Claude Akins
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Claude Marion Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994) was an American actor with a long career on stage, screen and television. Powerful in appearance and voice, Akins could be counted on to play the clever (or less than clever) tough guy, on the side of good or bad, in movies and television. He is best remembered as Sheriff Lobo in the 1970s TV series B. J. and the Bear, and later The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, a spin-off series, with Ben Cooper appearing as Waverly. Description above from the Wikipedia article Claude Akins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
2019The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Steve Brand (archive footage)
1994Twisted Fear
Detective Lucky Douglas
1993Seasons of the Heart
Pastor William Clay
1992Falling from Grace
Speck Parks
1992Grass Roots
Sheriff Cox
1992Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
Theodore Roosevelt
1992Computeritis: The High-Tech Hazard
Narrator
1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
President Theodore Roosevelt
1991Where Evil Lives
Jack Devlin
1989Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
Kibby
1988Pushed Too Far
Sheriff Jim Forrest
1987The Curse
Nathan Crane
1986Monster in the Closet
Sheriff Sam Ketchem
1986Pecos Bill
Grandpa / Narrator
1986Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Bill Pogue
1986Return of the Monster Trucks
Self / Host
1985Battle of the Monster Trucks
Self / Host
1984The Baron and the Kid
Harley Medford
1984Master Ninja
Mr. Trumbull
1983Desperate Intruder
Carl
1982Bus Stop
Sheriff Will
1979Concrete Cowboys
Woody Stone
1979Murder in Music City
Billy West
1979Ebony, Ivory and Jade
Joe Blair