Cast & creator
John Doucette
Best known for Bonanza, Bonanza, Bonanza
John Arthur Doucette (January 21, 1921 – August 16, 1994) was an American character actor who performed in more than 280 film and television productions between 1941 and 1987. A man of stocky build who possessed a deep, rich voice, he proved equally adept at portraying characters in Shakespearean plays, Westerns, and modern crime dramas. He is perhaps best remembered, however, for his villainous roles as a movie and television "tough guy".
Also known as: John Arthur Doucette
123
film credits
138
television credits
261
1943–1993 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (261)
Showing 261 of 261 credits
Bonanza
Sid Talbott
1959Bonanza
Rev. Evan Morgan
1959Bonanza
Walter Prescott
1959
Wagon Train
Marshal Jason Hartman
1957Wagon Train
Gen. Jameson
1957Wagon Train
Col. Wayne Lathrop
1957Wagon Train
Ben Engel
1957Wagon Train
Michael McGoo
1957Wagon Train
Burt Enders
1957Wagon Train
Boone Gilla
1957Wagon Train
Chandler Ames
1957
The Fugitive
Sheriff Deebold
1963
Mannix
Ward Gillis
1967
Ironside
Ralph Hanson
1967
Get Smart
Colonel Von Klaus
1965
Have Gun, Will Travel
Joe Marsh
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Ed Rance
1957
Four Star Playhouse
Moretti
1952Four Star Playhouse
Sgt. Katrel
1952Four Star Playhouse
Bartender
1952Four Star Playhouse
Sgt. Wood
1952Four Star Playhouse
Charon
1952
The Virginian
Sheriff Goodbody
1962The Virginian
Calder
1962The Virginian
Lumberfield
1962The Virginian
Arthur Willis
1962
Hogan's Heroes
Col. Richard Leman
1965
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Orry Taylor
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Smiley Dunlap
1955
The Wild Wild West
John Obediah Brown
1965The Wild Wild West
Axel Morgan
1965
Rawhide
Pvt. Vasily Kandinsky
1959Rawhide
E.L. Pine
1959
Cheyenne
Sgt. Cap Daniels
1955Cheyenne
Bill Jenkins
1955
The Big Valley
Jim North
1965
The Lone Ranger
Dirk Nelson
1949The Lone Ranger
Deputy Sawyer
1949The Lone Ranger
Andrew Gage
1949The Lone Ranger
Ox Martin
1949The Lone Ranger
Pierre Dumont
1949The Lone Ranger
Kelso
1949The Lone Ranger
Rocky Hanford
1949The Lone Ranger
Beau Slate
1949The Lone Ranger
Blaze
1949The Lone Ranger
Lew Cates
1949The Lone Ranger
Flack
1949
Lawman
Dick Sellers
1958Lawman
Ira Young
1958
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Hammerhead
1952The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Laramie Kid
1952
Here's Lucy
Vernon
1968
Gunsmoke
Al Janes
1955
Bat Masterson
Luke Simes
1958Bat Masterson
Lemuel Carstairs
1958
Zorro
Antonio Azuela (uncredited)
1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour
(voice)
1955
The Texan
Sheriff Ben Carter
1958
Harry O
1974
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Corky
1957
Studio 57
Sgt. Bart Anson
1954Studio 57
1954
M Squad
Police Sgt. Lou Pulaski
1957
Sea Hunt
Louis Hale
1958
The Time Tunnel
Ulysses
1966
Trackdown
Joe Garth
1957
Adventures of Superman
Foster
1952Adventures of Superman
Joe
1952Adventures of Superman
Slugger
1952
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Deputy Sample
1974
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Sgt. Ferguson
1958
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Stopes
1951
Navy Log
1955
Public Defender
Denver Morgan
1954
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Sheriff Hyde
1993
Tombstone Territory
Geronimo
1957Tombstone Territory
Harvey Logan
1957
The Gene Autry Show
Ace Bolton
1950The Gene Autry Show
Ward Clagett
1950The Gene Autry Show
Gimme Porter
1950The Gene Autry Show
Brief Williams
1950The Gene Autry Show
Outlaw Boss
1950The Gene Autry Show
Frank - Henchman
1950
The Cisco Kid
Sgt. Jess Corbin
1950The Cisco Kid
Sandy - Henchman
1950
Tarzan
1966
Lock-Up
Lt. Jim Weston
1959Lock-Up
Lt. Weston
1959
City Detective
1953Lux Video Theatre
Bartender
1950
Annie Oakley
Duke Bailey
1954Annie Oakley
Hugo Barrett
1954
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
How the West Was Won
Sheriff Boland
1977
The Thin Man
1957
You Are There
Sam Gray
1953You Are There
Miner 4
1953
The Loner
Harry Benneke
1965
Racket Squad
1951Broken Arrow
Cagle
1956Broken Arrow
