1920-09-13 Colfax, Washington, USA
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
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Grave Secrets | Homer | 1989-07-14 |
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The Other Victim | Price | 1981-11-04 |
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The Boogens | Brian Deering | 1981-09-25 |
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Elvis and the Beauty Queen | Vernon Presley | 1981-03-01 |
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Dreamer | Riverboat Captain | 1979-04-27 |
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Hard Knocks | Josh | 1979-04-01 |
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Tilt | Mickey | 1979-04-01 |
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The Sky Trap | 1979-05-13 | |
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The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | Captain Sherick | 1979-06-27 |
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Lawman Without a Gun | Sgt. Hunt | 1979-05-30 |
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Donovan's Kid | Thunder City Sheriff | 1979-01-07 |
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Desperate Women | 1978-10-25 | |
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The Two-Five | Capt. Paul Carter | 1978-04-14 |
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Outlaw Blues | Buzz Cavenaugh | 1977-07-15 |
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The Enforcer | The Mayor | 1976-12-16 |
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Night Moves | Tom Iverson | 1975-02-27 |
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Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case | Fred Stoner | 1975-11-17 |
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The Swiss Family Robinson | Nate Bidwell | 1975-04-15 |
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The Towering Inferno | Callahan | 1974-12-14 |
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Strange Homecoming | Winston | 1974-10-29 |
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Message to My Daughter | Abortionist | 1973-12-13 |
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The Severed Arm | Doctor Sanders | 1973-11-02 |
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The Poseidon Adventure | Chief Engineer | 1972-12-13 |
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J.W. Coop | Rancher | 1971-11-05 |
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La cattura | Captain Keller | 1969-11-07 |
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Return of the Gunfighter | Butch Cassidy | 1967-07-09 |
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Spring Night, Summer Night | Virgil | 1967-05-28 |
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Duel at Diablo | Clay Dean | 1966-06-15 |
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The Greatest Story Ever Told | Alexander | 1965-04-09 |
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I Saw What You Did | Trooper | 1965-07-21 |
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The Americanization of Emily | Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams | 1964-10-27 |
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Come Fly with Me | Co-Pilot | 1963-03-27 |
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Jason and the Argonauts | Polydeuces (uncredited) | 1963-06-19 |
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The Longest Day | Col. Caffey (uncredited) | 1962-09-25 |
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The 300 Spartans | Agathon the Spartan Spy | 1962-08-01 |
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The Impersonator | Sgt. Jimmy Bradford | 1961-05-01 |
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The Devil's Messenger | Donald Powell | 1961-01-01 |
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The Man Who Was Nobody | South Africa Smith | 1960-09-15 |
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Exodus | Capt. Hank Schlosberg | 1960-12-15 |
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Piccadilly Third Stop | Joe Preedy | 1960-09-05 |
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Hell Is a City | Don Starling | 1960-04-10 |
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Solomon and Sheba | Joab | 1959-12-18 |
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John Paul Jones | George Washington | 1959-06-16 |
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The Key | American Captain | 1958-05-28 |
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Satan's Satellites | Roth | 1958-01-01 |
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Intent to Kill | Boyd | 1958-07-16 |
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Orders to Kill | Kimball | 1958-07-25 |
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Floods of Fear | Jack Murphy | 1958-11-18 |
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Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl | Bonnett | 1954-05-20 |
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Battle of Rogue River | Capt. Richard Hillman | 1954-06-15 |
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Trader Tom of the China Seas | Bill Gaines | 1954-01-06 |
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Jesse James vs. the Daltons | 1954-04-02 | |
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Prisoners of the Casbah | Guard (uncredited) | 1953-11-03 |
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Star of Texas | Texas Ranger Stockton | 1953-01-11 |
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Secret of Outlaw Flats | King Bradshaw | 1953-11-15 |
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The Big Heat | Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited) | 1953-10-14 |
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Marshal of Cedar Rock | Chris Peters - Henchman | 1953-02-01 |
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Slaves of Babylon | Avil | 1953-10-21 |
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Rebel City | Joe Spencer | 1953-05-10 |
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Serpent of the Nile | Captain Domitius | 1953-05-08 |
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The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd | Captain Kidd | 1953-09-17 |
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Actors and Sin | Movie Hero | 1952-06-18 |
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A Star Shall Rise | Gaspar | 1952-12-25 |
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Old Oklahoma Plains | Chuck Ramsey | 1952-07-25 |
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Zombies of the Stratosphere | Roth | 1952-07-16 |
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Son of Geronimo | Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9] | 1952-11-06 |
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Blackhawk | Chuck | 1952-07-24 |
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Honeychile | Marvin McKay | 1951-10-20 |
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Raton Pass | Sam | 1951-04-07 |
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Northwest Territory | LeBeau | 1951-12-09 |
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Hollywood Story | 1st Detective (uncredited) | 1951-06-01 |
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The Invisible Monster | Harris | 1950-05-10 |
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The Asphalt Jungle | Reporter (uncredited) | 1950-05-12 |
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Mystery Street | Reporter (uncredited) | 1950-06-23 |
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Union Station | Hackett (uncredited) | 1950-10-04 |
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Cyrano de Bergerac | Cadet | 1950-11-16 |
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Lonely Heart Bandits | Stevedore | 1950-08-29 |
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Radar Patrol vs. Spy King | Sands | 1949-11-23 |
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Ghost of Zorro | Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4 | 1949-03-24 |
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Adventures of Frank and Jesse James | Amos Ramsey | 1948-10-30 |
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Sons of Adventure | George Norton | 1948-09-01 |
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Dangers of the Canadian Mounted | Danton - Henchman | 1948-01-01 |
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The Time of Their Lives | Dandy at Party (uncredited) | 1946-08-13 |
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Without Reservations | Soldier (uncredited) | 1946-05-13 |
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The Phantom of 42nd Street | John Carraby | 1945-05-02 |
