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Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Acting · Born 1926-05-25 · Nelson, Georgia, USA

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.

Known For

movie 7.8 Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo
1959
movie 5.7 Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
tv 8.5 The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
1959
movie 7.3 From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
1953
movie 7.0 How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
1962
tv 7.5 Bonanza
Bonanza
1959
movie 7.7 Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
1960
tv 7.5 Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984
movie 7.2 The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny
1954
movie 7.1 The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones
1958
tv 7.6 Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
1966
movie 6.1 Return of the Seven
Return of the Seven
1966
tv 7.9 I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
1951
tv 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
movie 6.9 The Killers
The Killers
1964
tv 6.3 The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1977
movie 5.0 The Curse
The Curse
1987
tv 7.1 Matlock
Matlock
1986