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John Anderson

John Anderson

Actor · born 20 October 1922 · Clayton, Illinois, USA

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 in westerns and science-fiction serials, usually as upstanding, dignified and generally benign citizens (a rare exception was his Ebonite interrogator in The Outer Limits (1963) episode "Nightmare"). He had a high opinion of Rod Serling and was proud to be featured in four episodes of The Twilight Zone (1959), most memorably as the tuxedo-clad angel Gabriel in "A Passage for Trumpet" (doing for Jack Klugman what Henry Travers did for James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)).

Where to start: Psycho (1960).

As actor 71

TV shows 38

Frequently asked questions

What is the best John Anderson movie?

By viewer score, Psycho (1960) at 8.4/10.

What are John Anderson’s most popular movies?

Psycho, The Fortune Cookie, Smokey and the Bandit II.

How many movies has John Anderson made?

71 films on TMDB, 71 as actor.

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