John Dehner
Acting Born Nov 23, 1915 Died Feb 4, 1992 Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA 293 credits
Biography
John Dehner was an American actor who worked in radio, television, and films, frequently playing countless roles often as a droll villain. Born on November 23, 1915, in Richmond, which is now Staten Island, New York City, New York, his career spanned between 1941 and 1988, during which time he appeared in over 260 films and television programs. Before embarking on his acting career, Dehner worked as an animator at Walt Disney Studios, later became a radio disc jockey, and was also a professional pianist. He passed away on February 4, 1992, at the age of 76.
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Career overview
John Dehner was an American actor who worked in radio, television, and films, playing countless roles often as a droll villain. His career spanned between 1941 and 1988, during which time he appeared in over 260 films and television programs. The Movie Database notes 247 known acting credits for him.
Before his acting career, Dehner worked as an animator at Walt Disney Studios and later served as a radio disc jockey. In addition to these pursuits, he was a professional pianist.
Born on November 23, 1915, in Richmond, which is now Staten Island, New York City, New York, Dehner had a prolific career across multiple entertainment mediums. He passed away on February 4, 1992, at the age of 76.
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Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
War and Remembrance
Help Wanted: Kids
The ColbysJagged EdgeCreator
Hardcastle and McCormickThe Winds of WarThe Right StuffBare Essence
Airplane II: The SequelBare Essence
California Gold Rush
EnosNothing Personal
Hart to HartYoung Maverick - Dead Man's Hand
The Boys from Brazil
How the West Was WonBig HawaiiFun with Dick and JaneThe Lincoln ConspiracyDead of Night
Quincy, M.E.The Killer Inside MeThe New Daughters of Joshua CabeGuardian of the Wilderness
SwitchEllery QueenS.W.A.T.Barbary CoastArcher
The Rockford FilesPetrocelliKolchak: The Night StalkerMovin' OnThe Missiles of October
The MagicianThe Day of the Dolphin
Temperatures RisingSlaughterhouse-Five
ColumboColumboSupport Your Local Gunfighter
The ImmortalThe Silent ForceThe Cheyenne Social ClubDirty Dingus MageeTiger by the Tail
Then Came BronsonStiletto
Hawaii Five-OThe Doris Day ShowThe Doris Day ShowLand of the GiantsThe Outcasts
IronsideMannixThe High ChaparralThe High ChaparralThe Flying Nun
Mission: ImpossibleTarzanThe MonroesJericho
The Wild Wild WestThe Wild Wild WestGet SmartHogan's HeroesHogan's Heroes
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.The Baileys of BalboaYoungblood HawkeThe Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
The Great AdventureThe Greatest Show on EarthGlynisCritic's Choice
The VirginianThe VirginianThe VirginianThe VirginianThe Beverly Hillbillies
AquamaniaThe CanadiansThe Litterbug
The Andy Griffith ShowSurfside 6Surfside 6CheckmateStagecoach West
BonanzaBonanzaThe Twilight ZoneThe Twilight ZoneRawhide
The RiflemanThe RiflemanThe RiflemanBat MastersonBat Masterson
Full Filmography
293 titles- Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy (2002) as Narrator (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- War and Remembrance (1988) as Ernest King
- Help Wanted: Kids (1986) as Cyrus
- The Colbys (1985)
- Jagged Edge (1985) as Judge Carrigan
- Creator (1985) as Paul
- Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
- The Winds of War (1983) as Ernest King
- The Right Stuff (1983) as Henry Luce
- Bare Essence (1983) as Hadden Marshall
- Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) as The Commissioner
- Bare Essence (1982) as Hadden Marshall
- California Gold Rush (1981) as Capt. John Sutter
- Enos (1980) as Lt. Joseph Broggi
- Nothing Personal (1980) as Senator
- Hart to Hart (1979)
- Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand (1979) as Marshal Edge Troy
- The Boys from Brazil (1978) as Henry Wheelock
- How the West Was Won (1977) as Bishop Benjamin
- Big Hawaii (1977) as Barrett Fears
- Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) as Jane's Father
- The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977) as Col. Lafayette C. Baker
- Dead of Night (1977) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Danger in Paradise (1977) as Barrett Fears
- Quincy, M.E. (1976)
- The Killer Inside Me (1976) as Bob Maples
- The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1976) as Warden Mannering
