Claude Akins

Claude Akins

1926-05-25 – 1994-01-27 (age 67) Nelson, Georgia, USA
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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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Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo

1959

as Joe Burdette

How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won

1962

as Man (uncredited)

The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker

1972

as Sheriff Warren A. Butcher

The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny

1954

as Horrible

Return of the Seven
Return of the Seven

1966

as Frank

The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade

1968

as Pvt. Rocky Rockman

Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind

1960

as Rev. Jeremiah Brown

From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity

1953

as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)

The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones

1958

as Mack

The Killers
The Killers

1964

as Earl Sylvester

Yellowstone Kelly
Yellowstone Kelly

1959

as Sergeant

The Curse
The Curse

1987

as Nathan Crane

Waterhole #3
Waterhole #3

1967

as Sgt. Henry Foggers

The Raid
The Raid

1954

as Lt. Ramsey (uncredited)

The Sea Chase
The Sea Chase

1955

as Winkler

Man with the Gun
Man with the Gun

1955

as Jim Reedy (uncredited)

Skyjacked
Skyjacked

1972

as Sgt. Ben Puzo

A Man Called Sledge
A Man Called Sledge

1970

as Hooker

Tentacles
Tentacles

1977

as Robards