John Anderson

John Anderson

Acting

Birthday

1922/10/20

Day of death

1992/08/07 (69 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Clayton, Illinois, USA

Also know as

John R. 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...Read more

Acting
Psycho
8.4

(1960) Psycho

as California Charlie

Heaven with a Gun
5.5

(1969) Heaven with a Gun

as Ase Beck

5 Card Stud
6.2

(1968) 5 Card Stud

as Marshal Dana

The Satan Bug
6.2

(1965) The Satan Bug

as Agent Reagan

Eight Men Out
6.9

(1988) Eight Men Out

as Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis

I-Man
5.0

(1986) I-Man

as Holbrook

Executive Action
6.4

(1973) Executive Action

as Halliday

Soldier Blue
6.8

(1970) Soldier Blue

as Col. Iverson

Ride the High Country
7.0

(1962) Ride the High Country

as Elder Hammond

Geronimo
5.4

(1962) Geronimo

as Jeremiah Burns

Scalplock
6.5

(1966) Scalplock

as Standish

Young Billy Young
5.9

(1969) Young Billy Young

as Boone

24 Hour Psycho
4.0

(1993) 24 Hour Psycho

as California Charlie (archive footage)

Namu, the Killer Whale
4.1

(1966) Namu, the Killer Whale

as Joe Clausen

Zoot Suit
6.1

(1981) Zoot Suit

as Judge F.W. Charles

Smile Jenny, You're Dead
6.1

(1974) Smile Jenny, You're Dead

as Col. John Lockport

The Animals
4.1

(1970) The Animals

as Sheriff Allan Pierce

The Stepmother
4.2

(1972) The Stepmother

as Inspector Darnezi

The Lincoln Conspiracy
5.6

(1977) The Lincoln Conspiracy

as Abraham Lincoln

Manhunter
7.0

(1974) Manhunter

as Aaron Denver

The Force of Evil
6.0

(1977) The Force of Evil

as Sheriff John Carrington

The Great Bank Robbery
6.3

(1969) The Great Bank Robbery

as Mayor Kincaid

Man and Boy
6.0

(1971) Man and Boy

as Stretch

In Broad Daylight
5.7

(1991) In Broad Daylight

as Wes Westerman

Welcome to Hard Times
5.0

(1967) Welcome to Hard Times

as Ezra Maple / Isaac Maple

The Quest
10.0

(1976) The Quest

as Army Officer

Daddy
4.4

(1991) Daddy

as George Watson

A Covenant with Death
5.0

(1967) A Covenant with Death

as Dietrich

Follow Your Heart
0.0

(1990) Follow Your Heart

as Josh Lowe

Last Train from Gun Hill
7.1

(1959) Last Train from Gun Hill

as Salesman

4.3

(1979) In Search of Historic Jesus

as Caiaphas

Heatwave!
5.9

(1974) Heatwave!

as Toler

The Dark Side of Innocence
0.0

(1976) The Dark Side of Innocence

as Stephen Hancock

Molly and Lawless John
3.0

(1972) Molly and Lawless John

as Sheriff Marvin Parker

0.0

(1973) Set This Town on Fire

as Henry Kealey

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
6.7

(1951) The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

as ---

A Man Called Gannon
4.4

(1968) A Man Called Gannon

as Capper

The Wackiest Ship in the Army
5.9

(1960) The Wackiest Ship in the Army

as Sailor (uncredited)

The Fortune Cookie
7.2

(1966) The Fortune Cookie

as Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)

Smokey and the Bandit II
5.5

(1980) Smokey and the Bandit II

as Governor

Missing Children: A Mother's Story
6.7

(1982) Missing Children: A Mother's Story

as Stanley Willard

Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
7.0

(1977) Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion

as Alexander Majors

The Last Hurrah
0.0

(1977) The Last Hurrah

as Amos Force

Day of the Evil Gun
6.2

(1968) Day of the Evil Gun

as Captain Jefferson Addis

The Andersonville Trial
6.7

(1970) The Andersonville Trial

as Ambrose Spencer

Cotton Comes to Harlem
6.2

(1970) Cotton Comes to Harlem

as Capt. Bryce

The True Story of Lynn Stuart
6.3

(1958) The True Story of Lynn Stuart

as Doc

The Specialist
3.5

(1975) The Specialist

as Pike Smith

The Dove
6.5

(1974) The Dove

as Mike Turk

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
6.2

(1994) Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

as Virgil Earp (flashback sequence) (archive footage)

Babe Ruth
6.0

(1991) Babe Ruth

as Judge Landis

Never Too Young to Die
4.6

(1986) Never Too Young to Die

as Arliss

The Hallelujah Trail
6.0

(1965) The Hallelujah Trail

as Sgt. Buell

Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
5.1

(1989) Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal

as George Dutton

Deadly Innocents
10.0

(1989) Deadly Innocents

as Gus

Il consigliori
5.6

(1973) Counselor at Crime

as Don Vito Albanese

Call to Danger
0.0

(1973) Call to Danger

as Edward McClure

Walk on the Wild Side
6.6

(1962) Walk on the Wild Side

as Preacher

American Harvest
0.0

(1987) American Harvest

as Judge Meriweather

Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
0.0

(1978) Donner Pass: The Road to Survival

as Patrick Breen

The Deerslayer
5.0

(1978) The Deerslayer

as Hutter

Sins of the Past
5.0

(1984) Sins of the Past

as Rev. Donald Randolph

Scorpion
4.3

(1986) Scorpion

as Noel G. Koch

Bed of Lies
0.0

(1992) Bed of Lies

as Price Daniel, Sr.

