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Claude Akins is a Actor American born on 25 may 1926 at Nelson (USA)

Claude Akins

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Birth name Claude Marion Akins
Nationality USA
Birth 25 may 1926 at Nelson (USA)
Death 27 january 1994 (at 67 years) at Altadena (USA)

Claude Marion Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994) was an American actor with a long career on stage, screen, and television.
Powerful in appearance and voice, Akins could be counted on to play the clever (or less than clever) tough guy, on the side of good or bad, in movies and television. He is remembered as Sheriff Lobo in the 1970s television series B. J. and the Bear, and later The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, a spin-off series.

Biography

Né à Nelson en Géorgie, Akins grandira à Bedford, dans l'Indiana.
Pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, il servira en Birmanie et aux Philippines au sein de la United States Army Signal Corps.
Après la guerre, il est diplômé en 1949 à l'Université Northwestern en section théâtre.
Sa carrière comptera de nombreux rôles, aussi bien au cinéma qu'à la télévision. Il est connu pour le rôle du général Aldo dans le film La Bataille de la planète des singes.

Il meurt d'un cancer le 27 janvier 1994 à Pasadena.

Usually with

James Best
James Best
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Claude Akins (60 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
1993Seasons of the HeartActorPastor William Clay
1992Falling from GraceActorSpeck Parks
1992Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria FallsActorTheodore Roosevelt
1991The GamblerActorTheodore Roosevelt
1987The CurseActorNathan Crane
1986Monster in the ClosetActorSheriff Sam Ketchem
1979Concrete CowboysActorWoody Stone
1978Little MoActorGus Berste
1977TentaclesActorRobards
1977Tarantulas: The Deadly CargoActorBert Springer
1977Yesterday's ChildActorCliff Henley
1975Timber TrampsActorMatt
1974Shadow of FearActorStyran
1973Battle for the Planet of the ApesActorAldo
1973The Norliss TapesActorSheriff Tom Hartley
1972SkyjackedActorSgt. Ben Puzo
1970A Man Called SledgeActorHooker
1970FlapActorLobo Jackson
1970River of MysteryActorErnie Dorata
1969The Great Bank RobberyActorSlade
1969The Great Bank RobberyActorSlade
1968The Devil's BrigadeActorPvt. Rocky Rockman
1967First to FightActorCaptain Mason
1967Waterhole #3ActorSgt. Henry Foggers
1966Return of the SevenActorFrank
1966Incident at Phantom HillActorKrausman
1966Ride Beyond VengeanceActorElwood Coates
1964A Distant TrumpetActorSeely Jones
1964The KillersActorEarl Sylvester
1962How the West Was WonActorMan (uncredited)
1962Black GoldActorChick Carrington
1962Merrill's MaraudersActorSgt. Kolowicz
1961Claudelle InglishActorS.T. Crawford
1960Comanche StationActorBen Lane
1960Inherit the WindActorRev. Jeremiah Brown
1959Yellowstone KellyActorSergeant
1959Rio BravoActorJoe Burdette
1959Don't Give Up the ShipActorLt. Cmdr. Farber
1959Hound-Dog ManActorHog Peyson
1959Porgy and BessActorDetective
1959Frontier RangersActorCaleb Brandt
1959Frontier RangersActorCaleb Brandt
1958The Defiant OnesActorMack
1958OnionheadActorPoznicki
1957Hot Summer NightActorTruck Driver
1957The Kettles on Old MacDonald's FarmActorPete Logan
1957The Lonely ManActorBlackburn
1956The Burning HillsActorBen Hindeman
1956Johnny ConchoActorLem
1956The Proud and ProfaneActorBig soldier
1956The SharkfightersActorChief 'Gordy' Gordon
1955The Sea ChaseActorWinkler
1955Man with the GunActorJim Reedy (uncredited)
1954The Caine MutinyActorHorrible
1954Down Three Dark StreetsActorMatty Pavelich
1954The RaidActorLt. Ramsey (uncredited)
1954Shield for MurderActorFat Michaels
1954Witness to MurderActorPolice Officer (uncredited)
1954The Human JungleActorGeorge Mandy
1953From Here to EternityActorSgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)