John Anderson
Acting
Born: 1922-10-20 · Clayton, Illinois, USA
Died: 1992-08-07
Biography
John Robert Anderson (October 20, 1922 – August 7, 1992) A tall, sinewy, austere-looking character actor with silver hair, rugged features and a distinctive voice, John Robert Anderson appeared in hundreds of films and television episodes. Immensely versatile, he was at his best submerging himself in the role of historical figures (he impersonated Abraham Lincoln three times and twice baseball commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, men whom he strongly resembled). He was a familiar presence
🎬 Movies (20)
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994
Virgil Earp (flashback sequence) (archive footage)
Bed of Lies
1992
Price Daniel, Sr.
Daddy
1991
George Watson
Babe Ruth
1991
Judge Landis
In Broad Daylight
1991
Wes Westerman
Follow Your Heart
1990
Josh Lowe
Deadly Innocents
1989
Gus
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
1989
George Dutton
Eight Men Out
1988
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
American Harvest
1987
Judge Meriweather
Scorpion
1986
Noel G. Koch
Never Too Young to Die
1986
Arliss
I-Man
1986
Holbrook
Sins of the Past
1984
Rev. Donald Randolph
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982
Stanley Willard
The First Time
1982
Paul Cooper
Zoot Suit
1981
Judge F.W. Charles
Out of the Blue
1981
T.V. Interviewer
Smokey and the Bandit II
1980
Governor
In Search of Historic Jesus
1979
Caiaphas
📺 TV Shows (20)
Quantum Leap
1989
Pat Knight
Annie McGuire
1988
Aaron's Way
1988
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Kevin Uxbridge
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Ace Thompson
Heart of the City
1986
Warren
Dream West
1986
Brig. Gen. Brooke
Matlock
1986
Sam Chandler
North and South
1985
William Hazard
MacGyver
1985
Harry Jackson
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Andrew Dixon
Hunter
1984
Winston Taggert
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Voyagers!
1982
Matt Houston
1982
Silver Spoons
1982
Captain Stark
Bret Maverick
1981
General Frye
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
1979
Col. Clayborn
Hart to Hart
1979