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