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John Larch

John Larch (October 4, 1914 - October 16, 2005) was an American film and television actor. After his lead role in the radio serial Captain Starr of Space (1953–54), John Larch entered films in 1954. He usually appeared in westerns (How The West Was Won) and action films, including Miracle of the White Stallions as General George S. Patton Jr. (1963), Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as General Omar Bradley (1976), replacing James Gregory as Mac in the Matt Helm movie The Wrecking Crew (1969) starring Dean Martin, Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer. Larch, an old friend of Clint Eastwood, appeared in Eastwood films, including Dirty Harry (1971) and Play Misty for Me (1971). He also appeared on a number of television programs, including Naked City (three episodes), Route 66 (three episodes), The Fugitive (two episodes), The Invaders, The Restless Gun (four episodes), Gunsmoke (seven episodes), The Virginian (four episodes), Bonanza, Hawaii Five-0, Mission Impossible (two episodes), The Troubleshooters, Bus Stop, Laramie, The Law and Mr. Jones, and possibly most famously as Bill Mumy's father in The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" in 1961. He also appeared in two other The Twilight Zone episodes, playing a psychiatrist in "Perchance to Dream" and the sheriff in "Dust". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Larch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Oct 4, 1914 In Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
134
First Appeared:
In the series Space Patrol 1950-12-30
Latest Project:
Movie Airplane II: The Sequel 1982-12-10
Known For
Poster of Ironside
Poster of Pages of Death
Poster of Hallmark Hall of Fame
Poster of Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Filmography
Movie Airplane II: The Sequel Prosecuting Attorney 1982-12-10
Series Dynasty Unknown 1981-01-12
Series Simon & Simon Deputy Sheriff John Burns 1981-11-24
Movie The Amityville Horror Farther Nuncio 1979-07-27
Series Big Shamus, Little Shamus Unknown 1979-09-29
Series Dallas Atticus Ward 1978-04-02
Series The Critical List Sprony 1978-09-11
Series Vega$ Unknown 1978-09-20
Movie A Fire in the Sky Johnson 1978-11-26
Series The Feather And Father Gang Unknown 1977-03-07
Series Kingston: Confidential Unknown 1977-03-23
Series Lucan Unknown 1977-09-12
Series Big Hawaii Unknown 1977-09-21
Movie Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur Gen. Omar Bradley 1976-01-04
Movie Future Cop Commisioner Forman 1976-05-01
Series Quincy, M.E. Unknown 1976-10-03
Series Charlie's Angels Kamden 1976-09-22
Movie The Desperate Miles Dr. Bryson 1975-03-05
Movie Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects District Attorney 1975-03-23
Series Bronk Unknown 1975-04-17
Movie Framed Bundy 1975-08-01
Series Switch Stocker 1975-09-09
Movie Winter Kill Dr. Bill Hammond 1974-04-15
Series The Six Million Dollar Man Arthur Vale 1974-01-18
Movie The Chadwick Family Fargo 1974-04-17
Series Police Woman Lester Hummel 1974-09-13
Series Little House on the Prairie Arthur Mahoney 1974-09-11
Movie Bad Ronald Sgt. Lynch 1974-10-23
Series Hawkins Herb Talley 1973-03-13
Movie Santee Banner 1973-09-01
Series Police Story Unknown 1973-03-20
Series The Streets of San Francisco Unknown 1972-09-23
Movie Women in Chains Barney 1972-01-25
Movie Magic Carpet Mr. Tracy 1972-11-06
Movie The City Holland Yermo 1971-05-17
Series Alias Smith and Jones Unknown 1971-01-05
Series Cannon Unknown 1971-09-14
Series Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law George Patterson 1971-09-16
Movie Dirty Harry Chief 1971-12-23
Movie Play Misty for Me Sgt. McCallum 1971-10-01
Series The Partners Unknown 1971-09-18
Series Nanny and the Professor Unknown 1970-01-21
Movie Cannon for Cordoba Warner 1970-10-01
Movie Move Mounted Patrolman 1970-07-31
Series Medical Center Unknown 1969-09-24
Movie The Great Bank Robbery Sheriff of Friendly 1969-06-24
Movie Hail, Hero! Mr. Conklin 1969-10-04
Series Hawaii Five-O Roger Maggers 1968-09-20
