Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1926-09-23
- Day of Death2020-05-03 (93 years)
- Place of BirthDüsseldorf, Germany
- Also Known AsJoachim Alexander Ottokar MeibesJohn Erickson
John Ericson
Biography
John Ericson (sometimes Erickson; born Joachim Alexander Ottokar Meibes; September 25, 1926 - May 3, 2020) was a German-American actor and film and television star. He trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, played the lead role in Stalag 17 by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski on Broadway (1951). He went on to make a number of films for MGM in quick succession in the...Read More
Acting Career
- 1984
Murder, She Wrote
As: Henderson Wheatley
- 1984
Final Mission
As: The Colonel
- 1984
Airwolf
As: Dr. Karl Krüger
- 1983
The A-Team
As: Calvin Cutter
- 1982
Knight Rider
As: Phillip Royce
- 1981
Nero Wolfe
As: Arthur Poor
- 1980
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
As: George Ross
- 1978
The House of the Dead
As: Talmudge
1977CHiPs
As: John Ericson (uncredited)
- 1977
CHiPs
As: Captain Burke
1976Crash!
As: Dr. Gregg Martin
1975One Day at a Time
As: Clint Wilkens
1975Barbary Coast
As: Mike McCord
1974Murder Impossible
As: Murray
1974Hog Wild
As: Morris Melborne
1973Hawkins
As: Frank Pearson
1972The Bounty Man
As: Billy Riddle
1972The Streets of San Francisco
As: Shelby
- 1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
As: Col. Heller
1969Heads or Tails
As: William Huston / Will Hunter / 'Black Talisman'
1968The Bamboo Saucer
As: Fred Norwood
1968The Destructors
As: Dutch Holland
1967The Money Jungle
As: Blake Heller
1967The Vengeance of Pancho Villa
As: Don Diego Alvarado / Diego Owens
1967Ironside
As: Fred
1967The Invaders
As: Hardy Smith
1965Operation Atlantis
As: George Steele
1965The F.B.I.
As: Sgt. Paul Devlin
1965Honey West
As: Sam Bolt
- 1964
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
As: Ed Cunningham / Transformed Pan
1963The Fugitive
As: Lars
1963I Am Semiramis
As: Kir
1962The Virginian
As: Jack Bonham
1960Under Ten Flags
As: Lieutenant Krüger
1960Pretty Boy Floyd
As: Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd
1959Adventures in Paradise
As: Jeff Hazen
1959Bonanza
As: Vince Dagen
1959The David Niven Show
As: Twist Thompson
1958Day of the Badman
As: Sheriff Barney Wiley
1958Shirley Temple's Storybook
As: Brom Bones
- 1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
As: Hiawatha
1957Oregon Passage
As: Lt. Niles Ord
- 1957
Forty Guns
As: Brockie Drummond
1956The Cruel Tower
As: Tom Kittredge
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Will Ruxton
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Linc Mallory
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Lane Baker
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Andy McCall
1955The Return of Jack Slade
As: Jack Slade
1955The Millionaire
As: Sgt. Peter Barkley
- 1955
Bad Day at Black Rock
As: Pete Wirth
1954Green Fire
As: Donald Knowland
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
As: Morris Melborne
1954Climax!
As: William Herrick
- 1954
Climax!
As: Lindy Jackson
- 1954
Climax!
As: Cameron Lacey
1954The Student Prince
As: Count Von Asterburg
1954Rhapsody
As: James Guest
1954Great Lady Has an Interview
As: Reporter (uncredited)
1953Letter to Loretta
As: Will Hadley
- 1953
Letter to Loretta
As: Roy Hendricks
- 1953
Letter to Loretta
As: Carl Stanton
1953General Electric Theater
As: Red
- 1953
General Electric Theater
As: Wonder Boy Nick
1952Cavalcade of America
As: Leon Patterson
- 1952
Cavalcade of America
As: Joe Loring
1951It's a Big Country
As: Naval Ensign (uncredited)
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Gunner's Mate Eddie Younger
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Eddie Markham
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Paul
1951Teresa
As: Philip Cass