John Larch
Actor1914–2005· Salem, Massachusetts, USA

John Larch

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.

138 acting credits

Acting · 138

Dallas
6.8
TV

Dallas

1978

Bonanza
7.5
TV

Bonanza

1959

The Fugitive
7.3
TV

The Fugitive

1963

Ironside
6.9
TV

Ironside

1967

Charlie's Angels
6.7
TV

Charlie's Angels

1976

Dragnet
6.5
TV

Dragnet

1951

Little House on the Prairie
7.9
TV

Little House on the Prairie

1974

The Rifleman
7.1
TV

The Rifleman

1958

Mission: Impossible
7.6
TV

Mission: Impossible

1966

Hawaii Five-O
7.2
TV

Hawaii Five-O

1968

Wagon Train
6.6
TV

Wagon Train

1957

Dynasty
6.5
TV

Dynasty

1981

Quincy, M.E.
7.5
TV

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3
TV

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

The Twilight Zone
8.5
TV

The Twilight Zone

1959

The Virginian
6.5
TV

The Virginian

1962

The Six Million Dollar Man
7.3
TV

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974

Dr. Kildare
5.7
TV

Dr. Kildare

1961

Climax!
3.8
TV

Climax!

1954

Naked City
5.7
TV

Naked City

1958

The F.B.I.
5.6
TV

The F.B.I.

1965

Simon & Simon
6.7
TV

Simon & Simon

1981

Ben Casey
5.9
TV

Ben Casey

1961

Four Star Playhouse
6.8
TV

Four Star Playhouse

1952

The Untouchables
7.9
TV

The Untouchables

1959

Daniel Boone
7.0
TV

Daniel Boone

1964

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
TV

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Rawhide
7.2
TV

Rawhide

1959

Route 66
6.7
TV

Route 66

1960

Police Woman
6.4
TV

Police Woman

1974

Cannon
6.7
TV

Cannon

1971

Wanted: Dead or Alive
7.0
TV

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

The Invaders
6.8
TV

The Invaders

1967

Gunsmoke
6.7
TV

Gunsmoke

1955

Bat Masterson
6.1
TV

Bat Masterson

1958

The Streets of San Francisco
7.0
TV

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
TV

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Adventures in Paradise
6.1
TV

