John Ericson

Born: 1926-09-23

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.


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Bedknobs and Broomsticks

as Col. Heller
Released: 1971-10-07

Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric...

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Bad Day at Black Rock

as Pete Wirth
Released: 1955-01-13

One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black...

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Green Fire

as Donald Knowland
Released: 1954-12-29

In Colombia, mining engineer Rian Mitchell discovers Carrero, the lost emerald mine of the...

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Forty Guns

as Brockie Drummond
Released: 1957-09-10

An authoritarian rancher rules an Arizona county with her private posse of hired guns. When a...

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7 Faces of Dr. Lao

as Ed Cunningham / Transformed Pan
Released: 1964-03-18

An old Chinese man rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the...

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Day of the Badman

as Sheriff Barney Wiley
Released: 1958-01-29

Judge Jim Scott must contend with the vicious relatives of a murderer he's about to...

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The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

as George Ross
Released: 1980-12-21

Ghosts and a young cadet try to save a military academy from being closed.

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Crash!

as Dr. Gregg Martin
Released: 1976-12-24

Jealous invalid husband tries to kill sexy blond wife, who uses occult powers and devices to try...

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The Bamboo Saucer

as Fred Norwood
Released: 1968-10-23

A flying saucer hidden in a Red Chinese peasant village is sought by teams from the United...

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Under Ten Flags

as Lieutenant Krüger
Released: 1960-09-15

"Under Ten Flags" is a WWII movie loosely based on the true story of the German navy commerce...

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The House of the Dead

as Talmudge
Released: 1978-11-22

When a philandering husband accidentally finds himself lost during a rainstorm, he’s taken in by...

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Teresa

as Philip Cass
Released: 1951-04-05

An Italian war bride has problems dealing with her husband's possessive mother.

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Rhapsody

as James Guest
Released: 1954-04-16

A rich, young beauty, Louise Durant, follows the man she loves and hopes to marry to Zurich...

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The Destructors

as Dutch Holland
Released: 1968-05-03

Foreign agents are after a substance called "laser rubies" that can power a killer laser beam....

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The Student Prince

as Count Von Asterburg
Released: 1954-06-15

A prince has a romance with a barmaid before he must give up personal happiness for duty.

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The Bounty Man

as Billy Riddle
Released: 1972-10-31

Kinkaid is a rugged, hard-driving bounty hunter, determined to find outlaw Billy Riddle. He...

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Murder Impossible

as Murray
Released: 1974-03-26

A scientist is murdered and his new invention is stolen and held for ransom.

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I Am Semiramis

as Kir
Released: 1963-03-22

Semiramis, a powerful and beautiful Assyrian queen, oversees the construction of the luxurious...

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Hog Wild

as Morris Melborne
Released: 1974-01-20

A Chicago man and his family move to an Idaho pig farm, where he's crippled by an angry sow.

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Pretty Boy Floyd

as Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd
Released: 1960-01-01

Trying to shake his troubled past and start a new honest life, Floyd loses his job because of...

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It's a Big Country

as Naval Ensign (uncredited)
Released: 1951-11-20

Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American...

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The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

as Brockie Drummond (archive footage)
Released: 2002-07-02

Samuel Fuller discusses his career as a filmmaker, illustrated by plenty of clips.

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The Return of Jack Slade

as Jack Slade
Released: 1955-10-09

To redeem his father's wrongdoings, Ericson joins the law to fight outlaws.

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Hustler Squad

as uncredited
Released: 1976-05-07

World War II: Allied Command learns that in 60 days three Japanese generals and an admiral party...

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The Money Jungle

as Blake Heller
Released: 1967-12-15

When four geologists who form a combine of five industrial companies turn up dead, the race is...

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Operation Atlantis

as George Steele
Released: 1965-10-21

An American agent discovers that the Red Chinese have built a secret atomic city from which they...

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Oregon Passage

as Lt. Niles Ord
Released: 1957-12-29

A cavalry lieutenant becomes a hated enemy of a Shoshone chief, Black Eagle, when he rescues an...

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The Vengeance of Pancho Villa

as Don Diego Alvarado / Diego Owens
Released: 1967-09-12

During the Mexican Revolution, Pancho Villa is wounded and left his large treasure in gold back...

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The Cruel Tower

as Tom Kittredge
Released: 1956-10-28

The story of a bunch of hard-drinking steeplejacks.

