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