John Crawford profile
Actor profile

John Crawford

13th September 1920 Colfax, Washington, USA Acting

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

91 Movies 69 TV Shows 160 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Dreamer poster
Dreamer 27th April 1979 as Riverboat Captain
Tilt poster
Tilt 1st April 1979 as Mickey
Exodus poster
Exodus 15th December 1960 as Capt. Hank Schlosberg
The Key poster
The Key 28th May 1958 as American Captain
The Big Heat poster
The Big Heat 14th October 1953 as Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
Kaz poster
Kaz 10th September 1978
Banacek poster
Banacek 13th September 1972 as Owen Summers
Nichols poster
Nichols 16th September 1971 as Sgt. Kessler
Mannix poster
Mannix 16th September 1967 as Traynor
Star Trek poster
Star Trek 8th September 1966 as Commissioner Ferris
Batman poster
Batman 12th January 1966 as Printer's Devil
Combat! poster
Combat! 2nd October 1962 as Capt. Werner