John Alderson: movies and TV shows
John Alderson has 90 credits in the archive: 48 films and 42 TV series, from 1951 to 1987. Highest rated: Arrest and Trial (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 1987 · busiest year: 1957 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Beiderbecke Tapes | Tracy | TV | 6.8 | 71 |
| 1985 | Reunion at Fairborough | Film | 5.8 | 69 | |
| 1982 | Evil Under the Sun | Police Sergeant | Film | 6.9 | 66 |
| 1981 | Ragtime | Waldo's Aide No. 1 | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1980 | The Memory of Eva Ryker | Sheriff | Film | 8.0 | 64 |
| 1980 | Haywire | Andrew (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 1978 | The Cat from Outer Space | Mr. Smith | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 1977 | Valentino | Cop | Film | 5.8 | 61 |
| 1977 | Candleshoe | Jenkins | Film | 6.9 | 61 |
| 1976 | The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox | Trent | Film | 6.1 | 60 |
| 1976 | The Switch | Kyle Sandor | Film | — | 60 |
| 1975 | The Log of the Black Pearl | Eric Kort | Film | 10.0 | 59 |
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles | Gum Chewer (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 58 |
| 1974 | The Klansman | Vernon Hodo | Film | 5.6 | 58 |
| 1973 | Kisses at Fifty | Audrey's Husband | Film | 5.0 | 57 |
| 1972 | Fear Is the Key | Tanner (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 56 |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! | Kyle Sandor | TV | 7.6 | 55 |
| 1971 | The Onedin Line | Bosun | TV | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Audrey's Husband | TV | 6.6 | 54 |
| 1970 | Night Gallery | Granger | TV | 7.8 | 54 |
| 1970 | The Molly Maguires | Jenkins | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1970 | You Can't Win 'Em All | U.S. Army Major | Film | 5.9 | 54 |
| 1968 | Hellfighters | Jim Hatch | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Sheriff | TV | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1967 | Cowboy in Africa | Baron | TV | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1967 | Double Trouble | Iceman | Film | 5.0 | 51 |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Follet | TV | 7.6 | 50 |
| 1966 | Doctor Who: The Gunfighters | Marshal Wyatt Earp | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1966 | Lee Oswald: Assassin | Richard F. Snyder - US Consul in Moscow | Film | — | 50 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Richard F Snyder, US Consul in Moscow | TV | 5.3 | 49 |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West | Clive Marchmount | TV | 7.6 | 49 |
| 1965 | Green Acres | Corporal | TV | 7.2 | 49 |
| 1965 | The War Lord | Holbracht | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 1965 | Strange Bedfellows | Truck Driver (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High | Sgt. Dunbar | TV | 7.2 | 48 |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Jenkins | TV | 7.1 | 48 |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Round-Face | TV | 7.8 | 48 |
| 1964 | The Rogues | Bill | TV | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1964 | My Fair Lady | Jamie - Doolittle's crony (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Wyatt Earp | TV | 7.9 | 47 |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | Bartender | TV | 8.3 | 47 |
| 1963 | Cleopatra | Roman Officer (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1963 | Donovan's Reef | Officer (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1963 | The Hook | Crewman Svenson | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Guard #3 | TV | 7.8 | 46 |
| 1962 | Combat! | Sgt. Rawlings | TV | 7.8 | 46 |
| 1961 | Romanoff and Juliet | Randal Wix | Film | 5.7 | 45 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Hugh Gwylnedd | TV | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Montague | TV | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Grote | TV | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise | Darcy | TV | 6.1 | 43 |
| 1959 | Black Saddle | Big Sam Davis | TV | 6.2 | 43 |
| 1959 | Play of the Week | Miguel | TV | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1959 | No Name on the Bullet | Chaffee | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1958 | The Young Lions | Cpl. Kraus (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1958 | Wolf Larsen | Johnson | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1957 | Maverick | TV | 6.9 | 41 | |
| 1957 | Maverick | Zindler | TV | 6.9 | 41 |
| 1957 | Maverick | Ben Chapman | TV | 6.9 | 41 |
| 1957 | Maverick | Simon Girty | TV | 6.9 | 41 |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Max Clay | TV | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1957 | Boots and Saddles | Sgt. Bullock | TV | 6.7 | 41 |
| 1957 | Last Stagecoach West | Angus MacKendrick | Film | 5.5 | 41 |
| 1957 | Don't Go Near the Water | Lt. Cmdr. Diplock | Film | 5.3 | 41 |
| 1957 | Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend | Clyde Walters | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1957 | Spoilers of the Forest | Big Jack Milna | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | TV | 6.0 | 40 | |
| 1956 | High Air | Swede | Film | — | 40 |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | Beef Simpkins | TV | 6.1 | 39 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Canby | TV | 6.7 | 39 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Ab Laster | TV | 6.7 | 39 |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse | Swede | TV | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1955 | To Catch a Thief | Detective at the Costume Ball (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1955 | Moonfleet | Nathanial Greening | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1955 | The Scarlet Coat | Mr. Durkin | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1955 | Violent Saturday | Amish Farmer on Train | Film | 6.7 | 39 |
| 1955 | Target Zero | Cpl. Devon Enoch | Film | 6.1 | 39 |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | Barker | TV | 7.5 | 38 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Sgt. Duncan MacGregor | TV | 7.9 | 38 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Sergeant McDonald | TV | 7.9 | 38 |
| 1954 | Living It Up | Yankee Catcher (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1954 | Knock on Wood | English Bobby (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1953 | You Are There | First Soldier | TV | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1953 | Julius Caesar | Citizen of Rome (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 37 |
| 1953 | South Sea Woman | Fitzroy - Baritone | Film | 4.8 | 37 |
| 1953 | The Desert Rats | Corporal (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days | John Tunstall (as John Anderson) | TV | 6.6 | 36 |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days | Hugh Glass | TV | 6.6 | 36 |
| 1952 | Against All Flags | Sailor Harris | Film | 6.1 | 36 |
| 1951 | The Highwayman | Film | 10.0 | 35 |