

John Anderson
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
20 Oct 1922
Age
104 Years
Born In
Clayton, Illinois, USA
Total Projects
225
Years Active
44 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
John Robert Anderson (October 20, 1922 – August 7, 1992) A tall, sinewy, austere-looking character actor with silver hair, rugged features and a distinctive voice, John Robert Anderson appeared in hundreds of films and television episodes. Immensely versatile, he was at his best submerging himself in the role of historical figures (he impersonated Abraham Lincoln three times and twice baseball...
Known For
Filmography

movie
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
as Virgil Earp (flashback sequence) (archive footage)

movie
24 Hour Psycho
24 Hour Psycho
as California Charlie (archive footage)

movie
Bed of Lies
Bed of Lies
as Price Daniel, Sr.

movie
Daddy
Daddy
as George Watson

movie
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth
as Judge Landis

movie
In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight
as Wes Westerman

movie
Follow Your Heart
Follow Your Heart
as Josh Lowe

movie
Deadly Innocents
Deadly Innocents
as Gus

tv
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap
as Pat Knight

movie
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
as George Dutton

tv
Annie McGuire
Annie McGuire

movie
Eight Men Out
Eight Men Out
as Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis

tv
Aaron's Way
Aaron's Way

tv
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Kevin Uxbridge

tv
Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman
as Ace Thompson

movie
American Harvest
American Harvest
as Judge Meriweather

movie
Scorpion
Scorpion
as Noel G. Koch

tv
Heart of the City
Heart of the City
as Warren

movie
Never Too Young to Die
Never Too Young to Die
as Arliss

tv
Dream West
Dream West
as Brig. Gen. Brooke

movie
I-Man
I-Man
as Holbrook

tv
Matlock
Matlock
as Sam Chandler

tv
North and South
North and South
as William Hazard

tv
MacGyver
MacGyver
as Harry Jackson

tv
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Andrew Dixon

tv
Hunter
Hunter
as Winston Taggert

movie
Sins of the Past
Sins of the Past
as Rev. Donald Randolph

tv
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King

movie
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
as Stanley Willard

movie
The First Time
The First Time
as Paul Cooper

tv
Voyagers!
Voyagers!

tv
Matt Houston
Matt Houston

tv
Silver Spoons
Silver Spoons
as Captain Stark

tv
Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick
as General Frye

movie
Zoot Suit
Zoot Suit
as Judge F.W. Charles

movie
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue
as T.V. Interviewer

movie
Smokey and the Bandit II
Smokey and the Bandit II
as Governor

tv
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

tv
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
as Col. Clayborn

tv
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart

movie
In Search of Historic Jesus
In Search of Historic Jesus
as Caiaphas

tv
Backstairs at the White House
Backstairs at the White House
as Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

tv
$weepstake$
$weepstake$
as Thomas Singer

movie
The Deerslayer
The Deerslayer
as Hutter

movie
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
as Patrick Breen

tv
Dallas
Dallas
as Dr. Herbert Styles

movie
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
as Amos Force

movie
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
as Alexander Majors

tv
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
as Mike Calahan

movie
The Lincoln Conspiracy
The Lincoln Conspiracy
as Abraham Lincoln

tv
Lou Grant
Lou Grant
as Russell Grainger

movie
The Force of Evil
The Force of Evil
as Sheriff John Carrington

tv
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
as Floyd Carrington

tv
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as Justin DeWilde

tv
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as Chief Frank Ollano

tv
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as Movie Director

tv
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as Scotty

movie
Bridger
Bridger
as President Andrew Jackson

movie
The Dark Side of Innocence
The Dark Side of Innocence
as Stephen Hancock

movie
The Quest
The Quest
as Army Officer

tv
The Quest
The Quest

movie
Death Among Friends
Death Among Friends
as Capt. Lewis

movie
The Specialist
The Specialist
as Pike Smith

tv
Bronk
Bronk
as Colonel Hecker

movie
Dead Man on the Run
Dead Man on the Run
as Jason Monroe

tv
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Gerald A. O'Malley

tv
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
as Amos Pike

tv
Petrocelli
Petrocelli
as Joshua Forbes

movie
The Dove
The Dove
as Mike Turk

movie
Manhunter
Manhunter
as Aaron Denver

movie
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
as Col. John Lockport

movie
Heatwave!
Heatwave!
as Toler

movie
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
as President Lincoln

movie
Executive Action
Executive Action
as Halliday

movie
Counselor at Crime
Counselor at Crime
as Don Vito Albanese

movie
Hitched
Hitched
as Jomer Cruett

movie
Call to Danger
Call to Danger
as Edward McClure

movie
Set This Town on Fire
Set This Town on Fire
as Henry Kealey

movie
Molly and Lawless John
Molly and Lawless John
as Sheriff Marvin Parker

movie
The Stepmother
The Stepmother
as Inspector Darnezi

tv
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
as Jack Youngblood

tv
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
as Wray

tv
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
as Benjamin Dundee

tv
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
as General Collins

tv
The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show

tv
Emergency!
Emergency!
as Captain Bob Roberts

tv
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense

tv
Bearcats!
Bearcats!
as Judge Juan O'Brien

tv
Cannon
Cannon

movie
Man and Boy
Man and Boy
as Stretch

movie
Soldier Blue
Soldier Blue
as Col. Iverson

movie
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Capt. Bryce

movie
The Andersonville Trial
The Andersonville Trial
as Ambrose Spencer

movie
The Animals
The Animals
as Sheriff Allan Pierce

movie
Young Billy Young
Young Billy Young
as Boone

movie
The Great Bank Robbery
The Great Bank Robbery
as Mayor Kincaid

movie
Heaven with a Gun
Heaven with a Gun
as Ase Beck

tv
Here Come the Brides
Here Come the Brides

tv
Lancer
Lancer

tv
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Brig. General Earl Rigney

