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.
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Movies (34)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Steve Brand (archive footage)
2019
Twisted Fear
as Detective Lucky Douglas
1994
Seasons of the Heart
as Pastor William Clay
1993
Grass Roots
as Sheriff Cox
1992
Falling from Grace
as Speck Parks
1992
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
as Theodore Roosevelt
1992
Computeritis: The High-Tech Hazard
as Narrator
1992
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as President Theodore Roosevelt
1991
Where Evil Lives
as Jack Devlin
1991
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
as Kibby
1989
Pushed Too Far
as Sheriff Jim Forrest
1988
The Curse
as Nathan Crane
1987
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
as Bill Pogue
1986
Monster in the Closet
as Sheriff Sam Ketchem
1986
Return of the Monster Trucks
as Self / Host
1986
Pecos Bill
as Grandpa / Narrator
1986
Battle of the Monster Trucks
as Self / Host
1985
The Baron and the Kid
as Harley Medford
1984
Master Ninja
as Mr. Trumbull
1984
Desperate Intruder
as Carl
1983
Bus Stop
as Sheriff Will
1982
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
as Bert Springer
1981
Concrete Cowboys
as Woody Stone
1979
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
as Joe Blair
1979
Murder in Music City
as Billy West
1979
B.J. and the Bear
as Sheriff Lobo
1978
Little Mo
as Gus Berste
1978
Killer on Board
as Oscar Billingham
1977
Tentacles
as Robards
1977
Yesterday's Child
as Cliff Henley
1977
Kiss Me... Kill Me
as Harry Grant
1976
Timber Tramps
as Matt
1975
Eric
as Stanley 'Stan' Swenson
1975
Medical Story
as Dr. Matthews
1975
TV Shows (16)
Eerie, Indiana
as Bank Robber / Grungy Bill
1991
Matlock
as Sam Taylor
1986
Tall Tales & Legends
as Grandpa / Narrator
1985
Crazy like a Fox
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Ethan Cragg
1984
Hunter
as Andy Polanski
1984
Celebrity
as Uncle Bun Luther
1984
The Master
as Trumbull
1984
Legmen
as Tom Bannon
1984
Masquerade
as Ted Kelly
1983
Hotel
1982
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
as Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo
1979
The Love Boat
as Cappy
1977
The Oregon Trail
1977
Nashville 99
as Det. Lt. Stonewall Jackson 'Stoney' Huff
1977
The Rhinemann Exchange
as Walter Kendall
1977