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John Davis Chandler

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Nascita
28 gennaio 1935 · Hinton, West Virginia, USA
Morte
16 febbraio 2010

Biografia

John Davis Chandler (1935–2010) was an American character actor renowned for his distinctive, intense onscreen presence and his prolific career playing villains, outlaws, and shady miscreants. Born in Hinton, West Virginia, and trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, he broke into film in 1961 by landing the title role of real-life 1930s gangster Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll in the biopic Mad Dog Coll. That breakout performance cemented his niche as an exceptional on-screen heavy, enabling him to carve out a nearly 40-year career spanning more than a hundred film and television credits. Throughout his career, Chandler became a familiar face in classic Westerns and gritty crime dramas, notably collaborating multiple times with director Sam Peckinpah in films such as Ride the High Country, Major Dundee, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and The Outlaw Josey Wales. Mainstream audiences also recognize him for playing the sneering gang leader Bleak in the 1987 action-comedy Adventures in Babysitting, alongside feature work in Capone, Only the Lonely, and Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead. In addition to his extensive film resume, he was a ubiquitous television guest star, appearing on classic programs ranging from The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, Adam-12, and Columbo to Murder, She Wrote. Science fiction fans also remember him for his appearance as the Orion character Flith in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine sixth-season episode "Honor Among Thieves". He passed away on February 16, 2010, at the age of 75 in Toluca Lake, California, due to cancer.

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Locandina di Il texano dagli occhi di ghiaccio
Il texano dagli occhi di ghiaccio
Film · 1976 · ★ 7,5
Locandina di Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Serie · 1993 · ★ 7,9
Locandina di E.R. - Medici in prima linea
E.R. - Medici in prima linea
Serie · 1994 · ★ 7,8
Locandina di Colombo
Colombo
Serie · 1971 · ★ 8,1
Locandina di Tutto quella notte
Tutto quella notte
Film · 1987 · ★ 6,9
Locandina di Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
Serie · 1993 · ★ 7,0
Locandina di L'incredibile Hulk
L'incredibile Hulk
Serie · 1977 · ★ 7,2
Locandina di Airwolf
Airwolf
Serie · 1984 · ★ 7,6
Locandina di Pat Garrett e Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett e Billy the Kid
Film · 1973 · ★ 7,2
Locandina di La signora in giallo
La signora in giallo
Serie · 1984 · ★ 7,5
Locandina di Body of Evidence - Il corpo del reato
Body of Evidence - Il corpo del reato
Film · 1993 · ★ 5,0
Locandina di Fantasmi III - Lord of the Dead
Fantasmi III - Lord of the Dead
Film · 1994 · ★ 5,8

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