John Agar

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.4042

Gender

Male

Birthday

31-Jan-1921

Age

(105 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As
  • John George Agar Jr.

John Agar

Biography

John G. Agar (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American actor. He starred alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, but was later relegated to B movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Flesh and the Spur, and Hand of Death. He also starred with Lucille Ball in the 1951 movie The Magic Carpet. Agar was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lillian (née Rogers) and John Agar, Sr., a meat packer (see Agar Hams). He was educated at the Harvard School for Boys in Chicago and Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois and graduated from Trinity-Pawling Preparatory School in Pawling, New York, but did not attend college. He and his family moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1942, following his father’s death. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps, and he was a sergeant at the time he left the army in 1946. He was Shirley Temple's first husband (1945–1950), and they worked together in Fort Apache. His marriage to Temple lasted five years and they had one daughter together, Linda Susan Agar, who was later known as Susan Black, taking the surname of her stepfather Charles Alden Black. Following his divorce from Temple, Agar was married in 1951 to model Loretta Barnett Combs (1922–2000). They remained married until her death in 2000. They had two sons, Martin Agar and John G. Agar III. Agar died on April 7, 2002 at Burbank, California of complications from emphysema. He was buried beside his wife at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California. Agar made six movies with John Wayne: Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima, Big Jake, Chisum, The Undefeated and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. He also made two movies with Shirley Temple, Fort Apache and Adventure in Baltimore, also starring Robert Young. He is mentioned in the Frank Zappa song "The Radio is Broken" from the album The Man From Utopia (1983). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Agar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


