John Crawford
Nazione: United States
Genere: M
Compleanno: 1920-09-13
Morto: 2010-09-21
Biografia
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
Attore:
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1. The Phantom of 42nd Street (1945), film...John Carraby
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2. Family Theatre (1949), serie...Gaspar
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3. Cirano di Bergerac (1950), film...Cadet
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4. Giungla di asfalto (1950), film...Reporter
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5. La strada del mistero (1950), film...Reporter
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6. Show Boat (1951), film...Hotel Clerk
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7. The Ring (1952), film...Cop in Diner (uncredited)
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8. Il grande caldo (1953), film...Al
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9. Salome (1953), film...Guard
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10. La spada del deserto (1953), film...Guard
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11. The Serpent of the Nile (1953), film...Captain Domitius
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12. La vendetta di Kociss (1953), film...Capt. Bill Lawson
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13. La battaglia di Fort River (1954), film...Capt. Richard Hillman
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14. Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954), film...Gang Member (uncredited)
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15. Floods of Fear (1958), film...Murphy
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16. Decisione di uccidere (1958), film...Boyd
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17. Satan's Satellites (1958), film...Roth (archive footage)
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18. Ordine di uccidere (1958), film
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19. Salomone e la regina di Saba (1959), film...Joab
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20. Il grande capitano (1959), film...George Washington
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21. Interpol Calling (1959), serie...Ben Stack
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22. Exodus (1960), film...Capt. Hank Schlosberg
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23. Piccadilly Third Stop (1960), film...Joe Preedy
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24. The Man Who Was Nobody (1960), film...South Africa Smith
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25. L'assassino è alla porta (1960), film...Don Starling
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26. The Impersonator (1961), film...Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
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27. L'eroe di Sparta (1962), film...Agathon the Spartan Spy
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28. La messaggera del diavolo (1962), film...Donald Powell (archive footage)
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29. I vincitori (1963), film...U.S. Army Captain at rest area
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30. Appuntamento fra le nuvole (1963), film...Co-Pilot
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31. Capitan Sinbad (1963), film...Aram
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32. Gli Argonauti (1963), film...Polydeuces
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33. Gli avamposti della gloria (1963), film...American Officer
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34. Tempo di guerra, tempo d'amore (1964), film...Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
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35. Gli eroi di Hogan (1965), serie...1st Gestapo Man
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36. Duello a El Diablo (1966), film...Clay Dean
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37. Il ritorno del pistolero (1966), film...Butch Cassidy
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38. Kronos - Sfida al passato (1966), serie...Henderson
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39. La cattura (1969), film...Captain Keller
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40. J.W. Coop (1971), film...Rancher
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41. Un vero sceriffo (1971), serie...Marshall
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42. L'avventura del Poseidon (1972), film...Chief Engineer
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43. Una famiglia americana (1972), serie...Sheriff Ep Bridges
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44. Due ragazzi... e un leone (1972), film...Desk Sergeant
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45. La grande paura (1973), film...Doctor Ray Sanders
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46. L'inferno di cristallo (1974), film...Callahan
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47. Pepper Anderson agente speciale (1974), serie...Captain Parks
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48. Bersaglio di notte (1975), film...Tom Iverson
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...The Mayor
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50. All'ultimo secondo (1977), film...Buzz Cavenaugh
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51. Supercar (1982), serie...Mac Thomas
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52. Secret Screams (1989), film...Homer
Sceneggiatura:
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1. La cattura (1969), film...(story)
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2. La ballata di Cable Hogue (1970), film