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"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 3: Episode 34 -- A man murders his lover's husband to have her for himself.
To Catch a Thief (1955) -- Clip: You're a thief
To Catch a Thief (1955) -- When a reformed jewel thief is suspected of returning to his former occupation, he must ferret out the real thief in order to prove his innocence.
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 1: Episode 31 -- Two scheming gamblers wager with an unsuspecting American that he can't stay the whole night in a haunted manor.
"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1964): Season 1: Episode 2 -- While investigating the disappearance of research ships in the Aegean, the Seaview is damaged by a bomb.

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Date of Death:
4 August 2006, Woodland Hills, California, USA more
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John "Basher" Alderson led a colorful life considering his origins in... more
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Was an expert horseman and appeared in many film and TV westerns. He starred... more
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  1. Young Guns II (1990) .... Guano Miner
    ... aka Young Guns II: Blaze of Glory (UK)

  2. "The Beiderbecke Tapes" .... Tracy (1 episode, 1987)
        - Episode #1.2 (1987) TV episode .... Tracy
  3. "Boon" .... Ed Slatterley (1 episode, 1987)
        - Taken for a Ride (1987) TV episode .... Ed Slatterley
  4. Riders of the Storm (1986) .... Col. Sanders
    ... aka The American Way (Australia)
  5. Reunion at Fairborough (1985) (TV)
  6. "Automan" .... Rummy (1 episode, 1984)
        - Club Ten (1984) TV episode .... Rummy
  7. "Philip Marlowe, Private Eye" .... Gaff Talley (1 episode, 1983)
        - The King in Yellow (1983) TV episode .... Gaff Talley
  8. Evil Under the Sun (1982) .... Police Sergeant
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Evil Under the Sun (UK: complete title)
  9. Ragtime (1981) .... Waldo's Aide #1
    ... aka Love and Glory (Philippines: English title)

  10. "Tropic" (1979) TV series .... Bert White
  11. Sunnyside (1979) .... Jack Flynn
  12. The Cat from Outer Space (1978) .... Mr. Smith
  13. The Wild Geese (1978) .... Randy
  14. Candleshoe (1977) .... Jenkins
  15. "Quincy M.E." .... Tom Holloway (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka Quincy (International: English title: informal title)
        - A Question of Time (1977) TV episode .... Tom Holloway
  16. Valentino (1977) .... Cop
    ... aka Ken Russell's Valentino (Australia)
  17. Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free (1976) (TV) .... Moose Matlock
    ... aka Banjo Hackett
  18. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976) .... Trent
  19. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Henry Holbrook / ... (2 episodes, 1975-1976)
    ... aka Little House: A New Beginning (USA: last season title)
        - A Matter of Faith (1976) TV episode .... Turnbull
        - Money Crop (1975) TV episode .... Henry Holbrook
  20. "Swiss Family Robinson" .... Fogerty (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka Island of Adventure (UK)
        - Episode #1.12 (1975) TV episode .... Fogerty
  21. The Log of the Black Pearl (1975) (TV) .... Eric Kort
  22. The Klansman (1974) .... Vernon Hodo
    ... aka KKK
    ... aka The Burning Cross
  23. Blazing Saddles (1974) (uncredited) .... Gum Chewer
    ... aka Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles or Never Give a Saga an Even Break (USA: poster title)
  24. "Kung Fu" .... Wray (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Third Man (1973) TV episode .... Wray
  25. "Play for Today" .... Audrey's Husband (1 episode, 1973)
        - Kisses at Fifty (1973) TV episode .... Audrey's Husband
  26. "The Onedin Line" .... Bosun (1 episode, 1972)
        - A Woman Alone (1972) TV episode .... Bosun
  27. Top of the Heap (1972) .... Captain Walsh
  28. "Night Gallery" .... Granger (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA: alternative title)
        - Lindemann's Catch/A Feast of Blood/The Late Mr. Peddington (1972) TV episode .... Granger
  29. "The Persuaders!" .... Kyle Sandor (1 episode, 1971)
        - Angie... Angie (1971) TV episode .... Kyle Sandor
  30. The Deserter (1971) .... O'Toole
    ... aka Djavolja kicma (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
    ... aka La spina dorsale del diavolo (Italy)
    ... aka Ride to Glory (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Devil's Backbone (USA)
  31. "Mission: Impossible" .... Follet (1 episode, 1970)
        - Hunted (1970) TV episode .... Follet
  32. "The Troubleshooters" .... Ed Brockhauser (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka Mogul (USA)
