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".
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Known For
Acting
1956
asPayte Bodeen
1955
asClem Wilson
1971
asSgt. McCallum
1975
asBundy
1956
asWilliam Kiley
1962
asGrimes (uncredited)
1956
asRoy Carter
1956
asBill Dawson
1974
asSgt. Lynch
1963
asGeneral George S. Patton, Jr.
1973
asBanner
1970
asWarner
1955
asCy
1955
asSergeant
1976
asGen. Omar Bradley
1957
asHeller
1956
asFrank Hill
1970
asMounted Patrolman
1957
asSam Vernon
1958
asJed Givens
1958
asHal Carmody
1955
asDistrict Attorney's Man (uncredited)
1974
asDr. Bill Hammond
1975
asDr. Bryson
1972
asBarney
1971
asHolland Yermo
1979
asFather Nuncio
1955
asFirst Detective (uncredited)
1975
asDistrict Attorney
1972
asMr. Tracy
1955
asPolice Detective (uncredited)
1956
asOtto Flanders
1957
asEd Yates
1971
asChief
1976
asCommisioner Forman
1982
asProsecuting Attorney
1954
asHired Gunman
1956
asStringer
1969
asMr. Conklin
1954
asPolice Detective
1960
asCapt. Schwabe
1968
asMacDonald
1974
asFargo
1978
asJohnson
1962
asCouncilman Halliday
1954
as1st Sailor
1969
asSheriff of Friendly
1955
asDesk Sergeant (uncredited)
asBenjamin Riker
asArthur Mahoney
asFred Wallace
asDeputy Sheriff John Burns
asJoseph Trinian
as
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asMr. Fremont
asEliot Rathmann
as
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asHerb Talley
as
asJohn Clinton
asKamden
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asClay Young
asDeputy District Attorney Jerry Miller
asPremier Anton Rojek
as
asasSheriff Koch
as
asSgt. Shaw
asWally Windham
asArlen Ward
asArlen Ward / Atticus Ward
asAtticus Ward
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asLennie Dawson
as
as
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asSam Hawken
asGeorge Duncan
as
asStocker
asThomas J. 'Tom' Mead
asSheriff Neil Brady
asasBen Foster
as
asWayland Farr
asLuke Powers
asCab Driver
asNicholas
asasSheriff Ben Corby
asTy Northrup
asHowie Kale
as
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asGarrickson
as
asJasper Mullen
asJohn Clark
as
asQuine - Scout
as
asMills Walker
asasJohn Larkin
asDr. Victor Jonah
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asSheriff Riker
as
as
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asS / Sgt. Ernie Robbins
asTrusty
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asLes Torbit
asSteve Werminski
asGeorge Paraskis
asJohn Ramsey
asDr. Killman
asSam Garrett
asJules Harmon
asJim Cobbett
asRance
asDan
asZeno
asSerpa
asShanks
asMcNagle
asDr. Cole Gentry
asMagnus Kihlgren
asHarris
asAnse Newton
asRoger Maggers
asBill Morrison
asArthur Vale
asSandy Mason
as1st Sailor
asA young tough
asQuintus
asSam Baker
asGeorge Patterson
asBryan 'Bull' Hanlon
asFrank Boyd
asGreg Lucather
asLester Hummel
asSprony
asRed-eye Kirk
asSheriff
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asKorwin
asLt. Cellars
asBlake McCall
asDavid Cameron
asChaplain Robert April
asMcGuire
asLarry Gault
asSheriff Luke Fender
asTerry
asJethro Creech
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