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John Larch
Actor

John Larch

4 Oct 1914Born
16 Oct 2005Died
91Age at death
138Credits

Biography

John Larch (October 4, 1914 - October 16, 2005) was an American film and television actor.

After his lead role in the radio serial Captain Starr of Space (1953–54), John Larch entered films in 1954. He usually appeared in westerns (How The West Was Won) and action films, including Miracle of the White Stallions as General George S. Patton Jr. (1963), Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as General Omar Bradley (1976), replacing James Gregory as Mac in the Matt Helm movie The Wrecking Crew (1969) starring Dean Martin, Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer.

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Larch, an old friend of Clint Eastwood, appeared in Eastwood films, including Dirty Harry (1971) and Play Misty for Me (1971).

He also appeared on a number of television programs, including Naked City (three episodes), Route 66 (three episodes), The Fugitive (two episodes), The Invaders, The Restless Gun (four episodes), Gunsmoke (seven episodes), The Virginian (four episodes), Bonanza, Hawaii Five-0, Mission Impossible (two episodes), The Troubleshooters, Bus Stop, Laramie, The Law and Mr. Jones, and possibly most famously as Bill Mumy's father in The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" in 1961. He also appeared in two other The Twilight Zone episodes, playing a psychiatrist in "Perchance to Dream" and the sheriff in "Dust".

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 138 credits.

  1. 1982Airplane II: The SequelFilm: Prosecuting Attorney
  2. 1981Simon & SimonSeries: Deputy Sheriff John Burns (1 episode)
  3. 1981DynastySeries (5 episodes)
  4. 1979Big Shamus, Little ShamusSeries (1 episode)
  5. 1979The Amityville HorrorFilm: Father Nuncio
  6. 1978A Fire in the SkyFilm: Johnson
  7. 1978Vega$Series (2 episodes)
  8. 1978The Critical ListSeries: Sprony (2 episodes)
  9. 1978DallasSeries: Atticus Ward, Wally Windham, Arlen Ward, Arlen Ward / Atticus Ward (1 episode)
  10. 1977Big HawaiiSeries (1 episode)
  11. 1977LucanSeries (1 episode)
  12. 1977Kingston: ConfidentialSeries (1 episode)
  13. 1977The Feather And Father GangSeries (1 episode)
  14. 1976Quincy, M.E.Series (1 episode)
  15. 1976Charlie's AngelsSeries: Kamden (1 episode)
  16. 1976Future CopFilm: Commisioner Forman
  17. 1976Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthurFilm: Gen. Omar Bradley
  18. 1975SwitchSeries: Stocker (1 episode)
  19. 1975FramedFilm: Bundy
  20. 1975BronkSeries (1 episode)
  21. 1975Ellery Queen: Too Many SuspectsFilm: District Attorney
  22. 1975The Desperate MilesFilm: Dr. Bryson
  23. 1974Bad RonaldFilm: Sgt. Lynch
  24. 1974Police WomanSeries: Lester Hummel (1 episode)
  25. 1974Little House on the PrairieSeries: Arthur Mahoney (1 episode)
  26. 1974The Chadwick FamilyFilm: Fargo
  27. 1974Winter KillFilm: Dr. Bill Hammond
  28. 1974The Six Million Dollar ManSeries: Arthur Vale (1 episode)
  29. 1973SanteeFilm: Banner
  30. 1973Police StorySeries (1 episode)
  31. 1973HawkinsSeries: Herb Talley (1 episode)
  32. 1972Magic CarpetFilm: Mr. Tracy
  33. 1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries (1 episode)
  34. 1972Women in ChainsFilm: Barney
  35. 1971Dirty HarryFilm: Chief
  36. 1971Play Misty for MeFilm: Sgt. McCallum
  37. 1971The PartnersSeries: Sheriff Luke Fender (1 episode)
  38. 1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawSeries: George Patterson, David Cameron (1 episode)
  39. 1971CannonSeries (3 episodes)
  40. 1971The CityFilm: Holland Yermo
  41. 1971Alias Smith and JonesSeries (1 episode)
  42. 1970Cannon for CordobaFilm: Warner
  43. 1970MoveFilm: Mounted Patrolman
  44. 1970Nanny and the ProfessorSeries (1 episode)
  45. 1969Hail, Hero!Film: Mr. Conklin
  46. 1969The Great Bank RobberyFilm: Sheriff of Friendly
  47. 1969Hawaii Five-OSeries: Joseph Trinian, Roger Maggers (1 episode)
  48. 1968The Wrecking CrewFilm: MacDonald
  49. 1967Judd, for the DefenseSeries (1 episode)
  50. 1967IronsideSeries (1 episode)
  51. 1967The InvadersSeries: Greg Lucather (1 episode)
  52. 1966Mission: ImpossibleSeries: Premier Anton Rojek, Larry Gault (1 episode)
  53. 1966Felony SquadSeries (2 episodes)
  54. 1965The F.B.I.Series: Fred Wallace, Jules Harmon (1 episode)
  55. 1965ConvoySeries: Ben Foster (13 episodes)
  56. 1964Daniel BooneSeries: Sam Hawken (1 episode)
  57. 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series: Dr. Killman (1 episode)
  58. 1963The FugitiveSeries: George Duncan, Sheriff Ben Corby (1 episode)
  59. 1963Arrest and TrialSeries: Jerry Miller (30 episodes)
  60. 1963Miracle of the White StallionsFilm: General George S. Patton, Jr.
  61. 1962Stampede at Bitter CreekFilm: Frank Boyd
  62. 1962How the West Was WonFilm: Grimes (uncredited)
  63. 1962Stoney BurkeSeries (1 episode)
  64. 1962The VirginianSeries: Sheriff Neil Brady (1 episode)
  65. 1962Pages of DeathFilm: Councilman Halliday
  66. 1961The New BreedSeries: John Clark (1 episode)
  67. 1961Ben CaseySeries (2 episodes)
  68. 1961Bus StopSeries (1 episode)
  69. 1961Dr. KildareSeries: Dr. Victor Jonah (1 episode)
  70. 1961Cain's HundredSeries: Benjamin Riker (1 episode)
  71. 1960Route 66Series: Bill Morrison, Sandy Mason (1 episode)
  72. 1960OutlawsSeries (1 episode)
  73. 1960Hell to EternityFilm: Capt. Schwabe
  74. 1959The UntouchablesSeries: Bryan 'Bull' Hanlon (1 episode)
  75. 1959Adventures in ParadiseSeries: Nicholas (1 episode)
  76. 1959The Twilight ZoneSeries: Eliot Rathmann, Mr. Fremont, Sheriff Koch (1 episode)
  77. 1959Johnny RingoSeries: Mills Walker (1 episode)
  78. 1959Law of the PlainsmanSeries: Jasper Mullen (1 episode)
  79. 1959Wichita TownSeries (1 episode)
  80. 1959LaramieSeries (1 episode)

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