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John Dehner

John Dehner

Acting1915Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia

John Dehner (November 23, 1915 - February 4, 1992) was an American actor in radio, television, and films. Between 1941 and 1988, he appeared in over 260 films and television programs. Prior to acting, Dehner had worked as an animator at Walt Disney Studios, and later became a radio disc jockey. He was also a professional pianist.

Acting History

1985
1983
The Right Stuff
as Henry Luce
1982
Airplane II: The Sequel
as The Commissioner
1980
Hawaii Five-O
TVas Anthony Del Vecchi1 eps
1978
The Boys from Brazil
as Henry Wheelock
1977
Danger in Paradise
as Barrett Fears
The Lincoln Conspiracy
as Col. Lafayette C. Baker
Dead of Night
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Rockford Files
TVas Judge Lyman / Inspector DeMartonis1 eps
How the West Was Won
TVas Bishop Benjamin2 eps
1976
Columbo
TVas Otis Swanson / Roland Pangborn1 eps
1974
The Missiles of October
as Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson
Petrocelli
TVas Dr. Leo Stegner1 eps
1973
The Doris Day Show
TVas Cy Bennett / Cyril Bennett1 eps
The Magician
TVas Simon Russell
1972
Temperatures Rising
TVas Charles Claver
1970
Dirty Dingus Magee
as Brig. Gen. George
Tiger by the Tail
as Sheriff Chancey Jones
Quarantined
as Dr. John Bedford
Land of the Giants
TVas Lieutenant Grayson1 eps
1969
Stiletto
as District Attorney Frank Simpson
The High Chaparral
TVas Gar Burnett1 eps
Get Smart
TVas Colonel Kyle K. Kirby1 eps
Then Came Bronson
TVas Sid Casper
The Virginian
TVas Morgan Starr / Marshall Eliazer Teague / Frank Sturgis / Bleeck1 eps
1966
Run for Your Life
TVas Eliot Ponas1 eps
Hogan's Heroes
TVas Colonel Backscheider / General von Platzen2 eps
1965
The Hallelujah Trail
as Narrator (uncredited)
The Big Valley
TVas Daddy Cade1 eps
The Wild Wild West
TVas John Maxwell Avery1 eps
1964
Youngblood Hawke
as Scotty Hawke
Combat!
TVas Gen. Armand Bouchard1 eps
The Great Adventure
TVas President Thomas Jefferson1 eps
Bonanza
TVas Jean Lafitte / Captain Pender1 eps
The Baileys of Balboa
TVas Commodore Cecil Wyntoon
1962
The Chapman Report
as Geoffrey Harnish
Surfside 6
TVas Francisco Hernandez1 eps
Lawman
TVas Ben Wyatt1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
TVas Dr. Burke / John Dehner / Roland Dumont / Robert McGill1 eps
1961
The Litterbug
as Narrator (voice)
The Canadians
as Frank Boone
Aquamania
as Narrator (voice)
Bat Masterson
TVas Marshal Ben Holt1 eps
Checkmate
TVas George Shay1 eps
The Untouchables
TVas Huey Barker1 eps
1960
The Westerner
TVas 'Burgundy Smith'1 eps
Maverick
TVas Big Ed Murphy1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Colonel Overton / Jim Brayden / Dr. Jim Randolph / Marshal Tom Harvey1 eps
Rawhide
TVas Arvid Lacey1 eps
Adventures in Paradise
TVas Paul Jordan1 eps
The Rebel
TVas John Sims2 eps
1959
The Twilight Zone
TVas Captain Allenby / Jared Garrity2 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TVas Sheriff Hayes1 eps
Black Saddle
TVas Aaron Robinson1 eps
Law of the Plainsman
TVas Walter Shannon1 eps
The Rifleman
TVas Tom King1 eps
1958
The Left Handed Gun
as Pat Garrett
Apache Territory
as Grant Kimbrough
Timbuktu
as Emir Bhaki aka The Lion of the Desert
Man of the West
as Claude Tobin
Perry Mason
TVas Major Lewis1 eps
The Real McCoys
TVas Roger Brewster1 eps
Yancy Derringer
TVas Col. Tate
1957
Revolt at Fort Laramie
as Maj. Seth Bradner
Trooper Hook
as Fred Sutliff
The Iron Sheriff
as Roger Pollack
Cheyenne
TVas Nagel1 eps
Wagon Train
TVas Ned Rossiter1 eps
1956
A Day of Fury
as Preacher Jason
Terror at Midnight
as Lew Hanlon
Please Murder Me
as Dist. Atty. Ray Willis
Carousel
as Mr. Bascombe
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Taylor Swope
Frontier
TVas Yancy1 eps
1955
Tall Man Riding
as Ames Luddington
The Prodigal
as Joram
Top Gun
as Tom Quentin
The Scarlet Coat
as Nathanael Greene
Four Star Playhouse
TVas Gen. Hatfield1 eps
The Millionaire
TVas Prof. Ridgely1 eps
1953
Powder River
as Harvey Logan
Fort Algiers
as Major Colle
1952
Plymouth Adventure
as Gilbert Winslow
Junction City
as Emmett Sanderson
Lady in the Iron Mask
as Count de Fourrier
Aladdin and His Lamp
as Prince Bokra
Cripple Creek
as Emil Cabeau
Scaramouche
as Doutreval
1951
Fort Savage Raiders
as Capt. Michael Craydon
Corky of Gasoline Alley
as Jefferson Jay
Lorna Doone
as Baron de Wichehalse
Hot Lead
as Turk Thorne aka John H. Smith
1950
Dynamite Pass
as Anson Thurber
Texas Dynamo
as Stanton
Last of the Buccaneers
as Sgt. Belchue
The Flying Missile
as Lieutenant Commander
David Harding, Counterspy
as Frank Reynolds
Backfire
as Blake - Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
Captive Girl
as Hakim
Destination Murder
as Frank Niles
Lux Video Theatre
TVas Gilbert Simmone
1949
Bandits of El Dorado
as Charles Bruton
He Walked by Night
as Assistant Bureau Chief (uncredited)
Tulsa
as Oilman (uncredited)
1947
Golden Earrings
as SS Officer with Hoff (uncredited)
Bury Me Dead
as Reporter
Vigilantes of Boomtown
as Bob Fitzsimmons
1945
Twice Blessed
as Contest Announcer (uncredited)
The Corn Is Green
as Miner in Bar (uncredited)
State Fair
as Hog Contest Announcer (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
as State Trooper #2 (uncredited)
1944
Hollywood Canteen
as Norwegian Sailor (uncredited)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
1941
The Reluctant Dragon
as Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/23/1915
Day of Death
2/4/1992
Place of Birth
Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA
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