John Crawford
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
189
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
The Fugitive
Star Trek
The Waltons
Little House on the Prairie
Mannix
Batman
Police Woman
Police Woman
Police Woman
Police Woman
Knight Rider
Knight Rider
The Wild Wild West
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
Dynasty
The Twilight Zone
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
Charlie's Angels
Trapper John, M.D.
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Matt Houston
The Incredible Hulk
Combat!
Combat!
The Dick Cavett Show
Lost in Space
The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel
Harry O
The Bob Newhart Show
Tarzan
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Hardcastle and McCormick
Eight Is Enough
State Trooper
The Bionic Woman
Rhoda
Adventures of Superman
Land of the Giants
Trackdown
My Favorite Martian
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Police Story
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Telephone Time
The Third Man
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Banacek
Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling
Boston Blackie
Exodus
Duel at Diablo
Danger Man
Hopalong Cassidy
The Enforcer
Nichols
Nichols
Jason and the Argonauts
Marshal of Cedar Rock
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
The Tony Randall Show
Bronk
The Invisible Man
Hondo
I Saw What You Did
Tilt
Prisoners of the Casbah
The Longest Day
The Other Victim
Return of the Gunfighter
The Amazing Spider-Man
Code Red
Grave Secrets
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Strange Homecoming
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
Kaz
Hollywood Story
Union Station
The Phantom of 42nd Street
The Time of Their Lives
The Towering Inferno
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
The Man Who Was Nobody
Profiles in Courage
The Poseidon Adventure
Message to My Daughter
Donovan's Kid
The Powers of Matthew Star
Salvage 1
Rebel City
Solomon and Sheba
The Severed Arm
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Floods of Fear
Another World
Night Moves
The 300 Spartans
The Sky Trap
The Asphalt Jungle
Cyrano de Bergerac
Star of Texas
Actors and Sin
Serpent of the Nile
The Key
Captain Sindbad
The Swiss Family Robinson
Honeychile
Blackhawk
Battle of Rogue River
Lonely Heart Bandits
From Here to Eternity
Piccadilly Third Stop
The Impersonator
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
The Big Heat
The Macahans
The Invisible Monster
The Devil's Messenger
Hard Knocks
Dreamer
Mystery Street
Satan's Satellites
Orders to Kill
J.W. Coop
The Living Christ
Secret of Outlaw Flats
John Paul Jones
Come Fly with Me
Hell Is a City
The Red Badge of Courage
Ghost of Zorro
Friends
The Ravine
The Americanization of Emily
Desperate Women
The Boogens
The Swiss Family Robinson
Northwest Territory
A Star Shall Rise
Sons of Adventure
The Long Shadow
Old Oklahoma Plains
13 Demon Street
Trader Tom of the China Seas
Without Reservations
Intent to Kill
Lawman Without a Gun
Slaves of Babylon
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Outlaw Blues
Zombies of the Stratosphere
Spring Night, Summer Night
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
Confession
Raton Pass
The Two-Five
Son of Geronimo
