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Gervase Duan Spradlin was an American actor. Known for his distinctive accent and voice, he often played devious authority figures. He is credited in over 70 television and film productions, and performed with actors such as Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Garner, Charlton Heston, George C. Scott, and Johnny Depp.
Birth Name
Gervase Duan Spradlin
Born
Tuesday, 31 August 1920
Died
Sunday, 24 July 2011
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dick | Ben Bradlee | 1999 |
| The Long Kiss Goodnight | President | 1996 |
| Dark Skies | Elliot P. Grantham / Patient Zero | 1996 |
| Riders of the Purple Sage | Pastor Dyer | 1996 |
| Nick of Time | Mystery Man | 1995 |
| Canadian Bacon | R.J. Hacker | 1995 |
| Ed Wood | Reverend Lemon | 1994 |
| Clifford | Parker Davis | 1994 |
| Telling Secrets | Walter Jefferson | 1993 |
| The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 | Senator Pat Geary | 1992 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dick | Ben Bradlee | 1999 |
| The Long Kiss Goodnight | President | 1996 |
| Dark Skies | Elliot P. Grantham / Patient Zero | 1996 |
| Riders of the Purple Sage | Pastor Dyer | 1996 |
| Nick of Time | Mystery Man | 1995 |
| Canadian Bacon | R.J. Hacker | 1995 |
| Ed Wood | Reverend Lemon | 1994 |
| Clifford | Parker Davis | 1994 |
| Telling Secrets | Walter Jefferson | 1993 |
| The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 | Senator Pat Geary | 1992 |
| Intruders | General Hanley | 1992 |
| Cruel Doubt | George Bates | 1992 |
| Carolina Skeletons | Hiram Stoker | 1991 |
| Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance | Chief Hogan | 1991 |
| Sporting Chance | Evan Thorpe | 1990 |
| The War of the Roses | Harry Thurmont | 1989 |
| Oklahoma Passage | Host / Self | 1989 |
| War and Remembrance | Adm. Raymond A. Spruance | 1988 |
| Apocalypse Pooh | General Corman | 1987 |
| Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder | Franklin Bradshaw | 1987 |
| Houston: The Legend of Texas | President Andrew Jackson | 1986 |
| Resting Place | Sam Jennings | 1986 |
| Dream West | Gen. Steven Watts Kearney | 1986 |
| Space | Tucker Thomas | 1985 |
| Robert Kennedy and His Times | Lyndon Johnson | 1985 |
| Call to Glory | General Thornton | 1984 |
| Tank | Sheriff Buelton / Sheriff Cyrus Buelton | 1984 |
| The Lords of Discipline | Gen. Bentley Durrell | 1983 |
| Wrong Is Right | Philindros | 1982 |
| The Greatest American Hero | Nelson Corey | 1981 |
| The Formula | Clements / Arthur Clements | 1980 |
| The Jayne Mansfield Story | Gerald Conway | 1980 |
| Apocalypse Now | General R. Corman / General Corman | 1979 |
| North Dallas Forty | B. A. Strothers | 1979 |
| And I Alone Survived | Bob Elder | 1978 |
| Maneaters Are Loose! | Gordon Hale | 1978 |
| The Godfather Saga | Senator Pat Geary | 1977 |
| The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald | Witness / Doctor | 1977 |
| One on One | Coach Moreland Smith / Coach Smith | 1977 |
| MacArthur | General Eichelberger | 1977 |
| The November Plan | Gen. Winfield | 1977 |
| Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II | Sen. Dillon | 1976 |
| City of Angels | General Winfield / Matthew Lyons | 1976 |
| The Oregon Trail | Thomas Hern | 1976 |
| Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley | Military Judge | 1975 |
| The Godfather Part II | Senator Pat Geary / Sen. Pat Geary | 1974 |
| Hec Ramsey | Brother Caxton | 1972 |
| Search | Stephen Ackerman | 1972 |
| The Only Way Home | Philip | 1972 |
| Kung Fu | Lucas Bass | 1972 |
| Columbo | Martin Hammond | 1971 |
| The Hunting Party | Sam Bayard | 1971 |
| Alias Smith and Jones | Simpson | 1971 |
| Monte Walsh | Hal Henderson | 1970 |
| Zabriskie Point | Lee's Associate | 1970 |
| Tora! Tora! Tora! | Cmdr. Maurice E. Curts - Kimmel's Communications Officer | 1970 |
| Hell's Angels '69 | Detective | 1969 |
| Number One | Doctor Tristler / Doc Tristler | 1969 |
| Adam-12 | Joe Johnson | 1968 |
| The Outsider | Kenneth Conrad | 1968 |
| It Takes a Thief | Col. Collins | 1968 |
| Will Penny | Anse Howard | 1967 |
| Mannix | Sid Abernathy | 1967 |
| Judd for the Defense | District Attorney Shipe | 1967 |
| Cimarron Strip | Kermin | 1967 |
| Dragnet 1967 | Tom Arbyrd / Preston C. Densmore / Arthur Leo Tyson | 1967 |
| Pistols 'n' Petticoats | Marshal | 1966 |
| Iron Horse | Hotel Man | 1966 |
| The Rounders | Jed | 1966 |
| The Big Valley | Rhodes | 1965 |
| I Spy | Blair | 1965 |
| Run for Your Life | Mr. Perkins | 1965 |
| Gomer Pyle: USMC | Col. Driscoll | 1964 |
| The Virginian | Preacher | 1962 |
| Bonanza | Jenks / Chip | 1959 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Only Way Home | 1972 |
| Outside In | 1972 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Only Way Home | 1972 |
