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John Larch

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🎂 1914-10-04

John Larch (October 4, 1914 - October 16, 2005) was an American film and television actor. After his lead role in the radio serial Captain Starr of Space (1953–54), John Larch entered films in 1954. He usually appeared in westerns (How The West Was Won) and action films, including Miracle of the White Stallions as General George S. Patton Jr. (1963), Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as General Omar Bradley (1976), replacing James Gregory as Mac in the Matt Helm movie The Wrecking Crew (1969) starring Dean Martin, Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer. Larch, an old friend of Clint Eastwood, appeared in Eastwood films, including Dirty Harry (1971) and Play Misty for Me (1971). He also appeared on a number of television programs, including Naked City (three episodes), Route 66 (three episodes), The Fugitive (two episodes), The Invaders, The Restless Gun (four episodes), Gunsmoke (seven episodes), The Virginian (four episodes), Bonanza, Hawaii Five-0, Mission Impossible (two episodes), The Troubleshooters, Bus Stop, Laramie, The Law and Mr. Jones, and possibly most famously as Bill Mumy's father in The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" in 1961. He also appeared in two other The Twilight Zone episodes, playing a psychiatrist in "Perchance to Dream" and the sheriff in "Dust". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Larch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Cast credits(167)

Blake McCall

1959

1958

1981

Joseph Trinian

1968

Roger Maggers

1968

McNagle

1957

Chaplain Robert April

1957

Wally Windham

1978

Arlen Ward

1978

Arlen Ward / Atticus Ward

1978

Atticus Ward

1978

John Ramsey

1957

Cab Driver

1954

Kamden

1976

Sheriff Neil Brady

1962

Sheriff

1962

Arthur Mahoney

1974

George Duncan

1963

Sheriff Ben Corby

1963

1967

1951

1976

Mr. Fremont

1959

Eliot Rathmann

1959

Sheriff Koch

1959

Premier Anton Rojek

1966

Larry Gault

1966

Deputy Sheriff John Burns

1981

Lennie Dawson

1959

Sam Garrett

1959

Sam Hawken

1964

John Clinton

1958

Steve Werminski

1958

George Paraskis

1958

Harris

1952

1960

Bill Morrison

1960

Sandy Mason

1960

Quine - Scout

1956

Dr. Cole Gentry

1956

Magnus Kihlgren

1956

Fred Wallace

1965

Jules Harmon

1965

Howie Kale

1958

Clay Young

1955

Jim Cobbett

1955

Rance

1955

Dan

1955

Zeno

1955

Serpa

1955

Shanks

1955

Bryan 'Bull' Hanlon

1959

Dr. Victor Jonah

1961

1971

Lester Hummel

1974

Arthur Vale

1974

1961

Stocker

1975

Thomas J. 'Tom' Mead

1955

1959

Garrickson

1958

1966

1978

1958

Sgt. Shaw

1955

Greg Lucather

1967

1972

Ty Northrup

1959

1956

Les Torbit

1958

1971

1954

Nicholas

1959

Sam Baker

1961

Trusty

1954

1973

Deputy District Attorney Jerry Miller

1963

John Clark

1961

Prosecuting Attorney

1982

Dr. Killman

1964

1967

Sheriff Riker

1957

Anse Newton

1957

Red-eye Kirk

1957

1960

1962

Jasper Mullen

1959

1975

1970

George Patterson

1971

David Cameron

1971

1961

1959

Chief

1971

Father Nuncio

1979

Wayland Farr

1958

Mills Walker

1959

1957

Cy

1955

Benjamin Riker

1961

Stringer

1956

Mr. Tracy

1972

Grimes (uncredited)

1962

Lt. Cellars

1954

Herb Talley

1973

S / Sgt. Ernie Robbins

1953

1953

Frank Boyd

1954

District Attorney's Man (uncredited)

1955

1959

Sheriff Luke Fender

1971

1977

MacDonald

1968

Dr. Bryson

1975

1977

Sgt. McCallum

1971

Frank Hill

1956

Gen. Omar Bradley

1976

Capt. Schwabe

1960

1951

1st Sailor

1951

A young tough

1951

Quintus

1951

Dr. Bill Hammond

1974

McGuire

1959

Clem Wilson

1955

Banner

1973

Barney

1972

Hal Carmody

1958

Korwin

1950

Warner

1970

Roy Carter

1956

Bundy

1975

Hired Gunman

1954

District Attorney

1975

Johnson

1978

Luke Powers

1951

1979

General George S. Patton, Jr.

1963

Sergeant

1955

John Larkin

1958

Mounted Patrolman

1970

Police Detective

1954

Otto Flanders

1956

Jed Givens

1958

Sheriff of Friendly

1969

Sprony

1978

Ed Yates

1957

1977

Bill Dawson

1956

First Detective (uncredited)

1955

Sgt. Lynch

1974

Commisioner Forman

1976

Payte Bodeen

1956

Police Detective (uncredited)

1955

Mr. Conklin

1969

Ben Foster

1965

William Kiley

1956

1977

1st Sailor

1954

Fargo

1974

Heller

1957

Terry

1953

Sam Vernon

1957

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1955

Holland Yermo

1971

Councilman Halliday

1962