John Ashley
An American actor who, after a long apprenticeship in schlock cinema, effectively switched to a second career in primetime TV series production, Ashley began his acting career in the late 1950s when he essayed roles in such less-than-memorable films (mostly for American International Pictures) as "Hot Rod Gang" (1958), "Suicide Battalion," "Frankenstein's Daughter" and "How to Make a Monster" (all 1958). Continuing with AIP into the 60s he played second leads in several of the studio's "beach party" movies, including "Muscle Beach Party," "Bikini Beach" (both 1964) and "Beach Blanket Bingo" (1965), which co-starred his wife at that time, Deborah Walley.
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John Ashley
Filmography
Movies
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Invisible Mom | Herbert Pringle (Character) | - | 1997 |
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Journey to the Center of the Earth | Producer | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dark Avenger | Executive Producer | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Story: Gladiator School | Executive Producer | - | 1988 |
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The A-Team | Producer | - | 1983 |
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Coach of the Year | Producer | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sudden Death | Unknown (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Smoke in the Wind | Whipple Mondier (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Black Mamba | Dr. Paul Morgan (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Savage Sisters |
W. P. Billingsley (Character), Producer |
- | 1974 |
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Beyond Atlantis |
Logan (Character), Producer |
- | 1973 |
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Black Mama, White Mama | Producer | - | 1972 |
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Twilight People |
Matt Farrell (Character), Producer |
- | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Twilight People |
Unknown (Character), Producer |
- | 1972 |
100% |
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The Big Doll House | Producer | - | 1971 |
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Beast of the Yellow Night |
Joseph Langdon/ |
- | 1970 |
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Beast of the Dead | Dr. Bill Foster (Character) | - | 1970 |
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Tomb of the Living Dead | Dr. Bill Foster (Character) | - | 1969 |
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Brides of Blood | Jim Farrell (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Manila, Open City | Unknown (Character) | - | 1968 |
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Hell on Wheels | Del Robbins (Character) | - | 1967 |
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Sergeant Deadhead | Airman Filroy (Character) | - | 1965 |
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The Eye Creatures | Stan Kenyon (Character) | - | 1965 |
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How to Stuff a Wild Bikini | Johnny (Character) | - | 1965 |
70% |
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Beach Blanket Bingo | Steve Gordon (Character) | - | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Young Dillinger | `'Baby Face'` Nelson (Character) | - | 1965 |
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Muscle Beach Party | Johnny (Character) | - | 1964 |
40% |
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Bikini Beach | Johnny (Character) | - | 1964 |
50% |
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Beach Party | Ken (Character) | - | 1963 |
86% |
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Hud | Hermy (Character) | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | High School Caesar | Matt Stevens (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hot Rod Gang | John Abernathy III (Character) | - | 1958 |
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Frankenstein's Daughter | Johnny Bruder (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Suicide Battalion | Pvt. Tommy Novello (Character) | - | 1958 |
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Motorcycle Gang | Nick Rogers (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dragstrip Girl | Fred Armstrong (Character) | - | 1957 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 71% | The A-Team | Producer | 1983-1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Beverly Hillbillies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 1966-1967 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Wild, Wild West | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dr. Kildare | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Petticoat Junction | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Michelangelo Fratelli (Guest Star) | 1960 1963 |