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John Anderson (I) (1922–1992)
A tall, sinewy, austere-looking character actor with silver hair, rugged features and a distinctive voice, John Robert Anderson left an impressive legacy of literally hundreds of film and TV credits. Immensely versatile, he was at his best submerging himself in the role of historical figures (he impersonated Abraham Lincoln three times and twice ...
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Born:in Clayton, Illinois, USADied:(age 69) in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Actor (240 credits)
1992
Quantum Leap
(TV Series)
Pat Knight
Pat Knight
- The Last Gunfighter - November 28, 1957
(1992)
... Pat Knight
1991
Perfect Strangers
(TV Series)
Grandpa Beaumont 'Buzz' Appleton
Grandpa Beaumont 'Buzz' Appleton
- Grandpa
(1991)
... Grandpa Beaumont 'Buzz' Appleton
1985-1990
MacGyver
(TV Series)
Harry Jackson
Harry Jackson
- Harry's Will
(1990)
... Harry Jackson
- Passages
(1990)
... Harry Jackson
- Friends
(1987)
... Harry Jackson
- Phoenix Under Siege
(1987)
... Harry Jackson
- Target MacGyver
(1985)
... Harry Jackson
1989
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(TV Series)
Kevin Uxbridge
Kevin Uxbridge
- The Survivors
(1989)
... Kevin Uxbridge
1989
Knightwatch
(TV Series)
Morris
Morris
- Cops: Part 2
(1989)
... Morris
- Cops: Part 1
(1989)
... Morris
- Lost Weekend
(1989)
... Morris
1988
Hunter
(TV Series)
Winston Taggert
Winston Taggert
- No Good Deed Ever Goes Unpunished
(1988)
... Winston Taggert
1983-1988
Dallas
(TV Series)
Dr. Herbert Styles / Richard McIntyre
Dr. Herbert Styles / Richard McIntyre
- Pillow Talk
(1988)
... Dr. Herbert Styles
- Last of the Good Guys
(1988)
... Dr. Herbert Styles
- Never Say Never
(1988)
... Dr. Herbert Styles
- Crime Story
(1988)
... Dr. Herbert Styles
- Farlow's Follies
(1988)
... Dr. Herbert Styles
1986
Dream West
(TV Mini-Series)
Brig. Gen. Brooke
Brig. Gen. Brooke
- Episode #1.2
(1986)
... Brig. Gen. Brooke
- Dream West
(1986)
... Brig. Gen. Brooke
1964-1986
Disneyland
(TV Series)
Farmer Wills / Holbrook
Farmer Wills / Holbrook
- I-Man
(1986)
... Holbrook
- For the Love of Willadean: Treasure in the Haunted House
(1964)
... Farmer Wills
- For the Love of Willadean: A Taste of Melon
(1964)
... Farmer Wills
1985
North and South
(TV Series)
William Hazard
William Hazard
- Episode #1.6
(1985)
... William Hazard (credit only)
- Episode #1.5
(1985)
... William Hazard (credit only)
- Episode #1.4
(1985)
... William Hazard (credit only)
- Episode #1.3
(1985)
... William Hazard (credit only)
- Episode #1.2
(1985)
... William Hazard (credit only)
1984-1985
Matt Houston
(TV Series)
Capt. Conroy / Judge David Myer
Capt. Conroy / Judge David Myer
- New Orleans Nightmare
(1985)
... Capt. Conroy
- The Monster
(1984)
... Judge David Myer
1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
(TV Series)
Humbug / Walter David Reilly
Humbug / Walter David Reilly
- The Mole
(1984)
... Humbug / Walter David Reilly
1982
Voyagers!
(TV Series)
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
- The Day the Rebs Took Lincoln
(1982)
... Abraham Lincoln
1977-1982
Quincy M.E.
(TV Series)
Police Chief Frank Ollano / Justin DeWilde / Movie Director
Police Chief Frank Ollano / Justin DeWilde / Movie Director
- Sleeping Dogs
(1982)
... Police Chief Frank Ollano
- The Last Six Hours
(1978)
... Justin DeWilde
- Last of the Dinosaurs
(1977)
... Movie Director
1981
The Greatest American Hero
(TV Series)
General Gerald Stocker
General Gerald Stocker
- Operation Spoilsport
(1981)
... General Gerald Stocker
1981
The Jeffersons
(TV Series)
Mr. Claymore
Mr. Claymore
- Florence's New Job: Part 2
(1981)
... Mr. Claymore
- Florence's New Job: Part 1
(1981)
... Mr. Claymore
1980
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
(TV Series)
Vernon Laws
Vernon Laws
- This One's Gonna Kill Ya
(1980)
... Vernon Laws
1980
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
(TV Series)
Col. Clayborn
Col. Clayborn
- First to Finish, Last to Show
(1980)
... Col. Clayborn
1979
Project U.F.O.
