John Crawford
1920-09-13 ( 104 years old ) in 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

Movies

Grave Secrets 1989-07-14
The Other Victim 1981-11-04
The Boogens 1981-09-25
Elvis and the Beauty Queen 1981-03-01
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again 1979-06-27
Lawman Without a Gun 1979-05-30
The Sky Trap 1979-05-13
Dreamer 1979-04-27
Tilt 1979-04-01
Hard Knocks 1979-04-01
Donovan's Kid 1979-01-07
Desperate Women 1978-10-25
The Two-Five 1978-04-14
Outlaw Blues 1977-07-15
The Enforcer 1976-12-16
The Macahans 1976-01-19
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case 1975-11-17
Night Moves 1975-06-11
The Swiss Family Robinson 1975-04-15
The Towering Inferno 1974-12-14
Strange Homecoming 1974-10-29
J.W. Coop 1974-08-23
Message to My Daughter 1973-12-13
The Severed Arm 1973-11-02
The Poseidon Adventure 1972-12-01
The Ravine 1969-11-07
Spring Night, Summer Night 1967-05-28
Return of the Gunfighter 1967-03-25
Duel at Diablo 1966-06-15
I Saw What You Did 1965-07-21
The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965-04-09
The Americanization of Emily 1964-10-27
Jason and the Argonauts 1963-06-19
Come Fly with Me 1963-03-27
The Longest Day 1962-09-25
The 300 Spartans 1962-08-01
The Long Shadow 1961-07-31
The Impersonator 1961-05-01
The Devil's Messenger 1961-01-01
Exodus 1960-12-15
The Man Who Was Nobody 1960-09-15
Piccadilly Third Stop 1960-09-05
Hell Is a City 1960-04-10
Solomon and Sheba 1959-12-18
John Paul Jones 1959-06-16
Floods of Fear 1958-11-18
Orders to Kill 1958-07-25
Intent to Kill 1958-07-16
The Key 1958-05-28
Satan's Satellites 1958-01-01
Battle of Rogue River 1954-06-15
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl 1954-05-20
Jesse James vs. the Daltons 1954-04-02
Trader Tom of the China Seas 1954-01-06
Secret of Outlaw Flats 1953-11-15
Prisoners of the Casbah 1953-11-03
Slaves of Babylon 1953-10-21
The Big Heat 1953-10-14
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd 1953-09-17
Rebel City 1953-05-10
Serpent of the Nile 1953-05-08
Marshal of Cedar Rock 1953-02-01
Star of Texas 1953-01-11
A Star Shall Rise 1952-12-25
Son of Geronimo 1952-11-06
Zombies of the Stratosphere 1952-10-25
Old Oklahoma Plains 1952-07-25
Blackhawk 1952-07-24
Actors and Sin 1952-06-18
Northwest Territory 1951-12-09
Honeychile 1951-10-20
The Red Badge of Courage 1951-09-27
Hollywood Story 1951-06-01
Raton Pass 1951-04-07
Cyrano de Bergerac 1950-11-16
Union Station 1950-10-04
Lonely Heart Bandits 1950-08-29
Mystery Street 1950-06-23
The Asphalt Jungle 1950-05-12
The Invisible Monster 1950-05-10
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King 1949-11-23
Ghost of Zorro 1949-03-24
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James 1948-10-30
Sons of Adventure 1948-09-01
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted 1948-01-01
The Time of Their Lives 1946-08-13
Without Reservations 1946-05-13
The Phantom of 42nd Street 1945-05-02

Our movie database offers a vast collection of films, allowing users to explore movies by year, genre, and more. Browse through top-rated blockbusters, independent films, and hidden gems.

Genres

Production

Services

Powered by Powerxsoft Ltd using the TMDB API