John Ericson

John Ericson

Acting

Birthday

1926/09/23

Day of death

2020/05/03 (93 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Düsseldorf, Germany

Also know as

Joachim Alexander Ottokar Meibes, John Erickson

Biography

John Ericson (sometimes Erickson; born Joachim Alexander Ottokar Meibes; September 25, 1926 - May 3, 2020) was a German-American actor and film and television star. He trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, played the lead role in Stalag 17 by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski on Broadway (1951). He went on to make a number of films for MGM in quick succession in the 1950s. His first appearance was in Teresa (1951), directed by Fred Zinnemann, which also launched the film ...Read more

Acting
It's a Big Country
5.3

(1951) It's a Big Country

as Naval Ensign (uncredited)

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
7.0

(1971) Bedknobs and Broomsticks

as Col. Heller

The Bamboo Saucer
4.9

(1968) The Bamboo Saucer

as Fred Norwood

7 Faces of Dr. Lao
6.9

(1964) 7 Faces of Dr. Lao

as Ed Cunningham / Transformed Pan

Bad Day at Black Rock
7.3

(1955) Bad Day at Black Rock

as Pete Wirth

Forty Guns
6.5

(1957) Forty Guns

as Brockie Drummond

Io Semiramide
4.7

(1963) I Am Semiramis

as Kir

Hog Wild
0.0

(1974) Hog Wild

as Morris Melborne

The Cruel Tower
5.1

(1956) The Cruel Tower

as Tom Kittredge

The Student Prince
6.3

(1954) The Student Prince

as Count Von Asterburg

Green Fire
6.2

(1954) Green Fire

as Donald Knowland

The House of the Dead
4.5

(1978) The House of the Dead

as Talmudge

Rhapsody
6.7

(1954) Rhapsody

as James Guest

Crash!
5.3

(1976) Crash!

as Dr. Gregg Martin

Sotto dieci bandiere
5.4

(1960) Under Ten Flags

as Lieutenant Krüger

Testa o croce
4.8

(1969) Heads or Tails

as William Huston / Will Hunter / 'Black Talisman'

Los siete de Pancho Villa
4.8

(1967) The Vengeance of Pancho Villa

as Don Diego Alvarado / Diego Owens

Teresa
5.7

(1951) Teresa

as Philip Cass

The Return of Jack Slade
6.0

(1955) The Return of Jack Slade

as Jack Slade

The Destructors
5.2

(1968) The Destructors

as Dutch Holland

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
5.8

(2002) The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

as Brockie Drummond (archive footage)

Murder Impossible
0.0

(1974) Murder Impossible

as Murray

Final Mission
4.5

(1984) Final Mission

as The Colonel

Oregon Passage
4.6

(1957) Oregon Passage

as Lt. Niles Ord

Kumander Agimat
4.3

(1976) Hustler Squad

as ---

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
6.3

(1980) The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

as George Ross

The Money Jungle
5.0

(1967) The Money Jungle

as Blake Heller

Agente S 03: Operazione Atlantide
0.0

(1965) Operation Atlantis

as George Steele

Day of the Badman
6.5

(1958) Day of the Badman

as Sheriff Barney Wiley

The Bounty Man
5.5

(1972) The Bounty Man

as Billy Riddle

Pretty Boy Floyd
6.3

(1960) Pretty Boy Floyd

as Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd

Primary Target
0.0

(1990) Primary Target

as ---

Great Lady Has an Interview
0.0

(1954) Great Lady Has an Interview

as Reporter (uncredited)

Hawkins
7.2

(1973) Hawkins

as Frank Pearson

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Lars

S.W.A.T.
7.0

(1975) S.W.A.T.

as ---

Honey West
7.0

(1965) Honey West

as Sam Bolt

Ironside
6.9

(1967) Ironside

as Fred

The A-Team
7.5

(1983) The A-Team

as Calvin Cutter

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Mike

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as ---

0.0

(1951) Out There

as ---

Star Stage
0.0

(1955) Star Stage

as ---

6.5

(1955) Appointment with Adventure

as ---

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Red

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as ---

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as William Herrick

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Gunner's Mate Eddie Younger

The Millionaire
5.0

(1955) The Millionaire

as Sgt. Peter Barkley

Playhouse 90
7.5

(1956) Playhouse 90

as ---

Wagon Train
6.4

(1957) Wagon Train

as ---

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Will Ruxton

The Restless Gun
3.7

(1957) The Restless Gun

as ---

The David Niven Show
0.0

(1959) The David Niven Show

as Twist Thompson

Adventures in Paradise
5.7

(1959) Adventures in Paradise

as Jeff Hazen

Letter to Loretta
6.2

(1953) Letter to Loretta

as Will Hadley

Letter to Loretta
6.2

(1953) Letter to Loretta

as Roy Hendricks

Letter to Loretta
6.2

(1953) Letter to Loretta

as Carl Stanton

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Wonder Boy Nick

Nero Wolfe
7.4

(1981) Nero Wolfe

as Arthur Poor

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as Leon Patterson

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as Joe Loring

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Eddie Markham

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as ---

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Paul

CHiPs
6.8

(1977) CHiPs

as John Ericson (uncredited)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Lane Baker

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Linc Mallory

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Andy McCall

6.0

(1960) The Chevy Mystery Show

as Ray

Knight Rider
7.5

(1982) Knight Rider

as Phillip Royce

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Vince Dagen

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Jack Bonham

Airwolf
7.6

(1984) Airwolf

as Dr. Karl Krüger

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.6

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Morris Melborne

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Lindy Jackson

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Cameron Lacey

The United States Steel Hour
5.8

(1953) The United States Steel Hour

as ---

CHiPs
6.8

(1977) CHiPs

as Captain Burke

One Day at a Time
6.7

(1975) One Day at a Time

as Clint Wilkens

The Streets of San Francisco
7.0

(1972) The Streets of San Francisco

as Shelby

The Invaders
6.8

(1967) The Invaders

as Hardy Smith

Barbary Coast
5.0

(1975) Barbary Coast

as Mike McCord

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Henderson Wheatley

The F.B.I.
5.6

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Sgt. Paul Devlin

Shirley Temple's Storybook
5.8

(1958) Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Brom Bones

Shirley Temple's Storybook
5.8

(1958) Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Hiawatha