John Anderson (actor)

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John Robert Anderson (October 20, 1922 – August 7, 1992)<ref name="nyt" /> was an American character actor. He was best known for his more than 500 television roles.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Early life

Anderson was born in 1922 and raised in Clayton, Illinois.<ref name="whig" /><ref name="nyt" /> He first studied theatre in Minnesota and then Ohio.Template:Sfn Anderson served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II.<ref name="whig" /> He left Ohio to pursue an acting career in New York City.Template:Sfn He also held a master's degree in drama from the University of Iowa.<ref name="nyt" /> After moving to Los Angeles, Anderson worked as a street mime, jester, and juggler.Template:Sfn

Career

Anderson started out on Broadway, including an appearance in the musical Paint Your Wagon in 1951.<ref>{{#if: 98738 {{#property:P1220}}

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}}</ref> He was in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof from 1955 to 1956 at the Morosco Theatre.Template:Sfn Standing Template:Convert, Anderson bore a strong resemblance to Abraham Lincoln,<ref name="whig"/> whom he portrayed three times. He appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) as used car salesman "California Charlie", who sells a car to Marion Crane (Janet Leigh). On television, he appeared in such series as The Rockford Files, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, Rawhide, Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, Laramie, Have Gun – Will Travel , The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Virginian, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, The Californians, Johnny Ringo, Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, Trackdown, The Big Valley, Tales of Wells Fargo, Emergency!, The Incredible Hulk, MacGyver and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (episode "Cradle of the Deep").

Anderson was cast on The Rat Patrol four times (three of those occasions as the same character). He also made three guest appearances on Perry Mason, which include the episodes "The Case of the Calendar Girl" (1959), "The Case of the Bartered Bikini" (1959), and "The Case of the Greek Goddess". In 1959 Anderson appeared as Sergeant Bulla, in the TV series Steve Canyon in the Season 1/Episode 24, that was titled "The Bomb". In 1961 Anderson appeared as Hassayampa Edwards in the TV western Lawman in the episode titled "Hassayampa". He can also be seen in other series produced in this period, such as Overland Trail, The Tall Man, and The Legend of Jesse James. He portrays an eccentric farmer who jealously guards his prize watermelon with a shotgun in "For the Love of Willadean", a story originally broadcast on Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color in 1964.

In 1966 he starred as "Les McConnell", the brains and front man for a murderous bank robbing gang in a rare two part episode of Gunsmoke called "The Raid" (S11E19) along with actors Michael Conrad, Jim Davis, Richard Jaeckel and Gary Lockwood.

Anderson had a recurring role in MacGyver as Harry Jackson, MacGyver's grandfather. Other credits include: Man Without a Gun; Hawaii Five-O; M*A*S*H as Major General Collins; Once an Eagle; Rich Man, Poor Man Book II; Backstairs at the White House; Star Trek: The Next Generation and Dallas. A recurring Twilight Zone actor, he appeared in four different episodes: "A Passage for Trumpet", "The Odyssey of Flight 33", "Of Late I Think of Cliffordville" and "The Old Man in the Cave".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was also The Interrogator on an episode of The Outer Limits titled "Nightmare".

The first release of the 1993 soundtrack album Music from the Television Series Quantum Leap was dedicated to him. He had been featured in the fourth season episode "The Last Gunfighter" of that sci-fi series as Pat Knight; the episode had first aired about six months before his death.

