Deceased

How Did John Dehner Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 76

Also known as John Dehner Forkum, Dehner ForkumGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn23/11/1915Born inRichmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USADied04/02/1992 (aged 76)Died inSanta BarbaraCausediabetesWikidataQ2017853 ↗Buried atCarpinteria CemeteryTMDb#82863 ↗

John Dehner Forkum was an American actor. From the late 1930s to the late 1980s, he amassed a long list of performance credits, often in roles as sophisticated con men, shady authority figures, and other smooth-talking villains. His credits just in feature films, televised series, and in made-for-TV movies number almost 300 productions.

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Filmography217 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2002	Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete GoofyMovie	Narrator (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)	87
1988	War and RemembranceSeries	Ernest King	73
1986	Help Wanted: KidsMovie	Cyrus	71
1985	CreatorMovie	Paul	70
1985	Jagged EdgeMovie	Judge Carrigan	70
1985	The ColbysSeries	—	70
1983	The Right StuffMovie	Henry Luce	68
1983	Hardcastle and McCormickSeries	—	68
1983	The Winds of WarSeries	Ernest King	68
1983	Bare EssenceSeries	Hadden Marshall	68
1982	Airplane II: The SequelMovie	The Commissioner	67
1982	Bare EssenceSeries	Hadden Marshall	67
1981	California Gold RushMovie	Capt. John Sutter	66
1980	Nothing PersonalMovie	Senator	65
1980	EnosSeries	Lt. Joseph Broggi	65
1979	Hart to HartSeries	—	64
1979	Young Maverick - Dead Man's HandMovie	Marshal Edge Troy	64
1978	The Boys from BrazilMovie	Henry Wheelock	63
1977	How the West Was WonSeries	Bishop Benjamin	62
1977	Fun with Dick and JaneMovie	Jane's Father	62
1977	Dead of NightMovie	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	62
1977	The Lincoln ConspiracyMovie	Col. Lafayette C. Baker	62
1977	Big HawaiiSeries	Barrett Fears	62
1977	Danger in ParadiseMovie	Barrett Fears	62
1976	Quincy, M.E.Series	—	61
1976	The New Daughters of Joshua CabeMovie	Warden Mannering	61
1976	Guardian of the WildernessMovie	John Muir	61
1976	The Killer Inside MeMovie	Bob Maples	61
1975	Ellery QueenSeries	—	60
1975	SwitchSeries	Mr. Simon	60
1975	S.W.A.T.Series	—	60
1975	Barbary CoastSeries	—	60
1975	ArcherSeries	Gen. James Stonehurst	60
1974	The Rockford FilesSeries	Judge Lyman / Inspector DeMartonis	59
1974	Kolchak: The Night StalkerSeries	—	59
1974	PetrocelliSeries	Dr. Leo Stegner	59
1974	Movin' OnSeries	—	59
1974	Honky TonkMovie	Brazos	59
1974	The Missiles of OctoberMovie	Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson	59
1973	The Day of the DolphinMovie	Wallingford	58
1973	The MagicianSeries	Simon Russell	58
1972	Slaughterhouse-FiveMovie	Rumfoord	57
1972	Temperatures RisingSeries	Charles Claver	57
1971	ColumboSeries	Otis Swanson	56
1971	Support Your Local GunfighterMovie	Colonel Ames	56
1970	Dirty Dingus MageeMovie	Brig. Gen. George	55
1970	The Silent ForceSeries	Judge Caldwell	55
1970	The ImmortalSeries	—	55
1970	The Cheyenne Social ClubMovie	Clay Carroll (uncredited)	55
1970	QuarantinedMovie	Dr. John Bedford	55
1969	Then Came BronsonSeries	Sid Casper	54
1969	StilettoMovie	District Attorney Frank Simpson	54
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Anthony Del Vecchi	53
1968	The Helicopter SpiesMovie	Dr. Kharmusi	53
1968	The Doris Day ShowSeries	Cy Bennett	53
1968	The OutcastsSeries	—	53
1968	Land of the GiantsSeries	Lieutenant Grayson	53
1968	Something for a Lonely ManMovie	Sam Ball	53
1967	Judd, for the DefenseSeries	—	52