        - Let's See the Colour of Your Money (1970) TV episode .... Ed Brockhauser
  33. You Can't Win 'Em All (1970) .... U.S. Army major
    ... aka Soldiers of Fortune (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Dubious Patriots
  34. "The Borderers" .... The Sea-Cole Man (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Sea-Cole Man (1970) TV episode .... The Sea-Cole Man
  35. The Molly Maguires (1970) .... Jenkins

  36. "Mannix" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Last Rites for Miss Emma (1969) TV episode
  37. Hellfighters (1968) .... Jim Hatch
  38. "Cowboy in Africa" .... Baron (1 episode, 1968)
        - A Man of Value (1968) TV episode .... Baron
  39. "The Guns of Will Sonnett" .... Sheriff (1 episode, 1968)
        - Look for the Hound Dog (1968) TV episode .... Sheriff
  40. "The Wild Wild West" .... Clive Marchmount (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Night of the Falcon (1967) TV episode .... Clive Marchmount
  41. "Green Acres" .... Corporal (1 episode, 1967)
        - Das Lumpen (1967) TV episode .... Corporal
  42. "Daniel Boone" .... MacIntosh (1 episode, 1967)
        - Tanner (1967) TV episode .... MacIntosh
  43. Double Trouble (1967) .... Iceman
  44. I Deal in Danger (1966) .... Gorleck
  45. "The Time Tunnel" .... Little John (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Revenge of Robin Hood (1966) TV episode .... Little John
  46. "The F.B.I." .... Swede (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Death Wind (1966) TV episode .... Swede
  47. "Death Valley Days" .... Hank Butterford / ... (4 episodes, 1964-1966)
    ... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
        - The Kid from Hell's Kitchen (1966) TV episode .... John Tunstall
        - An Organ for Brother Brigham (1966) TV episode .... Hank Butterford
        - Hugh Glass Meets the Bear (1966) TV episode .... Hugh Glass
        - From the Earth, a Heritage (1964) TV episode .... Joe Meek
  48. "Doctor Who" .... Wyatt Earp (4 episodes, 1966)
        - The OK Corral (1966) TV episode .... Wyatt Earp
        - Johnny Ringo (1966) TV episode .... Wyatt Earp
        - Don't Shoot the Pianist (1966) TV episode .... Wyatt Earp
        - A Holiday for the Doctor (1966) TV episode .... Wyatt Earp
  49. "BBC Play of the Month" .... Richard F. Snyder, US Consul in Moscow (1 episode, 1966)
        - Lee Oswald: Assassin (1966) TV episode .... Richard F. Snyder, US Consul in Moscow
  50. Play of the Month: Lee Oswald Assassin (1966) (TV) .... Richard F. Snyder
  51. "Blue Light" .... Gorleck (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Target, David March (1966) TV episode
        - The Last Man (1966) TV episode .... Gorleck
  52. "I Spy" .... Koski (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Barter (1966) TV episode .... Koski
  53. "12 O'Clock High" .... Sgt. Dunbar (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Slaughter Pen (1966) TV episode .... Sgt. Dunbar
  54. "Bonanza" .... Hangman Hugh Gwylnedd / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1965)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - Five Sundowns to Sunup (1965) TV episode .... Hangman Hugh Gwylnedd
        - The Countess (1961) TV episode .... Montague
  55. The War Lord (1965) .... Holbracht
  56. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." .... Jenkins (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Gazebo in the Maze Affair (1965) TV episode .... Jenkins
  57. Strange Bedfellows (1965) (uncredited) .... The Truck Driver
  58. "The Rogues" (1 episode, 1965)
        - Money Is for Burning (1965) TV episode
  59. My Fair Lady (1964) (uncredited) .... Jamie
  60. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" .... Round-Face (1 episode, 1964)
        - The City Beneath the Sea (1964) TV episode .... Round-Face
  61. "Combat!" .... Sgt. Rawlings (2 episodes, 1964)
        - What Are the Bugles Blowin' For?: Part 2 (1964) TV episode .... Sgt. Rawlings
        - What Are the Bugles Blowin' For?: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... Sgt. Rawlings
  62. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Third Guard (1 episode, 1964)
        - Final Escape (1964) TV episode .... Third Guard
  63. "Arrest and Trial" .... Bartender (1 episode, 1963)
        - Journey into Darkness (1963) TV episode .... Bartender
  64. Donovan's Reef (1963) (uncredited) .... Officer
  65. "Gunsmoke" .... Ab Laster / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1963)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - Blind Man's Bluff (1963) TV episode .... Canby
        - Sweet and Sour (1957) TV episode .... Ab Laster
        - General Parsley Smith (1955) TV episode .... Ed Nash
  66. The Hook (1963) .... Crewman Swenson
