John Larch
Biography
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.
Known For
All Movies (49)
- Airplane II: The Sequel1982 · as Prosecuting Attorney
- The Amityville Horror1979 · as Father Nuncio
- A Fire in the Sky1978 · as Johnson
- Future Cop1976 · as Commisioner Forman
- Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur1976 · as Gen. Omar Bradley
- Framed1975 · as Bundy
- Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects1975 · as District Attorney
- The Desperate Miles1975 · as Dr. Bryson
- Bad Ronald1974 · as Sgt. Lynch
- The Chadwick Family1974 · as Fargo
- Winter Kill1974 · as Dr. Bill Hammond
- Santee1973 · as Banner
- Magic Carpet1972 · as Mr. Tracy
- Women in Chains1972 · as Barney
- Dirty Harry1971 · as Chief
- Play Misty for Me1971 · as Sgt. McCallum
- The City1971 · as Holland Yermo
- Cannon for Cordoba1970 · as Warner
- Move1970 · as Mounted Patrolman
- Hail, Hero!1969 · as Mr. Conklin
- The Great Bank Robbery1969 · as Sheriff of Friendly
- The Wrecking Crew1968 · as MacDonald
- Miracle of the White Stallions1963 · as General George S. Patton, Jr.
- Stampede at Bitter Creek1962 · as Frank Boyd
- How the West Was Won1962 · as Grimes (uncredited)
- Pages of Death1962 · as Councilman Halliday
- Hell to Eternity1960 · as Capt. Schwabe
- The Saga of Hemp Brown1958 · as Jed Givens
- From Hell to Texas1958 · as Hal Carmody
- Man in the Shadow1957 · as Ed Yates
- Quantez1957 · as Heller
- The Careless Years1957 · as Sam Vernon
- Gun for a Coward1956 · as Stringer
- Man from Del Rio1956 · as Bill Dawson
- Written on the Wind1956 · as Roy Carter
- 7 Men from Now1956 · as Payte Bodeen
- Behind the High Wall1956 · as William Kiley
- Johnny Moccasin1956 · as Frank Hill
- The Killer Is Loose1956 · as Otto Flanders
- Illegal1955 · as District Attorney's Man (uncredited)
- The McConnell Story1955 · as Cy
- The Naked Street1955 · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- The Phenix City Story1955 · as Clem Wilson
- 5 Against the House1955 · as Police Detective (uncredited)
- Seven Angry Men1955 · as Sergeant
- Tight Spot1955 · as First Detective (uncredited)
- This Is My Love1954 · as Police Detective
- Moby Dick1954 · as 1st Sailor
- Bitter Creek1954 · as Hired Gunman
All TV Shows (120)
- Simon & Simon1981 · as Deputy Sheriff John Burns
- Dynasty1981
- Big Shamus, Little Shamus1979
- Vega$1978
- The Critical List1978 · as Sprony
- Dallas1978 · as Wally Windham
- Dallas1978 · as Arlen Ward / Atticus Ward
- Dallas1978 · as Arlen Ward
- Dallas1978 · as Atticus Ward
- Big Hawaii1977
- Lucan1977
- Kingston: Confidential1977
- The Feather And Father Gang1977
- Quincy, M.E.1976
- Charlie's Angels1976 · as Kamden
- Switch1975 · as Stocker
- Bronk1975
- Police Woman1974 · as Lester Hummel
- Little House on the Prairie1974 · as Arthur Mahoney
- The Six Million Dollar Man1974 · as Arthur Vale
- Police Story1973
- Hawkins1973 · as Herb Talley
- The Streets of San Francisco1972
- The Partners1971 · as Sheriff Luke Fender
- Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law1971 · as George Patterson
- Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law1971 · as David Cameron
- Cannon1971
- Alias Smith and Jones1971
- Nanny and the Professor1970
- Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Joseph Trinian
- Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Roger Maggers
- Judd, for the Defense1967
- Ironside1967
- The Invaders1967 · as Greg Lucather
- Mission: Impossible1966 · as Premier Anton Rojek
- Mission: Impossible1966 · as Larry Gault
- Felony Squad1966
- The F.B.I.1965 · as Fred Wallace
- The F.B.I.1965 · as Jules Harmon
- Convoy1965 · as Ben Foster
- Daniel Boone1964 · as Sam Hawken
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · as Dr. Killman
- The Fugitive1963 · as George Duncan
- The Fugitive1963 · as Sheriff Ben Corby
- Arrest and Trial1963 · as Jerry Miller
- Stoney Burke1962
- The Virginian1962 · as Sheriff Neil Brady
- The Virginian1962 · as Sheriff
- The New Breed1961 · as John Clark
- Ben Casey1961
- Bus Stop1961
- Dr. Kildare1961 · as Dr. Victor Jonah
- The Dick Powell Show1961 · as Sam Baker
- Cain's Hundred1961 · as Benjamin Riker
- Route 661960
- Route 661960 · as Bill Morrison
- Route 661960 · as Sandy Mason
- Outlaws1960
- The Untouchables1959 · as Bryan 'Bull' Hanlon
- Adventures in Paradise1959 · as Nicholas
- The Twilight Zone1959 · as Eliot Rathmann
- The Twilight Zone1959 · as Mr. Fremont
- The Twilight Zone1959 · as Sheriff Koch
- Johnny Ringo1959 · as Mills Walker
- Law of the Plainsman1959 · as Jasper Mullen
- Wichita Town1959
- Laramie1959
- Bonanza1959 · as Blake McCall
- The Troubleshooters1959 · as McGuire
- Tightrope1959
- Black Saddle1959 · as Ty Northrup
- Rawhide1959 · as Lennie Dawson
- Rawhide1959 · as Sam Garrett
- Bat Masterson1958 · as Garrickson
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958
- Yancy Derringer1958 · as Wayland Farr
- Naked City1958 · as John Clinton
- The Rifleman1958
- Naked City1958 · as Steve Werminski
- Naked City1958 · as George Paraskis
- The Texan1958 · as Les Torbit
- Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · as Howie Kale
- Jefferson Drum1958 · as John Larkin
- The Walter Winchell File1957
- The Restless Gun1957 · as Sheriff Riker
- The Restless Gun1957 · as Anse Newton
- The Restless Gun1957 · as Red-eye Kirk
- Wagon Train1957 · as John Ramsey
- Wagon Train1957 · as Jethro Creech
- Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · as McNagle
- Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · as Chaplain Robert April
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Quine - Scout
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Dr. Cole Gentry
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Magnus Kihlgren
- Telephone Time1956
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Sgt. Shaw
- Gunsmoke1955 · as Clay Young
- Gunsmoke1955 · as Jim Cobbett
- Gunsmoke1955 · as Rance
- Gunsmoke1955 · as Zeno
- Gunsmoke1955 · as Dan
- Gunsmoke1955 · as Serpa
- Gunsmoke1955 · as Shanks
- The Millionaire1955 · as Thomas J. 'Tom' Mead
- The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Frank Boyd
- Climax!1954 · as Cab Driver
- Studio 571954
- The Lone Wolf1954 · as Lt. Cellars
- Public Defender1954 · as Trusty
- I Led 3 Lives1953 · as Terry
- Letter to Loretta1953 · as S / Sgt. Ernie Robbins
- I Led Three Lives1953
- Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Harris
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as 1st Sailor
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as A young tough
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Quintus
- Dragnet1951
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Luke Powers
- Space Patrol1950 · as Korwin