1967	IronsideSeries	—	52
1967	The Flying NunSeries	—	52
1967	The High ChaparralSeries	Gar Burnett	52
1967	MannixSeries	—	52
1967	Captain NiceSeries	—	52
1967	Winchester '73Movie	High-Spade Johnny Dean	52
1966	Mission: ImpossibleSeries	Dan Whelan	51
1966	TarzanSeries	—	51
1966	The MonroesSeries	—	51
1966	JerichoSeries	—	51
1965	The Big ValleySeries	Daddy Cade	50
1965	Run for Your LifeSeries	Eliot Ponas	50
1965	Hogan's HeroesSeries	Colonel Backscheider	50
1965	The Wild Wild WestSeries	Torres	50
1965	Get SmartSeries	Colonel Kyle K. Kirby	50
1965	BrandedSeries	—	50
1965	F TroopSeries	—	50
1965	The Hallelujah TrailMovie	Narrator (uncredited)	50
1965	Morning StarSeries	—	50
1964	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series	Dr. Parviz Kharmusi	49
1964	Youngblood HawkeMovie	Scotty Hawke	49
1964	The Baileys of BalboaSeries	Commodore Cecil Wyntoon	49
1964	The Lucille Ball Comedy HourMovie	Mr. Henderson	49
1963	The Greatest Show on EarthSeries	—	48
1963	The Great AdventureSeries	President Thomas Jefferson	48
1963	Critic's ChoiceMovie	S.P. Champlain	48
1962	The VirginianSeries	Morgan Starr	47
1962	Combat!Series	Gen. Armand Bouchard	47
1962	Stoney BurkeSeries	—	47
1962	The Beverly HillbilliesSeries	—	47
1962	The Gallant MenSeries	—	47
1962	The Chapman ReportMovie	Geoffrey Harnish	47
1961	AquamaniaMovie	Narrator (voice)	46
1960	The Andy Griffith ShowSeries	Colonel Harvey	45
1960	Surfside 6Series	Francisco Hernandez	45
1960	CheckmateSeries	George Shay	45
1960	The Roaring 20'sSeries	Duke Williams	45
1960	Stagecoach WestSeries	—	45
1960	The WesternerSeries	'Burgundy Smith'	45
1960	The Tom Ewell ShowSeries	—	45
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Captain Allenby	44
1959	BonanzaSeries	Jean Lafitte	44
1959	The UntouchablesSeries	Huey Barker	44
1959	RawhideSeries	Straw Coleman	44
1959	LaramieSeries	—	44
1959	Law of the PlainsmanSeries	Walter Shannon	44
1959	StartimeSeries	Commentator	44
1959	Adventures in ParadiseSeries	Paul Jordan	44
1959	The RebelSeries	John Sims	44
1959	Cast a Long ShadowMovie	Chip Donahue	44
1959	Black SaddleSeries	Park Forrest	44
1959	Wichita TownSeries	—	44
1959	Philip MarloweSeries	—	44
1959	Vice RaidMovie	—	44
1959	The AlaskansSeries	—	44
1959	The Killers of MussoliniMovie	Colonel Tedesco	44
1958	The RiflemanSeries	Al Walker	43
1958	BroncoSeries	—	43
1958	Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries	Grant Mandeville	43
1958	Bat MastersonSeries	Sheriff	43
1958	77 Sunset StripSeries	—	43
1958	Bat MastersonSeries	Marshal Ben Holt	43
1958	Man of the WestMovie	Claude Tobin	43
1958	Yancy DerringerSeries	Col. Tate	43
1958	The TexanSeries	—	43
1958	TimbuktuMovie	Emir Bhaki aka The Lion of the Desert	43
1958	LawmanSeries	Ben Wyatt	43
1958	The Further Adventures of Ellery QueenSeries	—	43
1958	The Left Handed GunMovie	Pat Garrett	43
1958	The Sign of ZorroMovie	Viceroy	43
1958	Hong Kong ConfidentialMovie	Narrator (voice)	43
1958	Apache TerritoryMovie	Grant Kimbrough	43
1957	Wagon TrainSeries	Ned Rossiter	42
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Major Lewis	42
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	—	42
1957	MaverickSeries	—	42
1957	The Real McCoysSeries	Roger Brewster	42
1957	Alcoa TheatreSeries	—	42
1957	ZorroSeries	—	42
1957	The Girl in Black StockingsMovie	Sheriff Jess Holmes	42
1957	The Truth About Mother GooseMovie	Narrator	42
1957	Revolt at Fort LaramieMovie	Maj. Seth Bradner	42
1957	The Iron SheriffMovie	Roger Pollack	42
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Colonel Overton	41
1956	The Fastest Gun AliveMovie	Taylor Swope	41
