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Claude Akins

Claude Akins
Claude Akins
Born: May 25, 1926 in Nelson, Georgia
Died: Jan 27, 1994 in Altadena, California
Occupation: Actor
Active: '50s-'80s
Major Genres: Drama, Western
Career Highlights: The Night Stalker, Comanche Station, Falling From Grace
First Major Screen Credit: Bitter Creek (1954)
13 Videos for Claude Akins
Falling From Grace (1992) The Night Stalker (1972) Rio Bravo (1959)
Sherlock Holmes and the Incident at Victoria Falls (1991) Return of the Magnificent Seven (1966) The Defiant Ones (1958)
The Curse (1987) The Killers (1964) The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Monster in the Closet (1986) Inherit the Wind (1960) From Here to Eternity (1953)
The Norliss Tapes (1973)
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Biography:

Trained at Northwestern University's drama department, onetime salesman Claude Akins was a Broadway actor when he was selected by a Columbia talent scout for a small role in the Oscar-winning From Here to Eternity (1953). With a craggy face and blunt voice that evoked memories of Lon Chaney Jr., Akins was a natural for villainous or roughneck roles, but was versatile enough to play parts requiring compassion and humor.

A television actor since the live days, Akins achieved stardom relatively late in life via such genial adventure series as Movin' On (1974), B.J. and the Bear (1979), The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979) and Legmen (1984). In his last decade, Claude Akins was a busy-and most genial-commercial spokesperson.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.