Cast & creator
John Larch
Best known for Bonanza, Dallas, Dallas
John Larch (October 4, 1914 - October 16, 2005) was an American film and television actor. After his lead role in the radio serial Captain Starr of Space (1953–54), John Larch entered films in 1954. He usually appeared in westerns (How The West Was Won) and action films, including Miracle of the White Stallions as General George S. Patton Jr. (1963), Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as General Omar Bradley (1976), replacing James Gregory as Mac in the Matt Helm movie The Wrecking Crew (1969) starring Dean Martin, Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer. Larch, an old friend of Clint Eastwood, appeared in Eastwood films, including Dirty Harry (1971) and Play Misty for Me (1971). He also appeared on a number of television programs, including Naked City (three episodes), Route 66 (three episodes), The Fugitive (two episodes), The Invaders, The Restless Gun (four episodes), Gunsmoke (seven episodes), The Virginian (four episodes), Bonanza, Hawaii Five-0, Mission Impossible (two episodes), The Troubleshooters, Bus Stop, Laramie, The Law and Mr. Jones, and possibly most famously as Bill Mumy's father in The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" in 1961. He also appeared in two other The Twilight Zone episodes, playing a psychiatrist in "Perchance to Dream" and the sheriff in "Dust". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Larch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Harold Aronin, Harry Larch, جان لارچ
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film credits
123
television credits
172
1950–1982 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (172)
Showing 172 of 172 credits
Bonanza
Blake McCall
1959
Dallas
Wally Windham
1978Dallas
Arlen Ward
1978Dallas
Arlen Ward / Atticus Ward
1978Dallas
Atticus Ward
1978
Hawaii Five-O
Joseph Trinian
1969Hawaii Five-O
Roger Maggers
1969
Wagon Train
John Ramsey
1957Wagon Train
Jethro Creech
1957
The Fugitive
George Duncan
1963The Fugitive
Sheriff Ben Corby
1963
Little House on the Prairie
Arthur Mahoney
1974
Ironside
1967
Mission: Impossible
Premier Anton Rojek
1966Mission: Impossible
Larry Gault
1966
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Charlie's Angels
Kamden
1976
Have Gun, Will Travel
McNagle
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Chaplain Robert April
1957
Dynasty
1981
Climax!
Cab Driver
1954
The Rifleman
1958
Cannon
1971
Four Star Playhouse
Harris
1952
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Victor Jonah
1961
The Six Million Dollar Man
Arthur Vale
1974
The Virginian
Sheriff Neil Brady
1962The Virginian
Sheriff
1962
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Fremont
1959The Twilight Zone
Eliot Rathmann
1959The Twilight Zone
Sheriff Koch
1959
Dragnet
1951
Naked City
John Clinton
1958Naked City
Steve Werminski
1958Naked City
George Paraskis
1958
Simon & Simon
Deputy Sheriff John Burns
1981
The Untouchables
Bryan 'Bull' Hanlon
1959
The F.B.I.
Fred Wallace
1965The F.B.I.
