John Ericson
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1926-09-23
- Died
- 2020-05-03
- Place of birth
- Düsseldorf, Germany
- Also known as
- Joachim Alexander Ottokar Meibes · John Erickson
Biography
John Ericson (sometimes Erickson; born Joachim Alexander Ottokar Meibes; September 25, 1926 - May 3, 2020) was a German-American actor and film and television star. He trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, played the lead role in Stalag 17 by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski on Broadway (1951). He went on to make a number of films for MGM in quick succession in the 1950s. His first appearance was in Teresa (1951), directed by Fred Zinnemann, which also launched the film careers of Pier Angeli and Rod Steiger. He then went on to appear in a series of films which included Rhapsody, The Student Prince, Green Fire (all in 1954), and Bad Day at Black Rock (1955).
His career continued, mostly on television, for the next thirty years. He appeared in the lead role in "The Peter Bartley Story" of CBS's fantasy drama, The Millionaire. Child actor Johnny Washbrook appeared in the same episode in a flashback segment of Ericson as a boy. He appeared with Dorothy Malone in the January 1, 1956, episode entitled "Mutiny" of CBS's Appointment with Adventure. He guest-starred in 1958 in the NBC western series The Restless Gun, starring John Payne. He also guest-starred in the 1961 ABC crime drama, Target: The Corruptors! In 1965-1966, he co-starred with Anne Francis in the detective series Honey West. He occasionally appeared in such films as Pretty Boy Floyd (1960), 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964), and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971).
He was married twice and had two children from his first marriage to Milly Coury.
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Known For
TV Shows (41)
The Fugitive
1963
as Lars
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Henderson Wheatley
The A-Team
1983
as Calvin Cutter
Bonanza
1959
as Vince Dagen / Wade Hollister
Wagon Train
1957
Ironside
1967
as Fred
The Virginian
1962
as Jack Bonham
Knight Rider
1982
as Phillip Royce
Climax!
1954
as William Herrick / Lindy Jackson / Cameron Lacey
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
One Day at a Time
1975
as Clint Wilkens
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Will Ruxton / Linc Mallory / Lane Baker / Andy McCall
The F.B.I.
1965
as Sgt. Paul Devlin
Studio One
1948
as Anderson
The Invaders
1967
as Hardy Smith
The United States Steel Hour
1953
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Matt Wilson
The Millionaire
1955
as Sgt. Peter Barkley
Airwolf
1984
as Dr. Karl Krüger
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Shelby
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Jeff Hazen
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mike
Honey West
1965
as Sam Bolt
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Brom Bones / Hiawatha
Playhouse 90
1956
CHiPs
1977
as John Ericson (uncredited) / Captain Burke
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Leon Patterson / Joe Loring
S.W.A.T.
1975
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Morris Melborne
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Will Hadley / Roy Hendricks / Carl Stanton
The Restless Gun
1957
Hawkins
1973
as Frank Pearson
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
as Ray
Barbary Coast
1975
as Mike McCord
Nero Wolfe
1981
as Arthur Poor
Appointment with Adventure
1955
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Gunner's Mate Eddie Younger / Eddie Markham / Paul
General Electric Theater
1953
as Red / Wonder Boy Nick
Star Stage
1955
The David Niven Show
1959
as Twist Thompson
Out There
1951
Movies (34)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
as Col. Heller
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955
as Pete Wirth
Hog Wild
1974
as Morris Melborne
Under Ten Flags
1960
as Lieutenant Krüger
Hustler Squad
1976
Rhapsody
1954
as James Guest
The Bamboo Saucer
1968
as Fred Norwood
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
as Ed Cunningham / Transformed Pan
The Student Prince
1954
as Count Von Asterburg
Day of the Badman
1958
as Sheriff Barney Wiley
Green Fire
1954
as Donald Knowland
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002
as Brockie Drummond (archive footage)
Forty Guns
1957
as Brockie Drummond
Teresa
1951
as Philip Cass
Crash!
1976
as Dr. Gregg Martin
It's a Big Country
1951
as Naval Ensign (uncredited)
The House of the Dead
1978
as Talmudge
The Money Jungle
1967
as Blake Heller
The Vengeance of Pancho Villa
1967
as Don Diego Alvarado / Diego Owens
The Bounty Man
1972
as Billy Riddle
I Am Semiramis
1963
as Kir
The Return of Jack Slade
1955
as Jack Slade
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
1980
as George Ross
The Cruel Tower
1956
as Tom Kittredge
Murder Impossible
1974
as Murray
Pretty Boy Floyd
1960
as Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd
Heads or Tails
1969
as William Huston / Will Hunter / 'Black Talisman'
Heritage of Anger
1956
as Johnny Hanneman
The Destructors
1968
as Dutch Holland
Oregon Passage
1957
as Lt. Niles Ord
Great Lady Has an Interview
1954
as Reporter (uncredited)
Final Mission
1984
as The Colonel
Primary Target
1990
Operation Atlantis
1965
as George Steele
About John Ericson
John Ericson (sometimes Erickson; born Joachim Alexander Ottokar Meibes; September 25, 1926 - May 3, 2020) was a German-American actor and film and television star. He trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, played the lead role in Stalag 17 by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski on Broadway (1951). He went on to make a number of films for MGM in quick succession in the 1950s. His first appearance was in Teresa (1951), directed by Fred Zinnemann, which also launched the film careers of Pier Angeli and Rod Steiger. He then w… With 75 credits spanning from 1947 to 2002, John Ericson has appeared in 34 films and 41 TV shows.
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- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) — as Col. Heller
- Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) — as Pete Wirth
- Hog Wild (1974) — as Morris Melborne
- Under Ten Flags (1960) — as Lieutenant Krüger
- Hustler Squad (1976)
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