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Final Mission

as The Colonel
Released: 1984-07-25

When his family are murdered Vietnam War veteran, Vince Deacon, tracks down the man responsible...

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Heads or Tails

as William Huston / Will Hunter / 'Black Talisman'
Released: 1969-06-04

Shanda is charged with the murder of the banker, Burton and to save her from being lynched, the...

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The A-Team

as Calvin Cutter
First aired: 1983-01-23

A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune...

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Bonanza

as Vince Dagen
First aired: 1959-09-12

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Henderson Wheatley
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Ironside

as Fred
First aired: 1967-03-28

When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of...

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Will Ruxton
First aired: 1956-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Lane Baker
First aired: 1956-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Linc Mallory
First aired: 1956-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Andy McCall
First aired: 1956-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...

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The Philco Television Playhouse

as uncredited
First aired: 1948-10-03

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...

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The Fugitive

as Lars
First aired: 1963-09-17

Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route...

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Adventures in Paradise

as Jeff Hazen
First aired: 1959-10-05

Adventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on...

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The Streets of San Francisco

as Shelby
First aired: 1972-09-23

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate...

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One Day at a Time

as Clint Wilkens
First aired: 1975-12-16

The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and new building superintendent...

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Honey West

as Sam Bolt
First aired: 1965-09-17

After her father's death, Honey West takes over his high-tech private-detective firm, assisted...

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The Virginian

as Jack Bonham
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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Cavalcade of America

as uncredited
First aired: 1952-10-01

Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company,...

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Cavalcade of America

as Leon Patterson
First aired: 1952-10-01

Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company,...

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Cavalcade of America

as Joe Loring
First aired: 1952-10-01

Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company,...

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Lux Video Theatre

as Mike
First aired: 1950-10-02

Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The...

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Airwolf

as Dr. Karl Krüger
First aired: 1984-01-22

As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot...

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Knight Rider

as Phillip Royce
First aired: 1982-09-26

Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead...

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The United States Steel Hour

as uncredited
First aired: 1953-10-27

The United States Steel Hour is an anthology series which brought hour-long dramas to television...

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The Restless Gun

as uncredited
First aired: 1957-09-23

The Restless Gun is an American western television series that appeared on NBC between 1957 and...

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Wagon Train

as uncredited
First aired: 1957-09-18

The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later...

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S.W.A.T.

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-02-24

S.W.A.T. is an American action/crime drama series about the adventures of a Special Weapons And...

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Climax!

as William Herrick
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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Climax!

as Lindy Jackson
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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Climax!

as Cameron Lacey
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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Letter to Loretta

as Will Hadley
First aired: 1953-09-20

Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to...

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Letter to Loretta

as Roy Hendricks
First aired: 1953-09-20

Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to...

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Letter to Loretta

as Carl Stanton
First aired: 1953-09-20

Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to...

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The Invaders

as Hardy Smith
First aired: 1967-01-10

The Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to...

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Nero Wolfe

as Arthur Poor
First aired: 1981-01-16

Nero Wolfe is a television series based on the characters in Rex Stout's classic series of...

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Shirley Temple's Storybook

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-01-12

Shirley Temple's Storybook is an American children's anthology series hosted and narrated by...

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Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

as Morris Melborne
First aired: 1954-10-27

Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...

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Playhouse 90

as uncredited
First aired: 1956-10-04

Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to...

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The Millionaire

as Sgt. Peter Barkley
First aired: 1955-01-19

An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better...

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General Electric Theater

as Red
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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General Electric Theater

as Wonder Boy Nick
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Gunner's Mate Eddie Younger
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Eddie Markham
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Paul
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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Hawkins

as Frank Pearson
First aired: 1973-03-13

Hawkins is a television series which aired for one season on CBS between 1973 and 1974. The...

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Barbary Coast

as Mike McCord
First aired: 1975-09-08

Barbary Coast is an American television series that aired on ABC. The pilot movie first aired on...

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CHiPs

as Captain Burke
First aired: 1977-09-15

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main...

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CHiPs

as John Ericson (uncredited)
First aired: 1977-09-15

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main...

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The David Niven Show

as Twist Thompson
First aired: 1959-04-07

The David Niven Show is an American anthology series that aired from April 7 until July 7, 1959.

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Star Stage

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-09-09

The show featured two-act plays. Two-thirds were live, and the rest on film.

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