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Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Known For Acting
Birthday May 25, 1926
Died Jan 27, 1994 (67)
Birthplace Nelson, Georgia, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 26, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019

as Steve Brand (archive footage)

Twisted Fear

Twisted Fear

1994

as Detective Lucky Douglas

Seasons of the Heart

Seasons of the Heart

1993

as Pastor William Clay

Falling from Grace

Falling from Grace

1992

as Speck Parks

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls

1992

as Theodore Roosevelt

Grass Roots

Grass Roots

1992

as Sheriff Cox

Where Evil Lives

Where Evil Lives

1991

as Jack Devlin

The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw

The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw

1991

as President Theodore Roosevelt

Pushed Too Far

Pushed Too Far

1988

as Sheriff Jim Forrest

The Curse

The Curse

1987

as Nathan Crane

Manhunt for Claude Dallas

Manhunt for Claude Dallas

1986

as Bill Pogue

Monster in the Closet

Monster in the Closet

1986

as Sheriff Sam Ketchem

Pecos Bill

Pecos Bill

1986

as Grandpa / Narrator

Master Ninja

Master Ninja

1984

as Mr. Trumbull

The Baron and the Kid

The Baron and the Kid

1984

as Harley Medford

Desperate Intruder

Desperate Intruder

1983

as Carl

Bus Stop

Bus Stop

1982

as Sheriff Will

Murder in Music City

Murder in Music City

1979

as Billy West

Concrete Cowboys

Concrete Cowboys

1979

as Woody Stone

Ebony, Ivory and Jade

Ebony, Ivory and Jade

1979

as Joe Blair

B.J. and the Bear

B.J. and the Bear

1978

as Sheriff Lobo

Little Mo

Little Mo

1978

as Gus Berste

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

1977

as Bert Springer

Killer on Board

Killer on Board

1977

as Oscar Billingham

Yesterday's Child

Yesterday's Child

1977

as Cliff Henley

Kiss Me, Kill Me

Kiss Me, Kill Me

1976

as Harry Grant

Eric

Eric

1975

as Stanley 'Stan' Swenson

Medical Story

Medical Story

1975

as Dr. Matthews

Timber Tramps

Timber Tramps

1975

as Matt

Shadow of Fear

Shadow of Fear

1974

as Styran

In Tandem

In Tandem

1974

as Sonny Pruitt

The Death Squad

The Death Squad

1974

as Connie Brennan

The Norliss Tapes

The Norliss Tapes

1973

as Sheriff Tom Hartley

Skyjacked

Skyjacked

1972

as Sgt. Ben Puzo

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

1972

as Sheriff Warren A. Butcher

River of Mystery

River of Mystery

1971

as Ernie Dorata

Lock, Stock and Barrel

Lock, Stock and Barrel

1971

as Punch Logan

Flap

Flap

1970

as Lobo Jackson

A Man Called Sledge

A Man Called Sledge

1970

as Hooker

The Great Bank Robbery

The Great Bank Robbery

1969

as Slade

The Devil's Brigade

The Devil's Brigade

1968

as Pvt. Rocky Rockman

Waterhole #3

Waterhole #3

1967

as Sgt. Henry Foggers

First to Fight

First to Fight

1967

as Captain Mason

Return of the Seven

Return of the Seven

1966

as Frank

Incident at Phantom Hill

Incident at Phantom Hill

1966

as Krausman

Ride Beyond Vengeance

Ride Beyond Vengeance

1966

as Elwood Coates

The Killers

The Killers

1964

as Earl Sylvester

A Distant Trumpet

A Distant Trumpet

1964

as Seely Jones

Black Gold

Black Gold

1962

as Chick Carrington

Merrill's Marauders

Merrill's Marauders

1962

as Sgt. Kolowicz

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

as Man (uncredited)

Claudelle Inglish

Claudelle Inglish

1961

as S.T. Crawford

Comanche Station

Comanche Station

1960

as Ben Lane

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1960

as Rev. Jeremiah Brown

Yellowstone Kelly

Yellowstone Kelly

1959

as Sergeant

Don't Give Up the Ship

Don't Give Up the Ship

1959

as Lt. Cmdr. Farber

Frontier Rangers

Frontier Rangers

1959

as Caleb Brandt

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

1959

as Detective

Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

1959

as Joe Burdette

Hound-Dog Man

Hound-Dog Man

1959

as Hog Peyson

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

1958

as Mack

Onionhead

Onionhead

1958

as Poznicki

Joe Dakota

Joe Dakota

1957

as Aaron Grant

The Lonely Man

The Lonely Man

1957

as Blackburn

Hot Summer Night

Hot Summer Night

1957

as Truck Driver

The Sharkfighters

The Sharkfighters

1956

as Chief 'Gordy' Gordon

The Burning Hills

The Burning Hills

1956

as Ben Hindeman

Battle Stations

Battle Stations

1956

as Marty Brennan

Johnny Concho

Johnny Concho

1956

as Lem

The Proud and Profane

The Proud and Profane

1956

as Big soldier

The Sea Chase

The Sea Chase

1955

as Winkler

Man with the Gun

Man with the Gun

1955

as Jim Reedy (uncredited)

Bitter Creek

Bitter Creek

1954

as Vance Morgan - Henchman

Shield for Murder

Shield for Murder

1954

as Fat Michaels

The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

1954

as George Mandy

Down Three Dark Streets

Down Three Dark Streets

1954

as Matty Pavelich

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

1954

as Horrible

Witness to Murder

Witness to Murder

1954

as Police Officer (uncredited)

The Raid

The Raid

1954

as Lt. Ramsey (uncredited)

