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
Clay Dean
Duel at Diablo
Alexander
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Mayor
The Enforcer
Captain Sherick
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Tom Iverson
Night Moves
Mickey
Tilt
Brian Deering
The Boogens
Cadet
Cyrano de Bergerac
Don Starling
Hell Is a City
Joab
Solomon and Sheba
Soldier (uncredited)
Without Reservations
Guard (uncredited)
Prisoners of the Casbah
South Africa Smith
The Man Who Was Nobody
Danton - Henchman
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
The Impersonator
Co-Pilot
Come Fly with Me
Boyd
Intent to Kill
Sam
Raton Pass
Doctor Sanders
The Severed Arm
Thunder City Sheriff
Donovan's Kid
Buzz Cavenaugh
Outlaw Blues
Captain Domitius
Serpent of the Nile
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
Stevedore
Lonely Heart Bandits
Capt. Richard Hillman
Battle of Rogue River
Harris
The Invisible Monster
Captain Kidd
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
Captain Keller
La cattura
Josh
Hard Knocks
Capt. Paul Carter
The Two-Five
Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
The Americanization of Emily
Price
The Other Victim
Gaspar
A Star Shall Rise
Reporter (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
Chief Engineer
The Poseidon Adventure
John Carraby
The Phantom of 42nd Street
Agathon the Spartan Spy
The 300 Spartans
Avil
Slaves of Babylon
Kelly
The Long Shadow
Virgil
Spring Night, Summer Night
King Bradshaw
Secret of Outlaw Flats
Amos Ramsey
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
The Big Heat
Trooper
I Saw What You Did
Soldier (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
Fred Stoner
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
Butch Cassidy
Return of the Gunfighter
Sands
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
LeBeau
Northwest Territory
Chuck Ramsey
Old Oklahoma Plains
Abortionist
Message to My Daughter
Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]
Son of Geronimo
Roth
Zombies of the Stratosphere
Chris Peters - Henchman
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Riverboat Captain
Dreamer
Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4
Ghost of Zorro
George Norton
Sons of Adventure
Joe Spencer
Rebel City
Texas Ranger Stockton
Star of Texas
Sgt. Hunt
Lawman Without a Gun
Jack Murphy
Floods of Fear
Callahan
The Towering Inferno
American Captain
The Key
Polydeuces (uncredited)
Jason and the Argonauts
Rancher
J.W. Coop
Chuck
Blackhawk
Nate Bidwell
The Swiss Family Robinson
Capt. Hank Schlosberg
Exodus
Vernon Presley
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Marvin McKay
Honeychile
Kimball
Orders to Kill
Donald Powell
The Devil's Messenger
Mark Sanders
The Sky Trap
1st Detective (uncredited)
Hollywood Story
Reporter (uncredited)
Mystery Street
George Washington
John Paul Jones
Dandy at Party (uncredited)
The Time of Their Lives
Bill Gaines
Trader Tom of the China Seas
Col. Caffey (uncredited)
The Longest Day
Winston
Strange Homecoming
Joe Preedy
Piccadilly Third Stop
Desperate Women
Movie Hero
Actors and Sin
Bonnett
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
Hackett (uncredited)
Union Station
Homer
Grave Secrets
Roth
Satan's Satellites
Hale Crowley
The Macahans
Gunman
Confession
Aram
Captain Sindbad
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
90
Gender
Male
Birthday
1920-09-13
Place of Birth
Colfax, Washington, USA
Also Known As
Johnny Crawford