John Anderson
John Robert Anderson (October 20, 1922 – August 7, 1992) A tall, sinewy, austere-looking character actor with silver hair, rugged features and a distinctive voice, John Robert Anderson appeared in hundreds of films and television episodes. Immensely versatile, he was at his best submerging himself in the role of historical figures (he impersonated Abraham Lincoln three times and twice baseball commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, men whom he strongly resembled). He was a familiar presence in westerns and science-fiction serials, usually as upstanding, dignified and generally benign citizens (a rare exception was his Ebonite interrogator in The Outer Limits (1963) episode "Nightmare"). He had a high opinion of Rod Serling and was proud to be featured in four episodes of The Twilight Zone (1959), most memorably as the tuxedo-clad angel Gabriel in "A Passage for Trumpet" (doing for Jack Klugman what Henry Travers did for James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)).
Filmography
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
as Virgil Earp (flashback sequence) (archive footage)
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
as Virgil Earp (flashback sequence) (archive footage)
Follow Your Heart
as Josh Lowe
Follow Your Heart
as Josh Lowe
Eight Men Out
as Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Eight Men Out
as Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
as Stanley Willard
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
as Stanley Willard
Smokey and the Bandit II
as Governor
Smokey and the Bandit II
as Governor
The Last Hurrah
as Amos Force
The Last Hurrah
as Amos Force
The Lincoln Conspiracy
as Abraham Lincoln
The Lincoln Conspiracy
as Abraham Lincoln
Dead Man on the Run
as Jason Monroe
Dead Man on the Run
as Jason Monroe
Manhunter
as Aaron Denver
Manhunter
as Aaron Denver
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
as Col. John Lockport
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
as Col. John Lockport
Executive Action
as Halliday
Executive Action
as Halliday
Counselor at Crime
as Don Vito Albanese
Counselor at Crime
as Don Vito Albanese
Hitched
as Jomer Cruett
Hitched
as Jomer Cruett
Call to Danger
as Edward McClure
Call to Danger
as Edward McClure
Molly and Lawless John
as Sheriff Marvin Parker
Molly and Lawless John
as Sheriff Marvin Parker
Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Capt. Bryce
Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Capt. Bryce
The Andersonville Trial
as Ambrose Spencer
The Andersonville Trial
as Ambrose Spencer
The Great Bank Robbery
as Mayor Kincaid
The Great Bank Robbery
as Mayor Kincaid
A Covenant with Death
as Dietrich
A Covenant with Death
as Dietrich
Scalplock
as Standish
Scalplock
as Standish
The Hallelujah Trail
as Sgt. Buell
The Hallelujah Trail
as Sgt. Buell
The Satan Bug
as Agent Reagan
The Satan Bug
as Agent Reagan
Ride the High Country
as Elder Hammond
Ride the High Country
as Elder Hammond
Walk on the Wild Side
as Preacher
Walk on the Wild Side
as Preacher
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
as Doc
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
as Doc
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel