Claude Akins

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Claude Marion Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994) was an American actor with a long career on stage, screen and television. Powerful in appearance and voice, Akins could be counted on to play the clever (or less than clever) tough guy, on the side of good or bad, in movies and television. He is best remembered as Sheriff Lobo in the 1970s TV series B. J. and the Bear, and later The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, a spin-off series, with Ben Cooper appearing as Waverly. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claude Akins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a community of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Lee Thompson
CAST:  Roddy McDowall  •  Lew Ayres  •  Bobby Porter  •  Richard Eastham

The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a community of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Lee Thompson
CAST:  Roddy McDowall  •  Lew Ayres  •  Bobby Porter  •  Richard Eastham

Down Three Dark Streets (1954)

An FBI Agent takes on the three unrelated cases of a dead agent to track down his killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arnold Laven
CAST:  Broderick Crawford  •  Ruth Roman  •  Martha Hyer  •  Marisa Pavan

An FBI Agent takes on the three unrelated cases of a dead agent to track down his killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arnold Laven
CAST:  Broderick Crawford  •  Ruth Roman  •  Martha Hyer  •  Marisa Pavan

From Here to Eternity (1953)

In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Zinnemann
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Montgomery Clift  •  Deborah Kerr  •  Donna Reed

In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Zinnemann
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Montgomery Clift  •  Deborah Kerr  •  Donna Reed

How the West Was Won (1962)

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The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Marshall  •  Henry Hathaway  •  John Ford
CAST:  Carroll Baker  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Henry Fonda  •  Carolyn Jones

The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Marshall  •  Henry Hathaway  •  John Ford
CAST:  Carroll Baker  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Henry Fonda  •  Carolyn Jones

Porgy and Bess (1959)

Set in the early 1900s in the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina, which serves as home to a black fishing community, the story focuses on the titular characters, crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Sidney Poitier  •  Dorothy Dandridge  •  Sammy Davis Jr.  •  Pearl Bailey

Set in the early 1900s in the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina, which serves as home to a black fishing community, the story focuses on the titular characters, crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Sidney Poitier  •  Dorothy Dandridge  •  Sammy Davis Jr.  •  Pearl Bailey

Rio Bravo (1959)

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The sheriff of a small town in southwest Texas must keep custody of a murderer whose brother, a powerful rancher, is trying to help him escape. After a friend is killed trying to muster support for him, he and his deputies must find a way to hold out against the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Dean Martin  •  Ricky Nelson  •  Walter Brennan

The sheriff of a small town in southwest Texas must keep custody of a murderer whose brother, a powerful rancher, is trying to help him escape. After a friend is killed trying to muster support for him, he and his deputies must find a way to hold out against the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Dean Martin  •  Ricky Nelson  •  Walter Brennan

The Caine Mutiny (1954)

When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  José Ferrer  •  Van Johnson  •  Fred MacMurray

When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  José Ferrer  •  Van Johnson  •  Fred MacMurray

The Defiant Ones (1958)

Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kramer
CAST:  Tony Curtis  •  Sidney Poitier  •  Theodore Bikel  •  Charles McGraw

Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kramer
CAST:  Tony Curtis  •  Sidney Poitier  •  Theodore Bikel  •  Charles McGraw

The Devil's Brigade (1968)

At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite Canadian commandos and undisciplined American soldiers. With Maj. Alan Crown leading the Canadians and Maj. Cliff ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew V. McLaglen
CAST:  William Holden  •  Cliff Robertson  •  Vince Edwards  •  Andrew Prine

At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite Canadian commandos and undisciplined American soldiers. With Maj. Alan Crown leading the Canadians and Maj. Cliff ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew V. McLaglen
CAST:  William Holden  •  Cliff Robertson  •  Vince Edwards  •  Andrew Prine

The Killers (1964)

A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Lee Marvin  •  Angie Dickinson  •  John Cassavetes  •  Clu Gulager

A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Lee Marvin  •  Angie Dickinson  •  John Cassavetes  •  Clu Gulager

Witness to Murder (1954)

A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Rowland
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  George Sanders  •  Gary Merrill  •  Jesse White

A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Rowland
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  George Sanders  •  Gary Merrill  •  Jesse White

Falling from Grace (1992)

Rock singer John Mellencamp makes his screen and directorial debut in this story by "Lonesome Dove" author, Larry McMurtry. The story, not too separated from Mellencamp's real life, finds him as a country music star whose meanderings and philandering has thrown his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Mellencamp
CAST:  John Mellencamp  •  Mariel Hemingway  •  Claude Akins  •  Dub Taylor