  67. "Going My Way" .... Mr. Larkin (1 episode, 1963)
        - Tell Me When You Get to Heaven (1963) TV episode .... Mr. Larkin
  68. "Maverick" .... Ben Chapman / ... (4 episodes, 1959-1962)
        - Mr. Muldoon's Partner (1962) TV episode .... Simon Girty
        - The Art Lovers (1961) TV episode .... Captain Bly
        - Benefit of the Doubt (1961) TV episode .... Zindler
        - Passage to Fort Doom (1959) TV episode .... Ben Chapman
  69. "Bronco" .... Francis Randolph (1 episode, 1962)
        - A Town That Lived and Died (1962) TV episode .... Francis Randolph
  70. "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Gage (1 episode, 1962)
        - Who Lives by the Gun (1962) TV episode .... Gage
  71. "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Max / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1962)
        - The Mark of Cain (1962) TV episode .... Rusty Doggett
        - Duel at Florence (1958) TV episode .... Max
  72. "The Untouchables" .... Grote (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Canada Run (1962) TV episode .... Grote
  73. "Follow the Sun" .... Taggert (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Longest Crap Game in History (1961) TV episode .... Taggert
  74. "Adventures in Paradise" .... Darcy / ... (4 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - The Reluctant Hero (1961) TV episode .... Sean Casey
        - Flamin' Lady (1961) TV episode .... Darcy
        - The Jonah Stone (1961) TV episode .... Palsson
        - The Color of Venom (1960) TV episode .... Pine
  75. Romanoff and Juliet (1961) .... Randle Wix
    ... aka Dig That Juliet
  76. "Armchair Theatre" (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Mystery of Martin Wheeler (1961) TV episode
  77. The Barbarians (1960)
    ... aka Revak, lo schiavo di Cartagine (Italy)
    ... aka Rivak the Barbarian (USA: TV title)
  78. "The Texan" .... Jake / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - Badman (1960) TV episode .... Jake
        - Return to Friendly (1959) TV episode .... Swede Yocum
  79. "Wagon Train" (2 episodes, 1960)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - Trial for Murder: Part 2 (1960) TV episode
        - Trial for Murder: Part 1 (1960) TV episode

  80. "Lawman" .... Jack Brace (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Lawman (USA: alternative title)
        - The Shelter (1959) TV episode .... Jack Brace
  81. "Play of the Week" .... Miguel (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Power and the Glory (1959) TV episode .... Miguel
  82. "Laramie" (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Run to Tumavaca (1959) TV episode
  83. "Disneyland" .... Sgt. Duncan MacGregor / ... (5 episodes, 1958-1959)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - The Swamp Fox: Brother Against Brother (1959) TV episode .... Sergeant McDonald
        - The Swamp Fox: The Birth of the Swamp Fox (1959) TV episode .... Sergeant McDonald
        - Texas John Slaughter: Killers from Kansas (1959) TV episode .... Sgt. Duncan MacGregor
        - Texas John Slaughter: Ambush in Laredo (1958) TV episode .... Sgt. Duncan MacGregor
        - Texas John Slaughter (1958) TV episode .... Sgt. Duncan MacGregor
  84. "Black Saddle" .... Big Sam Davis (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
        - The Hotel (1959) TV episode .... Big Sam Davis
  85. "Colt .45" .... Captain (1 episode, 1959)
        - Queen of Dixie (1959) TV episode .... Captain
  86. No Name on the Bullet (1959) .... Ben Chaffee
  87. "Hudson's Bay" .... Boggs (1 episode)
        - Black Barrier (????) TV episode .... Boggs
  88. Wolf Larsen (1958) .... Johnson
    ... aka The Far Wanderer (USA: alternative title)
  89. "Boots and Saddles" .... Sgt. Bullock (38 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka The Story of the Fifth Cavalry
        - The Captain's Leave (1958) TV episode .... Sgt. Bullock
        - Weight of Command (1958) TV episode .... Sgt. Bullock
        - The Holdout (1958) TV episode .... Sgt. Bullock
        - Iron John (1958) TV episode .... Sgt. Bullock
        - The Superstition (1958) TV episode .... Sgt. Bullock
          (33 more)
  90. "The Californians" .... Dolph Parker / ... (3 episodes, 1958)
        - Bridal Bouquet (1958) TV episode .... Dolph Parker
        - The Marshal (1958) TV episode .... Slater
        - Sorley Boy (1958) TV episode .... Sorley Boy McDonald
  91. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Attendant / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1958)
        - The Crocodile Case (1958) TV episode .... Inspector Karsiak
        - The Gentleman from America (1956) TV episode .... Attendant
  92. The Young Lions (1958) (uncredited) .... Cpl. Kraus
  93. Don't Go Near the Water (1957) .... Lt. Cmdr. Diplock