Personal life and death

On June 8, 1946, Anderson married Patricia A. Cason in the rectory of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Quincy, Illinois and the couple moved to Iowa City, where Anderson studied in the liberal arts college at the University of Iowa and earned his master's degree in drama.<ref name="whig">Template:Cite news</ref> Anderson was married to Cason until her death on February 18, 1989. Three years later, Anderson suffered a fatal heart attack at his home in Sherman Oaks, California, at the age of 69.<ref name="nyt">Template:Cite news</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes	ref
1953	The Eddie Cantor Story	BobbyTemplate:Efn	Alfred E. Green	Musical drama film	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1955	Target Zero	Template:Guest Template:Efn	Harmon Jones	War drama film	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1958	The True Story of Lynn Stuart	Doc	Lewis Seiler	Biographical crime drama filmTemplate:Efn	Template:Sfn<ref name=Coates>Template:Cite news</ref>
1959	Last Train from Gun Hill	Salesman In HorseshoeTemplate:Efn	John Sturges	Western film	Template:Sfn
1960	Psycho	California Charlie	Alfred Hitchcock	Horror film Based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> <ref name=playoff>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name=Psycho>Template:Cite news</ref>
1960	The Wackiest Ship in the Army	SailorTemplate:Efn	Richard Murphy	Comedy-drama War film Based on Big Fella Wash-Wash by Herbert Carlson	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1962	Walk on the Wild Side	Preacher	Edward Dmytryk	Drama film Based on A Walk on the Wild Side by Nelson Algren	<ref name=Vagg>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Sfn
	Geronimo	Jeremiah Burns	Arnold Laven	Western film	Template:Sfn Template:Sfn <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Ride the High Country	Elder Hammond	Sam Peckinpah	Western film Released internationally as Guns in the Afternoon	Template:Sfn Template:Sfn <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>Template:Sfn
1965	The Satan Bug	Agent Reagan	John Sturges	Crime science fiction suspense film Based on the 1962 novel by Ian Stuart	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1965	The Hallelujah Trail	Sergeant Buell	John Sturges	Western epic mockumentary spoof Based on The Hallelujah Trail by Bill Gulick	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1966	Namu, the Killer Whale	Joe Clausen	László Benedek	Adventure film	Template:Sfn<ref name=Item>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1966	The Fortune Cookie	Abraham Lincoln Template:Efn	Billy Wilder	Black comedy film Also known as Meet Whiplash Willie	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1967	A Covenant with Death	Dietrich	Lamont Johnson	Legal drama film Based on A Covenant with Death by Stephen Becker	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1967	Welcome to Hard Times	Ezra Maple / Isaac Maple	Burt Kennedy	Western film Based on Welcome to Hard Times by E. L. Doctorow	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1968	Day of the Evil Gun	Captain Jefferson Addis	Jerry Thorpe	Western film	Template:Sfn Template:Sfn <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>Template:Sfn Template:Sfn Template:Sfn Template:Sfn Template:Sfn Template:Sfn
	A Man Called Gannon	Capper	James Goldstone	Western film Remake of Man Without a Star	Template:Sfn Template:Sfn Template:Sfn Template:Sfn
