Claude Akins
Acting Born May 25, 1926 Died Jan 27, 1994 Nelson, Georgia, USA 243 credits
Biography
Claude Akins was an American actor with a long career on stage, screen, and television. Born on May 25, 1926, in Nelson, Georgia, USA, he was known for his powerful appearance and voice. Akins played a variety of roles, often portraying the tough guy, on the side of good or bad, in movies and television. He is best remembered for his portrayal of Sheriff Lobo in the 1970s TV series B. J. and the Bear and its spin-off, The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo. Akins also appeared in other notable series, including Movin' On, a 1974-1976 American drama series about a trucking team, where he played the character Sonny Pruit.
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Career overview
Claude Akins was an American actor with a long career in stage, screen, and television. He was known for his powerful appearance and voice, which he used to play a variety of roles. Akins' acting career spanned multiple decades and included appearances in various films and television series.
Akins is best remembered for his portrayal of Sheriff Lobo in the 1970s TV series B. J. and the Bear, and later in The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, a spin-off series. He also played the role of Sonny Pruit in the 1974-1976 American drama series Movin' On. Akins' versatility as an actor allowed him to play both good and bad characters, often in tough guy roles.
Throughout his career, Akins appeared in numerous films and television shows, including The Twilight Zone, Combat!, and Great Adventure. He was a prolific actor, with over 200 known credits. Akins' career in the entertainment industry spanned many years, and he remained active until his death in 1994.
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The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
The Green Fog
Twisted Fear
Seasons of the Heart
Falling from GraceSherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria FallsGrass RootsComputeritis: The High-Tech Hazard
Eerie, IndianaThe Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawWhere Evil Lives
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
Pushed Too Far
The Curse
MatlockMonster in the ClosetPecos BillManhunt for Claude DallasReturn of the Monster Trucks
Tall Tales & LegendsBattle of the Monster Trucks
Murder, She WroteHunterCrazy like a FoxThe MasterLegmen
MasqueradeDesperate Intruder
HotelBus Stop
Darkroom
The Misadventures of Sheriff LoboConcrete CowboysEbony, Ivory and JadeMurder in Music City
Little MoB.J. and the Bear
The Love BoatThe Oregon TrailTentaclesThe Rhinemann ExchangeKiller on Board
Kiss Me... Kill Me
Medical StoryMedical StoryEricTimber Tramps
Dinah!Dinah!Movin' OnThe Death SquadShadow of Fear
Barnaby JonesPolice StoryPolice StoryBattle for the Planet of the ApesToma
The RookiesThe Streets of San FranciscoThe Night StalkerSkyjacked
CannonRiver of MysteryLock, Stock and Barrel
McCloudA Man Called SledgeFlap
Medical CenterThe Great Bank Robbery
The OutsiderThe Devil's Brigade
MannixJudd, for the DefenseThe Guns of Will SonnettGarrison's GorillasHondo
Mission: ImpossibleThe MonroesReturn of the SevenRide Beyond VengeanceIncident at Phantom Hill
The F.B.I.The F.B.I.The Big ValleyLaredoBranded
Full Filmography
243 titles- The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019) as Steve Brand (archive footage)
- The Green Fog (2018)
- Twisted Fear (1994) as Detective Lucky Douglas
- Seasons of the Heart (1993) as Pastor William Clay
- Falling from Grace (1992) as Speck Parks
- Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992) as Theodore Roosevelt
- Grass Roots (1992) as Sheriff Cox
- Computeritis: The High-Tech Hazard (1992) as Narrator
- Eerie, Indiana (1991) as Bank Robber / Grungy Bill
- The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991) as President Theodore Roosevelt
- Where Evil Lives (1991) as Jack Devlin
- Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (1989) as Kibby
- Pushed Too Far (1988) as Sheriff Jim Forrest
- The Curse (1987) as Nathan Crane
- Matlock (1986) as Sam Taylor
- Monster in the Closet (1986) as Sheriff Sam Ketchem
- Pecos Bill (1986) as Grandpa / Narrator
- Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986) as Bill Pogue
- Return of the Monster Trucks (1986) as Self / Host
- Tall Tales & Legends (1985) as Grandpa / Narrator
- Battle of the Monster Trucks (1985) as Self / Host
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Ethan Cragg
- Hunter (1984) as Andy Polanski
- Crazy like a Fox (1984)
- The Master (1984) as Trumbull
- Legmen (1984) as Tom Bannon
- Celebrity (1984) as Uncle Bun Luther
- Master Ninja (1984) as Mr. Trumbull
- The Baron and the Kid (1984) as Harley Medford
- Masquerade (1983) as Ted Kelly
- Desperate Intruder (1983) as Carl
- Hotel (1982)
- Bus Stop (1982) as Sheriff Will
- Darkroom (1981) as Ben Haskell
- The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979) as Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo
- Concrete Cowboys (1979) as Woody Stone
- Ebony, Ivory and Jade (1979) as Joe Blair
- Murder in Music City (1979) as Billy West
- Little Mo (1978) as Gus Berste
- B.J. and the Bear (1978) as Sheriff Lobo
- The Love Boat (1977) as Cappy
- The Oregon Trail (1977)
- Tentacles (1977) as Robards
- The Rhinemann Exchange (1977) as Walter Kendall
- Killer on Board (1977) as Oscar Billingham
- Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977) as Bert Springer
- Yesterday's Child (1977) as Cliff Henley
- Nashville 99 (1977) as Det. Lt. Stonewall Jackson 'Stoney' Huff
- Kiss Me... Kill Me (1976) as Harry Grant
- Medical Story (1975) as Dr. Matthews
- Medical Story (1975) as Dr. Matthews
- Eric (1975) as Stanley 'Stan' Swenson
- Timber Tramps (1975) as Matt
- Dinah! (1974)
- Dinah! (1974) as Self
- Movin' On (1974) as Sonny Pruitt
- The Death Squad (1974) as Connie Brennan
- Shadow of Fear (1974) as Styran
- In Tandem (1974) as Sonny Pruitt
- Barnaby Jones (1973) as Eli Rile
- Police Story (1973)
- Police Story (1973) as Sergeant R.C. Pickett
- Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) as Aldo
- Toma (1973)
- The Norliss Tapes (1973) as Sheriff Tom Hartley
- The Rookies (1972)
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972) as Bob Mason
- The Night Stalker (1972) as Sheriff Warren A. Butcher
- Skyjacked (1972) as Sgt. Ben Puzo
- Cannon (1971)
- River of Mystery (1971) as Ernie Dorata
- Lock, Stock and Barrel (1971) as Punch Logan
- McCloud (1970)
- A Man Called Sledge (1970) as Hooker
- Flap (1970) as Lobo Jackson
- Medical Center (1969)
- The Great Bank Robbery (1969) as Slade
- The Outsider (1968)
- The Devil's Brigade (1968) as Pvt. Rocky Rockman
- Mannix (1967) as Sgt. Al Reardon
- Judd, for the Defense (1967)
- The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967) as Turnbaugh
- Garrison's Gorillas (1967)
- Hondo (1967)
- Waterhole #3 (1967) as Sgt. Henry Foggers
- First to Fight (1967) as Captain Mason
- Mission: Impossible (1966)
- The Monroes (1966)
- Return of the Seven (1966) as Frank
- Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966) as Elwood Coates
- Incident at Phantom Hill (1966) as Krausman
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Ben Gambriella
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Jason Peale
- The Big Valley (1965) as Callahan
- Laredo (1965)
- Branded (1965)
- The Legend of Jesse James (1965) as Harte
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Toka
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as El Supremo
- The Killers (1964) as Earl Sylvester
- A Distant Trumpet (1964) as Seely Jones
- The Solid Gold Girl (1964) as Deputy Sheriff Rafe Collins
- The Fugitive (1963) as Ralph Simmons
- Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) as Sergeant Phil Henning
- Mr. Novak (1963) as Lou Myerson
- The Great Adventure (1963) as Father Kranz
- The Dakotas (1963)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Sheriff Jordan
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Lieutenant Finch
- The Virginian (1962) as Lump
- The Virginian (1962) as Hezekiah
- Combat! (1962) as Mastin
- Combat! (1962) as Rosie
- Combat! (1962) as Charlie Pelton
- How the West Was Won (1962) as Man (uncredited)
- Merrill's Marauders (1962) as Sgt. Kolowicz
- Black Gold (1962) as Chick Carrington
- The Dick Powell Show (1961) as Police Lieutenant
- Bus Stop (1961) as Harry Stumbo
- Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon (1961) as Rake
- Claudelle Inglish (1961) as S.T. Crawford
- Route 66 (1960)
- The Tall Man (1960)
- Surfside 6 (1960) as Mike Hogan
- Surfside 6 (1960) as Harry Lodge
- Outlaws (1960)
- The Roaring 20's (1960)
- Inherit the Wind (1960) as Rev. Jeremiah Brown
- Comanche Station (1960) as Ben Lane
- Bonanza (1959) as Marshal Emmett Dowd
- Bonanza (1959) as Sam Hill
- Bonanza (1959) as Ezekiel
- Bonanza (1959) as Col. Edward J. Dunwoody
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Steve Brand
- The Untouchables (1959) as Vince Majesky
- The Untouchables (1959) as Jake 'Dodo' Ryan
- The Untouchables (1959) as Karl Hansa
- Rawhide (1959) as Clete Manson
- Rawhide (1959) as Karse
- Rawhide (1959) as Sergeant Parker
- Rawhide (1959) as Gus Marsdon
- Rawhide (1959) as Aloysius Claybank
- Rawhide (1959) as Jerry Boggs
- The Rebel (1959) as Tom Hall
- The Deputy (1959) as Jason Getty
- Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Sam Kayle
- Laramie (1959)
- Riverboat (1959) as Jarret Sutton
- Riverboat (1959) as Beaudry Rawlins
- Law of the Plainsman (1959) as Sheriff Clifford Shaw
- Rio Bravo (1959) as Joe Burdette
- The Alaskans (1959)
- Hound-Dog Man (1959) as Hog Peyson
- Yellowstone Kelly (1959) as Sergeant
- Don't Give Up the Ship (1959) as Lt. Cmdr. Farber
- Porgy and Bess (1959) as Detective
- Frontier Rangers (1959) as Caleb Brandt
- The Rifleman (1958)
- The Rifleman (1958) as Floyd Doniger
