Claude Akins

Biography

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

as Joe Burdette

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

as Aldo

The Twilight Zone

as Steve Brand

From Here to Eternity

as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)

How the West Was Won

as Man (uncredited)

Bonanza

as Marshal Emmett Dowd

Bonanza

as Sam Hill

Bonanza

as Ezekiel

Bonanza

as Col. Edward J. Dunwoody

Inherit the Wind

as Rev. Jeremiah Brown