Cast & creator
John Anderson
Best known for Perry Mason, Perry Mason, Perry Mason
John Robert Anderson (October 20, 1922 – August 7, 1992) A tall, sinewy, austere-looking character actor with silver hair, rugged features and a distinctive voice, John Robert Anderson appeared in hundreds of films and television episodes. Immensely versatile, he was at his best submerging himself in the role of historical figures (he impersonated Abraham Lincoln three times and twice baseball commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, men whom he strongly resembled). He was a familiar presence in westerns and science-fiction serials, usually as upstanding, dignified and generally benign citizens (a rare exception was his Ebonite interrogator in The Outer Limits (1963) episode "Nightmare"). He had a high opinion of Rod Serling and was proud to be featured in four episodes of The Twilight Zone (1959), most memorably as the tuxedo-clad angel Gabriel in "A Passage for Trumpet" (doing for Jack Klugman what Henry Travers did for James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)).
Also known as: John R. Anderson
75
film credits
152
television credits
224
1946–2021 · acting roles
6.8
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (227)
Showing 227 of 227 credits
Perry Mason
George Andrews
1957Perry Mason
Bud Ferrand
1957Perry Mason
Dan O'Malley
1957
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Kevin Uxbridge
1987
Bonanza
Sam Masters
1959Bonanza
Gorman
1959Bonanza
Tulsa Weems
1959
MacGyver
Harry Jackson
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Andrew Dixon
1984
Dallas
Dr. Herbert Styles
1978
Hawaii Five-O
Brig. General Earl Rigney
1969
M*A*S*H
General Collins
1972
Quantum Leap
Pat Knight
1989
The Fugitive
Justin Briggs
1963The Fugitive
Ed Shrader
1963
Mannix
George Blake
1967
Little House on the Prairie
Amos Pike
1974
Quincy, M.E.
Justin DeWilde
1976Quincy, M.E.
Chief Frank Ollano
1976Quincy, M.E.
Movie Director
1976
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Fred Cooley
1957
The Rockford Files
Gerald A. O'Malley
1974
The Rifleman
1958The Rifleman
Samuel Gibbs
1958The Rifleman
Owny Kincaid
1958
Cannon
1971
Lassie
1954
Matlock
Sam Chandler
1986
Dr. Kildare
Vernon Hackett
1961
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Luke Hunter
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Adam
1962
The Virginian
Major Cass
1962The Virginian
Adam Tercell
1962The Virginian
Jeremiah Chilton
1962The Virginian
Deputy Sheriff Sam Morrell
1962The Virginian
Sam McLain
1962The Virginian
Seth James
1962
The Twilight Zone
Capt. 'Skipper' Farver
1959The Twilight Zone
Goldsmith
1959The Twilight Zone
Deidrich
1959The Twilight Zone
Gabriel
1959
Emergency!
Captain Bob Roberts
1972
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Virgil Earp
1955
Jake and the Fatman
Ace Thompson
1987
Hart to Hart
1979
The F.B.I.
Adam MacDonald
1965The F.B.I.
Bollin
1965
Ben Casey
1961
The Incredible Hulk
Mike Calahan
1977
Rawhide
Captain James Rankin
1959Rawhide
Maj. Cantwell
1959
Cheyenne
1955
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Deputy Sheriff Fix
1958
Route 66
1960
The Big Valley
Matt Bentell
1965
Lawman
Hassayampa Edwards
1958
Hunter
Winston Taggert
1984
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Fisk Madden
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Roy Kelsey
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Marshal Cal Lazenby
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
John Duncan
1956
Lou Grant
Russell Grainger
1977
The Bob Newhart Show
Mr. Charlie Colton
1972
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Gunsmoke
Ben Siple
1955Gunsmoke
Delliver
1955Gunsmoke
Yermo
1955Gunsmoke
Cheevers
1955Gunsmoke
Pa Gibbijohn
1955Gunsmoke
Les McConnell
1955Gunsmoke
Roberts
1955Gunsmoke
Jess Fletcher
1955Gunsmoke
Amos Sadler
1955Gunsmoke
Lemuel Cleary
1955Gunsmoke
Adam Kimbro
1955
Bat Masterson
Major Liam Mars
1958
Thriller
Jacob Grant
1960
The Outer Limits
Ebonite Interrogator
1963
Peter Gunn
1958
The Detectives
1959
Matt Houston
1982
Adventures in Paradise
Benson
1959
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Rankin
1963
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Nicholson
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Attendant
1955
Bronco
1958
Laramie
1959
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Paul Russell
1957
Sea Hunt
1958
Psycho
California Charlie
1960
Felony Squad
Lt. Mike Reineck
1966
North and South
William Hazard
1985
The Rebel
Ezra Taber
1959
Trackdown
1957Trackdown
McCall
1957
My Favorite Martian
Capt. Farrow
1963
Outlaws
1960
The Tall Man
1960
Lancer
1968
Tarzan
1966
Silver Spoons
Captain Stark
1982
Petrocelli
Joshua Forbes
1974
Yancy Derringer
Wayne Raven
1958
Black Saddle
Clyde Wicker
1959
87th Precinct
1961
Sam Benedict
James Bradley
1962Sam Benedict
Jim Bradley
1962
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Scotty
1976
Law of the Plainsman
Clyde Santee
1959Law of the Plainsman
Matthew Bannock
1959Law of the Plainsman
Jeb Wicken
1959
Stoney Burke
1962
The Great Adventure
Colonel Knowlton
1963
Cimarron Strip
1967
Cain's Hundred
Kenneth Drake
1961
The Rat Patrol
Major Indrus
1966The Rat Patrol
Gen. Owen Lansbury
1966
Voyagers!
