John Ericson
John Ericson (sometimes Erickson; born Joachim Alexander Ottokar Meibes; September 25, 1926 - May 3, 2020) was a German-American actor and film and television star. He trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, played the lead role in Stalag 17 by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski on Broadway (1951). He went on to make a number of films for MGM in quick succession in the 1950s. His first appearance was in Teresa (1951), directed by Fred Zinnemann, which also launched the film careers of Pier Angeli and Rod Steiger. He then went on to appear in a series of films which included Rhapsody, The Student Prince, Green Fire (all in 1954), and Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). His career continued, mostly on television, for the next thirty years. He appeared in the lead role in "The Peter Bartley Story" of CBS's fantasy drama, The Millionaire. Child actor Johnny Washbrook appeared in the same episode in a flashback segment of Ericson as a boy. He appeared with Dorothy Malone in the January 1, 1956, episode entitled "Mutiny" of CBS's Appointment with Adventure. He guest-starred in 1958 in the NBC western series The Restless Gun, starring John Payne. He also guest-starred in the 1961 ABC crime drama, Target: The Corruptors! In 1965-1966, he co-starred with Anne Francis in the detective series Honey West. He occasionally appeared in such films as Pretty Boy Floyd (1960), 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964), and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). He was married twice and had two children from his first marriage to Milly Coury. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Ericson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as Brockie Drummond (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as Brockie Drummond (archive footage)
Primary Target
Primary Target
Final Mission
as The Colonel
Final Mission
as The Colonel
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
as George Ross
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
as George Ross
The House of the Dead
as Talmudge
The House of the Dead
as Talmudge
Murder Impossible
as Murray
Murder Impossible
as Murray
Hog Wild
as Morris Melborne
Hog Wild
as Morris Melborne
The Bounty Man
as Billy Riddle
The Bounty Man
as Billy Riddle
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Col. Heller
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Col. Heller
Heads or Tails
as William Huston / Will Hunter / 'Black Talisman'
Heads or Tails
as William Huston / Will Hunter / 'Black Talisman'
The Bamboo Saucer
as Fred Norwood
The Bamboo Saucer
as Fred Norwood
The Destructors
as Dutch Holland
The Destructors
as Dutch Holland
The Money Jungle
as Blake Heller
The Money Jungle
as Blake Heller
The Vengeance of Pancho Villa
as Don Diego Alvarado / Diego Owens
The Vengeance of Pancho Villa
as Don Diego Alvarado / Diego Owens
Operation Atlantis
as George Steele
Operation Atlantis
as George Steele
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Ed Cunningham / Transformed Pan
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Ed Cunningham / Transformed Pan
I Am Semiramis
as Kir
I Am Semiramis
as Kir
Under Ten Flags
as Lieutenant Krüger
Under Ten Flags
as Lieutenant Krüger
Day of the Badman
as Sheriff Barney Wiley
Day of the Badman
as Sheriff Barney Wiley
Oregon Passage
as Lt. Niles Ord
Oregon Passage
as Lt. Niles Ord
Forty Guns
as Brockie Drummond
Forty Guns
as Brockie Drummond
Heritage of Anger
as Johnny Hanneman
Heritage of Anger
as Johnny Hanneman
The Cruel Tower
as Tom Kittredge
The Cruel Tower
as Tom Kittredge
Bad Day at Black Rock
as Pete Wirth
Bad Day at Black Rock
as Pete Wirth
Green Fire
as Donald Knowland
Green Fire
as Donald Knowland
The Student Prince
as Count Von Asterburg
The Student Prince
as Count Von Asterburg
Great Lady Has an Interview
as Reporter (uncredited)
Great Lady Has an Interview
as Reporter (uncredited)
It's a Big Country
as Naval Ensign (uncredited)
It's a Big Country
as Naval Ensign (uncredited)