John Anderson

John Anderson

Known for
Acting
Born
October 20, 1922
Died
August 7, 1992 (aged 69)
Birthplace
Clayton, Illinois, USA

Biography

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 commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, men whom he strongly resembled). He was a familiar presence in westerns and science-fiction serials, usually as upstanding, dignified and generally benign citizens (a rare exception was his Ebonite interrogator in The Outer Limits (1963) episode "Nightmare"). He had a high opinion of Rod Serling and was proud to be featured in four episodes of The Twilight Zone (1959), most memorably as the tuxedo-clad angel Gabriel in "A Passage for Trumpet" (doing for Jack Klugman what Henry Travers did for James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)).

Known For

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Filmography

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Rebel Range poster

Rebel Range

Movie · as Fisk Madden

1994
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone poster

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

Movie · as Virgil Earp (flashback sequence) (archive footage)

1992
Bed of Lies poster

Bed of Lies

Movie · as Price Daniel, Sr.

1991
In Broad Daylight poster

In Broad Daylight

Movie · as Wes Westerman

1991
Daddy poster

Daddy

Movie · as George Watson

1991
Babe Ruth poster

Babe Ruth

Movie · as Judge Landis

1990
Follow Your Heart poster

Follow Your Heart

Movie · as Josh Lowe

1989
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal poster

Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal

Movie · as George Dutton

1989
Deadly Innocents poster

Deadly Innocents

Movie · as Gus

1989
Quantum Leap poster

Quantum Leap

TV · as Pat Knight · 1 ep

1988
Eight Men Out poster

Eight Men Out

Movie · as Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis

1988
Aaron's Way

Aaron's Way

TV · 2 eps

1988
Annie McGuire

Annie McGuire

TV · 1 ep

1987
American Harvest poster

American Harvest

Movie · as Judge Meriweather

1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation poster

Star Trek: The Next Generation

TV · as Kevin Uxbridge · 1 ep

1987
Jake and the Fatman poster

Jake and the Fatman

TV · as Ace Thompson · 1 ep

1986
I-Man poster

I-Man

Movie · as Holbrook

1986
Never Too Young to Die poster

Never Too Young to Die

Movie · as Arliss

1986
Scorpion poster

Scorpion

Movie · as Noel G. Koch

1986
Matlock poster

Matlock

TV · as Sam Chandler · 1 ep

1986
Heart of the City poster

Heart of the City

TV · as Warren · 1 ep

1986
Dream West poster

Dream West

TV · as Brig. Gen. Brooke · 3 eps

1985
MacGyver poster

MacGyver

TV · as Harry Jackson · 5 eps

1985
North and South poster

North and South

TV · as William Hazard · 1 ep

1984
Sins of the Past poster

Sins of the Past

Movie · as Rev. Donald Randolph

1984
Hunter poster

Hunter

TV · as Winston Taggert · 1 ep

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Andrew Dixon · 1 ep

1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King poster

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

TV · 1 ep

1982
Missing Children: A Mother's Story poster

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

Movie · as Stanley Willard

1982
The First Time poster

The First Time

Movie · as Paul Cooper

1982
Silver Spoons poster

Silver Spoons

TV · as Captain Stark · 1 ep

1982
Voyagers! poster

Voyagers!

