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"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 3: Episode 34 -- A man murders his lover's husband to have her for himself.
To Catch a Thief (1955) -- Clip: You're a thief
To Catch a Thief (1955) -- When a reformed jewel thief is suspected of returning to his former occupation, he must ferret out the real thief in order to prove his innocence.
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 1: Episode 31 -- Two scheming gamblers wager with an unsuspecting American that he can't stay the whole night in a haunted manor.
"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1964): Season 1: Episode 2 -- While investigating the disappearance of research ships in the Aegean, the Seaview is damaged by a bomb.

Overview

Date of Death:
4 August 2006, Woodland Hills, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
John "Basher" Alderson led a colorful life considering his origins in... more
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Arrived in Hollywood in 1949. more
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Filmography

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  1. Young Guns II (1990) .... Guano Miner
    ... aka Young Guns II: Blaze of Glory (UK)

  2. "The Beiderbecke Tapes" .... Tracy (1 episode, 1987)
        - Episode #1.2 (1987) TV episode .... Tracy
  3. "Boon" .... Ed Slatterley (1 episode, 1987)
        - Taken for a Ride (1987) TV episode .... Ed Slatterley
  4. Riders of the Storm (1986) .... Col. Sanders
    ... aka The American Way (Australia)
  5. Reunion at Fairborough (1985) (TV)
  6. "Automan" .... Rummy (1 episode, 1984)
        - Club Ten (1984) TV episode .... Rummy
  7. "Philip Marlowe, Private Eye" .... Gaff Talley (1 episode, 1983)
        - The King in Yellow (1983) TV episode .... Gaff Talley
  8. Evil Under the Sun (1982) .... Police Sergeant
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Evil Under the Sun (UK: complete title)
  9. Ragtime (1981) .... Waldo's Aide #1
    ... aka Love and Glory (Philippines: English title)

  10. "Tropic" (1979) TV series .... Bert White
  11. Sunnyside (1979) .... Jack Flynn
  12. The Cat from Outer Space (1978) .... Mr. Smith
  13. The Wild Geese (1978) .... Randy
  14. Candleshoe (1977) .... Jenkins
  15. "Quincy M.E." .... Tom Holloway (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka "Quincy" (International: English title: informal title)
        - A Question of Time (1977) TV episode .... Tom Holloway
  16. Valentino (1977) .... Cop
    ... aka Ken Russell's Valentino (Australia)
  17. Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free (1976) (TV) .... Moose Matlock
    ... aka Banjo Hackett
  18. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976) .... Trent
  19. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Henry Holbrook / ... (2 episodes, 1975-1976)
    ... aka "Little House: A New Beginning" (USA: last season title)
        - A Matter of Faith (1976) TV episode .... Turnbull
        - Money Crop (1975) TV episode .... Henry Holbrook
  20. "Swiss Family Robinson" .... Fogerty (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka "Island of Adventure" (UK)
        - Episode #1.12 (1975) TV episode .... Fogerty
  21. The Log of the Black Pearl (1975) (TV) .... Eric Kort
  22. The Klansman (1974) .... Vernon Hodo
    ... aka KKK
    ... aka The Burning Cross
  23. Blazing Saddles (1974) (uncredited) .... Gum Chewer
    ... aka Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles or Never Give a Saga an Even Break (USA: poster title)
  24. "Kung Fu" .... Wray (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Third Man (1973) TV episode .... Wray
  25. "Play for Today" .... Audrey's Husband (1 episode, 1973)
        - Kisses at Fifty (1973) TV episode .... Audrey's Husband
  26. "The Onedin Line" .... Bosun (1 episode, 1972)
        - A Woman Alone (1972) TV episode .... Bosun
  27. Top of the Heap (1972) .... Captain Walsh
  28. "Night Gallery" .... Granger (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka "Rod Serling's Night Gallery" (USA)
        - Lindemann's Catch (1972) TV episode .... Granger
  29. "The Persuaders!" .... Kyle Sandor (1 episode, 1971)
        - Angie... Angie (1971) TV episode .... Kyle Sandor
  30. The Deserter (1971) .... O'Toole
    ... aka Djavolja kicma (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
    ... aka La spina dorsale del diavolo (Italy)
    ... aka Ride to Glory (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Devil's Backbone (USA)
  31. "Mission: Impossible" .... Follet (1 episode, 1970)
        - Hunted (1970) TV episode .... Follet
  32. "The Troubleshooters" .... Ed Brockhauser (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka "Mogul" (USA)
        - Let's See the Colour of Your Money (1970) TV episode .... Ed Brockhauser
  33. You Can't Win 'Em All (1970) .... U.S. Army major
    ... aka Soldiers of Fortune (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Dubious Patriots
  34. "The Borderers" .... The Sea-Cole Man (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Sea-Cole Man (1970) TV episode .... The Sea-Cole Man
  35. The Molly Maguires (1970) .... Jenkins

