John Ericson
Known for: Acting
John Ericson (sometimes Erickson; born Joachim Alexander Ottokar Meibes; September 25, 1926 - May 3, 2020) was a German-American actor and film and television star. He trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, played the lead role in Stalag 17 by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski on Broadway (1951). He went on to make a number of films for MGM in quick succession in the 1950s. His first appearance was in Teresa (1951), directed by Fred Zinnemann, which also launched the film careers of Pier Angeli and Rod Steiger. He then went on to appear in a series of films which included Rhapsody, The Student Prince, Green Fire (all in 1954), and Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). His career continued, mostly on television, for the next thirty years. He appeared in the lead role in "The Peter Bartley Story" of CBS's fantasy drama, The Millionaire. Child actor Johnny Washbrook appeared in the same episode in a flashback segment of Ericson as a boy. He appeared with Dorothy Malone in the January 1, 1956, episode entitled "Mutiny" of CBS's Appointment with Adventure. He guest-starred in 1958 in the NBC western series The Restless Gun, starring John Payne. He also guest-starred in the 1961 ABC crime drama, Target: The Corruptors! In 1965-1966, he co-starred with Anne Francis in the detective series Honey West. He occasionally appeared in such films as Pretty Boy Floyd (1960), 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964), and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). He was married twice and had two children from his first marriage to Milly Coury. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Ericson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Henderson Wheatley
1984
Series
The A-Team
Calvin Cutter
1983
Series
Knight Rider
Phillip Royce
1982
Series
Bonanza
Vince Dagen
1959
Series
Bonanza
Wade Hollister
1959
Series
Ironside
Fred
1967
Series
The Fugitive
Lars
1963
Series
Wagon Train
1957
Series
The Virginian
Jack Bonham
1962
Series
Airwolf
Dr. Karl Krüger
1984
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Will Ruxton
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Lane Baker
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Linc Mallory
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Andy McCall
1956
Series
Climax!
William Herrick
1954
Series
Climax!
Lindy Jackson
1954
Series
Climax!
Cameron Lacey
1954
Series
One Day at a Time
Clint Wilkens
1975
Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Series
The F.B.I.
Sgt. Paul Devlin
1965
Series
Studio One
Anderson
1948
Series
The Invaders
Hardy Smith
1967
Series
The Millionaire
Sgt. Peter Barkley
1955
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
Shelby
1972
Series
Adventures in Paradise
Jeff Hazen
1959
Series
Kraft Television Theatre
Matt Wilson
1947
Series
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Brom Bones
1958
Series
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Hiawatha
1958
Series
CHiPs
John Ericson (uncredited)
1977
Series
CHiPs
Captain Burke
1977
Series
Playhouse 90
1956
Series
Honey West
Sam Bolt
1965
Series
The United States Steel Hour
1953
Lux Video Theatre
Mike
1950
Series
Cavalcade of America
1952
Series
Cavalcade of America
Leon Patterson
1952
Series
Cavalcade of America
Joe Loring
1952
Series
The Restless Gun
1957
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Morris Melborne
1954
Series
S.W.A.T.
1975
Film
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Col. Heller
1971
Series
Nero Wolfe
Arthur Poor
1981
Series
Hawkins
Frank Pearson
1973
The Chevy Mystery Show
Ray
1960
Series
Barbary Coast
Mike McCord
1975
Series
Letter to Loretta
Will Hadley
1953
Series
Letter to Loretta
Roy Hendricks
1953
Series
Letter to Loretta
Carl Stanton
1953
Appointment with Adventure
1955
Film
Bad Day at Black Rock
Pete Wirth
1955
Series
General Electric Theater
Red
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Wonder Boy Nick
1953
Series
Star Stage
1955
Series
The David Niven Show
Twist Thompson
1959
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Gunner's Mate Eddie Younger
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Eddie Markham
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Paul
1951
Film
Forty Guns
Brockie Drummond
1957
Out There
1951
Film
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Ed Cunningham / Transformed Pan
1964
Film
Under Ten Flags
Lieutenant Krüger
1960
Film
Green Fire
Donald Knowland
1954
Film
Hog Wild
Morris Melborne
1974
Film
It's a Big Country
Naval Ensign (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
George Ross
1980
Film
Day of the Badman
Sheriff Barney Wiley
1958
Film
Hustler Squad
1976
Film
The Bamboo Saucer
Fred Norwood
1968
Film
The House of the Dead
Talmudge
1978
Film
Crash!
Dr. Gregg Martin
1976
Film
I Am Semiramis
Kir
1963
Film
The Student Prince
Count Von Asterburg
1954
Film
Rhapsody
James Guest
1954
Film
The Vengeance of Pancho Villa
Don Diego Alvarado / Diego Owens
1967
Film
Teresa
Philip Cass
1951
Film
Operation Atlantis
George Steele
1965
Film
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Brockie Drummond (archive footage)
2002
Film
The Return of Jack Slade
Jack Slade
1955
Film
Final Mission
The Colonel
1984
Film
The Destructors
Dutch Holland
1968
Film
Pretty Boy Floyd
Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd
1960
Film
The Money Jungle
Blake Heller
1967
Film
The Bounty Man
Billy Riddle
1972
Film
Great Lady Has an Interview
Reporter (uncredited)
1954
Film
Oregon Passage
Lt. Niles Ord
1957
Film
Heads or Tails
William Huston / Will Hunter / 'Black Talisman'
1969
Film
Heritage of Anger
Johnny Hanneman
1956
Film
Murder Impossible
Murray
1974
Film
The Cruel Tower
Tom Kittredge
1956
Film
Primary Target
1990