	5 Card Stud	Marshal Dana	Henry Hathaway	Western mystery film	Template:Sfn Template:Sfn <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Massacre Harbor	Major IndrusTemplate:Efn	John Peyser	War action film	Template:Sfn<ref name=PeyserLandau>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1969	Heaven with a Gun	Asa Beck	Lee H. Katzin	Western film	Template:Sfn Template:Sfn Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	The Great Bank Robbery	Mayor Kincaid	Hy Averback	Western comedy film Based on The Great Bank Robbery by Frank O'Rourke	Template:Sfn Template:Sfn <ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Young Billy Young	Boone	Burt Kennedy	Western film Based on Who Rides with Wyatt by Will Henry	Template:Sfn Template:Sfn <ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1970	Cotton Comes to Harlem	Captain Bryce	Ossie Davis	Neo-noir film Based on Cotton Comes to Harlem by Chester Himes	Template:Sfn Template:Sfn <ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1970	Soldier Blue	Colonel Iverson	Ralph Nelson	Revisionist western film Based on Arrow in the Sun by T. V. Olsen	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=ebert>Template:Cite news</ref>
1971	Man and Boy	Stretch	E.W. Swackhamer	Western film	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Sfn
1972	The Stepmother	Inspector Darnezi	Howard L. Avedis	Comedy-drama film	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>Template:Sfn
1972	Molly and Lawless John	Sheriff Marvin Parker	Gary Nelson	Western film	Template:Sfn Template:Sfn Template:Sfn Template:Sfn
1973	Counselor at Crime	Don Vito Albanese	Alberto de Martino	Italian-Spanish crime film Template:Langx Also known as The Counsellor	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Template:Sfn
1973	Executive Action	Halliday	David Miller	Political thriller film Fictionalized account of a conspiracy to assassinate United States President John F. Kennedy Based on Executive Action by Donald Freed and Mark Lane	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1974	The Dove	Mike Turk	Charles Jarrott	Biographical film Based on Dove by Robin Lee Graham and Derek L.T. Gill Produced by Gregory Peck	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1975	The Specialist	Pike Smith	Howard Avedis	Thriller film	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1977	The Lincoln Conspiracy	Abraham Lincoln	James L. Conway	Drama film Based on book of the same name by David W. Balsiger and Charles E. Sellier Jr.	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=NYT>Template:Cite news</ref>
1979	In Search of Historic Jesus	Caiaphas	Henning Schellerup	Documentary film Based on Lee Roddy and Charles E. Sellier Jr.'s book of the same name	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1980	Out of the Blue	TV Interviewer	Dennis Hopper	Drama film Released in Canada as No Looking Back	Template:Sfn
1980	Smokey and the Bandit II	Governor	Hal Needham	Action comedy film	Template:Sfn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1981	Zoot Suit	Judge F.W. Charles	Luis Valdez	Drama musical film Based on Zoot Suit by Valdez	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1983	Lone Wolf McQuade	Burnside	Steve Carver	Neo-western action film	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1986	Never Too Young to Die	Arliss	Gil Bettman	Action film	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1986	Scorpion	Joel / Noel G. Koch	William Riead	Action film Also known as The Summons	Template:Sfn
1988	Eight Men Out	Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis	John Sayles	Sports drama film Based on Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series by Eliot Asinof	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1989	Deadly Innocents	Gus	John D. Patterson Hugh Parks	Thriller film

Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	ref
1950	Fireside Theatre	Template:Guest	Episode: "The Courting of Belle/Rendezvous"
1952	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Template:Guest	Episode: "Bread of Freedom"
1952–54	Rocky King, Detective	Template:Plainlist	Episodes:Template:Plainlist
1954	Cavalcade of America	Template:Guest	Episode: "Man of Glass: The Story of a Glassmaker""
	Colonel Humphrey Flack	Template:Guest	Episode: "The Wild West"
	Janet Dean, Registered Nurse	Template:Guest	Episode: "The Gomez Chase"
1955	Gang Busters	Template:Guest	Episode: "The Rocco Trapani Case"
1955–56	The Phil Silvers Show	Template:Plainlist	Episodes:Template:Plainlist
1957–59	Trackdown	Template:Plainlist	Episodes:Template:Plainlist
1957–60	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre	Various	4 episodes
1957	Panic!	Sheriff	Episode: "The Vigilantes"
1957	The Court of Last Resort	Phil	Episode: "The Gordon Wallace Case"
1958	Tombstone Territory	Allen Danbury	Episode: "The Return of the Outlaw"
	Sea Hunt	Various	3 episodes	<ref name="whig"/>
	The Walter Winchell File	Burke	Episode "Exclusive Story: File #31"
	Cimarron City	Sheriff Jim Martin	Episode: "I, the People"
	The Californian	Various	3 episodes
	Target	Template:Guest	Episode: "So Deathly Quiet"
1958–59	Have Gun - Will Travel	Various	3 episodes	<ref name="whig"/>
1958–62	Tales of Wells Fargo	Various	3 episodes	<ref name="whig"/>
1958–73	Gunsmoke	Various	12 episodes	<ref name="whig"/>
1959	U.S. Marshal	Roy Andrews	Episode: "Gold Is Wher You Find It"
	Mike Hammer	Bill Thomas	Episode: "Aces and Eights"
	Alcoa Theatre	Virgil Merryman	Episode: "Man of His House"
	Steve Canyon	Sergeant Bulls	Episode: "The Bomb"
	Peter Gunn	Sergeant Rainey	Episode: "Breakout"	<ref name="whig"/>
	Richard Diamond, Private Detective	Paul Russel	Episode: "Crown of Silla"	Template:Sfn
	Yancy Derringer	Wayne Raven	Episode: "Outlaw at Liberty"
	Man Without a Gun	Ab Carver	Episode: "Eye Witness"
	The Rough Riders	Template:Plainlist	Episodes: Template:Plainlist
1959–60	Black Saddle	Template:Plainlist	Episodes:Template:Plainlist
1959–63	The Rifleman	Various	11 episodes	<ref name="whig"/>
1959–63	Perry Mason	Various	3 episodes
1959–66	Lassie	Various	3 episodes
1960	Bronco	Andy Strudevant	Episode: "Legacy of Twisted Creek"
	The Detectives	Various	3 episodes
	Wanted: Dead or Alive	Deputy Sheriff Fix	Episode: "The Inheritance"
	The Rebel	Ezra Taber	Episode: "Paint a House with Scarlet"
	Johnny Ringo	Cartwright	Episode: "The Derelict"
	The Man from Blackhawk	Walter Craig	Episode: "The Money Machine"
	The Westerner	Leth Richie	Episode: "School Days"
	Stagecoach West	Cole Dawson	Episode: The Land Beyond"
	Dante	Harrigan	Episode: "My Pal, the Bullseye"
	Harrigan and Son	Earl	Episode: "Non Compos Mentis"
1960–61	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp	Virgil Earp	6 episodes	Template:Sfn
1960–61	Lawman	Template:Plainlist	Episodes:Template:Plainlist	<ref name="whig"/>
1960–63	Laramie	Various	6 episodes
	The Untouchables	Various	3 episodes	<ref name="whig"/>
	The Twilight Zone	Various	4 episodes	<ref name="whig"/>
1960–64	Death Valley Days	Template:Plainlist	Episodes: Template:Plainlist
1960–69	Bonanza	Various	3 episodes	<ref name="whig"/>
1961	Bat Masterson	Major Liam Mars	Episode: "The Court Martial of Major Mars
	Adventures in Paradise	Benson	Episode: "Captain Butcher
	87th Precinct	Biil Brewster	Episode: "The Modus Man"
	King of Diamonds	Template:Plainlist	Episodes: Template:Plainlist
	Frontier Circus	Carl	Episode: "The Hunter and the Hunted"
	Cheyenne	Thackeray Smith	Episode: "Retaliation"
	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Joey 'Nick' Nicholson	Episode: "The Old Pro"