For the Love of Willadean
6.0

(1964) For the Love of Willadean

as Farmer Wills

Bridger
0.0

(1976) Bridger

as President Andrew Jackson

Out of the Blue
6.9

(1981) Out of the Blue

as T.V. Interviewer

Dead Man on the Run
6.0

(1975) Dead Man on the Run

as Jason Monroe

Hitched
6.0

(1971) Hitched

as Jomer Cruett

M*A*S*H
7.9

(1972) M*A*S*H

as General Collins

Cheyenne
5.8

(1955) Cheyenne

as ---

Trackdown
6.4

(1957) Trackdown

as ---

Cain's Hundred
4.7

(1961) Cain's Hundred

as Kenneth Drake

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
6.8

(1980) Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

as ---

Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.4

(1987) Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Kevin Uxbridge

Kung Fu
7.6

(1972) Kung Fu

as ---

The Great Adventure
0.0

(1963) The Great Adventure

as Colonel Knowlton

Little House on the Prairie
7.9

(1974) Little House on the Prairie

as ---

Kraft Suspense Theatre
5.3

(1963) Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Rankin

The F.B.I.
5.5

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Adam MacDonald

Silver Spoons
6.2

(1982) Silver Spoons

as ---

Matlock
7.1

(1986) Matlock

as ---

Hawaii Five-O
7.1

(1968) Hawaii Five-O

as Brig. General Earl Rigney

Route 66
6.3

(1960) Route 66

as ---

The Bob Newhart Show
7.4

(1972) The Bob Newhart Show

as ---

The Twilight Zone
8.4

(1959) The Twilight Zone

as Goldsmith

The Twilight Zone
8.4

(1959) The Twilight Zone

as Capt. 'Skipper' Farver

The Twilight Zone
8.4

(1959) The Twilight Zone

as Deidrich

Mannix
6.7

(1967) Mannix

as ---

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
6.3

(1983) Scarecrow and Mrs. King

as ---

MacGyver
7.7

(1985) MacGyver

as Harry Jackson

Quantum Leap
8.0

(1989) Quantum Leap

as Pat Knight

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Ben Siple

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as George Andrews

Hart to Hart
6.8

(1979) Hart to Hart

as ---

Lassie
6.1

(1954) Lassie

as ---

Voyagers!
7.5

(1982) Voyagers!

