Claude Akins
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
as Aldo
Rio Bravo
1959
as Joe Burdette
From Here to Eternity
1953
as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
1962
as Man (uncredited)
The Night Stalker
1972
as Sheriff Warren A. Butcher
The Caine Mutiny
1954
as Horrible
Return of the Seven
1966
as Frank
Inherit the Wind
1960
as Rev. Jeremiah Brown
The Proud and Profane
1956
as Big soldier
Tentacles
1977
as Robards
The Devil's Brigade
1968
as Pvt. Rocky Rockman
The Norliss Tapes
1973
as Sheriff Tom Hartley
Onionhead
1958
as Poznicki
The Defiant Ones
1958
as Mack
Master Ninja
1984
as Mr. Trumbull
Battle Stations
1956
as Marty Brennan
The Burning Hills
1956
as Ben Hindeman
Monster in the Closet
1986
as Sheriff Sam Ketchem
A Man Called Sledge
1970
as Hooker
Hound-Dog Man
1959
as Hog Peyson