Movie Credits
The Search	(1994)
Twisted Fear	(1994)
Seasons of the Heart	(1993)
Grass Roots	(1992)
[ Corbin Bernsen ][ James Wilder ][ Reginald VelJohnson ][ John Glover ][ Rod Taylor ]
Falling from Grace	(1992)
[ Brent Huff ]
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw	(1991)
[ David Carradine ][ Brian Keith ][ Doug McClure ][ Mickey Rooney ][ Chuck Connors ]
Incident at Victoria Falls	(1991)
[ Christopher Lee ][ Joss Ackland ]
The Legion: Part 1	(1989)
[ Fred Dryer ][ Jerry Douglas ]
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers	(1989)
[ Jim Beaver ]
If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium	(1987)
[ Peter Graves ]
The Curse	(1987)
[ Wil Wheaton ][ John Schneider ]
Monster in the Closet	(1987)
[ Paul Walker ][ Kevin Peter Hall ][ Henry Gibson ][ Paul Dooley ]
Manhunt for Claude Dallas	(1986)
[ Rip Torn ][ Brent Spiner ][ Pat Hingle ]
Pushed Too Far	(1986)
Love and Honor	(1985)
Hit, Run and Homicide	(1984)
[ Van Johnson ]
Hooray for Homicide	(1984)
[ John Saxon ][ Lyle Waggoner ][ John Astin ]
Deadly Lady	(1984)
How the Other Half Dies	(1984)
[ John Terlesky ][ Bruce Greenwood ]
The Baron and the Kid	(1984)
[ Darren McGavin ][ Richard Roundtree ]
Desperate Intruder	(1983)
Snow White and the Seven Lady Truckers: Part 2	(1981)
[ André the Giant ][ George Lazenby ][ Slim Pickens ][ Bill McKinney ]
The Concrete Cowboys	(1979)
[ Tom Selleck ]
Ebony, Ivory and Jade	(1979)
Murder in Music City	(1979)
BJ and the Bear	(1978)
[ Greg Evigan ]
Little Mo	(1978)
[ Mark Harmon ][ Leslie Nielsen ][ Ian Abercrombie ]
Tentacoli	(1977)
[ Henry Fonda ][ John Huston ]
Yesterday's Child	(1977)
Police Story: The Broken Badge	(1977)
[ Dennis Dugan ]
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo	(1977)
[ Matthew Laborteaux ][ Pat Hingle ][ Howard Hesseman ]
Killer on Board	(1977)
[ George Hamilton ][ William Daniels ][ Michael Lerner ]
Kiss Me, Kill Me	(1976)
[ Dabney Coleman ][ Robert Vaughn ][ Bruce Glover ]
The Long Bull	(1976)
Timber Tramps	(1975)
[ Tab Hunter ][ Joseph Cotten ][ Cesar Romero ]
Eric	(1975)
[ Mark Hamill ][ John Savage ]
Medical Story	(1975)
[ Beau Bridges ][ Wendell Burton ][ Lloyd Bridges ][ Harold Gould ][ Carl Reiner ]
In Tandem	(1974)
The Death Squad	(1974)
[ Robert Forster ][ Aaron Spelling ]
Battle for the Planet of the Apes	(1973)
[ Roddy McDowall ][ John Huston ]
The Norliss Tapes	(1973)
Shadow of Fear	(1973)
[ Tom Selleck ]
The Ten Year Honeymoon	(1973)
The Night Stalker	(1972)
[ Darren McGavin ][ Larry Linville ]
Skyjacked	(1972)
[ James Brolin ][ Mike Henry ][ Charlton Heston ][ Nicholas Hammond ][ John Hillerman ]
River of Mystery	(1971)
[ Vic Morrow ]
Lock, Stock and Barrel	(1971)
[ Tim Matheson ][ Burgess Meredith ][ Jack Albertson ]
Flap	(1970)
[ Anthony Quinn ]
A Man Called Sledge	(1970)
[ James Garner ][ Dennis Weaver ]
The Great Bank Robbery	(1969)
[ Mako ][ John Fiedler ]
The Devil's Brigade	(1968)