as ---

Cannon
6.4

(1971) Cannon

as ---

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as ---

Hunter
7.2

(1984) Hunter

as Winston Taggert

The Twilight Zone
8.4

(1959) The Twilight Zone

as Gabriel

Backstairs at the White House
5.9

(1979) Backstairs at the White House

as Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Dallas
6.8

(1978) Dallas

as Dr. Herbert Styles

Sea Hunt
6.5

(1958) Sea Hunt

as ---

The Tall Man
6.3

(1960) The Tall Man

as ---

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Nicholson

87th Precinct
7.5

(1961) 87th Precinct

as ---

Sam Benedict
6.0

(1962) Sam Benedict

as ---

Redigo
5.0

(1963) Redigo

as ---

The Quest
6.4

(1976) The Quest

as ---

Outlaws
6.2

(1960) Outlaws

as ---

Felony Squad
6.4

(1966) Felony Squad

as ---

5.0

(1988) Aaron's Way

as ---

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as Captain James Rankin

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as ---

Cimarron Strip
5.0

(1967) Cimarron Strip

as ---

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Justin Briggs

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Major Cass

Lancer
4.7

(1968) Lancer

as ---

Thriller
6.3

(1960) Thriller

as Jacob Grant

Yancy Derringer
5.6

(1958) Yancy Derringer

as Wayne Raven

Peter Gunn
6.5

(1958) Peter Gunn

as ---

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
6.6

(1955) The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as ---

Matt Houston
6.2

(1982) Matt Houston

as ---

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
6.2

(1957) Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Paul Russell

The Big Valley
6.1

(1965) The Big Valley

as Matt Bentell

Here Come the Brides
6.0

(1968) Here Come the Brides

as ---

Adventures in Paradise
5.7

(1959) Adventures in Paradise

as Benson

Bronco
5.2

(1958) Bronco

as ---

Tarzan
6.7

(1966) Tarzan

as ---

The Sixth Sense
6.3

(1972) The Sixth Sense

as ---

Occasional Wife
7.5

(1966) Occasional Wife

as ---

Black Saddle
6.0

(1959) Black Saddle

as Clyde Wicker

Wanted: Dead or Alive
6.9

(1958) Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Deputy Sheriff Fix

The Rifleman
7.0

(1958) The Rifleman

as ---

The Rebel
5.1

(1959) The Rebel

as Ezra Taber

Ben Casey
5.6

(1961) Ben Casey

as ---

Bat Masterson
6.1

(1958) Bat Masterson

as Major Liam Mars

Laramie
6.4

(1959) Laramie

as ---

The Rat Patrol
7.2

(1966) The Rat Patrol

as Major Indrus

Law of the Plainsman
6.0

(1959) Law of the Plainsman

as Clyde Santee

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Fisk Madden

The Detectives
5.6

(1959) The Detectives

as ---

Heart of the City
5.0

(1986) Heart of the City

as Warren

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Roy Kelsey

The Lieutenant
6.0

(1963) The Lieutenant

as ---

Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
6.0

(1977) Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected

as Floyd Carrington

Stoney Burke
5.7

(1962) Stoney Burke

as ---

Johnny Ringo
5.7

(1959) Johnny Ringo

as Cartwright

The Legend of Jesse James
4.8

(1965) The Legend of Jesse James

as Moss Canby

5.0

(1988) Annie McGuire

as ---

Dr. Kildare
5.3

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Vernon Hackett

The Walter Winchell File
5.0

(1957) The Walter Winchell File

as ---

The Outer Limits
7.8

(1963) The Outer Limits

as Ebonite Interrogator

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Ed Shrader

Panic!
0.0

(1957) Panic!

as ---

Dream West
5.0

(1986) Dream West

as ---

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Marshal Cal Lazenby

North and South
7.4

(1985) North and South

as William Hazard

Law of the Plainsman
6.0

(1959) Law of the Plainsman

as Matthew Bannock

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.6

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Sgt. Duncan MacGregor

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as Maj. Cantwell

The F.B.I.
5.5

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Bollin

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Delliver

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Yermo

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Adam Tercell

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Jeremiah Chilton

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Deputy Sheriff Sam Morrell

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Sam McLain

Law of the Plainsman
6.0

(1959) Law of the Plainsman

as Jeb Wicken

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Cheevers

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Pa Gibbijohn

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Les McConnell

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Roberts

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Jess Fletcher

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Amos Sadler

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Lemuel Cleary

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Adam Kimbro

Harrigan and Son
0.0

(1960) Harrigan and Son

as Earl

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as John Duncan

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
8.6

(1976) Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

as Scotty

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Bud Ferrand

The Rat Patrol
7.2

(1966) The Rat Patrol

as Gen. Owen Lansbury

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Dan O'Malley

Quincy, M.E.
7.5

(1976) Quincy, M.E.

as Justin DeWilde

The Rifleman
7.0

(1958) The Rifleman

as Samuel Gibbs

Bearcats!
6.2

(1971) Bearcats!

as Judge Juan O'Brien

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Amos Force

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Seth James

The Rockford Files
7.5

(1974) The Rockford Files

as Gerald A. O'Malley

Jake and the Fatman
6.0

(1987) Jake and the Fatman

as Ace Thompson

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Andrew Dixon

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
6.6

(1955) The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Virgil Earp

Kung Fu
7.6

(1972) Kung Fu

as Wray

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Attendant

Quincy, M.E.
7.5

(1976) Quincy, M.E.

as Chief Frank Ollano

Emergency!
7.8

(1972) Emergency!

as Captain Bob Roberts

My Favorite Martian
5.9

(1963) My Favorite Martian

as Capt. Farrow

The Incredible Hulk
7.2

(1977) The Incredible Hulk

as Mike Calahan

Quincy, M.E.
7.5

(1976) Quincy, M.E.

as Movie Director

Stagecoach West
6.0

(1960) Stagecoach West

as Cole Dawson

The Westerner
6.8

(1960) The Westerner

as Leth Ritchie

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Sam Masters

The Rifleman
7.0

(1958) The Rifleman

as Owny Kincaid

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8

(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Luke Hunter

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8

(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Adam

Kung Fu
7.6

(1972) Kung Fu

as Benjamin Dundee

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Gorman

Trackdown
6.4

(1957) Trackdown

as McCall

Bret Maverick
4.0

(1981) Bret Maverick

as General Frye

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
5.1

(1979) The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

as Col. Clayborn

Bronk
6.2

(1975) Bronk

as Colonel Hecker

0.0

(1950) Inside Detective

as Theater manager

Lou Grant
7.3

(1977) Lou Grant

as Russell Grainger

5.0

(1960) Peter Loves Mary

as Bill Horton