Claude Akins
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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Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
231
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-05-25 (98 years old)
Place of Birth
Nelson, Georgia, USA
Acting
2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration as Steve Brand (archive footage)1994
Twisted Fear as Detective Lucky Douglas1993
Seasons of the Heart as Pastor William Clay1992
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls as Theodore Roosevelt1992
Grass Roots as Sheriff Cox1992
Falling from Grace as Speck Parks1992
Computeritis: The High-Tech Hazard as Narrator1991
Eerie, Indiana as Bank Robber / Grungy Bill1991
The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw as President Theodore Roosevelt1991
Where Evil Lives as Jack Devlin1989
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers as Kibby1988
Pushed Too Far as Sheriff Jim Forrest1987
The Curse as Nathan Crane1986
Matlock as Sam Taylor1986
Monster in the Closet as Sheriff Sam Ketchem1986
Manhunt for Claude Dallas as Bill Pogue1986
Pecos Bill as Grandpa / Narrator1985
Tall Tales & Legends as Grandpa / Narrator1984
Murder, She Wrote as Ethan Cragg1984
Crazy like a Fox as Not available1984
Hunter as Andy Polanski1984
The Master as Not available1984
Legmen as Tom Bannon1984
Celebrity as Uncle Bun Luther1984
Master Ninja as Mr. Trumbull1984
The Baron and the Kid as Harley Medford1983
Masquerade as Ted Kelly1983
Desperate Intruder as Carl1982
Hotel as Not available1982
Bus Stop as Sheriff Will1979
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo as Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo1979
Concrete Cowboys as Woody Stone1979
Ebony, Ivory and Jade as Joe Blair1979
Murder in Music City as Billy West1978
B.J. and the Bear as Sheriff Lobo1978
Little Mo as Gus Berste1977
The Love Boat as Cappy1977
The Oregon Trail as Not available1977
The Rhinemann Exchange as Walter Kendall1977
Nashville 99 as Det. Lt. Stonewall Jackson 'Stoney' Huff1977
Tentacles as Robards1977
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo as Bert Springer1977
Killer on Board as Oscar Billingham1977
Yesterday's Child as Cliff Henley1976
Kiss Me, Kill Me as Harry Grant1975
Medical Story as Not available1975
Timber Tramps as Matt1975
Eric as Stanley 'Stan' Swenson1975
Medical Story as Dr. Matthews1974
Dinah! as Not available1974
Movin' On as Sonny Pruitt1974
The Death Squad as Connie Brennan1974
Shadow of Fear as Styran1974
In Tandem as Sonny Pruitt1973
Barnaby Jones as Eli Rile1973
Police Story as Not available1973
Battle for the Planet of the Apes as Aldo1973
Toma as Not available1973
The Norliss Tapes as Sheriff Tom Hartley1972
The Rookies as Not available1972
The Streets of San Francisco as Bob Mason1972
The Night Stalker as Sheriff Warren A. Butcher1972
Skyjacked as Sgt. Ben Puzo1971
Cannon as Not available1971
Lock, Stock and Barrel as Punch Logan1971
River of Mystery as Ernie Dorata1970
McCloud as Not available1970
A Man Called Sledge as Hooker1970
Flap as Lobo Jackson1969
Medical Center as Not available1969
The Great Bank Robbery as Slade1968
The Outsider as Not available1968
The Devil's Brigade as Pvt. Rocky Rockman1967
Mannix as Not available1967
Judd for the Defense as Not available1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett as Turnbaugh1967
Hondo as Not available1967
Garrison's Gorillas as Not available1967
Waterhole #3 as Sgt. Henry Foggers1967
First to Fight as Captain Mason1966
Mission: Impossible as Not available1966
The Monroes as Not available1966
Return of the Seven as Frank1966
Ride Beyond Vengeance as Elwood Coates1966
Incident at Phantom Hill as Krausman1965
The F.B.I. as Ben Gambriella1965
The F.B.I. as Jason Peale1965
The Big Valley as Callahan1965
Laredo as Not available1965
Branded as Not available1965
The Legend of Jesse James as Harte1964
Daniel Boone as Toka1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as El Supremo1964
The Killers as Earl Sylvester1964
A Distant Trumpet as Seely Jones1964
The Solid Gold Girl as Deputy Sheriff Rafe Collins1963
The Fugitive as Ralph Simmons1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre as Sergeant Phil Henning1963
The Great Adventure as Father Kranz1963
The Dakotas as Not available1963
Mr. Novak as Lou Myerson1962
The Lucy Show as Lieutenant Finch1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Sheriff Jordan1962
The Virginian as Lump1962
The Virginian as Hezekiah1962
Combat! as Mastin1962
Combat! as Rosie1962
Combat! as Charlie Pelton1962
How the West Was Won as Man (uncredited)1962
Merrill's Marauders as Sgt. Kolowicz1962
