ACTOR
John Dehner
Known for The Twilight Zone · Columbo · Bonanza
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.
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- Born
- Nov 23, 1915
- Died
- Feb 4, 1992
- Birthplace
- Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
TV
The Twilight ZoneJared Garrity · 1959
★ 8.5
★ 8.5
TV
ColumboRoland Pangborn · 1971
★ 8.1
★ 8.1
TV
BonanzaCaptain Pender · 1959
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
Get SmartColonel Kyle K. Kirby · 1965
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
TV
Mission: ImpossibleDan Whelan · 1966
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
The Andy Griffith ShowColonel Harvey · 1960
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
Hawaii Five-OAnthony Del Vecchi · 1969
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
TV
Perry MasonMajor Lewis · 1957
★ 7.7
★ 7.7
Filmography
Movies
The Reluctant DragonBaby Weems Storyboard Artist (uncredited)
1941
Hollywood CanteenNorwegian Sailor (uncredited)
1944
Thirty Seconds Over TokyoLieutenant Commander (uncredited)
1944
Christmas in ConnecticutState Trooper #2 (uncredited)
1945
Club HavanaJeffreys (uncredited)
1945
State FairHog Contest Announcer (uncredited)
1945
The Corn Is GreenMiner in Bar (uncredited)
1945
Twice BlessedContest Announcer (uncredited)
1945
Big TownWillard Erskine (uncredited)
1946
O.S.S.German Radar Captain (uncredited)
1946
Out California WayRod Mason
1946
The Catman of ParisGeorges
1946
The Last Crooked MileJarvis, Gang Leader
1946
The Undercover WomanWalter Hughes
1946
Blonde SavageJoe Comstock
1947
Bury Me DeadReporter
1947
Golden EarringsSS Officer with Hoff (uncredited)
1947
It's a Joke, Son!Reporter (uncredited)
1947
Vigilantes of BoomtownBob Fitzsimmons
1947
Bandits of El DoradoCharles Bruton
1949
Barbary PirateMurad Reis
1949
He Walked by NightAssistant Bureau Chief (uncredited)
1949
Horsemen of the SierrasDuke Webster
1949
KazanHenri Le Clerc
1949
Mary Ryan, DetectiveBelden
1949TS
The Secret Of St. IvesCouguelat
1949
TulsaOilman (uncredited)
1949
BackfireBlake - Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
1950
Captive GirlHakim
1950
Counterspy Meets Scotland YardBob Reynolds
1950
David Harding, CounterspyFrank Reynolds
1950
Destination MurderFrank Niles
1950
Dynamite PassAnson Thurber
1950
Last of the BuccaneersSgt. Belchue
1950
Rogues of Sherwood ForestSir Baldric
1950
Texas DynamoStanton
1950
The Flying MissileLieutenant Commander
1950
Three SecretsGordon Crossley (uncredited)
1950
Al Jennings of OklahomaTom Marsden
1951
China CorsairPedro
1951
Corky of Gasoline AlleyJefferson Jay
1951
Fort Savage RaidersCapt. Michael Craydon
1951
Hot LeadTurk Thorne aka John H. Smith
1951
Lorna DooneBaron de Wichehalse
1951
Ten Tall MenJardine
1951
The Texas RangersWes Hardin
1951
When the Redskins RodeJohn Delmont
1951
Aladdin and His LampPrince Bokra
1952
California ConquestFredo Brios
1952
Cripple CreekEmil Cabeau
1952
Desert PassageBronson
1952
Harem GirlKhalil
1952
Junction CityEmmett Sanderson
1952
Lady in the Iron MaskCount de Fourrier
1952
Plymouth AdventureGilbert Winslow
1952
ScaramoucheDoutreval
1952
The Green GloveNarrator (uncredited)
1952
The Lady and the RocketMr. Hadley
1952
Fort AlgiersMajor Colle
1953
Gun BeltMatt Ringo
1953
Man on a TightropeThe Chief
1953
Powder RiverHarvey Logan
1953
The Steel LadySid Barlowe
1953
VickiPolice Capt. J. "Chief" Donald (uncredited)
1953
ApacheWeddle
1954
Southwest PassageMatt Carroll
1954
The Bowery Boys Meet the MonstersDerek Gravesend
1954TG
The General's BootsCapt. Thomas Flynn
1954
The Strauss FantasyAnnouncer
1954
Duel on the MississippiJules Tulane
1955
Tall Man RidingAmes Luddington
1955
The King's ThiefCaptain Herrick
1955
The Man from Bitter RidgeRanse Jackman
1955
The ProdigalJoram
1955
The Scarlet CoatNathanael Greene
1955
Top GunTom Quentin
1955
A Day of FuryPreacher Jason
1956
CarouselMr. Bascombe
1956
Please Murder MeDist. Atty. Ray Willis
1956
Tension at Table RockHampton
1956
Terror at MidnightLew Hanlon
1956
The Fastest Gun AliveTaylor Swope
1956
The Great Cat FamilyJohn Dehner
1956
Revolt at Fort LaramieMaj. Seth Bradner
1957
The Girl in Black StockingsSheriff Jess Holmes
1957
The Iron SheriffRoger Pollack
1957
The Truth About Mother GooseNarrator