1962–63	Alcoa Premiere	Template:Plainlist	Episodes: Template:Plainlist
	Stoney Burke	Template:Plainlist	Episodes: Template:Plainlist
	Dr. Kildare	Template:Plainlist	Episodes: Template:Plainlist
1962–65	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Template:Plainlist	Episodes: Template:Plainlist
1962	The Tall Man	Major Judd Randolph	Episode: "Night of the Hawk"
	Cain's Hundred	Kenneth Drake	Episode: "Cost of Living: Howard Judlow"
	Thriller	Jacob Grant	Episode: "The Innocent Bystanders"
	The Eleventh Hour	Agent Steme	Episode: "I Don't Belong in a White-Painted House"
	Sam Benedict	James "Jim" Bradley	3 episodes
1962–69	The Virginian	Various	6 episodes	<ref name="whig"/>
1963	The Dick Powell Theatre	Father Sheehan	Episode: "The Judge"
	Route 66	General Scranton	Episode: "...Shall Forfeit His Dog and Ten Schillings to the King"
	Kraft Mystery Theater	Sheriff Jim Seay	Episode: "Shadow of a Man"
	Redigo	Lee Cresco	Episode: "Horns of Hate"
	The Outer Limits	Ebonite Interrogator	Episode: "Nightmare"
	My Favorite Martian	Captain Farrow	Episode: "Raffles No. 2"
1963–64	The Great Adventure	Template:Plainlist	Episodes: Template:Plainlist
1963–64	Ben Casey	Various	3 episodes
1964	The Lieutenant	Joe Hammond	Episode: "Gone the Sun"
	Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	Farmer Wills	Episode: "For the Love of Willadean"
	The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet	Café owner	Episode: "The Café Caper"
1964–65	The Fugitive	Template:Plainlist	Episodes: Template:Plainlist	<ref name="whig"/>
1964–65	Rawhide	Template:Plainlist	Episodes: Template:Plainlist	<ref name="whig"/>
1965	Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea	Dr. Janus	Episode: "Cradle of the Deep"
	Kraft Suspense Theatre	Rankin	Episode: "Won't It Ever Be Morning"
	A Man Called Shenandoah	Sheriff Haley	Episode: "Survival"
	The Big Valley	Template:Plainlist	Episodes: Template:Plainlist
1966–72	The F.B.I.	Template:Plainlist	Episodes: Template:Plainlist
1966	The Wackiest Ship in the Army	Sergeant Mac	Episodes: Template:Plainlist
	Scalplock	Burton Standish	Made-for-TV movie directed James Goldstone Template:Efn	Template:Sfn
	The Legend of Jesse James	Moss Canby	Episode: "The Hunted and the Hunters"
	Sidekicks	Sheriff	Made-for-TV movie directed by Peter Tewksbury
1966–68	The Rat Patrol	Template:Plainlist	Episodes: Template:Plainlist	<ref name="whig"/>Template:Sfn <ref name=PeyserLandau/>
1967	The Felony Squad	Lt. Mike Reineck	Episode: "The Deadly Partner"
	Tarzan	Dolan	Episode: "The Day the Earth Trembled"
	The Road West	Major Perry	Episode: "Road to Glory"
	Occasional Wife	Col. Thomdyke	Episode: "Oil, Be Seeing You"
	Cimarron Strip	Arn Tinker	Episode: "Whitey"
	Dundee and the Culhane	Kintpaush	Episode: "The Death of a Warrior Brief"
	Mannix	George Blake	Episode: "Then the Drink Takes the Man"
1968	Lancer	Sheriff	Episode: "Blood Rock"
1969	Here Come the Brides	Template:Plainlist	Episodes: Template:Plainlist
1970	The Andersonville Trial	Ambrose Spencer	Made-for-TV movie directed by George C. Scott
1971	Hawaii Five-O	Brigadier General Earl Rigney	Episode: "To Kill or Be Killed"
	Hitched	Jomer Cruett	Made-for-TV movie directed by Boris Sagal	Template:Sfn Template:Sfn
	Cade's County	Colonel Street	Episode: "Violent Echo"
	The Animals	Sheriff Allan Pierce	Made-for-TV movie directed Ron Joy	Template:Sfn
	McMillan & Wife	Sandy King	Episode: "Death Is a Seven Point Favorite"
	Bearcats!	Judge Juan O'Brian	Episode: "Man in a Cage"
1972	The Sixth Sense	The Sheriff	Episode: "Through a Flame Darkly"
1972	Night Gallery	Sheriff	Episode "Through the Flame Darkly"
1973–74	Hec Ramsey	Template:Plainlist	Episodes: Template:Plainlist
