Biography
John Carter (November 26, 1927 – May 23, 2015) was an American actor known for the films Badlands (1973), Scarface (1983), and The Hoax (2006). He may be best remembered for his recurring role as Police Lieutenant John Biddle on the television series Barnaby Jones (1973-1980). (Before that, he had played a different character, a homicide victim, in an early episode of the series.) He also directed two Barnaby Jones episodes. Born in Center Ridge in Conway County in central Arkansas, Carter was the older brother of actor Conlan Carter of the ABC television series, Combat!. John Carter had his first TV role in that series, playing a major in the fifth-season episode "Nightmare on the Red Ball Run". In 1967, he was part of an extensive cast in the TV Western Gunsmoke as Doyle in "Ladies From St. Louis" (S12E27).
Carter played an historical figure, Stephen F. Austin, in the 1969 episode "Here Stands Bailey" of the syndicated series Death Valley Days.
Carter died from pneumonia on May 23, 2015, at the age of 87.
Filmography
all 67
TV Shows 45
Movies 22
The Hoax (2006)
Random Hearts (1999)
Celebrity (1998)
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990)
Law & Order (1990)
Chameleons (1989)
Hardball (1989)
The Runnin' Kind (1989)
Dear John (1988)
L.A. Law (1986)
MacGyver (1985)
Street Hawk (1985)
Hunter (1984)
Scarface (1983)
The A-Team (1983)
Our Family Business (1981)
Knots Landing (1979)
Dynasty (1976)
Winner Take All (1975)
Kodiak (1974)
Death in Space (1974)
Badlands (1974)
The Doll Squad (1973)
Barnaby Jones (1973)
Earth II (1971)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
The Smith Family (1971)
Night Chase (1970)
Marooned (1969)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
The F.B.I. (1965)
The Big Valley (1965)
Gunsmoke (1955)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1927-11-26
Deathday2015-05-23 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceCenter Ridge, Arkansas, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsДжон Картер
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