Claude Akins

Born: 1926-05-25 in Nelson, Georgia, USA

Died: 1994-01-27

Known For: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 best remembered as Sheriff Lobo in the 1970s TV series B. J. and the Bear, and later The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, a spin-off series, with Ben Cooper appearing as Waverly. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claude Akins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2019

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration as Steve Brand (archive footage)

1994

Twisted Fear as Detective Lucky Douglas

1993

Seasons of the Heart as Pastor William Clay

1992

Grass Roots as Sheriff Cox
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls as Theodore Roosevelt
Falling from Grace as Speck Parks
Computeritis: The High-Tech Hazard as Narrator

1991

Eerie, Indiana as Bank Robber / Grungy Bill
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw as President Theodore Roosevelt
Where Evil Lives as Jack Devlin

1989

Mothers, Daughters and Lovers as Kibby

1988

Pushed Too Far as Sheriff Jim Forrest

1987

The Curse as Nathan Crane

1986

Matlock as Sam Taylor
Monster in the Closet as Sheriff Sam Ketchem
Pecos Bill as Grandpa / Narrator
Manhunt for Claude Dallas as Bill Pogue
Return of the Monster Trucks as Self / Host

1985

Tall Tales & Legends as Grandpa / Narrator
Battle of the Monster Trucks as Self / Host

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Ethan Cragg
Hunter as Andy Polanski
Crazy like a Fox
The Master as Trumbull
Legmen as Tom Bannon
Celebrity as Uncle Bun Luther
Master Ninja as Mr. Trumbull
The Baron and the Kid as Harley Medford

1983

Masquerade as Ted Kelly
Desperate Intruder as Carl

1982

Hotel
Bus Stop as Sheriff Will

1981

Darkroom as Ben Haskell

1979

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo as Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo
Concrete Cowboys as Woody Stone
Ebony, Ivory and Jade as Joe Blair
Murder in Music City as Billy West

1978

Little Mo as Gus Berste
B.J. and the Bear as Sheriff Lobo

1977

The Love Boat as Cappy
The Rhinemann Exchange as Walter Kendall
The Oregon Trail
Tentacles as Robards
Nashville 99 as Det. Lt. Stonewall Jackson 'Stoney' Huff
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo as Bert Springer
Killer on Board as Oscar Billingham
Yesterday's Child as Cliff Henley

1976

Kiss Me... Kill Me as Harry Grant

1975

Medical Story
Medical Story as Dr. Matthews
Eric as Stanley 'Stan' Swenson
Timber Tramps as Matt

1974

Dinah!
Movin' On as Sonny Pruitt
The Death Squad as Connie Brennan
In Tandem as Sonny Pruitt
Shadow of Fear as Styran

1973

Barnaby Jones as Eli Rile
Police Story
Toma
Battle for the Planet of the Apes as Aldo
The Norliss Tapes as Sheriff Tom Hartley

1972

The Rookies
The Streets of San Francisco as Bob Mason
The Night Stalker as Sheriff Warren A. Butcher
Skyjacked as Sgt. Ben Puzo

1971

Cannon
Lock, Stock and Barrel as Punch Logan
River of Mystery as Ernie Dorata

1970

McCloud
A Man Called Sledge as Hooker
Flap as Lobo Jackson

1964

Daniel Boone as Toka
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as El Supremo
The Killers as Earl Sylvester
A Distant Trumpet as Seely Jones
The Solid Gold Girl as Deputy Sheriff Rafe Collins

1963

The Fugitive as Ralph Simmons
Kraft Suspense Theatre as Sergeant Phil Henning
Mr. Novak as Lou Myerson
The Great Adventure as Father Kranz
The Dakotas

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Sheriff Jordan
The Virginian as Lump
The Lucy Show as Lieutenant Finch
Combat! as Mastin
How the West Was Won as Man (uncredited)
Merrill's Marauders as Sgt. Kolowicz
Black Gold as Chick Carrington

1961

Bus Stop
The Dick Powell Show as Police Lieutenant
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon as Rake
Claudelle Inglish as S.T. Crawford

1960

Surfside 6 as Mike Hogan
Route 66
Outlaws
The Tall Man
The Roaring 20's
Inherit the Wind as Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Comanche Station as Ben Lane

1959

Bonanza as Marshal Emmett Dowd
The Twilight Zone as Steve Brand
The Deputy as Jason Getty
Rawhide as Clete Manson
The Untouchables as Vince Majesky
The Rebel as Tom Hall
Laramie
Adventures in Paradise as Sam Kayle
Riverboat as Jarret Sutton
Law of the Plainsman as Sheriff Clifford Shaw
The Alaskans
Rio Bravo as Joe Burdette
Yellowstone Kelly as Sergeant
Porgy and Bess as Detective
Hound-Dog Man as Hog Peyson
Don't Give Up the Ship as Lt. Cmdr. Farber
Frontier Rangers as Caleb Brandt

1958

The Rifleman
Bat Masterson as Jack Fontana
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Jack Kelly
77 Sunset Strip as Ed Bird
The Texan
Bronco
Yancy Derringer as Toby Cook
Steve Canyon as Sgt. Brecker
The Defiant Ones as Mack
Onionhead as Poznicki

1957

Perry Mason as Detective Sgt. Phillip Dix
Maverick as Paisley Briggs
Tales of Wells Fargo as Ralph
Have Gun, Will Travel as Dever
Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Kenny Lambert
The Restless Gun as Wes Flagler
Meet McGraw as Jim Bennett
Boots and Saddles
The Lonely Man as Blackburn
Joe Dakota as Aaron Grant
Hot Summer Night as Truck Driver
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm as Pete Logan

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Walker Collins
State Trooper as Janskey
The Adventures of Jim Bowie as Manion
Johnny Moccasin as Bill Ames
Battle Stations as Marty Brennan
The Burning Hills as Ben Hindeman
The Proud and Profane as Big soldier
The Sharkfighters as Chief 'Gordy' Gordon
Johnny Concho as Lem

1955

Cheyenne as Sheriff Bob Walters
Gunsmoke as Harry
The Millionaire as Sgt. Mike Harden
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Cop
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Anton Budenieff
Frontier
My Friend Flicka
The Sea Chase as Winkler
Man with the Gun as Jim Reedy (uncredited)

1954

Studio 57
The Caine Mutiny as Horrible
The Raid as Lt. Ramsey (uncredited)
The Adventures of Hajji Baba as Chief Executioner (uncredited)
Witness to Murder as Police Officer (uncredited)
Shield for Murder as Fat Michaels
Down Three Dark Streets as Matty Pavelich
The Human Jungle as George Mandy
Bitter Creek as Vance Morgan

1953

You Are There as Mob participant
City Detective
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse as Pete Nemeck
The Man Behind the Badge
Letter to Loretta as Matt Malone
From Here to Eternity as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)
General Electric Theater as Steve Crawford

1952

Adventures of Superman as Ace Miller

1951

Dragnet
I Love Lucy as Claude Akins (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Stanley Swensen
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Gus Garner

1950

The Bob Hope Show as Self
Lux Video Theatre as Mandy