John Anderson
Born October 20, 1922 (Age: 103)
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Clayton, Illinois, USA
Biography
John Robert Anderson (October 20, 1922 – August 7, 1992) A tall, sinewy, austere-looking character actor with silver hair, rugged features and a distinctive voice, John Robert Anderson appeared in hundreds of films and television episodes. Immensely versatile, he was at his best submerging himself in the role of historical figures (he impersonated Abraham Lincoln three times and twice baseball commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, men whom he strongly resembled). He was a familiar presence in westerns and science-fiction serials, usually as upstanding, dignified and generally benign citizens (a rare exception was his Ebonite interrogator in The Outer Limits (1963) episode "Nightmare"). He had a high opinion of Rod Serling and was proud to be featured in four episodes of The Twilight Zone (1959), most memorably as the tuxedo-clad angel Gabriel in "A Passage for Trumpet" (doing for Jack Klugman what Henry Travers did for James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)).
John Robert Anderson (October 20, 1922 – August 7, 1992) A tall, sinewy, austere-looking character actor with silver hair, rugged features and a distinctive voice, John Robert Anderson appeared in hundreds of films and television episodes. Immensely versatile, he was at his best submerging himself in the role of historical figures (he impersonated Abraham Lincoln three times and twice baseball commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, men whom he strongly resembled). He was a familiar presence in westerns and science-fiction serials, usually as upstanding, dignified and generally benign citizens (a rare exception was his Ebonite interrogator in The Outer Limits (1963) episode "Nightmare"). He had a high opinion of Rod Serling and was proud to be featured in four episodes of The Twilight Zone (1959), most memorably as the tuxedo-clad angel Gabriel in "A Passage for Trumpet" (doing for Jack Klugman what Henry Travers did for James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)).
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Filmography
24 Hour Psycho
1993
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as California Charlie (archive footage)
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Age: 70
Bed of Lies
1992
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as Price Daniel, Sr.
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Age: 69
Daddy
1991
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as George Watson
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Age: 69
Babe Ruth
1991
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as Judge Landis
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Age: 68
In Broad Daylight
1991
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as Wes Westerman
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Age: 68
Follow Your Heart
1990
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as Josh Lowe
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Age: 67
Deadly Innocents
1989
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as Gus
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Age: 66
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989
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as George Dutton
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Age: 66
Eight Men Out
1988
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as Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
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Age: 65
American Harvest
1987
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as Judge Meriweather
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Age: 64
Zoot Suit
1981
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as Judge F.W. Charles
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Age: 58
Out of the Blue
1981
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as T.V. Interviewer
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Age: 58
Smokey and the Bandit II
1980
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as Governor
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Age: 57
The Deerslayer
1978
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as Hutter
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Age: 56
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
1978
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as Patrick Breen
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Age: 56
The Dark Side of Innocence
1976
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as Stephen Hancock
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Age: 53
The Dove
1974
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as Mike Turk
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Age: 51
Manhunter
1974
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as Aaron Denver
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Age: 51
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
1974
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as Col. John Lockport
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Age: 51
Heatwave!
1974
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as Toler
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Age: 51
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
1974
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as President Lincoln
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Age: 51
Executive Action
1973
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as Halliday
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Age: 51
Counselor at Crime
1973
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as Don Vito Albanese
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Age: 50
Hitched
1973
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as Jomer Cruett
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Age: 50
Call to Danger
1973
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as Edward McClure
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Age: 50
Set This Town on Fire
1973
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as Henry Kealey
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Age: 50
Molly and Lawless John
1972
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as Sheriff Marvin Parker
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Age: 50
The Stepmother
1972
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as Inspector Darnezi
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Age: 50
Young Billy Young
1969
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as Boone
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Age: 46
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
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as Mayor Kincaid
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Age: 46
Heaven with a Gun
1969
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as Ase Beck
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Age: 46
The Fortune Cookie
1966
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as Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
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Age: 43
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
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as Sgt. Buell
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Age: 42
The Satan Bug
1965
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as Agent Reagan
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Age: 42
For the Love of Willadean
1964
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as Farmer Wills
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Age: 41
Ride the High Country
1962
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as Elder Hammond
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Age: 39
Geronimo
1962
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as Jeremiah Burns
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Age: 39
Walk on the Wild Side
1962
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as Preacher
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Age: 39
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1960
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as Sailor (uncredited)
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Age: 38
Psycho
1960
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as California Charlie
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Age: 37
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
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as Salesman
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Age: 36
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
1958
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as Doc
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Age: 35