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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

286

Gender

Male

Birthday

1915-11-23

Day of Death

1992-02-04 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

John Dehner Forkum

Dehner Forkum

John Dehner

Biography

From Wikipedia John Dehner (November 23, 1915 - February 4, 1992) was an American actor in radio, television, and films. Between 1941 and 1988, he appeared in over 260 films and television programs. Prior to acting, Dehner had worked as an animator at Walt Disney Studios, and later became a radio disc jockey. He was also a professional pianist.

Known For

Acting

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982

Airplane II: The Sequel

as

The Commissioner

The Secret Of St. Ives

1949

The Secret Of St. Ives

as

Couguelat

The Great Cat Family

1956

The Great Cat Family

as

John Dehner

The Reluctant Dragon

1941

The Reluctant Dragon

as

Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (uncredited)

State Fair

1945

State Fair

as

Hog Contest Announcer (uncredited)

Slaughterhouse-Five

1972

Slaughterhouse-Five

as

Rumfoord

He Walked by Night

1949

He Walked by Night

as

Assistant Bureau Chief (uncredited)

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956

The Fastest Gun Alive

as

Taylor Swope

Carousel

1956

Carousel

as

Mr. Bascombe

Terror at Midnight

1956

Terror at Midnight

as

Lew Hanlon

Destination Murder

1950

Destination Murder

as

Frank Niles

The Left Handed Gun

1958

The Left Handed Gun

as

Pat Garrett

The Day of the Dolphin

1973

The Day of the Dolphin

as

Wallingford

Man of the West

1958

Man of the West

as

Claude Tobin

Creator

1985

Creator

as

Paul

Bury Me Dead

1947

Bury Me Dead

as

Reporter

Apache

1954

Apache

as

Weddle

The Killer Inside Me

1976

The Killer Inside Me

as

Bob Maples

The Girl in Black Stockings

1957

The Girl in Black Stockings

as

Sheriff Jess Holmes

Kazan

1949

Kazan

as

Henri Le Clerc

The Boys from Brazil

1978

The Boys from Brazil

as

Henry Wheelock

Vicki

1953

Vicki

as

Police Capt. J. "Chief" Donald (uncredited)

Please Murder Me

1956

Please Murder Me

as

Dist. Atty. Ray Willis

Aquamania

1961

Aquamania

as

Narrator (voice)

Dirty Dingus Magee

1970

Dirty Dingus Magee

as

Brig. Gen. George

The Litterbug

1961

The Litterbug

as

Narrator

The Last Crooked Mile

1946

The Last Crooked Mile

as

Jarvis, Gang Leader

Plymouth Adventure

1952

Plymouth Adventure

as

Gilbert Winslow

Christmas in Connecticut

1945

Christmas in Connecticut

as

State Trooper #2 (uncredited)

Tall Man Riding

1955

Tall Man Riding

as

Ames Luddington

Critic's Choice

1963

Critic's Choice

as

S.P. Champlain

The Missiles of October

1974

The Missiles of October

as

Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson

The Green Glove

1952

The Green Glove

as

Narrator (uncredited)

The Catman of Paris

1946

The Catman of Paris

as

Georges

The Helicopter Spies

1968

The Helicopter Spies

as

Dr. Kharmusi

Revolt at Fort Laramie

1957

Revolt at Fort Laramie

as

Maj. Seth Bradner

Youngblood Hawke

1964

Youngblood Hawke

as

Scotty Hawke

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

as

Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)

The Lincoln Conspiracy

1977

The Lincoln Conspiracy

as

Col. Lafayette C. Baker

Trooper Hook

1957

Trooper Hook

as

Fred Sutliff

Apache Territory

1958

Apache Territory

as

Grant Kimbrough

The King's Thief

1955

The King's Thief

as

Captain Herrick

Quarantined

1970

Quarantined

as

Dr. John Bedford

Tulsa

1949

Tulsa

as

Oilman (uncredited)

