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Big House, U.S.A. (1955) -- A tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) demands ransom paid against a young runaway whose fate lands Barker in Casabel Island Prison.
"The Outer Limits" (1963): Season 1: Episode 13 -- A captured creature asks fellow sea dwellers for help when a dictator plans to use it as a tourist attraction.
The Naked Spur (1953) -- A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.
The Alpha Incident (1978) -- A microorganism from Mars, brought to Earth by a space probe, terrorizes passengers in a railroad office.
The Anderson Tapes (1971) -- A habitual criminal, looking for a big score immediately upon leaving prison, goes to the syndicate seeking funds for a massive robbery.

Overview

Date of Birth:
21 November 1920, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA more
Date of Death:
5 August 1988, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Trivia:
Shares a birthday with Björk, Goldie Hawn, Rachel Rogers... more
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US TV Schedule:
Thur. Nov. 128:30 AMAMC The Dirty Dozen  more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Without Warning (1980) .... Dave
    ... aka Alien Warning
    ... aka It Came Without Warning
    ... aka The Warning

  2. "CHiPs" (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka CHiPs Patrol (USA: syndication title)
        - Counterfeit (1979) TV episode
  3. Winter Kills (1979) .... Gameboy Baker
  4. "Kaz" (1 episode, 1979)
        - They've Taken Our Daughter (1979) TV episode
  5. "The Eddie Capra Mysteries" (1 episode, 1978)
        - Murder Plays a Dead Hand (1978) TV episode
  6. The Alpha Incident (1978) .... Charlie Weigel, station master
    ... aka Gift from a Red Planet
  7. Hi-Riders (1978) .... Mike
  8. My Boys Are Good Boys (1978) .... Bert Morton
  9. "Police Woman" .... Bellwood (1 episode, 1977)
        - Screams (1977) TV episode .... Bellwood
  10. The Food of the Gods (1976) .... Bensington
    ... aka H.G. Wells' Food of the Gods
  11. "Harry O" .... Sgt. Frank Brannen (1 episode, 1975)
        - Exercise in Fatality (1975) TV episode .... Sgt. Frank Brannen
  12. "Police Story" .... Alfred Attles / ... (2 episodes, 1974-1975)
        - Face for a Shadow (1975) TV episode .... Alfred Attles
        - Chief (1974) TV episode .... Sergeant Emit Howard
  13. "Barbary Coast" .... Big Lou Hobart (1 episode, 1975)
        - The Ballad of Redwing Jail (1975) TV episode .... Big Lou Hobart
  14. Johnny Firecloud (1975) .... Colby
    ... aka Revenge of Johnny Firecloud (USA: video title)
  15. Brannigan (1975) .... Capt. Moretti
    ... aka Joe Battle
  16. "Movin' On" .... Dave Bennett (2 episodes, 1975)
        - Ransom (1975) TV episode
        - Ann's Party (1975) TV episode .... Dave Bennett
  17. "The Rookies" .... Officer Menteer (1 episode, 1975)
        - The Shield (1975) TV episode .... Officer Menteer
  18. "Cannon" .... Phil Dexter (1 episode, 1975)
        - Perfect Fit for a Frame (1975) TV episode .... Phil Dexter
  19. The Dead Don't Die (1975) (TV) .... Lieutenant Reardon
  20. The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974) (TV) .... Inspector DeBiesse
  21. "Toma" .... Frank Beecher (1 episode, 1974)
        - Friends of Danny Beecher (1974) TV episode .... Frank Beecher
  22. Night Games (1974) (TV) .... Dutch Armbreck
  23. "Ironside" .... Ex-Detective / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1974)
    ... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
        - Riddle at 24,000 (1974) TV episode .... Wescott
        - Price Tag: Death (1968) TV episode .... Ex-Detective
  24. Cry Panic (1974) (TV) .... Chuck Braswell
  25. "Faraday and Company" .... Ed Kelso (1 episode, 1974)
        - A Matter of Magic (1974) TV episode .... Ed Kelso
  26. "Room 222" .... Jones (1 episode, 1974)
        - I Didn't Raise My Girl to Be a Soldier (1974) TV episode .... Jones
  27. Love Comes Quietly (1973) .... Ben Hoeksema
  28. The Police Story (1973) (TV) .... Chief Harry Stahlgaher
  29. You'll Never See Me Again (1973) (TV) .... Will Alden
  30. Birds of Prey (1973) (TV) .... Jim McAndrew
  31. "Dr. Simon Locke" .... James Blinn (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka Police Surgeon (USA: new title)
        - The Text According to Gracie (1972) TV episode .... James Blinn
  32. The Happiness Cage (1972) .... The Major
    ... aka Mind Snatchers (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Demon Within
    ... aka The Mind Snatchers
  33. The Night Stalker (1972) (TV) .... Bernie Jenks
  34. The Reluctant Heroes (1971) (TV) .... Capt. Luke Danvers
    ... aka The Egghead on Hill 656
    ... aka The Reluctant Heroes of Hill 656 (UK)
  35. "The F.B.I." .... Graham Newcomb / ... (3 episodes, 1966-1971)
        - Recurring Nightmare (1971) TV episode .... Graham Newcomb
        - The Raid (1967) TV episode .... Scott Martin
        - The Plunderers (1966) TV episode .... King Hogan
  36. The Anderson Tapes (1971) .... Police Captain 'Iron Balls' Delaney
  37. "The Virginian" .... August Cruber (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - Experiment at New Life (1970) TV episode .... August Cruber
  38. I Walk the Line (1970) .... Carl McCain

