Acting · Salem, Massachusetts, USA · Born October 4, 1914
John Larch (October 4, 1914 - October 16, 2005) was an American film and television actor. After his lead role in the radio serial Captain Starr of Space (1953–54), John Larch entered films in 1954. He usually appeared in westerns (How The West Was Won) and action films, including Miracle of the White Stallions as General George S. Patton Jr. (1963), Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as General Omar Bradley (1976), replacing James Gregory as Mac in the Matt Helm movie The Wrecking Crew (1969) starring Dean Martin, Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer. Larch, an old friend of Clint Eastwood, appeared in Eastwood films, including Dirty Harry (1971) and Play Misty for Me (1971). He also appeared on a number of television programs, including Naked City (three episodes), Route 66 (three episodes), The Fugitive (two episodes), The Invaders, The Restless Gun (four episodes), Gunsmoke (seven episodes), The Virginian (four episodes), Bonanza, Hawaii Five-0, Mission Impossible (two episodes), The Troubleshooters, Bus Stop, Laramie, The Law and Mr. Jones, and possibly most famously as Bill Mumy's father in The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" in 1961. He also appeared in two other The Twilight Zone episodes, playing a psychiatrist in "Perchance to Dream" and the sheriff in "Dust". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Larch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
MovieAirplane II: The Sequel
1982
as Prosecuting Attorney
TVSimon & Simon
1981
as Deputy Sheriff John Burns
TVDynasty
1981
TVBig Shamus, Little Shamus
1979
MovieThe Amityville Horror
1979
as Father Nuncio
MovieA Fire in the Sky
1978
as Johnson
TVVega$
1978
TVThe Critical List
1978
as Sprony
TVDallas
1978
as Atticus Ward
TVBig Hawaii
1977
TVLucan
1977
TVKingston: Confidential
1977
TVThe Feather And Father Gang
1977
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Kamden
MovieFuture Cop
1976
as Commisioner Forman
MovieCollision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
1976
as Gen. Omar Bradley
TVSwitch
1975
as Stocker
MovieFramed
1975
as Bundy
TVBronk
1975
MovieEllery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1975
as District Attorney
MovieThe Desperate Miles
1975
as Dr. Bryson
MovieBad Ronald
1974
as Sgt. Lynch
TVPolice Woman
1974
as Lester Hummel
TVLittle House on the Prairie
1974
as Arthur Mahoney
MovieThe Chadwick Family
1974
as Fargo
MovieWinter Kill
1974
as Dr. Bill Hammond
TVThe Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Arthur Vale
MovieSantee
1973
as Banner
TVPolice Story
1973
TVHawkins
1973
as Herb Talley
MovieMagic Carpet
1972
as Mr. Tracy
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
MovieWomen in Chains
1972
as Barney
MovieDirty Harry
1971
as Chief
MoviePlay Misty for Me
1971
as Sgt. McCallum
The Partners
1971
as Sheriff Luke Fender
TVOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as George Patterson
TVCannon
1971
MovieThe City
1971
as Holland Yermo
TVAlias Smith and Jones
1971
MovieCannon for Cordoba
1970
as Warner
MovieMove
1970
as Mounted Patrolman
TVNanny and the Professor
1970
MovieHail, Hero!
1969
as Mr. Conklin
MovieThe Great Bank Robbery
1969
as Sheriff of Friendly
MovieThe Wrecking Crew
1968
as MacDonald
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Joseph Trinian
TVJudd, for the Defense
1967
TVIronside
1967
TVThe Invaders
1967
as Greg Lucather
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Premier Anton Rojek
TVFelony Squad
1966
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Fred Wallace
Convoy
1965
as Ben Foster
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Sam Hawken
TVThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Dr. Killman
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as George Duncan
TVArrest and Trial
1963
as Jerry Miller
MovieMiracle of the White Stallions
1963
as General George S. Patton, Jr.
MovieStampede at Bitter Creek
1962
as Frank Boyd
MovieHow the West Was Won
1962
as Grimes (uncredited)
TVStoney Burke
1962
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Sheriff Neil Brady
MoviePages of Death
1962
as Councilman Halliday
TVThe New Breed
1961
as John Clark
TVBen Casey
1961
TVBus Stop
1961
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Victor Jonah
TVThe Dick Powell Show
1961
as Sam Baker
TVCain's Hundred
1961
as Benjamin Riker
TVRoute 66
1960
TVOutlaws
1960
MovieHell to Eternity
1960
as Capt. Schwabe
TVThe Untouchables
1959
as Bryan 'Bull' Hanlon
TVAdventures in Paradise
1959
as Nicholas
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Eliot Rathmann
TVJohnny Ringo
1959
as Mills Walker
TVLaw of the Plainsman
1959
as Jasper Mullen
TVWichita Town
1959
TVLaramie
1959
TVBonanza
1959
as Blake McCall
TVThe Troubleshooters
1959
as McGuire
TVTightrope
1959
TVBlack Saddle
1959
as Ty Northrup
TVRawhide
1959
as Lennie Dawson
TVBat Masterson
1958
as Garrickson
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
TVYancy Derringer
1958
as Wayland Farr
TVNaked City
1958
as John Clinton
TVThe Rifleman
1958
TVThe Texan
1958
as Les Torbit
TVWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Howie Kale
MovieThe Saga of Hemp Brown
1958
as Jed Givens
MovieFrom Hell to Texas
1958
as Hal Carmody
Jefferson Drum
1958
as John Larkin
MovieMan in the Shadow
1957
as Ed Yates
TVThe Walter Winchell File
1957
TVThe Restless Gun
1957
as Sheriff Riker
TVWagon Train
1957
as John Ramsey
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
as McNagle
MovieQuantez
1957
as Heller
MovieThe Careless Years
1957
as Sam Vernon
MovieGun for a Coward
1956
as Stringer
MovieMan from Del Rio
1956
as Bill Dawson
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Quine - Scout
MovieWritten on the Wind
1956
as Roy Carter
Movie7 Men from Now
1956
as Payte Bodeen
MovieBehind the High Wall
1956
as William Kiley
Johnny Moccasin
1956
as Frank Hill
TVTelephone Time
1956
MovieThe Killer Is Loose
1956
as Otto Flanders
MovieIllegal
1955
as District Attorney's Man (uncredited)
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Sgt. Shaw
MovieThe McConnell Story
1955
as Cy
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Clay Young
MovieThe Naked Street
1955
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieThe Phenix City Story
1955
as Clem Wilson
Movie5 Against the House
1955
as Police Detective (uncredited)
MovieSeven Angry Men
1955
as Sergeant
MovieTight Spot
1955
as First Detective (uncredited)
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Thomas J. 'Tom' Mead
MovieThis Is My Love
1954
as Police Detective
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Frank Boyd
TVClimax!
1954
as Cab Driver
TVStudio 57
1954
MovieMoby Dick
1954
as 1st Sailor
TVThe Lone Wolf
1954
as Lt. Cellars
TVPublic Defender
1954
as Trusty
MovieBitter Creek
1954
as Hired Gunman
I Led 3 Lives
1953
as Terry
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as S / Sgt. Ernie Robbins
TVYou Are There
1953
as Cimber
TVI Led Three Lives
1953
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as Harris
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
TVDragnet
1951
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Luke Powers
TVSpace Patrol
1950
as Korwin