(TV Series)
Captain Bergstad
Captain Bergstad
- Sighting 4026: The Atlantic Queen Incident
(1979)
... Captain Bergstad
1979
Backstairs at the White House
(TV Mini-Series)
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Episode #1.4
(1979)
... President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (credit only)
- Episode #1.3
(1979)
... President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Episode #1.2
(1979)
... President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (credit only)
- Episode #1.1
(1979)
... President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (credit only)
1977
Tales of the Unexpected
(TV Series)
Floyd Carrington
Floyd Carrington
- Force of Evil
(1977)
... Floyd Carrington
1976
Once an Eagle
(TV Mini-Series)
George Varney
George Varney
- Part 4
(1976)
... George Varney
- Part 3
(1976)
... George Varney
- Part 2
(1976)
... George Varney
- Part 1
(1976)
... George Varney
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
(TV Series)
Scotty
Scotty
- Chapter VIII
(1976)
... Scotty
- Chapter VII
(1976)
... Scotty
- Chapter VI
(1976)
... Scotty
- Chapter V
(1976)
... Scotty
- Chapter IV
(1976)
... Scotty
1976
The Rockford Files
(TV Series)
Gerald A. O'Malley
Gerald A. O'Malley
- Coulter City Wildcat
(1976)
... Gerald A. O'Malley
1975
Emergency!
(TV Series)
Captain Bob Roberts
Captain Bob Roberts
- Smoke Eater
(1975)
... Captain Bob Roberts (as John Anderson)
1974
The Bob Newhart Show
(TV Series)
Mr. Charlie Colton
Mr. Charlie Colton
- The Gray Flannel Shrink
(1974)
... Mr. Charlie Colton
1973-1974
Kung Fu
(TV Series)
Jack Youngblood / Benjamin Dundee
Jack Youngblood / Benjamin Dundee
- Crossties
(1974)
... Jack Youngblood
- Blood Brother
(1973)
... Benjamin Dundee
1973-1974
Hec Ramsey
(TV Series)
Harry Munson / Gabe Rawlins
Harry Munson / Gabe Rawlins
- Dead Heat
(1974)
... Harry Munson
- The Mystery of Chalk Hill
(1973)
... Gabe Rawlins
1958-1973
Gunsmoke
(TV Series)
Les McConnell / Adam Kimbro / Lemuel Cleary / ...
Les McConnell / Adam Kimbro / Lemuel Cleary / ...
- Kimbro
(1973)
... Adam Kimbro
- Mirage
(1971)
... Lemuel Cleary
- Roots of Fear
(1969)
... Amos Sadler
- A Matter of Honor
(1969)
... Jess Fletcher
- Mail Drop
(1967)
... Bill Roberts
1966-1972
The F.B.I.
(TV Series)
Bollin / Adam MacDonald
Bollin / Adam MacDonald
- The Loner
(1972)
... Bollin
- The Forests of the Night
(1966)
... Adam MacDonald
1971
Hawaii Five-O
(TV Series)
Brig. General Earl Rigney
Brig. General Earl Rigney
- To Kill or Be Killed
(1971)
... Brig. General Earl Rigney
1962-1969
The Virginian
(TV Series)
Seth James / Sam McLain / Deputy Sheriff Sam Morrell / ...
Seth James / Sam McLain / Deputy Sheriff Sam Morrell / ...
- Home to Methuselah
(1969)
... Seth James
- Bitter Autumn
(1967)
... Sam McLain
- An Echo of Thunder
(1966)
... Deputy Sheriff Sam Morrell
- Harvest of Strangers
(1966)
... Jeremiah Chilton
- Day of the Scorpion
(1965)
... Adam Tercell
1969
Here Come the Brides
(TV Series)
Gentleman Harry Smith / Silas
Gentleman Harry Smith / Silas
- The Road to the Cradle
(1969)
... Gentleman Harry Smith
- A Man's Errand
(1969)
... Silas
1960-1969
Bonanza
(TV Series)
Sam Masters / Tom Andrews / Tulsa Weems / ...
Sam Masters / Tom Andrews / Tulsa Weems / ...