  39. The Devil's 8 (1969) .... Burl
  40. Lost Flight (1969) (TV) .... Glenn Walkup
  41. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Wally Walters (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - A Punt, a Pass, and a Prayer (1968) TV episode .... Wally Walters
  42. "The Name of the Game" .... Senator Goddard (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Protector (1968) TV episode .... Senator Goddard
  43. The Detective (1968) .... Curran
  44. "The High Chaparral" .... Tracy Conlin (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Price of Revenge (1967) TV episode .... Tracy Conlin
  45. "Dundee and the Culhane" .... Maximus Tobin (1 episode, 1967)
        - The 1000 Feet Deep Brief (1967) TV episode .... Maximus Tobin
  46. Gentle Giant (1967) .... Fog Hanson
  47. "Custer" .... Kermit Teller (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka The Legend of Custer (USA: theatrical title)
        - Glory Rider (1967) TV episode .... Kermit Teller
  48. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) .... George Clarence 'Bugs' Moran
  49. The Dirty Dozen (1967) .... Captain Stuart Kinder
  50. "Tarzan" .... Karnak (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Ultimatum (1967) TV episode .... Karnak
  51. "The Green Hornet" .... Earl Evans (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka The Kato Show (Hong Kong: English title: informal title)
        - Seek, Stalk, and Destroy (1967) TV episode .... Earl Evans
  52. "The Long, Hot Summer" .... Jess Corbett (1 episode, 1966)
        - A Time to Die (1966) TV episode .... Jess Corbett
  53. "Seaway" .... Roy Burke (1 episode, 1965)
        - Hot Line (1965) TV episode .... Roy Burke
  54. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" .... Harly Clay (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka Crisis (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
        - Threepersons (1964) TV episode .... Harly Clay
  55. "The Nurses" (1 episode, 1964)
        - Respect for One Another (1964) TV episode
  56. "The Nurses" .... Sheffer (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Doctors and the Nurses (USA: new title)
        - The Respect of One for Another (1964) TV episode .... Sheffer
  57. "Suspense" (1 episode, 1964)
        - I, Lloyd Benson (1964) TV episode
  58. "Channing" .... Frank Martin (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Young and the Bold
        - Swing for the Moon (1964) TV episode .... Frank Martin
  59. "The Defenders" .... Floyd Cooper (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Last Day (1964) TV episode .... Floyd Cooper
  60. "The Outer Limits" .... John Dexter (1 episode, 1963)
        - Tourist Attraction (1963) TV episode .... John Dexter
  61. "Breaking Point" (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Bull Roarer (1963) TV episode
  62. Wall of Noise (1963) .... Matt Rubio
  63. "Route 66" .... Parker Smith / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - Shadows of an Afternoon (1963) TV episode .... Parker Smith
        - Two on the House (1962) TV episode .... Willard McIntyre
  64. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Charlie Williams (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - Night Run to the West (1963) TV episode .... Charlie Williams
        - Murder on the Agenda (1962) TV episode
  65. "Empire" .... Barney Swanton (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka Big G (UK)
        - Walk Like a King (1962) TV episode .... Barney Swanton
  66. "Going My Way" .... Jack Slade (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Crooked Angel (1962) TV episode .... Jack Slade
  67. "Tallahassee 7000" .... Harry Gifford (1 episode, 1962)
        - Man from Tallahassee (1962) TV episode .... Harry Gifford
  68. Something Wild (1961) .... Mike
  69. Ada (1961) .... Colonel Yancey
  70. "Disneyland" .... Frank Clell (1 episode, 1961)
    ... 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 (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - Texas John Slaughter: Frank Clell's in Town (1961) TV episode .... Frank Clell
  71. "Letter to Loretta" .... Ed James / ... (4 episodes, 1958-1961)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)
        - Enter at Your Own Risk (1961) TV episode .... Willis Cooper
        - The Break-Off (1959) TV episode .... Pilot Duke Cavanaugh
        - Strange Money (1958) TV episode .... Ed James
        - I Want to Get Married (1958) TV episode .... Joe Martin
  72. "Not for Hire" .... US Army Sergeant Steve Dekker (39 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - The Witness (1960) TV episode .... US Army Sergeant Steve Dekker
        - The System (1960) TV episode .... US Army Sergeant Steve Dekker
        - Adults Only (1960) TV episode .... US Army Sergeant Steve Dekker
        - Diamond Head Decoy (1960) TV episode .... US Army Sergeant Steve Dekker
        - Ticket to a Gas Chamber (1960) TV episode .... US Army Sergeant Steve Dekker
          (34 more)
  73. Dillinger (1960) (TV) .... John Dillinger

