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John Davis Chandler

Cast & creator

John Davis Chandler

1935-01-28 (died at 75) Hinton, West Virginia, USAIMDb

Best known for Columbo, Chicago Hope, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

John Davis Chandler (1935–2010) was an American character actor renowned for his distinctive, intense onscreen presence and his prolific career playing villains, outlaws, and shady miscreants. Born in Hinton, West Virginia, and trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, he broke into film in 1961 by landing the title role of real-life 1930s gangster Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll in the biopic Mad Dog Coll. That breakout performance cemented his niche as an exceptional on-screen heavy, enabling him to carve out a nearly 40-year career spanning more than a hundred film and television credits. Throughout his career, Chandler became a familiar face in classic Westerns and gritty crime dramas, notably collaborating multiple times with director Sam Peckinpah in films such as Ride the High Country, Major Dundee, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and The Outlaw Josey Wales. Mainstream audiences also recognize him for playing the sneering gang leader Bleak in the 1987 action-comedy Adventures in Babysitting, alongside feature work in Capone, Only the Lonely, and Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead. In addition to his extensive film resume, he was a ubiquitous television guest star, appearing on classic programs ranging from The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, Adam-12, and Columbo to Murder, She Wrote. Science fiction fans also remember him for his appearance as the Orion character Flith in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine sixth-season episode "Honor Among Thieves". He passed away on February 16, 2010, at the age of 75 in Toluca Lake, California, due to cancer.

Also known as: John Chandler, John D. Chandler, John David Chandler

Movies

43

film credits

Series

46

television credits

Career

89

1955–2016 · acting roles

Credit score

6.5

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Columbo

Columbo

Eddie Kane · 1971

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

Mr. Ray · 1994

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Flith · 1993

ER

Thornberg · 1994

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

John Detweiler · 1984

Across film & television

Filmography (89)

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Columbo

Columbo

Eddie Kane

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

Mr. Ray

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Flith

ER

Thornberg

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

John Detweiler

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Gilbert Stoner

Adam-12

Adam-12

Wally Barstow

Adam-12

Adam-12

Robin Saydo

Adam-12

Adam-12

Steve Deal

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

Kenny

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

Quimby

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

Robert Gideon

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

Brooks

Cannon

Cannon

The Virginian

The Virginian

Dog

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

Waylon Gilbert

Airwolf

Airwolf

Gentry

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

Renegade

Renegade

Captain at Base

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

Route 66

Route 66

Frank Lauderbeck

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

Homeless Man

Hunter

Hunter

Paul Hammond

Police Woman

Police Woman

Nolan

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

Ed Larson

The Rookies

The Rookies

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Rogers

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Willie Tomsen

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

Dr. Walker

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

Kid Curry

The Detectives

The Detectives

Starr

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

Hank

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

Roman Petrovich

Police Story

Police Story

Judd, for the Defense

Judd, for the Defense

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

B. J. and the Bear

B. J. and the Bear

Marsh

Cassie & Co.

Cassie & Co.

Gillian

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

Dick McBride

Straightaway

Straightaway

The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Outlaw Josey Wales

First Bounty Hunter

Lucan

Lucan

The Partners

Empire

Aflen

Body of Evidence

Body of Evidence

Dr. Novaro

Adventures in Babysitting

Adventures in Babysitting

Bleak

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Norris

Spencer's Pilots

Spencer's Pilots

Major Dundee

Major Dundee

Jimmy Lee Benteen

Ride the High Country

Ride the High Country

Jimmy Hammond

The Sword and the Sorcerer

The Sword and the Sorcerer

Guard 1

Only the Lonely

Only the Lonely

Duane Earl Tyrone

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

Deuce

Capone

Capone

Hymie Weiss

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

Henry

Walking Tall Part II

Walking Tall Part II

Ray Henry

Moon of the Wolf

Moon of the Wolf

Tom Jr.

Once a Thief

Once a Thief

James Arthur Sargatanas, Walter's Henchman

Shoot Out

Shoot Out

Skeeter (as John Chandler)

Return of the Gunfighter

Return of the Gunfighter

Sundance

Crash and Burn

Crash and Burn

Bud

Love Among Thieves

Love Among Thieves

San Francisco Desk Clerk

Triumphs of a Man Called Horse

Triumphs of a Man Called Horse

Mason

Those Calloways

Those Calloways

Ollie Gibbons

Confessions of the D.A. Man

Confessions of the D.A. Man

Robin Saydo (as John Chandler)

The Young Savages

The Young Savages

Arthur Reardon

Barquero

Barquero

Fair

Mako: The Jaws of Death

Mako: The Jaws of Death

Charlie

They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé

They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé

Himself

Chase

Chase

Thomas L. Traylor

Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy

Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy

Dr. Cheech

The Shadow of Chikara

The Shadow of Chikara

Rafe

Mad Dog Coll

Mad Dog Coll

Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll

Scorchy

Scorchy

Nicky

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra

Al Garver, the Henchman

The Desperate Miles

The Desperate Miles

Truck Driver

Doc Hooker's Bunch

Doc Hooker's Bunch

Roy

Sharon's Secret

Sharon's Secret

Stan

The Little Dragons

The Little Dragons

Carl

Inside Out 2

Inside Out 2

Ricochet

Ricochet

Kelso

Hitched

Hitched

Jannis

Double Revenge

Double Revenge

Big Charlie

The Ultimate Thrill

The Ultimate Thrill

Evans

Whiskey Mountain

Whiskey Mountain

Rudy

The Hooked Generation

The Hooked Generation

Acid

Drag Racer

Drag Racer

Dave