Adventures in Paradise

1959

Vega$
7.0
TV

Vega$

1978

Switch
6.7
TV

Switch

1975

The Texan
6.0
TV

The Texan

1958

Alias Smith and Jones
7.0
TV

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.1
TV

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

Studio 57
8.0
TV

Studio 57

1954

Felony Squad
6.5
TV

Felony Squad

1966

Laramie
6.7
TV

Laramie

1959

Black Saddle
6.2
TV

Black Saddle

1959

Judd, for the Defense
7.7
TV

Judd, for the Defense

1967

The Millionaire
5.8
TV

The Millionaire

1955

Police Story
7.0
TV

Police Story

1973

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3
TV

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
6.5
TV

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971

Arrest and Trial
8.3
TV

Arrest and Trial

1963

Telephone Time
6.5
TV

Telephone Time

1956

Cain's Hundred
5.3
TV

Cain's Hundred

1961

Outlaws
6.7
TV

Outlaws

1960

Johnny Ringo
5.9
TV

Johnny Ringo

1959

Law of the Plainsman
7.3
TV

Law of the Plainsman

1959

Public Defender
6.3
TV

Public Defender

1954

Yancy Derringer
6.2
TV

Yancy Derringer

1958

Stoney Burke
6.8
TV

Stoney Burke

1962

Tightrope
6.3
TV

Tightrope

1959

The Dick Powell Show
5.7
TV

The Dick Powell Show

1961

The New Breed
7.7
TV

The New Breed

1961

Nanny and the Professor
6.4
TV

Nanny and the Professor

1970

Bronk
6.8
TV

Bronk

1975

Space Patrol
6.6
TV

Space Patrol

1950

Bus Stop
10.0
TV

Bus Stop

1961

The Restless Gun
4.4
TV

The Restless Gun

1957

I Led Three Lives
8.0
TV

I Led Three Lives

1953

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
TV

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

Hawkins
7.8
TV

Hawkins

1973

Letter to Loretta
6.6
TV

Letter to Loretta

1953

The Lone Wolf
8.0
TV

The Lone Wolf

1954

Dirty Harry
7.5
Film

Dirty Harry

1971

The Walter Winchell File
7.5
TV

The Walter Winchell File

1957

Lucan
8.0
TV

Lucan

1977

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
TV

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Wichita Town
4.9
TV

Wichita Town

1959

The Partners
6.5
TV

The Partners

1971

Airplane II: The Sequel
6.1
Film

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982

Kingston: Confidential
7.0
TV

Kingston: Confidential

1977

The Troubleshooters
10.0
TV

The Troubleshooters

1959

How the West Was Won
7.0
Film

How the West Was Won

1962

The Amityville Horror
6.3
Film

The Amityville Horror

1979

Big Shamus, Little Shamus
7.0
TV

Big Shamus, Little Shamus

1979

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
TV

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Jefferson Drum
5.3
TV

Jefferson Drum

1958

Big Hawaii
6.0
TV

Big Hawaii

1977

Convoy
7.7
TV

Convoy

1965

The Critical List
9.0
TV

The Critical List

1978

The Feather And Father Gang
TV

The Feather And Father Gang

1977

I Led 3 Lives
TV

I Led 3 Lives

1953

Play Misty for Me
6.6
Film

Play Misty for Me

1971

The Wrecking Crew
5.7
Film

The Wrecking Crew

1968

7 Men from Now
6.8
Film

7 Men from Now

1956

Written on the Wind
7.0
Film

Written on the Wind

1956

Framed
6.6
Film

Framed

1975

Cannon for Cordoba
5.6
Film

Cannon for Cordoba

1970

Man from Del Rio
6.5
Film

Man from Del Rio

1956

Bad Ronald
6.4
Film

Bad Ronald

1974

The Naked Street
6.2
Film

The Naked Street

1955

Hell to Eternity
6.4
Film

Hell to Eternity

1960

Illegal
6.4
Film

Illegal

1955

Tight Spot
6.5
Film

Tight Spot

1955

Future Cop
7.5
Film

Future Cop

1976

The Phenix City Story
6.5
Film

The Phenix City Story

1955

Gun for a Coward
6.0
Film

Gun for a Coward

1956

Man in the Shadow
6.7
Film

Man in the Shadow

1957

The Killer Is Loose
6.7
Film

The Killer Is Loose

1956

The Careless Years
5.7
Film

The Careless Years

1957

The Great Bank Robbery
6.6
Film

The Great Bank Robbery

1969

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
8.0
Film

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

1975

The Saga of Hemp Brown
6.4
Film

The Saga of Hemp Brown

1958

From Hell to Texas
6.0
Film

From Hell to Texas

1958

The McConnell Story
6.8
Film

The McConnell Story

1955

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
4.0
Film

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

1976

Santee
5.5
Film

Santee

1973

Johnny Moccasin
Film

Johnny Moccasin

1956

Seven Angry Men
6.0
Film

Seven Angry Men

1955

Hail, Hero!
6.5
Film

Hail, Hero!

1969

A Fire in the Sky
5.7
Film

A Fire in the Sky

1978

Winter Kill
7.2
Film

Winter Kill

1974

Women in Chains
7.0
Film

Women in Chains

1972

Moby Dick
9.0
Film

Moby Dick

1954

Magic Carpet
9.0
Film

Magic Carpet

1972

Behind the High Wall
5.5
Film

Behind the High Wall

1956

This Is My Love
8.8
Film

This Is My Love

1954

Miracle of the White Stallions
6.0
Film

Miracle of the White Stallions

1963

Move
5.5
Film

Move

1970

Bitter Creek
6.5
Film

Bitter Creek

1954

5 Against the House
5.9
Film

5 Against the House

1955

Quantez
5.8
Film

Quantez

1957

The Desperate Miles
7.0
Film

The Desperate Miles

1975

The City
4.5
Film

The City

1971

The Chadwick Family
6.5
Film

The Chadwick Family

1974

Stampede at Bitter Creek
Film

Stampede at Bitter Creek

1962

Pages of Death
5.0
Film

Pages of Death

1962

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