Claude Akins

Claude Akins

1926-05-25 – 1994-01-27 (age 67) Nelson, Georgia, USA
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Biography

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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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Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo

1959

as Joe Burdette

How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won

1962

as Man (uncredited)

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

Waterhole #3
Waterhole #3

1967

as Sgt. Henry Foggers

Return of the Seven
Return of the Seven

1966

as Frank

Comanche Station
Comanche Station

1960

as Ben Lane

Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind

1960

as Rev. Jeremiah Brown

The Killers
The Killers

1964

as Earl Sylvester

The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade

1968

as Pvt. Rocky Rockman

Little Mo
Little Mo

1978

as Gus Berste

The Burning Hills
The Burning Hills

1956

as Ben Hindeman

Tentacles
Tentacles

1977

as Robards

Yellowstone Kelly
Yellowstone Kelly

1959

as Sergeant

Desperate Intruder
Incident at Phantom Hill
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones

1958

as Mack

Master Ninja
Master Ninja

1984

as Mr. Trumbull