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Claude Akins

Profession
Acting
Born
May 25, 1926 · Nelson, Georgia, USA
Died
January 27, 1994

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.

Known for

Rio Bravo poster
Rio Bravo
Film · 1959 · ★ 7.8
Battle for the Planet of the Apes poster
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Film · 1973 · ★ 5.7
The Twilight Zone poster
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959 · ★ 8.5
From Here to Eternity poster
From Here to Eternity
Film · 1953 · ★ 7.3
How the West Was Won poster
How the West Was Won
Film · 1962 · ★ 7.0
Bonanza poster
Bonanza
Series · 1959 · ★ 7.5
Inherit the Wind poster
Inherit the Wind
Film · 1960 · ★ 7.6
Murder, She Wrote poster
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984 · ★ 7.5
The Caine Mutiny poster
The Caine Mutiny
Film · 1954 · ★ 7.3
The Defiant Ones poster
The Defiant Ones
Film · 1958 · ★ 7.2
Mission: Impossible poster
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966 · ★ 7.6
Return of the Seven poster
Return of the Seven
Film · 1966 · ★ 6.1

Filmography