Claude Akins

Claude Akins

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.

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Filmography

2019

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Steve Brand (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/14/2019

1994

Twisted Fear
Twisted Fear
as Detective Lucky Douglas
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994

1993

Seasons of the Heart
Seasons of the Heart
as Pastor William Clay
Movie - Released: 8/5/1993

1992

Falling from Grace
Falling from Grace
as Speck Parks
Movie - Released: 2/21/1992
Grass Roots
Grass Roots
as Sheriff Cox
Movie - Released: 2/24/1992
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
as Theodore Roosevelt
Movie - Released: 2/19/1992
Movie
Computeritis: The High-Tech Hazard
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992

1991

The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw
The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw
as President Theodore Roosevelt
Movie - Released: 11/3/1991
Where Evil Lives
Where Evil Lives
as Jack Devlin
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991
Eerie, Indiana
Eerie, Indiana
as Bank Robber / Grungy Bill
TV - Released: 9/15/1991

1989

Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
as Kibby
Movie - Released: 9/10/1989

1988

Movie
Pushed Too Far
as Sheriff Jim Forrest
Movie - Released: 2/25/1988

1987

The Curse
The Curse
as Nathan Crane
Movie - Released: 9/11/1987

1986

Monster in the Closet
Monster in the Closet
as Sheriff Sam Ketchem
Movie - Released: 5/15/1986
Pecos Bill
Pecos Bill
as Grandpa / Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
as Bill Pogue
Movie - Released: 10/26/1986
Matlock
Matlock
as Sam Taylor
TV - Released: 3/3/1986

1985

Tall Tales & Legends
Tall Tales & Legends
as Grandpa / Narrator
TV - Released: 9/25/1985

1984

The Baron and the Kid
The Baron and the Kid
as Harley Medford
Movie - Released: 11/21/1984
Master Ninja
Master Ninja
as Mr. Trumbull
Movie - Released: 3/8/1984
Hunter
Hunter
as Andy Polanski
TV - Released: 9/18/1984
Crazy like a Fox
Crazy like a Fox
TV - Released: 12/30/1984
The Master
The Master
TV - Released: 1/20/1984
Legmen
Legmen
as Tom Bannon
TV - Released: 1/20/1984
Celebrity
Celebrity
as Uncle Bun Luther
TV - Released: 2/12/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Ethan Cragg
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

Desperate Intruder
Desperate Intruder
as Carl
Movie - Released: 7/31/1983
Masquerade
Masquerade
as Ted Kelly
TV - Released: 12/15/1983

1982

Bus Stop
Bus Stop
as Sheriff Will
Movie - Released: 8/22/1982
Hotel
Hotel
TV - Released: 8/21/1982

1979

Concrete Cowboys
Concrete Cowboys
as Woody Stone
Movie - Released: 10/17/1979
Murder in Music City
Murder in Music City
as Billy West
Movie - Released: 1/16/1979
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
as Joe Blair
Movie - Released: 8/3/1979
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
as Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo
TV - Released: 9/25/1979

1978

B.J. and the Bear
B.J. and the Bear
as Sheriff Lobo
Movie - Released: 10/4/1978
Little Mo
Little Mo
as Gus Berste
Movie - Released: 9/5/1978

1977

Tentacles
Tentacles
as Robards
Movie - Released: 2/25/1977
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
as Bert Springer
Movie - Released: 12/28/1977
Killer on Board
Killer on Board
as Oscar Billingham
Movie - Released: 10/10/1977
Yesterday's Child
Yesterday's Child
as Cliff Henley
Movie - Released: 2/3/1977
Nashville 99
Nashville 99
as Det. Lt. Stonewall Jackson 'Stoney' Huff
TV - Released: 4/1/1977
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
TV - Released: 9/21/1977
The Rhinemann Exchange
The Rhinemann Exchange
as Walter Kendall
TV - Released: 3/10/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Cappy
TV - Released: 9/24/1977

1976

Kiss Me, Kill Me
Kiss Me, Kill Me
as Harry Grant
Movie - Released: 5/8/1976

1975

Medical Story
Medical Story
as Dr. Matthews
Movie - Released: 9/4/1975
Timber Tramps
Timber Tramps
as Matt
Movie - Released: 12/31/1975
Eric
Eric
as Stanley 'Stan' Swenson
Movie - Released: 11/10/1975
TV
Medical Story
TV - Released: 9/4/1975

