Claude Akins
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 appea...
Known For
Filmography
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Steve Brand (archive footage)
The Green Fog
2018
Twisted Fear
1994
as Detective Lucky Douglas
Seasons of the Heart
1993
as Pastor William Clay
Falling from Grace
1992
as Speck Parks
Grass Roots
1992
as Sheriff Cox
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
1992
as Theodore Roosevelt
Computeritis: The High-Tech Hazard
1992
as Narrator
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991
as President Theodore Roosevelt
Where Evil Lives
1991
as Jack Devlin
Eerie, Indiana
1991
as Bank Robber / Grungy Bill
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
1989
as Kibby
Pushed Too Far
1988
as Sheriff Jim Forrest
The Curse
1987
as Nathan Crane
Monster in the Closet
1986
as Sheriff Sam Ketchem
Pecos Bill
1986
as Grandpa / Narrator
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
1986
as Bill Pogue
Return of the Monster Trucks
1986
as Self / Host
Matlock
1986
as Sam Taylor
Battle of the Monster Trucks
1985
as Self / Host
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Grandpa / Narrator
The Baron and the Kid
1984
as Harley Medford
Master Ninja
1984
as Mr. Trumbull
Hunter
1984
as Andy Polanski
Crazy like a Fox
1984
The Master
1984
as Trumbull
Legmen
1984
as Tom Bannon
Celebrity
1984
as Uncle Bun Luther
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Ethan Cragg
Desperate Intruder
1983
as Carl
Masquerade
1983
as Ted Kelly
Bus Stop
1982
as Sheriff Will
Hotel
1982
Darkroom
1981
as Ben Haskell
Concrete Cowboys
1979
as Woody Stone
Murder in Music City
1979
as Billy West
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
1979
as Joe Blair
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
1979
as Elroy Lobo
B.J. and the Bear
1978
as Sheriff Lobo
Little Mo
1978
as Gus Berste
Tentacles
1977
as Robards
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1977
as Bert Springer
Killer on Board
1977
as Oscar Billingham
Yesterday's Child
1977
as Cliff Henley
Nashville 99
1977
as Det. Lt. Stonewall Jackson 'Stoney' Huff
The Oregon Trail
1977
The Rhinemann Exchange
1977
as Walter Kendall
The Love Boat
1977
as Cappy
Kiss Me... Kill Me
1976
as Harry Grant
Medical Story
1975
as Dr. Matthews
Timber Tramps
1975
as Matt
Eric
1975
as Stanley 'Stan' Swenson
Medical Story
1975
as Dr. Matthews
In Tandem
1974
as Sonny Pruitt
The Death Squad
1974
as Connie Brennan
Shadow of Fear
1974
as Styran
Movin' On
1974
as Sonny Pruitt
Dinah!
1974
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
as Aldo
The Norliss Tapes
1973
as Sheriff Tom Hartley
Police Story
1973
Toma
1973
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Eli Rile
Police Story
1973
as Sergeant R.C. Pickett
The Night Stalker
1972
as Sheriff Warren A. Butcher
Skyjacked
1972
as Sgt. Ben Puzo
The Rookies
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Bob Mason
River of Mystery
1971
as Ernie Dorata
Lock, Stock and Barrel
1971
as Punch Logan
Cannon
1971
A Man Called Sledge
1970
as Hooker
Flap
1970
as Lobo Jackson
McCloud
1970
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
as Slade
Medical Center
1969
The Devil's Brigade
1968
as Pvt. Rocky Rockman
The Outsider
1968
Waterhole #3
1967
as Sgt. Henry Foggers
First to Fight
1967
as Captain Mason
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Hondo
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Turnbaugh
Mannix
1967
as Sgt. Al Reardon
Return of the Seven
1966
as Frank
Ride Beyond Vengeance
1966
as Elwood Coates
Incident at Phantom Hill
1966
as Krausman
Mission: Impossible
1966
The Monroes
1966
The F.B.I.
1965
as Ben Gambriella
Laredo
1965
The Big Valley
1965
as Callahan
Branded
1965
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Harte
The F.B.I.
1965
as Jason Peale
The Killers
1964
as Earl Sylvester
A Distant Trumpet
1964
as Seely Jones
The Solid Gold Girl
1964
as Deputy Sheriff Rafe Collins
Daniel Boone
1964
as Toka
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as El Supremo
The Great Adventure
1963
as Father Kranz
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Sergeant Phil Henning
The Fugitive
1963
as Ralph Simmons
The Dakotas
1963
Mr. Novak
1963
as Lou Myerson
Merrill's Marauders
1962
as Sgt. Kolowicz
How the West Was Won
1962
as Man (uncredited)
Black Gold
1962
as Chick Carrington
The Lucy Show
1962
as Lieutenant Finch
Combat!
1962
as Mastin
The Virginian
1962
as Lump
Combat!
1962
as Rosie
Combat!
