Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1926-05-25
- Day of Death1994-01-27 (67 years)
- Place of BirthNelson, Georgia, USA
- Also Known AsКлод ЭкинсClaude Aubrey Akins
Claude Akins
Biography
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....Read More
Acting Career
- 1994
Twisted Fear
As: Detective Lucky Douglas
- 1993
Seasons of the Heart
As: Pastor William Clay
- 1992
Grass Roots
As: Sheriff Cox
- 1992
Falling from Grace
As: Speck Parks
- 1992
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
As: Theodore Roosevelt
- 1991
The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw
As: President Theodore Roosevelt
- 1991
Eerie, Indiana
As: Bank Robber / Grungy Bill
- 1991
Where Evil Lives
As: Jack Devlin
1989Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
As: Kibby
1987The Curse
As: Nathan Crane
1986Manhunt for Claude Dallas
As: Bill Pogue
1986Monster in the Closet
As: Sheriff Sam Ketchem
1986Matlock
As: Sam Taylor
1986Pecos Bill
As: Grandpa / Narrator
1985Tall Tales & Legends
As: Grandpa / Narrator
1984The Baron and the Kid
As: Harley Medford
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Ethan Cragg
1984Hunter
As: Andy Polanski
1984Master Ninja
As: Mr. Trumbull
1984Celebrity
As: Uncle Bun Luther
1984Legmen
As: Tom Bannon
1983Masquerade
As: Ted Kelly
1983Desperate Intruder
As: Carl
1982Bus Stop
As: Sheriff Will
1979Concrete Cowboys
As: Woody Stone
1979The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
As: Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo
1979Ebony, Ivory and Jade
As: Joe Blair
1979Murder in Music City
As: Billy West
1978B.J. and the Bear
As: Sheriff Lobo
1978Little Mo
As: Gus Berste
1977Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
As: Bert Springer
1977Killer on Board
As: Oscar Billingham
1977The Love Boat
As: Cappy
1977Nashville 99
As: Det. Lt. Stonewall Jackson 'Stoney' Huff
1977The Rhinemann Exchange
As: Walter Kendall
1977Tentacles
As: Robards
1977Yesterday's Child
As: Cliff Henley
1976Kiss Me, Kill Me
As: Harry Grant
1975Timber Tramps
As: Matt
1975Eric
As: Stanley 'Stan' Swenson
1975Medical Story
As: Dr. Matthews
1974Movin' On
As: Sonny Pruitt
1974In Tandem
As: Sonny Pruitt
1974Shadow of Fear
As: Styran
1974The Death Squad
As: Connie Brennan
- 1973
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
As: Aldo
1973The Norliss Tapes
As: Sheriff Tom Hartley
1973Barnaby Jones
As: Eli Rile
1972The Streets of San Francisco
As: Bob Mason
1972Skyjacked
As: Sgt. Ben Puzo
1972The Night Stalker
As: Sheriff Warren A. Butcher
1971River of Mystery
As: Ernie Dorata
1971Lock, Stock and Barrel
As: Punch Logan
1970A Man Called Sledge
As: Hooker
1970Flap
As: Lobo Jackson
1969The Great Bank Robbery
As: Slade
1968The Devil's Brigade
As: Pvt. Rocky Rockman
1967Waterhole #3
As: Sgt. Henry Foggers
1967The Guns of Will Sonnett
As: Turnbaugh
1967First to Fight
As: Captain Mason
1966Return of the Seven
As: Frank
1966Incident at Phantom Hill
As: Krausman
1966Ride Beyond Vengeance
As: Elwood Coates
1965The F.B.I.
As: Ben Gambriella
- 1965
The F.B.I.
As: Jason Peale
1965The Big Valley
As: Callahan
1965The Legend of Jesse James
As: Harte
1964Daniel Boone
As: Toka
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
As: El Supremo
1964The Killers
As: Earl Sylvester
1964A Distant Trumpet
As: Seely Jones
1964The Solid Gold Girl
As: Deputy Sheriff Rafe Collins
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre
As: Sergeant Phil Henning
1963The Great Adventure
As: Father Kranz
1963Mr. Novak
As: Lou Myerson
1963The Fugitive
As: Ralph Simmons
- 1962
How the West Was Won
As: Man (uncredited)
1962Combat!
As: Mastin
- 1962
Combat!
As: Rosie
- 1962
Combat!
