Claude Akins

8 titles·Since 1960

May 25, 1926 · Nelson, 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.

Filmography (8)

The Curse

1987 · Nathan Crane

Monster in the Closet

1986 · Sheriff Sam Ketchem

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973 · Aldo

Skyjacked

1972 · Sgt. Ben Puzo

The Night Stalker

1972 · Sheriff Warren A. Butcher

Return of the Seven

1966 · Frank

The Killers

1964 · Earl Sylvester

Comanche Station

1960 · Ben Lane

May 25, 1926 · Nelson, 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.