Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1915-11-23
- Day of Death1992-02-04 (76 years)
- Place of BirthRichmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA
- Also Known As John Dehner ForkumDehner Forkum
John Dehner
Biography
From Wikipedia John Dehner (November 23, 1915 - February 4, 1992) was an American actor in radio, television, and films. Between 1941 and 1988, he appeared in over 260 films and television programs. Prior to acting, Dehner had worked as an animator at Walt Disney Studios, and later became a radio disc jockey. He was also a professional pianist.
Acting Career
- 2002
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
As: Narrator (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1986
Help Wanted: Kids
As: Cyrus
- 1985
Jagged Edge
As: Judge Carrigan
- 1985
Creator
As: Paul
- 1983
The Right Stuff
As: Henry Luce
- 1983
Bare Essence
As: Hadden Marshall
- 1982
Airplane II: The Sequel
As: The Commissioner
- 1982
Bare Essence
As: Hadden Marshall
1981California Gold Rush
As: Capt. John Sutter
1980Enos
As: Lt. Joseph Broggi
1980Nothing Personal
As: Senator
- 1978
The Boys from Brazil
As: Henry Wheelock
1977The Lincoln Conspiracy
As: Col. Lafayette C. Baker
1977Big Hawaii
As: Barrett Fears
1977Danger in Paradise
As: Barrett Fears
1977Dead of Night
As: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1977Fun with Dick and Jane
As: Jane's Father
1977How the West Was Won
As: Bishop Benjamin
1976Guardian of the Wilderness
As: John Muir
1976The Killer Inside Me
As: Bob Maples
1976The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
As: Warden Mannering
1975Switch
As: Mr. Simon
1974The Missiles of October
As: Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson
1974The Rockford Files
As: Judge Lyman / Inspector DeMartonis
1974Petrocelli
As: Dr. Leo Stegner
1974Honky Tonk
As: Brazos
1973The Day of the Dolphin
As: Wallingford
1973The Magician
As: Simon Russell
- 1972
Slaughterhouse-Five
As: Rumfoord
1971Columbo
As: Roland Pangborn
- 1971
Columbo
As: Otis Swanson
1971Support Your Local Gunfighter
As: Colonel Ames
1970Dirty Dingus Magee
As: Brig. Gen. George
1970The Silent Force
As: Judge Caldwell
1970Quarantined
As: Dr. John Bedford
1970Tiger by the Tail
As: Sheriff Chancey Jones
1969Then Came Bronson
As: Sid Casper
1969Stiletto
As: District Attorney Frank Simpson
1968Something for a Lonely Man
As: Sam Ball
1968The Doris Day Show
As: Cy Bennett
- 1968
The Doris Day Show
As: Cyril Bennett
1968Land of the Giants
As: Lieutenant Grayson
1968Hawaii Five-O
As: Anthony Del Vecchi
1968The Helicopter Spies
As: Dr. Kharmusi
1968Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
As: Jason Gore
1967The High Chaparral
As: Captain Surtee
- 1967
The High Chaparral
As: Gar Burnett
1967Winchester '73
As: High-Spade Johnny Dean
1966Mission: Impossible
As: Dan Whelan
1965Hogan's Heroes
As: General von Platzen
1965The Wild Wild West
As: Torres
- 1965
Hogan's Heroes
As: Colonel Backscheider
- 1965
The Wild Wild West
As: John Maxwell Avery
1965The Big Valley
As: Daddy Cade
1965Run for Your Life
As: Eliot Ponas
1965The Hallelujah Trail
As: Narrator (uncredited)
1965Seven Second Love Affair
As: Narration
1964Youngblood Hawke
As: Scotty Hawke
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
As: Dr. Parviz Kharmusi
1964The Baileys of Balboa
As: Commodore Cecil Wyntoon
1964The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
As: Mr. Henderson
1963The Great Adventure
As: President Thomas Jefferson
1963Critic's Choice
As: S.P. Champlain
1962The Chapman Report
As: Geoffrey Harnish
1962Combat!