1974

In Tandem
In Tandem
as Sonny Pruitt
Movie - Released: 5/8/1974
The Death Squad
The Death Squad
as Connie Brennan
Movie - Released: 1/8/1974
Shadow of Fear
Shadow of Fear
as Styran
Movie - Released: 1/28/1974
Movin' On
Movin' On
as Sonny Pruitt
TV - Released: 9/12/1974
Dinah!
Dinah!
TV - Released: 10/21/1974

1973

Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
as Aldo
Movie - Released: 6/15/1973
The Norliss Tapes
The Norliss Tapes
as Sheriff Tom Hartley
Movie - Released: 2/21/1973
Police Story
Police Story
TV - Released: 3/20/1973
Toma
Toma
TV - Released: 3/21/1973
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
as Eli Rile
TV - Released: 1/28/1973

1972

The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker
as Sheriff Warren A. Butcher
Movie - Released: 1/11/1972
Skyjacked
Skyjacked
as Sgt. Ben Puzo
Movie - Released: 5/24/1972
The Rookies
The Rookies
TV - Released: 9/11/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
as Bob Mason
TV - Released: 9/23/1972

1971

River of Mystery
River of Mystery
as Ernie Dorata
Movie - Released: 10/1/1971
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Lock, Stock and Barrel
as Punch Logan
Movie - Released: 9/24/1971
Cannon
Cannon
TV - Released: 9/14/1971

1970

A Man Called Sledge
A Man Called Sledge
as Hooker
Movie - Released: 11/14/1970
Flap
Flap
as Lobo Jackson
Movie - Released: 11/13/1970
McCloud
McCloud
TV - Released: 2/17/1970

1969

The Great Bank Robbery
The Great Bank Robbery
as Slade
Movie - Released: 6/24/1969
Medical Center
Medical Center
TV - Released: 9/24/1969

1968

The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade
as Pvt. Rocky Rockman
Movie - Released: 5/15/1968
The Outsider
The Outsider
TV - Released: 9/18/1968

1967

Waterhole #3
Waterhole #3
as Sgt. Henry Foggers
Movie - Released: 10/10/1967
First to Fight
First to Fight
as Captain Mason
Movie - Released: 1/25/1967
Garrison's Gorillas
Garrison's Gorillas
TV - Released: 9/6/1967
Mannix
Mannix
TV - Released: 9/16/1967
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense
TV - Released: 9/8/1967
Hondo
Hondo
TV - Released: 9/8/1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett
as Turnbaugh
TV - Released: 9/8/1967

1966

Return of the Seven
Return of the Seven
as Frank
Movie - Released: 10/19/1966
Ride Beyond Vengeance
Ride Beyond Vengeance
as Elwood Coates
Movie - Released: 1/1/1966
Incident at Phantom Hill
Incident at Phantom Hill
as Krausman
Movie - Released: 7/1/1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
TV - Released: 9/17/1966
The Monroes
The Monroes
TV - Released: 9/7/1966

1965

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Ben Gambriella
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
Laredo
Laredo
TV - Released: 9/16/1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Callahan
TV - Released: 9/15/1965
Branded
Branded
TV - Released: 1/24/1965
The Legend of Jesse James
The Legend of Jesse James
as Harte
TV - Released: 9/13/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Jason Peale
TV - Released: 9/19/1965

1964

The Killers
The Killers
as Earl Sylvester
Movie - Released: 7/7/1964
A Distant Trumpet
A Distant Trumpet
as Seely Jones
Movie - Released: 5/20/1964
The Solid Gold Girl
The Solid Gold Girl
as Deputy Sheriff Rafe Collins
Movie - Released: 2/14/1964
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
as Toka
TV - Released: 9/24/1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as El Supremo
TV - Released: 9/22/1964

1963

The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
as Father Kranz
TV - Released: 9/27/1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Sergeant Phil Henning
TV - Released: 10/10/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Ralph Simmons
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
The Dakotas
The Dakotas
TV - Released: 1/7/1963
Mr. Novak
Mr. Novak
as Lou Myerson
TV - Released: 9/24/1963