  36. "Mannix" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Last Rites for Miss Emma (1969) TV episode
  37. Hellfighters (1968) .... Jim Hatch
  38. "Cowboy in Africa" .... Baron (1 episode, 1968)
        - A Man of Value (1968) TV episode .... Baron
  39. "The Guns of Will Sonnett" .... Sheriff (1 episode, 1968)
        - Look for the Hound Dog (1968) TV episode .... Sheriff
  40. "The Wild Wild West" .... Clive Marchmount (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Night of the Falcon (1967) TV episode .... Clive Marchmount
  41. "Green Acres" .... Corporal (1 episode, 1967)
        - Das Lumpen (1967) TV episode .... Corporal
  42. "Daniel Boone" .... MacIntosh (1 episode, 1967)
        - Tanner (1967) TV episode .... MacIntosh
  43. Double Trouble (1967) .... Iceman
  44. I Deal in Danger (1966) .... Gorleck
  45. "The Time Tunnel" .... Little John (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Revenge of Robin Hood (1966) TV episode .... Little John
  46. "The F.B.I." .... Swede (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Death Wind (1966) TV episode .... Swede
  47. "Death Valley Days" .... Hank Butterford / ... (4 episodes, 1964-1966)
    ... aka "Call of the West" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "The Pioneers" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Trails West" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Western Star Theater" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Kid from Hell's Kitchen (1966) TV episode .... John Tunstall
        - An Organ for Brother Brigham (1966) TV episode .... Hank Butterford
        - Hugh Glass Meets the Bear (1966) TV episode .... Hugh Glass
        - From the Earth, a Heritage (1964) TV episode .... Joe Meek
  48. "Doctor Who" .... Wyatt Earp (4 episodes, 1966)
        - The OK Corral (1966) TV episode .... Wyatt Earp
        - Johnny Ringo (1966) TV episode .... Wyatt Earp
        - Don't Shoot the Pianist (1966) TV episode .... Wyatt Earp
        - A Holiday for the Doctor (1966) TV episode .... Wyatt Earp
  49. "BBC Play of the Month" .... Richard F. Snyder, US Consul in Moscow (1 episode, 1966)
        - Lee Oswald: Assassin (1966) TV episode .... Richard F. Snyder, US Consul in Moscow
  50. Play of the Month: Lee Oswald Assassin (1966) (TV) .... Richard F. Snyder
  51. "I Spy" .... Koski (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Barter (1966) TV episode .... Koski
  52. "Blue Light" .... Gorleck (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Last Man (1966) TV episode .... Gorleck
  53. "12 O'Clock High" .... Sgt. Dunbar (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Slaughter Pen (1966) TV episode .... Sgt. Dunbar
  54. "Bonanza" .... Hangman Hugh Gwylnedd / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1965)
    ... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
        - Five Sundowns to Sunup (1965) TV episode .... Hangman Hugh Gwylnedd
        - The Countess (1961) TV episode .... Montague
  55. The War Lord (1965) .... Holbracht
  56. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." .... Jenkins (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Gazebo in the Maze Affair (1965) TV episode .... Jenkins
  57. Strange Bedfellows (1965) (uncredited) .... The Truck Driver
  58. "The Rogues" (1 episode, 1965)
        - Money Is for Burning (1965) TV episode
  59. My Fair Lady (1964) (uncredited) .... Jamie
  60. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" .... Round-Face (1 episode, 1964)
        - The City Beneath the Sea (1964) TV episode .... Round-Face
  61. "Combat!" .... Sgt. Rawlings (2 episodes, 1964)
        - What Are the Bugles Blowin' For?: Part 2 (1964) TV episode .... Sgt. Rawlings
        - What Are the Bugles Blowin' For?: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... Sgt. Rawlings
  62. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Third Guard (1 episode, 1964)
        - Final Escape (1964) TV episode .... Third Guard
  63. "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Max / ... (3 episodes, 1958-1963)
        - Caravan (1963) TV episode
        - The Mark of Cain (1962) TV episode .... Rusty Doggett
        - Duel at Florence (1958) TV episode .... Max
  64. "Gunsmoke" .... Ab Laster / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1963)
    ... aka "Gun Law" (UK)
    ... aka "Marshal Dillon" (USA: rerun title)
        - Blind Man's Bluff (1963) TV episode .... Canby
        - Sweet and Sour (1957) TV episode .... Ab Laster
        - General Parsley Smith (1955) TV episode .... Ed Nash
  65. The Hook (1963) .... Crewman Swenson
  66. "Going My Way" .... Mr. Larkin (1 episode, 1963)
        - Tell Me When You Get to Heaven (1963) TV episode .... Mr. Larkin
  67. "Maverick" .... Ben Chapman / ... (4 episodes, 1959-1962)
        - Mr. Muldoon's Partner (1962) TV episode .... Simon Girty
        - The Art Lovers (1961) TV episode .... Captain Bly
        - Benefit of the Doubt (1961) TV episode .... Zindler
        - Passage to Fort Doom (1959) TV episode .... Ben Chapman
  68. "Bronco" .... Francis Randolph (1 episode, 1962)
        - A Town That Lived and Died (1962) TV episode .... Francis Randolph
  69. "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Gage (1 episode, 1962)
        - Who Lives by the Gun (1962) TV episode .... Gage
  70. "The Untouchables" .... Grote (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Canada Run (1962) TV episode .... Grote
  71. "Follow the Sun" .... Taggert (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Longest Crap Game in History (1961) TV episode .... Taggert
  72. "Adventures in Paradise" .... Darcy / ... (4 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - The Reluctant Hero (1961) TV episode .... Sean Casey
        - Flamin' Lady (1961) TV episode .... Darcy
        - The Jonah Stone (1961) TV episode .... Palsson
        - The Color of Venom (1960) TV episode .... Pine
  73. Romanoff and Juliet (1961) .... Randle Wix
    ... aka Dig That Juliet
  74. "Armchair Theatre" (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Mystery of Martin Wheeler (1961) TV episode
  75. The Barbarians (1960)
    ... aka Revak, lo schiavo di Cartagine (Italy)
    ... aka Rivak the Barbarian (USA: TV title)
  76. "The Texan" .... Jake / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - Badman (1960) TV episode .... Jake
        - Return to Friendly (1959) TV episode .... Swede Yocum
  77. "Wagon Train" (2 episodes, 1960)
    ... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master"
        - Trial for Murder: Part 2 (1960) TV episode
        - Trial for Murder: Part 1 (1960) TV episode

