John Crawford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 13, 1920
- Died
- September 21, 2010
- Birthplace
- 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 (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
Filmography
Grave Secrets 1989
as Homer
The Other Victim 1981
as Price
The Boogens 1981
as Brian Deering
Elvis and the Beauty Queen 1981
as Vernon Presley
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again 1979
as Captain Sherick
Lawman Without a Gun 1979
as Sgt. Hunt
The Sky Trap 1979
as Mark Sanders
Dreamer 1979
as Riverboat Captain
Hard Knocks 1979
as Josh
Tilt 1979
as Mickey
Donovan's Kid 1979
as Thunder City Sheriff
Desperate Women 1978
Actor
The Two-Five 1978
as Capt. Paul Carter
Outlaw Blues 1977
as Buzz Cavenaugh
The Enforcer 1976
as The Mayor
The Macahans 1976
as Hale Crowley
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case 1975
as Fred Stoner
Night Moves 1975
as Tom Iverson
The Swiss Family Robinson 1975
as Nate Bidwell
The Towering Inferno 1974
as Callahan
- Strange Homecoming
Strange Homecoming 1974
as Winston
Message to My Daughter 1973
as Abortionist
Brother, My Song 1973
as Dr. Bennet
The Severed Arm 1973
as Doctor Sanders
The Poseidon Adventure 1972
as Chief Engineer
J.W. Coop 1972
as Rancher
The Ballad of Cable Hogue 1970
Writer
The Ravine 1969
as Captain Keller
Spring Night, Summer Night 1967
as Virgil
Return of the Gunfighter 1967
as Butch Cassidy
Duel at Diablo 1966
as Clay Dean
I Saw What You Did 1965
as Trooper
The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965
as Alexander
The Americanization of Emily 1964
as Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
Jason and the Argonauts 1963
as Polydeuces (uncredited)
Captain Sindbad 1963
as Aram
Come Fly with Me 1963
as Co-Pilot
The Devil's Messenger 1962
as Donald Powell
The Longest Day 1962
as Col. Caffey (uncredited)
The 300 Spartans 1962
as Agathon the Spartan Spy
The Long Shadow 1961
as Kelly
The Impersonator 1961
as Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
Exodus 1960
as Capt. Hank Schlosberg
The Man Who Was Nobody 1960
as South Africa Smith
Piccadilly Third Stop 1960
as Joe Preedy
I Aim at the Stars 1960
as Dr. Bosco - White Sands, New Mexico
Hell Is a City 1960
as Don Starling
Solomon and Sheba 1959
as Joab
John Paul Jones 1959
as George Washington
Floods of Fear 1958
as Jack Murphy
Orders to Kill 1958
as Kimball
Intent to Kill 1958
as Boyd
The Key 1958
as American Captain
Satan's Satellites 1958
as Roth
Confession 1956
as Gunman
Battle of Rogue River 1954
as Capt. Richard Hillman
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl 1954
as Bonnett
Jesse James vs. the Daltons 1954
Actor
Trader Tom of the China Seas 1954
as Bill Gaines
Secret of Outlaw Flats 1953
as King Bradshaw
Prisoners of the Casbah 1953
as Guard (uncredited)
Slaves of Babylon 1953
as Avil
The Big Heat 1953
as Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd 1953
as Captain Kidd
Rebel City 1953
as Joe Spencer
Serpent of the Nile 1953
as Captain Domitius
Marshal of Cedar Rock 1953
as Chris Peters - Henchman
Star of Texas 1953
as Texas Ranger Stockton
A Star Shall Rise 1952
as Gaspar
Son of Geronimo 1952
as Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]
Zombies of the Stratosphere 1952
as Roth
Old Oklahoma Plains 1952
as Chuck Ramsey
Blackhawk 1952
as Chuck
Actors and Sin 1952
as Movie Hero
Northwest Territory 1951
as LeBeau
Honeychile 1951
as Marvin McKay
The Red Badge of Courage 1951
as Soldier (uncredited)
Hollywood Story 1951
as 1st Detective (uncredited)
Raton Pass 1951
as Sam
Cyrano de Bergerac 1950
as Cadet
Union Station 1950
as Hackett (uncredited)
Lonely Heart Bandits 1950
as Stevedore
Mystery Street 1950
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle 1950
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Invisible Monster 1950
as Harris
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King 1949
as Sands
Ghost of Zorro 1949
as Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James 1948
as Amos Ramsey
Sons of Adventure 1948
as George Norton
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted 1948
as Danton - Henchman
The Time of Their Lives 1946
as Dandy at Party (uncredited)
Without Reservations 1946
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Phantom of 42nd Street 1945
as John Carraby
Credits from TMDB.