1962
as Charlie Pelton
The Virginian
1962
as Hezekiah
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Sheriff Jordan
Claudelle Inglish
1961
as S.T. Crawford
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
1961
as Rake
The Dick Powell Show
1961
as Police Lieutenant
Bus Stop
1961
as Harry Stumbo
Comanche Station
1960
as Ben Lane
Inherit the Wind
1960
as Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Route 66
1960
The Tall Man
1960
Outlaws
1960
The Roaring 20's
1960
Surfside 6
1960
as Mike Hogan
Surfside 6
1960
as Harry Lodge
Rio Bravo
1959
as Joe Burdette
Yellowstone Kelly
1959
as Sergeant
Don't Give Up the Ship
1959
as Lt. Cmdr. Farber
Frontier Rangers
1959
as Caleb Brandt
Porgy and Bess
1959
as Detective
Hound-Dog Man
1959
as Hog Peyson
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Steve Brand
Rawhide
1959
as Clete Manson
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Sam Kayle
The Alaskans
1959
The Rebel
1959
as Tom Hall
Laramie
1959
Law of the Plainsman
1959
as Sheriff Clifford Shaw
Riverboat
1959
as Jarret Sutton
The Untouchables
1959
as Vince Majesky
The Deputy
1959
as Jason Getty
The Untouchables
1959
as Jake 'Dodo' Ryan
Riverboat
1959
as Beaudry Rawlins
Rawhide
1959
as Karse
Rawhide
1959
as Sergeant Parker
Rawhide
1959
as Gus Marsdon
Rawhide
1959
as Aloysius Claybank
Rawhide
1959
as Jerry Boggs
Bonanza
1959
as Marshal Emmett Dowd
Bonanza
1959
as Col. Edward J. Dunwoody
Bonanza
1959
as Ezekiel
Bonanza
1959
as Sam Hill
The Untouchables
1959
as Karl Hansa
The Defiant Ones
1958
as Mack
Onionhead
1958
as Poznicki
Yancy Derringer
1958
as Toby Cook
Bronco
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Jack Kelly
The Rifleman
1958
Bat Masterson
1958
as Jack Fontana
The Texan
1958
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Ed Bird
Steve Canyon
1958
as Sgt. Brecker
The Rifleman
1958
as Floyd Doniger
The Lonely Man
1957
as Blackburn
Hot Summer Night
1957
as Truck Driver
Joe Dakota
1957
as Aaron Grant
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
1957
as Pete Logan
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
as John L. Sullivan
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Ralph
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Jefferson
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Rake
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
as John Leslie Nagel
Perry Mason
1957
as Detective Sgt. Phillip Dix
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Dever
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Kenny Lambert
Maverick
1957
as Paisley Briggs
Boots and Saddles
1957
Meet McGraw
1957
as Jim Bennett
The Restless Gun
1957
as Wes Flagler
The Proud and Profane
1956
as Big soldier
The Sharkfighters
1956
as Chief 'Gordy' Gordon
The Burning Hills
1956
as Ben Hindeman
Johnny Moccasin
1956
as Bill Ames
Johnny Concho
1956
as Lem
Battle Stations
1956
as Marty Brennan
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
as Manion
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Walker Collins
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sheriff Adam Prescott
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Simmy, the Comanchero
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Deputy Chuck Wagner
State Trooper
1956
as Janskey
Man with the Gun
1955
as Jim Reedy (uncredited)
The Sea Chase
1955
as Winkler
Gunsmoke
1955
as Harry
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Cop
The Millionaire
1955
as Sgt. Mike Harden
Frontier
1955
My Friend Flicka
1955
Cheyenne
1955
as Sheriff Bob Walters
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jed Butler
Gunsmoke
1955
as Hack
Gunsmoke
1955
as Solis
Gunsmoke
1955
as Ad
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sy Sherne
Gunsmoke
1955
as Art McLane
Gunsmoke
1955
as Worth Sweeney
Gunsmoke
1955
as Marshal Clint Tucker
Gunsmoke
1955
as Howard Kane
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Anton Budenieff
The Caine Mutiny
1954
as Horrible
Shield for Murder
1954
as Fat Michaels
The Human Jungle
1954
as George Mandy
The Raid
1954
as Lt. Ramsey (uncredited)
Down Three Dark Streets
1954
as Matty Pavelich
Witness to Murder
1954
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Bitter Creek
1954
as Vance Morgan
The Adventures of Hajji Baba
1954
as Chief Executioner (uncredited)
Studio 57
1954
Studio 57
1954
as Al
From Here to Eternity
1953
as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
1953
as Steve Crawford
City Detective
1953
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Matt Malone
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Carl Hodges
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Robert Wilson
General Electric Theater
1953
as Duke Williams
General Electric Theater
1953
as Dave Blackby
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as Pete Nemeck
You Are There
1953
as Mob participant
The Man Behind the Badge
1953
as Tony
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Ace Miller
I Love Lucy
1951
as Claude Akins (uncredited)
Dragnet
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Stanley Swensen
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Gus Garner
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mandy