Gun Belt

1953

Gun Belt

as

Matt Ringo

Captive Girl

1950

Captive Girl

as

Hakim

A Day of Fury

1956

A Day of Fury

as

Preacher Jason

The Chapman Report

1962

The Chapman Report

as

Geoffrey Harnish

David Harding, Counterspy

1950

David Harding, Counterspy

as

Frank Reynolds

Duel on the Mississippi

1955

Duel on the Mississippi

as

Jules Tulane

Powder River

1953

Powder River

as

Harvey Logan

Cast a Long Shadow

1959

Cast a Long Shadow

as

Chip Donahue

Timbuktu

1959

Timbuktu

as

Emir Bhaki aka The Lion of the Desert

The Scarlet Coat

1955

The Scarlet Coat

as

Nathanael Greene

Last of the Buccaneers

1950

Last of the Buccaneers

as

Sgt. Belchue

The Man from Bitter Ridge

1955

The Man from Bitter Ridge

as

Ranse Jackman

Cripple Creek

1952

Cripple Creek

as

Emil Cabeau

Backfire

1950

Backfire

as

Blake - Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)

Lorna Doone

1951

Lorna Doone

as

Baron de Wichehalse

Hong Kong Confidential

1958

Hong Kong Confidential

as

Narrator (voice)

Desert Passage

1952

Desert Passage

as

Bronson

California Gold Rush

1981

California Gold Rush

as

Capt. John Sutter

China Corsair

1951

China Corsair

as

Pedro

Top Gun

1955

Top Gun

as

Tom Quentin

The Iron Sheriff

1957

The Iron Sheriff

as

Roger Pollack

Dynamite Pass

1950

Dynamite Pass

as

Anson Thurber

The Canadians

1961

The Canadians

as

Frank Boone

Twice Blessed

1945

Twice Blessed

as

Contest Announcer (uncredited)

Corky of Gasoline Alley

1951

Corky of Gasoline Alley

as

Jefferson Jay

Southwest Passage

1954

Southwest Passage

as

Matt Carroll

The Texas Rangers

1951

The Texas Rangers

as

Wes Hardin

Stiletto

1969

Stiletto

as

District Attorney Frank Simpson

Vigilantes of Boomtown

1947

Vigilantes of Boomtown

as

Bob Fitzsimmons

The General's Boots

1954

The General's Boots

as

Capt. Thomas Flynn

Danger in Paradise

1977

Danger in Paradise

as

Barrett Fears

Scaramouche

1952

Scaramouche

as

Doutreval

Fun with Dick and Jane

1977

Fun with Dick and Jane

as

Jane's Father

Winchester '73

1967

Winchester '73

as

High-Spade Johnny Dean

Big Town

1946

Big Town

as

Willard Erskine (uncredited)

Blonde Savage

1947

Blonde Savage

as

Joe Comstock

O.S.S.

1946

O.S.S.

as

German Radar Captain (uncredited)

The Hallelujah Trail

1965

The Hallelujah Trail

as

Narrator (uncredited)

It's a Joke, Son!

1947

It's a Joke, Son!

as

Reporter (uncredited)

The Steel Lady

1953

The Steel Lady

as

Sid Barlowe

When the Redskins Rode

1951

When the Redskins Rode

as

John Delmont

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

1950

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

as

Sir Baldric

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

1951

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

as

Tom Marsden

Hot Lead

1951

Hot Lead

as

Turk Thorne aka John H. Smith

Bandits of El Dorado

1949

Bandits of El Dorado

as

Charles Bruton

Hollywood Canteen

1944

Hollywood Canteen

as

Norwegian Sailor (uncredited)

Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand

1979

Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand

as

Marshal Edge Troy

Vice Raid

1959

Vice Raid

as

The Flying Missile

1950

The Flying Missile

as

Lieutenant Commander

California Conquest

1952

California Conquest

as

Fredo Brios

Junction City

1952

Junction City

as

Emmett Sanderson

Fort Savage Raiders

1951

Fort Savage Raiders

as

Capt. Michael Craydon

Texas Dynamo

1950

Texas Dynamo

as

Stanton

Horsemen of the Sierras

1949

Horsemen of the Sierras

as

Duke Webster

Nothing Personal

1980

Nothing Personal

as

Senator

Jagged Edge

1985

Jagged Edge

as

Judge Carrigan

The Undercover Woman

1946

The Undercover Woman

as

Walter Hughes

Out California Way

1946

Out California Way

as

Rod Mason

The Right Stuff

1983

The Right Stuff

as

Henry Luce

Ten Tall Men

1951

Ten Tall Men

as

Jardine

The Sign of Zorro

1958

The Sign of Zorro

as

Viceroy

Tiger by the Tail

1970

Tiger by the Tail

as

Sheriff Chancey Jones

Fort Algiers

1953

Fort Algiers

as

Major Colle

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour

1964

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour

as

Mr. Henderson

Harem Girl

1952

Harem Girl

as

Khalil

Lady in the Iron Mask

1952

Lady in the Iron Mask

as

Count de Fourrier

The Prodigal

1955

The Prodigal

as

Joram

Man on a Tightrope

1953

Man on a Tightrope

as

The Chief

Aladdin and His Lamp

1952

Aladdin and His Lamp

as

Prince Bokra

The Strauss Fantasy

1954

The Strauss Fantasy

as

Announcer

Three Secrets

1950

Three Secrets

as

Gordon Crossley (uncredited)