Bobo Conway
1956
Boston Blackie
1951
The Rat Patrol
Joe Marston
1966
Official Detective
Longo
1957
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mountain Man (uncredited)
1954
The Lieutenant
Sgt. Clintock
1963
The Lone Wolf
Blake
1954The Lone Wolf
Pete Casman
1954The Lone Wolf
Arnold Richman
1954
Treasury Men in Action
Marty Hinton
1950
Dangerous Assignment
Armand Ratka
1952
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
The Outsider
1968
Letter to Loretta
Jim O'Malley
1953
High Noon
Trumbull (uncredited)
1952
Panic!
1957
Steve Canyon
Col. Dorrance
1958
The Whistler
1954
Behind Closed Doors
Capt. John Benson
1958
The Monroes
Buttermore
1966
Everglades
1961
The Americans
1961
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
Patton
Major General Lucian K. Truscott
1970
True Grit
"Sheriff"
1969
Strangers on a Train
Detective Hammond (uncredited)
1951
Cleopatra
Achillas
1963
My Friend Flicka
1955The Partners
Capt. Aaron William Andrews
1971
I'm the Law
1953
Broken Arrow
Mule Driver (uncredited)
1950On Trial
Owen Davy
1956
Dick Tracy
1950
General Electric Theater
Bartender
1953
The Big Heat
Mark Reiner (uncredited)
1953
River of No Return
Man in Saloon (uncredited)
1954
The Sons of Katie Elder
Henry Hyselman
1965
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Matt Kovacs
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Jim Tally
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Fallon
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bouclet
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Chuck Nolan
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Capt. Jerry Comstock
1951
Julius Caesar
Carpenter, Citizen of Rome
1953
There's No Business Like Show Business
Stage Manager (uncredited)
1954
The Wild One
Sage Valley Race Official (uncredited)
1953
Deadline - U.S.A.
Hal (uncredited)
1952
Winchester '73
Roan Daley (uncredited)
1950
The Far Country
Miner Who Spills Gold Dust (uncredited)
1954
The Fountainhead
Gus Webb (uncredited)
1949
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Campbell
1954
Big Jake
Buck Duggan
1971
The Fastest Gun Alive
Ben Buddy
1956
Nevada Smith
Uncle Ben McCanles
1966
Fighting Mad
Jeff Hunter
1976
Peyton Place
Army Sergeant (uncredited)
1957
The Sea Chase
Bos'n
1955
Destry
Cowhand
1954
Kiss Them for Me
Shore Patrol Officer (uncredited)
1957
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Lucas
1964
Executive Suite
Detective (uncredited)
1954
The Lemon Drop Kid
Muscleman (uncredited)
1951
Criss Cross
Walt
1949
The True Story of Jesse James
Sheriff Hillstrom
1957
One More Train to Rob
Sheriff Monte
1971
Seven Cities of Gold
Juan Coronel
1955
Lust for Gold
Man in Barber Shop
1949
Phone Call from a Stranger
Bartender
1952
The Fuller Brush Girl
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
1950
House of Bamboo
Skipper (uncredited)
1955
Rancho Notorious
Whitey (uncredited)
1952
The Last of the Mohicans
Chingachook (voice)
1975
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
Matt Stopes
1952
One Little Indian
Sgt. Waller
1973
Bombers B-52
Nielson (uncredited)
1957
The Breaking Point
Gotch Goten (uncredited)
1950
Casanova's Big Night
Mounted Guard (uncredited)
1954
The Texas Rangers
Butch Cassidy
1951
Ride the Pink Horse
Thug (uncredited)
1947
The Hunters
Chief Master Sergeant
1958
All the Brothers Were Valiant
George (uncredited)
1953
Too Much, Too Soon
Crowley (uncredited)
1958
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Mr. Belden
1966
The Maverick Queen
Loudmouth
1956
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Burt (uncredited)
1953
Journey to Shiloh
General Braxton Bragg
1968
Sierra
Jed Coulter
1950
Corky of Gasoline Alley
Rocky Bobbie
1951
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Death Row Prisoner #2 (uncredited)
1948
The Lonely Man
Sundown Whipple
1957
The Flying Missile
Security Officer
1950The Flying Missile
Air Base Civilian Security Officer
1950
Kung Fu
Ed Rankin
1972
Tales of Robin Hood
Drunk Tax Collector/Castle Night Guard [script name: Wilfred]
1951
The Lady Pays Off
Taxi Driver
1951
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
Gyppo
1952
Fixed Bayonets!
