John Crawford
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
192
Gender
Male
Birthday
1920-09-13
Day of death
2010-09-21 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Colfax, Washington, USA
John Crawford
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
Known For
Mannix
Star Trek
Charlie's Angels
Little House on the Prairie
Batman
Knight Rider
Knight Rider
The Fugitive
The Waltons
Dynasty
The Twilight Zone
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
Combat!
Combat!
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
Lost in Space
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
The Wild Wild West
The Dick Cavett Show
The Incredible Hulk
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
The Bionic Woman
Matt Houston
Eight Is Enough
Trapper John, M.D.
Police Woman
Police Woman
Police Woman
Police Woman
The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel
State Trooper
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Hardcastle and McCormick
Adventures of Superman
The Long Shadow
Harry O
Land of the Giants
The Bob Newhart Show
Rhoda
My Favorite Martian
Tarzan
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Trackdown
Police Story
Banacek
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Danger Man
The Enforcer
Exodus
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Third Man
Telephone Time
The Ravine
Jason and the Argonauts
Solomon and Sheba
Hondo
Night Moves
Blackhawk
The Cisco Kid
The Longest Day
Captain Sindbad
Hollywood Story
Nichols
Nichols
Union Station
The Key
Bronk
Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling
The Towering Inferno
Rebel City
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Dreamer
Profiles in Courage
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Hopalong Cassidy
The Boogens
Honeychile
Hard Knocks
The Poseidon Adventure
The Big Heat
Grave Secrets
The 300 Spartans
The Amazing Spider-Man
Northwest Territory
Kaz
Code Red
The Tony Randall Show
Raton Pass
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Time of Their Lives
Duel at Diablo
The Devil's Messenger
Boston Blackie
I Saw What You Did
Tilt
Return of the Gunfighter
Cyrano de Bergerac
The Severed Arm
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
The Invisible Man
Without Reservations
The Powers of Matthew Star
Orders to Kill
The World of Hammer
Battle of Rogue River
Old Oklahoma Plains
The Phantom of 42nd Street
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Serpent of the Nile
Mystery Street
Lawman Without a Gun
From Here to Eternity
John Paul Jones
Hell Is a City
The Asphalt Jungle
Desperate Women
Come Fly with Me
The Red Badge of Courage
Spring Night, Summer Night
Message to My Daughter
The Invisible Monster
The Other Victim
J.W. Coop
Trader Tom of the China Seas
Secret of Outlaw Flats
Piccadilly Third Stop
Floods of Fear
Donovan's Kid
The Americanization of Emily
Sons of Adventure
Star of Texas
The Swiss Family Robinson
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Ghost of Zorro
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
Marshal of Cedar Rock
The Man Who Was Nobody
Another World
Actors and Sin
Lonely Heart Bandits
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
The Sky Trap
Prisoners of the Casbah
Slaves of Babylon
The Living Christ
13 Demon Street
Zombies of the Stratosphere
Brother, My Song
Salvage 1
A Star Shall Rise
Intent to Kill
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
Friends
Satan's Satellites
Strange Homecoming
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Outlaw Blues
The Impersonator
The Macahans
The Two-Five
Son of Geronimo
Confession