TV · 1 ep

1982
Matt Houston poster

Matt Houston

TV · 2 eps

1981
Zoot Suit poster

Zoot Suit

Movie · as Judge F.W. Charles

1981
Out of the Blue poster

Out of the Blue

Movie · as T.V. Interviewer

1981
Bret Maverick poster

Bret Maverick

TV · as General Frye · 1 ep

1980
Smokey and the Bandit II poster

Smokey and the Bandit II

Movie · as Governor

1980
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe poster

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

TV · 1 ep

1979
In Search of Historic Jesus poster

In Search of Historic Jesus

Movie · as Caiaphas

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

TV · 1 ep

1979
Backstairs at the White House poster

Backstairs at the White House

TV · as Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt · 4 eps

1979
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo poster

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

TV · as Col. Clayborn · 1 ep

1979
$weepstake$

$weepstake$

TV · as Thomas Singer · 1 ep

1978
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival poster

Donner Pass: The Road to Survival

Movie · as Patrick Breen

1978
The Deerslayer poster

The Deerslayer

Movie · as Hutter

1978
Dallas poster

Dallas

TV · as Dr. Herbert Styles · 7 eps

1977
The Lincoln Conspiracy poster

The Lincoln Conspiracy

Movie · as Abraham Lincoln

1977
The Force of Evil poster

The Force of Evil

Movie · as Sheriff John Carrington

1977
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion poster

Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion

Movie · as Alexander Majors

1977
The Last Hurrah poster

The Last Hurrah

Movie · as Amos Force

1977
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected poster

Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected

TV · as Floyd Carrington · 1 ep

1977
The Incredible Hulk poster

The Incredible Hulk

TV · as Mike Calahan · 1 ep

1977
Lou Grant poster

Lou Grant

TV · as Russell Grainger · 1 ep

1976
The Quest poster

The Quest

Movie · as Army Officer

1976
The Dark Side of Innocence poster

The Dark Side of Innocence

Movie · as Stephen Hancock

1976
Bridger poster

Bridger

Movie · as President Andrew Jackson

1976
The Quest poster

The Quest

TV · 1 ep

1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II poster

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

TV · as Scotty · 7 eps

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · as Justin DeWilde, Chief Frank Ollano, Movie Director · 1 ep

1975
The Specialist poster

The Specialist

Movie · as Pike Smith

1975
Dead Man on the Run poster

Dead Man on the Run

Movie · as Jason Monroe

1975
Death Among Friends poster

Death Among Friends

Movie · as Capt. Lewis

1975
Bronk poster

Bronk

TV · as Colonel Hecker · 1 ep

1974
Smile Jenny, You're Dead poster

Smile Jenny, You're Dead

Movie · as Col. John Lockport

1974
Manhunter poster

Manhunter

Movie · as Aaron Denver

1974
Heatwave! poster

Heatwave!

Movie · as Toler

1974
The Dove poster

The Dove

Movie · as Mike Turk

1974
Lincoln: Trial by Fire poster

Lincoln: Trial by Fire

Movie · as President Lincoln

1974
Little House on the Prairie poster

Little House on the Prairie

TV · as Amos Pike · 1 ep

1974
The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files

TV · as Gerald A. O'Malley · 1 ep

1974
Petrocelli poster

Petrocelli

TV · as Joshua Forbes · 1 ep

1973
Executive Action poster

Executive Action

Movie · as Halliday

1973
Set This Town on Fire poster

Set This Town on Fire

Movie · as Henry Kealey

1973
The Counsellor poster

The Counsellor

Movie · as Don Vito Albanese

1973
Call to Danger poster

Call to Danger

Movie · as Edward McClure

1973
Hitched poster

Hitched

Movie · as Jomer Cruett

1972
The Stepmother poster

The Stepmother

Movie · as Inspector Darnezi

1972
Molly and Lawless John poster

Molly and Lawless John

Movie · as Sheriff Marvin Parker

1972
M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H

TV · as General Collins · 1 ep

1972
Kung Fu poster

Kung Fu

TV · as Jack Youngblood, Wray, Benjamin Dundee · 1 ep

1972
The Bob Newhart Show poster

The Bob Newhart Show

TV · as Mr. Charlie Colton · 1 ep

1972
Emergency! poster

Emergency!

TV · as Captain Bob Roberts · 1 ep

1972
The Sixth Sense poster

The Sixth Sense

TV · as The Sheriff · 1 ep

1971
Man and Boy poster

Man and Boy

Movie · as Stretch

1971
Cannon poster

Cannon

TV · 1 ep

1971
Bearcats! poster

Bearcats!