1962

Merrill's Marauders
Merrill's Marauders
as Sgt. Kolowicz
Movie - Released: 3/16/1962
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
as Man (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/2/1962
Black Gold
Black Gold
as Chick Carrington
Movie - Released: 7/21/1962
The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show
as Lieutenant Finch
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
Combat!
Combat!
as Mastin
TV - Released: 10/2/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Lump
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
Combat!
Combat!
as Rosie
TV - Released: 10/2/1962
Combat!
Combat!
as Charlie Pelton
TV - Released: 10/2/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Hezekiah
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Sheriff Jordan
TV - Released: 9/20/1962

1961

Claudelle Inglish
Claudelle Inglish
as S.T. Crawford
Movie - Released: 9/20/1961
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
as Rake
Movie - Released: 10/17/1961
The Dick Powell Show
The Dick Powell Show
as Police Lieutenant
TV - Released: 9/26/1961
Bus Stop
Bus Stop
TV - Released: 10/1/1961

1960

Comanche Station
Comanche Station
as Ben Lane
Movie - Released: 3/1/1960
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
as Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Movie - Released: 7/7/1960
Route 66
Route 66
TV - Released: 10/7/1960
The Tall Man
The Tall Man
TV - Released: 9/10/1960
Outlaws
Outlaws
TV - Released: 9/26/1960
The Roaring 20's
The Roaring 20's
TV - Released: 10/15/1960
Surfside 6
Surfside 6
as Mike Hogan
TV - Released: 10/6/1960
Surfside 6
Surfside 6
as Harry Lodge
TV - Released: 10/6/1960

1959

Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo
as Joe Burdette
Movie - Released: 3/18/1959
Yellowstone Kelly
Yellowstone Kelly
as Sergeant
Movie - Released: 11/11/1959
Don't Give Up the Ship
Don't Give Up the Ship
as Lt. Cmdr. Farber
Movie - Released: 7/3/1959
Frontier Rangers
Frontier Rangers
as Caleb Brandt
Movie - Released: 1/1/1959
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess
as Detective
Movie - Released: 6/24/1959
Hound-Dog Man
Hound-Dog Man
as Hog Peyson
Movie - Released: 11/11/1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Steve Brand
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Clete Manson
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise
as Sam Kayle
TV - Released: 10/5/1959
The Alaskans
The Alaskans
TV - Released: 10/4/1959
The Rebel
The Rebel
as Tom Hall
TV - Released: 10/4/1959
Laramie
Laramie
TV - Released: 9/15/1959
Law of the Plainsman
Law of the Plainsman
as Sheriff Clifford Shaw
TV - Released: 10/1/1959
Riverboat
Riverboat
as Jarret Sutton
TV - Released: 9/13/1959
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
as Vince Majesky
TV - Released: 10/15/1959
The Deputy
The Deputy
as Jason Getty
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
as Jake 'Dodo' Ryan
TV - Released: 10/15/1959
Riverboat
Riverboat
as Beaudry Rawlins
TV - Released: 9/13/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Karse
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Sergeant Parker
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Gus Marsdon
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Aloysius Claybank
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Jerry Boggs
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Marshal Emmett Dowd
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Col. Edward J. Dunwoody
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Ezekiel
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Sam Hill
TV - Released: 9/12/1959

1958

The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones
as Mack
Movie - Released: 8/14/1958
Onionhead
Onionhead
as Poznicki
Movie - Released: 10/25/1958
Yancy Derringer
Yancy Derringer
as Toby Cook
TV - Released: 10/2/1958
Bronco
Bronco
TV - Released: 9/23/1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Jack Kelly
TV - Released: 9/6/1958
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
TV - Released: 9/30/1958
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
as Jack Fontana
TV - Released: 10/8/1958
The Texan
The Texan
TV - Released: 9/29/1958
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
as Ed Bird
TV - Released: 10/10/1958
Steve Canyon
Steve Canyon
as Sgt. Brecker
TV - Released: 9/13/1958

