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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1915-11-23 (109 years old)

Place of Birth

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

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

2002

1988

1986

1985

Creator as Paul
Jagged Edge as Judge Carrigan

1983

The Right Stuff as Henry Luce
Bare Essence as Hadden Marshall

1982

Airplane II: The Sequel as The Commissioner
Bare Essence as Hadden Marshall

1981

California Gold Rush as Capt. John Sutter

1980

Nothing Personal as Senator
Enos as Lt. Joseph Broggi

1979

1978

The Boys from Brazil as Henry Wheelock

1977

The Lincoln Conspiracy as Col. Lafayette C. Baker
Danger in Paradise as Barrett Fears
Fun with Dick and Jane as Jane's Father
Dead of Night as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Big Hawaii as Barrett Fears
How the West Was Won as Bishop Benjamin

1976

The Killer Inside Me as Bob Maples

1975

Switch as Mr. Simon

1974

The Missiles of October as Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson
Honky Tonk as Brazos
Petrocelli as Dr. Leo Stegner
The Rockford Files as Judge Lyman / Inspector DeMartonis

1973

The Day of the Dolphin as Wallingford
The Magician as Simon Russell

1972

Temperatures Rising as Charles Claver

1971

Columbo as Roland Pangborn
Columbo as Otis Swanson

1970

Dirty Dingus Magee as Brig. Gen. George
Quarantined as Dr. John Bedford
Tiger by the Tail as Sheriff Chancey Jones
The Silent Force as Judge Caldwell

1969

Stiletto as District Attorney Frank Simpson

1968

The Helicopter Spies as Dr. Kharmusi
Hawaii Five-O as Anthony Del Vecchi
Land of the Giants as Lieutenant Grayson
The Doris Day Show as Cy Bennett
The Doris Day Show as Cyril Bennett

1967

Winchester '73 as High-Spade Johnny Dean
The High Chaparral as Captain Surtee
The High Chaparral as Gar Burnett

1966

Mission: Impossible as Dan Whelan

1965

The Hallelujah Trail as Narrator (uncredited)
Hogan's Heroes as General von Platzen
Run for Your Life as Eliot Ponas
The Big Valley as Daddy Cade
Hogan's Heroes as Colonel Backscheider
The Wild Wild West as John Maxwell Avery

1964

Youngblood Hawke as Scotty Hawke
The Baileys of Balboa as Commodore Cecil Wyntoon
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Dr. Parviz Kharmusi

1963

Critic's Choice as S.P. Champlain
The Great Adventure as President Thomas Jefferson

1962

The Chapman Report as Geoffrey Harnish
Combat! as Gen. Armand Bouchard
The Virginian as Bleeck
The Virginian as Frank Sturgis
The Virginian as Morgan Starr
The Virginian as Marshall Eliazer Teague

1961

Aquamania as Narrator (voice)
The Litterbug as Narrator
The Canadians as Frank Boone

1960

The Andy Griffith Show as Colonel Harvey
Surfside 6 as Francisco Hernandez
Checkmate as George Shay
The Brothers Brannagan as Frank Lucas
The Westerner as 'Burgundy Smith'

1959

Cast a Long Shadow as Chip Donahue
Timbuktu as Emir Bhaki aka The Lion of the Desert
The Killers of Mussolini as Colonel Tedesco
The Twilight Zone as Jared Garrity
The Twilight Zone as Captain Allenby
Rawhide as Jubal Wade
Adventures in Paradise as Paul Jordan
Black Saddle as Park Forrest
The Rebel as John Sims
Law of the Plainsman as Walter Shannon
The Untouchables as Huey Barker
Rawhide as Ben Kerran
Rawhide as Capt. Francis Cabot
Rawhide as Straw Coleman
Bonanza as Captain Pender
Black Saddle as Aaron Robinson
Bonanza as Jean Lafitte

1958

The Left Handed Gun as Pat Garrett
Man of the West as Claude Tobin
Apache Territory as Grant Kimbrough
Hong Kong Confidential as Narrator (voice)
Yancy Derringer as Col. Tate
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Abraham Saxon
The Rifleman as Al Walker
Bat Masterson as Sheriff
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Grant Mandeville
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Sheriff Hayes
Bat Masterson as Marshal Ben Holt
77 Sunset Strip as Roland Dumont
77 Sunset Strip as Robert McGill
77 Sunset Strip as John Dehner
Lawman as Ben Wyatt
77 Sunset Strip as Dr. Burke
The Rifleman as Wood Bartell

