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John Dehner (November 23, 1915 - February 4, 1992) was an American actor in radio, television, and films. Between 1941 and 1988, he appeared in over 260 films and television programs. Prior to acting, Dehner had worked as an animator at Walt Disney Studios, and later became a radio disc jockey. He was also a professional pianist.
Filmography
all 265
Movies 155
TV Shows 110
Narrator 12
self 3
Voice 2
Judge Carrigan

Jagged Edge (1985)
Movie
1
Henry Luce

The Right Stuff (1983)
Movie
5.58
Hadden Marshall

Bare Essence (1983)
TV
The Commissioner

Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Movie
5.27
Hadden Marshall

Bare Essence (1982)
TV
Capt. John Sutter

California Gold Rush (1981)
Movie
Lt. Joseph Broggi

Enos (1980)
TV
Senator

Nothing Personal (1980)
Movie
Marshal Edge Troy

Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand (1979)
Movie
Henry Wheelock

The Boys from Brazil (1978)
Movie
5.61
Col. Lafayette C. Baker

The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977)
Movie
Barrett Fears

Big Hawaii (1977)
TV
Barrett Fears

Danger in Paradise (1977)
Movie
Jane's Father

Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
Movie
Bishop Benjamin

How the West Was Won (1977)
TV
8
Bob Maples

The Killer Inside Me (1976)
Movie
Warden Mannering

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1976)
Movie
Mr. Simon

Switch (1975)
TV
Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson

The Missiles of October (1974)
Movie
Judge Lyman / Inspector DeMartonis

The Rockford Files (1974)
TV
7
Dr. Leo Stegner

Petrocelli (1974)
TV
4.5
Brazos

Honky Tonk (1974)
Movie
Wallingford

The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
Movie
Simon Russell

The Magician (1973)
TV
Charles Claver

Temperatures Rising (1972)
TV
Roland Pangborn / Otis Swanson

Columbo (1971)
TV
5.78
Colonel Ames

Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
Movie
1
Brig. Gen. George

Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)
Movie
Judge Caldwell

The Silent Force (1970)
TV
Dr. John Bedford

Quarantined (1970)
Movie
Sheriff Chancey Jones

Tiger by the Tail (1970)
Movie
District Attorney Frank Simpson

Stiletto (1969)
Movie
Cy Bennett / Cy Bennett / Cyril Bennett

The Doris Day Show (1968)
TV
Lieutenant Grayson

Land of the Giants (1968)
TV
9
Anthony Del Vecchi

Hawaii Five-O (1968)
TV
5.45
Dr. Kharmusi

The Helicopter Spies (1968)
Movie
6.6
Gar Burnett / Captain Surtee

The High Chaparral (1967)
TV
6
High-Spade Johnny Dean

Winchester '73 (1967)
Movie
Dan Whelan

Mission: Impossible (1966)
TV
6.33
Colonel Backscheider / General von Platzen

Hogan's Heroes (1965)
TV
Torres / John Maxwell Avery

The Wild Wild West (1965)
TV
5.75
Daddy Cade

The Big Valley (1965)
TV
6.2
Eliot Ponas

Run for Your Life (1965)
TV
Narrator (uncredited)

The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
Movie
Narration

Seven Second Love Affair (1965)
Movie
Scotty Hawke

Youngblood Hawke (1964)
Movie
Dr. Parviz Kharmusi

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
TV
6
Mr. Henderson

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour (1964)
Movie
President Thomas Jefferson

The Great Adventure (1963)
TV
S.P. Champlain

Critic's Choice (1963)
Movie
Geoffrey Harnish

The Chapman Report (1962)
Movie
Gen. Armand Bouchard

Combat! (1962)
TV
6
Morgan Starr / Bleeck / Marshall Eliazer Teague / Frank Sturgis

The Virginian (1962)
TV
Narrator (voice)

Aquamania (1961)
Movie
Narrator

The Litterbug (1961)
Movie
Frank Boone

The Canadians (1961)
Movie
Narrator

A Salute to Father (1961)
Movie
Francisco Hernandez

Surfside 6 (1960)
TV
Colonel Harvey

The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
TV
6
'Burgundy Smith'