As: Gen. Armand Bouchard
1962The Virginian
As: Bleeck
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Frank Sturgis
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Morgan Starr
- 1962
The Virginian
As: Marshall Eliazer Teague
1961Aquamania
As: Narrator (voice)
1961The Litterbug
As: Narrator (voice)
1961The Canadians
As: Frank Boone
1960Surfside 6
As: Francisco Hernandez
1960The Andy Griffith Show
As: Colonel Harvey
1960The Westerner
As: 'Burgundy Smith'
1960The Brothers Brannagan
As: Frank Lucas
1960Checkmate
As: George Shay
1959The Untouchables
As: Huey Barker
1959Adventures in Paradise
As: Paul Jordan
1959The Rebel
As: John Sims
1959The Twilight Zone
As: Jared Garrity
- 1959
The Twilight Zone
As: Captain Allenby
1959Law of the Plainsman
As: Walter Shannon
1959Bonanza
As: Captain Pender
- 1959
Bonanza
As: Jean Lafitte
1959Cast a Long Shadow
As: Chip Donahue
1959The Killers of Mussolini
As: Colonel Tedesco
1959Black Saddle
As: Park Forrest
- 1959
Black Saddle
As: Aaron Robinson
1959Rawhide
As: Jubal Wade
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Ben Kerran
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Capt. Francis Cabot
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Straw Coleman
- 1959
Rawhide
As: Arvid Lacey
1958Timbuktu
As: Emir Bhaki aka The Lion of the Desert
1958The Sign of Zorro
As: Viceroy
195877 Sunset Strip
As: Roland Dumont
- 1958
77 Sunset Strip
As: Robert McGill
- 1958
77 Sunset Strip
As: John Dehner
- 1958
77 Sunset Strip
As: Dr. Burke
1958Bat Masterson
As: Sheriff
- 1958
Bat Masterson
As: Marshal Ben Holt
1958Lawman
As: Ben Wyatt
1958Yancy Derringer
As: Col. Tate
1958Man of the West
As: Claude Tobin
1958Hong Kong Confidential
As: Narrator (voice)
1958The Rifleman
As: Al Walker
- 1958
The Rifleman
As: Wood Bartell
- 1958
The Rifleman
As: Tom King
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive
As: Abraham Saxon
- 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
As: Grant Mandeville
- 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
As: Sheriff Hayes
1958Apache Territory
As: Grant Kimbrough
1958The Left Handed Gun
As: Pat Garrett
1957The Real McCoys
As: Roger Brewster
1957The Girl in Black Stockings
As: Sheriff Jess Holmes
1957Maverick
As: John Bates
- 1957
Maverick
As: Big Ed Murphy
1957Perry Mason
As: Major Lewis
1957Wagon Train
As: Ned Rossiter
1957The Truth About Mother Goose
As: Narrator
1957Trooper Hook
As: Fred Sutliff
1957The Iron Sheriff
As: Roger Pollack
1957Revolt at Fort Laramie
As: Maj. Seth Bradner
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Dr. Jim Randolph
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Colonel Overton
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Marshal Tom Harvey
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Jim Brayden
1956Tension at Table Rock
As: Hampton
1956The Great Cat Family
As: John Dehner
1956The Fastest Gun Alive
As: Taylor Swope
1956A Day of Fury
As: Preacher Jason
1956Terror at Midnight
As: Lew Hanlon
1956Please Murder Me
As: Dist. Atty. Ray Willis
1956Carousel
As: Mr. Bascombe
1955Top Gun
As: Tom Quentin
1955Frontier
As: Yancy
1955Cheyenne
As: Nagel
1955Duel on the Mississippi
As: Jules Tulane
1955Gunsmoke
As: Cope Borden
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Nip Cullers
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Wayne Russell
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Nate Springer
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Tom Cassidy
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Rack
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Hardy Tate
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Luke
