Biography
John Larch (October 4, 1914 - October 16, 2005) was an American film and television actor. After his lead role in the radio serial Captain Starr of Space (1953–54), John Larch entered films in 1954. He usually appeared in westerns (How The West Was Won) and action films, including Miracle of the White Stallions as General George S. Patton Jr. (1963), Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as General Omar Bradley (1976), replacing James Gregory as Mac in the Matt Helm movie The Wrecking Crew (1969) starring Dean Martin, Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer. Larch, an old friend of Clint Eastwood, appeared in Eastwood films, including Dirty Harry (1971) and Play Misty for Me (1971). He also appeared on a number of television programs, including Naked City (three episodes), Route 66 (three episodes), The Fugitive (two episodes), The Invaders, The Restless Gun (four episodes), Gunsmoke (seven episodes), The Virginian (four episodes), Bonanza, Hawaii Five-0, Mission Impossible (two episodes), The Troubleshooters, Bus Stop, Laramie, The Law and Mr. Jones, and possibly most famously as Bill Mumy's father in The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" in 1961. He also appeared in two other The Twilight Zone episodes, playing a psychiatrist in "Perchance to Dream" and the sheriff in "Dust". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Larch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in 135
1980s
- 1982
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
TV
- 1978
A Fire in the Sky
Johnson
The Critical List
Sprony · 2 episodes
- 1977
Big Hawaii
TV
Lucan
TV
Kingston: Confidential
TV
The Feather And Father Gang
TV
- 1976
Future Cop
Commisioner Forman
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
Gen. Omar Bradley
- 1975
Framed
Bundy
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
District Attorney
The Desperate Miles
Dr. Bryson
- 1974
Bad Ronald
Sgt. Lynch
The Chadwick Family
Fargo
Winter Kill
Dr. Bill Hammond
- 1973
Santee
Banner
Hawkins
Herb Talley · 1 episode
- 1972
Magic Carpet
Mr. Tracy
Women in Chains
Barney
- 1971
The City
Holland Yermo
- 1970
Move
Mounted Patrolman
1960s
- 1969
Hail, Hero!
Mr. Conklin
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
Miracle of the White Stallions
General George S. Patton, Jr.
- 1962
Stampede at Bitter Creek
Frank Boyd
Pages of Death
Councilman Halliday
- 1961
- 1960
Hell to Eternity
Capt. Schwabe
1950s
- 1959
Wichita Town
TV
The Troubleshooters
McGuire · 1 episode
- 1958
The Saga of Hemp Brown
Jed Givens
Jefferson Drum
John Larkin · 1 episode
- 1957
Man in the Shadow
Ed Yates
Quantez
Heller
The Careless Years
Sam Vernon
- 1956
Gun for a Coward
Stringer
Behind the High Wall
William Kiley
The Killer Is Loose
Otto Flanders
- 1955
The McConnell Story
Cy
5 Against the House
Police Detective (uncredited)
Seven Angry Men
Sergeant
Tight Spot
First Detective (uncredited)
- 1954
This Is My Love
Police Detective
Moby Dick
1st Sailor
Bitter Creek
Hired Gunman
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1st Sailor, A young tough, Quintus · 1 episode
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Luke Powers · 1 episode
- 1950
