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Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Acting

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Acting History

2019
1994
Twisted Fear
as Detective Lucky Douglas
1993
Seasons of the Heart
as Pastor William Clay
1991
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as President Theodore Roosevelt
Where Evil Lives
as Jack Devlin
Eerie, Indiana
TVas Bank Robber / Grungy Bill
1988
Pushed Too Far
as Sheriff Jim Forrest
1987
The Curse
as Nathan Crane
1986
Monster in the Closet
as Sheriff Sam Ketchem
Pecos Bill
as Grandpa / Narrator
Matlock
TVas Sam Taylor
1985
Tall Tales & Legends
TVas Grandpa / Narrator
1984
The Baron and the Kid
as Harley Medford
Master Ninja
as Mr. Trumbull
Hunter
TVas Andy Polanski
The Master
TVas Trumbull
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Ethan Cragg
Legmen
TVas Tom Bannon
Celebrity
TVas Uncle Bun Luther
1983
Masquerade
TVas Ted Kelly
1982
Bus Stop
as Sheriff Will
1981
1979
Concrete Cowboys
as Woody Stone
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
TVas Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo
1978
Little Mo
as Gus Berste
B.J. and the Bear
as Sheriff Lobo
1977
Tentacles
as Robards
Killer on Board
as Oscar Billingham
Yesterday's Child
as Cliff Henley
The Love Boat
TVas Cappy
Nashville 99
TVas Det. Lt. Stonewall Jackson 'Stoney' Huff
The Rhinemann Exchange
TVas Walter Kendall
1976
Kiss Me... Kill Me
as Harry Grant
1975
Eric
as Stanley 'Stan' Swenson
Medical Story
as Dr. Matthews
1974
The Death Squad
as Connie Brennan
In Tandem
as Sonny Pruitt
Dinah!
TVas Self
Movin' On
TVas Sonny Pruitt
1972
Skyjacked
as Sgt. Ben Puzo
The Night Stalker
as Sheriff Warren A. Butcher
1971
1970
Flap
as Lobo Jackson
1968
The Devil's Brigade
as Pvt. Rocky Rockman
1967
Waterhole #3
as Sgt. Henry Foggers
First to Fight
as Captain Mason
Mannix
TVas Sgt. Al Reardon
1965
The F.B.I.
TVas Jason Peale / Ben Gambriella
The Big Valley
TVas Callahan
1964
The Killers
as Earl Sylvester
The Solid Gold Girl
as Deputy Sheriff Rafe Collins
A Distant Trumpet
as Seely Jones
Daniel Boone
TVas Toka
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TVas Sergeant Phil Henning
The Great Adventure
TVas Father Kranz
The Fugitive
TVas Ralph Simmons
Mr. Novak
TVas Lou Myerson
1962
How the West Was Won
as Man (uncredited)
Merrill's Marauders
as Sgt. Kolowicz
Black Gold
as Chick Carrington
Combat!
TVas Rosie / Charlie Pelton / Mastin
The Lucy Show
TVas Lieutenant Finch
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Sheriff Jordan
The Virginian
TVas Lump / Hezekiah
1960
Comanche Station
as Ben Lane
Inherit the Wind
as Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Surfside 6
TVas Harry Lodge / Mike Hogan
1959
Don't Give Up the Ship
as Lt. Cmdr. Farber
Porgy and Bess
as Detective
Hound-Dog Man
as Hog Peyson
Frontier Rangers
as Caleb Brandt
Rio Bravo
as Joe Burdette
The Twilight Zone
TVas Steve Brand
Bonanza
TVas Sam Hill / Marshal Emmett Dowd / Col. Edward J. Dunwoody / Ezekiel
Rawhide
TVas Aloysius Claybank / Clete Manson / Gus Marsdon / Sergeant Parker / Jerry Boggs / Karse
The Rebel
TVas Tom Hall
The Deputy
TVas Jason Getty
Riverboat
TVas Jarret Sutton / Beaudry Rawlins
Law of the Plainsman
TVas Sheriff Clifford Shaw
The Untouchables
TVas Vince Majesky / Karl Hansa / Jake 'Dodo' Ryan
1958
Onionhead
as Poznicki
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TVas Jack Kelly
Bat Masterson
TVas Jack Fontana
The Rifleman
TVas Floyd Doniger
Yancy Derringer
TVas Toby Cook
Steve Canyon
TVas Sgt. Brecker
77 Sunset Strip
TVas Ed Bird
1957
Joe Dakota
as Aaron Grant
Hot Summer Night
as Truck Driver
The Lonely Man
as Blackburn
Maverick
TVas Paisley Briggs
Perry Mason
TVas Detective Sgt. Phillip Dix
The Restless Gun
TVas Wes Flagler
Tales of Wells Fargo
TVas Rake / John Leslie Nagel / John L. Sullivan / Jefferson / Ralph
Meet McGraw
TVas Jim Bennett
1956
The Sharkfighters
as Chief 'Gordy' Gordon
The Burning Hills
as Ben Hindeman
Battle Stations
as Marty Brennan
Johnny Moccasin
as Bill Ames
The Proud and Profane
as Big soldier
State Trooper
TVas Janskey
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Simmy, the Comanchero / Sheriff Adam Prescott / Walker Collins / Deputy Chuck Wagner
1955
Man with the Gun
as Jim Reedy (uncredited)
The Sea Chase
as Winkler
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TVas Anton Budenieff
Cheyenne
TVas Sheriff Bob Walters
Gunsmoke
TVas Worth Sweeney / Art McLane / Ad / Harry / Sy Sherne / Jed Butler / Solis / Hack / Howard Kane / Marshal Clint Tucker
The Millionaire
TVas Sgt. Mike Harden
1954
Down Three Dark Streets
as Matty Pavelich
The Raid
as Lt. Ramsey (uncredited)
Bitter Creek
as Vance Morgan
The Human Jungle
as George Mandy
Witness to Murder
as Police Officer (uncredited)
The Caine Mutiny
as Horrible
The Adventures of Hajji Baba
as Chief Executioner (uncredited)
Shield for Murder
as Fat Michaels
Studio 57
TVas Al
1953
From Here to Eternity
as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TVas Pete Nemeck
General Electric Theater
TVas Dave Blackby / Duke Williams / Steve Crawford
Letter to Loretta
TVas Robert Wilson / Matt Malone / Carl Hodges
1952
Adventures of Superman
TVas Ace Miller
1951
I Love Lucy
TVas Claude Akins (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Stanley Swensen
1950

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Gender
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