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John Anderson

John Anderson

Acting

Born: October 20, 1922Clayton, Illinois, USA

John Robert Anderson (October 20, 1922 – August 7, 1992) 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 upstanding, dignified and generally benign citizens (a rare exception was his Ebonite interrogator in The Outer Limits (1963) episode "Nightmare"). He had a high opinion of Rod Serling and was proud to be featured in four episodes of The Twilight Zone (1959), most memorably as the tuxedo-clad angel Gabriel in "A Passage for Trumpet" (doing for Jack Klugman what Henry Travers did for James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)).

Known For
Filmography
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

Virgil Earp (flashback sequence) (archive footage)

1994
24 Hour Psycho

24 Hour Psycho

California Charlie (archive footage)

1993
Bed of Lies

Bed of Lies

Price Daniel, Sr.

1992
Daddy

Daddy

George Watson

1991
Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

Judge Landis

1991
In Broad Daylight

In Broad Daylight

Wes Westerman

1991
Follow Your Heart

Follow Your Heart

Josh Lowe

1990
Deadly Innocents

Deadly Innocents

Gus

1989
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal

Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal

George Dutton

1989
Eight Men Out

Eight Men Out

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis

1988
American Harvest

American Harvest

Judge Meriweather

1987
Scorpion

Scorpion

Noel G. Koch

1986
Never Too Young to Die

Never Too Young to Die

Arliss

1986
I-Man

I-Man

Holbrook

1986
Sins of the Past

Sins of the Past

Rev. Donald Randolph

1984
Missing Children: A Mother's Story

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

Stanley Willard

1982
The First Time

The First Time

Paul Cooper

1982
Zoot Suit

Zoot Suit

Judge F.W. Charles

1981
Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

T.V. Interviewer

1981
Smokey and the Bandit II

Smokey and the Bandit II

Governor

1980
In Search of Historic Jesus

In Search of Historic Jesus

Caiaphas

1979
The Deerslayer

The Deerslayer

Hutter

1978
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival

Donner Pass: The Road to Survival

Patrick Breen

1978
The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

Amos Force

1977
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion

Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion

Alexander Majors

1977
The Lincoln Conspiracy

The Lincoln Conspiracy

Abraham Lincoln

1977
The Force of Evil

The Force of Evil

Sheriff John Carrington

1977
Bridger

Bridger

President Andrew Jackson

1976
The Dark Side of Innocence

The Dark Side of Innocence

Stephen Hancock

1976
The Quest

The Quest

Army Officer

1976
Death Among Friends

Death Among Friends

Capt. Lewis

1975
The Specialist

The Specialist

Pike Smith

1975
Dead Man on the Run

Dead Man on the Run

Jason Monroe

1975
The Dove

The Dove

Mike Turk

1974
Manhunter

Manhunter

Aaron Denver

1974
Smile Jenny, You're Dead

Smile Jenny, You're Dead

Col. John Lockport

1974
Heatwave!

Heatwave!

Toler

1974
Lincoln: Trial by Fire

Lincoln: Trial by Fire

President Lincoln

1974
Executive Action

Executive Action

Halliday

1973
Counselor at Crime

Counselor at Crime

Don Vito Albanese

1973
Hitched

Hitched

Jomer Cruett

1973
Call to Danger

Call to Danger

Edward McClure

1973
Set This Town on Fire

Set This Town on Fire

Henry Kealey

1973
Molly and Lawless John

Molly and Lawless John

Sheriff Marvin Parker

1972
The Stepmother

The Stepmother

Inspector Darnezi

1972
Man and Boy

Man and Boy

Stretch

1971
Soldier Blue

Soldier Blue

Col. Iverson

1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Capt. Bryce

1970
The Andersonville Trial

The Andersonville Trial

Ambrose Spencer

1970
The Animals

The Animals

Sheriff Allan Pierce

1970
Young Billy Young

Young Billy Young

Boone

1969
The Great Bank Robbery

The Great Bank Robbery

Mayor Kincaid

1969
Heaven with a Gun

Heaven with a Gun

Ase Beck

1969
5 Card Stud

5 Card Stud

Marshal Dana

1968
A Man Called Gannon

A Man Called Gannon

Capper

1968
Day of the Evil Gun

Day of the Evil Gun

Captain Jefferson Addis

1968
Welcome to Hard Times

Welcome to Hard Times

Ezra Maple / Isaac Maple

1967
A Covenant with Death

A Covenant with Death

Dietrich

1967
The Fortune Cookie

The Fortune Cookie

Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

1966
Namu, the Killer Whale

Namu, the Killer Whale

Joe Clausen

1966
Scalplock

Scalplock

Standish

1966
The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail

Sgt. Buell

1965
The Satan Bug

The Satan Bug

Agent Reagan

1965
For the Love of Willadean

For the Love of Willadean

Farmer Wills

1964
Ride the High Country

Ride the High Country

Elder Hammond

1962
Geronimo

Geronimo

Jeremiah Burns

1962
Walk on the Wild Side

Walk on the Wild Side

Preacher

1962
The Wackiest Ship in the Army

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

Sailor (uncredited)

1960
Psycho

Psycho

California Charlie

1960
Last Train from Gun Hill

Last Train from Gun Hill

Salesman

1959
The True Story of Lynn Stuart

The True Story of Lynn Stuart

Doc

1958
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

1951