John Crawford
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1920-09-13
Deathday 2010-09-21 (90 years old)
Place of Birth Colfax, Washington, USA
Also Known As Johnny Crawford, Cleve Allen Richardson, Cleve Richardson, Jack Crawford
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
Actor
as Homer
as Sheriff Moore
as Mac Thomas
as General Tucker
as Price
as Brian Deering
as Vernon Presley
as Captain Sherick
as Sgt. Hunt
as Mark Sanders
as Riverboat Captain
as Mickey
as Josh
as Thunder City Sheriff
as Maj. Thompson
as Capt. Paul Carter
as Buzz Cavenaugh
as Tom Edler
as The Mayor
as Hale Crowley
as Lt. Francona
as Fred Stoner
as Nate Bidwell
as Tom Iverson
as Coner, Prison Guard
as Callahan
as Winston
as Rancher
as Dr. Kenilworth
as Christian
as Capt. Parks
as Abortionist
as Doctor Sanders
as Chief Engineer
as Sheriff Ep Bridges
as Owen Summers
as Marshall
as Sgt. Kessler
as Captain Keller
as Self - Guest
as Virgil
as Butch Cassidy
as Clay Dean
as Dr. Lubell
as Orin Selby
as Little John
as Major
as Henderson
as John Poe
as Commissioner Ferris
as Printer's Devil
as Trooper
as Alexander
as Captain Hermann
as Captain - Officer #1
as Lieutenant Ritchie
as 1st Gestapo Man
as Gestapo Man
as Gestapo Major
as Dr. Chronos
as Gandy
as Deputy Sheriff Billy Norris
as Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
as Jeremy Cain
as Tolliver
as Press Boker
as Polydeuces (uncredited)
as Co-Pilot
as Sergeant
as Col. Caffey (uncredited)
as Agathon the Spartan Spy
as Gunnar
as Capt. Werner
as Kelly
as Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
as Donald Powell
as Capt. Hank Schlosberg
as South Africa Smith
as Joe Preedy
as Don Starling
as Joab
as George Washington
as Joe
as Simon Baird
as Kustrinski
as Keflik
as Ben Stack
as Jack Murphy
as Kimball
as Boyd
as American Captain
as Roth
as Hod
as Loy
as Torbert
as Hal Biggs
as Drunk
as Yates
as Pinto
as Amos Strange
as Norman Wilson
as Blanchard
as Hugh Eaton
as Muller
as Capt. Richard Hillman
as Bonnett
as Bill Gaines
as King Bradshaw
as Guard (uncredited)
as Avil
as Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
as Captain Kidd
as Joe Spencer
as Captain Domitius
as Chris Peters - Henchman
as Texas Ranger Stockton
as Gaspar
as Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]
as Roth
as Chuck Ramsey
as Chuck
as Movie Hero
as Jack Morrell
as LeBeau
as Marvin McKay
as Soldier (uncredited)
as 1st Detective (uncredited)
as Sam
as Joel
as Cadet
as Hackett (uncredited)
as Stevedore
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Harris
as Sands
as Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4
as Amos Ramsey
as George Norton
as Danton - Henchman
as Dandy at Party (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
as John Carraby
Writer
as Writer