John Crawford

John Crawford

Acting

Burly, handsome and rugged character actor John Crawford appeared in over 200 movies and TV shows combined in a career that spanned over 40 years, usually cast as tough and/or villainous characters.

Crawford was born Cleve Richardson on September 13, 1920, in Colfax, Washington. He was discovered by a Warner Bros. scout while attending the University of Washington's School of Drama. Although he failed his screen test, Crawford nonetheless joined RKO as a laborer. He then got a job building sets at Circle Theater in Los Angeles, and eventually persuaded the producers to cast him in some of…

Filmography

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The World of Hammer ★ 6.7 The World of Hammer 1994 Grave Secrets ★ 4.3 Grave Secrets 1989 Hardcastle and McCormick ★ 6.5 Hardcastle and McCormick 1983 Knight Rider ★ 7.5 Knight Rider 1982 Matt Houston ★ 6.3 Matt Houston 1982 The Powers of Matthew Star ★ 5.7 The Powers of Matthew Star 1982 The Other Victim ★ 8.0 The Other Victim 1981 The Boogens ★ 5.5 The Boogens 1981 Code Red ★ 7.0 Code Red 1981 Elvis and the Beauty Queen ★ 3.9 Elvis and the Beauty Queen 1981 Dynasty ★ 6.5 Dynasty 1981 Trapper John, M.D. ★ 6.6 Trapper John, M.D. 1979 The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again ★ 6.5 The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again 1979 Lawman Without a Gun ★ 9.0 Lawman Without a Gun 1979 The Sky Trap ★ 7.0 The Sky Trap 1979 Dreamer ★ 6.3 Dreamer 1979 Tilt ★ 5.3 Tilt 1979 Hard Knocks ★ 4.5 Hard Knocks 1979 Friends ★ 7.0 Friends 1979 From Here to Eternity ★ 7.3 From Here to Eternity 1979 Salvage 1 ★ 7.0 Salvage 1 1979 Donovan's Kid ★ 7.5 Donovan's Kid 1979 Desperate Women ★ 3.0 Desperate Women 1978 Kaz ★ 7.0 Kaz 1978 The Two-Five ★ 9.0 The Two-Five 1978 The Amazing Spider-Man ★ 6.4 The Amazing Spider-Man 1978 The Incredible Hulk ★ 7.2 The Incredible Hulk 1977 Outlaw Blues ★ 4.8 Outlaw Blues 1977 Eight Is Enough ★ 6.2 Eight Is Enough 1977 The Enforcer ★ 6.7 The Enforcer 1976 The Tony Randall Show ★ 6.4 The Tony Randall Show 1976 Charlie's Angels ★ 6.7 Charlie's Angels 1976 The Macahans ★ 6.7 The Macahans 1976 The Bionic Woman ★ 7.0 The Bionic Woman 1976 Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case ★ 7.0 Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case 1975 The Swiss Family Robinson ★ 6.4 The Swiss Family Robinson 1975 Night Moves ★ 6.7 Night Moves 1975 The Invisible Man ★ 6.3 The Invisible Man 1975 Bronk ★ 6.8 Bronk 1975 The Swiss Family Robinson ★ 6.5 The Swiss Family Robinson 1975 The Towering Inferno ★ 7.0 The Towering Inferno 1974 Strange Homecoming ★ 8.5 Strange Homecoming 1974 Police Woman ★ 6.4 Police Woman 1974 The Rockford Files ★ 7.6 The Rockford Files 1974 Harry O ★ 5.2 Harry O 1974 Little House on the Prairie ★ 7.9 Little House on the Prairie 1974 Rhoda ★ 6.2 Rhoda 1974 Message to My Daughter ★ 8.0 Message to My Daughter 1973 Brother, My Song Brother, My Song 1973 The Severed Arm ★ 4.9 The Severed Arm 1973 Police Story ★ 7.0 Police Story 1973 The Poseidon Adventure ★ 7.1 The Poseidon Adventure 1972 The Bob Newhart Show ★ 7.5 The Bob Newhart Show 1972 The Waltons ★ 7.2 The Waltons 1972 Banacek ★ 8.5 Banacek 1972 J.W. Coop ★ 5.5 J.W. Coop 1972 Nichols ★ 6.3 Nichols 1971 The Ravine ★ 6.8 The Ravine 1969 Land of the Giants ★ 6.8 Land of the Giants 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ★ 6.8 The Dick Cavett Show 1968 Mannix ★ 6.8 Mannix 1967 Hondo ★ 6.9 Hondo 1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett ★ 6.3 The Guns of Will Sonnett 1967 Spring Night, Summer Night ★ 6.6 Spring Night, Summer Night 1967 Return of the Gunfighter ★ 6.1 Return of the Gunfighter 1967 Mission: Impossible ★ 7.6 Mission: Impossible 1966 The Time Tunnel ★ 7.6 The Time Tunnel 1966 Star Trek ★ 8.0 Star Trek 1966 Tarzan ★ 6.9 Tarzan 1966 Duel at Diablo ★ 6.3 Duel at Diablo 1966 Batman ★ 7.3 Batman 1966 Hogan's Heroes ★ 7.6 Hogan's Heroes 1965 The Wild Wild West ★ 7.6 The Wild Wild West 1965 Lost in Space ★ 7.2 Lost in Space 1965 The Big Valley ★ 6.2 The Big Valley 1965 I Saw What You Did ★ 6.2 I Saw What You Did 1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told ★ 6.4 The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965 Profiles in Courage ★ 7.5 Profiles in Courage 1964 The Americanization of Emily ★ 6.7 The Americanization of Emily 1964 Daniel Boone ★ 7.0 Daniel Boone 1964