TV · as Judge Juan O'Brien · 1 ep

1970
Soldier Blue poster

Soldier Blue

Movie · as Col. Iverson

1970
The Animals poster

The Animals

Movie · as Sheriff Allan Pierce

1970
The Andersonville Trial poster

The Andersonville Trial

Movie · as Ambrose Spencer

1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem poster

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Movie · as Capt. Bryce

1969
Heaven with a Gun poster

Heaven with a Gun

Movie · as Ase Beck

1969
Young Billy Young poster

Young Billy Young

Movie · as Boone

1969
The Great Bank Robbery poster

The Great Bank Robbery

Movie · as Mayor Kincaid

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Brig. General Earl Rigney · 1 ep

1968
5 Card Stud poster

5 Card Stud

Movie · as Marshal Dana

1968
A Man Called Gannon poster

A Man Called Gannon

Movie · as Capper

1968
Day of the Evil Gun poster

Day of the Evil Gun

Movie · as Captain Jefferson Addis

1968
Lancer poster

Lancer

TV · 1 ep

1968
Here Come the Brides poster

Here Come the Brides

TV · 1 ep

1967
Welcome to Hard Times poster

Welcome to Hard Times

Movie · as Ezra Maple / Isaac Maple

1967
A Covenant with Death poster

A Covenant with Death

Movie · as Dietrich

1967
Cimarron Strip poster

Cimarron Strip

TV · 1 ep

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · as George Blake · 1 ep

1966
Scalplock poster

Scalplock

Movie · as Standish

1966
Namu, the Killer Whale poster

Namu, the Killer Whale

Movie · as Joe Clausen

1966
The Fortune Cookie poster

The Fortune Cookie

Movie · as Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

1966
Tarzan poster

Tarzan

TV · 2 eps

1966
Occasional Wife poster

Occasional Wife

TV · 1 ep

1966
The Rat Patrol poster

The Rat Patrol

TV · as Major Indrus, Gen. Owen Lansbury · 2 eps

1966
Felony Squad poster

Felony Squad

TV · as Lt. Mike Reineck · 1 ep

1965
The Satan Bug poster

The Satan Bug

Movie · as Agent Reagan

1965
The Hallelujah Trail poster

The Hallelujah Trail

Movie · as Sgt. Buell

1965
The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I.

TV · as Adam MacDonald, Bollin · 1 ep

1965
The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley

TV · as Matt Bentell · 2 eps

1965
The Legend of Jesse James poster

The Legend of Jesse James

TV · as Moss Canby · 1 ep

1964
For the Love of Willadean poster

For the Love of Willadean

Movie · as Farmer Wills

1963
The Great Adventure poster

The Great Adventure

TV · as Colonel Knowlton · 1 ep

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre

TV · as Rankin · 1 ep

1963
Redigo poster

Redigo

TV · 1 ep

1963
The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive

TV · as Justin Briggs, Ed Shrader · 1 ep

1963
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Ebonite Interrogator · 1 ep

1963
My Favorite Martian poster

My Favorite Martian

TV · as Capt. Farrow · 1 ep

1963
The Lieutenant poster

The Lieutenant

TV · as Joe Hammond · 1 ep

1962
Ride the High Country poster

Ride the High Country

Movie · as Elder Hammond

1962
Geronimo poster

Geronimo

Movie · as Jeremiah Burns

1962
Walk on the Wild Side poster

Walk on the Wild Side

Movie · as Preacher

1962
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

TV · as Major Cass, Adam Tercell, Jeremiah Chilton, Deputy Sheriff Sam Morrell, Sam McLain, Seth James · 1 ep

1962
Stoney Burke poster

Stoney Burke

TV · 2 eps

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV · as Luke Hunter, Adam · 1 ep

1962
Sam Benedict poster

Sam Benedict

TV · as James Bradley, Jim Bradley · 1 ep

1961
Cain's Hundred poster

Cain's Hundred

TV · as Kenneth Drake · 1 ep

1961
87th Precinct poster

87th Precinct

TV · 1 ep

1961
Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey

TV · 3 eps

1961
Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare

TV · as Vernon Hackett · 1 ep

1960
Psycho poster

Psycho

Movie · as California Charlie

1960
The Wackiest Ship in the Army poster

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

Movie · as Sailor (uncredited)

