John Crawford
Actor
Born September 13, 1920 in Colfax, Washington, USA
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
Filmography
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
Grave Secrets
Homer
Hardcastle and McCormick
Charlie
Knight Rider
Sheriff Moore
Matt Houston
The Powers of Matthew Star
General Tucker
The Other Victim
Price
The Boogens
Brian Deering
Code Red
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Vernon Presley
Dynasty
Trapper John, M.D.
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Captain Sherick
Lawman Without a Gun
Sgt. Hunt
The Sky Trap
Mark Sanders
Dreamer
Riverboat Captain
Tilt
Mickey
Hard Knocks
Josh
Friends
From Here to Eternity
Maj. Thompson
Salvage 1
Donovan's Kid
Thunder City Sheriff
Desperate Women
Kaz
The Two-Five
Capt. Paul Carter
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Incredible Hulk
Tom Edler
Outlaw Blues
Buzz Cavenaugh
Eight Is Enough
The Enforcer
The Mayor
The Tony Randall Show
Charlie's Angels
Lt. Francona
The Macahans
Hale Crowley
The Bionic Woman
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
Fred Stoner
The Swiss Family Robinson
Night Moves
Tom Iverson
The Invisible Man
Coner, Prison Guard
Bronk
The Swiss Family Robinson
Nate Bidwell
The Towering Inferno
Callahan
Police Woman
The Rockford Files
Dr. Kenilworth
Harry O
Little House on the Prairie
Ben Shelby
Rhoda
Message to My Daughter
Abortionist
Brother, My Song
Dr. Bennet
The Severed Arm
Doctor Sanders
Police Story
The Poseidon Adventure
Chief Engineer
The Bob Newhart Show
The Waltons
Sheriff Ep Bridges
Banacek
Owen Summers
J.W. Coop
Rancher
Nichols
Marshall
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ravine
Captain Keller
Land of the Giants
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Mannix
Traynor
Hondo
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Charlie
Spring Night, Summer Night
Virgil
Return of the Gunfighter
Butch Cassidy
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Lubell
The Time Tunnel
Little John
Star Trek
Commissioner Ferris
Tarzan
Duel at Diablo
Clay Dean
Batman
Printer's Devil
Hogan's Heroes
Captain Hermann
The Wild Wild West
Lost in Space
Dr. Chronos
The Big Valley
Gandy
I Saw What You Did
Trooper
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Alexander
The Americanization of Emily
Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
Daniel Boone
Jeremy Cain
Another World
My Favorite Martian
The Fugitive
Sergeant
Jason and the Argonauts
Polydeuces (uncredited)
Captain Sindbad
Aram
Come Fly with Me
Co-Pilot
The Devil's Messenger
Donald Powell
Combat!
Gunnar
The Longest Day
Col. Caffey (uncredited)
The 300 Spartans
Agathon the Spartan Spy
The Long Shadow
Kelly
The Impersonator
Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
Exodus
Capt. Hank Schlosberg
The Man Who Was Nobody
South Africa Smith
Danger Man
Dr. Keller
Piccadilly Third Stop
Joe Preedy
Hell Is a City
Don Starling
Solomon and Sheba
Joab
13 Demon Street
The Twilight Zone
Joe
The Third Man
Simon Baird
Interpol Calling
Kustrinski
John Paul Jones
George Washington
Floods of Fear
Jack Murphy
Orders to Kill
Kimball
Intent to Kill
Boyd
The Key
American Captain
Satan's Satellites
Roth
Trackdown
Confession
Gunman
Telephone Time
Gunsmoke
Hod
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Battle of Rogue River
Capt. Richard Hillman
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
Bonnett
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
Trader Tom of the China Seas
Bill Gaines
Secret of Outlaw Flats
King Bradshaw
Prisoners of the Casbah
Guard (uncredited)
Slaves of Babylon
Avil
The Big Heat
Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd
Rebel City
Joe Spencer
Serpent of the Nile
Captain Domitius
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Chris Peters - Henchman
Star of Texas
Texas Ranger Stockton
A Star Shall Rise
Gaspar
Son of Geronimo
Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]
Zombies of the Stratosphere
Roth
Adventures of Superman
Jack Morrell
Hopalong Cassidy
Old Oklahoma Plains
Chuck Ramsey
Blackhawk
Chuck
Actors and Sin
Movie Hero
Northwest Territory
LeBeau
Honeychile
Marvin McKay
The Red Badge of Courage
Soldier (uncredited)
Boston Blackie
Jim Marcum
Hollywood Story
1st Detective (uncredited)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Raton Pass
Sam
The Living Christ
Joel
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cadet
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Union Station
Hackett (uncredited)
Lonely Heart Bandits
Stevedore
Mystery Street
Reporter (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
Reporter (uncredited)
The Invisible Monster
Harris
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Sands
Ghost of Zorro
Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Amos Ramsey
Sons of Adventure
George Norton
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Danton - Henchman
The Time of Their Lives
Dandy at Party (uncredited)
Without Reservations
Soldier (uncredited)
The Phantom of 42nd Street
John Carraby