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