1982
Bronk
Colonel Hecker
1975
Johnny Ringo
Cartwright
1959
The Lieutenant
Joe Hammond
1963
The Sixth Sense
The Sheriff
1972
The Legend of Jesse James
Moss Canby
1965
Here Come the Brides
1968
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
Col. Clayborn
1979
Stagecoach West
Cole Dawson
1960
Panic!
1957
Steve Canyon
Sergeant Bulla
1958
The Walter Winchell File
1957
Occasional Wife
1966
Bret Maverick
General Frye
1981
Harrigan and Son
Earl
1960
Heart of the City
Warren
1986
The Quest
1976
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980$weepstake$
Thomas Singer
1979
The Westerner
Leth Ritchie
1960
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Amos Force
1951
Bearcats!
Judge Juan O'Brien
1971
Redigo
1963Aaron's Way
1988
Peter Loves Mary
Bill Horton
1960
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
Floyd Carrington
1977
Soldier Blue
Col. Iverson
1970
Backstairs at the White House
Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1979
Smokey and the Bandit II
Governor
1980
Last Train from Gun Hill
Salesman
1959
Eight Men Out
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
1988
Ride the High Country
Elder Hammond
1962
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951Annie McGuire
1988
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Capt. Bryce
1970
The Fortune Cookie
Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
1966
5 Card Stud
Marshal Dana
1968
Welcome to Hard Times
Ezra Maple / Isaac Maple
1967
The Satan Bug
Agent Reagan
1965
Out of the Blue
T.V. Interviewer
1981
Executive Action
Halliday
1973
The Hallelujah Trail
Sgt. Buell
1965
Day of the Evil Gun
Captain Jefferson Addis
1968
Walk on the Wild Side
Preacher
1962Inside Detective
Theater manager
1950
Heaven with a Gun
Ase Beck
1969
Young Billy Young
Boone
1969
American Harvest
Judge Meriweather
1987
For the Love of Willadean
Farmer Wills
1964
Dream West
Brig. Gen. Brooke
1986
Geronimo
Jeremiah Burns
1962
The Great Bank Robbery
Mayor Kincaid
1969
Daddy
George Watson
1991
Namu, the Killer Whale
Joe Clausen
1966
Zoot Suit
Judge F.W. Charles
1981
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Sailor (uncredited)
1960
Never Too Young to Die
Arliss
1986
Sins of the Past
Rev. Donald Randolph
1984
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
George Dutton
1989
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
Virgil Earp (flashback sequence) (archive footage)
1994
The Stepmother
Inspector Darnezi
1972
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Assistant Director
1946
Molly and Lawless John
Sheriff Marvin Parker
1972
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
Stanley Willard
1982
A Man Called Gannon
Capper
1968
Kung Fu
Jack Youngblood
1972Kung Fu
Wray
1972Kung Fu
Benjamin Dundee
1972
I-Man
Holbrook
1986
The Force of Evil
Sheriff John Carrington
1977
The Counsellor
Don Vito Albanese
1973
Bridger
President Andrew Jackson
1976
Babe Ruth
Judge Landis
1991
Set This Town on Fire
Henry Kealey
1973
Manhunter
Aaron Denver
1974
Bed of Lies
Price Daniel, Sr.
1992
The First Time
Paul Cooper
1982
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Col. John Lockport
1974
Lincoln: Trial by Fire
President Lincoln
1974
The Dark Side of Innocence
Stephen Hancock
1976
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
Doc
1958
A Covenant with Death
Dietrich
1967
The Quest
Army Officer
1976
In Broad Daylight
Wes Westerman
1991
The Dove
Mike Turk
1974
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
Alexander Majors
1977
The Andersonville Trial
Ambrose Spencer
1970
The Animals
Sheriff Allan Pierce
1970
Call to Danger
Edward McClure
1973
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
Patrick Breen
1978
Dead Man on the Run
Jason Monroe
1975
John, 316
Story Editor
2021
Follow Your Heart
Josh Lowe
1990
The Specialist
Pike Smith
1975
The Guide
Producer's Assistant
1965
Heatwave!
Toler
1974
The Deerslayer
Hutter
1978
Man and Boy
Stretch
1971
Scalplock
Standish
1966
The Lincoln Conspiracy
Abraham Lincoln
1977
Hitched
Jomer Cruett
1973
Death Among Friends
Capt. Lewis
1975
Scorpion
Noel G. Koch
1986
Deadly Innocents
Gus
1989
The Last Hurrah
Amos Force
1977
In Search of Historic Jesus
Caiaphas
1979
Rebel Range
Fisk Madden