Black Gold as Chick Carrington1961
The Dick Powell Show as Police Lieutenant1961
Bus Stop as Not available1961
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon as Rake1961
Claudelle Inglish as S.T. Crawford1960
The Roaring 20's as Not available1960
The Tall Man as Not available1960
Route 66 as Not available1960
Outlaws as Not available1960
Surfside 6 as Mike Hogan1960
Surfside 6 as Harry Lodge1960
Inherit the Wind as Rev. Jeremiah Brown1960
Comanche Station as Ben Lane1959
The Untouchables as Vince Majesky1959
The Untouchables as Jake 'Dodo' Ryan1959
The Twilight Zone as Steve Brand1959
Bonanza as Marshal Emmett Dowd1959
Bonanza as Sam Hill1959
Bonanza as Ezekiel1959
Bonanza as Col. Edward J. Dunwoody1959
Adventures in Paradise as Sam Kayle1959
Rawhide as Clete Manson1959
Rawhide as Karse1959
Rawhide as Sergeant Parker1959
Rawhide as Gus Marsdon1959
Rawhide as Aloysius Claybank1959
Rawhide as Jerry Boggs1959
Laramie as Not available1959
Law of the Plainsman as Sheriff Clifford Shaw1959
The Deputy as Jason Getty1959
The Rebel as Tom Hall1959
Riverboat as Jarret Sutton1959
Riverboat as Beaudry Rawlins1959
The Alaskans as Not available1959
Rio Bravo as Joe Burdette1959
Yellowstone Kelly as Sergeant1959
Porgy and Bess as Detective1959
Don't Give Up the Ship as Lt. Cmdr. Farber1959
Hound-Dog Man as Hog Peyson1959
Frontier Rangers as Caleb Brandt1958
The Rifleman as Not available1958
77 Sunset Strip as Ed Bird1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Jack Kelly1958
Bat Masterson as Jack Fontana1958
Bronco as Not available1958
The Texan as Not available1958
Steve Canyon as Sgt. Brecker1958
Yancy Derringer as Toby Cook1958
The Defiant Ones as Mack1958
Onionhead as Poznicki1957
Perry Mason as Detective Sgt. Phillip Dix1957
Have Gun, Will Travel as Dever1957
Tales of Wells Fargo as Ralph1957
Tales of Wells Fargo as John L. Sullivan1957
Tales of Wells Fargo as John Leslie Nagel1957
Tales of Wells Fargo as Jefferson1957
Tales of Wells Fargo as Rake1957
Maverick as Paisley Briggs1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Kenny Lambert1957
Boots and Saddles as Not available1957
Meet McGraw as Jim Bennett1957
The Lonely Man as Blackburn1957
Joe Dakota as Aaron Grant1957
Hot Summer Night as Truck Driver1957
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm as Pete Logan1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Walker Collins1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sheriff Adam Prescott1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Simmy, the Comanchero1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Deputy Chuck Wagner1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie as Manion1956
State Trooper as The Rodeo Clown1956
State Trooper as Janskey1956
Johnny Concho as Lem1956
The Burning Hills as Ben Hindeman1956
The Proud and Profane as Big soldier1956
The Sharkfighters as Chief 'Gordy' Gordon1956
Battle Stations as Marty Brennan1956
Johnny Moccasin as Bill Ames1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Cop1955
Cheyenne as Sheriff Bob Walters1955
Gunsmoke as Harry1955
Gunsmoke as Jed Butler1955
Gunsmoke as Hack1955
Gunsmoke as Solis1955
Gunsmoke as Ad1955
Gunsmoke as Art McLane1955
Gunsmoke as Sy Sherne1955
Gunsmoke as Marshal Clint Tucker1955
Gunsmoke as Worth Sweeney1955
Gunsmoke as Howard Kane1955
The Millionaire as Sgt. Mike Harden1955
My Friend Flicka as Not available1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Anton Budenieff1955
Frontier as Not available1955
The Sea Chase as Winkler1955
Man with the Gun as Jim Reedy (uncredited)1954
Studio 57 as Not available1954
The Caine Mutiny as Horrible1954
Witness to Murder as Police Officer (uncredited)1954
Shield for Murder as Fat Michaels1954
The Raid as Lt. Ramsey (uncredited)1954
The Human Jungle as George Mandy1954
Down Three Dark Streets as Matty Pavelich1954
Bitter Creek as Vance Morgan - Henchman1953
The Man Behind the Badge as Not available1953
City Detective as Not available1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse as Pete Nemeck1953
Letter to Loretta as Matt Malone1953
Letter to Loretta as Carl Hodges1953
Letter to Loretta as Robert Wilson1953
General Electric Theater as Steve Crawford1953
General Electric Theater as Duke Williams1953
General Electric Theater as Dave Blackby1953
From Here to Eternity as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)1952
Adventures of Superman as Ace Miller1951
I Love Lucy as Claude Akins (uncredited)1951
Dragnet as Not available1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Stanley Swensen1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Gus Garner1950
The Bob Hope Show as Self1950
Lux Video Theatre as Mandy