  78. "Lawman" .... Jack Brace (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "The Lawman" (USA: alternative title)
        - The Shelter (1959) TV episode .... Jack Brace
  79. "Play of the Week" .... Miguel (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Power and the Glory (1959) TV episode .... Miguel
  80. "Laramie" (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Run to Tumavaca (1959) TV episode
  81. "Disneyland" .... Sgt. Duncan MacGregor / ... (5 episodes, 1958-1959)
    ... aka "Disney's Wonderful World" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Disney Sunday Movie" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Magical World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Wonderful World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney Presents" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA: new title)
        - The Swamp Fox: Brother Against Brother (1959) TV episode .... Sergeant McDonald
        - The Swamp Fox: The Birth of the Swamp Fox (1959) TV episode .... Sergeant McDonald
        - Texas John Slaughter: Killers from Kansas (1959) TV episode .... Sgt. Duncan MacGregor
        - Texas John Slaughter: Ambush in Laredo (1958) TV episode .... Sgt. Duncan MacGregor
        - Texas John Slaughter (1958) TV episode .... Sgt. Duncan MacGregor
  82. "Black Saddle" .... Big Sam Davis (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "The Westerners" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Hotel (1959) TV episode .... Big Sam Davis
  83. "Colt .45" .... Captain (1 episode, 1959)
        - Queen of Dixie (1959) TV episode .... Captain
  84. No Name on the Bullet (1959) .... Ben Chaffee
  85. "Hudson's Bay" .... Boggs (1 episode)
        - Black Barrier (????) TV episode .... Boggs
  86. Wolf Larsen (1958) .... Johnson
    ... aka The Far Wanderer (USA)
  87. "Frontier Justice" .... Corporal Durkin (1 episode, 1958)
        - Death Watch (1958) TV episode .... Corporal Durkin
  88. "Boots and Saddles" .... Sgt. Bullock (38 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka "The Story of the Fifth Cavalry"
        - The Captain's Leave (1958) TV episode .... Sgt. Bullock
        - Weight of Command (1958) TV episode .... Sgt. Bullock
        - The Holdout (1958) TV episode .... Sgt. Bullock
        - Iron John (1958) TV episode .... Sgt. Bullock
        - The Superstition (1958) TV episode .... Sgt. Bullock
          (33 more)
  89. "The Californians" .... Dolph Parker / ... (3 episodes, 1958)
        - Bridal Bouquet (1958) TV episode .... Dolph Parker
        - The Marshal (1958) TV episode .... Slater
        - Sorley Boy (1958) TV episode .... Sorley Boy McDonald
  90. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Attendant / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1958)
        - The Crocodile Case (1958) TV episode .... Inspector Karsiak
        - The Gentleman from America (1956) TV episode .... Attendant
  91. The Young Lions (1958) (uncredited) .... Cpl. Kraus
  92. Don't Go Near the Water (1957) .... Lt. Cmdr. Diplock
  93. The Last Stagecoach West (1957) .... Angus MacKendrick
  94. Something of Value (1957) (uncredited) .... Policeman
    ... aka Africa Ablaze (USA: reissue title)
  95. Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957) .... Clyde Walters
  96. "Crossroads" .... Jagger / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - Big Sombrero (1957) TV episode .... Jagger
        - Call for Help (1957) TV episode .... Patrolman Ben Steiner
        - Timberland Preacher (1956) TV episode .... Tim Hogan
  97. Spoilers of the Forest (1957) .... Big Jack Milna
  98. "Conflict" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Passage to Maranga (1957) TV episode
  99. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Corporal Durkin (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "The Westerners" (USA: rerun title)
