John Larch
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: October 4, 1914
Place of Birth: Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Deputy Sheriff John Burns
as Father Nuncio
as Johnson
as Sprony
as Wally Windham
as Arlen Ward
as Arlen Ward / Atticus Ward
as Atticus Ward
as Kamden
as Commisioner Forman
as Gen. Omar Bradley
as Stocker
as Bundy
as District Attorney
as Dr. Bryson
as Sgt. Lynch
as Lester Hummel
as Arthur Mahoney
as Fargo
as Dr. Bill Hammond
as Arthur Vale
as Banner
as Herb Talley
as Mr. Tracy
as Barney
as Chief
as Sgt. McCallum
as Sheriff Luke Fender
as George Patterson
as David Cameron
as Holland Yermo
as Warner
as Mounted Patrolman
as Mr. Conklin
as Sheriff of Friendly
as MacDonald
as Joseph Trinian
as Roger Maggers
as Greg Lucather
as Premier Anton Rojek
as Larry Gault
as Fred Wallace
as Jules Harmon
as Sam Hawken
as Dr. Killman
as George Duncan
as Sheriff Ben Corby
as Deputy District Attorney Jerry Miller
as General George S. Patton, Jr.
as Grimes (uncredited)
as Sheriff Neil Brady
as Sheriff
as Councilman Halliday
as John Clark
as Dr. Victor Jonah
as Sam Baker
as Benjamin Riker
as Bill Morrison
as Sandy Mason
as Capt. Schwabe
as Bryan 'Bull' Hanlon
as Nicholas
as Mr. Fremont
as Eliot Rathmann
as Sheriff Koch
as Mills Walker
as Jasper Mullen
as Blake McCall
as McGuire
as Ty Northrup
as Lennie Dawson
as Sam Garrett
as Garrickson
as Wayland Farr
as Jed Givens
as John Clinton
as Steve Werminski
as George Paraskis
as Les Torbit
as Howie Kale
as Hal Carmody
as Ed Yates
as Sheriff Riker
as Anse Newton
as Red-eye Kirk
as John Ramsey
as Jethro Creech
as McNagle
as Chaplain Robert April
as Heller
as Sam Vernon
as Stringer
as Bill Dawson
as Quine - Scout
as Dr. Cole Gentry
as Magnus Kihlgren
as Roy Carter
as Payte Bodeen
as William Kiley
as Otto Flanders
as District Attorney's Man (uncredited)
as Sgt. Shaw
as Cy
as Clay Young
as Jim Cobbett
as Rance
as Dan
as Zeno
as Serpa
as Shanks
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
as Clem Wilson
as Police Detective (uncredited)
as Sergeant
as First Detective (uncredited)
as Thomas J. 'Tom' Mead
as Police Detective
as Frank Boyd
as Cab Driver
as 1st Sailor
as Lt. Cellars
as Trusty
as Hired Gunman
as S / Sgt. Ernie Robbins
as 1st Sailor
as A young tough
as Quintus
as Luke Powers
as Korwin