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John Crawford

Highest Rated: 100% Miss Jessica Is Pregnant (1967)

Lowest Rated: 14% Solomon and Sheba (1959)

Birthday: Sep 13, 1920

Birthplace: Colfax, Washington, USA

John Crawford is a character actor with over 200 films and television titles to his credit in a career that has spanned over 40 years. Born on September 13, 1920, in Colfax, Washington, Crawford started out on the big screen in 1944, though he appeared predominantly in bit parts that were un-credited through the '40s and early '50s before finally earning more substantial roles in the mid- to late-'50s. In the early '50s, Crawford began what would become a more prolific career on TV, starting with two episodes of "The Roy Rogers Show" in 1952. From then on Crawford has made appearances on every manner of TV show, from "The Lone Ranger" in 1953 to "The Twilight Zone" in 1961, and from 14 episodes of "Gunsmoke" from 1959 to 1974, to nine episodes of "Police Woman," with Angie Dickinson, from 1974 to '78. By far his biggest television role was as Sherriff Ep Bridges on the classic family drama "The Waltons," where Crawford could be seen on 40 episodes spread over the length of all nine of the show's seasons. In film, the 1970s was Crawford's best decade, one in which he appeared in such varied fare as "The Poseidon Adventure," in 1972, "The Towering Inferno," in 1974, and as the Mayor in the third of Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry films, 1976's "The Enforcer."

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Highest rated movies

100% 88% Miss Jessica Is Pregnant
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94% 81% The Ballad of Cable Hogue
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93% 82% The Americanization of Emily
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89% 79% Jason and the Argonauts
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83% 100% Everything for a Reason
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83% 71% Night Moves
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80% 76% The Poseidon Adventure Watchlist
69% 59% The Enforcer
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65% 69% Exodus
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60% 73% Hell Is a City
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
83% 100% Everything for a Reason Cinematographer - 2000
No Score Yet 71% Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? Cinematographer - 1999
No Score Yet 8% Grave Secrets Homer (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 53% The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again Captain Sherick (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 73% Dreamer Riverboat Captain (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 57% Tilt Mickey (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Photo Finish/A Matter of State Evans (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet 38% Outlaw Blues Buzz Cavenaugh (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Macahans Hale Crowley (Character) - 1976
69% 59% The Enforcer The Mayor (Character) - 1976
83% 71% Night Moves Tom Iverson (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case Fred Stoner (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Swiss Family Robinson Nate Bidwell (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Strange Homecoming Winston (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 21% The Severed Arm Doctor Ray Sanders (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Message to My Daughter Abortionist (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet 44% Napoleon and Samantha Desk Sergeant (Character) - 1972
80% 76% The Poseidon Adventure Chief Engineer Joe (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Killer by Night Counterman (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 67% J.W. Coop Rancher (Character) - 1971
94% 81% The Ballad of Cable Hogue Writer - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ravine Captain Keller (Character) - 1970
100% 88% Miss Jessica Is Pregnant Father (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet 50% Return of the Gunfighter Butch Cassidy (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet 60% Duel at Diablo Clay Dean (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet 45% I Saw What You Did State Trooper (Character) - 1965
93% 82% The Americanization of Emily Chief Petty Officer Paul Adams (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Quick and the Dead American Officer (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet 56% Come Fly With Me Co-pilot (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet 32% Captain Sindbad Aram (Character) - 1963
89% 79% Jason and the Argonauts Polydeuces (uncredited) (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Long Shadow Kelly (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Impersonator Sgt. Jimmy Bradford (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet 23% The Devil's Messenger Donald Powell (Character) - 1961
65% 69% Exodus Captain Hank Schlosberg (Character) - 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Piccadilly Third Stop Preedy (Character) - 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Man Who Was Nobody South Africa Smith (Character) - 1960
60% 73% Hell Is a City Don Starling (Character) - 1960
14% 57% Solomon and Sheba Joab (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet 20% The Space Children Ken Brewster (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 58% The Key American Captain (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 71% Orders to Kill Maj. Kimball (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Courage of Black Beauty Bobby Adams (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet 43% Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl Bonnett (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Battle of Rogue River Capt. Richard Hillman (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rebel City Joe Spencer (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Man Crazy Farmer (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Actors and Sin Gilbert (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Miraculous Blackhawk: Freedom's Champion Chuck (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Northwest Territory LeBeau (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet 80% The Time of Their Lives Dandy at Party (uncredited) (Character) - 1946

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet The Waltons Sheriff Ep Bridges (Character) 1972-1981 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daily Show Guest 2005
87% 98% Mystery Science Theater 3000 Unknown (Character) 1998
No Score Yet 80% Knight Rider Mac Thomas (Guest Star) 1983 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Dukes of Hazzard Buchanon (Guest Star) 1980 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alice Unknown (Guest Star) 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Eight Is Enough Unknown (Guest Star) 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Trapper John, M.D. Unknown (Guest Star) 1979
No Score Yet 74% Incredible Hulk Unknown (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Charlie's Angels Unknown (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bob Newhart Show Vern Hackler (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bionic Woman Crowley (Guest Star) 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Police Woman Chief Bob Parks (Guest Star) 1974-1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Blue Knight Unknown (Guest Star) 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Harry O Unknown (Guest Star) 1974-1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bronk Unknown (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rhoda Unknown (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Petrocelli Unknown (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gunsmoke Hugh Eaton (Guest Star) 1959 1962-1963 1965 1969-1971 1973-1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Banacek Owen Summers (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet 100% Hogan's Heroes Unknown (Guest Star) 1965-1968 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bonanza Unknown (Guest Star) 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Guns of Will Sonnett Unknown (Guest Star) 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Big Valley Unknown (Guest Star) 1968
No Score Yet 76% Lost in Space Dr. Chronos (Guest Star) 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tarzan Captain (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mannix Traynor (Guest Star) 1967
80% 89% Star Trek Commissioner Ferris (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Favorite Martian Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fugitive Sergeant (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Combat! Unknown (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Unknown (Guest Star) 1958 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Untouchables Unknown (Guest Star) 1961
92% 96% The Twilight Zone Joe (Character) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Marshal Dillon Unknown (Guest Star) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Trackdown Eric Paine (Guest Star) 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Showcase 39 Unknown (Character) 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet Circus Boy Unknown (Character) 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lone Ranger Tommy McQueen (Guest Star) 1953 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet Superman Unknown (Guest Star) 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hopalong Cassidy Unknown (Guest Star) 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Roy Rogers Show Henchman Jim (Guest Star) 1952