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Claude Akins

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1926-05-25

Day of Death

1994-01-27

Place of Birth

Nelson, Georgia, USA

Claude Akins

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claude Akins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (91)

⭐ 10.0 Role: Steve Brand (archive footage)

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019
⭐ 5.5 Role: Detective Lucky Douglas

Twisted Fear

1994
⭐ 6.5 Role: Pastor William Clay

Seasons of the Heart

1993
⭐ 8.0 Role: Sheriff Cox

Grass Roots

1992
⭐ 5.0 Role: Speck Parks

Falling from Grace

1992
⭐ 5.1 Role: Theodore Roosevelt

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls

1992
⭐ 0 Role: Narrator

Computeritis: The High-Tech Hazard

1992
⭐ 4.8 Role: President Theodore Roosevelt

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

1991
⭐ 3.2 Role: Jack Devlin

Where Evil Lives

1991
⭐ 8.0 Role: Kibby

Mothers, Daughters and Lovers

1989
⭐ 8.3 Role: Sheriff Jim Forrest

Pushed Too Far

1988
⭐ 5.1 Role: Nathan Crane

The Curse

1987
⭐ 5.5 Role: Bill Pogue

Manhunt for Claude Dallas

1986
⭐ 4.9 Role: Sheriff Sam Ketchem

Monster in the Closet

1986
⭐ 0 Role: Self / Host

Return of the Monster Trucks

1986