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John Agar

John Agar

Acting

Born: January 31, 1921Chicago, Illinois, USA

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, Illinois and graduated from Trinity-Pawling Preparatory School in Pawling, New York, but did not attend college. He and his family moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1942, following his father’s death. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps, and he was a sergeant at the time he left the army in 1946. He was Shirley Temple's first husband (1945–1950), and they worked together in Fort Apache. His marriage to Temple lasted five years and they had one daughter together, Linda Susan Agar, who was later known as Susan Black, taking the surname of her stepfather Charles Alden Black. Following his divorce from Temple, Agar was married in 1951 to model Loretta Barnett Combs (1922–2000). They remained married until her death in 2000. They had two sons, Martin Agar and John G. Agar III. Agar died on April 7, 2002 at Burbank, California of complications from emphysema. He was buried beside his wife at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California. Agar made six movies with John Wayne: Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima, Big Jake, Chisum, The Undefeated and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. He also made two movies with Shirley Temple, Fort Apache and Adventure in Baltimore, also starring Robert Young. He is mentioned in the Frank Zappa song "The Radio is Broken" from the album The Man From Utopia (1983). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Agar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

Self - (archive footage)

2021
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

Self (archive footage)

2021
Monster Invaders from Space

Monster Invaders from Space

Dr. Curt Taylor (archive footage)

2018
The Naked Monster

The Naked Monster

Dr. Clete Ferguson

2005

The Vampire Hunters Club

Reggie

2001
Bielefeld Lichtwerk

Bielefeld Lichtwerk

1998
Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream

Self (archive footage)

1997
A Century of Science Fiction

A Century of Science Fiction

Self

1996
Body Bags

Body Bags

Dr. Lang

1993
Invasion of Privacy

Invasion of Privacy

Old Convict

1992
The Perfect Bride

The Perfect Bride

Gramps

1991
Fear

Fear

Leonard Scott Levy

1990
Nightbreed

Nightbreed

Gas Station Attendant / Victim

1990
Miracle Mile

Miracle Mile

Ivan Peters

1989
Perfect Victims

Perfect Victims

Dog-Walking Neighbor

1988
Creepy Classics

Creepy Classics

Bob Westley - (archive footage)

1987
Divided We Fall

Divided We Fall

Yankee Officer

1982
Mr. No Legs

Mr. No Legs

Police Captain

1978
King Kong

King Kong

City Official

1976
How's Your Love Life?

How's Your Love Life?

Police Lt. Rafferty

1971
Big Jake

Big Jake

Bert Ryan

1971
Chisum

Chisum

Amos Patton

1970
The Undefeated

The Undefeated

Christian

1969
Hell Raiders

Hell Raiders

Maj. Ronald Paxton

1969
Curse of the Swamp Creature

Curse of the Swamp Creature

Barry Rogers

1968
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

Self (archive footage)

1968
Zontar: The Thing from Venus

Zontar: The Thing from Venus

Dr. Curt Taylor

1967
Night Fright

Night Fright

Sheriff Clint Crawford

1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Dion O'Bannion

1967
Waco

Waco

George Gates

1966
Women of the Prehistoric Planet

Women of the Prehistoric Planet

Dr. Farrell

1966
Johnny Reno

Johnny Reno

Ed Tomkins

1966
Stage to Thunder Rock

Stage to Thunder Rock

Dan Carrouthers

1964
Young Fury

Young Fury

Dawson

1964
Law of the Lawless

Law of the Lawless

Pete Stone

1964
Of Love and Desire

Of Love and Desire

Gus Cole

1963
The Young and the Brave

The Young and the Brave

Intelligence Captain

1963
Journey to the Seventh Planet

Journey to the Seventh Planet

Capt. Don Graham

1962
Hand of Death

Hand of Death

Alex Marsh

1962
Fall Girl

Fall Girl

Joe McElroy

1961
Raymie

Raymie

Ike Burroughs

1960
Invisible Invaders

Invisible Invaders

Maj. Bruce Jay

1959
Destination Space

Destination Space

Col. Matthews

1959
Frontier Gun

Frontier Gun

Sheriff Jim Crayle

1958
Attack of the Puppet People

Attack of the Puppet People

Bob Westley

1958
Jet Attack

Jet Attack

Capt. Tom Arnett

1958
Cavalry Command

Cavalry Command

Sgt. Judd Norcutt

1958
The Brain from Planet Arous

The Brain from Planet Arous

Steve March

1957
Ride a Violent Mile

Ride a Violent Mile

Jeff Donner

1957
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

George Hastings

1957
Joe Butterfly

Joe Butterfly

Sgt. Dick Mason

1957
The Mole People

The Mole People

Dr. Roger Bentley

1956
Flesh and the Spur

Flesh and the Spur

Luke Random

1956
Star in the Dust

Star in the Dust

Sheriff Bill Jorden

1956
Hold Back Tomorrow

Hold Back Tomorrow

Joe Cardos

1955
Tarantula

Tarantula

Dr. Matt Hastings

1955
The Lonesome Trail

The Lonesome Trail

Johnny Rush

1955
Revenge of the Creature

Revenge of the Creature

Prof. Clete Ferguson

1955
The Golden Mistress

The Golden Mistress

Bill Buchanan

1954
Shield for Murder

Shield for Murder

Det. Sgt. Mark Brewster

1954
The Rocket Man

The Rocket Man

Tom Baxter

1954
Bait

Bait

Ray Brighton

1954

Man of Conflict

Ray Compton

1953
Woman of the North Country

Woman of the North Country

David Powell

1952
The Magic Carpet

The Magic Carpet

Ramoth

1951
Along the Great Divide

Along the Great Divide

Billy Shear

1951
Breakthrough

Breakthrough

Lt. Joe Mallory

1950
The Woman on Pier 13

The Woman on Pier 13

Don Lowry

1950
Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima

PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway

1950
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Lt. Flint Cohill

1949
Adventure in Baltimore

Adventure in Baltimore

Tom Wade

1949
Fort Apache

Fort Apache

2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke

1948