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Jack Fontana
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Jack Kelly
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Ed Bird
- The Texan (1958)
- Yancy Derringer (1958) as Toby Cook
- Bronco (1958)
- Steve Canyon (1958) as Sgt. Brecker
- The Defiant Ones (1958) as Mack
- Onionhead (1958) as Poznicki
- Perry Mason (1957) as Detective Sgt. Phillip Dix
- Maverick (1957) as Paisley Briggs
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as Dever
- Tales of Wells Fargo (1957) as Ralph
- Tales of Wells Fargo (1957) as John L. Sullivan
- Tales of Wells Fargo (1957) as John Leslie Nagel
- Tales of Wells Fargo (1957) as Jefferson
- Tales of Wells Fargo (1957) as Rake
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) as Kenny Lambert
- The Restless Gun (1957) as Wes Flagler
- Hot Summer Night (1957) as Truck Driver
- Meet McGraw (1957) as Jim Bennett
- Boots and Saddles (1957)
- Joe Dakota (1957) as Aaron Grant
- The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957) as Pete Logan
- The Lonely Man (1957) as Blackburn
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Walker Collins
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Sheriff Adam Prescott
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Simmy, the Comanchero
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Deputy Chuck Wagner
- State Trooper (1956) as Janskey
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956) as Manion
- The Burning Hills (1956) as Ben Hindeman
- Johnny Moccasin (1956) as Bill Ames
- The Proud and Profane (1956) as Big soldier
- Battle Stations (1956) as Marty Brennan
- Johnny Concho (1956) as Lem
- The Sharkfighters (1956) as Chief 'Gordy' Gordon
- Cheyenne (1955) as Sheriff Bob Walters
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Harry
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Jed Butler
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Hack
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Solis
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Ad
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Art McLane
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Sy Sherne
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Marshal Clint Tucker
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Worth Sweeney
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Howard Kane
- The Millionaire (1955) as Sgt. Mike Harden
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Cop
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as Anton Budenieff
- Frontier (1955)
- My Friend Flicka (1955)
- The Sea Chase (1955) as Winkler
- Man with the Gun (1955) as Jim Reedy (uncredited)
- Studio 57 (1954)
- Studio 57 (1954) as Al
- The Caine Mutiny (1954) as Horrible
- Down Three Dark Streets (1954) as Matty Pavelich
- The Raid (1954) as Lt. Ramsey (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954) as Chief Executioner (uncredited)
- Witness to Murder (1954) as Police Officer (uncredited)
- Shield for Murder (1954) as Fat Michaels
- The Human Jungle (1954) as George Mandy
- Bitter Creek (1954) as Vance Morgan
- You Are There (1953) as Mob participant
- City Detective (1953)
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953) as Pete Nemeck
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Matt Malone
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Carl Hodges
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Robert Wilson
- From Here to Eternity (1953) as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)
- The Man Behind the Badge (1953)
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Steve Crawford
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Duke Williams
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Dave Blackby
- Adventures of Superman (1952) as Ace Miller
- I Love Lucy (1951) as Claude Akins (uncredited)
- Dragnet (1951)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Stanley Swensen
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Gus Garner
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Mandy
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Claude Akins best known for?
Claude Akins is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Eerie, Indiana (1991), 坑王驾到 (2016), Amsterdamned (1988), Tall Tales & Legends (1985).
When and where was Claude Akins born?
Claude Akins was born on May 25, 1926 in Nelson, Georgia, USA. They passed away on January 27, 1994.
How many credits does Claude Akins have?
Claude Akins has accumulated over 243 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1950 to 2019.
What is Claude Akins's background in cinema and television?
Claude Akins was an American actor with a long career on stage, screen, and television. Born on May 25, 1926, in Nelson, Georgia, USA, he was known for his powerful appearance and voice. Akins played a variety of roles, often portraying the tough guy, on the side of good or bad, in movies and television. He is best rem...