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Ben
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Caleb
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Paolo Scanzano
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Sam Wall
1955The King's Thief
As: Captain Herrick
1955The Scarlet Coat
As: Nathanael Greene
1955Tall Man Riding
As: Ames Luddington
1955The Prodigal
As: Joram
1955The Man from Bitter Ridge
As: Ranse Jackman
1955The Millionaire
As: Prof. Ridgely
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
As: Jason Gore
1954Apache
As: Weddle
1954The Strauss Fantasy
As: Announcer
1954The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
As: Derek Gravesend
1954Southwest Passage
As: Matt Carroll
1953The Steel Lady
As: Sid Barlowe
1953Vicki
As: Police Capt. J. "Chief" Donald (uncredited)
1953Fort Algiers
As: Major Colle
1953Gun Belt
As: Matt Ringo
1953Powder River
As: Harvey Logan
1953Man on a Tightrope
As: The Chief
1952Plymouth Adventure
As: Gilbert Winslow
1952Junction City
As: Emmett Sanderson
1952California Conquest
As: Fredo Brios
1952Lady in the Iron Mask
As: Count de Fourrier
1952Cripple Creek
As: Emil Cabeau
1952Desert Passage
As: Bronson
1952Scaramouche
As: Doutreval
1952The Green Glove
As: Narrator (uncredited)
1952Aladdin and His Lamp
As: Prince Bokra
1952Harem Girl
As: Khalil
1952The Lady and the Rocket
As: Mr. Hadley
1951Ten Tall Men
As: Jardine
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Capt. Thomas Flynn
1951Hot Lead
As: Turk Thorne aka John H. Smith
1951Corky of Gasoline Alley
As: Jefferson Jay
1951China Corsair
As: Pedro
1951The Texas Rangers
As: Wes Hardin
1951Lorna Doone
As: Baron de Wichehalse
1951When the Redskins Rode
As: John Delmont
1951Fort Savage Raiders
As: Capt. Michael Craydon
1951Al Jennings of Oklahoma
As: Tom Marsden
1950The Flying Missile
As: Lieutenant Commander
1950Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard
As: Bob Reynolds
1950Last of the Buccaneers
As: Sgt. Belchue
1950Three Secrets
As: Gordon Crossley (uncredited)
1950David Harding, Counterspy
As: Frank Reynolds
1950Captive Girl
As: Hakim
1950Rogues of Sherwood Forest
As: Sir Baldric
1950Destination Murder
As: Frank Niles
1950Texas Dynamo
As: Stanton
1950Dynamite Pass
As: Anson Thurber
1950Backfire
As: Blake - Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
1949Horsemen of the Sierras
As: Duke Webster
1949Barbary Pirate
As: Murad Reis
1949Mary Ryan, Detective
As: Belden
1949Bandits of El Dorado
As: Charles Bruton
1949Kazan
As: Henri Le Clerc
1949Tulsa
As: Oilman (uncredited)
1949He Walked by Night
As: Assistant Bureau Chief (uncredited)
1947Blonde Savage
As: Joe Comstock
1947Bury Me Dead
As: Reporter
1947Golden Earrings
As: SS Officer with Hoff (uncredited)
1947Vigilantes of Boomtown
As: Bob Fitzsimmons
1947It's a Joke, Son!
As: Reporter (uncredited)
1946Out California Way
As: Rod Mason
1946Big Town
As: Willard Erskine (uncredited)
1946The Last Crooked Mile
As: Jarvis, Gang Leader
1946O.S.S.
As: German Radar Captain (uncredited)
1946The Catman of Paris
As: Georges
1946The Undercover Woman
As: Walter Hughes
1945Club Havana
As: Jeffreys (uncredited)
1945State Fair
As: Hog Contest Announcer (uncredited)
1945Christmas in Connecticut
As: State Trooper #2 (uncredited)
1945Twice Blessed
As: Contest Announcer (uncredited)
1945The Corn Is Green
As: Miner in Bar (uncredited)
1944Hollywood Canteen
As: Norwegian Sailor (uncredited)
1944Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
As: Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
1941The Reluctant Dragon
As: Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (uncredited)