[ Vince Edwards ][ William Holden ][ Andrew Prine ][ Cliff Robertson ][ Richard Dawson ]
Waterhole #3	(1967)
[ Bruce Dern ][ Carroll O'Connor ][ James Whitmore ]
Hey Diddle Diddle	(1967)
Ladies from St. Louis	(1967)
First to Fight	(1967)
[ Gene Hackman ][ Wings Hauser ][ James Best ]
Return of the Seven	(1966)
[ Yul Brynner ][ Warren Oates ]
Incident at Phantom Hill	(1966)
Ride Beyond Vengeance	(1966)
[ Bill Bixby ][ Jamie Farr ][ Chuck Connors ][ James MacArthur ]
The Treasure of San Diablo	(1966)
Limit of the Law Larkin	(1966)
Ollie Joe	(1966)
Ask Me No Questions	(1966)
Snap Decision	(1966)
Bad Lady from Brookline	(1965)
How to Murder an Iron Horse	(1965)
Innocence	(1964)
[ Burt Reynolds ][ Dabbs Greer ]
Incident of the Rusty Shotgun	(1964)
The Killers	(1964)
[ Ernest Hemingway ][ Lee Marvin ][ Ronald Reagan ][ John Williams ][ John Cassavetes ]
A Distant Trumpet	(1964)
[ Troy Donahue ]
The Death of Sitting Bull	(1963)
[ Joseph Cotten ][ Ricardo Montalban ]
West	(1962)
Incident at Quivira	(1962)
Black Gold	(1962)
[ James Best ]
Incident of the Four Horsemen	(1962)
[ Clint Eastwood ]
Merrill's Marauders	(1962)
Among the Missing	(1962)
Ride to a Fall	(1962)
The Monkey Wrench	(1962)
Sam Hill	(1961)
[ Robert Altman ]
The Sendoff	(1961)
Dance Marathon	(1961)
The Hand That Shook the Hand	(1961)
Claudelle Inglish	(1961)
The Unhired Assassin: Part 2	(1960)
Ransom	(1960)
The Unhired Assassin: Part 1	(1960)
[ Lee Van Cleef ]
The Mill	(1960)
Desert Justice	(1960)
Meeting at Midnight	(1960)
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street	(1960)
Inherit the Wind	(1960)
[ Gene Kelly ][ Harry Morgan ][ Spencer Tracy ][ Norman Fell ][ Dick York ]
Kangaroo Court	(1960)
Comanche Station	(1960)
[ Randolph Scott ]
The International Net	(1960)
The Roger Bigelow Story	(1960)
Queen of Diamonds	(1960)
Death Wind	(1960)
Mr. Wilson's Wife: Part 1	(1959)
Sister Ann	(1959)
Escape to Memphis	(1959)
Rio Bravo	(1959)
[ John Wayne ][ Dean Martin ][ Walter Brennan ][ Ricky Nelson ][ Ward Bond ]
Cattle Drive	(1959)
Hound-Dog Man	(1959)
Yellowstone Kelly	(1959)
[ Warren Oates ]
Frontier Rangers	(1959)
[ Buddy Ebsen ]
Don't Give Up the Ship	(1959)
[ Jerry Lewis ]
Porgy and Bess	(1959)
[ Sidney Poitier ][ Sammy Davis Jr. ]
Mr. Wilson's Wife: Part 2	(1959)
Man Unforgiving	(1958)
Gallatin Street	(1958)
The Safe Guard	(1958)
Onionhead	(1958)
[ Walter Matthau ][ Andy Griffith ]
The Defiant Ones	(1958)
[ Tony Curtis ][ Sidney Poitier ][ Lon Chaney Jr. ]
The Monte Britton Story	(1958)
The Most Dangerous Man Alive	(1958)
Hot Summer Night	(1957)
[ Leslie Nielsen ][ James Best ]
The Gold Buckle	(1957)
Thicker Than Water	(1957)
Joe Dakota	(1957)
[ Lee Van Cleef ]
The John Cameron Story	(1957)
[ Ward Bond ]
The Lonely Man	(1957)
[ Jack Palance ][ Anthony Perkins ][ Lee Van Cleef ]
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm	(1957)
A Dangerous Thing	(1957)
Twenty Dollar Bride	(1957)
The Sharkfighters	(1956)