Movie The Wrecking Crew MacDonald 1968-12-30
Series The Invaders Greg Lucather 1967-01-10
Series Ironside Unknown 1967-03-28
Series Judd for the Defense Unknown 1967-09-08
Series Felony Squad Unknown 1966-09-12
Series Mission: Impossible Premier Anton Rojek 1966-09-17
Series Convoy Ben Foster 1965-09-17
Series The F.B.I. Jules Harmon 1965-09-19
Series Daniel Boone Sam Hawken 1964-09-24
Series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Dr. Killman 1964-09-22
Movie Miracle of the White Stallions General George S. Patton, Jr. 1963-03-29
Series Arrest and Trial Deputy District Attorney Jerry Miller 1963-09-15
Series The Fugitive Sheriff Ben Corby 1963-09-17
Movie Pages of Death Councilman Halliday 1962-01-27
Series The Virginian Sheriff 1962-09-19
Movie How the West Was Won Grimes (uncredited) 1962-11-02
Series Stoney Burke Unknown 1962-10-01
Series The Dick Powell Show Sam Baker 1961-09-26
Series Cain's Hundred Benjamin Riker 1961-09-19
Series Dr. Kildare Dr. Victor Jonah 1961-09-27
Series Ben Casey Unknown 1961-10-02
Series Bus Stop Unknown 1961-10-01
Series The New Breed John Clark 1961-10-03
Series Outlaws Unknown 1960-09-26
Movie Hell to Eternity Capt. Schwabe 1960-08-01
Series Route 66 Sandy Mason 1960-10-07
Series Laramie Unknown 1959-09-15
Series Tightrope Unknown 1959-09-08
Series Rawhide Sam Garrett 1959-01-09
Series Wichita Town Unknown 1959-09-30
Series Black Saddle Ty Northrup 1959-01-10
Series Law of the Plainsman Jasper Mullen 1959-10-01
Series Adventures in Paradise Nicholas 1959-10-05
Series The Twilight Zone Sheriff Koch 1959-10-02
Series The Untouchables Bryan 'Bull' Hanlon 1959-10-15
Series Johnny Ringo Mills Walker 1959-10-02
Series The Texan Les Torbit 1958-09-29
Series Wanted: Dead or Alive Howie Kale 1958-09-06
Series Jefferson Drum John Larkin 1958-04-25
Series The Rifleman Unknown 1958-09-30
Movie From Hell to Texas Hal Carmody 1958-04-29
Series Yancy Derringer Wayland Farr 1958-10-02
Series Naked City George Paraskis 1958-09-30
Series Bat Masterson Garrickson 1958-10-08
Series Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Unknown 1958-10-06
Movie The Saga of Hemp Brown Jed Givens 1958-10-01
Series Have Gun, Will Travel McNagle 1957-09-14
Movie The Careless Years Sam Vernon 1957-09-02
Movie Quantez Heller 1957-09-06
Series Wagon Train John Ramsey 1957-09-18
Series The Restless Gun Red-eye Kirk 1957-09-23
Movie Man in the Shadow Ed Yates 1957-12-12
Series The Walter Winchell File Unknown 1957-10-02
Movie Johnny Moccasin Frank Hill 1956-06-06
Series Telephone Time Unknown 1956-04-08
Movie Behind the High Wall William Kiley 1956-07-01
Movie The Killer Is Loose Otto Flanders 1956-02-03
Movie Gun for a Coward Stringer 1956-12-30
Movie 7 Men from Now Payte Bodeen 1956-08-04
Series Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Magnus Kihlgren 1956-10-05
Movie Man from Del Rio Bill Dawson 1956-10-30
Movie Written on the Wind Roy Carter 1956-10-04
Movie Seven Angry Men Sergeant 1955-03-27
Movie Tight Spot First Detective (uncredited) 1955-03-19
Series The Millionaire Thomas J. 'Tom' Mead 1955-01-19
Movie 5 Against the House Police Detective (uncredited) 1955-06-10
Movie The Phenix City Story Clem Wilson 1955-07-19
Movie Illegal District Attorney's Man (uncredited) 1955-10-09
Movie The McConnell Story Cy 1955-09-29
Series Alfred Hitchcock Presents Sgt. Shaw 1955-10-02
Series Gunsmoke Shanks 1955-09-10
Series The Lone Wolf Unknown 1954-04-09
Series Public Defender Trusty 1954-03-11
Movie Bitter Creek Hired Gunman 1954-02-21
Movie Moby Dick 1st Sailor 1954-05-14
Series The Wonderful World of Disney Frank Boyd 1954-10-27
Movie This Is My Love Police Detective 1954-10-27
Series Climax! Cab Driver 1954-10-07
Series Studio 57 Unknown 1954-09-21
Series I Led Three Lives Unknown 1953-01-01
Series Letter to Loretta S / Sgt. Ernie Robbins 1953-09-20
Series Four Star Playhouse Harris 1952-09-25
Series Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Luke Powers 1951-10-05
Series Hallmark Hall of Fame Quintus 1951-12-24
Series Dragnet Unknown 1951-12-16
Series Space Patrol Korwin 1950-12-30