- Guardian of the Wilderness (1976) as John Muir
- Switch (1975) as Mr. Simon
- Ellery Queen (1975)
- S.W.A.T. (1975)
- Barbary Coast (1975)
- Archer (1975) as Gen. James Stonehurst
- The Rockford Files (1974) as Judge Lyman / Inspector DeMartonis
- Petrocelli (1974) as Dr. Leo Stegner
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
- Movin' On (1974)
- The Missiles of October (1974) as Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson
- Honky Tonk (1974) as Brazos
- The Magician (1973) as Simon Russell
- The Day of the Dolphin (1973) as Wallingford
- Temperatures Rising (1972) as Charles Claver
- Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) as Rumfoord
- Columbo (1971) as Roland Pangborn
- Columbo (1971) as Otis Swanson
- Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) as Colonel Ames
- The Immortal (1970)
- The Silent Force (1970) as Judge Caldwell
- The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) as Clay Carroll (uncredited)
- Dirty Dingus Magee (1970) as Brig. Gen. George
- Tiger by the Tail (1970) as Sheriff Chancey Jones
- Quarantined (1970) as Dr. John Bedford
- Then Came Bronson (1969) as Sid Casper
- Stiletto (1969) as District Attorney Frank Simpson
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Anthony Del Vecchi
- The Doris Day Show (1968) as Cy Bennett
- The Doris Day Show (1968) as Cyril Bennett
- Land of the Giants (1968) as Lieutenant Grayson
- The Outcasts (1968)
- The Helicopter Spies (1968) as Dr. Kharmusi
- Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims (1968) as Jason Gore
- Something for a Lonely Man (1968) as Sam Ball
- Ironside (1967)
- Mannix (1967)
- The High Chaparral (1967) as Captain Surtee
- The High Chaparral (1967) as Gar Burnett
- The Flying Nun (1967)
- Judd, for the Defense (1967)
- Captain Nice (1967)
- Winchester '73 (1967) as High-Spade Johnny Dean
- Mission: Impossible (1966) as Dan Whelan
- Tarzan (1966)
- The Monroes (1966)
- Jericho (1966)
- The Wild Wild West (1965) as Torres
- The Wild Wild West (1965) as John Maxwell Avery
- Get Smart (1965) as Colonel Kyle K. Kirby
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) as General von Platzen
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) as Colonel Backscheider
- The Big Valley (1965) as Daddy Cade
- Run for Your Life (1965) as Eliot Ponas
- Branded (1965)
- Morning Star (1965)
- F Troop (1965)
- Seven Second Love Affair (1965) as Narration
- The Hallelujah Trail (1965) as Narrator (uncredited)
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as Dr. Parviz Kharmusi
- The Baileys of Balboa (1964) as Commodore Cecil Wyntoon
- Youngblood Hawke (1964) as Scotty Hawke
- The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour (1964) as Mr. Henderson
- The Great Adventure (1963) as President Thomas Jefferson
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
- Glynis (1963)
- Critic's Choice (1963) as S.P. Champlain
- The Virginian (1962) as Bleeck
- The Virginian (1962) as Frank Sturgis
- The Virginian (1962) as Morgan Starr
- The Virginian (1962) as Marshall Eliazer Teague
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
- Combat! (1962) as Gen. Armand Bouchard
- Stoney Burke (1962)
- The Gallant Men (1962)
- The Chapman Report (1962) as Geoffrey Harnish
- Aquamania (1961) as Narrator (voice)
- The Canadians (1961) as Frank Boone
- The Litterbug (1961) as Narrator (voice)
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Colonel Harvey
- Surfside 6 (1960)
- Surfside 6 (1960) as Francisco Hernandez
- Checkmate (1960) as George Shay
- Stagecoach West (1960)
- The Roaring 20's (1960) as Duke Williams
- The Westerner (1960) as 'Burgundy Smith'
- The Tom Ewell Show (1960)
- The Brothers Brannagan (1960) as Frank Lucas
- Bonanza (1959) as Captain Pender
- Bonanza (1959) as Jean Lafitte
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Jared Garrity
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Captain Allenby
- Rawhide (1959) as Jubal Wade
- Rawhide (1959) as Ben Kerran
- Rawhide (1959) as Capt. Francis Cabot
- Rawhide (1959) as Straw Coleman
- Rawhide (1959) as Arvid Lacey
- The Untouchables (1959) as Huey Barker
- The Rebel (1959) as John Sims
- Laramie (1959)
- Philip Marlowe (1959)
- Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Paul Jordan
- Black Saddle (1959) as Park Forrest
- Black Saddle (1959) as Aaron Robinson
- Startime (1959) as Commentator
- The Alaskans (1959)
- Law of the Plainsman (1959) as Walter Shannon
- Vice Raid (1959)
- Wichita Town (1959)
- The Killers of Mussolini (1959) as Colonel Tedesco
- Cast a Long Shadow (1959) as Chip Donahue
