John Larch
Known for Acting · 139 credits
- Born
- 1914-10-04
- Died
- 2005-10-16
- Place of birth
- Salem, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Harold Aronin · Harry Larch · جان لارچ
Biography
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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Known For
TV Shows (90)
Ironside
1967
The Fugitive
1963
as George Duncan / Sheriff Ben Corby
Dallas
1978
as Wally Windham / Arlen Ward / Atticus Ward
The Rifleman
1958
Bonanza
1959
as Blake McCall
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Arthur Mahoney
Wagon Train
1957
as John Ramsey / Jethro Creech
Dynasty
1981
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Premier Anton Rojek / Larry Gault
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Eliot Rathmann / Mr. Fremont / Sheriff Koch
Climax!
1954
as Cab Driver
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Joseph Trinian / Roger Maggers
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as McNagle / Chaplain Robert April
The Untouchables
1959
as Bryan 'Bull' Hanlon
Simon & Simon
1981
as Deputy Sheriff John Burns
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Harris
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Arthur Vale
Naked City
1958
as John Clinton / Steve Werminski / George Paraskis
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Victor Jonah
Daniel Boone
1964
as Sam Hawken
The Virginian
1962
as Sheriff Neil Brady
Dragnet
1951
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Kamden
The F.B.I.
1965
as Fred Wallace / Jules Harmon
Gunsmoke
1955
as Clay Young / Jim Cobbett / Rance / Zeno / Dan / Serpa / Shanks
Rawhide
1959
as Lennie Dawson / Sam Garrett
Cannon
1971
Bat Masterson
1958
as Garrickson
Police Woman
1974
as Lester Hummel
The Invaders
1967
as Greg Lucather
Space Patrol
1950
as Korwin
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Quine - Scout / Dr. Cole Gentry / Magnus Kihlgren
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Howie Kale
Route 66
1960
as Bill Morrison / Sandy Mason
The Millionaire
1955
as Thomas J. 'Tom' Mead
Ben Casey
1961
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Sgt. Shaw
Telephone Time
1956
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Nicholas
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Studio 57
1954
Stoney Burke
1962
Laramie
1959
Switch
1975
as Stocker
Police Story
1973
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Dr. Killman
You Are There
1953
as Cimber / Col. Harrison / Miner 1
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as George Patterson / David Cameron
I Led Three Lives
1953
Vega$
1978
Felony Squad
1966
The Texan
1958
as Les Torbit
Yancy Derringer
1958
as Wayland Farr
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Black Saddle
1959
as Ty Northrup
Outlaws
1960
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Frank Boyd
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Jerry Miller
Movies (49)
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
as Prosecuting Attorney
Dirty Harry
1971
as Chief
How the West Was Won
1962
as Grimes (uncredited)
The Amityville Horror
1979
as Father Nuncio
Play Misty for Me
1971
as Sgt. McCallum
Written on the Wind
1956
as Roy Carter
7 Men from Now
1956
as Payte Bodeen
The Wrecking Crew
1968
as MacDonald
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
as Sheriff of Friendly
Johnny Moccasin
1956
as Frank Hill
The Naked Street
1955
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Quantez
1957
as Heller
Illegal
1955
as District Attorney's Man (uncredited)
Moby Dick
1954
as 1st Sailor
From Hell to Texas
1958
as Hal Carmody
Man in the Shadow
1957
as Ed Yates
Miracle of the White Stallions
1963
as General George S. Patton, Jr.
Stampede at Bitter Creek
1962
as Frank Boyd
Cannon for Cordoba
1970
as Warner
The Killer Is Loose
1956
as Otto Flanders
Gun for a Coward
1956
as Stringer
The Phenix City Story
1955
as Clem Wilson
The McConnell Story
1955
as Cy
Man from Del Rio
1956
as Bill Dawson
Bad Ronald
1974
as Sgt. Lynch
Framed
1975
as Bundy
Tight Spot
1955
as First Detective (uncredited)
Seven Angry Men
1955
as Sergeant
A Fire in the Sky
1978
as Johnson
Hell to Eternity
1960
as Capt. Schwabe
This Is My Love
1954
as Police Detective
Behind the High Wall
1956
as William Kiley
The Saga of Hemp Brown
1958
as Jed Givens
Santee
1973
as Banner
The Careless Years
1957
as Sam Vernon
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1975
as District Attorney
Magic Carpet
1972
as Mr. Tracy
5 Against the House
1955
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Bitter Creek
1954
as Hired Gunman
Move
1970
as Mounted Patrolman
Hail, Hero!
1969
as Mr. Conklin
Winter Kill
1974
as Dr. Bill Hammond
The Desperate Miles
1975
as Dr. Bryson
Pages of Death
1962
as Councilman Halliday
Women in Chains
1972
as Barney
Future Cop
1976
as Commisioner Forman
The Chadwick Family
1974
as Fargo
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
1976
as Gen. Omar Bradley
The City
1971
as Holland Yermo
About John Larch
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 Som… With 139 credits spanning from 1950 to 1982, John Larch has appeared in 49 films and 90 TV shows.
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- Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) — as Prosecuting Attorney
- Dirty Harry (1971) — as Chief
- How the West Was Won (1962) — as Grimes (uncredited)
- The Amityville Horror (1979) — as Father Nuncio
- Play Misty for Me (1971) — as Sgt. McCallum
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