John Larch

John Larch

John Larch

October 4, 1914
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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John Larch (October 4, 1914 - October 16, 2005) was an American film and television actor.

After his lead role in the radio serial Captain Starr of Space (1953–54), John Larch entered films in 1954. He usually appeared in westerns (How The West Was Won) and action films, including Miracle of the White Stallions as General George S. Patton Jr. (1963), Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as General Omar Bradley (1976), replacing James Gregory as Mac in the Matt Helm movie The Wrecking Crew (1969) starring Dean Martin, Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer. Larch, an old friend of Clint Eastwood, appeared in Eastwood films, including Dirty Harry (1971) and Play Misty for Me (1971).

He also appeared on a number of television programs, including Naked City (three episodes), Route 66 (three episodes), The Fugitive (two episodes), The Invaders, The Restless Gun (four episodes), Gunsmoke (seven episodes), The Virginian (four episodes), Bonanza, Hawaii Five-0, Mission Impossible (two episodes), The Troubleshooters, Bus Stop, Laramie, The Law and Mr. Jones, and possibly most famously as Bill Mumy's father in The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" in 1961. He also appeared in two other The Twilight Zone episodes, playing a psychiatrist in "Perchance to Dream" and the sheriff in "Dust".

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Bad Ronald (1974)
25%
2 votes

Bad Ronald (1974)

Sgt. Lynch
Santee (1973)
NR
0 votes

Santee (1973)

Banner
Play Misty for Me (1971)
78%
12 votes

Play Misty for Me (1971)

Sgt. McCallum
Cannon for Cordoba (1970)
60%
2 votes

Cannon for Cordoba (1970)

Warner
Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
NR
0 votes

Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)

General George S. Patton, Jr.
Quantez (1957)
70%
1 votes

Quantez (1957)

Heller
Written On the Wind (1956)
75%
2 votes

Written On the Wind (1956)

Roy Carter
Man from Del Rio (1956)
NR
0 votes

Man from Del Rio (1956)

Bill Dawson
Seven Men from Now (1956)
80%
1 votes

Seven Men from Now (1956)

Payte Bodeen
The Phenix City Story (1955)
NR
0 votes

The Phenix City Story (1955)

Clem Wilson
Convoy
NR
0 votes

Convoy

 
Arrest and Trial
NR
0 votes

Arrest and Trial

 
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