John Agar
Known for: Acting
John G. Agar (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American actor. He starred alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, but was later relegated to B movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Flesh and the Spur, and Hand of Death. He also starred with Lucille Ball in the 1951 movie The Magic Carpet. Agar was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lillian (née Rogers) and John Agar, Sr., a meat packer (see Agar Hams). He was educated at the Harvard School for Boys in Chicago and Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois and graduated from Trinity-Pawling Preparatory School in Pawling, New York, but did not attend college. He and his family moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1942, following his father’s death. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps, and he was a sergeant at the time he left the army in 1946. He was Shirley Temple's first husband (1945–1950), and they worked together in Fort Apache. His marriage to Temple lasted five years and they had one daughter together, Linda Susan Agar, who was later known as Susan Black, taking the surname of her stepfather Charles Alden Black. Following his divorce from Temple, Agar was married in 1951 to model Loretta Barnett Combs (1922–2000). They remained married until her death in 2000. They had two sons, Martin Agar and John G. Agar III. Agar died on April 7, 2002 at Burbank, California of complications from emphysema. He was buried beside his wife at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California. Agar made six movies with John Wayne: Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima, Big Jake, Chisum, The Undefeated and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. He also made two movies with Shirley Temple, Fort Apache and Adventure in Baltimore, also starring Robert Young. He is mentioned in the Frank Zappa song "The Radio is Broken" from the album The Man From Utopia (1983). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Agar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
Kenneth Baxter
1957
Series
Charlie's Angels
Col. Blaylock
1976
Series
The Virginian
Tom Anders
1962
Series
Rawhide
Mike Anderson
1959
Series
Climax!
Larry Dorrant
1954
Series
The Twilight Zone
(segment "A Day in Beaumont")
1985
Series
Highway to Heaven
1984
Series
Bat Masterson
Sam Phelps
1958
Series
The Name of the Game
Bert Walker
1968
Series
Family Affair
1966
Series
Police Story
Hammack
1973
Series
Branded
1965
Film
King Kong
City Official
1976
Film
Nightbreed
Gas Station Attendant / Victim
1990
Series
Hondo
1967
Film
Chisum
Amos Patton
1970
Film
Fort Apache
2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke
1948
Film
Body Bags
Dr. Lang
1993
Film
The Undefeated
Christian
1969
Film
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Lt. Flint Cohill
1949
Film
Miracle Mile
Ivan Peters
1989
Film
Big Jake
Bert Ryan
1971
Series
Letter to Loretta
Lloyd
1953
Series
Delphi Bureau
1972
Film
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Dion O'Bannion
1967
Film
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
1968
Series
General Electric Theater
Marvin Potter
1953
Film
Revenge of the Creature
Prof. Clete Ferguson
1955
Film
Star in the Dust
Sheriff Bill Jorden
1956
Film
Sands of Iwo Jima
PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway
1950
Film
Tarantula
Dr. Matt Hastings
1955
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Otis Tack
1951
Film
Bait
Ray Brighton
1954
Film
Attack of the Puppet People
Bob Westley
1958
Film
Along the Great Divide
Billy Shear
1951
Film
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
1997
Film
A Century of Science Fiction
Self
1996
Film
Journey to the Seventh Planet
Capt. Don Graham
1962
Film
Flesh and the Spur
Luke Random
1956
Film
Young Fury
Dawson
1964
Film
Johnny Reno
Ed Tomkins
1966
Film
Fear
Leonard Scott Levy
1990
Film
Invasion of Privacy
Old Convict
1992
Film
The Mole People
Dr. Roger Bentley
1956
Film
Law of the Lawless
Pete Stone
1964
Film
Curse of the Swamp Creature
Barry Rogers
1968
Film
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2021
Film
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
Dr. Farrell
1966
Film
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
The Brain from Planet Arous
Steve March
1957
Film
Fall Girl
Joe McElroy
1961
Film
Shield for Murder
Det. Sgt. Mark Brewster
1954
Film
Cavalry Command
Sgt. Judd Norcutt
1958
Film
Stage to Thunder Rock
Dan Carrouthers
1964
Film
The Naked Monster
Dr. Clete Ferguson
2005
The Vampire Hunters Club
Reggie
2001
Film
Adventure in Baltimore
Tom Wade
1949
Film
Waco
George Gates
1966
Film
Monster Invaders from Space
Dr. Curt Taylor (archive footage)
2018
Film
The Woman on Pier 13
Don Lowry
1950
Film
Perfect Victims
Dog-Walking Neighbor
1988
Film
The Young and the Brave
Intelligence Captain
1963
Film
Night Fright
Sheriff Clint Crawford
1967
Film
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
Dr. Curt Taylor
1967
Film
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
George Hastings
1957
Film
Woman of the North Country
David Powell
1952
Film
Destination Space
Col. Matthews
1959
Film
Mr. No Legs
Police Capt. Hathaway
1978
Film
The Lonesome Trail
Johnny Rush
1955
Film
The Perfect Bride
Gramps
1991
Film
Breakthrough
Lt. Joe Mallory
1950
Film
Joe Butterfly
Sgt. Dick Mason
1957
Film
Jet Attack
Capt. Tom Arnett
1958
Film
The Rocket Man
Tom Baxter
1954
Film
Of Love and Desire
Gus Cole
1963
Film
Invisible Invaders
Maj. Bruce Jay
1959
Film
The Magic Carpet
Ramoth
1951
Film
Creepy Classics
Bob Westley - (archive footage)
1987
Film
Frontier Gun
Sheriff Jim Crayle
1958
Film
Divided We Fall
Yankee Officer
1982
Film
Ride a Violent Mile
Jeff Donner
1957
Film
Hand of Death
Alex Marsh
1962
Film
Hold Back Tomorrow
Joe Cardos
1955
Film
Raymie
Ike Burroughs
1960
Film
The Golden Mistress
Bill Buchanan
1954
Film
How's Your Love Life?
Police Lt. Rafferty
1971
Film
Bielefeld Lichtwerk
1998
Film
Hell Raiders
Maj. Ronald Paxton
1969
Man of Conflict
Ray Compton
1953