John Crawford
Born September 13, 1920 (Age: 105)
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Colfax, Washington, USA
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 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
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
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Filmography
Grave Secrets
1989
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as Homer
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Age: 68
The Other Victim
1981
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as Price
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Age: 61
The Boogens
1981
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as Brian Deering
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Age: 61
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
1981
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as Vernon Presley
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Age: 60
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979
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as Captain Sherick
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Age: 58
Desperate Women
1978
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as
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Age: 58
The Two-Five
1978
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as Capt. Paul Carter
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Age: 57
The Enforcer
1976
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as The Mayor
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Age: 56
The Towering Inferno
1974
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as Callahan
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Age: 54
No Image
Strange Homecoming
1974
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as Winston
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Age: 54
Message to My Daughter
1973
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as Abortionist
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Age: 53
Brother, My Song
1973
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as Dr. Bennet
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Age: 53
The Severed Arm
1973
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as Doctor Sanders
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Age: 53
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
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as Chief Engineer
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Age: 52
J.W. Coop
1972
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as Rancher
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Age: 51
The Ravine
1969
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as Captain Keller
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Age: 49
I Saw What You Did
1965
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as Trooper
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Age: 44
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
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as Alexander
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Age: 44
The Americanization of Emily
1964
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as Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
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Age: 44
Jason and the Argonauts
1963
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as Polydeuces (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Captain Sindbad
1963
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as Aram
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Age: 42
Come Fly with Me
1963
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as Co-Pilot
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Age: 42
The Devil's Messenger
1962
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as Donald Powell
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Age: 42
The Longest Day
1962
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as Col. Caffey (uncredited)
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Age: 42
The 300 Spartans
1962
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as Agathon the Spartan Spy
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Age: 41
The Long Shadow
1961
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as Kelly
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Age: 40
The Impersonator
1961
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as Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
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Age: 40
Exodus
1960
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as Capt. Hank Schlosberg
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Age: 40
The Man Who Was Nobody
1960
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as South Africa Smith
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Age: 40
Piccadilly Third Stop
1960
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as Joe Preedy
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Age: 39
Hell Is a City
1960
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as Don Starling
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Age: 39
Solomon and Sheba
1959
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as Joab
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Age: 39
John Paul Jones
1959
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as George Washington
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Age: 38
Floods of Fear
1958
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as Jack Murphy
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Age: 38
Orders to Kill
1958
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as Kimball
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Age: 37
Intent to Kill
1958
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as Boyd
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Age: 37
The Key
1958
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as American Captain
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Age: 37
Satan's Satellites
1958
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as Roth
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Age: 37
Confession
1956
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as Gunman
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Age: 36
Battle of Rogue River
1954
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as Capt. Richard Hillman
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Age: 33
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
1954
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as Bonnett
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Age: 33
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
1954
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as
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Age: 33
Trader Tom of the China Seas
1954
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as Bill Gaines
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Age: 33
Secret of Outlaw Flats
1953
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as King Bradshaw
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Age: 33
Prisoners of the Casbah
1953
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as Guard (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Slaves of Babylon
1953
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as Avil
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Age: 33
The Big Heat
1953
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as Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
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Age: 33
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1953
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as Captain Kidd
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Age: 33
Rebel City
1953
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as Joe Spencer
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Age: 32
Serpent of the Nile
1953
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as Captain Domitius
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Age: 32
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953
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as Chris Peters - Henchman
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Age: 32
Star of Texas
1953
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as Texas Ranger Stockton
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Age: 32
Cyrano de Bergerac
1950
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as Cadet
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Age: 30
Union Station
1950
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as Hackett (uncredited)
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Age: 30
Lonely Heart Bandits
1950
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as Stevedore
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Age: 29
Mystery Street
1950
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as Reporter (uncredited)
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Age: 29
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
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as Reporter (uncredited)
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Age: 29
The Invisible Monster
1950
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as Harris
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Age: 29
The Phantom of 42nd Street
1945
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as John Carraby
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Age: 24