About
Burly, handsome and rugged character actor John Crawford appeared in over 200 movies and TV shows combined in a career that spanned over 40 years, usually cast as tough and/or villainous characters. Crawford was born Cleve Richardson on September 13, 1920, in Colfax, Washington. He was discovered by a Warner Bros. scout while attending the University of Washington's School of Drama. Although he failed his screen test, Crawford nonetheless joined RKO as a laborer. He then got a job building sets at Circle Theater in Los Angeles, and eventually persuaded the producers to cast him in some of their plays. He was soon signed to Columbia Pictures to act in secondary roles in westerns. In the late 1950s he graduated to bigger parts in such films as Ordre de tuer (1958), La clé (1958) and Un homme pour le bagne (1960), all of which were made in the UK. Crawford returned to America in the...
Known for
Star TrekSeries • 1966
DynastySeries • 1981
The FugitiveSeries • 1963
Little House on the PrairieSeries • 1974
MannixSeries • 1967
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
BatmanSeries • 1966
Knight RiderSeries • 1982
The Rockford FilesSeries • 1974
The WaltonsSeries • 1972
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959
Charlie's AngelsSeries • 1976
Combat!Series • 1962
Hogan's HeroesSeries • 1965
The Wild Wild WestSeries • 1965
Daniel BooneSeries • 1964
The Incredible HulkSeries • 1977
The Big ValleySeries • 1965
Police WomanSeries • 1974
Lost in SpaceSeries • 1965
The Bob Newhart ShowSeries • 1972
Trapper John, M.D.Series • 1979
Danger ManSeries • 1960
RhodaSeries • 1974