1973–74	Kung Fu	Template:Plainlist	Episodes: Template:Plainlist	<ref name="whig"/>
1973	Set This Town on Fire	Henry Kealey	Made-for-TV movie directed by David Lowell Rich	Template:Sfn
	Call to Danger	Edward McClure	Made-for-TV movie directed by Tom Gries	Template:Sfn
	Brock's Last Case	Joe Cuspis	Made-for-TV movie directed by David Lowell Rich	Template:Sfn
	Cannon	Major Bliss	Episode: "Deadly Heritage"
	Egan	J.R. King	Made-for-TV movie directed by Jud Taylor
1974	Lincoln: Trial by Fire	President Lincoln	Made-for-TV movie directed by Ed Spiegel
	Heatwave!	Toler	Made-for-TV movie directed by Jerry Jameson Part of the ABC Movie of the Week	Template:Sfn Template:Sfn Template:Sfn
	Smile Jenny, You're Dead	Col. John Lockport	Made-for-TV movie directed by Jerry Thorpe	Template:Sfn
	Manhunter	Aaron Denver	Made-for-TV movie directed by Walter Grauman Template:Efn	Template:Sfn
	Petrocelli	Joshua Forbes	Episode: "A Life for a Life"
	The Bob Newhart Show	Mr. Charlie Colton	Episode: "The Gray Flannel Shrink"
1975	Emergency!	Captain Bob Roberts	Episode: "Smoke Eater"
	Barnaby Jones	John Albright	Episode: "Jeopardy for Two"
	Dead Man on the Run	Jason Monroe	Made-for-TV movie directed by Bruce Bilson	Template:Sfn
	Bicentennial Minutes	Self/Narrator	Episode: "#1.304"
	Death Among Friends	Capt. Lewis	Made-for-TV movie directed by Paul Wendkos	Template:Sfn
	Little House on the Prairie	Mr. Pike	Episode: "Haunted House"
	The Family Holvak	McKesson	Episode: "The Devil's Chariot"
	Bronk	Colonel Kecker	Episode: "Deception"
1976	The Quest	Army Officer	Made-for-TV movie directed by Lee H. Katzin Template:Efn	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	The Dark Side of Innocence	Stephen Hancock	Made-for-TV movie directed by Jerry Thorpe	Template:Sfn
	Bridger	President Andrew Jackson	Made-for-TV movie directed by David Lowell Rich	Template:Sfn
	The Quest	Harper	Episode: "Shanklin"	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	The Rockford Files	Gerald A. O'Malley	Episode: "Coulter City Wildcat"
	Rich Man, Poor Man Book II	John "Scotty" Scott	Miniseries 7 episodes	Template:Sfn Template:Sfn
	Once an Eagle	George Varney	Miniseries	Template:Sfn
1977–82	Quincy, M.E.	Various	3 episodes	<ref name="whig"/>
1977	Tail Gunner Joe	Gen. George C. Marshall Template:Efn	Made-for-TV movie directed by Jud Taylor	Template:Sfn
	Tales of the Unexpected	Floyd Carrington	Episode: "Force of Evil"Template:Efn
	The Force of Evil	Sheriff Floyd Carrington	Made-for-TV movie directed by Richard Lang Template:Efn
	Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion	Alexander Majors	Made-for-TV movie directed by Michael O'Herlihy Based on San Domingo, The Medicine Hat Stallion by Marguerite Henry	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Template:Sfn Template:Sfn
	The Last Hurrah	Amos Force	Made-for-TV movie political drama by Vincent Sherman Based on the novel of the same name by Edwin O'Connor Remake of 1958 film of the same title	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Template:Sfn Template:Sfn
	Lou Grant	Russell Granger	Episode: "Takeover"
1978	Donner Pass: The Road to Survival	Patrick Breen	Made-for-TV movie directed by James L. Conway	Template:Sfn
1978	The Deerslayer	Hutter	Made-for-TV movie directed by Richard Friedenberg	Template:Sfn
1979	The Incredible Hulk	Mike Callahan	Episode: "Wildfire"
	Backstairs at the White House	President Franklin Delano Roosevelt	Miniseries	Template:Sfn
	Sweepstakes	Thomas Singer	Episode: "Pilot"
	Project U.F.O.	Captain Bergstad	Episode: "Sighting 4026: The Atlantic Queen Incident"
1980	The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo	Col. Clayborn	Episode: "First to Finish, Last to Show"
