Deceased

How Did John Agar Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81

Also known asJohn George Agar Jr.GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn31/01/1921Born inChicago, Illinois, USADied07/04/2002 (aged 81)Died inBurbankCausepulmonary emphysemaWikidataQ593286 ↗Buried atRiverside National CemeteryTMDb#103071 ↗

John George Agar Jr. was an American film and television actor. He is best known for starring alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima, Fort Apache, and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. In his later career he was the star of B movies, such as Tarantula!, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Revenge of the Creature, Flesh and the Spur and Hand of Death. He was the first husband of Shirley Temple.

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Filmography76 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2021	Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!Movie	Self (archive footage)	100
2005	The Naked MonsterMovie	Dr. Clete Ferguson	84
2001	The Vampire Hunters ClubMovie	Reggie	80
1997	Frank Capra's American DreamMovie	Self (archive footage)	76
1996	A Century of Science FictionMovie	Self	75
1993	Body BagsMovie	Dr. Lang	72
1991	The Perfect BrideMovie	Gramps	70
1991	Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and FantasyMovie	Self	70
1990	NightbreedMovie	Gas Station Attendant / Victim	69
1989	Miracle MileMovie	Ivan Peters	68
1988	Perfect VictimsMovie	Dog-Walking Neighbor	67
1987	Creepy ClassicsMovie	Bob Westley - (archive footage)	66
1985	The Twilight ZoneSeries	(segment "A Day in Beaumont")	64
1984	Highway to HeavenSeries	—	63
1978	Mr. No LegsMovie	Police Capt. Hathaway	57
1976	Charlie's AngelsSeries	Col. Blaylock	55
1976	King KongMovie	City Official	55
1973	Police StorySeries	Hammack	52
1971	Big JakeMovie	Bert Ryan	50
1971	How's Your Love Life?Movie	Police Lt. Rafferty	50
1970	ChisumMovie	Amos Patton	49
1969	The UndefeatedMovie	Christian	48
1969	Hell RaidersMovie	Maj. Ronald Paxton	48
1968	The Name of the GameSeries	Bert Walker	47
1968	The Movie OrgyMovie	Self (archive footage)	47
1968	Curse of the Swamp CreatureMovie	Barry Rogers	47
1967	The St. Valentine's Day MassacreMovie	Dion O'Bannion	46
1967	HondoSeries	—	46
1967	Zontar: The Thing from VenusMovie	Dr. Curt Taylor	46
1967	Night FrightMovie	Sheriff Clint Crawford	46
1966	Family AffairSeries	—	45
1966	WacoMovie	George Gates	45
1966	Johnny RenoMovie	Ed Tomkins	45
1966	Women of the Prehistoric PlanetMovie	Dr. Farrell	45
1965	BrandedSeries	—	44
1963	The Young and the BraveMovie	Intelligence Captain	42
1963	Of Love and DesireMovie	Gus Cole	42
1962	The VirginianSeries	Tom Anders	41
1962	Hand of DeathMovie	Alex Marsh	41
1962	Journey to the Seventh PlanetMovie	Capt. Don Graham	41
1961	Fall GirlMovie	Joe McElroy	40
1959	RawhideSeries	Mike Anderson	38
1959	Invisible InvadersMovie	Maj. Bruce Jay	38
1959	Destination SpaceMovie	Col. Matthews	38
1958	Bat MastersonSeries	Sam Phelps	37
1958	Frontier GunMovie	Sheriff Jim Crayle	37
1958	Jet AttackMovie	Capt. Tom Arnett	37
1958	Attack of the Puppet PeopleMovie	Bob Westley	37
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Kenneth Baxter	36
1957	The Brain from Planet ArousMovie	Steve March	36
1957	Joe ButterflyMovie	Sgt. Dick Mason	36
1957	Ride a Violent MileMovie	Jeff Donner	36
1957	Daughter of Dr. JekyllMovie	George Hastings	36
1956	Flesh and the SpurMovie	Luke Random	35
1956	Star in the DustMovie	Sheriff Bill Jorden	35
1956	The Mole PeopleMovie	Dr. Roger Bentley	35
1955	Revenge of the CreatureMovie	Prof. Clete Ferguson	34
1955	The Lonesome TrailMovie	Johnny Rush	34
1955	Hold Back TomorrowMovie	Joe Cardos	34
1954	Climax!Series	Larry Dorrant	33
1954	Shield for MurderMovie	Det. Sgt. Mark Brewster	33
1954	The Rocket ManMovie	Tom Baxter	33
1954	BaitMovie	Ray Brighton	33
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Marvin Potter	32
1953	Letter to LorettaSeries	Lloyd	32
1953	Man of ConflictMovie	Ray Compton	32
1952	Woman of the North CountryMovie	David Powell	31
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Otis Tack	30
1951	Along the Great DivideMovie	Billy Shear	30
1951	The Magic CarpetMovie	Ramoth	30
1950	Sands of Iwo JimaMovie	PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway	29
1950	The Woman on Pier 13Movie	Don Lowry	29
1950	BreakthroughMovie	Lt. Joe Mallory	29
1949	She Wore a Yellow RibbonMovie	Lt. Flint Cohill	28
1949	Adventure in BaltimoreMovie	Tom Wade	28
1948	Fort ApacheMovie	2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke	27