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John Alderson(1916-2006)

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Quicksand (1956)
John Alderson led a colorful life considering his origins in a mining village in the north of England. After spending all of two weeks as a miner, he lied about his age, joined the British Army and attained the rank of Major. Leaving for the US, he married a General's secretary and got into the movies, often playing villains. He played (uncredited) the Gum Chewer in Blazing Saddles (1974).
BornApril 10, 1916
DiedAugust 4, 2006(90)
BornApril 10, 1916
DiedAugust 4, 2006(90)
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John Alderson and Charles Drake in No Name on the Bullet (1959)
John Alderson and Simon Scott in No Name on the Bullet (1959)
John Wayne, Jim Hutton, John Alderson, and Valentin de Vargas in Hellfighters (1968)
John Alderson and Charles Drake in No Name on the Bullet (1959)
John Alderson, Marianna Hill, and Peter Whitney in Death Valley Days (1952)
John Alderson, Jim Davis, and Glenn Strange in Last Stagecoach West (1957)
John Alderson, Christine Carère, Robert Goulet, and John Van Dreelen in I Deal in Danger (1966)
Randolph Scott and John Alderson in Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957)

Known for

Burt Lancaster and Virginia Mayo in South Sea Woman (1953)
South Sea Woman
6.2
  • Fitzroy - Baritone
  • 1953
The Time Tunnel (1966)
The Time Tunnel
7.5
TV Series
  • Little John
Gita Hall and Barry Sullivan in Wolf Larsen (1958)
Wolf Larsen
6.2
  • Johnson
  • 1958
Young Guns II (1990)
Young Guns II
6.5
  • Guano Miner
  • 1990

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Actor

  • Young Guns II (1990)
    Young Guns II
  • James Bolam and Barbara Flynn in The Beiderbecke Tapes (1987)
    The Beiderbecke Tapes
  • Boon (1986)
    Boon
  • John Hurt, Wayne Crawford, and Karen Kopins in Jake Speed (1986)
    Jake Speed
    • (uncredited)
  • The American Way (1986)
    The American Way
  • Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, and Judi Trott in Reunion at Fairborough (1985)
    Reunion at Fairborough
  • Desi Arnaz Jr. and Chuck Wagner in Automan (1983)
    Automan
  • Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983)
    Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
  • Evil Under the Sun (1982)
    Evil Under the Sun
  • Ragtime (1981)
    Ragtime
  • Haywire (1980)
    Haywire
    • (uncredited)
  • The Memory of Eva Ryker (1980)
    The Memory of Eva Ryker
  • Tropic
  • John Lansing, Stacey Pickren, and Joey Travolta in Sunnyside (1979)
    Sunnyside
  • Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, and Hardy Krüger in The Wild Geese (1978)
    The Wild Geese

Soundtrack

  • My Fair Lady (1964)
    My Fair Lady
    • (uncredited)

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Against All Flags
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Against All Flags
Cheyenne: Quickstand
Trailer 1:06
Cheyenne: Quickstand

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    • April 10, 1916
    • Horden, Durham, England, UK
    • August 4, 2006
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)

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    Was an expert horseman and appeared in many film and TV westerns. He starred in his own western series as Sgt. Bullock in Boots and Saddles (1956).

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