1957
Trooper HookFred Sutliff
1957
Apache TerritoryGrant Kimbrough
1958
Hong Kong ConfidentialNarrator (voice)
1958
Man of the WestClaude Tobin
1958
The Left Handed GunPat Garrett
1958
The Sign of ZorroViceroy
1958
TimbuktuEmir Bhaki aka The Lion of the Desert
1958
Cast a Long ShadowChip Donahue
1959
The Killers of MussoliniColonel Tedesco
1959
Vice Raid
1959
AquamaniaNarrator (voice)
1961
The CanadiansFrank Boone
1961
The LitterbugNarrator (voice)
1961
The Chapman ReportGeoffrey Harnish
1962
Critic's ChoiceS.P. Champlain
1963
The Lucille Ball Comedy HourMr. Henderson
1964
Youngblood HawkeScotty Hawke
1964
Seven Second Love AffairNarration
1965
The Hallelujah TrailNarrator (uncredited)
1965
Winchester '73High-Spade Johnny Dean
1967
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward SimsJason Gore
1968
Something for a Lonely ManSam Ball
1968
The Helicopter SpiesDr. Kharmusi
1968
StilettoDistrict Attorney Frank Simpson
1969
Dirty Dingus MageeBrig. Gen. George
1970
QuarantinedDr. John Bedford
1970
The Cheyenne Social ClubClay Carroll (uncredited)
1970
Tiger by the TailSheriff Chancey Jones
1970
Support Your Local GunfighterColonel Ames
1971
Slaughterhouse-FiveRumfoord
1972
The Day of the DolphinWallingford
1973
Honky TonkBrazos
1974
Swan SongRoland Pangborn
1974
The Missiles of OctoberFormer Secretary of State Dean Acheson
1974
Guardian of the WildernessJohn Muir
1976
The Killer Inside MeBob Maples
1976
The New Daughters of Joshua CabeWarden Mannering
1976
Danger in ParadiseBarrett Fears
1977
Dead of NightNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1977
Fun with Dick and JaneJane's Father
1977
The Lincoln ConspiracyCol. Lafayette C. Baker
1977
The Boys from BrazilHenry Wheelock
1978YM
Young Maverick - Dead Man's HandMarshal Edge Troy
1979
Nothing PersonalSenator
1980
California Gold RushCapt. John Sutter
1981
Airplane II: The SequelThe Commissioner
1982
The Right StuffHenry Luce
1983
CreatorPaul
1985
Jagged EdgeJudge Carrigan
1985
Help Wanted: KidsCyrus
1986
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete GoofyNarrator (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
2002Television
Lux Video TheatreGilbert Simmone · 1 eps
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsCapt. Thomas Flynn · 1 eps
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1 eps
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson1 eps
1951CT
Chevron Theatre1 eps
1952
Dangerous Assignment3 eps
1952
Four Star PlayhouseCharles Quine · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseCapt. Bowns · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhouseGen. Hatfield · 1 eps
1952
The Wonderful World of DisneyJason Gore · 1 eps
1954
CheyenneNagel · 1 eps
1955
FrontierYancy · 1 eps
1955
GunsmokeCope Borden · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeNip Cullers · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeWayne Russell · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeNate Springer · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeTom Cassidy · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeRack · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeHardy Tate · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeLuke · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeBen · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeCaleb · 1 eps
1955GunsmokePaolo Scanzano · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeSam Wall · 1 eps
1955
Matinee Theater1 eps
1955
The MillionaireProf. Ridgely · 1 eps
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreJim Randolph · 1 eps
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreColonel Overton · 1 eps
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreMarshal Tom Harvey · 1 eps
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreJim Brayden · 1 eps
1956
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers1 eps
1956
Alcoa Theatre1 eps
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel1 eps
1957
Maverick3 eps
1957MaverickJohn Bates · 1 eps
1957MaverickBig Ed Murphy · 1 eps
1957
Perry MasonMajor Lewis · 1 eps
1957
The Real McCoysRoger Brewster · 1 eps
1957
Wagon TrainNed Rossiter · 1 eps
1957
Zorro1 eps
1957
77 Sunset Strip2 eps
195877 Sunset StripRoland Dumont · 1 eps
