Claude Akins

Actor Born 1926 Nelson, Georgia, USA 11 TV Shows 8 Movies

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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.

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Claude Akins has built a filmography of 19 credits over a career spanning from 1951 to 1984.

Claude Akins's most notable role to date came in Rio Bravo (1959), where he played Joe Burdette. He also appeared in Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) as Aldo. Most recently appeared in The Twilight Zone (1959) as Steve Brand.

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