John Anderson
Biography
John Robert Anderson (October 20, 1922 – August 7, 1992) A tall, sinewy, austere-looking character actor with silver hair, rugged features and a distinctive voice, John Robert Anderson appeared in hundreds of films and television episodes. Immensely versatile, he was at his best submerging himself in the role of historical figures (he impersonated Abraham Lincoln three times and twice baseball commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, men whom he strongly resembled). He was a familiar presence in westerns and science-fiction serials, usually as upstanding, dignified and generally benign citizens (a rare exception was his Ebonite interrogator in The Outer Limits (1963) episode "Nightmare"). He had a high opinion of Rod Serling and was proud to be featured in four episodes of The Twilight Zone (1959), most memorably as the tuxedo-clad angel Gabriel in "A Passage for Trumpet" (doing for Jack Klugman what Henry Travers did for James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)).
Known For
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Perry Mason
1957
Perry Mason
1957
Perry Mason
1957
MacGyver
1985
Bonanza
1959
Bonanza
1959
Bonanza
1959
Dallas
1978
Murder, She Wrote
1984
M*A*S*H
1972
Mannix
1967
Filmography
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Kevin Uxbridge · 1987
Perry Mason
as George Andrews · 1957
Perry Mason
as Bud Ferrand · 1957
Perry Mason
as Dan O'Malley · 1957
MacGyver
as Harry Jackson · 1985
Bonanza
as Sam Masters · 1959
Bonanza
as Gorman · 1959
Bonanza
as Tulsa Weems · 1959
Dallas
as Dr. Herbert Styles · 1978
Murder, She Wrote
as Andrew Dixon · 1984
M*A*S*H
as General Collins · 1972
Mannix
as George Blake · 1967
The Fugitive
as Justin Briggs · 1963
The Fugitive
as Ed Shrader · 1963
Quantum Leap
as Pat Knight · 1989
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Luke Hunter · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Adam · 1962
Hawaii Five-O
as Brig. General Earl Rigney · 1969
Quincy, M.E.
as Justin DeWilde · 1976
Quincy, M.E.
as Chief Frank Ollano · 1976
Quincy, M.E.
as Movie Director · 1976
Little House on the Prairie
as Amos Pike · 1974
The Virginian
as Major Cass · 1962
The Virginian
as Adam Tercell · 1962
The Virginian
as Jeremiah Chilton · 1962
The Virginian
as Deputy Sheriff Sam Morrell · 1962
The Virginian
as Sam McLain · 1962
The Virginian
as Seth James · 1962
The Incredible Hulk
as Mike Calahan · 1977
Have Gun, Will Travel
· 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Fred Cooley · 1957
The Rockford Files
as Gerald A. O'Malley · 1974
The Twilight Zone
as Capt. 'Skipper' Farver · 1959
The Twilight Zone
as Deidrich · 1959
The Twilight Zone
as Goldsmith · 1959
The Twilight Zone
as Gabriel · 1959
Lassie
· 1954
The Rifleman
· 1958
The Rifleman
as Samuel Gibbs · 1958
The Rifleman
as Owny Kincaid · 1958
Matlock
as Sam Chandler · 1986
Dr. Kildare
as Vernon Hackett · 1961
Emergency!
as Captain Bob Roberts · 1972
Cannon
· 1971
The F.B.I.
as Adam MacDonald · 1965
The F.B.I.
as Bollin · 1965
Hart to Hart
· 1979
Lou Grant
as Russell Grainger · 1977
The Big Valley
as Matt Bentell · 1965
Cheyenne
· 1955
Ben Casey
· 1961
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
· 1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Virgil Earp · 1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Fisk Madden · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Roy Kelsey · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Marshal Cal Lazenby · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as John Duncan · 1956
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Deputy Sheriff Fix · 1958
Route 66
· 1960
Rawhide
as Captain James Rankin · 1959
Rawhide
as Maj. Cantwell · 1959
The Bob Newhart Show
as Mr. Charlie Colton · 1972
Hunter
as Winston Taggert · 1984
Jake and the Fatman
as Ace Thompson · 1987
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
· 1983
Lawman
as Hassayampa Edwards · 1958
Matt Houston
· 1982
Peter Gunn
· 1958
Bat Masterson
as Major Liam Mars · 1958
The Outer Limits
as Ebonite Interrogator · 1963
Gunsmoke
as Ben Siple · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Yermo · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Delliver · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Cheevers · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Pa Gibbijohn · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Les McConnell · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Roberts · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Jess Fletcher · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Amos Sadler · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Lemuel Cleary · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Adam Kimbro · 1955
Thriller
as Jacob Grant · 1960
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Rankin · 1963
Adventures in Paradise
as Benson · 1959
Laramie
· 1959
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Nicholson · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Attendant · 1955
Psycho
as California Charlie · 1960
The Detectives
· 1959
North and South
as William Hazard · 1985
Bronco
· 1958
The Rebel
as Ezra Taber · 1959
Sea Hunt
· 1958
Trackdown
· 1957
Trackdown
as McCall · 1957
My Favorite Martian
as Capt. Farrow · 1963
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Paul Russell · 1957
Silver Spoons
as Captain Stark · 1982
Felony Squad
as Lt. Mike Reineck · 1966
The Tall Man
· 1960
Tarzan
· 1966
Lancer
· 1968
Outlaws
· 1960
Black Saddle
as Clyde Wicker · 1959
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
as Col. Clayborn · 1979
Petrocelli
as Joshua Forbes · 1974
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as Scotty · 1976
Sam Benedict
as James Bradley · 1962
Sam Benedict
as Jim Bradley · 1962
Cimarron Strip
· 1967
Stoney Burke
· 1962
The Lieutenant
as Joe Hammond · 1963
Johnny Ringo
as Cartwright · 1959
87th Precinct
· 1961
Yancy Derringer
as Wayne Raven · 1958
Voyagers!
