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John Larch

John Larch

Acting

Born: October 4, 1914Salem, Massachusetts, USA

John Larch (October 4, 1914 - October 16, 2005) was an American film and television actor. After his lead role in the radio serial Captain Starr of Space (1953–54), John Larch entered films in 1954. He usually appeared in westerns (How The West Was Won) and action films, including Miracle of the White Stallions as General George S. Patton Jr. (1963), Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as General Omar Bradley (1976), replacing James Gregory as Mac in the Matt Helm movie The Wrecking Crew (1969) starring Dean Martin, Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer. Larch, an old friend of Clint Eastwood, appeared in Eastwood films, including Dirty Harry (1971) and Play Misty for Me (1971). He also appeared on a number of television programs, including Naked City (three episodes), Route 66 (three episodes), The Fugitive (two episodes), The Invaders, The Restless Gun (four episodes), Gunsmoke (seven episodes), The Virginian (four episodes), Bonanza, Hawaii Five-0, Mission Impossible (two episodes), The Troubleshooters, Bus Stop, Laramie, The Law and Mr. Jones, and possibly most famously as Bill Mumy's father in The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" in 1961. He also appeared in two other The Twilight Zone episodes, playing a psychiatrist in "Perchance to Dream" and the sheriff in "Dust". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Larch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Airplane II: The Sequel

Airplane II: The Sequel

Prosecuting Attorney

1982
The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

Father Nuncio

1979
A Fire in the Sky

A Fire in the Sky

Johnson

1978
Future Cop

Future Cop

Commisioner Forman

1976
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

Gen. Omar Bradley

1976
Framed

Framed

Bundy

1975
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

District Attorney

1975
The Desperate Miles

The Desperate Miles

Dr. Bryson

1975
Bad Ronald

Bad Ronald

Sgt. Lynch

1974
The Chadwick Family

The Chadwick Family

Fargo

1974
Winter Kill

Winter Kill

Dr. Bill Hammond

1974
Santee

Santee

Banner

1973
Magic Carpet

Magic Carpet

Mr. Tracy

1972
Women in Chains

Women in Chains

Barney

1972
Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

Chief

1971
Play Misty for Me

Play Misty for Me

Sgt. McCallum

1971
The City

The City

Holland Yermo

1971
Cannon for Cordoba

Cannon for Cordoba

Warner

1970
Move

Move

Mounted Patrolman

1970
Hail, Hero!

Hail, Hero!

Mr. Conklin

1969
The Great Bank Robbery

The Great Bank Robbery

Sheriff of Friendly

1969
The Wrecking Crew

The Wrecking Crew

MacDonald

1968
Miracle of the White Stallions

Miracle of the White Stallions

General George S. Patton, Jr.

1963
Stampede at Bitter Creek

Stampede at Bitter Creek

Frank Boyd

1962
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

Grimes (uncredited)

1962
Pages of Death

Pages of Death

Councilman Halliday

1962
Hell to Eternity

Hell to Eternity

Capt. Schwabe

1960
The Saga of Hemp Brown

The Saga of Hemp Brown

Jed Givens

1958
From Hell to Texas

From Hell to Texas

Hal Carmody

1958
Man in the Shadow

Man in the Shadow

Ed Yates

1957
Quantez

Quantez

Heller

1957
The Careless Years

The Careless Years

Sam Vernon

1957
Gun for a Coward

Gun for a Coward

Stringer

1956
Man from Del Rio

Man from Del Rio

Bill Dawson

1956
Written on the Wind

Written on the Wind

Roy Carter

1956
7 Men from Now

7 Men from Now

Payte Bodeen

1956
Behind the High Wall

Behind the High Wall

William Kiley

1956

Johnny Moccasin

Frank Hill

1956
The Killer Is Loose

The Killer Is Loose

Otto Flanders

1956
Illegal

Illegal

District Attorney's Man (uncredited)

1955
The McConnell Story

The McConnell Story

Cy

1955
The Naked Street

The Naked Street

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1955
The Phenix City Story

The Phenix City Story

Clem Wilson

1955
5 Against the House

5 Against the House

Police Detective (uncredited)

1955
Seven Angry Men

Seven Angry Men

Sergeant

1955
Tight Spot

Tight Spot

First Detective (uncredited)

1955
This Is My Love

This Is My Love

Police Detective

1954
Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1st Sailor

1954
Bitter Creek

Bitter Creek

Hired Gunman

1954