Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1922-10-20
- Day of Death1992-08-07 (69 years)
- Place of BirthClayton, Illinois, USA
- Also Known AsJohn R. Anderson
John Anderson
Biography
John Robert Anderson (October 20, 1922 – August 7, 1992) A tall, sinewy, austere-looking character actor with silver hair, rugged features and a distinctive voice, John Robert Anderson appeared in hundreds of films and television episodes. Immensely versatile, he was at his best submerging himself in the role of historical figures (he impersonated Abraham Lincoln three times and twice baseball...Read More
Acting Career
- 1992
Bed of Lies
As: Price Daniel, Sr.
- 1991
Daddy
As: George Watson
- 1991
Babe Ruth
As: Judge Landis
- 1991
In Broad Daylight
As: Wes Westerman
- 1990
Follow Your Heart
As: Josh Lowe
- 1989
Deadly Innocents
As: Gus
- 1989
Quantum Leap
As: Pat Knight
- 1989
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
As: George Dutton
- 1988
Eight Men Out
As: Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation
As: Kevin Uxbridge
1987Jake and the Fatman
As: Ace Thompson
1987American Harvest
As: Judge Meriweather
1986Scorpion
As: Noel G. Koch
1986Heart of the City
As: Warren
1986Never Too Young to Die
As: Arliss
1986Dream West
As: Brig. Gen. Brooke
1986I-Man
As: Holbrook
1985North and South
As: William Hazard
1985MacGyver
As: Harry Jackson
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Andrew Dixon
1984Hunter
As: Winston Taggert
1984Sins of the Past
As: Rev. Donald Randolph
1982Missing Children: A Mother's Story
As: Stanley Willard
1982The First Time
As: Paul Cooper
1981Bret Maverick
As: General Frye
1981Zoot Suit
As: Judge F.W. Charles
1981Out of the Blue
As: T.V. Interviewer
- 1980
Smokey and the Bandit II
As: Governor
1979The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
As: Col. Clayborn
1979Backstairs at the White House
As: Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1978The Deerslayer
As: Hutter
1978Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
As: Patrick Breen
1978Dallas
As: Dr. Herbert Styles
1977The Last Hurrah
As: Amos Force
1977Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
As: Alexander Majors
1977The Incredible Hulk
As: Mike Calahan
1977The Lincoln Conspiracy
As: Abraham Lincoln
1977Lou Grant
As: Russell Grainger
1977The Force of Evil
As: Sheriff John Carrington
1977Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
As: Floyd Carrington
1976Quincy, M.E.
As: Justin DeWilde
- 1976
Quincy, M.E.
As: Chief Frank Ollano
- 1976
Quincy, M.E.
As: Movie Director
1976Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
As: Scotty
1976Bridger
As: President Andrew Jackson
1976The Dark Side of Innocence
As: Stephen Hancock
1976The Quest
As: Army Officer
1975The Specialist
As: Pike Smith
1975Bronk
As: Colonel Hecker
1975Dead Man on the Run
As: Jason Monroe
1974The Rockford Files
As: Gerald A. O'Malley
1974Petrocelli
As: Joshua Forbes
1974The Dove
As: Mike Turk
1974Manhunter
As: Aaron Denver
1974Smile Jenny, You're Dead
As: Col. John Lockport
1974Heatwave!
As: Toler
1973Executive Action
As: Halliday
1973Counselor at Crime
As: Don Vito Albanese
1973Call to Danger
As: Edward McClure
1972Molly and Lawless John
As: Sheriff Marvin Parker
1972The Stepmother
As: Inspector Darnezi
1972Kung Fu
As: Jack Youngblood
- 1972
Kung Fu
As: Wray
- 1972
Kung Fu
As: Benjamin Dundee
1972M*A*S*H
As: General Collins
1972Emergency!
As: Captain Bob Roberts
1971Bearcats!