The Westerner (1960)
TV
Frank Lucas

The Brothers Brannagan (1960)
TV
George Shay

Checkmate (1960)
TV
Emir Bhaki aka The Lion of the Desert

Timbuktu (1959)
Movie
Huey Barker

The Untouchables (1959)
TV
5.29
Paul Jordan

Adventures in Paradise (1959)
TV
John Sims

The Rebel (1959)
TV
Captain Allenby / Jared Garrity

The Twilight Zone (1959)
TV
8
Walter Shannon

Law of the Plainsman (1959)
TV
Captain Pender

Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
Chip Donahue

Cast a Long Shadow (1959)
Movie
Colonel Tedesco

The Killers of Mussolini (1959)
Movie
Aaron Robinson / Park Forrest

Black Saddle (1959)
TV
Jubal Wade / Capt. Francis Cabot / Ben Kerran / Straw Coleman

Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Roland Dumont / Robert McGill / John Dehner

77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Marshal Ben Holt / Sheriff

Bat Masterson (1958)
TV
Ben Wyatt

Lawman (1958)
TV
Col. Tate

Yancy Derringer (1958)
TV
Narrator (voice)

Hong Kong Confidential (1958)
Movie
Al Walker

The Rifleman (1958)
TV
6.67
Grant Mandeville / Sheriff Hayes / Abraham Saxon

Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
TV
Grant Kimbrough

Apache Territory (1958)
Movie
Claude Tobin

Man of the West (1958)
Movie
4
Pat Garrett

The Left Handed Gun (1958)
Movie
Narrator

How to Relax (1957)
Movie
Sheriff Jess Holmes

The Girl in Black Stockings (1957)
Movie
Big Ed Murphy / John Bates

Maverick (1957)
TV
5.33
Major Lewis

Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
Fred Sutliff

Trooper Hook (1957)
Movie
Roger Pollack

The Iron Sheriff (1957)
Movie
Maj. Seth Bradner

Revolt at Fort Laramie (1957)
Movie
Colonel Overton / Jim Brayden / Dr. Jim Randolph / Marshal Tom Harvey

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV
John Dehner

The Great Cat Family (1956)
Movie
Taylor Swope

The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
Movie
Preacher Jason

A Day of Fury (1956)
Movie
Lew Hanlon

Terror at Midnight (1956)
Movie
Dist. Atty. Ray Willis

Please Murder Me (1956)
Movie
Mr. Bascombe

Carousel (1956)
Movie
Tom Quentin

Top Gun (1955)
Movie
Nagel

Cheyenne (1955)
TV
Jules Tulane

Duel on the Mississippi (1955)
Movie
Rack / Wayne Russell / Cope Borden / Nip Cullers / Caleb / Tom Cassidy / Nate Springer / Hardy Tate / Luke / Ben / Paolo Scanzano / Sam Wall

Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Captain Herrick

The King's Thief (1955)
Movie
Nathanael Greene

The Scarlet Coat (1955)
Movie
Ames Luddington

Tall Man Riding (1955)
Movie
Ranse Jackman

The Man from Bitter Ridge (1955)
Movie
Prof. Ridgely

The Millionaire (1955)
TV
Capt. Thomas Flynn

The General's Boots (1954)
Movie
Weddle

Apache (1954)
Movie
4
Announcer

The Strauss Fantasy (1954)
Movie
Derek Gravesend

The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters (1954)
Movie
4.33
Narrator

The Cowboy (1954)
Movie
Matt Carroll

Southwest Passage (1954)
Movie
Sid Barlowe

The Steel Lady (1953)
Movie
Police Capt. J. 'Chief' Donald (uncredited)

Vicki (1953)
Movie
Major Colle

Fort Algiers (1953)
Movie
Matt Ringo

Gun Belt (1953)
Movie
Harvey Logan

Powder River (1953)
Movie
The Chief

Man on a Tightrope (1953)
Movie
Gilbert Winslow

Plymouth Adventure (1952)
Movie
Charles Quine / Capt. Bowns / Gen. Hatfield

Four Star Playhouse (1952)
TV
Emmett Sanderson

Junction City (1952)
Movie
Count de Fourrier

Lady In The Iron Mask (1952)
Movie
Fredo Brios

California Conquest (1952)
Movie
Emil Cabeau

Cripple Creek (1952)
Movie
Bronson

Desert Passage (1952)
Movie
Doutreval

Scaramouche (1952)
Movie
Narrator (uncredited)