- The Rifleman (1958) as Al Walker
- The Rifleman (1958) as Wood Bartell
- The Rifleman (1958) as Tom King
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Sheriff
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Marshal Ben Holt
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Abraham Saxon
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Grant Mandeville
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Sheriff Hayes
- Lawman (1958) as Ben Wyatt
- Yancy Derringer (1958) as Col. Tate
- The Texan (1958)
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Roland Dumont
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Robert McGill
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as John Dehner
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Dr. Burke
- Bronco (1958)
- The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (1958)
- Man of the West (1958) as Claude Tobin
- The Left Handed Gun (1958) as Pat Garrett
- The Sign of Zorro (1958) as Viceroy
- Apache Territory (1958) as Grant Kimbrough
- Cimarron City (1958)
- Hong Kong Confidential (1958) as Narrator (voice)
- Timbuktu (1958) as Emir Bhaki aka The Lion of the Desert
- Perry Mason (1957) as Major Lewis
- Wagon Train (1957) as Ned Rossiter
- Maverick (1957)
- Maverick (1957) as John Bates
- Maverick (1957) as Big Ed Murphy
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
- Zorro (1957)
- The Real McCoys (1957) as Roger Brewster
- Alcoa Theatre (1957)
- The Girl in Black Stockings (1957) as Sheriff Jess Holmes
- Revolt at Fort Laramie (1957) as Maj. Seth Bradner
- Trooper Hook (1957) as Fred Sutliff
- The Iron Sheriff (1957) as Roger Pollack
- The Truth About Mother Goose (1957) as Narrator
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Dr. Jim Randolph
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Colonel Overton
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Marshal Tom Harvey
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Jim Brayden
- Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956)
- Tension at Table Rock (1956) as Hampton
- Carousel (1956) as Mr. Bascombe
- The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) as Taylor Swope
- Please Murder Me (1956) as Dist. Atty. Ray Willis
- A Day of Fury (1956) as Preacher Jason
- The Great Cat Family (1956) as John Dehner
- Terror at Midnight (1956) as Lew Hanlon
- Cheyenne (1955) as Nagel
- Matinee Theater (1955)
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Cope Borden
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Nip Cullers
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Wayne Russell
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Nate Springer
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Tom Cassidy
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Rack
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Hardy Tate
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Luke
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Ben
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Caleb
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Paolo Scanzano
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Sam Wall
- The Millionaire (1955) as Prof. Ridgely
- Frontier (1955) as Yancy
- The King's Thief (1955) as Captain Herrick
- Tall Man Riding (1955) as Ames Luddington
- Duel on the Mississippi (1955) as Jules Tulane
- The Prodigal (1955) as Joram
- The Scarlet Coat (1955) as Nathanael Greene
- The Man from Bitter Ridge (1955) as Ranse Jackman
- Top Gun (1955) as Tom Quentin
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Jason Gore
- The Strauss Fantasy (1954) as Announcer
- Apache (1954) as Weddle
- The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters (1954) as Derek Gravesend
- Southwest Passage (1954) as Matt Carroll
- The General's Boots (1954) as Capt. Thomas Flynn
- Man on a Tightrope (1953) as The Chief
- Gun Belt (1953) as Matt Ringo
- The Steel Lady (1953) as Sid Barlowe
- Powder River (1953) as Harvey Logan
- Fort Algiers (1953) as Major Colle
- Vicki (1953) as Police Capt. J. "Chief" Donald (uncredited)
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Charles Quine
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Capt. Bowns
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Gen. Hatfield
- Chevron Theatre (1952)
- Dangerous Assignment (1952)
- Scaramouche (1952) as Doutreval
- Plymouth Adventure (1952) as Gilbert Winslow
- California Conquest (1952) as Fredo Brios
- Cripple Creek (1952) as Emil Cabeau
- Aladdin and His Lamp (1952) as Prince Bokra
