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John Anderson (1922-1992)

John Anderson

General Parsley Smith, December 10, 1955 - Written by John Dunkel, Story by John Meston, Directed by Charles Marquis Warren,Guest Cast: Raymond Bailey, James O'Rear, John Anderson, Wilfred Knapp

Buffalo Man, January 11, 1958 Written by John Meston, Story by Les Crutchfield, Directed by Ted Post, Guest Cast: Jack Klugman, John Anderson, Patricia Smith

Stage Holdup, October 25, 1958 Written by John Meston, Story by Les Crutchfield, Directed by Ted Post, Guest Cast: Bob Morgan, John Anderson, Charles Aidman

Kangaroo, October 24, 1959 Written by John Meston, Directed by Jesse Hibbs, Guest Cast: Florence MacMichael, George Mitchell, John Anderson

The Cousin, February 2, 1963 Written by Kathleen Hite, Story by Marian Clark, Directed by Harry Harris, Guest Cast: Michael Forest, John Anderson, Joseph Perry, Gloria Talbott

Gold Mine, December 25, 1965 Written by Scott Hunt & Beth Keele, Directed by Abner Bibernian, Guest Cast: Tom Nardini, John Anderson, Paul Carr, Argentina Brunetti, Michael Vandever

The Raid (Part One), January 22, 1966 Written by Clyde Ware, Directed by Vincent McEveety, Guest Cast: Gary Lockwood, Richard Jaekel, Jeremy Slate, Michael Conrad, John Anderson, John Kellogg, Jim Davis, Preston Pierce

The Raid (Part Two), January 29, 1966 Written by Clyde Ware, Directed by Vincent McEveety, Guest Cast: Gary Lockwood, Richard Jaekel, Jeremy Slate, Michael Conrad, John Anderson, John Kellogg, Jim Davis, Preston Pierce

Mail Drop, January 28, 1967 Written by Calvin Clements, Directed by Robert Totten, Guest Cast: Eddie Hodges, John Anderson, Bing Russell, Steve Raines, Ted French, Pete Kellett

A Matter Of Honor, November 17, 1969 Written by Joy Dexter, Directed by Richard Totten, Guest Cast: John Anderson, Katherine Justice, Tom Simcox, Jack Bailey, Richard Bakalyan, Walter Sande, Dan Ferrone

Roots Of Fear, December 15, 1969 Written by Arthur Browne, Directed by Philip Leacock Guest Cast: John Anderson, Louise Latham, Warren Vanders, Cliff Osmond, Jody Foster, Walter Burke

Mirage, January 11, 1971 Written by Jack Miller, Directed by Vincent McEveety, Guest Cast: John Anderson, Gary Wood, Mary Rings, Kevin Burchett, Harry Raybould, Robert Knapp, Daniel McWhite

Kimbrough, February 12,1973 Written by Jim Bymes, Directed by Gunnar Hellstrom, Guest Cast: John Anderson, Michael Strong, William Devane, Tom Falk, Rick Weaver, Doreen Long, Lisa Eilbacher, Wendell Baker, William Brawley, Robert Burt, Noble Willingham, Harrison Ford, Frank Ramirez, Richard Hale, Seaman Glass, Ed Craig, Bobby Hall, Gerald McRaney

He was a very familiar, solid and sturdy character actor. Tall, fair-haired and lean with a square jaw, rugged good looks and a memorable resonant, baritone voice. Most often remembered for western roles, he was also strong at contemporary drama. Born on October 20, 1922 in Clayton, Illinois he began his acting career on a Mississippi showboat, the "Goldenrod", at the age of 20. He served in the military during World War II after which he earned a masters degree in drama at the University of Iowa. He spent a year at the Cleveland Playhouse later moving east to New York and off-Broadway and Broadway theatre productions. He appeared in a traveling Broadway production of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" which brought him to Hollywood. He began on TV as a regular on "The Legend of Wyatt Earp" with Hugh O'Brien in the 1950s. He made his film debut in "Psycho" (1960) as the used car dealer, California Charlie, who sells Janet Leigh a car for cash. His other film credits include: "Walk on the Wild Side" (1962) as Preacher; "Geronimo" (1962) as Burns; "Ride the High Country" (1962) as Elder Hammond; "The Satan Bug" (1965) as Agent Regan; "The Hallelujah Trail" (1965) as Sgt. Buell; "Welcome to Hard Times" (1967) as Ezra/Isaac Maple; "Five Card Stud" (1968) as Marshal Dana; "Cotton Comes to Harlem" (1970) as Bryce; "Soldier Blue" (1970) as Col. Iverson; "Executive Action" (1973) as Halliday; "The Specialist" (1975) as Pike; "Zoot Suit" (1981) as Judge; "Lone Wolf McQuade" (1983) as Burnside; "Eight Men Out" (1988) as Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis and "Deadly Innocents" (1990) as Gus, his final theatrical film. He was even more prolific on TV as a regular on: "The Life and Times of Wyatt Earp" (1959-61) as Virgil Earp; "Dallas" (1988) as Dr. Herbert Styles; "MacGyver" (1985) as Harry Jackson; Another World (1988-90) soap opera as Michael Miller and in the mini-series: "Once an Eagle" (1976) as George Varney; "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt and "North and South" (1985) as William Hazard. He also appeared in many TV movies including: "The Dove" (1974); "The Quest" (1976) and "Bed of Lies" (1992). He guest starred on numerous series including: "Gunsmoke"; "The Rifleman"; "Perry Mason"; "Maverick"; "Twilight Zone"; "The Fugitive"; "Kung Fu"; "The Rockford Files"; "M*A*S*H"; "Star Trek: Next Generation"; "Quantum Leap" and "Murder She Wrote." He died on August 7, 1992 of a heart attack in Sherman Oaks, California at age 69.

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