1980	Tenspeed and Brown Shoe	Vernon Laws	Episode: "This One's Gonna Kill Ya"
1981	Sanford	Judge	Episode: "Here Comes the Bride: Part 2"
	ABC Weekend Special	Curtis George	Episode: "Mayday! Mayday!"
	The Jeffersons	Mr. Claymore	Episodes: Template:Plainlist	<ref name="whig"/>
	Checking In	Mr. Claymore	Episode: "Block's Party"
	The Greatest American Hero	General Gerald Stocker	Episode: "Operation Spoilsport"
	Hart to Hart	Jim Blye	Episode: "Hart of Darkness"
1982	Bret Maverick	General Frye	Episode: "The Vulture Also Rises"
	Silver Spoons	Captain Stark	Episode: "The Great Computer Caper"
	The First Time	Paul Cooper	Made-for-TV movie by Noel Nosseck	Template:Sfn
	Voyagers!	Abraham Lincoln	Episode: "The Day the Rebs Took Lincoln"
	Missing Children: A Mother's Story	Stanley Willard	Made-for-TV movie directed by Dick Lowry	Template:Sfn
1982–83	Tom Cottle: Up Close	Self	Episodes: Template:Plainlist
1983	The Fall Guy\|	Al Barton	Episode: "Happy Trails"
	MASH*	General Addison Collins	Episode: "Say No More"	<ref name="whig"/>
	Insight	Fletcher	Episode: "The Hit Man"
1983–88	Dallas	Template:Plainlist	6 episodes
1984	Scarecrow and Mrs. King	Humbug-Waiter David Reilly	Episode: "The Mole"
	Riptide	Walter Truman	Episode: "Diamonds Are Forever"
	Sins of the Past	Rev. Donald Randolph	Made-for-TV movie directed by Peter H. Hunt
	Jessie	Peckham	Episode: "The Psychic Connection"
1984–85	Matt Houston	Template:Plainlist	Episodes: Template:Plainlist
1985	North and South	William Hazard	Miniseries 1 episode (credited for 5 more)	<ref name="whig"/>Template:Sfn
1985–90	MacGyver	"Grandpa" Harry Jackson	5 episodes	<ref name="whig"/>
1986	The Wonderful World of Disney	Holbrook	Episode: "I-Man"
	Dream West	Brigadier General Brooke	Miniseries directed by Dick Lowry	Template:Sfn
	Hardesty House	Maxwell Eaton II	Made-for-TV movie directed by Martin Davidson & R.W. Goodwin
	Starman	Rayfield	Episode: "Best Buddies"
1987	Heart of the City	Frank	Episode: "Out on a Limb"
	American Harvest	Judge Meriweather	Made-for-TV movie directed by Dick Lowry	Template:Sfn
	Mathnet	Roark	Episode: "The Problem of the Dirty Money"
	Square One Television	Roark	Episode: "1:22"
	Our House	Lt. Col. Roger Trask	Episode: "They Also Serve"
1988	Annie McGuire	O'Reilly	Episode: "The Legend of the Bad Fish"
	Hunter	Winston Taggert	Episode: "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"
	Baby Boom	Anakott	Episode: "The He-Man Woman's Hater Club"
1989	Knightwatch	Morris	3 episodes
	Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal	George Dutton	Made-for-TV movie directed by Noel Nosseck	Template:Sfn
	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Kevin Uxbridge	Episode: "The Survivors"
1990	Matlock	Sam Chandler	Episode: "The Informer: Part 1"	<ref name="whig"/>
	Follow Your Heart	Josh	Made-for-TV movie directed by Noel Nosseck	Template:Sfn
	Shannon's Deal	Template:Guest Template:Efn	Episode: "Sanctuary"
1991	In Broad Daylight	Wes Westerman	Made-for-TV movie directed by James Steven Sadwith	Template:Sfn
	Murder, She Wrote	Andrew Dixon	Episode: "Thursday's Child"	<ref name="whig"/>Template:Sfn
	Babe Ruth	Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis	Made-for-TV movie directed by Mark Tinker	Template:Sfn
	Perfect Strangers	Grandpa Beaumont 'Buzz' Appleton	Episode: "Grandpa"
	Daddy	George Watson	Made-for-TV movie directed by Michael Miller	Template:Sfn
1992	Bed of Lies	Price Daniel Sr.	Made-for-TV movie directed by William A. Graham	Template:Sfn
	Quantum Leap	Pat Knight	Episode: "The Last Gunfighter - November 28, 1957"	<ref name="whig"/>
	Jake and the Fatman	Ace Thompson	Episode: "All Through the Night"

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