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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

The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)

Grave Secrets
as Homer

Hardcastle and McCormick
as Charlie

Knight Rider
as Sheriff Moore

Matt Houston

The Powers of Matthew Star
as General Tucker

The Other Victim
as Price

The Boogens
as Brian Deering

Code Red

Elvis and the Beauty Queen
as Vernon Presley

Dynasty

Trapper John, M.D.

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
as Captain Sherick

Lawman Without a Gun
as Sgt. Hunt

The Sky Trap
as Mark Sanders

Dreamer
as Riverboat Captain

Tilt
as Mickey

Hard Knocks
as Josh

Friends

From Here to Eternity
as Maj. Thompson

Salvage 1

Donovan's Kid
as Thunder City Sheriff

Desperate Women

Kaz

The Two-Five
as Capt. Paul Carter

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Incredible Hulk
as Tom Edler

Outlaw Blues
as Buzz Cavenaugh

Eight Is Enough

The Enforcer
as The Mayor

The Tony Randall Show

Charlie's Angels
as Lt. Francona

The Macahans
as Hale Crowley

The Bionic Woman

Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
as Fred Stoner

The Swiss Family Robinson

Night Moves
as Tom Iverson

The Invisible Man
as Coner, Prison Guard

Bronk

The Swiss Family Robinson
as Nate Bidwell

The Towering Inferno
as Callahan
Strange Homecoming
as Winston

Police Woman

The Rockford Files
as Dr. Kenilworth

Harry O

Little House on the Prairie
as Ben Shelby

Rhoda

Message to My Daughter
as Abortionist

Brother, My Song
as Dr. Bennet

The Severed Arm
as Doctor Sanders

Police Story

The Poseidon Adventure
as Chief Engineer

The Bob Newhart Show

The Waltons
as Sheriff Ep Bridges

Banacek
as Owen Summers

J.W. Coop
as Rancher

Nichols
as Marshall

The Ravine
as Captain Keller

Land of the Giants

The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest