John Dehner

Personal Info

Birthday

November 23, 1915

Day of Death

1992-02-04

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

John Dehner Forkum

Dehner Forkum

John Dehner

Biography

From Wikipedia John Dehner (November 23, 1915 - February 4, 1992) was an American actor in radio, television, and films. Between 1941 and 1988, he appeared in over 260 films and television programs. Prior to acting, Dehner had worked as an animator at Walt Disney Studios, and later became a radio disc jockey. He was also a professional pianist.

Known For

Columbo

Perry Mason

Bonanza

The Andy Griffith Show

Maverick

Hogan's Heroes

Combat!

The Twilight Zone

Filmography

2002
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
as Narrator
1986
Help Wanted: Kids
as Cyrus
1985
Jagged Edge
as Judge Carrigan
Creator
as Paul
1983
The Right Stuff
as Henry Luce
1982
Airplane II: The Sequel
as The Commissioner
1981
California Gold Rush
as Capt. John Sutter
1980
Nothing Personal
as Senator
1979
Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand
as Marshal Edge Troy
1978
The Boys from Brazil
as Henry Wheelock
1977
The Lincoln Conspiracy
as Col. Lafayette C. Baker
Danger in Paradise
as Barrett Fears
Dead of Night
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Fun with Dick and Jane
as Jane's Father
1976
Guardian of the Wilderness
as John Muir
The Killer Inside Me
as Bob Maples
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
as Warden Mannering
1974
The Missiles of October
as Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson
Honky Tonk
as Brazos
1973
The Day of the Dolphin
as Wallingford
1972
Slaughterhouse-Five
as Rumfoord
1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Colonel Ames
1970
Dirty Dingus Magee
as Brig. Gen. George
Quarantined
as Dr. John Bedford
Tiger by the Tail
as Sheriff Chancey Jones
1969
Stiletto
as District Attorney Frank Simpson
1968
Something for a Lonely Man
as Sam Ball
The Helicopter Spies
as Dr. Kharmusi
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
as Jason Gore
1967
Winchester '73
as High-Spade Johnny Dean
1965
The Hallelujah Trail
as Narrator (uncredited)
Seven Second Love Affair
as Narration
1964
Youngblood Hawke
as Scotty Hawke
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
as Mr. Henderson
1963
Critic's Choice
as S.P. Champlain
1962
The Chapman Report
as Geoffrey Harnish
1961
Aquamania
as Narrator (voice)
The Litterbug
as Narrator
The Canadians
as Frank Boone
1959
Timbuktu
as Emir Bhaki aka The Lion of the Desert
Cast a Long Shadow
as Chip Donahue
The Killers of Mussolini
as Colonel Tedesco
1958
The Sign of Zorro
as Viceroy
Hong Kong Confidential
as Narrator (voice)
Apache Territory
as Grant Kimbrough
Man of the West
as Claude Tobin
The Left Handed Gun
as Pat Garrett
1957
The Girl in Black Stockings
as Sheriff Jess Holmes
The Truth About Mother Goose
as Narrator
Trooper Hook
as Fred Sutliff
The Iron Sheriff
as Roger Pollack
Revolt at Fort Laramie
as Maj. Seth Bradner
1956
Tension at Table Rock
as Hampton
The Great Cat Family
as John Dehner
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Taylor Swope
A Day of Fury
as Preacher Jason
Terror at Midnight
as Lew Hanlon
Please Murder Me
as Dist. Atty. Ray Willis
Carousel
as Mr. Bascombe
1955
Top Gun
as Tom Quentin
Duel on the Mississippi
as Jules Tulane
The King's Thief
as Captain Herrick
The Scarlet Coat
as Nathanael Greene
Tall Man Riding
as Ames Luddington
The Prodigal
as Joram
The Man from Bitter Ridge
as Ranse Jackman
1954
The General's Boots
as Capt. Thomas Flynn
Apache
as Weddle
The Strauss Fantasy
as Announcer
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
as Derek Gravesend
Southwest Passage
as Matt Carroll
1953
The Steel Lady
as Sid Barlowe
Vicki
as Police Capt. J. "Chief" Donald (uncredited)
Fort Algiers
as Major Colle
Gun Belt
as Matt Ringo
Powder River
as Harvey Logan
Man on a Tightrope
as The Chief
1952
Plymouth Adventure
as Gilbert Winslow
Junction City
as Emmett Sanderson
California Conquest
as Fredo Brios
Lady in the Iron Mask
as Count de Fourrier
Cripple Creek
as Emil Cabeau
Desert Passage
as Bronson
Scaramouche
as Doutreval
The Green Glove
as Narrator (uncredited)
Aladdin and His Lamp
as Prince Bokra
Harem Girl
as Khalil
The Lady and the Rocket
as Mr. Hadley
1951
Ten Tall Men
as Jardine
Hot Lead
as Turk Thorne aka John H. Smith
Corky of Gasoline Alley
as Jefferson Jay
China Corsair
as Pedro
The Texas Rangers
as Wes Hardin
Lorna Doone
as Baron de Wichehalse
When the Redskins Rode
as John Delmont
Fort Savage Raiders
as Capt. Michael Craydon
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
as Tom Marsden
1950
The Flying Missile
as Lieutenant Commander
Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard
as Bob Reynolds
Last of the Buccaneers
as Sgt. Belchue
Three Secrets
as Gordon Crossley (uncredited)
David Harding, Counterspy
as Frank Reynolds
Captive Girl
as Hakim
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
as Sir Baldric
Destination Murder
as Frank Niles
Texas Dynamo
as Stanton
Dynamite Pass
as Anson Thurber
Backfire
as Blake - Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
1949
Horsemen of the Sierras
as Duke Webster
Barbary Pirate
as Murad Reis
Mary Ryan, Detective
as Belden
Bandits of El Dorado
as Charles Bruton
Kazan
as Henri Le Clerc
The Secret Of St. Ives
as Couguelat
Tulsa
as Oilman (uncredited)
He Walked by Night
as Assistant Bureau Chief (uncredited)
1947
Blonde Savage
as Joe Comstock
Bury Me Dead
as Reporter
Golden Earrings
as SS Officer (uncredited)
Vigilantes of Boomtown
as Bob Fitzsimmons
It's a Joke, Son!
as Reporter (uncredited)
1946
Out California Way
as Rod Mason
Big Town
as Willard Erskine (uncredited)
The Last Crooked Mile
as Jarvis, Gang Leader
O.S.S.
as German Radar Captain (uncredited)
The Catman of Paris
as Georges
The Undercover Woman
as Walter Hughes
1945
Club Havana
as Jeffreys (uncredited)
State Fair
as Hog Contest Announcer (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
as State Trooper #2 (uncredited)
Twice Blessed
as Contest Announcer (uncredited)
The Corn Is Green
as Miner in Bar (uncredited)
1944
Hollywood Canteen
as Norwegian Sailor (uncredited)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
1941
The Reluctant Dragon
as Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (uncredited)