John Davis Chandler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 28, 1935
- Died
- February 16, 2010 (aged 75)
- Birthplace
- Hinton, West Virginia, USA
Biography
John Davis Chandler (1935–2010) was an American character actor renowned for his distinctive, intense onscreen presence and his prolific career playing villains, outlaws, and shady miscreants. Born in Hinton, West Virginia, and trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, he broke into film in 1961 by landing the title role of real-life 1930s gangster Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll in the biopic Mad Dog Coll. That breakout performance cemented his niche as an exceptional on-screen heavy, enabling him to carve out a nearly 40-year career spanning more than a hundred film and television credits. Throughout his career, Chandler became a familiar face in classic Westerns and gritty crime dramas, notably collaborating multiple times with director Sam Peckinpah in films such as Ride the High Country, Major Dundee, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and The Outlaw Josey Wales. Mainstream audiences also recognize him for playing the sneering gang leader Bleak in the 1987 action-comedy Adventures in Babysitting, alongside feature work in Capone, Only the Lonely, and Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead. In addition to his extensive film resume, he was a ubiquitous television guest star, appearing on classic programs ranging from The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, Adam-12, and Columbo to Murder, She Wrote. Science fiction fans also remember him for his appearance as the Orion character Flith in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine sixth-season episode "Honor Among Thieves". He passed away on February 16, 2010, at the age of 75 in Toluca Lake, California, due to cancer.
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Filmography
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
Movie · as Self
Sharon's Secret
Movie · as Stan
Carnosaur 2
Movie · as Zeb
Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
Movie · as Henry
Chicago Hope
TV · as Mr. Ray · 1 ep
ER
TV · as Thornberg · 1 ep
Body of Evidence
Movie · as Dr. Novaro
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as Homeless Man · 1 ep
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Flith · 1 ep
Inside Out 2
Movie
Renegade
TV · as Captain at Base · 1 ep
Only the Lonely
Movie · as Duane Earl Tyrone
Crash and Burn
Movie · as Bud
Double Revenge
Movie · as Big Charlie
Love Among Thieves
Movie · as San Francisco Desk Clerk
Adventures in Babysitting
Movie · as Bleak
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as John Detweiler, Gilbert Stoner · 1 ep
Airwolf
TV · as Gentry · 1 ep
Hunter
TV · as Paul Hammond · 1 ep
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse
Movie · as Mason
The Sword and the Sorcerer
Movie · as Guard 1
T. J. Hooker
TV · as Waylon Gilbert · 1 ep
Matt Houston
TV · as Hank, Roman Petrovich · 1 ep
Cassie & Co.
TV · as Gillian · 1 ep
Simon & Simon
TV · 3 eps
Hill Street Blues
TV · 1 ep
The Little Dragons
Movie · as Carl
Hart to Hart
TV · 1 ep
B. J. and the Bear
TV · as Marsh · 1 ep
Confessions of the D.A. Man
Movie · as Robin Saydo (as John Chandler)
Doc Hooker's Bunch
Movie · as Roy
Fantasy Island
TV · as Ed Larson · 1 ep
The Shadow of Chikara
Movie · as Rafe
Whiskey Mountain
Movie · as Rudy
The Incredible Hulk
TV · 1 ep
Lucan
TV · 1 ep
Mako: The Jaws of Death
Movie · as Charlie
Scorchy
Movie · as Nicky
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
Movie · as Dr. Cheech
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Movie · as First Bounty Hunter
Quincy, M.E.
TV · as Robert Gideon · 1 ep
Spencer's Pilots
TV · 1 ep
Walking Tall Part II
Movie · as Ray Henry
The Desperate Miles
Movie · as Truck Driver
Capone
Movie · as Hymie Weiss
The Ultimate Thrill
Movie · as Evans
Police Woman
TV · as Nolan · 1 ep
Chase
Movie · as Thomas L. Traylor
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Movie · as Norris
Hitched
Movie · as Jannis
Police Story
TV · 2 eps
Moon of the Wolf
Movie · as Tom Jr.
Drag Racer
Movie · as Dave
The Rookies
TV · 1 ep
Shoot Out
Movie · as Skeeter (as John Chandler)
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
Movie · as Al Garver, the Henchman
Cannon
TV · 1 ep
The Partners
TV · 1 ep
Columbo
TV · as Eddie Kane · 1 ep
Barquero
Movie · as Fair
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Movie · as Deuce
The Hooked Generation
Movie · as Acid
Adam-12
TV · as Wally Barstow, Robin Saydo, Steve Deal · 1 ep
Return of the Gunfighter
Movie · as Sundance
The High Chaparral
TV · as Kid Curry · 1 ep
Judd, for the Defense
TV · 2 eps
Felony Squad
TV · 1 ep
Once a Thief
Movie · as James Arthur Sargatanas, Walter's Henchman
Major Dundee
Movie · as Jimmy Lee Benteen
Run for Your Life
TV · as Dr. Walker · 1 ep
Those Calloways
Movie · as Ollie Gibbons
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
TV · as Dick McBride · 1 ep
The Fugitive
TV · as Kenny, Quimby · 1 ep
Ride the High Country
Movie · as Jimmy Hammond
The Virginian
TV · as Dog · 1 ep
Empire
TV · as Aflen · 1 ep
Mad Dog Coll
Movie · as Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll
The Young Savages
Movie · as Arthur Reardon
Ricochet
Movie · as Kelso
Straightaway
TV · 1 ep
Route 66
TV · as Frank Lauderbeck · 1 ep
The Detectives
TV · as Starr · 1 ep
The Rifleman
TV · as Brooks · 1 ep
Gunsmoke
TV · as Rogers, Willie Tomsen · 1 ep