Person file · Acting
Claude Akins
Born 1926-05-25Nelson, Georgia, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary CelebrationSteve Brand (archive footage)The Green FogRoleTwisted FearDetective Lucky DouglasSeasons of the HeartPastor William ClayGrass RootsSheriff CoxFalling from GraceSpeck ParksSherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria FallsTheodore RooseveltComputeritis: The High-Tech HazardNarratorThe Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawPresident Theodore RooseveltWhere Evil LivesJack DevlinMothers, Daughters and LoversKibbyPushed Too FarSheriff Jim ForrestThe CurseNathan CraneManhunt for Claude DallasBill PogueMonster in the ClosetSheriff Sam KetchemReturn of the Monster TrucksSelf / HostPecos BillGrandpa / NarratorBattle of the Monster TrucksSelf / HostThe Baron and the KidHarley MedfordMaster NinjaMr. TrumbullDesperate IntruderCarlBus StopSheriff WillConcrete CowboysWoody StoneEbony, Ivory and JadeJoe Blair