Leif Erickson

Ator

27 de outubro de 1911 — 29 de janeiro de 1986 (74 anos)
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Leif Erickson (born William Wycliffe Anderson) was an American stage, film, and television actor.

Erickson was born in Alameda, California, near San Francisco. He worked as a soloist in a band as vocalist and trombone player, performed in Max Reinhardt's productions, and then gained a small amount of stage experience in a comedy vaudeville act. Initially billed by Paramount Pictures as Glenn Erickson, he began his screen career as a leading man in Westerns.

Erickson enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. Rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer in the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit, he served as a military photographer, shooting film in combat zones, and as an instructor. He was shot down twice in the Pacific as well as receiving two Purple Hearts. Erickson was in the unit that filmed and photographed the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. Over four years service, he shot more than 200,000 feet of film for the Navy.

Erickson's first films were two 1933 band films with Betty Grable before starting a string of Buster Crabbe Western films based on Zane Grey novels. He would go on to appears in films such as The Snake Pit, Sorry, Wrong Number, Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd, Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront, A Gathering of Eagles, Roustabout, The Carpetbaggers and Mirage.

One of his more notable roles was as Deborah Kerr's macho husband in the stage and film versions of Tea and Sympathy. He appeared with Greta Garbo, as her brother in Conquest (1937). He played the role of Pete, the vindictive boat engineer, in the 1951 remake of the famed musical Show Boat. His final appearance in a feature film was in Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977).

Erickson appeared frequently on television; he was cast as Dr. Hillyer in "Consider Her Ways" (1964) and as Paul White in "The Monkey's Paw—A Retelling" (1965) on CBS's The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. However, he is probably best known for The High Chaparral, which aired on NBC from 1967 until 1971. He portrayed a rancher, Big John Cannon, determined to establish a cattle empire in the Arizona Territory while keeping peace with the Apache. Erickson guest-starred in several television series, including Rawhide, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Marcus Welby, M.D., Medical Center, Cannon, The Rifleman, The Rockford Files, and the 1977 series Hunter. His final role was in an episode of Fantasy Island in 1984.

Erickson was married to actress Frances Farmer from 1936 until 1942. The same day that his divorce from Farmer was finalized, June 12, 1942, he married actress Margaret Hayes. They divorced a month later. He married Ann Diamond in 1945. They had two children, William Leif Erickson (born 1946 - died 1971 in a car accident) and Susan Irene Erickson (born 1950).

Erickson died of cancer in Pensacola, Florida, on January 29, 1986, aged 74 CLR

Filmes e Séries no Plex

  • Bonanza
    Bonanza2 temporadas
  • O Homem do Rifle
    O Homem do Rifle5 temporadas
  • Joana D'Arc
    Joana D'Arc1948
  • A Verdade Acima de Tudo
    A Verdade Acima de Tudo1941
  • The Rebel
    The Rebel2 temporadas
  • O Forte da Coragem
    O Forte da Coragem1953
  • Captain Scarface
    Captain Scarface1953
  • Roubada a Tempo
    Roubada a Tempo1936
  • A Cerca Inimiga
    A Cerca Inimiga1936
  • Shootout at Big Sag
    Shootout at Big Sag1962

Conhecido Por

  • Sindicato de Ladrões
    Sindicato de Ladrões1954
  • Almas Mortas
    Almas Mortas1964
  • Os invasores de Marte
    Os invasores de Marte1953
  • Uma Vida Por um Fio
    Uma Vida Por um Fio1948
  • Na Cova da Serpente
    Na Cova da Serpente1948
  • Chá e Simpatia
    Chá e Simpatia1956
  • Miragem
    Miragem1965
  • Chaparral
    Chaparral4 temporadas
  • Carrossel de Emoções
    Carrossel de Emoções1964
  • O Beijo da Despedida
    O Beijo da Despedida1957
  • Eu Vi Que Foi Você
    Eu Vi Que Foi Você1965
  • A Vingança do Falcão
    A Vingança do Falcão1975
  • O Monstro das Trevas
    O Monstro das Trevas1942
  • Gatilho Relâmpago
    Gatilho Relâmpago1956
  • O Barco das Ilusões
    O Barco das Ilusões1951
  • As Mil e Uma Noites
    As Mil e Uma Noites1942
  • Dois Caraduras de Sorte
    Dois Caraduras de Sorte1942
  • Piratas da Perna de Pau
    Piratas da Perna de Pau1952
  • Conspiração
    Conspiração1951
  • Madame Walewska
    Madame Walewska1937