Barbary Pirate

1949

Barbary Pirate

as

Murad Reis

Club Havana

1945

Club Havana

as

Jeffreys (uncredited)

The Corn Is Green

1945

The Corn Is Green

as

Miner in Bar (uncredited)

The Killers of Mussolini

1959

The Killers of Mussolini

as

Colonel Tedesco

Honky Tonk

1974

Honky Tonk

as

Brazos

The Lady and the Rocket

1952

The Lady and the Rocket

as

Mr. Hadley

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

1976

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

as

Warden Mannering

Golden Earrings

1947

Golden Earrings

as

SS Officer (uncredited)

Dead of Night

1977

Dead of Night

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

as

Colonel Harvey

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

as

President Thomas Jefferson

Columbo

Columbo

as

Roland Pangborn

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Anthony Del Vecchi

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants

as

Lieutenant Grayson

Hogan's Heroes

Hogan's Heroes

as

General von Platzen

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Cope Borden

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Major Lewis

Combat!

Combat!

as

Gen. Armand Bouchard

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Jared Garrity

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Captain Allenby

Bare Essence

Bare Essence

as

Hadden Marshall

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Jubal Wade

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as

Eliot Ponas

Switch

Switch

as

Mr. Simon

The Doris Day Show

The Doris Day Show

as

Cy Bennett

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

Prof. Ridgely

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

as

Captain Surtee

Yancy Derringer

Yancy Derringer

as

Col. Tate

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Gilbert Simmone

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Capt. Thomas Flynn

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

Daddy Cade

Enos

Enos

as

Lt. Joseph Broggi

Black Saddle

Black Saddle

as

Park Forrest

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as

Abraham Saxon

The Rebel

The Rebel

as

John Sims

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as

Al Walker

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

Sheriff

Law of the Plainsman

Law of the Plainsman

as

Walter Shannon

The Baileys of Balboa

The Baileys of Balboa

as

Commodore Cecil Wyntoon

Big Hawaii

Big Hawaii

as

Barrett Fears

The Magician

The Magician

as

Simon Russell

Columbo

Columbo

as

Otis Swanson

Maverick

Maverick

as

John Bates

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as

Huey Barker

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Ben Kerran

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Capt. Francis Cabot

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Straw Coleman

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Nip Cullers

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Wayne Russell

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Frank Sturgis

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Nagel

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Tom Cassidy

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Nate Springer

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Morgan Starr

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Rack

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Hardy Tate

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Luke

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Caleb

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Paolo Scanzano

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Sam Wall

Hogan's Heroes

Hogan's Heroes

as

Colonel Backscheider

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

as

Charles Quine

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

as

Capt. Bowns

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

as

Gen. Hatfield

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

as

Dr. Leo Stegner

Surfside 6

Surfside 6

as

Francisco Hernandez

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as

Grant Mandeville

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as

Sheriff Hayes

Checkmate

Checkmate

as

George Shay

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

as

Gar Burnett

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

Marshal Ben Holt

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

as

John Maxwell Avery

Maverick

Maverick

as

Big Ed Murphy

The Silent Force

The Silent Force

as

Judge Caldwell

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Marshall Eliazer Teague

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as

Judge Lyman / Inspector DeMartonis

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Roland Dumont

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

as

Bishop Benjamin

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Robert McGill

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

John Dehner

Lawman

Lawman

as

Ben Wyatt

Temperatures Rising

Temperatures Rising

as

Charles Claver

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Captain Pender

The Westerner

The Westerner

as

'Burgundy Smith'

Black Saddle

Black Saddle

as

Aaron Robinson

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

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

as

Dr. Parviz Kharmusi

The Doris Day Show

The Doris Day Show

as

Cyril Bennett

Bare Essence

Bare Essence

as

Hadden Marshall

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Dr. Burke

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as

Wood Bartell

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Jean Lafitte

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Arvid Lacey

The Real McCoys

The Real McCoys

as

Roger Brewster

Frontier

Frontier

as

Yancy

Production

Crew

Directing