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

1953

as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Movin' On

as Sonny Pruitt

Episodes: 45

First Aired: Sep 12, 1974

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

as Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo

Episodes: 37

First Aired: Sep 25, 1979

Legmen

as Tom Bannon

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 20, 1984

Nashville 99

as Det. Lt. Stonewall Jackson 'Stoney' Huff

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 01, 1977

Murder, She Wrote

as Ethan Cragg

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

The Rhinemann Exchange

as Walter Kendall

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 10, 1977

Celebrity

as Uncle Bun Luther

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 12, 1984

The Great Adventure

as Father Kranz

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 27, 1963

Hunter

as Andy Polanski

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 18, 1984

The Twilight Zone

as Steve Brand

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Cop

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Rawhide

as Clete Manson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Yancy Derringer

as Toby Cook

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 02, 1958

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as Manion

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 07, 1956

Letter to Loretta

as Robert Wilson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

The Dick Powell Show

as Police Lieutenant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1961

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Sergeant Phil Henning

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

The F.B.I.

as Ben Gambriella

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Matlock

as Sam Taylor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 1986

The Lucy Show

as Lieutenant Finch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Streets of San Francisco

as Bob Mason

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

I Love Lucy

as Claude Akins (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1951

Eerie, Indiana

as Bank Robber / Grungy Bill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1991

Tales of Wells Fargo

as John L. Sullivan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 1957

Tales of Wells Fargo

as Ralph

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 1957

Tales of Wells Fargo

as Jefferson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 1957

Tales of Wells Fargo

as Rake

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 1957

Tales of Wells Fargo

as John Leslie Nagel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 1957

Gunsmoke

as Harry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Perry Mason

as Detective Sgt. Phillip Dix

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Combat!

as Mastin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1962

General Electric Theater

as Steve Crawford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Stanley Swensen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Dever

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Daniel Boone

as Toka

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

The Fugitive

as Ralph Simmons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Millionaire

as Sgt. Mike Harden

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1955

The Virginian

as Lump

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Gus Garner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Kenny Lambert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 01, 1957

The Big Valley

as Callahan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

Adventures in Paradise

as Sam Kayle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1959

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Jack Kelly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1958

The Rebel

as Tom Hall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1959

Bat Masterson

as Jack Fontana

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1958

Mr. Novak

as Lou Myerson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1963

Law of the Plainsman

as Sheriff Clifford Shaw

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1959

Riverboat

as Jarret Sutton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Walker Collins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

The Legend of Jesse James

as Harte

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

Letter to Loretta

as Matt Malone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Masquerade

as Ted Kelly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 15, 1983

Cheyenne

as Sheriff Bob Walters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

Maverick

as Paisley Briggs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1957

The Untouchables

as Vince Majesky

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1959

Surfside 6

as Mike Hogan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1960

Surfside 6

as Harry Lodge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1960

The Deputy

as Jason Getty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

The Untouchables

as Jake 'Dodo' Ryan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1959

77 Sunset Strip

as Ed Bird

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1958

Riverboat

as Beaudry Rawlins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

Rawhide

as Karse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Rawhide

as Sergeant Parker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Rawhide

as Gus Marsdon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Rawhide

as Aloysius Claybank

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Rawhide

as Jerry Boggs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

The F.B.I.

as Jason Peale

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Gunsmoke

as Jed Butler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Combat!

as Rosie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1962

Combat!

as Charlie Pelton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1962

Gunsmoke

as Hack

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

The Virginian

as Hezekiah

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Gunsmoke

as Solis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Ad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Sy Sherne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Art McLane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Worth Sweeney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Marshal Clint Tucker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Letter to Loretta

as Carl Hodges

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Gunsmoke

as Howard Kane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

General Electric Theater

as Duke Williams

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

General Electric Theater

as Dave Blackby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Steve Canyon

as Sgt. Brecker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1958

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sheriff Adam Prescott

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Simmy, the Comanchero

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Deputy Chuck Wagner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as El Supremo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1964

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Anton Budenieff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1955

Bonanza

as Marshal Emmett Dowd

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Bonanza

as Col. Edward J. Dunwoody

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Bonanza

as Ezekiel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Bonanza

as Sam Hill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Lux Video Theatre

as Mandy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

The Guns of Will Sonnett

as Turnbaugh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

Tall Tales & Legends

as Grandpa / Narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1985

Barnaby Jones

as Eli Rile

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1973

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Sheriff Jordan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

The Love Boat

as Cappy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

State Trooper

as The Rodeo Clown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1956

State Trooper

as Janskey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1956

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

as Pete Nemeck

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1953

Laredo

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 16, 1965

The Rifleman

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

My Friend Flicka

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 30, 1955

Hotel

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 21, 1982

Dragnet

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 16, 1951

Police Story

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

Laramie

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 15, 1959

The Texan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 29, 1958

The Roaring 20's

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 15, 1960

The Tall Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1960

Garrison's Gorillas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1967

The Rookies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1972

Route 66

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

Mannix

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

Medical Center

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1969

Mission: Impossible

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

Cannon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

Crazy like a Fox

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 30, 1984

The Monroes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1966

Outlaws

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1960

Bus Stop

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1961

McCloud

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 1970

Adventures of Superman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1952

Bronco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1958

Judd for the Defense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

Hondo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

The Alaskans

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1959

Branded

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 1965

The Dakotas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1963

Toma

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 21, 1973

The Master

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1984

City Detective

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1953

Frontier

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1955

The Man Behind the Badge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1953

The Oregon Trail

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1977

The Outsider

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1968

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 1950

Studio 57

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1954

Boots and Saddles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1957

Medical Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 1975

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