195877 Sunset StripRobert McGill · 1 eps
195877 Sunset StripJohn Dehner · 1 eps
195877 Sunset StripDr. Burke · 1 eps
1958
Bat MastersonSheriff · 1 eps
1958Bat MastersonMarshal Ben Holt · 1 eps
1958
Bronco1 eps
1958
Cimarron City1 eps
1958
LawmanBen Wyatt · 1 eps
1958
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen1 eps
1958
The RiflemanAl Walker · 2 eps
1958The RiflemanWood Bartell · 1 eps
1958The RiflemanTom King · 1 eps
1958
The Texan1 eps
1958
Wanted: Dead or AliveAbraham Saxon · 1 eps
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveGrant Mandeville · 1 eps
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSheriff Hayes · 1 eps
1958
Yancy DerringerCol. Tate · 1 eps
1958
Adventures in ParadisePaul Jordan · 1 eps
1959
Black SaddlePark Forrest · 1 eps
1959Black SaddleAaron Robinson · 1 eps
1959
BonanzaCaptain Pender · 1 eps
1959BonanzaJean Lafitte · 1 eps
1959
Laramie1 eps
1959
Law of the PlainsmanWalter Shannon · 1 eps
1959
Philip Marlowe1 eps
1959
RawhideJubal Wade · 1 eps
1959RawhideBen Kerran · 1 eps
1959RawhideCapt. Francis Cabot · 1 eps
1959RawhideStraw Coleman · 1 eps
1959RawhideArvid Lacey · 1 eps
1959
StartimeCommentator · 1 eps
1959
The Alaskans1 eps
1959
The RebelJohn Sims · 2 eps
1959
The Twilight ZoneJared Garrity · 1 eps
1959The Twilight ZoneCaptain Allenby · 2 eps
1959
The UntouchablesHuey Barker · 1 eps
1959
Wichita Town1 eps
1959
CheckmateGeorge Shay · 1 eps
1960
Stagecoach West2 eps
1960
Surfside 61 eps
1960Surfside 6Francisco Hernandez · 1 eps
1960
The Andy Griffith ShowColonel Harvey · 1 eps
1960
The Brothers BrannaganFrank Lucas · 1 eps
1960
The Roaring 20'sDuke Williams · 1 eps
1960
The Tom Ewell Show1 eps
1960
The Westerner'Burgundy Smith' · 1 eps
1960
Combat!Gen. Armand Bouchard · 1 eps
1962
Stoney Burke1 eps
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies1 eps
1962
The Gallant Men1 eps
1962
The VirginianBleeck · 1 eps
1962The VirginianFrank Sturgis · 1 eps
1962The VirginianMorgan Starr · 4 eps
1962The VirginianMarshall Eliazer Teague · 1 eps
1962
Glynis1 eps
1963
Temple HoustonMayor Benedict Williams · 1 eps
1963
The Great AdventurePresident Thomas Jefferson · 1 eps
1963TG
The Greatest Show on Earth1 eps
1963
The Baileys of BalboaCommodore Cecil Wyntoon · 26 eps
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Dr. Parviz Kharmusi · 1 eps
1964
Branded1 eps
1965
F Troop1 eps
1965
Get SmartColonel Kyle K. Kirby · 1 eps
1965
Hogan's HeroesGeneral von Platzen · 1 eps
1965Hogan's HeroesColonel Backscheider · 2 eps
1965MS
Morning Star199 eps
1965
Run for Your LifeEliot Ponas · 1 eps
1965
The Big ValleyDaddy Cade · 1 eps
1965
The Wild Wild WestTorres · 1 eps
1965The Wild Wild WestJohn Maxwell Avery · 1 eps
1965
Jericho1 eps
1966
Mission: ImpossibleDan Whelan · 2 eps
1966
Tarzan1 eps
1966
The Monroes1 eps
1966
Captain Nice2 eps
1967
Ironside1 eps
1967
Judd, for the Defense3 eps
1967
Mannix1 eps
1967
The Flying Nun1 eps
1967
The High ChaparralCaptain Surtee · 1 eps
1967The High ChaparralGar Burnett · 1 eps
1967
Land of the GiantsLieutenant Grayson · 1 eps
1968
The Doris Day ShowCy Bennett · 48 eps
1968The Doris Day ShowCyril Bennett · 1 eps
1968
The Outcasts1 eps
1968
Hawaii Five-OAnthony Del Vecchi · 1 eps
1969
Then Came BronsonSid Casper · 1 eps
1969
The Immortal1 eps
1970
The Silent ForceJudge Caldwell · 1 eps
1970
ColumboRoland Pangborn · 1 eps
1971ColumboOtis Swanson · 1 eps
1971
Temperatures RisingCharles Claver · 13 eps
1972
The MagicianSimon Russell · 1 eps
1973
Kolchak: The Night Stalker1 eps
1974
Movin' On1 eps
1974
PetrocelliDr. Leo Stegner · 1 eps
1974
The Rockford FilesJudge Lyman / Inspector DeMartonis · 1 eps
1974
ArcherGen. James Stonehurst · 1 eps
1975
Barbary Coast1 eps
1975
Ellery Queen1 eps
1975
S.W.A.T.1 eps
1975
SwitchMr. Simon · 1 eps
1975
Quincy, M.E.1 eps
1976
Big HawaiiBarrett Fears · 12 eps
1977
How the West Was WonBishop Benjamin · 2 eps
1977
Hart to Hart1 eps
1979
EnosLt. Joseph Broggi · 18 eps
1980
Bare EssenceHadden Marshall · 2 eps
1982
Bare EssenceHadden Marshall · 11 eps
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick1 eps
1983
The Winds of WarErnest King · 1 eps
1983
The Colbys4 eps
1985
War and RemembranceErnest King · 4 eps
1988Photos
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