Claude Akins
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 appearing as Waverly. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claude Akins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Rio Bravo
as Joe Burdette
1959
The Caine Mutiny
as Horrible
1954
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Steve Brand (archive footage)
2019
Comanche Station
as Ben Lane
1960
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
as Aldo
1973
Shield for Murder
as Fat Michaels
1954
The Defiant Ones
as Mack
1958
The Killers
as Earl Sylvester
1964
The Devil's Brigade
as Pvt. Rocky Rockman
1968
Return of the Seven
as Frank
1966
Merrill's Marauders
as Sgt. Kolowicz
1962
The Lonely Man
as Blackburn
1957
The Proud and Profane
as Big soldier
1956
The Human Jungle
as George Mandy
1954
The Night Stalker
as Sheriff Warren A. Butcher
1972
Tentacles
as Robards
1977
How the West Was Won
as Man (uncredited)
1962
Falling from Grace
as Speck Parks
1992
Monster in the Closet
as Sheriff Sam Ketchem
1986
A Distant Trumpet
as Seely Jones
1964
TV Appearances
Movin' On
as Sonny Pruitt
1974
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
The Dick Powell Show
as Police Lieutenant
1961
The Rookies
1972
The Great Adventure
as Father Kranz
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Sergeant Phil Henning
1963
The F.B.I.
as Ben Gambriella
1965
Matlock
as Sam Taylor
1986
The Lucy Show
as Lieutenant Finch
1962
Route 66
1960
The Streets of San Francisco
as Bob Mason
1972
I Love Lucy
as Claude Akins (uncredited)
1951