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Claude Akins

Born 1926-05-25

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.

Known for

Rio Bravo 1959 · 8.0 Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973 · 5.4 Inherit the Wind 1960 · 8.1 The Caine Mutiny 1954 · 7.7 The Defiant Ones 1958 · 7.6 The Night Stalker 1972 · 7.4 The Devil's Brigade 1968 · 6.7 Return of the Seven 1966 · 5.5 Comanche Station 1960 · 7.0 The Curse 1987 · 5.1 The Sea Chase 1955 · 6.4 Witness to Murder 1954 · 6.6 Monster in the Closet 1986 · 4.9 Merrill's Marauders 1962 · 6.6 Man with the Gun 1955 · 6.7 Shield for Murder 1954 · 6.8 Waterhole #3 1967 · 6.1 A Man Called Sledge 1970 · 5.9 Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo 1977 · 4.7 The Lonely Man 1957 · 6.3 Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls 1992 · 6.1 Falling from Grace 1992 · 5.5 The Adventures of Hajji Baba 1954 · 5.9 Joe Dakota 1957 · 6.6 Incident at Phantom Hill 1966 · 6.2 The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm 1957 · 6.3