Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/25/1926
Place of Birth
Nelson, Georgia, USA
Also Known As
Claude Akins
Biography
Known For
How the West Was Won
as Man (uncredited)
Rio Bravo
as Joe Burdette
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
as Aldo
Frontier Rangers
as Caleb Brandt
The Sharkfighters
as Chief 'Gordy' Gordon
Desperate Intruder
as Carl
The Curse
as Nathan Crane
Johnny Concho
as Lem
Joe Dakota
as Aaron Grant
The Killers
as Earl Sylvester
Waterhole #3
as Sgt. Henry Foggers
Skyjacked
as Sgt. Ben Puzo
Tentacles
as Robards
The Raid
as Lt. Ramsey (uncredited)
From Here to Eternity
as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)
Concrete Cowboys
as Woody Stone
Flap
as Lobo Jackson
Pecos Bill
as Grandpa / Narrator
Bitter Creek
as Vance Morgan
Bus Stop
as Sheriff Will
Career Timeline
1992
1991
1986
1984
1979
1977
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
How the West Was Won
as Man (uncredited)
Combat!
as Mastin
Combat!
as Rosie
Combat!
as Charlie Pelton
The Lucy Show
as Lieutenant Finch
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Sheriff Jordan
The Virginian
as Lump
The Virginian
as Hezekiah
Black Gold
as Chick Carrington
Merrill's Marauders
as Sgt. Kolowicz
1961
1960
1959
Yellowstone Kelly
as Sergeant
Hound-Dog Man
as Hog Peyson
The Untouchables
as Vince Majesky
The Untouchables
as Jake 'Dodo' Ryan
The Untouchables
as Karl Hansa
Adventures in Paradise
as Sam Kayle
The Alaskans
Role unknown
The Rebel
as Tom Hall
The Twilight Zone
as Steve Brand
Law of the Plainsman
as Sheriff Clifford Shaw
Laramie
Role unknown
Riverboat
as Jarret Sutton
Riverboat
as Beaudry Rawlins
The Deputy
as Jason Getty
Bonanza
as Marshal Emmett Dowd
Bonanza
as Col. Edward J. Dunwoody
Bonanza
as Ezekiel
Bonanza
as Sam Hill
Don't Give Up the Ship
as Lt. Cmdr. Farber
Porgy and Bess
as Detective
Rio Bravo
as Joe Burdette
Rawhide
as Clete Manson
Rawhide
as Karse
Rawhide
as Sergeant Parker
Rawhide
as Gus Marsdon
Rawhide
as Aloysius Claybank
Rawhide
as Jerry Boggs
Frontier Rangers
as Caleb Brandt
1958
Onionhead
as Poznicki
77 Sunset Strip
as Ed Bird
Bat Masterson
as Jack Fontana
Yancy Derringer
as Toby Cook
The Rifleman
Role unknown
The Rifleman
as Floyd Doniger
The Texan
Role unknown
Bronco
Role unknown
Steve Canyon
as Sgt. Brecker
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Jack Kelly
The Defiant Ones
as Mack
1957
Joe Dakota
as Aaron Grant
The Restless Gun
as Wes Flagler
Maverick
as Paisley Briggs
Perry Mason
as Detective Sgt. Phillip Dix
Boots and Saddles
Role unknown
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Dever
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Kenny Lambert
The Lonely Man
as Blackburn
Meet McGraw
as Jim Bennett
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
as Pete Logan
Tales of Wells Fargo
as John L. Sullivan
Tales of Wells Fargo
as Ralph
Tales of Wells Fargo
as Jefferson
Tales of Wells Fargo
as Rake
Tales of Wells Fargo
as John Leslie Nagel
Hot Summer Night
as Truck Driver
1956
The Sharkfighters
as Chief 'Gordy' Gordon
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Walker Collins
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sheriff Adam Prescott
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Simmy, the Comanchero
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Deputy Chuck Wagner
State Trooper
as Janskey
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
as Manion
The Burning Hills
as Ben Hindeman
Johnny Concho
as Lem
The Proud and Profane
as Big soldier
Johnny Moccasin
as Bill Ames
Battle Stations
as Marty Brennan
1955
Man with the Gun
as Jim Reedy (uncredited)
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Anton Budenieff
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Cop
My Friend Flicka
Role unknown
Frontier
Role unknown
Cheyenne
as Sheriff Bob Walters
Gunsmoke
as Harry
Gunsmoke
as Jed Butler
Gunsmoke
as Hack
Gunsmoke
as Solis
Gunsmoke
as Ad
Gunsmoke
as Sy Sherne
Gunsmoke
as Art McLane
Gunsmoke
as Worth Sweeney
Gunsmoke
as Marshal Clint Tucker
Gunsmoke
as Howard Kane
The Sea Chase
as Winkler
The Millionaire
as Sgt. Mike Harden
1954
The Human Jungle
as George Mandy
The Adventures of Hajji Baba
as Chief Executioner (uncredited)
Studio 57
Role unknown
Studio 57
as Al
Down Three Dark Streets
as Matty Pavelich
Shield for Murder
as Fat Michaels
The Raid
as Lt. Ramsey (uncredited)
The Caine Mutiny
as Horrible
Witness to Murder
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Bitter Creek
as Vance Morgan
1953
The Man Behind the Badge
Role unknown
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
as Pete Nemeck
Letter to Loretta
as Matt Malone
Letter to Loretta
as Carl Hodges
Letter to Loretta
as Robert Wilson
City Detective
Role unknown
From Here to Eternity
as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
as Steve Crawford
General Electric Theater
as Duke Williams
General Electric Theater
as Dave Blackby