John Larch
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 4, 1914
- Died
- October 16, 2005
- Birthplace
- Salem, Massachusetts, USA
John Larch (October 4, 1914 - October 16, 2005) was an American film and television actor. After his lead role in the radio serial Captain Starr of Space (1953–54), John Larch entered films in 1954. He usually appeared in westerns (How The West Was Won) and action films, including Miracle of the White Stallions as General George S. Patton Jr. (1963), Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as General Omar Bradley (1976), replacing James Gregory as Mac in the Matt Helm movie The Wrecking Crew (1969) starring Dean Martin, Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer. Larch, an old friend of Clint Eastwood, appeared in Eastwood films, including Dirty Harry (1971) and Play Misty for Me (1971). He also appeared on a number of television programs, including Naked City (three episodes), Route 66 (three episodes), The Fugitive (two episodes), The Invaders, The Restless Gun (four episodes), Gunsmoke (seven episodes), The Virginian (four episodes), Bonanza, Hawaii Five-0, Mission Impossible (two episodes), The Troubleshooters, Bus Stop, Laramie, The Law and Mr. Jones, and possibly most famously as Bill Mumy's father in The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" in 1961. He also appeared in two other The Twilight Zone episodes, playing a psychiatrist in "Perchance to Dream" and the sheriff in "Dust". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Larch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Airplane II: The Sequel 1982
as Prosecuting Attorney
The Amityville Horror 1979
as Father Nuncio
A Fire in the Sky 1978
as Johnson
Future Cop 1976
as Commisioner Forman
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur 1976
as Gen. Omar Bradley
Framed 1975
as Bundy
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects 1975
as District Attorney
The Desperate Miles 1975
as Dr. Bryson
Bad Ronald 1974
as Sgt. Lynch
The Chadwick Family 1974
as Fargo
Winter Kill 1974
as Dr. Bill Hammond
Santee 1973
as Banner
Magic Carpet 1972
as Mr. Tracy
Women in Chains 1972
as Barney
Dirty Harry 1971
as Chief
Play Misty for Me 1971
as Sgt. McCallum
The City 1971
as Holland Yermo
Cannon for Cordoba 1970
as Warner
Move 1970
as Mounted Patrolman
Hail, Hero! 1969
as Mr. Conklin
The Great Bank Robbery 1969
as Sheriff of Friendly
The Wrecking Crew 1968
as MacDonald
Miracle of the White Stallions 1963
as General George S. Patton, Jr.
Stampede at Bitter Creek 1962
as Frank Boyd
How the West Was Won 1962
as Grimes (uncredited)
Pages of Death 1962
as Councilman Halliday
Hell to Eternity 1960
as Capt. Schwabe
The Saga of Hemp Brown 1958
as Jed Givens
From Hell to Texas 1958
as Hal Carmody
Man in the Shadow 1957
as Ed Yates
Quantez 1957
as Heller
The Careless Years 1957
as Sam Vernon
Gun for a Coward 1956
as Stringer
Man from Del Rio 1956
as Bill Dawson
Written on the Wind 1956
as Roy Carter
7 Men from Now 1956
as Payte Bodeen
Behind the High Wall 1956
as William Kiley
- Johnny Moccasin
Johnny Moccasin 1956
as Frank Hill
The Killer Is Loose 1956
as Otto Flanders
Illegal 1955
as District Attorney's Man (uncredited)
The McConnell Story 1955
as Cy
The Naked Street 1955
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Phenix City Story 1955
as Clem Wilson
5 Against the House 1955
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Seven Angry Men 1955
as Sergeant
Tight Spot 1955
as First Detective (uncredited)
This Is My Love 1954
as Police Detective
Moby Dick 1954
as 1st Sailor
Bitter Creek 1954
as Hired Gunman
Credits from TMDB.