Claude Akins
Acting
Biography
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 202
Movies (92)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration2019Steve Brand (archive footage)
The Green Fog2018
Twisted Fear1994Detective Lucky Douglas
Seasons of the Heart1993Pastor William Clay
Grass Roots1992Sheriff Cox
Falling from Grace1992Speck Parks
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls1992Theodore Roosevelt
Computeritis: The High-Tech Hazard1992Narrator
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw1991President Theodore Roosevelt
Where Evil Lives1991Jack Devlin
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers1989Kibby
Pushed Too Far1988Sheriff Jim Forrest
The Curse1987Nathan Crane
Manhunt for Claude Dallas1986Bill Pogue
Monster in the Closet1986Sheriff Sam Ketchem
Return of the Monster Trucks1986Self / Host
Pecos Bill1986Grandpa / Narrator
Battle of the Monster Trucks1985Self / Host
The Baron and the Kid1984Harley Medford
Master Ninja1984Mr. Trumbull
Desperate Intruder1983Carl
Bus Stop1982Sheriff Will
Concrete Cowboys1979Woody Stone
Ebony, Ivory and Jade1979Joe Blair
Murder in Music City1979Billy West
B.J. and the Bear1978Sheriff Lobo
Little Mo1978Gus Berste
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo1977Bert Springer
Killer on Board1977Oscar Billingham
Tentacles1977Robards
Shows (110)
Eerie, Indiana1991Bank Robber / Grungy Bill
Matlock1986Sam Taylor
Tall Tales & Legends1985Grandpa / Narrator
Crazy like a Fox1984
Murder, She Wrote1984Ethan Cragg
Hunter1984Andy Polanski
Celebrity1984Uncle Bun Luther
The Master1984Trumbull
Legmen1984Tom Bannon
Masquerade1983Ted Kelly
Hotel1982
Darkroom1981Ben Haskell
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo1979Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo
The Love Boat1977Cappy
The Oregon Trail1977
Nashville 991977Det. Lt. Stonewall Jackson 'Stoney' Huff
The Rhinemann Exchange1977Walter Kendall
Medical Story1975Dr. Matthews
Dinah!1974
Movin' On1974Sonny Pruitt
Toma1973
Police Story1973
Barnaby Jones1973Eli Rile
The Streets of San Francisco1972Bob Mason
The Rookies1972
Cannon1971
McCloud1970
Medical Center1969
The Outsider1968
Mannix1967Sgt. Al Reardon