Claude Akins
Actor
- Born
- May 25, 1926 · Nelson, Georgia, USA
- Died
- January 27, 1994 (age 67)
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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.
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Known for
Rio Bravo
March 8, 1959
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
June 15, 1973
From Here to Eternity
August 28, 1953
How the West Was Won
November 2, 1962
Inherit the Wind
July 7, 1960
The Caine Mutiny
June 24, 1954
The Defiant Ones
August 14, 1958
Return of the Seven
October 19, 1966
The Killers
July 7, 1964
The Curse
September 11, 1987
The Night Stalker
January 11, 1972
Comanche Station
January 31, 1960
Acting92
- 2019The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration as Steve Brand (archive footage)
- 2018The Green Fog
- 1994Twisted Fear as Detective Lucky Douglas
- 1993Seasons of the Heart as Pastor William Clay
- 1992Grass Roots as Sheriff Cox
- 1992Falling from Grace as Speck Parks
- 1992Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls as Theodore Roosevelt
- 1992Computeritis: The High-Tech Hazard as Narrator
- 1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw as President Theodore Roosevelt
- 1991