John Anderson


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Actor

A tall, sinewy, austere-looking character actor with silver hair, rugged features and a distinctive voice, John Robert Anderson appeared in hundreds of films and television episodes. Immensely versatile, he was at his best submerging himself in the role of historical figures (he impersonated Abraham Lincoln three times and twice baseball commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, men whom he strongly resembled). He was a familiar presence in westerns and science-fiction serials, usually as upst...

Place of Birth: Clayton, Illinois, USA

Date of Birth: Oct 20, 1922

Date of Death: Aug 7, 1992


Filmography

Actor (57 Known Credits)


Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

Virgil Earp (flashback sequence) (archive footage)

In Broad Daylight

Wes Westerman

Daddy

George Watson

Babe Ruth

Judge Landis

Eight Men Out

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis

American Harvest

Judge Meriweather

I-Man

Holbrook

Scorpion

Noel G. Koch

Sins of the Past

Rev. Donald Randolph

The American Adventure

Mark Twain/Franklin D. Roosevelt

Zoot Suit

Judge F.W. Charles

Backstairs at the White House

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

The Lincoln Conspiracy

Abraham Lincoln

The Last Hurrah

Amos Force

The Specialist

Pike Smith

The Rockford Files

Gerald A. O'Malley

Smile Jenny, You're Dead

Col. John Lockport

The Dove

Mike Turk

Heatwave!

Toler

Il consigliori

Don Vito Albanese

The Stepmother

Inspector Darnezi

Molly and Lawless John

Sheriff Marvin Parker

The Animals

Sheriff Allan Pierce

Man and Boy

Stretch

Bearcats!

Judge Juan O'Brien

Soldier Blue

Col. Iverson

The Andersonville Trial

Ambrose Spencer

5 Card Stud

Marshal Dana

Day of the Evil Gun

Captain Jefferson Addis

Welcome to Hard Times

Ezra Maple / Isaac Maple

Scalplock

Burton Standish

The Satan Bug

Agent Reagan

Ride the High Country

Elder Hammond

Geronimo

Jeremiah Burns

Psycho

California Charlie

Virgil Earp (flashback sequence) (archive footage)
Wes Westerman
Daddy (1991)
George Watson
Babe Ruth (1991)
Judge Landis
Gus
Eight Men Out (1988)
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Kevin Uxbridge
Judge Meriweather
I-Man (1986)
Holbrook
Scorpion (1986)
Noel G. Koch
Rev. Donald Randolph
Stanley Willard
Mark Twain/Franklin D. Roosevelt
Zoot Suit (1981)
Judge F.W. Charles
Governor
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Hutter
Abraham Lincoln
Amos Force
Pike Smith
The Rockford Files (1974 - 1980)
Gerald A. O'Malley
Col. John Lockport
The Dove (1974)
Mike Turk
Heatwave! (1974)
Toler
Halliday
Don Vito Albanese
Inspector Darnezi
Sheriff Marvin Parker
The Animals (1971)
Sheriff Allan Pierce
Man and Boy (1971)
Stretch
Bearcats! (1971)
Judge Juan O'Brien
Soldier Blue (1970)
Col. Iverson
Capt. Bryce
Ambrose Spencer
Ase Beck
Boone
Mayor Kincaid
5 Card Stud (1968)
Marshal Dana
Captain Jefferson Addis
Capper
Ezra Maple / Isaac Maple
Dietrich
Joe Clausen
Scalplock (1966)
Burton Standish
Sgt. Buell
The Satan Bug (1965)
Agent Reagan
Elder Hammond
Geronimo (1962)
Jeremiah Burns
Preacher
Psycho (1960)
California Charlie
The Twilight Zone (1959 - 1964)
Gabriel
Salesman

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