Claude Akins
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.
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- Born:
- May 25, 1926 In Nelson, Georgia, U.S.
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 72
- First Appeared:
- In the movie From Here to Eternity 1953-08-28
- Latest Project:
- Movie Seasons of the Heart 1993-08-05
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Seasons of the Heart | Pastor William Clay | 1993-08-05 |
| Movie | Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls | Theodore Roosevelt | 1992-02-19 |
| Movie | Falling from Grace | Speck Parks | 1992-02-21 |
| Movie | Grass Roots | Sheriff Cox | 1992-02-24 |
| Movie | Where Evil Lives | Jack Devlin | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw | President Theodore Roosevelt | 1991-11-03 |
| Movie | The Curse | Nathan Crane | 1987-09-11 |
| Movie | Manhunt for Claude Dallas | Bill Pogue | 1986-10-26 |
| Movie | Monster in the Closet | Sheriff Sam Ketchem | 1986-05-15 |
| Series | Legmen | Tom Bannon | 1984-01-20 |
| Series | Celebrity | Uncle Bun Luther | 1984-02-12 |
| Movie | Master Ninja | Mr. Trumbull | 1984-03-08 |
| Movie | Desperate Intruder | Carl | 1983-07-31 |
| Movie | Ebony, Ivory and Jade | Joe Blair | 1979-08-03 |
| Movie | Murder in Music City | Billy West | 1979-01-16 |
| Movie | Concrete Cowboys | Woody Stone | 1979-10-17 |
| Series | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | 1979-09-18 | |
| Movie | Little Mo | Gus Berste | 1978-09-05 |
| Movie | Tentacles | Robards | 1977-02-25 |
| Series | The Rhinemann Exchange | Walter Kendall | 1977-03-10 |
| Movie | Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo | Bert Springer | 1977-12-28 |
| Movie | Killer on Board | Oscar Billingham | 1977-10-10 |
| Movie | Timber Tramps | Matt | 1975-12-31 |
| Movie | The Death Squad | Connie Brennan | 1974-01-08 |
| Series | Movin' On | Sonny Pruitt | 1974-05-08 |
| Movie | The Norliss Tapes | Sheriff Tom Hartley | 1973-02-21 |
| Movie | The Night Stalker | Sheriff Warren A. Butcher | 1972-01-11 |
| Movie | Skyjacked | Sgt. Ben Puzo | 1972-05-24 |
| Movie | Flap | Lobo Jackson | 1970-11-13 |
| Movie | A Man Called Sledge | Hooker | 1970-11-14 |
| Movie | The Great Bank Robbery | Slade | 1969-06-24 |
| Movie | First to Fight | Captain Mason | 1967-01-25 |
| Movie | Waterhole #3 | Sgt. Henry Foggers | 1967-10-10 |
| Movie | Incident at Phantom Hill | Krausman | 1966-07-01 |
| Movie | Ride Beyond Vengeance | Elwood Coates | 1966-01-01 |
| Movie | Return of the Seven | Frank | 1966-10-19 |
| Movie | A Distant Trumpet | Seely Jones | 1964-05-20 |
| Movie | The Killers | Earl Sylvester | 1964-07-07 |
| Movie | Merrill's Marauders | Sgt. Kolowicz | 1962-03-16 |
| Movie | How the West Was Won | Man (uncredited) | 1962-11-02 |
| Movie | Black Gold | Chick Carrington | 1962-07-21 |
| Movie | Claudelle Inglish | S.T. Crawford | 1961-09-20 |
| Movie | Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon | Rake | 1961-10-17 |
| Movie | Comanche Station | Ben Lane | 1960-03-01 |
| Movie | Inherit the Wind | Rev. Jeremiah Brown | 1960-07-07 |
| Movie | Frontier Rangers | Caleb Brandt | 1959-01-01 |
| Movie | Porgy and Bess | Detective | 1959-06-24 |
| Movie | Rio Bravo | Joe Burdette | 1959-03-18 |
| Movie | Don't Give Up the Ship | Lt. Cmdr. Farber | 1959-07-03 |
| Movie | Hound-Dog Man | Hog Peyson | 1959-11-11 |
| Movie | Yellowstone Kelly | Sergeant | 1959-11-11 |
| Movie | The Defiant Ones | Mack | 1958-08-14 |
| Movie | Onionhead | Poznicki | 1958-10-25 |
| Movie | Hot Summer Night | Truck Driver | 1957-02-15 |
| Movie | The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm | Pete Logan | 1957-05-10 |
| Movie | Joe Dakota | Aaron Grant | 1957-10-27 |
| Movie | The Lonely Man | Blackburn | 1957-06-21 |
| Movie | Battle Stations | Marty Brennan | 1956-02-01 |
| Movie | The Proud and Profane | Big soldier | 1956-06-13 |
| Movie | The Burning Hills | Ben Hindeman | 1956-09-01 |
| Movie | The Sharkfighters | Chief 'Gordy' Gordon | 1956-11-01 |
| Movie | Johnny Concho | Lem | 1956-07-01 |
| Movie | The Sea Chase | Winkler | 1955-06-04 |
| Movie | Man with the Gun | Jim Reedy (uncredited) | 1955-11-05 |
| Movie | The Caine Mutiny | Horrible | 1954-06-24 |
| Movie | Bitter Creek | Vance Morgan - Henchman | 1954-02-21 |
| Movie | Witness to Murder | Police Officer (uncredited) | 1954-04-15 |
| Movie | The Raid | Lt. Ramsey (uncredited) | 1954-08-04 |
| Movie | The Human Jungle | George Mandy | 1954-10-03 |
| Movie | Down Three Dark Streets | Matty Pavelich | 1954-09-02 |
| Movie | Shield for Murder | Fat Michaels | 1954-08-27 |
| Movie | From Here to Eternity | Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited) | 1953-08-28 |