Rock singer John Mellencamp makes his screen and directorial debut in this story by "Lonesome Dove" author, Larry McMurtry. The story, not too separated from Mellencamp's real life, finds him as a country music star whose meanderings and philandering has thrown his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Mellencamp
CAST:  John Mellencamp  •  Mariel Hemingway  •  Claude Akins  •  Dub Taylor

Skyjacked (1972)

A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 in this disaster film filled with the usual early '70s stereotypes, and demands to be taken to Russia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Guillermin
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Yvette Mimieux  •  James Brolin  •  Claude Akins

A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 in this disaster film filled with the usual early '70s stereotypes, and demands to be taken to Russia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Guillermin
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Yvette Mimieux  •  James Brolin  •  Claude Akins

The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw (1991)

Hawkes, Jones and Cassidy are on their way to the biggest poker game in history. But a few folks want to see them fold before they even get there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Lowry
CAST:  Reba McEntire  •  Kenny Rogers  •  Rick Rossovich  •  Claude Akins

Hawkes, Jones and Cassidy are on their way to the biggest poker game in history. But a few folks want to see them fold before they even get there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Lowry
CAST:  Reba McEntire  •  Kenny Rogers  •  Rick Rossovich  •  Claude Akins

The Curse (1987)

Nathan Hayes is a religious man trying to hold onto his farm and keep his family in line. A real estate developer is trying to buy most of the farm property in the area, including Mr. Hayes family farm, in the hope that the Tennesse Valley Authority will choose the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Keith
CAST:  Wil Wheaton  •  Claude Akins  •  Malcolm Danare  •  Cooper Huckabee

Nathan Hayes is a religious man trying to hold onto his farm and keep his family in line. A real estate developer is trying to buy most of the farm property in the area, including Mr. Hayes family farm, in the hope that the Tennesse Valley Authority will choose the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Keith
CAST:  Wil Wheaton  •  Claude Akins  •  Malcolm Danare  •  Cooper Huckabee

Incident at Phantom Hill (1966)

At the end of the Civil War, a major shipment of gold has been stolen and buried in the desert. Only one man knows the whereabouts of gold and the army sends captain Matt Martin to arrest him and come back with the gold. Martin, his prisoner and a handful of men ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Earl Bellamy
CAST:  Robert Fuller  •  Jocelyn Lane  •  Dan Duryea  •  Tom Simcox

At the end of the Civil War, a major shipment of gold has been stolen and buried in the desert. Only one man knows the whereabouts of gold and the army sends captain Matt Martin to arrest him and come back with the gold. Martin, his prisoner and a handful of men ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Earl Bellamy
CAST:  Robert Fuller  •  Jocelyn Lane  •  Dan Duryea  •  Tom Simcox

Joe Dakota (1957)

A stranger rides into town and says he is looking for a local Indian. Told he left town, the truth everyone has been hiding comes out including the stranger's true identity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Bartlett
CAST:  Jock Mahoney  •  Luana Patten  •  Charles McGraw  •  Barbara Lawrence

A stranger rides into town and says he is looking for a local Indian. Told he left town, the truth everyone has been hiding comes out including the stranger's true identity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Bartlett
CAST:  Jock Mahoney  •  Luana Patten  •  Charles McGraw  •  Barbara Lawrence

The Lonely Man (1957)

Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him. Gunslinger Jacob Wade finds his long-abandoned son Riley, now a young man who hates his father but has nowhere else to go. Hoping to settle down, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  Jack Palance  •  Anthony Perkins  •  Neville Brand  •  Robert Middleton

Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him. Gunslinger Jacob Wade finds his long-abandoned son Riley, now a young man who hates his father but has nowhere else to go. Hoping to settle down, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  Jack Palance  •  Anthony Perkins  •  Neville Brand  •  Robert Middleton

Little Mo (1978)

Biopic about tennis great Maureen Connolly who, as a teenager, was the first woman to win the Grand Slam of Tennis, became world-renowned as "Little Mo," and died of cancer in 1969 at the age of 34.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Haller
CAST:  Michael Learned  •  Anne Baxter  •  Glynnis O'Connor  •  Claude Akins

Biopic about tennis great Maureen Connolly who, as a teenager, was the first woman to win the Grand Slam of Tennis, became world-renowned as "Little Mo," and died of cancer in 1969 at the age of 34.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Haller
CAST:  Michael Learned  •  Anne Baxter  •  Glynnis O'Connor  •  Claude Akins

Flap (1970)

Comedy based on the plight of modern Native Americans living on reservations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carol Reed
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Claude Akins  •  Tony Bill  •  Shelley Winters

Comedy based on the plight of modern Native Americans living on reservations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carol Reed
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Claude Akins  •  Tony Bill  •  Shelley Winters
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