John Agar
Acting
John G. Agar (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American actor. He starred alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, but was later relegated to B movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Flesh and the Spur, and Hand of Death. He also starred with Lucille Ball in the 1951 movie The Magic Carpet.
Agar was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lillian (née Rogers) and John Agar, Sr., a meat packer (see Agar Hams). He was educated at the Harvard School for Boys in Chicago and Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest,…
Filmography
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Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
Monster Invaders from Space
2018
The Naked Monster
2005
The Vampire Hunters Club
The Vampire Hunters Club
2001
Bielefeld Lichtwerk
1998
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
A Century of Science Fiction
1996
Body Bags
1993
Invasion of Privacy
1992
The Perfect Bride
1991
Fear
1990
Nightbreed
1990
Miracle Mile
1989
Perfect Victims
1988
Creepy Classics
1987
The Twilight Zone
1985
Highway to Heaven
1984
Divided We Fall
1982
Mr. No Legs
1978
Charlie's Angels
1976
King Kong
1976
Police Story
1973
Delphi Bureau
1972
How's Your Love Life?
1971
Big Jake
1971
Chisum
1970
The Undefeated
1969
Hell Raiders
1969
The Name of the Game
1968
Curse of the Swamp Creature
1968
The Movie Orgy
1968
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
1967
Night Fright
1967
Hondo
1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
Family Affair
1966
Waco
1966
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
1966
Johnny Reno
1966
Branded
1965
Stage to Thunder Rock
1964
Young Fury
1964
Law of the Lawless
1964
Of Love and Desire
1963
The Young and the Brave
1963
The Virginian
1962
Journey to the Seventh Planet
1962
Hand of Death
1962
Fall Girl
1961
Raymie
1960
Invisible Invaders
1959
Rawhide
1959
Destination Space
1959
Frontier Gun
1958
Bat Masterson
1958
Attack of the Puppet People
1958
Jet Attack
1958
Cavalry Command
1958
The Brain from Planet Arous
1957
Ride a Violent Mile
1957
Perry Mason
1957
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
1957
Joe Butterfly
1957
The Mole People
1956
Flesh and the Spur
1956
Star in the Dust
1956
Hold Back Tomorrow
1955
Tarantula
1955
The Lonesome Trail
1955
Revenge of the Creature
1955
The Golden Mistress
1954
Climax!
1954
Shield for Murder
1954
The Rocket Man
1954
Bait
1954
Man of Conflict
Man of Conflict
1953
Letter to Loretta
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
Woman of the North Country
1952