The Green Glove (1952)
Movie
Prince Bokra

Aladdin and His Lamp (1952)
Movie
Khalil

Harem Girl (1952)
Movie
Mr. Hadley

The Lady and the Rocket (1952)
Movie
Jardine

Ten Tall Men (1951)
Movie
Capt. Thomas Flynn

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Turk Thorne aka John H. Smith

Hot Lead (1951)
Movie
Jefferson Jay

Corky of Gasoline Alley (1951)
Movie
Wes Hardin

The Texas Rangers (1951)
Movie
Baron de Wichehalse

Lorna Doone (1951)
Movie
John Delmont

When the Redskins Rode (1951)
Movie
Capt. Michael Craydon

Fort Savage Raiders (1951)
Movie
Tom Marsden

Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951)
Movie
Lieutenant Commander

The Flying Missile (1950)
Movie
Bob Reynolds

Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard (1950)
Movie
Sgt. Belchue

Last of the Buccaneers (1950)
Movie
Gordon Crossley (uncredited)

Three Secrets (1950)
Movie
6
Gilbert Simmone

Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
Frank Reynolds

David Harding, Counterspy (1950)
Movie
Sir Baldric

Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950)
Movie
Frank Niles

Destination Murder (1950)
Movie
Stanton

Texas Dynamo (1950)
Movie
Anson Thurber

Dynamite Pass (1950)
Movie
Blake - Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)

Backfire (1950)
Movie
Sir Raphael Brokenridge

Bodyhold (1949)
Movie
Duke Webster

Horsemen of the Sierras (1949)
Movie
Murad Reis

Barbary Pirate (1949)
Movie
Charles Bruton

Bandits of El Dorado (1949)
Movie
Henri Le Clerc

Kazan (1949)
Movie
Couguelat

The Secret Of St. Ives (1949)
Movie
John Dakin (Joseph Dakin in credits)

Riders of the Pony Express (1949)
Movie
Oilman (uncredited)

Tulsa (1949)
Movie
Assistant Bureau Chief (uncredited)

He Walked by Night (1949)
Movie
Bus Driver

Drip Dippy Donald (1948)
Movie
Joe Comstock

Blonde Savage (1947)
Movie
Reporter

Bury Me Dead (1947)
Movie
SS Officer (uncredited)

Golden Earrings (1947)
Movie
Bob Fitzsimmons

Vigilantes of Boomtown (1947)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)

It's a Joke, Son! (1947)
Movie
Rod Mason

Out California Way (1946)
Movie
Willard Erskine (uncredited)

Big Town (1946)
Movie
Jarvis, Gang Leader

The Last Crooked Mile (1946)
Movie
German Radar Captain (uncredited)

O.S.S. (1946)
Movie
Walter Hughes

The Undercover Woman (1946)
Movie
Jeffreys (uncredited)

Club Havana (1945)
Movie
Hog Contest Announcer (uncredited)

State Fair (1945)
Movie
State Trooper #2 (uncredited)

Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Movie
3
Contest Announcer (uncredited)

Twice Blessed (1945)
Movie
Miner in Bar (uncredited)

The Corn Is Green (1945)
Movie
Crew Voice

Dog Watch (1945)
Movie
Speaker Pipe

The Clock Watcher (1945)
Movie
Norwegian Sailor (uncredited)

Hollywood Canteen (1944)
Movie
Doctor Quack the Radio Announcer

Donald's Off Day (1944)
Movie
5
Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Movie
Radio Voice

The Plastics Inventor (1944)
Movie
Spirit Narrator

Springtime for Pluto (1944)
Movie
Flight Officer

Commando Duck (1944)
Movie
Narrator

Contrary Condor (1944)
Movie
6
Hotel Manager

Bellboy Donald (1942)
Movie
Gorilla

Pluto at the Zoo (1942)
Movie
Radio Announcer

Donald's Decision (1942)
Movie
Pluto's Devil

Lend a Paw (1941)
Movie
Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (uncredited)

The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
Movie
8
Duke Williams

The Roaring 20s
TV
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1915-11-23
Deathday1992-02-04 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceStaten Island, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known As John Dehner Forkum, Dehner Forkum
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