As: Judge Juan O'Brien
1971Man and Boy
As: Stretch
1971Hitched
As: Jomer Cruett
1970Soldier Blue
As: Col. Iverson
1970Cotton Comes to Harlem
As: Capt. Bryce
1970The Andersonville Trial
As: Ambrose Spencer
1970The Animals
As: Sheriff Allan Pierce
1969Young Billy Young
As: Boone
1969The Great Bank Robbery
As: Mayor Kincaid
1969Heaven with a Gun
As: Ase Beck
1968Hawaii Five-O
As: Brig. General Earl Rigney
19685 Card Stud
As: Marshal Dana
1968A Man Called Gannon
As: Capper
1968Day of the Evil Gun
As: Captain Jefferson Addis
1967Mannix
As: George Blake
1967Welcome to Hard Times
As: Ezra Maple / Isaac Maple
1967A Covenant with Death
As: Dietrich
- 1966
The Fortune Cookie
As: Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
1966The Rat Patrol
As: Major Indrus
- 1966
The Rat Patrol
As: Gen. Owen Lansbury
1966Namu, the Killer Whale
As: Joe Clausen
1966Scalplock
As: Standish
1965The F.B.I.
As: Adam MacDonald
- 1965
The F.B.I.
As: Bollin
1965The Big Valley
As: Matt Bentell
1965The Legend of Jesse James
As: Moss Canby
1965The Hallelujah Trail
As: Sgt. Buell
1965The Satan Bug
As: Agent Reagan
1964For the Love of Willadean
As: Farmer Wills
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre
As: Rankin
1963My Favorite Martian
As: Capt. Farrow
1963The Great Adventure
As: Colonel Knowlton
1963The Fugitive
As: Justin Briggs
- 1963
The Fugitive
As: Ed Shrader
1963The Outer Limits
As: Ebonite Interrogator
1963The Lieutenant
As: Joe Hammond
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Luke Hunter
- 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Adam
1962The Virginian
As: Major Cass
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Adam Tercell
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Jeremiah Chilton
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Deputy Sheriff Sam Morrell
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Sam McLain
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Seth James
1962Sam Benedict
As: James Bradley
- 1962
Ride the High Country
As: Elder Hammond
1962Geronimo
As: Jeremiah Burns
1962Walk on the Wild Side
As: Preacher
1961Dr. Kildare
As: Vernon Hackett
1961Cain's Hundred
As: Kenneth Drake
1960The Wackiest Ship in the Army
As: Sailor (uncredited)
1960Harrigan and Son
As: Earl
1960Stagecoach West
As: Cole Dawson
1960The Westerner
As: Leth Ritchie
1960Thriller
As: Jacob Grant
- 1960
Psycho
As: California Charlie
1959Adventures in Paradise
As: Benson
1959The Rebel
As: Ezra Taber
1959The Twilight Zone
As: Capt. 'Skipper' Farver
- 1959
The Twilight Zone
As: Goldsmith
- 1959
The Twilight Zone
As: Deidrich
- 1959
The Twilight Zone
As: Gabriel
1959Johnny Ringo
As: Cartwright
1959Law of the Plainsman
As: Clyde Santee
- 1959
Law of the Plainsman
As: Matthew Bannock
- 1959
Law of the Plainsman
As: Jeb Wicken
1959Bonanza
As: Sam Masters
- 1959
Bonanza
As: Gorman
1959Last Train from Gun Hill
As: Salesman
1959Black Saddle
As: Clyde Wicker
1959Rawhide
As: Captain James Rankin
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Maj. Cantwell
1958Bat Masterson
As: Major Liam Mars
1958Lawman
As: Hassayampa Edwards
1958Yancy Derringer
As: Wayne Raven
1958The Rifleman
As: Samuel Gibbs
- 1958
The Rifleman
As: Owny Kincaid
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive
As: Deputy Sheriff Fix
1958The True Story of Lynn Stuart
As: Doc
1957Trackdown
As: McCall
1957Perry Mason
As: George Andrews
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Bud Ferrand
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Dan O'Malley
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
As: Fred Cooley
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detective
As: Paul Russell
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Fisk Madden
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Roy Kelsey
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Marshal Cal Lazenby
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: John Duncan
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Nicholson
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Attendant
1955Gunsmoke
As: Ben Siple
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Delliver
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Yermo
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Cheevers
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Pa Gibbijohn
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Les McConnell
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Roberts
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Jess Fletcher
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Amos Sadler
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Lemuel Cleary
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Adam Kimbro
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
As: Virgil Earp
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Amos Force