Claude Akins
Known For
Acting
Born
1926-05-25 in Nelson, Georgia, USA
Died
1994-01-27
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claude Akins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
The Love Boat
as Cappy
Perry Mason
as Detective Sgt. Phillip Dix
Murder, She Wrote
as Ethan Cragg
Bonanza
as Marshal Emmett Dowd
Bonanza
as Sam Hill
Bonanza
as Ezekiel
Bonanza
as Col. Edward J. Dunwoody
Mission: Impossible
The Twilight Zone
as Steve Brand
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Sheriff Jordan
The Fugitive
as Ralph Simmons
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Walker Collins
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sheriff Adam Prescott
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Simmy, the Comanchero
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Deputy Chuck Wagner
Mannix
as Sgt. Al Reardon
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Dever
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
as Floyd Doniger
The Untouchables
as Vince Majesky