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 Washingtons 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 inLaventure du Poséidon (1972), the hearty Tom Iverson in La fugue (1975), the bumbling mayor of San Francisco in Linspecteur 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 lespace(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. Hes survived by his ex-wife Ann Wakefield, four daughters and two grandchildren. - IMDb Mini Biography
Clay Dean
Film 1966
Captain Sherick
Film 1979
Brian Deering
Film 1981
Cadet
Film 1950
Don Starling
Film 1960
Soldier (uncredited)
Film 1946
Guard (uncredited)
Film 1953
South Africa Smith
Film 1960
Danton - Henchman
Film 1948
Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
Film 1961
Co-Pilot
Film 1963
Boyd
Film 1958
Sam
Film 1951
Doctor Sanders
Film 1973
Thunder City Sheriff
Film 1979
Buzz Cavenaugh
Film 1977
Captain Domitius
Film 1953
Film 1954
Capt. Richard Hillman
Film 1954
Harris
Film 1950
Captain Kidd
Film 1953
Captain Keller
Film 1969
Josh
Film 1979
Capt. Paul Carter
Film 1978
Price
Film 1981
Gaspar
Film 1952
Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1950
Chief Engineer
Film 1972
John Carraby
Film 1945
Agathon the Spartan Spy
Film 1962
Avil
Film 1953
Kelly
Film 1961
Virgil
Film 1967
Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
Film 1953
Trooper
Film 1965
Soldier (uncredited)
Film 1951
Fred Stoner
Film 1975
Sands
Film 1949
LeBeau
Film 1951
Chuck Ramsey
Film 1952
Abortionist
Film 1973
Roth
Film 1952
Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]
Film 1952
Chris Peters - Henchman
Film 1953
Riverboat Captain
Film 1979
George Norton
Film 1948
Texas Ranger Stockton
Film 1953
Jack Murphy
Film 1958
American Captain
Film 1958
Polydeuces (uncredited)
Film 1963
Chuck
Film 1952
Nate Bidwell
Film 1975
Capt. Hank Schlosberg
Film 1960
Vernon Presley
Film 1981
Marvin McKay
Film 1951
Kimball
Film 1958
Donald Powell
Film 1961
Mark Sanders
Film 1979
1st Detective (uncredited)
Film 1951
Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1950
Dandy at Party (uncredited)
Film 1946
Bill Gaines
Film 1954
Col. Caffey (uncredited)
Film 1962
Winston
Film 1974
Joe Preedy
Film 1960
Film 1978
Movie Hero
Film 1952
Hackett (uncredited)
Film 1950
Homer
Film 1989
Roth
Film 1958
Hale Crowley
Film 1976
Little John
Tv 1966
Tv 1983
Commissioner Ferris
Tv 1966
Tv 1957
Tv 1979
Tv 1974
Tv 1960
Tv 1974
Printer's Devil
Tv 1966
Tv 1976
Sheriff Moore
Tv 1982
Tv 1972
Tv 1979
Tv 1978
Tv 1981
Tv 1968
Lt. Francona
Tv 1976
Tv 1967
Tv 1963
Dr. Chronos
Tv 1965
Captain Hermann
Tv 1965
Hod
Tv 1955
Gunnar
Tv 1962
Kustrinski
Tv 1959
Tv 1977
Tv 1964
Tv 1978
Joe
Tv 1959
Sheriff Ep Bridges
Tv 1972
Tv 1975
Keflik
Tv 1959
Tv 1965
Tv 1974
Tv 1974
Jeremy Cain
Tv 1964
Sergeant
Tv 1963
Tv 1973
Ben Stack
Tv 1959
Coner, Prison Guard
Tv 1975
Tv 1982
Tv 1963
Gandy
Tv 1965
Tv 1974
Jack Morrell
Tv 1952
Tv 1964
General Tucker
Tv 1982
Tv 1954
Tv 1966
Tv 1967
Tv 1951
Tv 1967
Simon Baird
Tv 1959
Tv 1976
Tv 1959
Tv 1979
Tv 1956
Tv 1956
Tv 1952
Tv 1950
Tv 1951
Tv 1975
Captain - Officer #1
Tv 1965
Marshall
Tv 1971
Lieutenant Ritchie
Tv 1965
Sgt. Kessler
Tv 1971
Deputy Sheriff Billy Norris
Tv 1965
Capt. Werner
Tv 1962
Loy
Tv 1955
Torbert
Tv 1955
Hal Biggs
Tv 1955
Drunk
Tv 1955
Yates
Tv 1955
Amos Strange
Tv 1955
Pinto
Tv 1955
Norman Wilson
Tv 1955
Blanchard
Tv 1955
Hugh Eaton
Tv 1955
Muller
Tv 1955
Tv 1981
1st Gestapo Man
Tv 1965
Owen Summers
Tv 1972
Tolliver
Tv 1964
Press Boker
Tv 1964
Mac Thomas
Tv 1982
Dr. Kenilworth
Tv 1974
Christian
Tv 1974
Gestapo Man
Tv 1965
Gestapo Major
Tv 1965
Dr. Lubell
Tv 1966
Tom Edler
Tv 1977
Self - Guest
Tv 1968
Capt. Parks
Tv 1974
Orin Selby
Tv 1966
Major
Tv 1966
Henderson
Tv 1966
John Poe
Tv 1966