[ Victor Mature ]
Courage Is a Gun	(1956)
[ Robert Vaughn ]
The Sharks	(1956)
The Burning Hills	(1956)
[ Tab Hunter ]
Johnny Concho	(1956)
[ Keenan Wynn ][ Strother Martin ]
The Proud and Profane	(1956)
[ William Holden ]
Land Jumpers	(1956)
Battle Stations	(1956)
[ William Bendix ]
Place of Shadows	(1956)
The Little Secret	(1955)
Rogue Stallion	(1955)
Vacation with Pay	(1955)
Man with the Gun	(1955)
[ Robert Mitchum ]
The Man Nobody Wanted	(1955)
Stake My Life	(1955)
The Sea Chase	(1955)
[ Tab Hunter ][ John Wayne ][ James Arness ]
The Case of the Priceless Passport	(1955)
The Human Jungle	(1954)
[ Chuck Connors ]
The Adventures of Hajji Baba	(1954)
[ John Derek ]
Down Three Dark Streets	(1954)
Shield for Murder	(1954)
The Raid	(1954)
[ Lee Marvin ][ Peter Graves ][ James Best ]
The Caine Mutiny	(1954)
[ Lee Marvin ][ Humphrey Bogart ][ Fred MacMurray ][ Van Johnson ][ James Best ]
Wild Luke's Boy	(1954)
Witness to Murder	(1954)
[ George Sanders ]
The Big Drink	(1954)
Bitter Creek	(1954)
[ Dabbs Greer ]
The Case of the Careless Murder	(1954)
From Here to Eternity	(1953)
[ Burt Lancaster ][ George Reeves ][ Ernest Borgnine ][ Jack Warden ][ Montgomery Clift ]

Broad shouldered and beefy character actor with wavy black hair, and a deep booming voice who was equally adept at playing sneering cowardly villains, as he was at portraying hard nosed police officers. The son of a police officer, Claude Akins never seemed short of work and appeared in nearly 100 films and 180+ TV episodes in a career spanning over 40 years. He originally attended Northwestern University, and went on to serve with the US Army Signal Corps in World War II in Burma and the Phillipines. Upon returning, Akins reignited his interest in art and drama and he first appeared in front of the camera in 1953 in the movie _From Here To Eternity (1953)_ . He quickly began notching up dozens of TV roles in shows including "Dragnet" (1951), "My Friend Flicka" (1956), "Gunsmoke" (1955) and "Zane Grey Theater" (1956). Additionally, he turned up in several strong cinematic perfomances, such as gun fighter Joe Burdette in the landmark western Rio Bravo (1959), as Mack in the excellent The Defiant Ones (1958) as Sgt. Kolwicz in Merrill's Marauders (1962) and as Earl Sylvester in the gripping The Killers (1964). In the early 1970s, Akins turned up in several supernatural TV films playing "no-nonsense" sherrifs in both The Night Stalker (1972) (TV) and The Norliss Tapes (1973) (TV).....and was then unrecognisable underneath his simian make up as war mongering General Aldo in Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973). Akins continued starring in films and TV right up until the time of his death from cancer in 1994. By all reports a very gregarious, likeable and friendly person off screen, Akins was married for over 40 years to Theresa "Pie" Fairfield, and had three children, Claude Marion Jr., Michele & Wendy.