1926Born, Düsseldorf
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John Ericson (sometimes Erickson; born Joachim Alexander Ottokar Meibes; September 25, 1926 - May 3, 2020) was a German-American actor and film and television star. He trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, played the lead role in Stalag 17 by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski on Broadway (1951). He went on to make a number of films for MGM in quick succession in the 1950s. His first appearance was in Teresa (1951), directed by Fred Zinnemann, which also launched the film careers of Pier Angeli and Rod Steiger. He then went on to appear in a series of films which included Rhapsody, The Student Prince, Green Fire (all in 1954), and Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). His…
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Knight RiderPhillip Royce
The A-TeamCalvin Cutter
Bedknobs and BroomsticksCol. Heller
BonanzaVince Dagen
AirwolfDr. Karl Krüger2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerBrockie Drummond (archive footage)Movie
1990Primary TargetMovie
1984Murder, She WroteHenderson Wheatley · 1 episodeShow
1984Final MissionThe ColonelMovie
1982Knight RiderPhillip Royce · 1 episodeShow
1981Nero WolfeArthur Poor · 1 episodeShow
1980The Ghosts of Buxley HallGeorge RossMovie
1978The House of the DeadTalmudgeMovie
1977CHiPsJohn Ericson (uncredited), Captain Burke · 1 episodeShow
1976Crash!Dr. Gregg MartinMovie
1976Hustler SquadMovie
1975One Day at a TimeClint Wilkens · 1 episodeShow
1975Barbary CoastMike McCord · 1 episodeShow
1975S.W.A.T.1 episodeShow
1974Murder ImpossibleMurrayMovie
1974Hog WildMorris MelborneMovie
1973HawkinsFrank Pearson · 1 episodeShow
1972The Bounty ManBilly RiddleMovie
1972The Streets of San FranciscoShelby · 1 episodeShow
1971Bedknobs and BroomsticksCol. HellerMovie
1969Heads or TailsWilliam Huston / Will Hunter / 'Black Talisman'Movie
1968The Bamboo SaucerFred NorwoodMovie
1968The DestructorsDutch HollandMovie
1967The Money JungleBlake HellerMovie
1967The Vengeance of Pancho VillaDon Diego Alvarado / Diego OwensMovie
1967IronsideFred · 1 episodeShow
1967The InvadersHardy Smith · 1 episodeShow
1965Operation AtlantisGeorge SteeleMovie
1965The F.B.I.Sgt. Paul Devlin · 1 episodeShow
1965Honey WestSam Bolt · 30 episodesShow
19647 Faces of Dr. LaoEd Cunningham / Transformed PanMovie
1963The FugitiveLars · 1 episodeShow
1963I Am SemiramisKirMovie
1962The VirginianJack Bonham · 1 episodeShow
1960Under Ten FlagsLieutenant KrügerMovie
1960The Chevy Mystery ShowRay · 1 episodeShow
1960Pretty Boy FloydCharles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' FloydMovie
1959Adventures in ParadiseJeff Hazen · 1 episodeShow
1959BonanzaVince Dagen, Wade Hollister · 1 episodeShow
1959The David Niven ShowTwist Thompson · 1 episodeShow
1958Day of the BadmanSheriff Barney WileyMovie
1958Shirley Temple's StorybookBrom Bones, Hiawatha · 1 episodeShow
1957Oregon PassageLt. Niles OrdMovie
1957The Restless Gun2 episodesShow
1957Wagon Train1 episodeShow
1957Forty GunsBrockie DrummondMovie
1956Heritage of AngerJohnny HannemanMovie
1956The Cruel TowerTom KittredgeMovie
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreWill Ruxton, Lane Baker, Linc Mallory, Andy McCall · 1 episodeShow
1956Playhouse 902 episodesShow
1955The Return of Jack SladeJack SladeMovie
1955Star Stage1 episodeShow
1955Appointment with Adventure1 episodeShow
1955The MillionaireSgt. Peter Barkley · 1 episodeShow
1955Bad Day at Black RockPete WirthMovie
1954Green FireDonald KnowlandMovie
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyMorris Melborne · 2 episodesShow
1954Climax!William Herrick, Lindy Jackson, Cameron Lacey · 1 episodeShow
1954The Student PrinceCount Von AsterburgMovie
1954RhapsodyJames GuestMovie
1954Great Lady Has an InterviewReporter (uncredited)Movie
1953The United States Steel Hour1 episodeShow
1953Letter to LorettaWill Hadley, Roy Hendricks, Carl Stanton · 1 episodeShow
1953General Electric TheaterRed, Wonder Boy Nick · 1 episodeShow
1952Cavalcade of AmericaLeon Patterson, Joe Loring · 1 episodeShow
1951It's a Big CountryNaval Ensign (uncredited)Movie
1951Out There1 episodeShow
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsGunner's Mate Eddie Younger, Eddie Markham, Paul · 2 episodesShow
1951TeresaPhilip CassMovie
1950Lux Video TheatreMike · 1 episodeShow
1948Studio OneAnderson · 1 episodeShow
1948The Philco Television Playhouse1 episodeShow
1947Kraft Television TheatreMatt Wilson · 1 episodeShow
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