· 1982
Law of the Plainsman
as Clyde Santee · 1959
Law of the Plainsman
as Matthew Bannock · 1959
Law of the Plainsman
as Jeb Wicken · 1959
Cain's Hundred
as Kenneth Drake · 1961
Here Come the Brides
· 1968
The Rat Patrol
as Major Indrus · 1966
The Rat Patrol
as Gen. Owen Lansbury · 1966
Bronk
as Colonel Hecker · 1975
The Great Adventure
as Colonel Knowlton · 1963
The Sixth Sense
as The Sheriff · 1972
Stagecoach West
as Cole Dawson · 1960
The Walter Winchell File
· 1957
Harrigan and Son
as Earl · 1960
Occasional Wife
· 1966
The Legend of Jesse James
as Moss Canby · 1965
Steve Canyon
as Sergeant Bulla · 1958
Heart of the City
as Warren · 1986
The Quest
· 1976
$weepstake$
as Thomas Singer · 1979
Bret Maverick
as General Frye · 1981
Panic!
· 1957
Peter Loves Mary
as Bill Horton · 1960
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
· 1980
Hallmark Hall of Fame
· 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Amos Force · 1951
Soldier Blue
as Col. Iverson · 1970
The Westerner
as Leth Ritchie · 1960
Backstairs at the White House
as Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt · 1979
Smokey and the Bandit II
as Governor · 1980
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
as Floyd Carrington · 1977
Last Train from Gun Hill
as Salesman · 1959
Bearcats!
as Judge Juan O'Brien · 1971
Ride the High Country
as Elder Hammond · 1962
Eight Men Out
as Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis · 1988
Aaron's Way
· 1988
5 Card Stud
as Marshal Dana · 1968
Out of the Blue
as T.V. Interviewer · 1981
The Fortune Cookie
as Abraham Lincoln (uncredited) · 1966
Redigo
· 1963
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
· 1951
The Satan Bug
as Agent Reagan · 1965
Annie McGuire
· 1988
Executive Action
as Halliday · 1973
Day of the Evil Gun
as Captain Jefferson Addis · 1968
Walk on the Wild Side
as Preacher · 1962
The Great Bank Robbery
as Mayor Kincaid · 1969
Dream West
as Brig. Gen. Brooke · 1986
Heaven with a Gun
as Ase Beck · 1969
Young Billy Young
as Boone · 1969
The Hallelujah Trail
as Sgt. Buell · 1965
Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Capt. Bryce · 1970
Inside Detective
as Theater manager · 1950
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
as Sailor (uncredited) · 1960
Never Too Young to Die
as Arliss · 1986
Geronimo
as Jeremiah Burns · 1962
Welcome to Hard Times
as Ezra Maple / Isaac Maple · 1967
A Covenant with Death
as Dietrich · 1967
The Dove
as Mike Turk · 1974
I-Man
as Holbrook · 1986
The Counsellor
as Don Vito Albanese · 1973
Bed of Lies
as Price Daniel, Sr. · 1992
Daddy
as George Watson · 1991
Kung Fu
as Jack Youngblood · 1972
Kung Fu
as Wray · 1972
Kung Fu
as Benjamin Dundee · 1972
Zoot Suit
as Judge F.W. Charles · 1981
Namu, the Killer Whale
as Joe Clausen · 1966
The Stepmother
as Inspector Darnezi · 1972
For the Love of Willadean
as Farmer Wills · 1964
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
as Col. John Lockport · 1974
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
as Virgil Earp (flashback sequence) (archive footage) · 1994
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
as George Dutton · 1989
Sins of the Past
as Rev. Donald Randolph · 1984
The Dark Side of Innocence
as Stephen Hancock · 1976
A Man Called Gannon
as Capper · 1968
The Andersonville Trial
as Ambrose Spencer · 1970
Molly and Lawless John
as Sheriff Marvin Parker · 1972
The Force of Evil
as Sheriff John Carrington · 1977
Set This Town on Fire
as Henry Kealey · 1973
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
as Stanley Willard · 1982
Bridger
as President Andrew Jackson · 1976
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
as Doc · 1958
Babe Ruth
as Judge Landis · 1991
The Animals
as Sheriff Allan Pierce · 1970
American Harvest
as Judge Meriweather · 1987
In Broad Daylight
as Wes Westerman · 1991
Scorpion
as Noel G. Koch · 1986
Heatwave!
as Toler · 1974
The First Time
as Paul Cooper · 1982
Dead Man on the Run
as Jason Monroe · 1975
In Search of Historic Jesus
as Caiaphas · 1979
The Lincoln Conspiracy
as Abraham Lincoln · 1977
Call to Danger
as Edward McClure · 1973
The Quest
as Army Officer · 1976
Manhunter
as Aaron Denver · 1974
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
as Patrick Breen · 1978
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
as President Lincoln · 1974
The Deerslayer
as Hutter · 1978
The Specialist
as Pike Smith · 1975
Man and Boy
as Stretch · 1971
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
as Alexander Majors · 1977
Follow Your Heart
as Josh Lowe · 1990
Death Among Friends
as Capt. Lewis · 1975
The Last Hurrah
as Amos Force · 1977
Scalplock
as Standish · 1966
Hitched
as Jomer Cruett · 1973
Rebel Range
as Fisk Madden
Deadly Innocents
as Gus · 1989