Claude Akins

Claude Akins

1926-05-25 – 1994-01-27 (age 67) Nelson, Georgia, USA
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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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How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won

1962

as Man (uncredited)

Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo

1959

as Joe Burdette

The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade

1968

as Pvt. Rocky Rockman

From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity

1953

as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)

The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny

1954

as Horrible

The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker

1972

as Sheriff Warren A. Butcher

Merrill's Marauders
Merrill's Marauders

1962

as Sgt. Kolowicz

The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones

1958

as Mack

Return of the Seven
Return of the Seven

1966

as Frank

The Sea Chase
The Sea Chase

1955

as Winkler

Tentacles
Tentacles

1977

as Robards

Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind

1960

as Rev. Jeremiah Brown

Witness to Murder
Witness to Murder

1954

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Man with the Gun
Man with the Gun

1955

as Jim Reedy (uncredited)

Monster in the Closet
Monster in the Closet

1986

as Sheriff Sam Ketchem

Joe Dakota
Joe Dakota

1957

as Aaron Grant

The Killers
The Killers

1964

as Earl Sylvester

Comanche Station
Comanche Station

1960

as Ben Lane

The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man

1957

as Blackburn