John Ericson

John Ericson

Acting

John Ericson (sometimes Erickson; born Joachim Alexander Ottokar Meibes; September 25, 1926 - May 3, 2020) was a German-American actor and film and television star. He trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, played the lead role in Stalag 17 by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski on Broadway (1951). He went on to make a number of films for MGM in quick succession in the 1950s. His first appearance was in Teresa (1951), directed by Fred Zinnemann, which also launched the film careers of Pier Angeli and Rod Steiger. He then went on to appear in a series of films which…

Filmography

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The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller ★ 5.8 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller 2002 Primary Target ★ 9.0 Primary Target 1990 Murder, She Wrote ★ 7.5 Murder, She Wrote 1984 Final Mission ★ 4.5 Final Mission 1984 Airwolf ★ 7.6 Airwolf 1984 The A-Team ★ 7.5 The A-Team 1983 Knight Rider ★ 7.5 Knight Rider 1982 Nero Wolfe ★ 7.5 Nero Wolfe 1981 The Ghosts of Buxley Hall ★ 6.5 The Ghosts of Buxley Hall 1980 The House of the Dead ★ 4.8 The House of the Dead 1978 CHiPs ★ 6.9 CHiPs 1977 Crash! ★ 5.4 Crash! 1976 Hustler Squad ★ 4.7 Hustler Squad 1976 One Day at a Time ★ 6.8 One Day at a Time 1975 Barbary Coast ★ 8.3 Barbary Coast 1975 S.W.A.T. ★ 7.1 S.W.A.T. 1975 Murder Impossible Murder Impossible 1974 Hog Wild ★ 8.0 Hog Wild 1974 Hawkins ★ 7.8 Hawkins 1973 The Bounty Man ★ 6.3 The Bounty Man 1972 The Streets of San Francisco ★ 7.0 The Streets of San Francisco 1972 Bedknobs and Broomsticks ★ 7.0 Bedknobs and Broomsticks 1971 Heads or Tails ★ 5.8 Heads or Tails 1969 The Bamboo Saucer ★ 5.2 The Bamboo Saucer 1968 The Destructors ★ 6.1 The Destructors 1968 The Money Jungle ★ 5.6 The Money Jungle 1967 The Vengeance of Pancho Villa ★ 5.8 The Vengeance of Pancho Villa 1967 Ironside ★ 6.9 Ironside 1967 The Invaders ★ 6.8 The Invaders 1967 Operation Atlantis ★ 9.0 Operation Atlantis 1965 The F.B.I. ★ 5.6 The F.B.I. 1965 Honey West ★ 7.2 Honey West 1965 7 Faces of Dr. Lao ★ 6.9 7 Faces of Dr. Lao 1964 The Fugitive ★ 7.3 The Fugitive 1963 I Am Semiramis ★ 5.6 I Am Semiramis 1963 The Virginian ★ 6.5 The Virginian 1962 Under Ten Flags ★ 5.7 Under Ten Flags 1960 The Chevy Mystery Show ★ 6.8 The Chevy Mystery Show 1960 Pretty Boy Floyd ★ 7.0 Pretty Boy Floyd 1960 Adventures in Paradise ★ 6.1 Adventures in Paradise 1959 Bonanza ★ 7.5 Bonanza 1959 The David Niven Show ★ 8.0 The David Niven Show 1959 Day of the Badman ★ 6.9 Day of the Badman 1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook ★ 6.5 Shirley Temple's Storybook 1958 Oregon Passage ★ 4.9 Oregon Passage 1957 The Restless Gun ★ 4.4 The Restless Gun 1957 Wagon Train ★ 6.6 Wagon Train 1957 Forty Guns ★ 6.6 Forty Guns 1957 Heritage of Anger Heritage of Anger 1956 The Cruel Tower ★ 4.9 The Cruel Tower 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ★ 6.2 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956 Playhouse 90 ★ 7.6 Playhouse 90 1956 The Return of Jack Slade ★ 7.3 The Return of Jack Slade 1955 Star Stage Star Stage 1955 Appointment with Adventure ★ 7.7 Appointment with Adventure 1955 The Millionaire ★ 5.8 The Millionaire 1955 Bad Day at Black Rock ★ 7.3 Bad Day at Black Rock 1955 Green Fire ★ 6.3 Green Fire 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney ★ 7.9 The Wonderful World of Disney 1954 Climax! ★ 3.8 Climax! 1954 The Student Prince ★ 6.3 The Student Prince 1954 Rhapsody ★ 6.6 Rhapsody 1954 Great Lady Has an Interview ★ 2.0 Great Lady Has an Interview 1954 The United States Steel Hour ★ 6.3 The United States Steel Hour 1953 Letter to Loretta ★ 6.6 Letter to Loretta 1953 General Electric Theater ★ 6.8 General Electric Theater 1953 Cavalcade of America ★ 4.6 Cavalcade of America 1952 It's a Big Country ★ 5.9 It's a Big Country 1951 Out There ★ 10.0 Out There 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ★ 7.2 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951 Teresa ★ 6.1 Teresa 1951 Lux Video Theatre ★ 6.7 Lux Video Theatre 1950 Studio One ★ 5.4 Studio One 1948 The Philco Television Playhouse ★ 6.6 The Philco Television Playhouse 1948 Kraft Television Theatre ★ 7.8 Kraft Television Theatre 1947