1957

The Girl in Black Stockings as Sheriff Jess Holmes
Revolt at Fort Laramie as Maj. Seth Bradner
Trooper Hook as Fred Sutliff
The Iron Sheriff as Roger Pollack
Perry Mason as Major Lewis
Maverick as John Bates
Maverick as Big Ed Murphy

1956

The Great Cat Family as John Dehner
The Fastest Gun Alive as Taylor Swope
Carousel as Mr. Bascombe
Terror at Midnight as Lew Hanlon
Please Murder Me as Dist. Atty. Ray Willis
A Day of Fury as Preacher Jason
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Marshal Tom Harvey

1955

Tall Man Riding as Ames Luddington
The King's Thief as Captain Herrick
Duel on the Mississippi as Jules Tulane
The Scarlet Coat as Nathanael Greene
The Man from Bitter Ridge as Ranse Jackman
Top Gun as Tom Quentin
The Prodigal as Joram
Gunsmoke as Cope Borden
The Millionaire as Prof. Ridgely
Gunsmoke as Nip Cullers
Gunsmoke as Wayne Russell
Gunsmoke as Nate Springer
Gunsmoke as Tom Cassidy
Cheyenne as Nagel
Gunsmoke as Rack
Gunsmoke as Hardy Tate
Gunsmoke as Luke
Gunsmoke as Ben
Gunsmoke as Caleb
Gunsmoke as Paolo Scanzano
Gunsmoke as Sam Wall

1954

Apache as Weddle
Southwest Passage as Matt Carroll
The General's Boots as Capt. Thomas Flynn
The Strauss Fantasy as Announcer

1953

Vicki as Police Capt. J. "Chief" Donald (uncredited)
Gun Belt as Matt Ringo
Powder River as Harvey Logan
The Steel Lady as Sid Barlowe
Fort Algiers as Major Colle
Man on a Tightrope as The Chief

1952

Plymouth Adventure as Gilbert Winslow
The Green Glove as Narrator (uncredited)
Cripple Creek as Emil Cabeau
Desert Passage as Bronson
Scaramouche as Doutreval
California Conquest as Fredo Brios
Junction City as Emmett Sanderson
Harem Girl as Khalil
Lady in the Iron Mask as Count de Fourrier
Aladdin and His Lamp as Prince Bokra
Four Star Playhouse as Charles Quine
Four Star Playhouse as Capt. Bowns
Four Star Playhouse as Gen. Hatfield

1951

Lorna Doone as Baron de Wichehalse
China Corsair as Pedro
Corky of Gasoline Alley as Jefferson Jay
The Texas Rangers as Wes Hardin
When the Redskins Rode as John Delmont
Hot Lead as Turk Thorne aka John H. Smith
Fort Savage Raiders as Capt. Michael Craydon
Ten Tall Men as Jardine
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Capt. Thomas Flynn

1950

Destination Murder as Frank Niles
Captive Girl as Hakim
David Harding, Counterspy as Frank Reynolds
Last of the Buccaneers as Sgt. Belchue
Backfire as Blake - Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
Dynamite Pass as Anson Thurber
The Flying Missile as Lieutenant Commander
Texas Dynamo as Stanton
Three Secrets as Gordon Crossley (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre as Gilbert Simmone

1949

He Walked by Night as Assistant Bureau Chief (uncredited)
Kazan as Henri Le Clerc
Tulsa as Oilman (uncredited)
Bandits of El Dorado as Charles Bruton
Horsemen of the Sierras as Duke Webster
Barbary Pirate as Murad Reis

1947

Bury Me Dead as Reporter
Vigilantes of Boomtown as Bob Fitzsimmons
Blonde Savage as Joe Comstock
It's a Joke, Son! as Reporter (uncredited)
Golden Earrings as SS Officer (uncredited)

1946

The Last Crooked Mile as Jarvis, Gang Leader
Big Town as Willard Erskine (uncredited)
O.S.S. as German Radar Captain (uncredited)
The Undercover Woman as Walter Hughes
Out California Way as Rod Mason

1945

State Fair as Hog Contest Announcer (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut as State Trooper #2 (uncredited)
Twice Blessed as Contest Announcer (uncredited)
Club Havana as Jeffreys (uncredited)
The Corn Is Green as Miner in Bar (uncredited)

1944

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo as Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen as Norwegian Sailor (uncredited)

1941

The Reluctant Dragon as Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (uncredited)