        - Death Watch (1956) TV episode .... Corporal Durkin
  100. "The Adventures of Hiram Holliday" .... Policeman (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Hiram Holliday"
        - Lapidary Wheel (1956) TV episode .... Policeman
  101. "You Are There" .... Virgil Earp (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - Mr. Christian Seizes the Bounty (April 28, 1789) (1956) TV episode
        - The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (October 26, 1881) (1955) TV episode .... Virgil Earp
  102. "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Swede (1 episode, 1956)
        - High Air (1956) TV episode .... Swede
  103. "Cheyenne" .... Beef Simpkins (1 episode, 1956)
        - Quicksand (1956) TV episode .... Beef Simpkins
  104. "Studio 57" .... Barker (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Heinz Studio 57" (USA: alternative title)
        - Banana Boat to Blanca Cay (1956) TV episode .... Barker
  105. "Crusader" .... Stoker (1 episode, 1955)
        - Sea Voyage (1955) TV episode .... Stoker
  106. "Kings Row" .... Mike Polich (1 episode, 1955)
        - Introduction to Erica (1955) TV episode .... Mike Polich
  107. Target Zero (1955) .... Cpl. Devon Enoch
  108. To Catch a Thief (1955) (uncredited) .... Detective at the costume ball
    ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief (USA: complete title)
  109. The Scarlet Coat (1955) .... Mr. Durkin
  110. Moonfleet (1955) .... Nathanial Greening
  111. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Mr. Blunt (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Herald Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Schlitz Playhouse" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Argonauts (1955) TV episode .... Mr. Blunt
  112. "Lux Video Theatre" .... Willie (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - Thunder on the Hill (1955) TV episode .... Willie
  113. Violent Saturday (1955) (uncredited) .... Amish farmer on train
  114. "City Detective" .... Hill (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Derelict (1955) TV episode .... Hill
  115. King Richard and the Crusaders (1954) (uncredited) .... Mob Leader
  116. Living It Up (1954) (uncredited) .... Yankee Catcher
  117. Casanova's Big Night (1954) (uncredited) .... Outside guard
    ... aka Mr. Casanova (USA)
  118. Knock on Wood (1954) (uncredited) .... Bobby
  119. "Space Patrol" .... Bolen / ... (3 episodes, 1952-1953)
    ... aka "Satellite Police" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Space Patrol Microscope (1953) TV episode .... Bolen
        - The Human Targets (1953) TV episode .... Danton
        - Frontier Epidemic (1952) TV episode .... Butler
  120. "Cavalcade of America" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre" (USA: fourth season title)
    ... aka "DuPont Theater" (USA: fifth season title)
        - John Yankee (1953) TV episode
  121. Julius Caesar (1953) (uncredited) .... Citizen of Rome
    ... aka William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
  122. South Sea Woman (1953) .... Fitzroy (bearded baritone)
  123. The Desert Rats (1953) (uncredited) .... Corporal
  124. Against All Flags (1952) .... Jonathan Harris
  125. Plymouth Adventure (1952) (uncredited) .... Salterne
  126. The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) (uncredited) .... German corporal
    ... aka Rommel, Desert Fox (UK)
    ... aka The Desert Fox (USA: short title)
  127. The Highwayman (1951) (uncredited) .... British Soldier
Self:
  1. Glitter Palace (2002) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Disneyland"
        - The Cat from Outer Space: Part 1 (1982) TV episode .... Mr. Smith
        - The Cat from Outer Space: Part 2 (1982) TV episode .... Mr. Smith


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