- Desert Passage (1952) as Bronson
- The Green Glove (1952) as Narrator (uncredited)
- Harem Girl (1952) as Khalil
- Lady in the Iron Mask (1952) as Count de Fourrier
- Junction City (1952) as Emmett Sanderson
- The Lady and the Rocket (1952) as Mr. Hadley
- The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
- Lorna Doone (1951) as Baron de Wichehalse
- Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951) as Tom Marsden
- Ten Tall Men (1951) as Jardine
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Capt. Thomas Flynn
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
- Corky of Gasoline Alley (1951) as Jefferson Jay
- Hot Lead (1951) as Turk Thorne aka John H. Smith
- Fort Savage Raiders (1951) as Capt. Michael Craydon
- The Texas Rangers (1951) as Wes Hardin
- China Corsair (1951) as Pedro
- When the Redskins Rode (1951) as John Delmont
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Gilbert Simmone
- Captive Girl (1950) as Hakim
- The Flying Missile (1950) as Lieutenant Commander
- Last of the Buccaneers (1950) as Sgt. Belchue
- Dynamite Pass (1950) as Anson Thurber
- Three Secrets (1950) as Gordon Crossley (uncredited)
- David Harding, Counterspy (1950) as Frank Reynolds
- Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950) as Sir Baldric
- Texas Dynamo (1950) as Stanton
- Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard (1950) as Bob Reynolds
- Backfire (1950) as Blake - Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
- Destination Murder (1950) as Frank Niles
- He Walked by Night (1949) as Assistant Bureau Chief (uncredited)
- The Secret Of St. Ives (1949) as Couguelat
- Tulsa (1949) as Oilman (uncredited)
- Kazan (1949) as Henri Le Clerc
- Mary Ryan, Detective (1949) as Belden
- Barbary Pirate (1949) as Murad Reis
- Horsemen of the Sierras (1949) as Duke Webster
- Bandits of El Dorado (1949) as Charles Bruton
- It's a Joke, Son! (1947) as Reporter (uncredited)
- Blonde Savage (1947) as Joe Comstock
- Golden Earrings (1947) as SS Officer with Hoff (uncredited)
- Bury Me Dead (1947) as Reporter
- Vigilantes of Boomtown (1947) as Bob Fitzsimmons
- The Last Crooked Mile (1946) as Jarvis, Gang Leader
- The Catman of Paris (1946) as Georges
- O.S.S. (1946) as German Radar Captain (uncredited)
- Out California Way (1946) as Rod Mason
- The Undercover Woman (1946) as Walter Hughes
- Big Town (1946) as Willard Erskine (uncredited)
- Club Havana (1945) as Jeffreys (uncredited)
- Christmas in Connecticut (1945) as State Trooper #2 (uncredited)
- Twice Blessed (1945) as Contest Announcer (uncredited)
- The Corn Is Green (1945) as Miner in Bar (uncredited)
- State Fair (1945) as Hog Contest Announcer (uncredited)
- Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) as Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
- Hollywood Canteen (1944) as Norwegian Sailor (uncredited)
- The Reluctant Dragon (1941) as Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (uncredited)
- Disney Animated Shorts (1921) as Pluto's Devil
- Disney Animated Shorts (1921) as Speaker Tube
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What movies or TV shows is John Dehner best known for?
John Dehner is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including War and Remembrance (1988), The Colbys (1985), Jagged Edge (1985), Creator (1985).
When and where was John Dehner born?
John Dehner was born on November 23, 1915 in Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA. They passed away on February 4, 1992.
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John Dehner has accumulated over 293 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1921 to 2002.
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John Dehner was an American actor who worked in radio, television, and films, frequently playing countless roles often as a droll villain. Born on November 23, 1915, in Richmond, which is now Staten Island, New York City, New York, his career spanned between 1941 and 1988, during which time he appeared in over 260 film...
John Dehner by the numbers
293credits
137films
156TV series
1921–2002active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Jared Garrity — aged about 43
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Captain Allenby — aged about 43
- Barbary Coast (1975) — aged about 59
- Columbo (1971) as Roland Pangborn — aged about 55
- Columbo (1971) as Otis Swanson — aged about 55
- The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1976) as Warden Mannering — aged about 60
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