John Crawford
Born in Colfax, Washington, USA — Sep 13 1920• Died Sep 21 2010
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Biography
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…
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John Crawford's Credits
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Star Trek
Commissioner Ferris
The Waltons
Sheriff Ep Bridges
Mannix
Traynor
Knight Rider
Sheriff Moore
Charlie's Angels
Lt. Francona
Batman
Printer's Devil
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Lubell
The Fugitive
Sergeant
Little House on the Prairie
The Twilight Zone
Joe
The Rockford Files
Dr. Kenilworth
Hogan's Heroes
Captain Hermann
Dynasty
Police Woman
The Incredible Hulk
Tom Edler
The Wild Wild West
Combat!
Gunnar
Daniel Boone
Jeremy Cain
The Big Valley
Gandy
Lost in Space
Dr. Chronos
The Bob Newhart Show
Eight Is Enough
Rhoda
Trapper John, M.D.
Harry O
Gunsmoke
Hod
The Time Tunnel
Little John
Hardcastle and McCormick
Charlie
The Bionic Woman
Adventures of Superman
Jack Morrell
Police Story
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
My Favorite Martian
Trackdown
Banacek
Owen Summers
Matt Houston
Land of the Giants
State Trooper
Danger Man
Nichols
Marshall
Telephone Time
Interpol Calling
Kustrinski
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Charlie
Bronk
The Cisco Kid
Sheriff Al White
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Third Man
Simon Baird
The Tony Randall Show
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Hopalong Cassidy
Tarzan
Kaz
Code Red
Hondo
Profiles in Courage
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
Boston Blackie
Jim Marcum
Another World
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Invisible Man
Coner, Prison Guard
The Living Christ
Joel
The Longest Day
Col. Caffey (uncredited)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Alexander
The Enforcer
The Mayor
Jason and the Argonauts
Polydeuces (uncredited)
The Poseidon Adventure
Chief Engineer
The Towering Inferno
Callahan
Exodus
Capt. Hank Schlosberg
Salvage 1
The Powers of Matthew Star
General Tucker
From Here to Eternity
Maj. Thompson
The Swiss Family Robinson
Solomon and Sheba
Joab
Duel at Diablo
Clay Dean
The Asphalt Jungle
Reporter (uncredited)
The Big Heat
Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
13 Demon Street
Night Moves
Tom Iverson
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Writing
The Red Badge of Courage
Soldier (uncredited)
Friends
Raton Pass
Sam
The Key
American Captain
John Paul Jones
George Washington
Mystery Street
Reporter (uncredited)
Union Station
Hackett (uncredited)
Hollywood Story
1st Detective (uncredited)
The Severed Arm
Doctor Sanders
Tilt
Mickey
Return of the Gunfighter
Butch Cassidy
The 300 Spartans
Agathon the Spartan Spy
Hell Is a City
Don Starling
Orders to Kill
Kimball
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cadet
The Time of Their Lives
Dandy at Party (uncredited)
The Americanization of Emily
Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
Blackhawk
Chuck
Without Reservations
Soldier (uncredited)
The Macahans
Hale Crowley
Grave Secrets
Homer
Sons of Adventure
George Norton
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Captain Sherick
Come Fly with Me
Co-Pilot
I Saw What You Did
Trooper
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd
The Phantom of 42nd Street
John Carraby
The Boogens
Brian Deering
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
Fred Stoner
Message to My Daughter
Abortionist
Donovan's Kid
Thunder City Sheriff
The Swiss Family Robinson
Nate Bidwell
The Ravine
Captain Keller
Star of Texas
Texas Ranger Stockton
The Devil's Messenger
Donald Powell
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Chris Peters - Henchman
Ghost of Zorro
Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4
The Other Victim
Price
Floods of Fear
Jack Murphy
Spring Night, Summer Night
Virgil
The Sky Trap
Mark Sanders
Battle of Rogue River
Capt. Richard Hillman
Actors and Sin
Movie Hero
J.W. Coop
Rancher
Rebel City
Joe Spencer
The Invisible Monster
Harris
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Sands
Strange Homecoming
Winston
Confession
Gunman
Old Oklahoma Plains
Chuck Ramsey
Zombies of the Stratosphere
Roth
Slaves of Babylon
Avil
Hard Knocks
Josh
Trader Tom of the China Seas
Bill Gaines
Serpent of the Nile
Captain Domitius
The Two-Five
Capt. Paul Carter
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Amos Ramsey
The Impersonator
Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Vernon Presley
Lawman Without a Gun
Sgt. Hunt
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Danton - Henchman
Prisoners of the Casbah
Guard (uncredited)
Dreamer
Riverboat Captain
Intent to Kill
Boyd
The Man Who Was Nobody
South Africa Smith
Captain Sindbad
Aram
Desperate Women
The Long Shadow
Kelly
Secret of Outlaw Flats
King Bradshaw
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
Bonnett
Outlaw Blues
Buzz Cavenaugh
Piccadilly Third Stop
Joe Preedy
Northwest Territory
LeBeau
Lonely Heart Bandits
Stevedore
Satan's Satellites
Roth
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
A Star Shall Rise
Gaspar
Honeychile
Marvin McKay
Son of Geronimo
Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]
Brother, My Song
Dr. Bennet