John Agar
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 31, 1921
- Died
- April 7, 2002 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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 army in 1946. He was Shirley Temple's first husband (1945–1950), and they worked together in Fort Apache. His marriage to Temple lasted five years and they had one daughter together, Linda Susan Agar, who was later known as Susan Black, taking the surname of her stepfather Charles Alden Black. Following his divorce from Temple, Agar was married in 1951 to model Loretta Barnett Combs (1922–2000). They remained married until her death in 2000. They had two sons, Martin Agar and John G. Agar III. Agar died on April 7, 2002 at Burbank, California of complications from emphysema. He was buried beside his wife at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California. Agar made six movies with John Wayne: Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima, Big Jake, Chisum, The Undefeated and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. He also made two movies with Shirley Temple, Fort Apache and Adventure in Baltimore, also starring Robert Young. He is mentioned in the Frank Zappa song "The Radio is Broken" from the album The Man From Utopia (1983). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Agar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Monster Invaders from Space
Movie · as Dr. Curt Taylor (archive footage)
The Naked Monster
Movie · as Dr. Clete Ferguson
The Vampire Hunters Club
Movie · as Reggie
Bielefeld Lichtwerk
Movie
Frank Capra's American Dream
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
A Century of Science Fiction
Movie · as Self
Body Bags
Movie · as Dr. Lang
Invasion of Privacy
Movie · as Old Convict
The Perfect Bride
Movie · as Gramps
Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Movie · as Self
Fear
Movie · as Leonard Scott Levy
Nightbreed
Movie · as Gas Station Attendant / Victim
Perfect Victims
Movie · as Dog-Walking Neighbor
Miracle Mile
Movie · as Ivan Peters
Creepy Classics
Movie · as Bob Westley - (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone
TV · as (segment "A Day in Beaumont") · 1 ep
Highway to Heaven
TV · 1 ep
Divided We Fall
Movie · as Yankee Officer
Mr. No Legs
Movie · as Police Capt. Hathaway
King Kong
Movie · as City Official
Charlie's Angels
TV · as Col. Blaylock · 1 ep
Police Story
TV · as Hammack · 1 ep
Delphi Bureau
TV · 1 ep
Big Jake
Movie · as Bert Ryan
How's Your Love Life?
Movie · as Police Lt. Rafferty
Chisum
Movie · as Amos Patton
The Undefeated
Movie · as Christian
Hell Raiders
Movie · as Maj. Ronald Paxton
The Movie Orgy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Curse of the Swamp Creature
Movie · as Barry Rogers
The Name of the Game
TV · as Bert Walker · 1 ep
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
Movie · as Dr. Curt Taylor
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Movie · as Dion O'Bannion
Night Fright
Movie · as Sheriff Clint Crawford
Hondo
TV · 1 ep
Johnny Reno
Movie · as Ed Tomkins
Waco
Movie · as George Gates
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
Movie · as Dr. Farrell
Family Affair
TV · 1 ep
Branded
TV · 1 ep
Young Fury
Movie · as Dawson
Law of the Lawless
Movie · as Pete Stone
Stage to Thunder Rock
Movie · as Dan Carrouthers
Of Love and Desire
Movie · as Gus Cole
The Young and the Brave
Movie · as Intelligence Captain
Journey to the Seventh Planet
Movie · as Capt. Don Graham
Hand of Death
Movie · as Alex Marsh
The Virginian
TV · as Tom Anders · 1 ep
Fall Girl
Movie · as Joe McElroy
Raymie
Movie · as Ike Burroughs
Invisible Invaders
Movie · as Maj. Bruce Jay
Destination Space
Movie · as Col. Matthews
Rawhide
TV · as Mike Anderson · 1 ep
Attack of the Puppet People
Movie · as Bob Westley
Jet Attack
Movie · as Capt. Tom Arnett
Cavalry Command
Movie · as Sgt. Judd Norcutt
Frontier Gun
Movie · as Sheriff Jim Crayle
Bat Masterson
TV · as Sam Phelps · 1 ep
The Brain from Planet Arous
Movie · as Steve March
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
Movie · as George Hastings
Joe Butterfly
Movie · as Sgt. Dick Mason
Ride a Violent Mile
Movie · as Jeff Donner
Perry Mason
TV · as Kenneth Baxter · 1 ep
The Mole People
Movie · as Dr. Roger Bentley
Star in the Dust
Movie · as Sheriff Bill Jorden
Flesh and the Spur
Movie · as Luke Random
Tarantula
Movie · as Dr. Matt Hastings
Revenge of the Creature
Movie · as Prof. Clete Ferguson
Hold Back Tomorrow
Movie · as Joe Cardos
The Lonesome Trail
Movie · as Johnny Rush
Shield for Murder
Movie · as Det. Sgt. Mark Brewster
Bait
Movie · as Ray Brighton
The Rocket Man
Movie · as Tom Baxter
The Golden Mistress
Movie · as Bill Buchanan
Climax!
TV · as Larry Dorrant · 1 ep
Man of Conflict
Movie · as Ray Compton
General Electric Theater
TV · as Marvin Potter · 1 ep
Letter to Loretta
TV · as Lloyd · 1 ep
Woman of the North Country
Movie · as David Powell
Along the Great Divide
Movie · as Billy Shear
The Magic Carpet
Movie · as Ramoth
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Otis Tack · 1 ep
The Woman on Pier 13
Movie · as Don Lowry
Breakthrough
Movie · as Lt. Joe Mallory
Sands of Iwo Jima
Movie · as PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Movie · as Lt. Flint Cohill
Adventure in Baltimore
Movie · as Tom Wade
Fort Apache
Movie · as 2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke