John Crawford
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
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
Acting
(1989)
Grave Secrets
as Homer
(1981)
The Other Victim
as Price
(1981)
The Boogens
as Brian Deering
(1981)
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
as Vernon Presley
(1979)
The Sky Trap
as Mark Sanders
(1979)
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
as Captain Sherick
(1979)
Donovan's Kid
as Thunder City Sheriff
(1979)
Tilt
as Mickey
(1979)
Hard Knocks
as Josh
(1979)
Dreamer
as Riverboat Captain
(1979)
Lawman Without a Gun
as Sgt. Hunt
(1978)
(1978)
The Two-Five
as Capt. Paul Carter
(1977)
Outlaw Blues
as Buzz Cavenaugh
(1976)
The Enforcer
as The Mayor
(1976)
The Macahans
as Hale Crowley
(1975)
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
as Fred Stoner
(1975)
Night Moves
as Tom Iverson
(1975)
The Swiss Family Robinson
as Nate Bidwell
(1974)
The Towering Inferno
as Callahan
(1974)
J.W. Coop
as Rancher
(1974)
Strange Homecoming
as Winston
(1973)
Message to My Daughter
as Abortionist
(1973)
The Severed Arm
as Doctor Sanders
(1972)
The Poseidon Adventure
as Chief Engineer
(1969)
The Ravine
as Captain Keller
(1967)
Return of the Gunfighter
as Butch Cassidy
(1967)
Spring Night, Summer Night
as Virgil
(1966)
Duel at Diablo
as Clay Dean
(1965)
I Saw What You Did
as Trooper
(1965)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Alexander
(1964)
The Americanization of Emily
as Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
(1963)
Jason and the Argonauts
as Polydeuces (uncredited)
(1963)
Captain Sindbad
as Aram
(1963)
Come Fly with Me
as Co-Pilot
(1962)
The Longest Day
as Col. Caffey (uncredited)
(1962)
The 300 Spartans
as Agathon the Spartan Spy
(1961)
The Impersonator
as Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
(1961)
The Devil's Messenger
as Donald Powell
(1961)
The Long Shadow
as Kelly
(1960)
Exodus
as Capt. Hank Schlosberg
(1960)
The Man Who Was Nobody
as South Africa Smith
(1960)
Hell Is a City
as Don Starling
(1960)
Piccadilly Third Stop
as Joe Preedy
(1959)
Solomon and Sheba
as Joab
(1959)
John Paul Jones
as George Washington
(1958)
Floods of Fear
as Jack Murphy
(1958)
The Key
as American Captain
(1958)
Satan's Satellites
as Roth
(1958)
Orders to Kill
as Kimball
(1958)
Intent to Kill
as Boyd
(1956)
Confession
as Gunman
(1954)
(1954)
Battle of Rogue River
as Capt. Richard Hillman
(1954)
Trader Tom of the China Seas
as Bill Gaines
(1954)
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
as Bonnett
(1953)
The Big Heat
as Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
(1953)
Prisoners of the Casbah
as Guard (uncredited)
(1953)
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
as Captain Kidd
(1953)
Marshal of Cedar Rock
as Chris Peters - Henchman
(1953)
Rebel City
as Joe Spencer
(1953)
Star of Texas
as Texas Ranger Stockton
(1953)
Serpent of the Nile
as Captain Domitius
(1953)
Slaves of Babylon
as Avil
(1953)
Secret of Outlaw Flats
as King Bradshaw
(1952)
Actors and Sin
as Movie Hero
(1952)
Blackhawk
as Chuck
(1952)
Old Oklahoma Plains
as Chuck Ramsey
(1952)
Zombies of the Stratosphere
as Roth
(1952)
A Star Shall Rise
as Gaspar
(1952)
Son of Geronimo
as Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]
(1951)
Hollywood Story
as 1st Detective (uncredited)
(1951)
Honeychile
as Marvin McKay
(1951)
Raton Pass
as Sam
(1951)
The Red Badge of Courage
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1951)
Northwest Territory
as LeBeau
(1950)
The Asphalt Jungle
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1950)
Union Station
as Hackett (uncredited)
(1950)
Cyrano de Bergerac
as Cadet
(1950)
Lonely Heart Bandits
as Stevedore
(1950)
The Invisible Monster
as Harris
(1950)
Mystery Street
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1949)
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
as Sands
(1949)
Ghost of Zorro
as Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4
(1948)
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
as Danton - Henchman
(1948)
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
as Amos Ramsey
(1948)
Sons of Adventure
as George Norton
(1946)
The Time of Their Lives
as Dandy at Party (uncredited)
(1946)
Without Reservations
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1945)
The Phantom of 42nd Street
as John Carraby
Crew
(1970)