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Claude Akins

Acting 67 (deceased) years old Nelson, Georgia, USA ★ 1.2
Born: May 25, 1926
Died: January 27, 1994

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.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (240)

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

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