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John Donovan Cannon was an American actor. An alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, he is best known for his co-starring role of Chief of Detectives Peter B. Clifford in the NBC television series, McCloud with Dennis Weaver from 1970 until 1977, and also for his part as the witness Lloyd Chandler who was able to clear Dr. Richard Kimble in "The Judgment", the series finale of ABC's The Fugitive.
Birth Name
John Donovan Cannon
Born
Monday, 24 April 1922
Died
Friday, 20 May 2005
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Donner Party | voice | 1992 |
Law & Order | Chet Burton | 1990 |
The Return of Sam McCloud | Commissioner Peter B. Clifford | 1989 |
The Road Raiders | 1989 | |
American Experience | (voice) | 1988 |
The Highwayman | Chief Clifton | 1987 |
Street Justice | Dante | 1987 |
Blacke's Magic | General Ellis Wershing | 1986 |
Murder, She Wrote | Bill Carmody / Sheriff McCoy | 1984 |
Call to Glory | General Hampton | 1984 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Donner Party | voice | 1992 |
Law & Order | Chet Burton | 1990 |
The Return of Sam McCloud | Commissioner Peter B. Clifford | 1989 |
The Road Raiders | 1989 | |
American Experience | (voice) | 1988 |
The Highwayman | Chief Clifton | 1987 |
Street Justice | Dante | 1987 |
Blacke's Magic | General Ellis Wershing | 1986 |
Murder, She Wrote | Bill Carmody / Sheriff McCoy | 1984 |
Call to Glory | General Hampton | 1984 |
The Master | Jason Hunter | 1984 |
Remington Steele | Kevin Masters / Elliot Walsh | 1982 |
Matt Houston | Perone | 1982 |
Death Wish II | New York D.A. | 1982 |
The Fall Guy | Jed / David Charles | 1981 |
Pleasure Palace | Howland | 1980 |
Raise the Titanic | Captain Joe Burke | 1980 |
Top of the Hill | Frank Langrock | 1980 |
Ike: The War Years | Gen. Walter Bedell Smith / General Walter Bedell Smith | 1980 |
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Oscar Gorley | 1979 |
The Concorde... Airport '79 | Lt. John Ratcliff (TV version) | 1979 |
Ike: The War Years | Gen. Walter Bedell Smith | 1979 |
B.J. and the Bear | Oscar Gorley / Gorley | 1978 |
Sword of Justice | Frank Blaine | 1978 |
Testimony of Two Men | Kenton Campion | 1977 |
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Jason Fox | 1977 |
Fantasy Island | Dutch Schultz | 1977 |
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Dennis Weaver | Self | 1976 |
Wedding Band | Herman | 1974 |
Scorpio | Filchock / Arthur Filchock | 1973 |
Lawman | Hurd Price | 1971 |
Alias Smith and Jones | Harry Briscoe | 1971 |
Cotton Comes to Harlem | Calhoun | 1970 |
McCloud | Peter B. Clifford / Chief Peter Clifford | 1970 |
D.A.: Murder One | Nicholas Devaney | 1969 |
Heaven with a Gun | Mace | 1969 |
The Thousand Plane Raid | Gen. Palmer / Gen. Cotten Palmer | 1969 |
Krakatoa: East of Java | Danzig | 1968 |
Mod Squad | Van Marney | 1968 |
Lancer | Morgan Price | 1968 |
The Name of the Game | Sam Walker | 1968 |
The Guns of Will Sonnett | Pat Bridges | 1967 |
Cimarron Strip | Bo | 1967 |
Cool Hand Luke | Society Red | 1967 |
The Invaders | Peter Kalter | 1967 |
Mission: Impossible | Miklos Klaar | 1966 |
Iron Horse | Victor Lamphier | 1966 |
Shane | Reno | 1966 |
An American Dream | Police Sgt. Walt Leznicki / Walt Leznicki | 1966 |
The Trials of O'Brien | Polo Romaine | 1965 |
The Wild Wild West | Flory | 1965 |
The F.B.I. | Robert Dewey / Mark Tabor / John Graham Evans / Clifford Wyant | 1965 |
Seaway | Captain Pederson | 1965 |
A Man Called Shenandoah | Jason Brewster | 1965 |
Profiles in Courage | Sam Houston | 1964 |
12 O'Clock High | Brig. Gen. Dave Creighton | 1964 |
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Falk | 1964 |
The Rogues | Paul Mannix | 1964 |
Fanfare for a Death Scene | Col. Dorn | 1964 |
The Great Adventure | Clarence King | 1963 |
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Dr. Webb / Paul Carrington | 1963 |
East Side/West Side | Sam Dingam | 1963 |
The Fugitive | Lloyd Chandler / Sheriff Todd Collison | 1963 |
Combat! | Ted Slocum | 1962 |
Stoney Burke | Mark Vickers | 1962 |
The Doctors and the Nurses | Dr. Kevin McAllister / Dr. McAllister / Dr. Edgar Miles | 1962 |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Joe Brisson | 1962 |
The Virginian | Roy Harkness | 1962 |
The Defenders | District Attorney / District Attorney Manetto / D.A. Al Ashley / Assistant District Attorney Ashley | 1961 |
Play of the Week | George / Poins | 1959 |
Deadline | Wetback | 1959 |
Bonanza | Colonel Jim Hudson | 1959 |
The Untouchables | Al Remp / Joe Lassiter | 1959 |
Rawhide | Austin Ware / Jack Rose | 1959 |
Naked City | Tom Keary | 1958 |
Wagon Train | Abel Weatherly | 1957 |
The Phil Silvers Show | Sherman the Shark | 1955 |
Gunsmoke | Jake MacGraw / Pike | 1955 |
The Magical World of Disney | Paul Durand / Lucas Deranian | 1954 |
The United States Steel Hour | 1953 | |
Omnibus | Andrew Jackson | 1952 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1975 | Emmy | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |