Deceased

How Did John Anderson Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 69

Also known asJohn R. AndersonGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn20/10/1922Born inClayton, Illinois, USADied07/08/1992 (aged 69)Died inSherman OaksCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1699151 ↗TMDb#19111 ↗

John Robert Anderson was an American character actor. He was best known for his more than 500 television roles.

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Filmography166 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1994	Wyatt Earp: Return to TombstoneMovie	Virgil Earp (flashback sequence) (archive footage)	72
1991	In Broad DaylightMovie	Wes Westerman	69
1991	DaddyMovie	George Watson	69
1991	Babe RuthMovie	Judge Landis	69
1990	Follow Your HeartMovie	Josh Lowe	68
1989	Quantum LeapSeries	Pat Knight	67
1989	Deadly InnocentsMovie	Gus	67
1988	Aaron's WaySeries	—	66
1988	Eight Men OutMovie	Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis	66
1987	Jake and the FatmanSeries	Ace Thompson	65
1987	Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries	Kevin Uxbridge	65
1987	American HarvestMovie	Judge Meriweather	65
1986	MatlockSeries	Sam Chandler	64
1986	Heart of the CitySeries	Warren	64
1986	I-ManMovie	Holbrook	64
1986	Never Too Young to DieMovie	Arliss	64
1985	MacGyverSeries	Harry Jackson	63
1985	North and SouthSeries	William Hazard	63
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Andrew Dixon	62
1984	HunterSeries	Winston Taggert	62
1983	Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries	—	61
1982	Matt HoustonSeries	—	60
1982	Voyagers!Series	—	60
1982	Silver SpoonsSeries	Captain Stark	60
1982	Missing Children: A Mother's StoryMovie	Stanley Willard	60
1982	The First TimeMovie	Paul Cooper	60
1981	Zoot SuitMovie	Judge F.W. Charles	59
1981	Bret MaverickSeries	General Frye	59
1981	Out of the BlueMovie	T.V. Interviewer	59
1980	Smokey and the Bandit IIMovie	Governor	58
1979	$weepstake$Series	Thomas Singer	57
1979	Backstairs at the White HouseSeries	Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt	57
1979	The Misadventures of Sheriff LoboSeries	Col. Clayborn	57
1979	In Search of Historic JesusMovie	Caiaphas	57
1978	DallasSeries	Dr. Herbert Styles	56
1978	Donner Pass: The Road to SurvivalMovie	Patrick Breen	56
1978	The DeerslayerMovie	Hutter	56
1977	The Incredible HulkSeries	Mike Calahan	55
1977	Lou GrantSeries	Russell Grainger	55
1977	The Lincoln ConspiracyMovie	Abraham Lincoln	55
1977	The Last HurrahMovie	Amos Force	55
1977	Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat StallionMovie	Alexander Majors	55
1977	Quinn Martin's Tales of the UnexpectedSeries	Floyd Carrington	55
1977	The Force of EvilMovie	Sheriff John Carrington	55
1976	Quincy, M.E.Series	Movie Director	54
1976	Rich Man, Poor Man - Book IISeries	Scotty	54
1976	The QuestMovie	Army Officer	54
1976	The QuestSeries	—	54
1976	The Dark Side of InnocenceMovie	Stephen Hancock	54
1976	BridgerMovie	President Andrew Jackson	54
1975	BronkSeries	Colonel Hecker	53
1975	Dead Man on the RunMovie	Jason Monroe	53
1975	Death Among FriendsMovie	Capt. Lewis	53
1975	The SpecialistMovie	Pike Smith	53
1974	The Rockford FilesSeries	Gerald A. O'Malley	52
1974	Little House on the PrairieSeries	Amos Pike	52
1974	PetrocelliSeries	Joshua Forbes	52
1974	ManhunterMovie	Aaron Denver	52
1974	The DoveMovie	Mike Turk	52
1974	Heatwave!Movie	Toler	52
1974	Lincoln: Trial by FireMovie	President Lincoln	52
1973	Executive ActionMovie	Halliday	51
1973	Counselor at CrimeMovie	Don Vito Albanese	51
1973	Call to DangerMovie	Edward McClure	51
1972	The Sixth SenseSeries	—	50
1972	Emergency!Series	Captain Bob Roberts	50
1972	MAS*HSeries	General Collins	50
1972	Kung FuSeries	Benjamin Dundee	50
1972	The Bob Newhart ShowSeries	—	50
1972	The StepmotherMovie	Inspector Darnezi	50
1972	Molly and Lawless JohnMovie	Sheriff Marvin Parker	50
1971	CannonSeries	—	49
1971	Man and BoyMovie	Stretch	49
1971	Bearcats!Series	Judge Juan O'Brien	49
1970	The AnimalsMovie	Sheriff Allan Pierce	48
1970	Soldier BlueMovie	Col. Iverson	48
1970	Cotton Comes to HarlemMovie	Capt. Bryce	48
1970	The Andersonville TrialMovie	Ambrose Spencer	48
1969	The Great Bank RobberyMovie	Mayor Kincaid	47
1969	Heaven with a GunMovie	Ase Beck	47
1969	Young Billy YoungMovie	Boone	47
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Brig. General Earl Rigney	46
1968	A Man Called GannonMovie	Capper	46
1968	5 Card StudMovie	Marshal Dana	46
1968	LancerSeries	—	46
1968	Day of the Evil GunMovie	Captain Jefferson Addis	46
1968	Here Come the BridesSeries	—	46
1967	MannixSeries	George Blake	45
1967	Cimarron StripSeries	—	45
1967	Welcome to Hard TimesMovie	Ezra Maple / Isaac Maple	45
1967	A Covenant with DeathMovie	Dietrich	45
1966	The Rat PatrolSeries	Major Indrus	44
1966	Felony SquadSeries	Lt. Mike Reineck	44
1966	Occasional WifeSeries	—	44
1966	ScalplockMovie	Standish	44
1966	TarzanSeries	—	44
1966	Namu, the Killer WhaleMovie	Joe Clausen	44
1966	The Fortune CookieMovie	Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)	44
1965	The Big ValleySeries	Matt Bentell	43
1965	The F.B.I.Series	Adam MacDonald	43
1965	The Legend of Jesse JamesSeries	Moss Canby	43
1965	The Hallelujah TrailMovie	Sgt. Buell	43
1965	The Satan BugMovie	Agent Reagan	43
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Justin Briggs	41
1963	Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries	Rankin	41
1963	The LieutenantSeries	Joe Hammond	41
1963	The Outer LimitsSeries	Ebonite Interrogator	41
1963	My Favorite MartianSeries	Capt. Farrow	41
1963	The Great AdventureSeries	Colonel Knowlton	41
1963	RedigoSeries	—	41
1962	The VirginianSeries	Major Cass	40
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	Luke Hunter	40
1962	Stoney BurkeSeries	—	40
1962	Sam BenedictSeries	Jim Bradley	40
1962	Walk on the Wild SideMovie	Preacher	40
1962	GeronimoMovie	Jeremiah Burns	40
1961	Ben CaseySeries	—	39
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Vernon Hackett	39
1961	87th PrecinctSeries	—	39
1961	Cain's HundredSeries	Kenneth Drake	39
1960	ThrillerSeries	Jacob Grant	38
1960	The Wackiest Ship in the ArmyMovie	Sailor (uncredited)	38
1960	Route 66Series	—	38
1960	PsychoMovie	California Charlie	38
1960	OutlawsSeries	—	38
1960	Stagecoach WestSeries	Cole Dawson	38
1960	The WesternerSeries	Leth Ritchie	38
1960	The Tall ManSeries	—	38
1960	Peter Loves MarySeries	Bill Horton	38
1960	Harrigan and SonSeries	Earl	38
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Goldsmith	37
1959	BonanzaSeries	Gorman	37
1959	RawhideSeries	Maj. Cantwell	37
1959	Johnny RingoSeries	Cartwright	37
1959	LaramieSeries	—	37
1959	Law of the PlainsmanSeries	Matthew Bannock	37
1959	The DetectivesSeries	—	37
1959	Adventures in ParadiseSeries	Benson	37
1959	The RebelSeries	Ezra Taber	37
1959	Black SaddleSeries	Clyde Wicker	37
1959	Last Train from Gun HillMovie	Salesman	37
1958	The RiflemanSeries	—	36
1958	Sea HuntSeries	—	36
1958	BroncoSeries	—	36
1958	Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries	Deputy Sheriff Fix	36
1958	Bat MastersonSeries	Major Liam Mars	36
1958	Peter GunnSeries	—	36
1958	Yancy DerringerSeries	Wayne Raven	36
1958	LawmanSeries	Hassayampa Edwards	36
1958	The True Story of Lynn StuartMovie	Doc	36
1958	Steve CanyonSeries	Sergeant Bulla	36
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Dan O'Malley	35
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	Fred Cooley	35
1957	TrackdownSeries	—	35
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Bud Ferrand	35
1957	The Walter Winchell FileSeries	—	35
1957	Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeries	Paul Russell	35
1957	Panic!Series	—	35
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Marshal Cal Lazenby	34
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Attendant	33
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Les McConnell	33
1955	CheyenneSeries	—	33
1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries	Virgil Earp	33
1954	LassieSeries	—	32
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Amos Force	29
1951	The Desert Fox: The Story of RommelMovie	—	29