvage 1
1979
MovieDonovan's Kid
1979
as Thunder City Sheriff
MovieDesperate Women
1978
TVKaz
1978
MovieThe Two-Five
1978
as Capt. Paul Carter
TVThe Amazing Spider-Man
1978
TVThe Incredible Hulk
1977
as Tom Edler
MovieOutlaw Blues
1977
as Buzz Cavenaugh
TVEight Is Enough
1977
MovieThe Enforcer
1976
as The Mayor
TVThe Tony Randall Show
1976
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Lt. Francona
MovieThe Macahans
1976
as Hale Crowley
TVThe Bionic Woman
1976
MovieGuilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
1975
as Fred Stoner
TVThe Swiss Family Robinson
1975
MovieNight Moves
1975
as Tom Iverson
TVThe Invisible Man
1975
as Coner, Prison Guard
TVBronk
1975
MovieThe Swiss Family Robinson
1975
as Nate Bidwell
MovieThe Towering Inferno
1974
as Callahan
Strange Homecoming
1974
as Winston
TVPolice Woman
1974
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as Dr. Kenilworth
TVHarry O
1974
TVLittle House on the Prairie
1974
as Ben Shelby
TVRhoda
1974
MovieMessage to My Daughter
1973
as Abortionist
MovieBrother, My Song
1973
as Dr. Bennet
MovieThe Severed Arm
1973
as Doctor Sanders
TVPolice Story
1973
MovieThe Poseidon Adventure
1972
as Chief Engineer
TVThe Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Vern Hackler
TVThe Waltons
1972
as Sheriff Ep Bridges
TVBanacek
1972
as Owen Summers
MovieJ.W. Coop
1972
as Rancher
TVNichols
1971
as Marshall
MovieThe Ravine
1969
as Captain Keller
TVLand of the Giants
1968
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
TVMannix
1967
as Traynor
TVHondo
1967
TVThe Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Charlie
MovieSpring Night, Summer Night
1967
as Virgil
MovieReturn of the Gunfighter
1967
as Butch Cassidy
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Dr. Lubell
TVThe Time Tunnel
1966
as Little John
TVStar Trek
1966
as Commissioner Ferris
TVTarzan
1966
MovieDuel at Diablo
1966
as Clay Dean
TVBatman
1966
as Printer's Devil
TVHogan's Heroes
1965
as Captain Hermann
TVThe Wild Wild West
1965
TVLost in Space
1965
as Dr. Chronos
TVThe Big Valley
1965
as Gandy
MovieI Saw What You Did
1965
as Trooper
MovieThe Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Alexander
Profiles in Courage
1964
MovieThe Americanization of Emily
1964
as Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Jeremy Cain
TVAnother World
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
TVMy Favorite Martian
1963
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Sergeant
MovieJason and the Argonauts
1963
as Polydeuces (uncredited)
MovieCaptain Sindbad
1963
as Aram
MovieCome Fly with Me
1963
as Co-Pilot
MovieThe Devil's Messenger
1962
as Donald Powell
TVCombat!
1962
as Gunnar
MovieThe Longest Day
1962
as Col. Caffey (uncredited)
MovieThe 300 Spartans
1962
as Agathon the Spartan Spy
MovieThe Long Shadow
1961
as Kelly
MovieThe Impersonator
1961
as Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
MovieExodus
1960
as Capt. Hank Schlosberg
MovieThe Man Who Was Nobody
1960
as South Africa Smith
TVDanger Man
1960
as Dr. Keller
MoviePiccadilly Third Stop
1960
as Joe Preedy
MovieHell Is a City
1960
as Don Starling
MovieSolomon and Sheba
1959
as Joab
TV13 Demon Street
1959
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Joe
TVThe Third Man
1959
as Simon Baird
TVInterpol Calling
1959
as Kustrinski
MovieJohn Paul Jones
1959
as George Washington
MovieFloods of Fear
1958
as Jack Murphy
MovieOrders to Kill
1958
as Kimball
MovieIntent to Kill
1958
as Boyd
MovieThe Key
1958
as American Captain
MovieSatan's Satellites
1958
as Roth
TVTrackdown
1957
MovieConfession
1956
as Gunman
State Trooper
1956
TVTelephone Time
1956
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Hod
TVThe Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
MovieBattle of Rogue River
1954
as Capt. Richard Hillman
MovieCaptain Kidd and the Slave Girl
1954
as Bonnett
MovieJesse James vs. the Daltons
1954
MovieTrader Tom of the China Seas
1954
as Bill Gaines
MovieSecret of Outlaw Flats
1953
as King Bradshaw
MoviePrisoners of the Casbah
1953
as Guard (uncredited)
MovieSlaves of Babylon
1953
as Avil
MovieThe Big Heat
1953
as Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
MovieThe Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1953
as Captain Kidd
MovieRebel City
1953
as Joe Spencer
MovieSerpent of the Nile
1953
as Captain Domitius
MovieMarshal of Cedar Rock
1953
as Chris Peters - Henchman
MovieStar of Texas
1953
as Texas Ranger Stockton
MovieA Star Shall Rise
1952
as Gaspar
MovieSon of Geronimo
1952
as Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]
MovieZombies of the Stratosphere
1952
as Roth
TVAdventures of Superman
1952
as Jack Morrell
TVHopalong Cassidy
1952
MovieOld Oklahoma Plains
1952
as Chuck Ramsey
MovieBlackhawk
1952
as Chuck
MovieActors and Sin
1952
as Movie Hero
MovieNorthwest Territory
1951
as LeBeau
MovieHoneychile
1951
as Marvin McKay
MovieThe Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Soldier (uncredited)
TVBoston Blackie
1951
as Jim Marcum
MovieHollywood Story
1951
as 1st Detective (uncredited)
TVThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
MovieRaton Pass
1951
as Sam
TVThe Living Christ
1951
as Joel
MovieCyrano de Bergerac
1950
as Cadet
TVThe George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
MovieUnion Station
1950
as Hackett (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Sheriff Al White
MovieLonely Heart Bandits
1950
as Stevedore
MovieMystery Street
1950
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieThe Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieThe Invisible Monster
1950
as Harris
MovieRadar Patrol vs. Spy King
1949
as Sands
MovieGhost of Zorro
1949
as Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4
MovieAdventures of Frank and Jesse James
1948
as Amos Ramsey
MovieSons of Adventure
1948
as George Norton
MovieDangers of the Canadian Mounted
1948
as Danton - Henchman
MovieThe Time of Their Lives
1946
as Dandy at Party (uncredited)
MovieWithout Reservations
1946
as Soldier (uncredited)
MovieThe Phantom of 42nd Street
1945
as John Carraby
