John Crawford

John Crawford

ActorWriter Sep 13 (died age 90) Colfax, Washington, USA 1945–1994 (49 year career)

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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…

Known For

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

Col. Caffey (uncredited)

The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

Chief Engineer

The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno

Callahan

The Big Heat

The Big Heat

Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

Reporter (uncredited)

Jason and the Argonauts

Jason and the Argonauts

Polydeuces (uncredited)

The Enforcer

The Enforcer

The Mayor

Night Moves

Night Moves

Tom Iverson

Filmography

Acting (160)

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Movies (91)

Grave Secrets

Grave Secrets

as Homer

The Other Victim

The Other Victim

as Price

The Boogens

The Boogens

as Brian Deering

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

as Vernon Presley

Tilt

Tilt

as Mickey

Donovan's Kid

Donovan's Kid

as Thunder City Sheriff

Dreamer

Dreamer

as Riverboat Captain

Hard Knocks

Hard Knocks

as Josh

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

as Captain Sherick

The Sky Trap

The Sky Trap

as Mark Sanders

Lawman Without a Gun

Lawman Without a Gun

as Sgt. Hunt

The Two-Five

The Two-Five

as Capt. Paul Carter

Desperate Women

Desperate Women

Outlaw Blues

Outlaw Blues

as Buzz Cavenaugh

The Enforcer

The Enforcer

as The Mayor

The Macahans

The Macahans

as Hale Crowley

Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case

Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case

as Fred Stoner

Night Moves

Night Moves

as Tom Iverson

The Swiss Family Robinson

The Swiss Family Robinson

as Nate Bidwell

The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno

as Callahan

Strange Homecoming

as Winston

Message to My Daughter

Message to My Daughter

as Abortionist

The Severed Arm

The Severed Arm

as Doctor Sanders

Brother, My Song

Brother, My Song

as Dr. Bennet

The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

as Chief Engineer

J.W. Coop

J.W. Coop

as Rancher

The Ravine

The Ravine

as Captain Keller

Spring Night, Summer Night

Spring Night, Summer Night

as Virgil

Return of the Gunfighter

Return of the Gunfighter

as Butch Cassidy

Duel at Diablo

Duel at Diablo

as Clay Dean

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as Alexander

I Saw What You Did

I Saw What You Did

as Trooper

The Americanization of Emily

The Americanization of Emily

as Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams

Jason and the Argonauts

Jason and the Argonauts

as Polydeuces (uncredited)

Captain Sindbad

Captain Sindbad

as Aram

Come Fly with Me

Come Fly with Me

as Co-Pilot

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

as Col. Caffey (uncredited)

The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans

as Agathon the Spartan Spy

The Devil's Messenger

The Devil's Messenger

as Donald Powell

The Impersonator

The Impersonator

as Sgt. Jimmy Bradford

The Long Shadow

The Long Shadow

as Kelly

Exodus

Exodus

as Capt. Hank Schlosberg

Hell Is a City

Hell Is a City

as Don Starling

Piccadilly Third Stop

Piccadilly Third Stop

as Joe Preedy

The Man Who Was Nobody

The Man Who Was Nobody

as South Africa Smith

Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba

as Joab

John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

as George Washington

Floods of Fear

Floods of Fear

as Jack Murphy

Orders to Kill

Orders to Kill

as Kimball

The Key

The Key

as American Captain

Satan's Satellites

Satan's Satellites

as Roth

Intent to Kill

Intent to Kill

as Boyd

Confession

Confession

as Gunman

Trader Tom of the China Seas

Trader Tom of the China Seas

as Bill Gaines

Battle of Rogue River

Battle of Rogue River

as Capt. Richard Hillman

Jesse James vs. the Daltons

Jesse James vs. the Daltons

Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl

Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl

as Bonnett

Marshal of Cedar Rock

Marshal of Cedar Rock

as Chris Peters - Henchman

Prisoners of the Casbah

Prisoners of the Casbah

as Guard (uncredited)

The Big Heat

The Big Heat

as Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)