1960
Route 66 poster

Route 66

TV · 1 ep

1960
The Tall Man poster

The Tall Man

TV · 1 ep

1960
Outlaws poster

Outlaws

TV · 2 eps

1960
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Jacob Grant · 1 ep

1960
Harrigan and Son poster

Harrigan and Son

TV · as Earl · 1 ep

1960
Stagecoach West poster

Stagecoach West

TV · as Cole Dawson · 1 ep

1960
The Westerner poster

The Westerner

TV · as Leth Ritchie · 1 ep

1960
Peter Loves Mary poster

Peter Loves Mary

TV · as Bill Horton · 1 ep

1959
Last Train from Gun Hill poster

Last Train from Gun Hill

Movie · as Salesman

1959
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Goldsmith, Capt. 'Skipper' Farver, Deidrich, Gabriel · 1 ep

1959
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

TV · as Captain James Rankin, Maj. Cantwell · 1 ep

1959
Adventures in Paradise poster

Adventures in Paradise

TV · as Benson · 1 ep

1959
Black Saddle poster

Black Saddle

TV · as Clyde Wicker · 2 eps

1959
The Rebel poster

The Rebel

TV · as Ezra Taber · 1 ep

1959
Laramie poster

Laramie

TV · 1 ep

1959
Law of the Plainsman poster

Law of the Plainsman

TV · as Clyde Santee, Matthew Bannock, Jeb Wicken · 1 ep

1959
The Detectives poster

The Detectives

TV · 3 eps

1959
Johnny Ringo poster

Johnny Ringo

TV · as Cartwright · 1 ep

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Sam Masters, Gorman, Tulsa Weems · 1 ep

1958
The True Story of Lynn Stuart poster

The True Story of Lynn Stuart

Movie · as Doc

1958
Sea Hunt poster

Sea Hunt

TV · 3 eps

1958
Yancy Derringer poster

Yancy Derringer

TV · as Wayne Raven · 1 ep

1958
Peter Gunn poster

Peter Gunn

TV · 1 ep

1958
Bronco poster

Bronco

TV · 1 ep

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive

TV · as Deputy Sheriff Fix · 1 ep

1958
The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman

TV · as Samuel Gibbs, Owny Kincaid · 7 eps

1958
Bat Masterson poster

Bat Masterson

TV · as Major Liam Mars · 1 ep

1958
Lawman poster

Lawman

TV · as Hassayampa Edwards · 1 ep

1958
Steve Canyon poster

Steve Canyon

TV · as Sergeant Bulla · 1 ep

1957
Trackdown poster

Trackdown

TV · as McCall · 1 ep

1957
Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

TV · as George Andrews, Bud Ferrand, Dan O'Malley · 1 ep

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel poster

Have Gun, Will Travel

TV · as Fred Cooley · 1 ep

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

TV · as Paul Russell · 1 ep

1957
The Walter Winchell File poster

The Walter Winchell File

TV · 1 ep

1957
Panic! poster

Panic!

TV · 1 ep

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV · as Fisk Madden, Roy Kelsey, Marshal Cal Lazenby, John Duncan · 1 ep

1955
Cheyenne poster

Cheyenne

TV · 1 ep

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Ben Siple, Delliver, Yermo, Cheevers, Pa Gibbijohn, Les McConnell, Roberts, Jess Fletcher, Amos Sadler, Lemuel Cleary, Adam Kimbro · 1 ep

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Nicholson, Attendant · 1 ep

1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp poster

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

TV · as Virgil Earp · 1 ep

1954
Lassie poster

Lassie

TV · 1 ep

1951
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel poster

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

Movie

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Amos Force · 1 ep

1950
Inside Detective

Inside Detective

TV · as Theater manager · 1 ep