Filmography

2005
1980
Wild Times · as John Tyree
1978
Project UFO · as Frederick Carlson
1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming · as Ralph Whittaker - Cia Director
1977
The Fantastic Journey · as Ben Wallace
1977
The Fantastic Journey · as Ben Wallace
1977
Fantasy Island · as Father Prine
1976
The Quest (1976) · as Jerrico Franklin
1976
Hunter (1977) · as Maitland
1975
Winterhawk · as Guthrie
1975
1975
Abduction · as Prescott
1975
Force Five · as Cal Newkirk
1974
The Rockford Files · as Carl Colton 'c.c.' Calloway
1973
1973
1973
The Magician · as Nicholas Olson
1973
1972
1972
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe · as Amos Wetherall
1972
1972
1971
The Deadly Dream · as Dr. Harold Malcolm
1971
Terror in the Sky · as Marty Treleavan
1971
1971
1971
Man and Boy · as Sheriff Mossman
1971
Longstreet · as Harold Kemp
1969
Night Gallery · as Charlie Wheatland
1969
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. · as Dr. Justin Garvey
1968
1968
1967
1967
1967
The High Chaparral · as Big John Cannon
1965
Mirage · as The Major
1965
A Man Called Shenandoah · as Sheriff Dan Grier
1965
I Saw What You Did · as Dave Mannering
1965
1964
Roustabout · as Joe Lean
1964
The Carpetbaggers · as Jonas Cord Sr.
1964
Daniel Boone · as Aaron Burr
1964
Strait-Jacket · as Bill Cutler
1963
1963
1963
The Great Adventure · as Abel Parrish
1963
Burke's Law · as Jason Hayes
1963
Grindl · as Karl Stauffer
1963
1963
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters · as Sugar Bob Devlin
1963
A Gathering of Eagles · as Gen. Hewitt
1962
The New Loretta Young Show · as Bascomb T. Beebe
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · as Paul White
1962
The Virginian · as Bill King
1962
Shootout at Big Sag · as Sam BarbeeNo Plex
1961
Alcoa Premiere · as Mr. Green
1961
The New Breed · as Dr. Eric Thor
1961
Hazel · as Zachary King
1960
Insight · as Governor
1959
The Rebel · as Dave BlaineNo Plex
1959
Hotel de Paree · as O.k. Lassiter
1959
The June Allyson Show · as Andrew Middleton
1959
Bonanza · as Josh TatumNo Plex
1959
Rawhide · as Frank Travis
1958
1958
Once Upon a Horse... · as Granville "granny" Dix
1958
Twilight for the Gods · as Harry Hutton
1957
Kiss Them for Me · as Eddie Turnbill
1957
Wagon Train · as Eli Bancroft
1957
The Vintage · as Louis Morel
1957
Istanbul · as Charlie Boyle
1956
Tea and Sympathy · as Bill Reynolds
1956
Zane Grey Theatre · as Jim Lewis
1956
Playhouse 90 · as Ben Riggs
1956
The Fastest Gun Alive · as Lou Glover
1956
Star in the Dust · as George Ballard
1955
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents · as Wayne Phillips
1955
Gunsmoke · as Virgil Powell
1955
The Millionaire · as Brian Hendricks
1954
Climax! · as Richard Moore
1954
On the Waterfront · as Glover
1954
1953
Paris Model · as Edgar Blevins
1953
Captain Scarface · as SamNo Plex
1953
Fort Algiers · as KalmaniNo Plex
1953
Invaders from Mars · as Mr. George Maclean
1953
A Perilous Journey · as Richards
1953
Trouble Along the Way · as Father Provincial Aka Ed
1953
1953
Never Wave at a WAC · as Sgt. Norbert 'noisy' Jackson
1952
1952
My Wife's Best Friend · as Nicholas Reed
1952
Born to the Saddle · as Bob Marshall
1952
Carbine Williams · as Feder
1952
With a Song in My Heart · as General (uncredited)
1952
The Cimarron Kid · as Marshal John Sutton
1952
Sailor Beware · as Commander Lane
1951
1951
The Tall Target · as Stranger
1951
Show Boat · as Pete
1951
Fourteen Hours · as Bit Part (uncredited)
1951
1950
Dallas · as U.s. Marshal Martin Weatherby
1950
Three Secrets · as Bill Chase
1950
The Lux Video Theatre · as Jim Torrance
1950
The Showdown · as Big Mart
1950
Stella · as Fred Anderson Jr.
1950
Love That Brute · as Elmdale Military Academy Captain
1950
Mother Didn't Tell Me · as Dr. Bruce Gordon
1949
Family Theatre · as Pilate
1949
The Lady Gambles · as Tony
1949
Johnny Stool Pigeon · as Pringle
1948
Miss Tatlock's Millions · as Dr. Mason
1948
The Snake Pit · as Gordon
1948
Joan of Arc · as Dunois, Bastard Of OrleansNo Plex
1948
Sorry, Wrong Number · as Fred Lord
1947
The Gangster · as Beaumont
1947
Blonde Savage · as Steve Blake
1942
Arabian Nights · as Kamar (as Leif Erikson)
1942
Night Monster · as Laurie
1942
Pardon My Sarong · as Whaba
1942
Eagle Squadron · as Johnny M. Coe
1942
Are Husbands Necessary? · as Bill Stone
1942
The Fleet's In · as Jake
1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq. · as Rodney 'bo-Jo' Brown
1941
Nothing But the Truth · as Tommy Van DusenNo Plex
1939
Land of Liberty · as Cast
1939
Crisis · as Narrator (voice)
1939
...One Third of a Nation... · as Peter Cortlant
1938
Ride a Crooked Mile · as Johnny Simpkins
1938
1937
Thrill of a Lifetime · as Howard Nelson
1937
Conquest · as Paul Lachinski
1937
Waikiki Wedding · as Dr. Victor Quimby
1936
College Holiday · as Dick Winters
1936
Desert Gold · as Glenn KasedonNo Plex
1936
Drift Fence · as Curley PrenticeNo Plex
1933
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi · as Band Singer With Ted Fio Rito