  94. The Last Stagecoach West (1957) .... Angus MacKendrick
  95. Something of Value (1957) (uncredited) .... Policeman
    ... aka Africa Ablaze (USA: reissue title)
  96. Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957) .... Clyde Walters
  97. "Crossroads" .... Jagger / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - Big Sombrero (1957) TV episode .... Jagger
        - Call for Help (1957) TV episode .... Patrolman Ben Steiner
        - Timberland Preacher (1956) TV episode .... Tim Hogan
  98. Spoilers of the Forest (1957) .... Big Jack Milna
  99. "Conflict" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Passage to Maranga (1957) TV episode
  100. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Corporal Durkin (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - Death Watch (1956) TV episode .... Corporal Durkin
  101. "The Adventures of Hiram Holliday" .... Policeman (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Hiram Holliday
        - Lapidary Wheel (1956) TV episode .... Policeman
  102. "You Are There" .... Virgil Earp (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - Mr. Christian Seizes the Bounty (April 28, 1789) (1956) TV episode
        - The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (October 26, 1881) (1955) TV episode .... Virgil Earp
  103. "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Swede (1 episode, 1956)
        - High Air (1956) TV episode .... Swede
  104. "Cheyenne" .... Beef Simpkins (1 episode, 1956)
        - Quicksand (1956) TV episode .... Beef Simpkins
  105. "Studio 57" .... Barker (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Heinz Studio 57 (USA: alternative title)
        - Banana Boat to Blanca Cay (1956) TV episode .... Barker
  106. "Crusader" .... Stoker (1 episode, 1955)
        - Sea Voyage (1955) TV episode .... Stoker
  107. "Kings Row" .... Mike Polich (1 episode, 1955)
        - Introduction to Erica (1955) TV episode .... Mike Polich
  108. Target Zero (1955) .... Cpl. Devon Enoch
  109. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Mr. Blunt (2 episodes, 1955)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - On Leave (1955) TV episode
        - The Argonauts (1955) TV episode .... Mr. Blunt
  110. To Catch a Thief (1955) (uncredited) .... Detective at the Costume Ball
    ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief (USA: complete title)
  111. The Scarlet Coat (1955) .... Mr. Durkin
  112. Moonfleet (1955) .... Nathanial Greening
  113. "Lux Video Theatre" .... Willie (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Thunder on the Hill (1955) TV episode .... Willie
  114. Violent Saturday (1955) (uncredited) .... Amish farmer on train
  115. "City Detective" .... Hill (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Derelict (1955) TV episode .... Hill
  116. King Richard and the Crusaders (1954) (uncredited) .... Mob Leader
  117. Living It Up (1954) (uncredited) .... Yankee Catcher
  118. Casanova's Big Night (1954) (uncredited) .... Outside guard
    ... aka Mr. Casanova (USA: alternative title)
  119. Knock on Wood (1954) (uncredited) .... Bobby
  120. "Space Patrol" .... Bolen / ... (3 episodes, 1952-1953)
    ... aka Satellite Police (USA: syndication title)
        - The Space Patrol Microscope (1953) TV episode .... Bolen
        - The Human Targets (1953) TV episode .... Danton
        - Frontier Epidemic (1952) TV episode .... Butler
  121. "Cavalcade of America" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre (USA: fourth season title)
    ... aka DuPont Theater (USA: fifth season title)
        - John Yankee (1953) TV episode
  122. Julius Caesar (1953) (uncredited) .... Citizen of Rome
    ... aka William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
  123. South Sea Woman (1953) .... Fitzroy (bearded baritone)
  124. The Desert Rats (1953) (uncredited) .... Corporal
  125. Against All Flags (1952) .... Jonathan Harris
  126. Plymouth Adventure (1952) (uncredited) .... Salterne
  127. The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) (uncredited) .... German corporal
    ... aka Rommel, Desert Fox (UK)
    ... aka The Desert Fox (USA: short title)
  128. The Highwayman (1951) (uncredited) .... British Soldier
Soundtrack:
  1. My Fair Lady (1964) (performer: "With a Little Bit of Luck" (1956) (uncredited), "Get Me to the Church on Time" (1956) (uncredited))
Self:
  1. Glitter Palace (2002) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Disneyland"
        - The Cat from Outer Space: Part 1 (1982) TV episode .... Mr. Smith
        - The Cat from Outer Space: Part 2 (1982) TV episode .... Mr. Smith
  2. "Frontier Justice"
        - Death Watch (1958) TV episode (archive footage: 'Zane Grey Theater') .... Corporal Durkin


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