John Crawford

Personal Info

Birthday

September 13, 1920

Day of Death

2010-09-21

(90 years old)

Place of Birth

Colfax, Washington, USA

Also Known As

Johnny Crawford

Cleve Allen Richardson

Cleve Richardson

Jack Crawford

جان کرافورد

John Crawford

Biography

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.

Known For

Star Trek

Knight Rider

Batman

Hogan's Heroes

Combat!

The Twilight Zone

Charlie's Angels

The Waltons

Filmography

1989
Grave Secrets
as Homer
1981
The Other Victim
as Price
The Boogens
as Brian Deering
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
as Vernon Presley
1979
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
as Captain Sherick
Lawman Without a Gun
as Sgt. Hunt
The Sky Trap
as Mark Sanders
Dreamer
as Riverboat Captain
Tilt
as Mickey
Hard Knocks
as Josh
Donovan's Kid
as Thunder City Sheriff
1978
The Two-Five
as Capt. Paul Carter
1977
Outlaw Blues
as Buzz Cavenaugh
1976
The Enforcer
as The Mayor
The Macahans
as Hale Crowley
1975
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
as Fred Stoner
Night Moves
as Tom Iverson
The Swiss Family Robinson
as Nate Bidwell
1974
The Towering Inferno
as Callahan
Strange Homecoming
as Winston
J.W. Coop
as Rancher
1973
Message to My Daughter
as Abortionist
The Severed Arm
as Doctor Sanders
1972
The Poseidon Adventure
as Chief Engineer
1969
The Ravine
as Captain Keller
1967
Spring Night, Summer Night
as Virgil
Return of the Gunfighter
as Butch Cassidy
1966
Duel at Diablo
as Clay Dean
1965
I Saw What You Did
as Trooper
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Alexander
1964
The Americanization of Emily
as Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams
1963
Jason and the Argonauts
as Polydeuces (uncredited)
Come Fly with Me
as Co-Pilot
1962
The Longest Day
as Col. Caffey (uncredited)
The 300 Spartans
as Agathon the Spartan Spy
1961
The Long Shadow
as Kelly
The Impersonator
as Sgt. Jimmy Bradford
The Devil's Messenger
as Donald Powell
1960
Exodus
as Capt. Hank Schlosberg
The Man Who Was Nobody
as South Africa Smith
Piccadilly Third Stop
as Joe Preedy
Hell Is a City
as Don Starling
1959
Solomon and Sheba
as Joab
John Paul Jones
as George Washington
1958
Floods of Fear
as Jack Murphy
Orders to Kill
as Kimball
Intent to Kill
as Boyd
The Key
as American Captain
Satan's Satellites
as Roth
1956
Confession
as Gunman
1954
Battle of Rogue River
as Capt. Richard Hillman
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
as Bonnett
Trader Tom of the China Seas
as Bill Gaines
1953
Secret of Outlaw Flats
as King Bradshaw
Prisoners of the Casbah
as Guard (uncredited)
Slaves of Babylon
as Avil
The Big Heat
as Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
as Captain Kidd
Rebel City
as Joe Spencer
Serpent of the Nile
as Captain Domitius
Marshal of Cedar Rock
as Chris Peters - Henchman
Star of Texas
as Texas Ranger Stockton
1952
A Star Shall Rise
as Gaspar
Son of Geronimo
as Ace Devlin [Chs.1-9]
Zombies of the Stratosphere
as Roth
Old Oklahoma Plains
as Chuck Ramsey
Blackhawk
as Chuck
Actors and Sin
as Movie Hero
1951
Northwest Territory
as LeBeau
Honeychile
as Marvin McKay
The Red Badge of Courage
as Soldier (uncredited)
Hollywood Story
as 1st Detective (uncredited)
Raton Pass
as Sam
1950
Cyrano de Bergerac
as Cadet
Union Station
as Hackett (uncredited)
Lonely Heart Bandits
as Stevedore
Mystery Street
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Invisible Monster
as Harris
1949
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
as Sands
Ghost of Zorro
as Agent Mulvaney - Ch. 3, 4
1948
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
as Amos Ramsey
Sons of Adventure
as George Norton
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
as Danton - Henchman
1946
The Time of Their Lives
as Dandy at Party (uncredited)
Without Reservations
as Soldier (uncredited)
1945
The Phantom of 42nd Street
as John Carraby