Claude Akins
Known for ActingBorn 1926-05-25 — died 1994-01-27Nelson, 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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Known for
Rio Bravo
1959 · as Joe Burdette
How the West Was Won
1962 · as Man (uncredited)
From Here to Eternity
1953 · as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973 · as Aldo
The Night Stalker
1972 · as Sheriff Warren A. Butcher
Return of the Seven
1966 · as Frank
The Caine Mutiny
1954 · as Horrible
Inherit the Wind
1960 · as Rev. Jeremiah Brown
The Devil's Brigade
1968 · as Pvt. Rocky Rockman
The Killers
1964 · as Earl Sylvester
The Defiant Ones
1958 · as Mack
Medical Story
1975 · as Dr. Matthews
The Sea Chase
1955 · as Winkler
The Burning Hills
1956 · as Ben Hindeman
The Norliss Tapes
1973 · as Sheriff Tom Hartley
Onionhead
1958 · as Poznicki
Tentacles
1977 · as Robards
Yellowstone Kelly
1959 · as Sergeant