movie
5 Card Stud
5 Card Stud
as Marshal Dana

movie
A Man Called Gannon
A Man Called Gannon
as Capper

movie
Day of the Evil Gun
Day of the Evil Gun
as Captain Jefferson Addis

tv
Mannix
Mannix
as George Blake

tv
Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip

movie
Welcome to Hard Times
Welcome to Hard Times
as Ezra Maple / Isaac Maple

movie
A Covenant with Death
A Covenant with Death
as Dietrich

movie
The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie
as Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

tv
Occasional Wife
Occasional Wife

tv
The Rat Patrol
The Rat Patrol
as Major Indrus

tv
The Rat Patrol
The Rat Patrol
as Gen. Owen Lansbury

tv
Felony Squad
Felony Squad
as Lt. Mike Reineck

tv
Tarzan
Tarzan

movie
Namu, the Killer Whale
Namu, the Killer Whale
as Joe Clausen

movie
Scalplock
Scalplock
as Standish

tv
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Adam MacDonald

tv
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Bollin

tv
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Matt Bentell

tv
The Legend of Jesse James
The Legend of Jesse James
as Moss Canby

movie
The Hallelujah Trail
The Hallelujah Trail
as Sgt. Buell

movie
The Satan Bug
The Satan Bug
as Agent Reagan

movie
For the Love of Willadean
For the Love of Willadean
as Farmer Wills

tv
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Rankin

tv
My Favorite Martian
My Favorite Martian
as Capt. Farrow

tv
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
as Colonel Knowlton

tv
Redigo
Redigo

tv
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Justin Briggs

tv
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Ed Shrader

tv
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Ebonite Interrogator

tv
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant
as Joe Hammond

tv
Stoney Burke
Stoney Burke

tv
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Luke Hunter

tv
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Adam

tv
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Major Cass

tv
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Adam Tercell

tv
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Jeremiah Chilton

tv
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Deputy Sheriff Sam Morrell

tv
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Sam McLain

tv
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Seth James

tv
Sam Benedict
Sam Benedict
as James Bradley

tv
Sam Benedict
Sam Benedict
as Jim Bradley

movie
Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country
as Elder Hammond

movie
Geronimo
Geronimo
as Jeremiah Burns

movie
Walk on the Wild Side
Walk on the Wild Side
as Preacher

tv
Ben Casey
Ben Casey

tv
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Vernon Hackett

tv
87th Precinct
87th Precinct

tv
Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred
as Kenneth Drake

movie
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
as Sailor (uncredited)

tv
Harrigan and Son
Harrigan and Son
as Earl

tv
Peter Loves Mary
Peter Loves Mary
as Bill Horton

tv
Route 66
Route 66

tv
Stagecoach West
Stagecoach West
as Cole Dawson

tv
The Westerner
The Westerner
as Leth Ritchie

tv
Outlaws
Outlaws

tv
Thriller
Thriller
as Jacob Grant

tv
The Tall Man
The Tall Man

movie
Psycho
Psycho
as California Charlie

tv
The Detectives
The Detectives

tv
Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise
as Benson

tv
The Rebel
The Rebel
as Ezra Taber

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Capt. 'Skipper' Farver

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Goldsmith

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Deidrich

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Gabriel

tv
Johnny Ringo
Johnny Ringo
as Cartwright

tv
Law of the Plainsman
Law of the Plainsman
as Clyde Santee

tv
Law of the Plainsman
Law of the Plainsman
as Matthew Bannock

tv
Law of the Plainsman
Law of the Plainsman
as Jeb Wicken

tv
Laramie
Laramie

tv
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Sam Masters

tv
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Gorman

movie
Last Train from Gun Hill
Last Train from Gun Hill
as Salesman

tv
Black Saddle
Black Saddle
as Clyde Wicker

tv
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Captain James Rankin

tv
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Maj. Cantwell

tv
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
as Major Liam Mars

tv
Lawman
Lawman
as Hassayampa Edwards

tv
Yancy Derringer
Yancy Derringer
as Wayne Raven

tv
The Rifleman
The Rifleman

tv
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
as Samuel Gibbs

tv
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
as Owny Kincaid

tv
Bronco
Bronco

tv
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn

tv
Steve Canyon
Steve Canyon
as Sergeant Bulla

tv
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Deputy Sheriff Fix

movie
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
as Doc

tv
Sea Hunt
Sea Hunt

tv
Trackdown
Trackdown

tv
Trackdown
Trackdown
as McCall

tv
The Walter Winchell File
The Walter Winchell File

tv
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as George Andrews

tv
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Bud Ferrand

tv
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Dan O'Malley

tv
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel

tv
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Fred Cooley

tv
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Paul Russell

tv
Panic!
Panic!

tv
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Fisk Madden

tv
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Roy Kelsey

tv
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Marshal Cal Lazenby

tv
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as John Duncan

tv
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Nicholson

tv
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Attendant

tv
Cheyenne
Cheyenne

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Ben Siple

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Delliver

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Yermo

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Cheevers

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Pa Gibbijohn

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Les McConnell

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Roberts

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Jess Fletcher

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Amos Sadler

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Lemuel Cleary

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Adam Kimbro

tv
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

tv
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Virgil Earp

tv
Lassie
Lassie

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Amos Force

movie
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

tv
Inside Detective
Inside Detective
as Theater manager

movie
Rebel Range
Rebel Range
as Fisk Madden

movie
The American Adventure
The American Adventure
as Mark Twain / Franklin D. Roosevelt (voice)