1911-10-27 Alameda, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leif Erickson (born William Wycliffe Anderson) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Erickson was born in Alameda, California, near San Francisco. He worked as a soloist in a band as vocalist and trombone player, performed in Max Reinhardt's productions, and then gained a small amount of stage experience in a comedy vaudeville act. Initially billed by Paramount Pictures as Glenn Erickson, he began his screen career as a leading man in Westerns. Erickson enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. Rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer in the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit, he served as a military photographer, shooting film in combat zones, and as an instructor. He was shot down twice in the Pacific as well as receiving two Purple Hearts. Erickson was in the unit that filmed and photographed the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. Over four years service, he shot more than 200,000 feet of film for the Navy. Erickson's first films were two 1933 band films with Betty Grable before starting a string of Buster Crabbe Western films based on Zane Grey novels. He would go on to appears in films such as The Snake Pit, Sorry, Wrong Number, Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd, Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront, A Gathering of Eagles, Roustabout, The Carpetbaggers and Mirage. One of his more notable roles was as Deborah Kerr's macho husband in the stage and film versions of Tea and Sympathy. He appeared with Greta Garbo, as her brother in Conquest (1937). He played the role of Pete, the vindictive boat engineer, in the 1951 remake of the famed musical Show Boat. His final appearance in a feature film was in Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977). Erickson appeared frequently on television; he was cast as Dr. Hillyer in "Consider Her Ways" (1964) and as Paul White in "The Monkey's Paw—A Retelling" (1965) on CBS's The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. However, he is probably best known for The High Chaparral, which aired on NBC from 1967 until 1971. He portrayed a rancher, Big John Cannon, determined to establish a cattle empire in the Arizona Territory while keeping peace with the Apache. Erickson guest-starred in several television series, including Rawhide, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Marcus Welby, M.D., Medical Center, Cannon, The Rifleman, The Rockford Files, and the 1977 series Hunter. His final role was in an episode of Fantasy Island in 1984. Erickson was married to actress Frances Farmer from 1936 until 1942. The same day that his divorce from Farmer was finalized, June 12, 1942, he married actress Margaret Hayes. They divorced a month later. He married Ann Diamond in 1945. They had two children, William Leif Erickson (born 1946 - died 1971 in a car accident) and Susan Irene Erickson (born 1950). Erickson died of cancer in Pensacola, Florida, on January 29, 1986, aged 74 CLR
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The Fantastic Journey | Ben Wallace | 1977-02-03 |
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Twilight's Last Gleaming | Ralph Whittaker - CIA Director | 1977-02-09 |
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Winterhawk | Guthrie | 1975-11-05 |
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Force Five | Cal Newkirk | 1975-03-28 |
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Abduction | Prescott | 1975-05-05 |
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The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping | William Henry Cameron | 1973-11-17 |
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The Daughters of Joshua Cabe | Amos Wetherall | 1972-09-13 |
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The Family Rico | Mike Lamont | 1972-09-12 |
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The New Healers | Dr. Victor Briggs | 1972-03-27 |
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The Deadly Dream | Dr. Harold Malcolm | 1971-09-25 |
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Man and Boy | Sheriff Mossman | 1971-06-23 |
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Terror in the Sky | Marty Treleavan | 1971-09-17 |
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Mirage | The Major | 1965-10-29 |
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I Saw What You Did | Dave Mannering | 1965-07-21 |
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Strait-Jacket | Bill Cutler | 1964-01-19 |
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Roustabout | Joe Lean | 1964-11-11 |
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The Carpetbaggers | Jonas Cord Senior | 1964-04-08 |
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A Gathering of Eagles | Gen. Hewitt | 1963-06-21 |
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Shootout at Big Sag | Sam Barbee | 1962-05-31 |
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Once Upon a Horse... | Granville "Granny" Dix | 1958-09-01 |
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Twilight for the Gods | Harry Hutton | 1958-08-04 |
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Istanbul | Charlie Boyle | 1957-01-23 |
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The Vintage | Louis Morel | 1957-05-08 |
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Kiss Them for Me | Eddie Turnbill | 1957-12-10 |
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One Coat of White | Ben Riggs | 1957-02-21 |
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The Fastest Gun Alive | Lou Glover | 1956-07-12 |
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Tea and Sympathy | Bill Reynolds | 1956-09-27 |