  74. "The Texan" .... Sam Kerrigan (1 episode, 1959)
        - Blood Money (1959) TV episode .... Sam Kerrigan
  75. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Carl Borden / ... (4 episodes, 1955-1959)
        - I'll Take Care of You (1959) TV episode .... John Forbes
        - Total Loss (1959) TV episode .... Mel Reeves
        - Malice Domestic (1957) TV episode .... Carl Borden
        - Revenge (1955) TV episode .... Carl Spann
  76. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - The Man Who Had No Friends (1959) TV episode
        - Bluebeard's Seventh Wife (1958) TV episode
  77. "Wanted: Dead or Alive" .... Martin Ash (1 episode, 1959)
        - Reunion for a Revenge (1959) TV episode .... Martin Ash
  78. "Pursuit" (1 episode, 1958)
        - Free Ride (1958) TV episode
  79. "Kraft Television Theatre" (2 episodes, 1951-1958)
    ... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
        - Fifty Grand (1958) TV episode
        - The Sound of Hunting (1951) TV episode
  80. "Wagon Train" .... Horse (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - A Man Called Horse (1958) TV episode .... Horse
  81. "Climax!" .... 'Griff' Griffith / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - So Deadly My Love (1958) TV episode .... 'Griff' Griffith
        - A Matter of Life and Death (1957) TV episode .... Alex Hill
  82. Paths of Glory (1957) .... Cpl. Philippe Paris
  83. The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957) .... Mike Valla
  84. Run of the Arrow (1957) .... Lt. Driscoll
    ... aka Hot Lead (USA: video title)
  85. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Commander John Lawrence (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
        - Deep Water (1957) TV episode .... Commander John Lawrence
  86. "Playhouse 90" .... Carbine Webb (1 episode, 1957)
        - Four Women in Black (1957) TV episode .... Carbine Webb
  87. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Steve Elkins (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - A Time to Live (1957) TV episode .... Steve Elkins
  88. "Studio 57" .... Ranson (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Heinz Studio 57 (USA: alternative title)
        - The Blue Wall (1956) TV episode .... Ranson
  89. A Woman's Devotion (1956) .... Trevor Stevenson
    ... aka Battle Shock (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka War Shock (UK)
  90. "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" .... Joe Novak (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Presents (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - Between Jobs (1956) TV episode .... Joe Novak
  91. "Lux Video Theatre" (2 episodes, 1952-1956)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - The Guilty (1956) TV episode
        - Amo, Amas, Amat (1952) TV episode
  92. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (2 episodes, 1952-1956)
    ... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - The Film Maker (1956) TV episode
        - The Darkness Below (1952) TV episode
  93. "The Alcoa Hour" .... Billy Hepburn (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Magic Horn (1956) TV episode .... Billy Hepburn
  94. "Star Stage" (1 episode, 1956)
        - Of Missing Persons (1956) TV episode
  95. "Studio One" .... Mr. Shridan / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Dino (1956) TV episode .... Mr. Shridan
        - Dominique (1955) TV episode .... Steve
  96. Desert Sands (1955) .... Capt. David Malcolm
  97. Kiss Me Deadly (1955) .... Mike Hammer
    ... aka Mickey Spillane's Kiss Me Deadly (USA)
  98. Big House, U.S.A. (1955) .... Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman
  99. "The Revlon Mirror Theater" (2 episodes, 1953)
        - The Happy Tingle (1953) TV episode
        - Someone Like You (1953) TV episode
  100. Code Two (1953) .... Chuck O'Flair
  101. Jeopardy (1953) .... Lawson, the Fugitive
  102. The Naked Spur (1953) .... Roy Anderson
  103. Somebody Loves Me (1952) .... Ben 'Benny' Fields
  104. Shadow in the Sky (1952) .... Burt
  105. Glory Alley (1952) .... Socks Barbarrosa
  106. Teresa (1951) .... Dobbs
  107. Die Vier im Jeep (1951) .... Sergeant William Long
    ... aka Four in a Jeep (USA)
Producer:
  1. My Boys Are Good Boys (1978) (producer)
Soundtrack:
  1. Somebody Loves Me (1952) (performer: "Somebody Loves Me", "I Cried for You" (1923), "Rose Room", "Jealous", "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" (1916), "Thanks to You" (1952)) ("Dixie June", "Love Him" (1952))
Self:
  1. "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode dated 3 October 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Guest Panelist

  2. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1953)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #7.6 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #6.45 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
        - Episode #6.36 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  2. The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
  3. "Frontier Justice"
        - A Time to Live (1959) TV episode (archive footage: 'Zane Grey Theater') .... Steve Elkins
  4. "Toast of the Town"
        - Episode #11.39 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #9.30 (1956) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Active on Broadway in the following productions: more
Genres:
Drama | Crime | Thriller | Comedy more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Anthology | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel more

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