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John Agar

Actor • Born 1921

John Agar

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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...

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Perry Mason posterPerry MasonSeries • 1957Charlie's Angels posterCharlie's AngelsSeries • 1976The Virginian posterThe VirginianSeries • 1962Climax! posterClimax!Series • 1954Highway to Heaven posterHighway to HeavenSeries • 1984The Twilight Zone posterThe Twilight ZoneSeries • 1985Rawhide posterRawhideSeries • 1959The Name of the Game posterThe Name of the GameSeries • 1968Bat Masterson posterBat MastersonSeries • 1958Family Affair posterFamily AffairSeries • 1966Police Story posterPolice StorySeries • 1973Branded posterBrandedSeries • 1965Hondo posterHondoSeries • 1967King Kong posterKing KongMovie • 1976Nightbreed posterNightbreedMovie • 1990Fort Apache posterFort ApacheMovie • 1948She Wore a Yellow Ribbon posterShe Wore a Yellow RibbonMovie • 1949Chisum posterChisumMovie • 1970Sands of Iwo Jima posterSands of Iwo JimaMovie • 1950The Undefeated posterThe UndefeatedMovie • 1969Miracle Mile posterMiracle MileMovie • 1989Body Bags posterBody BagsMovie • 1993Tarantula posterTarantulaMovie • 1955Big Jake posterBig JakeMovie • 1971