1914-10-04 Salem, Massachusetts, USA
John Larch (October 4, 1914 - October 16, 2005) was an American film and television actor. After his lead role in the radio serial Captain Starr of Space (1953–54), John Larch entered films in 1954. He usually appeared in westerns (How The West Was Won) and action films, including Miracle of the White Stallions as General George S. Patton Jr. (1963), Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as General Omar Bradley (1976), replacing James Gregory as Mac in the Matt Helm movie The Wrecking Crew (1969) starring Dean Martin, Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer. Larch, an old friend of Clint Eastwood, appeared in Eastwood films, including Dirty Harry (1971) and Play Misty for Me (1971). He also appeared on a number of television programs, including Naked City (three episodes), Route 66 (three episodes), The Fugitive (two episodes), The Invaders, The Restless Gun (four episodes), Gunsmoke (seven episodes), The Virginian (four episodes), Bonanza, Hawaii Five-0, Mission Impossible (two episodes), The Troubleshooters, Bus Stop, Laramie, The Law and Mr. Jones, and possibly most famously as Bill Mumy's father in The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" in 1961. He also appeared in two other The Twilight Zone episodes, playing a psychiatrist in "Perchance to Dream" and the sheriff in "Dust". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Larch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Airplane II: The Sequel | Prosecuting Attorney | 1982-12-10 |
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The Amityville Horror | Father Nuncio | 1979-07-27 |
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A Fire in the Sky | Johnson | 1978-11-26 |
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Future Cop | Commisioner Forman | 1976-05-01 |
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Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur | Gen. Omar Bradley | 1976-01-04 |
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Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects | District Attorney | 1975-03-23 |
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The Desperate Miles | Dr. Bryson | 1975-03-05 |
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Framed | Bundy | 1975-08-01 |
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The Chadwick Family | Fargo | 1974-04-17 |
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Winter Kill | Dr. Bill Hammond | 1974-04-15 |
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Bad Ronald | Sgt. Lynch | 1974-10-23 |
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Santee | Banner | 1973-09-01 |
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Women in Chains | Barney | 1972-01-25 |
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Magic Carpet | Mr. Tracy | 1972-11-06 |
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The City | Holland Yermo | 1971-05-17 |
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Play Misty for Me | Sgt. McCallum | 1971-10-01 |
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Dirty Harry | Chief | 1971-12-23 |
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Cannon for Cordoba | Warner | 1970-10-01 |
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Move | Mounted Patrolman | 1970-07-31 |
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Hail, Hero! | Mr. Conklin | 1969-10-04 |
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The Great Bank Robbery | Sheriff of Friendly | 1969-06-24 |
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The Wrecking Crew | MacDonald | 1968-12-30 |
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Miracle of the White Stallions | General George S. Patton, Jr. | 1963-03-29 |
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How the West Was Won | Grimes (uncredited) | 1962-11-02 |
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Pages of Death | Councilman Halliday | 1962-01-27 |
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Hell to Eternity | Capt. Schwabe | 1960-08-01 |
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The Saga of Hemp Brown | Jed Givens | 1958-10-01 |
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From Hell to Texas | Hal Carmody | 1958-04-29 |
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Quantez | Heller | 1957-09-06 |
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The Careless Years | Sam Vernon | 1957-09-02 |
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Man in the Shadow | Ed Yates | 1957-12-12 |
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Gun for a Coward | Stringer | 1956-12-30 |
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Seven Men from Now | Payte Bodeen | 1956-07-24 |
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Johnny Moccasin | Frank Hill | 1956-06-06 |
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Written on the Wind | Roy Carter | 1956-10-04 |
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The Killer Is Loose | Otto Flanders | 1956-02-03 |
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Man from Del Rio | Bill Dawson | 1956-10-30 |
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Behind the High Wall | William Kiley | 1956-07-01 |
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The Naked Street | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1955-08-01 |
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The Phenix City Story | Clem Wilson | 1955-07-19 |
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Tight Spot | First Detective (uncredited) | 1955-03-19 |
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The McConnell Story | Cy | 1955-09-29 |
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Seven Angry Men | Sergeant | 1955-03-27 |
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Illegal | District Attorney's Man (uncredited) | 1955-10-09 |
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5 Against the House | Police Detective (uncredited) | 1955-06-10 |
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Bitter Creek | Hired Gunman | 1954-02-21 |
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Moby Dick | 1st Sailor | 1954-05-14 |
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This Is My Love | Police Detective | 1954-10-27 |
