Leif Erickson

Personal Info

Birthday

October 27, 1911

Day of Death

1986-01-29

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Alameda, California, USA

Also Known As

Leif Erikson

Glenn Erickson

Glen Erickson

Glenn Erikson

William Wycliffe Anderson

Leif Erickson

Biography

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.

Known For

Bonanza

Climax!

The Rockford Files

The Virginian

Rawhide

Daniel Boone

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Burke's Law

Filmography

1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Ralph Whittaker - CIA Director
1975
Winterhawk
as Guthrie
Abduction
as Prescott
Force Five
as Cal Newkirk
1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
as William Henry Cameron
1972
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
as Amos Wetherall
The Family Rico
as Mike Lamont
The New Healers
as Dr. Victor Briggs
1971
The Deadly Dream
as Dr. Harold Malcolm
Terror in the Sky
as Marty Treleavan
Man and Boy
as Sheriff Mossman
1965
Mirage
as The Major
I Saw What You Did
as Dave Mannering
1964
Roustabout
as Joe Lean
The Carpetbaggers
as Jonas Cord Senior
Strait-Jacket
as Bill Cutler
1963
A Gathering of Eagles
as Gen. Hewitt
1962
Shootout at Big Sag
as Sam Barbee
1958
Once Upon a Horse...
as Granville "Granny" Dix
Twilight for the Gods
as Harry Hutton
1957
Kiss Them for Me
as Eddie Turnbill
The Vintage
as Louis Morel
Istanbul
as Charlie Boyle
1956
Tea and Sympathy
as Bill Reynolds
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Lou Glover
Star in the Dust
as George Ballard
1954
On the Waterfront
as Glover
1953
Paris Model
as Edgar Blevins
Captain Scarface
as Sam
Fort Algiers
as Kalmani
Invaders from Mars
as Mr. George MacLean
A Perilous Journey
as Richards
Trouble Along the Way
as Father Provincial aka Ed
Born to the Saddle
as Bob Marshall
Never Wave at a WAC
as Sgt. Norbert 'Noisy' Jackson
1952
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
as Morgan
My Wife's Best Friend
as Nicholas Reed
Carbine Williams
as Feder
With a Song in My Heart
as General aboard plane
Sailor Beware
as Commander Lane
The Cimarron Kid
as Marshal John Sutton
1951
Reunion in Reno
as B. Frederick Linaker
The Tall Target
as Stranger
Show Boat
as Pete
Fourteen Hours
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
as Pilate
1950
Dallas
as U.S. Marshal Martin Weatherby
Three Secrets
as Bill Chase
The Showdown
as Big Mart
Stella
as Fred Anderson Jr.
Mother Didn't Tell Me
as Dr. Bruce Gordon
1949
The Lady Gambles
as Tony
Johnny Stool Pigeon
as Pringle
1948
Joan of Arc
as Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
Miss Tatlock's Millions
as Dr. Mason
The Snake Pit
as Gordon
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Fred Lord
The Gay Intruders
as Dr. Harold Matson
1947
The Gangster
as Beaumont
Blonde Savage
as Steve Blake
1942
Arabian Nights
as Kamar (as Leif Erikson)
Night Monster
as Laurie
Pardon My Sarong
as Whaba
Eagle Squadron
as Johnny M. Coe
Are Husbands Necessary?
as Bill Stone
The Fleet's In
as Jake
1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Rodney 'Bo-Jo' Brown
The Blonde from Singapore
as Terry Prescott
Nothing But the Truth
as Tommy Van Dusen
1939
Crisis
as Narrator (voice)
One Third of a Nation
as Peter Cortlant
1938
Ride a Crooked Mile
as Johnny Simpkins
The Big Broadcast of 1938
as Bob Hayes
1937
Thrill of a Lifetime
as Howard Nelson
Conquest
as Paul Lachinski
Waikiki Wedding
as Dr. Victor Quimby
1936
College Holiday
as Dick Winters
Girl of the Ozarks
as Tom Bolton
Desert Gold
as Glenn Kasedon
Drift Fence
as Curley Prentice
1935
Nevada
as Bill Ide
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Lawrence
1933
Air Tonic
as Band Singer