1957

The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man
as Blackburn
Movie - Released: 6/21/1957
Hot Summer Night
Hot Summer Night
as Truck Driver
Movie - Released: 2/15/1957
Joe Dakota
Joe Dakota
as Aaron Grant
Movie - Released: 10/27/1957
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
as Pete Logan
Movie - Released: 5/10/1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
Tales of Wells Fargo
as John L. Sullivan
TV - Released: 3/18/1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
Tales of Wells Fargo
as Ralph
TV - Released: 3/18/1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
Tales of Wells Fargo
as Jefferson
TV - Released: 3/18/1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
Tales of Wells Fargo
as Rake
TV - Released: 3/18/1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
Tales of Wells Fargo
as John Leslie Nagel
TV - Released: 3/18/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Detective Sgt. Phillip Dix
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Dever
TV - Released: 9/14/1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Kenny Lambert
TV - Released: 7/1/1957
Maverick
Maverick
as Paisley Briggs
TV - Released: 9/22/1957
Boots and Saddles
Boots and Saddles
TV - Released: 9/19/1957
Meet McGraw
Meet McGraw
as Jim Bennett
TV - Released: 6/17/1957

1956

The Proud and Profane
The Proud and Profane
as Big soldier
Movie - Released: 6/13/1956
The Sharkfighters
The Sharkfighters
as Chief 'Gordy' Gordon
Movie - Released: 11/1/1956
The Burning Hills
The Burning Hills
as Ben Hindeman
Movie - Released: 9/1/1956
Movie
Johnny Moccasin
as Bill Ames
Movie - Released: 6/6/1956
Johnny Concho
Johnny Concho
as Lem
Movie - Released: 7/1/1956
Battle Stations
Battle Stations
as Marty Brennan
Movie - Released: 2/1/1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
as Manion
TV - Released: 9/7/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Walker Collins
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sheriff Adam Prescott
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Simmy, the Comanchero
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Deputy Chuck Wagner
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
State Trooper
State Trooper
as The Rodeo Clown
TV - Released: 9/25/1956
State Trooper
State Trooper
as Janskey
TV - Released: 9/25/1956

1955

Man with the Gun
Man with the Gun
as Jim Reedy (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/5/1955
The Sea Chase
The Sea Chase
as Winkler
Movie - Released: 6/4/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Harry
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Cop
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
as Sgt. Mike Harden
TV - Released: 1/19/1955
Frontier
Frontier
TV - Released: 9/25/1955
My Friend Flicka
My Friend Flicka
TV - Released: 9/30/1955
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
as Sheriff Bob Walters
TV - Released: 9/20/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Jed Butler
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Hack
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Solis
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Ad
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Sy Sherne
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Art McLane
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Worth Sweeney
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Marshal Clint Tucker
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Howard Kane
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Anton Budenieff
TV - Released: 10/5/1955

1954

The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny
as Horrible
Movie - Released: 6/24/1954
Shield for Murder
Shield for Murder
as Fat Michaels
Movie - Released: 8/27/1954
The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle
as George Mandy
Movie - Released: 10/3/1954
The Raid
The Raid
as Lt. Ramsey (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/4/1954
Down Three Dark Streets
Down Three Dark Streets
as Matty Pavelich
Movie - Released: 9/3/1954
Witness to Murder
Witness to Murder
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/15/1954
Bitter Creek
Bitter Creek
as Vance Morgan - Henchman
Movie - Released: 2/21/1954
Studio 57
Studio 57
TV - Released: 9/21/1954

1953

From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/28/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Steve Crawford
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
City Detective
City Detective
TV - Released: 9/7/1953
The Man Behind the Badge
The Man Behind the Badge
TV - Released: 10/11/1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Matt Malone
TV - Released: 9/20/1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Carl Hodges
TV - Released: 9/20/1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Robert Wilson
TV - Released: 9/20/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Duke Williams
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Dave Blackby
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
TV
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
as Pete Nemeck
TV - Released: 10/2/1953

1952

Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman
as Ace Miller
TV - Released: 9/19/1952

1951

I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
as Claude Akins (uncredited)
TV - Released: 10/15/1951
Dragnet
Dragnet
TV - Released: 12/16/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Stanley Swensen
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Gus Garner
TV - Released: 10/5/1951

1950

The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
TV - Released: 4/9/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Mandy
TV - Released: 10/2/1950