- The Fence
(1969)
... Sam Masters / Tom Andrews
- Rain from Heaven
(1963)
... Tulsa Weems
- A House Divided
(1960)
... Gorman
1966-1968
The Rat Patrol
(TV Series)
Major Indrus / Gen. Owen Lansbury
Major Indrus / Gen. Owen Lansbury
- The Pipeline to Disaster Raid
(1968)
... Gen. Owen Lansbury
- The Last Harbor Raid: Episode III
(1967)
... Major Indrus
- The Last Harbor Raid: Episode II
(1966)
... Major Indrus
- The Last Harbor Raid: Episode I
(1966)
... Major Indrus (uncredited)
1967
Dundee and the Culhane
(TV Series)
Kintpaush
Kintpaush
- The Death of a Warrior Brief
(1967)
... Kintpaush
1966-1967
Iron Horse
(TV Series)
Sven Olsen / Burton Standish
Sven Olsen / Burton Standish
- Five Days to Washtiba
(1967)
... Sven Olsen
- Rail Runs West
(1966)
... Burton Standish
1966
The Legend of Jesse James
(TV Series)
Moss Canby
Moss Canby
- The Hunted and the Hunters
(1966)
... Moss Canby
1959-1966
Lassie
(TV Series)
Boone Sawyer / Russ Anderson / Les Matthews
Boone Sawyer / Russ Anderson / Les Matthews
- The Untamed Land
(1966)
... Boone Sawyer
- Swimmers
(1963)
... Russ Anderson
- The Bounty Hunter
(1959)
... Les Matthews
1966
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
(TV Series)
Sergeant Mac
Sergeant Mac
- The Lamb Who Hunted Wolves: Part 2
(1966)
... Sergeant Mac
- The Lamb Who Hunted Wolves: Part 1
(1966)
... Sergeant Mac
1965
The Big Valley
(TV Series)
Matt Bentell / Matt
Matt Bentell / Matt
- The Guilt of Matt Bentell
(1965)
... Matt Bentell
- Boots with My Father's Name
(1965)
... Matt
1962-1965
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
(TV Series)
Luke Hunter / Adam
Luke Hunter / Adam
- The Second Wife
(1965)
... Luke Hunter
- Ride the Nightmare
(1962)
... Adam
1964-1965
Rawhide
(TV Series)
Major Cantwell / Captain James Rankin
Major Cantwell / Captain James Rankin
- Retreat
(1965)
... Major Cantwell
- Incident at Hourglass
(1964)
... Captain James Rankin
1965
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
(TV Series)
Dr. Janus
Dr. Janus
- Cradle of the Deep
(1965)
... Dr. Janus
1964-1965
The Fugitive
(TV Series)
Justin Briggs / Ed Shrader
Justin Briggs / Ed Shrader
- Scapegoat
(1965)
... Justin Briggs
- Come Watch Me Die
(1964)
... Ed Shrader
1963-1964
Ben Casey
(TV Series)
Foster Hancock / Krabz
Foster Hancock / Krabz
- You Fish or You Cut Bait
(1964)
... Foster Hancock
- But Who Shall Beat the Drums?
(1964)
... Foster Hancock
- Little Drops of Water, Little Grains of Sand
(1963)
... Krabz
1963-1964
The Great Adventure
(TV Series)
Andrew Jackson / Colonel Knowlton
Andrew Jackson / Colonel Knowlton
- The Pirate and the Patriot
(1964)
... Andrew Jackson
- The Story of Nathan Hale
(1963)
... Colonel Knowlton
1960-1964
Death Valley Days
(TV Series)
George Lynch / Jim Reed
George Lynch / Jim Reed
- Law of the Round Tent
(1964)
... George Lynch
- A Girl Named Virginia
(1960)
... Jim Reed
1960-1963
The Twilight Zone
(TV Series)
Goldsmith / Deidrich / Capt. 'Skipper' Farver / ...
Goldsmith / Deidrich / Capt. 'Skipper' Farver / ...
