John Agar
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1921-01-31
- Died
- 2002-04-07
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- John George Agar Jr.
Biography
John G. Agar (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American actor. He starred alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, but was later relegated to B movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Flesh and the Spur, and Hand of Death. He also starred with Lucille Ball in the 1951 movie The Magic Carpet.
Agar was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lillian (née Rogers) and John Agar, Sr., a meat packer (see Agar Hams). He was educated at the Harvard School for Boys in Chicago and Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois and graduated from Trinity-Pawling Preparatory School in Pawling, New York, but did not attend college. He and his family moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1942, following his father’s death. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps, and he was a sergeant at the time he left the army in 1946.
He was Shirley Temple's first husband (1945–1950), and they worked together in Fort Apache. His marriage to Temple lasted five years and they had one daughter together, Linda Susan Agar, who was later known as Susan Black, taking the surname of her stepfather Charles Alden Black. Following his divorce from Temple, Agar was married in 1951 to model Loretta Barnett Combs (1922–2000). They remained married until her death in 2000. They had two sons, Martin Agar and John G. Agar III. Agar died on April 7, 2002 at Burbank, California of complications from emphysema. He was buried beside his wife at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.
Agar made six movies with John Wayne: Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima, Big Jake, Chisum, The Undefeated and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. He also made two movies with Shirley Temple, Fort Apache and Adventure in Baltimore, also starring Robert Young.
He is mentioned in the Frank Zappa song "The Radio is Broken" from the album The Man From Utopia (1983).
Known For
TV Shows (17)
Perry Mason
1957
as Kenneth Baxter
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Col. Blaylock
Climax!
1954
as Larry Dorrant
The Virginian
1962
as Tom Anders
Rawhide
1959
as Mike Anderson
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "A Day in Beaumont")
Highway to Heaven
1984
The Name of the Game
1968
as Bert Walker
Bat Masterson
1958
as Sam Phelps
Family Affair
1966
Police Story
1973
as Hammack
Branded
1965
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Lloyd
Hondo
1967
General Electric Theater
1953
as Marvin Potter
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Otis Tack
Delphi Bureau
1972
Movies (72)
Fort Apache
1948
as 2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke
King Kong
1976
as City Official
Chisum
1970
as Amos Patton
The Undefeated
1969
as Christian
Miracle Mile
1989
as Ivan Peters
Big Jake
1971
as Bert Ryan
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Lt. Flint Cohill
Nightbreed
1990
as Gas Station Attendant / Victim
Body Bags
1993
as Dr. Lang
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
as Dion O'Bannion
Sands of Iwo Jima
1950
as PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway
Fear
1990
as Leonard Scott Levy
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
Tarantula
1955
as Dr. Matt Hastings
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Jet Attack
1958
as Capt. Tom Arnett
Star in the Dust
1956
as Sheriff Bill Jorden
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Creepy Classics
1987
as Bob Westley - (archive footage)
Waco
1966
as George Gates
Along the Great Divide
1951
as Billy Shear
Revenge of the Creature
1955
as Prof. Clete Ferguson
Young Fury
1964
as Dawson
The Mole People
1956
as Dr. Roger Bentley
Breakthrough
1950
as Lt. Joe Mallory
Johnny Reno
1966
as Ed Tomkins
The Brain from Planet Arous
1957
as Steve March
Journey to the Seventh Planet
1962
as Capt. Don Graham
Invisible Invaders
1959
as Maj. Bruce Jay
The Perfect Bride
1991
as Gramps
Law of the Lawless
1964
as Pete Stone
Shield for Murder
1954
as Det. Sgt. Mark Brewster
A Century of Science Fiction
1996
as Self
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
1966
as Dr. Farrell
Stage to Thunder Rock
1964
as Dan Carrouthers
The Naked Monster
2005
as Dr. Clete Ferguson
Woman of the North Country
1952
as David Powell
Bait
1954
as Ray Brighton
The Magic Carpet
1951
as Ramoth
The Woman on Pier 13
1950
as Don Lowry
Joe Butterfly
1957
as Sgt. Dick Mason
Attack of the Puppet People
1958
as Bob Westley
Mr. No Legs
1978
as Police Capt. Hathaway
Invasion of Privacy
1992
as Old Convict
Frontier Gun
1958
as Sheriff Jim Crayle
Curse of the Swamp Creature
1968
as Barry Rogers
Of Love and Desire
1963
as Gus Cole
Hand of Death
1962
as Alex Marsh
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
1967
as Dr. Curt Taylor
Raymie
1960
as Ike Burroughs
Hell Raiders
1969
as Maj. Ronald Paxton
Perfect Victims
1988
as Dog-Walking Neighbor
Monster Invaders from Space
2018
as Dr. Curt Taylor (archive footage)
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021
as Self - (archive footage)
The Young and the Brave
1963
as Intelligence Captain
Man of Conflict
1953
as Ray Compton
The Rocket Man
1954
as Tom Baxter
The Vampire Hunters Club
2001
as Reggie
The Lonesome Trail
1955
as Johnny Rush
Flesh and the Spur
1956
as Luke Random
Destination Space
1959
as Col. Matthews
Ride a Violent Mile
1957
as Jeff Donner
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
1957
as George Hastings
Night Fright
1967
as Sheriff Clint Crawford
Divided We Fall
1982
as Yankee Officer
Cavalry Command
1958
as Sgt. Judd Norcutt
Adventure in Baltimore
1949
as Tom Wade
Fall Girl
1961
as Joe McElroy
Hold Back Tomorrow
1955
as Joe Cardos
The Golden Mistress
1954
as Bill Buchanan
How's Your Love Life?
1971
as Police Lt. Rafferty
Bielefeld Lichtwerk
1998
About John Agar
John G. Agar (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American actor. He starred alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, but was later relegated to B movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Flesh and the Spur, and Hand of Death. He also starred with Lucille Ball in the 1951 movie The Magic Carpet. Agar was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lillian (née Rogers) and John Agar, Sr., a meat packer (see Agar Hams). He was educated at the Harvard School for Boys in Chica… With 89 credits spanning from 1948 to 2021, John Agar has appeared in 72 films and 17 TV shows.
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- Fort Apache (1948) — as 2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke
- King Kong (1976) — as City Official
- Chisum (1970) — as Amos Patton
- The Undefeated (1969) — as Christian
- Miracle Mile (1989) — as Ivan Peters
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