Slaves of Babylon

Slaves of Babylon

as Avil

Rebel City

Rebel City

as Joe Spencer

Star of Texas

as Texas Ranger Stockton

Secret of Outlaw Flats

Secret of Outlaw Flats

as King Bradshaw

Serpent of the Nile

Serpent of the Nile

as Captain Domitius

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd

as Captain Kidd

Blackhawk

Blackhawk

as Chuck

Old Oklahoma Plains

Old Oklahoma Plains

as Chuck Ramsey

Actors and Sin

Actors and Sin

as Movie Hero

Zombies of the Stratosphere

Zombies of the Stratosphere

as Roth

A Star Shall Rise

A Star Shall Rise

as Gaspar

Son of Geronimo

Son of Geronimo

as Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]

Raton Pass

Raton Pass

as Sam

The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

as Soldier (uncredited)

Honeychile

Honeychile

as Marvin McKay

Hollywood Story

Hollywood Story

as 1st Detective (uncredited)

Northwest Territory

Northwest Territory

as LeBeau

Mystery Street

Mystery Street

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Invisible Monster

The Invisible Monster

as Harris

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

as Reporter (uncredited)

Union Station

Union Station

as Hackett (uncredited)

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

as Cadet

Lonely Heart Bandits

Lonely Heart Bandits

as Stevedore

Radar Patrol vs. Spy King

Radar Patrol vs. Spy King

as Sands

Ghost of Zorro

Ghost of Zorro

as Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4

Sons of Adventure

Sons of Adventure

as George Norton

Adventures of Frank and Jesse James

Adventures of Frank and Jesse James

as Amos Ramsey

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted

as Danton - Henchman

Without Reservations

Without Reservations

as Soldier (uncredited)

The Time of Their Lives

The Time of Their Lives

as Dandy at Party (uncredited)

The Phantom of 42nd Street

The Phantom of 42nd Street

as John Carraby

Television (69)

The World of Hammer

The World of Hammer

as Self (archive footage)

Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick

Knight Rider

Knight Rider

as Sheriff Moore

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

The Powers of Matthew Star

The Powers of Matthew Star

as General Tucker

Dynasty

Dynasty

Code Red

Code Red

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

as Maj. Thompson

Salvage 1

Salvage 1

Friends

Friends

Kaz

Kaz

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

as Tom Edler

Eight Is Enough

Eight Is Enough

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as Lt. Francona

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

The Tony Randall Show

The Tony Randall Show

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

as Coner, Prison Guard

Bronk

Bronk

The Swiss Family Robinson

The Swiss Family Robinson

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

Police Woman

Police Woman

as Capt. Parks

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as Dr. Kenilworth

Rhoda

Rhoda

Harry O

Harry O

Police Story

Police Story

The Waltons

The Waltons

as Sheriff Ep Bridges

The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

Banacek

Banacek

as Owen Summers

Nichols

Nichols

as Marshall

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants

Mannix

Mannix

as Traynor

The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett

as Charlie

Hondo

Hondo

Star Trek

as Commissioner Ferris

Batman

Batman

as Printer's Devil

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as Dr. Lubell

The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel

as Little John

Tarzan

Tarzan

Lost in Space

Lost in Space

as Dr. Chronos

Hogan's Heroes

Hogan's Heroes

as Lieutenant Ritchie

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as Gandy

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as Jeremy Cain

Profiles in Courage

Another World

Another World

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as Sergeant

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

My Favorite Martian

My Favorite Martian

Combat!

Combat!

as Gunnar

Danger Man

Danger Man

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as Joe

The Third Man

The Third Man

as Simon Baird

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling

as Kustrinski

13 Demon Street

13 Demon Street

Trackdown

Trackdown

State Trooper

Telephone Time

Telephone Time

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as Hod

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

as Jack Morrell

Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Boston Blackie

Boston Blackie

as Jim Marcum

The Living Christ

The Living Christ

as Joel

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

The Cisco Kid

as Sheriff Al White

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Writer