Jules Harmon
1965
Ben Casey
1961
Daniel Boone
Sam Hawken
1964
Rawhide
Lennie Dawson
1959Rawhide
Sam Garrett
1959
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Howie Kale
1958
Route 66
1960Route 66
Bill Morrison
1960Route 66
Sandy Mason
1960
Police Woman
Lester Hummel
1974
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Quine - Scout
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dr. Cole Gentry
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Magnus Kihlgren
1956
Gunsmoke
Clay Young
1955Gunsmoke
Jim Cobbett
1955Gunsmoke
Rance
1955Gunsmoke
Dan
1955Gunsmoke
Zeno
1955Gunsmoke
Serpa
1955Gunsmoke
Shanks
1955
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Bat Masterson
Garrickson
1958
The Invaders
Greg Lucather
1967
Adventures in Paradise
Nicholas
1959
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Dr. Killman
1964
The Texan
Les Torbit
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Sgt. Shaw
1955
Switch
Stocker
1975
Vega$
1978
Laramie
1959
Police Story
1973
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Studio 57
1954
The Millionaire
Thomas J. 'Tom' Mead
1955
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Felony Squad
1966
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
George Patterson
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
David Cameron
1971
Telephone Time
1956
Outlaws
1960
Public Defender
Trusty
1954
Arrest and Trial
Jerry Miller
1963
Yancy Derringer
Wayland Farr
1958
Black Saddle
Ty Northrup
1959
The New Breed
John Clark
1961
You Are There
Cimber
1953You Are There
Col. Harrison
1953You Are There
Miner 1
1953
Law of the Plainsman
Jasper Mullen
1959
Stoney Burke
1962
Nanny and the Professor
1970
Tightrope
1959
The Dick Powell Show
Sam Baker
1961
Cain's Hundred
Benjamin Riker
1961
The Restless Gun
Sheriff Riker
1957The Restless Gun
Anse Newton
1957The Restless Gun
Red-eye Kirk
1957
The Wonderful World of Disney
Frank Boyd
1954
Bronk
1975
Space Patrol
Korwin
1950
Johnny Ringo
Mills Walker
1959
The Lone Wolf
Lt. Cellars
1954
Bus Stop
1961
Dirty Harry
Chief
1971
I Led Three Lives
1953
Letter to Loretta
S / Sgt. Ernie Robbins
1953
Wichita Town
1959
The Walter Winchell File
1957
Airplane II: The Sequel
Prosecuting Attorney
1982
Hawkins
Herb Talley
1973
Lucan
1977
The Troubleshooters
McGuire
1959
How the West Was Won
Grimes (uncredited)
1962
Jefferson Drum
John Larkin
1958
Big Hawaii
1977The Partners
Sheriff Luke Fender
1971
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
1st Sailor
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
A young tough
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Quintus
1951
The Amityville Horror
Father Nuncio
1979I Led 3 Lives
Terry
1953
Play Misty for Me
Sgt. McCallum
1971
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
1979
Kingston: Confidential
1977
The Feather And Father Gang
1977
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Luke Powers
1951
Written on the Wind
Roy Carter
1956
7 Men from Now
Payte Bodeen
1956Convoy
Ben Foster
1965
The Wrecking Crew
MacDonald
1968
The Critical List
Sprony
1978
Man from Del Rio
Bill Dawson
1956
The Killer Is Loose
Otto Flanders
1956
Gun for a Coward
Stringer
1956
Man in the Shadow
Ed Yates
1957
Miracle of the White Stallions
General George S. Patton, Jr.
1963
A Fire in the Sky
Johnson
1978
The Naked Street
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1955
Cannon for Cordoba
Warner
1970
The Phenix City Story
Clem Wilson
1955
The Great Bank Robbery
Sheriff of Friendly
1969
5 Against the House
Police Detective (uncredited)
1955
The Saga of Hemp Brown
Jed Givens
1958
From Hell to Texas
Hal Carmody
1958
Tight Spot
First Detective (uncredited)
1955Johnny Moccasin
Frank Hill
1956
Quantez
Heller
1957
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
District Attorney
1975
Moby Dick
1st Sailor
1954
This Is My Love
Police Detective
1954
Behind the High Wall
William Kiley
1956
Santee
Banner
1973
Bad Ronald
Sgt. Lynch
1974
Hell to Eternity
Capt. Schwabe
1960
Stampede at Bitter Creek
Frank Boyd
1962
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
Gen. Omar Bradley
1976
The McConnell Story
Cy
1955
Winter Kill
Dr. Bill Hammond
1974
Illegal
District Attorney's Man (uncredited)
1955
Framed
Bundy
1975
The Desperate Miles
Dr. Bryson
1975
Move
Mounted Patrolman
1970
Hail, Hero!
Mr. Conklin
1969
The Careless Years
Sam Vernon
1957
Future Cop
Commisioner Forman
1976
The City
Holland Yermo
1971
Women in Chains
Barney
1972
Bitter Creek
Hired Gunman
1954
Magic Carpet
Mr. Tracy
1972
The Chadwick Family
Fargo
1974
Seven Angry Men
Sergeant
1955
Pages of Death
Councilman Halliday
1962