- The Old Man in the Cave
(1963)
... Goldsmith
- Of Late I Think of Cliffordville
(1963)
... Deidrich
- The Odyssey of Flight 33
(1961)
... Capt. 'Skipper' Farver
- A Passage for Trumpet
(1960)
... Gabriel
1962-1963
Dr. Kildare
(TV Series)
Sherwin Cullen / Vernon Hackett
Sherwin Cullen / Vernon Hackett
- The Good Samaritan
(1963)
... Sherwin Cullen
- The Visitors
(1962)
... Vernon Hackett
1963
Kraft Mystery Theater
(TV Series)
Sheriff Jim Seay
Sheriff Jim Seay
- Shadow of a Man
(1963)
... Sheriff Jim Seay
1960-1963
The Untouchables
(TV Series)
Victor Kurtz / Miles Spencer / George McPhail
Victor Kurtz / Miles Spencer / George McPhail
- The Torpedo
(1963)
... Victor Kurtz
- Jake Dance
(1963)
... Miles Spencer
- A Seat on the Fence
(1960)
... George McPhail
1959-1963
Perry Mason
(TV Series)
Dan O'Malley / Bud Ferrand / George Andrews
Dan O'Malley / Bud Ferrand / George Andrews
- The Case of the Greek Goddess
(1963)
... Dan O'Malley
- The Case of the Bartered Bikini
(1959)
... Bud Ferrand
- The Case of the Calendar Girl
(1959)
... George Andrews
1959-1963
The Rifleman
(TV Series)
Samuel E. Gibbs / John Gangling / Will Temple / ...
Samuel E. Gibbs / John Gangling / Will Temple / ...
- Old Man Running
(1963)
... Samuel E. Gibbs
- Incident at Line Shack Six
(1963)
... John Gangling
- The Journey Back
(1961)
... Will Temple
- Face of Yesterday
(1961)
... Hank Clay
- Shotgun Man
(1960)
... John Beaumont
1962-1963
Stoney Burke
(TV Series)
Foster Fowler / Bruce Austin
Foster Fowler / Bruce Austin
- To Catch the Kaiser
(1963)
... Foster Fowler
- Spin a Golden Web
(1962)
... Bruce Austin
1960-1963
Laramie
(TV Series)
Bob Blayne / Leo McCall / Sobey / ...
Bob Blayne / Leo McCall / Sobey / ...
- The Violent Ones
(1963)
... Bob Blayne
- Bad Blood
(1962)
... Leo McCall
- A Grave for Cully Brown
(1962)
... Sobey
- The Perfect Gift
(1962)
... Matt Cady
- The Long Riders
(1960)
... Ed McKeever
1963
Route 66
(TV Series)
General Scranton
General Scranton
- ...Shall Forfeit His Dog and Ten Shillings to the King
(1963)
... General Scranton
1962-1963
Alcoa Premiere
(TV Series)
Hannibal Roth / Heber Gresham
Hannibal Roth / Heber Gresham
- Blow High, Blow Clear
(1963)
... Hannibal Roth
- Second Chance
(1962)
... Heber Gresham
1962
Sam Benedict
(TV Series)
Jim Bradley / James Bradley
Jim Bradley / James Bradley
- Everybody's Playing Polo
(1962)
... Jim Bradley
- Nor Practice Make Perfect
(1962)
... James Bradley
1962
The Eleventh Hour
(TV Series)
Agent Sterne
Agent Sterne
- I Don't Belong in a White-Painted House
(1962)
... Agent Sterne
1962
Cain's Hundred
(TV Series)
Kenneth Drake
Kenneth Drake
- Cost of Living: Howard Judlow
(1962)
... Kenneth Drake
1958-1962
Tales of Wells Fargo
(TV Series)
Col. Bledsoe / Sheriff / Charley Mason
Col. Bledsoe / Sheriff / Charley Mason
- Reward for Gaine
(1962)
... Col. Bledsoe
- The Quiet Village
(1959)
... Sheriff
- The Renegade
(1958)
... Charley Mason
1961
Cheyenne
(TV Series)
Thackeray Smith / Col John Nathan Thomas
Thackeray Smith / Col John Nathan Thomas
- Retaliation
(1961)
... Thackeray Smith / Col John Nathan Thomas
1961
King of Diamonds
(TV Series)
Sam Hall / Lt. Rogers
Sam Hall / Lt. Rogers
- The Uncivil Servant
(1961)
... Sam Hall
- The Wizard of Ice
(1961)
... Lt. Rogers
1960-1961
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(TV Series)
Virgil Earp
Virgil Earp
- The Outlaws Cry Murder
(1961)
... Virgil Earp
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
(1961)
... Virgil Earp
- Just Before the Battle
(1961)
... Virgil Earp
- Wyatt's Brothers Join Up
(1961)
... Virgil Earp
- Winning Streak
(1960)
... Virgil Earp
1960-1961
Lawman
(TV Series)
Hassayampa Edwards / Lloyd Malone
Hassayampa Edwards / Lloyd Malone
- Hassayampa
(1961)
... Hassayampa Edwards
- Left Hand of the Law
(1960)
... Lloyd Malone
1961
Bat Masterson
(TV Series)
Major Liam Mars
Major Liam Mars
- The Court Martial of Major Mars
(1961)
... Major Liam Mars
1957-1960
Zane Grey Theater
(TV Series)
John Duncan / Fisk Madden / Marshal Cal Lazenby / ...
