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Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Born May 25, 1926· Nelson, Georgia, USA

† Died January 27, 1994

75Roles★ 6.7Average rating

Born in Nelson, Georgia, and raised in Bedford, Indiana, Akins was of Cherokee descent and served in the Pacific with the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. After the war he earned a theatre-arts degree from Northwestern University in 1949, where he studied Shakespeare, then launched his stage work at Virginia’s Barter Theater and later appeared on Broadway, including a part in The Rose T…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Twilight ZoneSeries★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone1959
Steve Brand
Rio Bravo★ 7.8
Rio Bravo1959
Joe Burdette
Inherit the Wind★ 7.6
Inherit the Wind1960
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Murder, She WroteSeries★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote1984
Ethan Cragg
Mission: ImpossibleSeries★ 7.6
Mission: Impossible1966
From Here to Eternity★ 7.3
From Here to Eternity1953
Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)
The Caine Mutiny★ 7.3
The Caine Mutiny1954
Horrible
The Defiant Ones★ 7.2
The Defiant Ones1958
Mack
How the West Was Won★ 7
How the West Was Won1962
Man (uncredited)
The FugitiveSeries★ 7.3
The Fugitive1963
Ralph Simmons
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series★ 7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964
El Supremo
MaverickSeries★ 7
Maverick1957
Paisley Briggs
The RookiesSeries★ 6.9
The Rookies1972
HotelSeries★ 6.7
Hotel1982
Return of the Seven★ 6.1
Return of the Seven1966
Frank
Battle for the Planet of the Apes★ 5.7
Battle for the Planet of the Apes1973
Aldo