As: Charlie Pelton
1962The Lucy Show
As: Lieutenant Finch
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Sheriff Jordan
1962The Virginian
As: Lump
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Hezekiah
1962Black Gold
As: Chick Carrington
1962Merrill's Marauders
As: Sgt. Kolowicz
1961Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
As: Rake
1961The Dick Powell Show
As: Police Lieutenant
1961Claudelle Inglish
As: S.T. Crawford
1960Surfside 6
As: Mike Hogan
- 1960
Surfside 6
As: Harry Lodge
- 1960
Inherit the Wind
As: Rev. Jeremiah Brown
1960Comanche Station
As: Ben Lane
1959Yellowstone Kelly
As: Sergeant
1959Hound-Dog Man
As: Hog Peyson
1959The Untouchables
As: Vince Majesky
- 1959
The Untouchables
As: Jake 'Dodo' Ryan
1959Adventures in Paradise
As: Sam Kayle
1959The Rebel
As: Tom Hall
1959The Twilight Zone
As: Steve Brand
1959Law of the Plainsman
As: Sheriff Clifford Shaw
1959Riverboat
As: Jarret Sutton
- 1959
Riverboat
As: Beaudry Rawlins
1959The Deputy
As: Jason Getty
1959Bonanza
As: Marshal Emmett Dowd
- 1959
Bonanza
As: Sam Hill
- 1959
Bonanza
As: Ezekiel
- 1959
Bonanza
As: Col. Edward J. Dunwoody
1959Don't Give Up the Ship
As: Lt. Cmdr. Farber
1959Porgy and Bess
As: Detective
- 1959
Rio Bravo
As: Joe Burdette
1959Rawhide
As: Clete Manson
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Karse
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Sergeant Parker
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Gus Marsdon
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Aloysius Claybank
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Jerry Boggs
1959Frontier Rangers
As: Caleb Brandt
1958Onionhead
As: Poznicki
195877 Sunset Strip
As: Ed Bird
1958Bat Masterson
As: Jack Fontana
1958Yancy Derringer
As: Toby Cook
1958Steve Canyon
As: Sgt. Brecker
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive
As: Jack Kelly
1958The Defiant Ones
As: Mack
1957Joe Dakota
As: Aaron Grant
1957Maverick
As: Paisley Briggs
1957Perry Mason
As: Detective Sgt. Phillip Dix
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
As: Dever
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detective
As: Kenny Lambert
1957The Lonely Man
As: Blackburn
1957The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
As: Pete Logan
1957Tales of Wells Fargo
As: Ralph
- 1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
As: John L. Sullivan
- 1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
As: John Leslie Nagel
- 1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
As: Jefferson
- 1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
As: Rake
1957Hot Summer Night
As: Truck Driver
1956The Sharkfighters
As: Chief 'Gordy' Gordon
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Walker Collins
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Sheriff Adam Prescott
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Simmy, the Comanchero
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Deputy Chuck Wagner
1956State Trooper
As: The Rodeo Clown
- 1956
State Trooper
As: Janskey
1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie
As: Manion
1956The Burning Hills
As: Ben Hindeman
1956Johnny Concho
As: Lem
1956The Proud and Profane
As: Big soldier
1956Battle Stations
As: Marty Brennan
1955Man with the Gun
As: Jim Reedy (uncredited)
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
As: Anton Budenieff
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Cop
1955Cheyenne
As: Sheriff Bob Walters
1955Gunsmoke
As: Harry
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Jed Butler
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Hack
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Solis
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Ad
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Art McLane
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Sy Sherne
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Marshal Clint Tucker
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Worth Sweeney
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Howard Kane
1955The Sea Chase
As: Winkler
1955The Millionaire
As: Sgt. Mike Harden
1954The Human Jungle
As: George Mandy
1954Down Three Dark Streets
As: Matty Pavelich
1954Shield for Murder
As: Fat Michaels
1954The Raid
As: Lt. Ramsey (uncredited)
1954The Caine Mutiny
As: Horrible
1954Witness to Murder
As: Police Officer (uncredited)
1954Bitter Creek
As: Vance Morgan - Henchman
1953Letter to Loretta
As: Matt Malone
- 1953
Letter to Loretta
As: Carl Hodges
- 1953
Letter to Loretta
As: Robert Wilson
- 1953
From Here to Eternity
As: Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)
1953General Electric Theater
As: Steve Crawford
- 1953
General Electric Theater
As: Duke Williams
- 1953
General Electric Theater
As: Dave Blackby
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Stanley Swensen
1951I Love Lucy
As: Claude Akins (uncredited)
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Gus Garner