18th Infantry Colonel (uncredited)
1951
The Big Land
Hagan (uncredited)
1957
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
The Crooked Way
Sgt. Barrett
1949
Convicted
Convict Tex (uncredited)
1950
Two Tickets to London
Larsen (uncredited)
1943
Reign of Terror
Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)
1949
Sabu and the Magic Ring
Kimal
1957
Last of the Badmen
Johnson
1957
Beachhead
Maj. Scott
1954
Return of the Frontiersman
Evans
1950
Station West
Bartender
1948
Winchester '73
Jake Starret
1967
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
Grayson
1958
Here Come the Jets
Randall
1959
Gunfire at Indian Gap
Loder
1957
The Burning Cross
Toby Mason
1947
The Fastest Guitar Alive
Max
1967
Rose of Cimarron
Drunk
1952
Bandits of El Dorado
Henchman Tucker (uncredited)
1949
New York Confidential
Shorty
1955
Woman in the Dark
'Dutch' Bender
1952
Charge of the Model T's
Capt. Mundy
1977
The Iroquois Trail
Sam Girty
1950
The Crooked Circle
Larry Ellis
1957
Flight to Tangier
Tirera, International Police
1953
War Paint
Trooper Charnofsky
1953
Cry Vengeance
Red Miller
1954
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
George Donner
1978
Alexander The Great
Kleitos
1968
The Pride of St. Louis
Benny
1952
The Time Machine
Sheriff Finley
1978
Perils of the Jungle
Gorman
1953
Trouble on the Trail
(archive footage)
1954
Thunder in God's Country
Breedon
1951
Cavalry Scout
Varney
1951
Johnny One-Eye
Plain-clothes Policeman
1950
Singing Guns
Miner
1950
Dakota Incident
Rick Largo
1956
Big Town
1950
Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard
Larry
1950
The Lawless Eighties
Pig Corbin
1957
An Annapolis Story
Boxing Coach
1955
The 48-Hour Mile
Stan Potolski
1970
Heart of Steel
Clifford
1983
Canon City
George Bauer
1948
Gang War
Maxie Meadows
1958
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
Sgt. Calvin
1956
Road to the Big House
Danny
1947
Return from the Sea
Jimmy (Cab Driver)
1954
Up Front
Walsh
1951
Ricochet
Sergeant Al Graff
1961
The Phantom Stagecoach
Harry Farrow
1957
Border Treasure
Bat
1950
Desert Pursuit
Kafan
1952
Goldtown Ghost Riders
Prospector Bailey
1953
The Forty-Niners
Ernie Walker
1954Train to Alcatraz
Convict (uncredited)
1948
The Pilgrimage Play
Lord Zadok
1949
Thunder Over Arizona
Rand
1956
Yukon Manhunt
Charles Benson
1951
Panache
Treville
1976
Ghost Town
Doc Clawson
1956