John Duncan / Fisk Madden / Marshal Cal Lazenby / ...
- The Man from Yesterday
(1960)
... John Duncan
- Rebel Ranger
(1959)
... Fisk Madden
- Hang the Heart High
(1959)
... Marshal Cal Lazenby
- Episode in Darkness
(1957)
... Roy Kelsey
1960
Wanted: Dead or Alive
(TV Series)
Deputy Sheriff Fix
Deputy Sheriff Fix
- The Inheritance
(1960)
... Deputy Sheriff Fix
1960
The Detectives
(TV Series)
Henry Long / Spencer / Will Stalker
Henry Long / Spencer / Will Stalker
- The Prowler
(1960)
... Henry Long
- Anatomy of Fear
(1960)
... Spencer
- Karate
(1960)
... Will Stalker
1959-1960
Law of the Plainsman
(TV Series)
Jeb Wicken / Matthew Bannock / Clyde Santee
Jeb Wicken / Matthew Bannock / Clyde Santee
- Jeb's Daughter
(1960)
... Jeb Wicken
- Endurance
(1960)
... Matthew Bannock
- Appointment in Santa Fe
(1959)
... Clyde Santee
1959-1960
Black Saddle
(TV Series)
Sam Glidden / Clyde Wicker
Sam Glidden / Clyde Wicker
- The Indian Tree
(1960)
... Sam Glidden
- Client: Vardon
(1959)
... Clyde Wicker
1958-1959
Have Gun - Will Travel
(TV Series)
Walt Dunne / Fred Horn / Martin Wheeler / ...
Walt Dunne / Fred Horn / Martin Wheeler / ...
- First, Catch a Tiger
(1959)
... Walt Dunne / Fred Horn
- Something to Live For
(1958)
... Martin Wheeler
- The Return of Dr. Thackeray
(1958)
... Fred Cooley
1959
The Rough Riders
(TV Series)
Matt Kane / John Healy
Matt Kane / John Healy
- Ransom of Rita Renee
(1959)
... Matt Kane
- End of Track
(1959)
... John Healy
1957-1959
Trackdown
(TV Series)
Billy McCall / Sam Bass
Billy McCall / Sam Bass
- Toss Up
(1959)
... Billy McCall
- End of an Outlaw
(1957)
... Sam Bass
1959
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
(TV Series)
Paul Russell
Paul Russell
- Crown of Silla
(1959)
... Paul Russell
1958
The Californians
(TV Series)
Reed Bullard / Slater / The Deacon
Reed Bullard / Slater / The Deacon
- Hangtown
(1958)
... Reed Bullard (as John L. Anderson)
- The Marshal
(1958)
... Slater
- China Doll
(1958)
... The Deacon
1958
Sea Hunt
(TV Series)
Professor Auerbach / P.K. Kennedy / Warren Tate
Professor Auerbach / P.K. Kennedy / Warren Tate
- Pressure Suit
(1958)
... Professor Auerbach
- Alligator Story
(1958)
... P.K. Kennedy
- The Poacher
(1958)
... Warren Tate
1958
Tombstone Territory
(TV Series)
Allen Danbury
Allen Danbury
- The Return of the Outlaw
(1958)
... Allen Danbury
1955-1956
The Phil Silvers Show
(TV Series)
Film Theatre Orderly / Zeke 'Ozark' Rutledge
Film Theatre Orderly / Zeke 'Ozark' Rutledge
- Platoon in the Movies
(1956)
... Film Theatre Orderly (uncredited)
- The Reunion
(1955)
... Zeke 'Ozark' Rutledge (uncredited)
1953
Inside Detective
(TV Series)
Theater Manager / Bartender
Theater Manager / Bartender
- Murder, Ph. D.
(1953)
... Theater Manager / Bartender
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Stage Play: The Waltz of the Toreadors. Comedy. See more »Alternate Names:
John L. AndersonHeight:
6' 5½" (1.97 m)
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Strong resemblance to Abraham LincolnStar Sign:
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