Claude Akins

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 25, 1926

died

January 27, 1994

place of birth

Nelson, Georgia, USA

also known as

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total credits

50 movies

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. J. and the Bear, and later The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, a spin-off series, with Ben Cooper appearing as Waverly.

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Known For

Filmography

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Rio Bravo
7.8

Rio Bravo

1959as Joe Burdette
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
5.7

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973as Aldo
How the West Was Won
7.0

How the West Was Won

1962as Man (uncredited)
The Night Stalker
6.9

The Night Stalker

1972as Sheriff Warren A. Butcher
The Caine Mutiny
7.2

The Caine Mutiny

1954as Horrible
Return of the Seven
6.1

Return of the Seven

1966as Frank
From Here to Eternity
7.3

From Here to Eternity

1953as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)
The Devil's Brigade
6.3

The Devil's Brigade

1968as Pvt. Rocky Rockman
The Killers
6.9

The Killers

1964as Earl Sylvester
Inherit the Wind
7.7

Inherit the Wind

1960as Rev. Jeremiah Brown
The Defiant Ones
7.1

The Defiant Ones

1958as Mack
The Raid
6.5

The Raid

1954as Lt. Ramsey (uncredited)
The Curse
5.1

The Curse

1987as Nathan Crane
Skyjacked
6.2

Skyjacked

1972as Sgt. Ben Puzo
Tentacles
4.6

Tentacles

1977as Robards
The Sea Chase
6.2

The Sea Chase

1955as Winkler
Man with the Gun
6.1

Man with the Gun

1955as Jim Reedy (uncredited)
Yellowstone Kelly
6.2

Yellowstone Kelly

1959as Sergeant
Comanche Station
6.7

Comanche Station

1960as Ben Lane
Merrill's Marauders
6.2

Merrill's Marauders

1962as Sgt. Kolowicz
Waterhole #3
5.9

Waterhole #3

1967as Sgt. Henry Foggers
Porgy and Bess
6.3

Porgy and Bess

1959as Detective
Incident at Phantom Hill
6.1

Incident at Phantom Hill

1966as Krausman
Grass Roots
8.0

Grass Roots

1992as Sheriff Cox
The Burning Hills
6.1

The Burning Hills

1956as Ben Hindeman
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
4.8

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

1991as President Theodore Roosevelt
Witness to Murder
6.3

Witness to Murder

1954as Police Officer (uncredited)
Monster in the Closet
4.9

Monster in the Closet

1986as Sheriff Sam Ketchem
Shield for Murder
6.7

Shield for Murder

1954as Fat Michaels
A Distant Trumpet
5.5

A Distant Trumpet

1964as Seely Jones
Flap
6.8

Flap

1970as Lobo Jackson
Master Ninja
4.4

Master Ninja

1984as Mr. Trumbull
A Man Called Sledge
6.1

A Man Called Sledge

1970as Hooker
Ride Beyond Vengeance
6.0

Ride Beyond Vengeance

1966as Elwood Coates
The Great Bank Robbery
6.6

The Great Bank Robbery

1969as Slade
Onionhead
5.5

Onionhead

1958as Poznicki
Joe Dakota
6.7

Joe Dakota

1957as Aaron Grant
Bus Stop
10.0

Bus Stop

1982as Sheriff Will
The Proud and Profane
6.5

The Proud and Profane

1956as Big soldier
Johnny Concho
4.5

Johnny Concho

1956as Lem
The Sharkfighters
5.7

The Sharkfighters

1956as Chief 'Gordy' Gordon
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
5.0

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

1977as Bert Springer
Little Mo
7.3

Little Mo

1978as Gus Berste
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
5.1

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls

1992as Theodore Roosevelt
The Death Squad
6.9

The Death Squad

1974as Connie Brennan
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
10.0

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019as Steve Brand (archive footage)
Kiss Me... Kill Me
6.8

Kiss Me... Kill Me

1976as Harry Grant
First to Fight
7.9

First to Fight

1967as Captain Mason
Down Three Dark Streets
5.8

Down Three Dark Streets

1954as Matty Pavelich
Eric
9.0

Eric

1975as Stanley 'Stan' Swenson