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Star in the Dust | George Ballard | 1956-06-13 |
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On the Waterfront | Glover | 1954-06-22 |
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A Perilous Journey | Richards | 1953-04-05 |
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Paris Model | Edgar Blevins | 1953-11-10 |
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Born to the Saddle | Bob Marshall | 1953-03-15 |
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Captain Scarface | Sam | 1953-10-15 |
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Never Wave at a WAC | Sgt. Norbert 'Noisy' Jackson | 1953-01-28 |
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Fort Algiers | Kalmani | 1953-08-30 |
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Trouble Along the Way | Father Provincial aka Ed | 1953-04-04 |
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Invaders from Mars | Mr. George MacLean | 1953-04-22 |
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Carbine Williams | Feder | 1952-05-01 |
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With a Song in My Heart | General (uncredited) | 1952-04-03 |
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My Wife's Best Friend | Nicholas Reed | 1952-10-09 |
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The Cimarron Kid | Marshal John Sutton | 1952-01-13 |
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Sailor Beware | Commander Lane | 1952-02-08 |
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Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd | Morgan | 1952-12-27 |
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Fourteen Hours | Bit Part (uncredited) | 1951-04-01 |
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The Tall Target | Stranger | 1951-08-17 |
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Reunion in Reno | B. Frederick Linaker | 1951-10-09 |
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Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration | Pilate | 1951-03-25 |
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Show Boat | Pete | 1951-07-19 |
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The Showdown | Big Mart | 1950-08-15 |
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Stella | Fred Anderson Jr. | 1950-07-20 |
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Dallas | U.S. Marshal Martin Weatherby | 1950-12-30 |
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Mother Didn't Tell Me | Dr. Bruce Gordon | 1950-03-03 |
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Three Secrets | Bill Chase | 1950-10-20 |
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The Lady Gambles | Tony | 1949-05-20 |
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Johnny Stool Pigeon | Pringle | 1949-04-20 |
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Joan of Arc | Dunois, Bastard of Orleans | 1948-12-22 |
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The Snake Pit | Gordon | 1948-11-04 |
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The Gay Intruders | Dr. Harold Matson | 1948-09-02 |
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Miss Tatlock's Millions | Dr. Mason | 1948-11-19 |
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Sorry, Wrong Number | Fred Lord | 1948-09-24 |
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Blonde Savage | Steve Blake | 1947-11-22 |
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The Gangster | Beaumont | 1947-11-25 |
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Arabian Nights | Kamar (as Leif Erikson) | 1942-12-25 |
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Eagle Squadron | Johnny M. Coe | 1942-06-16 |
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The Fleet's In | Jake | 1942-01-24 |
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Pardon My Sarong | Whaba | 1942-08-07 |
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Night Monster | Laurie | 1942-10-20 |
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Are Husbands Necessary? | Bill Stone | 1942-06-15 |
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Nothing But the Truth | Tommy Van Dusen | 1941-10-10 |
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H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Rodney 'Bo-Jo' Brown | 1941-12-04 |
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The Blonde from Singapore | Terry Prescott | 1941-10-15 |
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Crisis | Narrator (voice) | 1939-03-13 |
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One Third of a Nation | Peter Cortlant | 1939-02-10 |
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The Big Broadcast of 1938 | Bob Hayes | 1938-02-11 |
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Ride a Crooked Mile | Johnny Simpkins | 1938-12-09 |
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Thrill of a Lifetime | Howard Nelson | 1937-12-03 |
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Conquest | Paul Lachinski | 1937-10-22 |
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Waikiki Wedding | Dr. Victor Quimby | 1937-03-23 |
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Drift Fence | Curley Prentice | 1936-02-14 |
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College Holiday | Dick Winters | 1936-12-19 |
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Girl of the Ozarks | Tom Bolton | 1936-06-12 |
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Desert Gold | Glenn Kasedon | 1936-03-26 |
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Wanderer of the Wasteland | Lawrence | 1935-09-09 |
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Nevada | Bill Ide | 1935-11-29 |
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Air Tonic | Band Singer | 1933-12-22 |