1956	CarouselMovie	Mr. Bascombe	41
1956	Please Murder MeMovie	Dist. Atty. Ray Willis	41
1956	Tales of the 77th Bengal LancersSeries	—	41
1956	A Day of FuryMovie	Preacher Jason	41
1956	Terror at MidnightMovie	Lew Hanlon	41
1956	Tension at Table RockMovie	Hampton	41
1955	Matinee TheaterSeries	—	40
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Wayne Russell	40
1955	CheyenneSeries	Nagel	40
1955	The MillionaireSeries	Prof. Ridgely	40
1955	The King's ThiefMovie	Captain Herrick	40
1955	Tall Man RidingMovie	Ames Luddington	40
1955	Duel on the MississippiMovie	Jules Tulane	40
1955	The ProdigalMovie	Joram	40
1955	The Scarlet CoatMovie	Nathanael Greene	40
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Jason Gore	39
1954	ApacheMovie	Weddle	39
1954	The Bowery Boys Meet the MonstersMovie	Derek Gravesend	39
1954	Southwest PassageMovie	Matt Carroll	39
1954	The Strauss FantasyMovie	Announcer	39
1953	The Steel LadyMovie	Sid Barlowe	38
1953	Man on a TightropeMovie	The Chief	38
1953	VickiMovie	Police Capt. J. "Chief" Donald (uncredited)	38
1953	Powder RiverMovie	Harvey Logan	38
1952	Four Star PlayhouseSeries	Capt. Bowns	37
1952	ScaramoucheMovie	Doutreval	37
1952	California ConquestMovie	Fredo Brios	37
1952	Cripple CreekMovie	Emil Cabeau	37
1952	Plymouth AdventureMovie	Gilbert Winslow	37
1952	Aladdin and His LampMovie	Prince Bokra	37
1952	The Green GloveMovie	Narrator (uncredited)	37
1952	Desert PassageMovie	Bronson	37
1952	The Lady and the RocketMovie	Mr. Hadley	37
1952	Junction CityMovie	Emmett Sanderson	37
1951	Lorna DooneMovie	Baron de Wichehalse	36
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Capt. Thomas Flynn	36
1951	The Adventures of Kit CarsonSeries	—	36
1951	Ten Tall MenMovie	Jardine	36
1951	The Texas RangersMovie	Wes Hardin	36
1951	Al Jennings of OklahomaMovie	Tom Marsden	36
1951	Corky of Gasoline AlleyMovie	Jefferson Jay	36
1951	China CorsairMovie	Pedro	36
1951	When the Redskins RodeMovie	John Delmont	36
1951	Fort Savage RaidersMovie	Capt. Michael Craydon	36
1951	Hot LeadMovie	Turk Thorne aka John H. Smith	36
1950	BackfireMovie	Blake - Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)	35
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Gilbert Simmone	35
1950	The Flying MissileMovie	Lieutenant Commander	35
1950	Three SecretsMovie	Gordon Crossley (uncredited)	35
1950	Captive GirlMovie	Hakim	35
1950	Destination MurderMovie	Frank Niles	35
1950	Last of the BuccaneersMovie	Sgt. Belchue	35
1950	Dynamite PassMovie	Anson Thurber	35
1950	David Harding, CounterspyMovie	Frank Reynolds	35
1949	He Walked by NightMovie	Assistant Bureau Chief (uncredited)	34
1949	Horsemen of the SierrasMovie	Duke Webster	34
1949	TulsaMovie	Oilman (uncredited)	34
1949	The Secret Of St. IvesMovie	Couguelat	34
1949	Barbary PirateMovie	Murad Reis	34
1947	Vigilantes of BoomtownMovie	Bob Fitzsimmons	32
1947	Bury Me DeadMovie	Reporter	32
1947	It's a Joke, Son!Movie	Reporter (uncredited)	32
1946	The Catman of ParisMovie	Georges	31
1946	The Last Crooked MileMovie	Jarvis, Gang Leader	31
1946	The Undercover WomanMovie	Walter Hughes	31
1946	Out California WayMovie	Rod Mason	31
1945	State FairMovie	Hog Contest Announcer (uncredited)	30
1945	Christmas in ConnecticutMovie	State Trooper #2 (uncredited)	30
1945	The Corn Is GreenMovie	Miner in Bar (uncredited)	30
1945	Club HavanaMovie	Jeffreys (uncredited)	30
1944	Thirty Seconds Over TokyoMovie	Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)	29
1944	Hollywood CanteenMovie	Norwegian Sailor (uncredited)	29
1941	The Reluctant DragonMovie	Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (uncredited)	26