John Anderson
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Birth Place
Clayton, Illinois, USA
Born
October 20, 1922
Died
August 07, 1992
Cause of Death
Heart Attack
Biography
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A prolific, versatile, light-haired character actor, Anderson amassed feature credits including "Psycho" (1960, as the smarmy car salesman), Ossie Davis' "Cotton Comes to Harlem" (1970) and John Sayles' "Eight Men Out" (1988). His TV credits include over 500 roles, most notably among them a recurring role on "Dallas"; the short lived spin-off "Baby Boom"; and, as the title character's fa...
Biography
A prolific, versatile, light-haired character actor, Anderson amassed feature credits including "Psycho" (1960, as the smarmy car salesman), Ossie Davis' "Cotton Comes to Harlem" (1970) and John Sayles' "Eight Men Out" (1988). His TV credits include over 500 roles, most notably among them a recurring role on "Dallas"; the short lived spin-off "Baby Boom"; and, as the title character's father, "MacGyver."
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
In the Company of Spies
(1999)
Newscaster Ron Phelps
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
(1994)
Bed of Lies
(1992)
Daddy
(1991)
George Watson
In Broad Daylight
(1991)
Babe Ruth
(1991)
Follow Your Heart
(1990)
Deadly Innocents
(1989)
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
(1989)
Dutton
Eight Men Out
(1988)
Regeneration
(1987)
Race Against The Harvest
(1987)
Amerasia
(1986)
I-Man
(1986)
Scorpion
(1986)
Never Too Young to Die
(1986)
Sins of the Past
(1984)
The First Time
(1983)
Paul Cooper
Lone Wolf Mcquade
(1983)
Out of the Blue
(1982)
Tv Interviewer
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
(1982)
Stanley Willard
Zoot Suit
(1981)
Judge
Smokey And The Bandit II
(1980)
In Search of Historic Jesus
(1979)
Donner Pass: The Road To Survival
(1978)
The Deerslayer
(1978)
Hutter
The Last Hurrah
(1977)
Amos Force
Tail Gunner Joe
(1977)
The Lincoln Conspiracy
(1977)
Abraham Lincoln
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
(1977)
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
(1976)
Bridger
(1976)
The Dark Side of Innocence
(1976)
Stephen Hancock
The Specialist
(1975)
Death Among Friends
(1975)
Dead Man on the Run
(1975)
Jason Monroe
The Dove
(1974)
Mike Turk
Manhunter
(1974)
Heatwave!
(1974)
Toler
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
(1974)
Colonel John Lockport
Brock's Last Case
(1973)
Il Consigliori
(1973)
Vito Albanese
Executive Action
(1973)
Call to Danger
(1973)
Edward Mcclure
Set This Town on Fire
(1973)
Molly and Lawless John
(1972)
Sheriff Parker
Cotton Comes to Harlem
(1970)
Bryce
Soldier Blue
(1970)
Colonel Iverson
A Man Called Gannon
(1969)
Capper
Heaven With a Gun
(1969)
Asa Beck
The Great Bank Robbery
(1969)
Kincaid
Young Billy Young
(1969)
Frank Boone
Day of the Evil Gun
(1968)
Capt. Jefferson Addis
5 Card Stud
(1968)
Marshal Dana
Welcome to Hard Times
(1967)
Ezra/Isaac Maple
A Covenant With Death
(1967)
Dietrich
Namu, the Killer Whale
(1966)
Joe Clausen
The Hallelujah Trail
(1965)
Sergeant Buell
The Satan Bug
(1965)
Reagan
Walk on the Wild Side
(1962)
Preacher
Ride the High Country
(1962)
Elder Hammond
Geronimo
(1962)
Burns
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
(1958)
"Doc"
The Eddie Cantor Story
(1954)
Bobby
Treasure Island
(1934)
Harry Sykes
Visual Effects (Feature Film)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(2001)
Shader wrt, Weta Digital
Cast (Special)
Hardesty House
(1986)
Johnny Cash: Cowboy Heroes
(1982)
Mayday! Mayday!
(1981)
Egan
(1973)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Dream West
(1986)
North and South
(1985)
Backstairs at the White House
(1979)
Life Events
1950
Made feature debut in "Fancy Pants"
1955
Made TV debut in "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp"
Videos
Movie Clip
Trailer
Family
Jeffrey Anderson
Son
Survived him.
Kelsey Anderson
Son
Survived him.
