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John Larch
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
John Larch (October 4, 1914 - October 16, 2005) was an American film and television actor. After his lead role in the radio serial Captain Starr of Space (1953–54), John Larch en…
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John Larch (October 4, 1914 - October 16, 2005) was an American film and television actor. After his lead role in the radio serial Captain Starr of Space (1953–54), John Larch entered films in 1954. He usually appeared in westerns (How The West Was Won) and action films, including Miracle of the White Stallions as General George S. Patton Jr. (1963), Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as General Omar Bradley (1976), replacing James Gregory as Mac in the Matt Helm movie The Wrecking Crew (1969) starring Dean Martin, Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer. Larch, an old friend of Clint Eastwood, appeared in Eastwood films, including Dirty Harry (1971) and Play Misty for Me (1971). He also appeared on a number of television programs, including Naked City (three episodes), Route 66 (three episodes), The Fugitive (two episodes), The Invaders, The Restless Gun (four episodes), Gunsmoke (seven episodes), The Virginian (four episodes), Bonanza, Hawaii Five-0, Mission Impossible (two episodes), The Troubleshooters, Bus Stop, Laramie, The Law and Mr. Jones, and possibly most famously as Bill Mumy's father in The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" in 1961. He also appeared in two other The Twilight Zone episodes, playing a psychiatrist in "Perchance to Dream" and the sheriff in "Dust". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Larch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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1982
Airplane II: The Sequel
Movie Prosecuting Attorney
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1981
Simon & Simon
TV show Deputy Sheriff John Burns
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1981
Dynasty
TV show
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1979
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
TV show
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1979
The Amityville Horror
Movie Father Nuncio
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1978
A Fire in the Sky
Movie Johnson
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1978
Vega$
TV show
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1978
The Critical List
TV show Sprony
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1978
Dallas
TV show Atticus Ward
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1977
Big Hawaii
TV show
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1977
Lucan
TV show
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1977
Kingston: Confidential
TV show
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1977
The Feather And Father Gang
TV show
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1976
Quincy, M.E.
TV show
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1976
Charlie's Angels
TV show Kamden
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1976
Future Cop
Movie Commisioner Forman
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1976
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
Movie Gen. Omar Bradley
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1975
Switch
TV show Stocker
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1975
Framed
Movie Bundy
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1975
Bronk
TV show
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1975
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
Movie District Attorney
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1975
The Desperate Miles
Movie Dr. Bryson
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1974
Bad Ronald
Movie Sgt. Lynch
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1974
Police Woman
TV show Lester Hummel
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1974
Little House on the Prairie
TV show Arthur Mahoney
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1974
The Chadwick Family
Movie Fargo
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1974
Winter Kill
Movie Dr. Bill Hammond
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1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV show Arthur Vale
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1973
Santee
Movie Banner
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1973
Police Story
TV show
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1973
Hawkins
TV show Herb Talley
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1972
Magic Carpet
Movie Mr. Tracy
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1972
The Streets of San Francisco
TV show
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1972
Women in Chains
Movie Barney
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1971
Dirty Harry
Movie Chief
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1971
Play Misty for Me
Movie Sgt. McCallum
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1971
The Partners
TV show Sheriff Luke Fender
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1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV show George Patterson
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1971
Cannon
TV show
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1971
The City
Movie Holland Yermo