Credits

Bielefeld Lichtwerk Bielefeld Lichtwerk (1998) Character: N/A
A found footage experiment made using an excerpt from the film Taranula! (1955)
How's Your Love Life? How's Your Love Life? (1971) Character: Police Lt. Rafferty
Jack Romanti runs a theater company that offers sexual therapy as well as a break in the movie business to insecure and inexperienced young new talents. This boils down to them being pimped out to sponsors but they all benefit from it.
Frank Capra's American Dream Frank Capra's American Dream (1997) Character: Self (archive footage)
A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.
A Century of Science Fiction A Century of Science Fiction (1996) Character: Self
American Documentary, narrated by Christopher Lee
Creepy Classics Creepy Classics (1987) Character: Bob Westley - (archive footage)
A compilation of trailers for various horror and sci-fi films, narrated and hosted by Vincent Price.
Breakthrough Breakthrough (1950) Character: Lt. Joe Mallory
Filmed with the full cooperation of the U.S. Army, Breakthrough is a lean, no-nonsense war film set during the 1944 invasion of the continent.
Divided We Fall Divided We Fall (1982) Character: Yankee Officer
The story depicts two brothers who fight on opposites sides in the U.S. Civil War and end up meeting in battle.
The Naked Monster The Naked Monster (2005) Character: Dr. Clete Ferguson
Using soundtracks and extensive footage from many old movies, this spoof/homage of 1950's science-fiction films brings back many favorite actors from these classic movies, some reprising their former roles, to help destroy a giant stop-motion monster that is threatening to destroy Los Angeles.
Hell Raiders Hell Raiders (1969) Character: Maj. Ronald Paxton
In Italy during World War II, an American headquarters is evacuated when German forces break through the front lines. A demolition squad is sent back to the abandoned headquarters to destroy valuable records that were left behind before they fall into German hands.
Monster Invaders from Space Monster Invaders from Space (2018) Character: Dr. Curt Taylor (archive footage)
Monsters from space attack earth, two scientists and a couple of teenagers try to stop the extraterrestrial invaders.
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021) Character: Self (archive footage)
A comprehensive story of Hollywood's horror and science fiction films of the 1950s, told by the people who made them.
Hold Back Tomorrow Hold Back Tomorrow (1955) Character: Joe Cardos
A condemned murderer, scheduled to hang in the morning, asks for the company of a woman in his final hours.
Perfect Victims Perfect Victims (1988) Character: Dog-Walking Neighbor
A psycho who has contracted AIDS blames women for his disease, and begins to stalk and kill beautiful girls.
Of Love and Desire Of Love and Desire (1963) Character: Gus Cole
American engineer Steve Corey comes to Mexico to work at one of the mining projects owned by Katherine Beckman and her half-brother Paul. He meets Katherine, and the man he is replacing, Bill Maxton, tells him that Katherine is his for the asking..."all you have to do is touch her---she goes off like fireworks. There were plenty of guys before me, and there'll be plenty after me." Steve finds Katherine as advertised but he falls in love with her. Once he sees that the romance is for real, brother Paul is more than a little displeased at this turn of events and brings back one of Katherine's earlier flames, Gus Cole, to tempt Katherine away from Steve.
Invisible Invaders Invisible Invaders (1959) Character: Maj. Bruce Jay
Aliens, contacting scientist Adam Penner, inform him that they have been on the moon for twenty thousand years, undetected due to their invisibility, and have now decided to annihilate humanity unless all the nations of earth surrender immediately. Sequestered in an impregnable laboratory trying to find the aliens' weakness, Penner, his daughter, a no-nonsense army major and a squeamish scientist are attacked from outside by the aliens, who have occupied the bodies of the recently deceased.
Body Bags Body Bags (1993) Character: Dr. Lang
A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college student working a graveyard shift is terrorized by a serial killer; a hair transplant goes horribly wrong; and a baseball player loses an eye and gets a new one from a recently executed murderer.
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) Character: Lt. Flint Cohill
On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.
Night Fright Night Fright (1967) Character: Sheriff Clint Crawford
A government space experiment into the effects of cosmic rays on animal life goes horribly wrong, creating a mutant monster that terrorizes a rural community.
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) Character: Dion O'Bannion
Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members of Bugs Moran's rival gang. The film traces the history of the incident, and the lives affected and in some cases ended by it.
Hand of Death Hand of Death (1962) Character: Alex Marsh
A scientist spills a new serum in his lab, accidentally inhales its fumes, and turns into a murderous monster who kills anyone he touches.
Revenge of the Creature Revenge of the Creature (1955) Character: Prof. Clete Ferguson
In a tributary of the Amazon, a monster – half-man, half-fish – is captured and placed in a reservoir in a Florida national park to be observed by scientists.
Miracle Mile Miracle Mile (1989) Character: Ivan Peters
After 30 years of searching, Harry has finally met the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately, before they even have a chance to go on their first date, Harry intercepts some chilling news: WWIII has begun and nuclear missiles will destroy Los Angeles in less than an hour!
Ride a Violent Mile Ride a Violent Mile (1957) Character: Jeff Donner
A cowboy stampedes a Rebel plot with a Union spy posing as a dance-hall girl.
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies (2021) Character: Self - (archive footage)
Documentary on the evolution of Giant Monsters in cinema from the original 1933 King Kong onward.
Nightbreed Nightbreed (1990) Character: Gas Station Attendant / Victim
A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.
Frontier Gun Frontier Gun (1958) Character: Sheriff Jim Crayle
Small-town sheriff discovers that gun-fighting is the only way to clean up the town.
Zontar: The Thing from Venus Zontar: The Thing from Venus (1967) Character: Dr. Curt Taylor
A misguided scientist enables an alien from Venus named Zontar to come to earth in order to "help solve man's problems". However, as soon as Zontar arrives on Earth, it quickly becomes obvious that the three-eyed, bat-winged, skeletal black creature has a hidden agenda.
The Young and the Brave The Young and the Brave (1963) Character: Intelligence Captain
A drama of the Korean War. Four American Army POWs escape behind enemy lines and try to make their way back to their units in the South. Along the way they are aided by a young Korean boy and his adopted dog, a US trained German Shepherd named Lobo.
Journey to the Seventh Planet Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962) Character: Capt. Don Graham
A space expedition to Uranus is menaced by a giant brain that can make illusions come true.
Young Fury Young Fury (1964) Character: Dawson
A group of young thugs rides into the town of Dawson and take it over. When the cowardly sheriff is unable to restore control, the parents of the leader must take action. The leader's father is an infamous ex-gunfighter, and he straps his guns on one more time.
The Lonesome Trail The Lonesome Trail (1955) Character: Johnny Rush
Back from the Indian wars, a cowboy wages a single-handed war against a land baron and his henchmen. After his shooting hand is disabled, he masters the bow and arrow to take on the gang one arrow at a time!
The Mole People The Mole People (1956) Character: Dr. Roger Bentley
A party of archaeologists discovers the remnants of a five millennia-old mutant Sumerian civilization living beneath a glacier atop a mountain in Mesopatamia.
Destination Space Destination Space (1959) Character: Col. Matthews
Two astronauts are in charge of a giant space station. During an attempted rocket launch, a meteor smashes into the station, damaging it. Later it's discovered that an overload within the rocket will cause a nuclear explosion-within minutes.
The Undefeated The Undefeated (1969) Character: Christian
After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are leading two disparate groups of people through strife-torn Mexico. John Henry and company are bringing horses to the unpopular Mexican government for $35 a head while Langdon is leading a contingent of displaced southerners, who are looking for a new life in Mexico after losing their property to carpetbaggers. The two men are eventually forced to mend their differences in order to fight off both bandits and revolutionaries, as they try to lead their friends and kin to safety.
Jet Attack Jet Attack (1958) Character: Capt. Tom Arnett
A Soviet nurse helps a U.S. pilot, his buddies and a scientist escape from North Korea. American International Pictures originally distributed this film as a double feature with "Suicide Battalion".
The Movie Orgy The Movie Orgy (1968) Character: Self (archive footage)
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.
Invasion of Privacy Invasion of Privacy (1992) Character: Old Convict
When a mentally imbalanced prisoner gets out on parole, he tracks down the journalist who interviewed him while he was behind bars and persuades her to hire him as an assistant. But when she denies his advances, he aims for her adolescent daughter. The girl thinks she can stave off his disturbing desires -- at least for a while. But her naïveté is no match for his perversity.
The Brain from Planet Arous The Brain from Planet Arous (1957) Character: Steve March
An evil alien brain, bent on world domination, takes over the body of an atomic scientist, while a "good" alien brain inhabits the body of the scientist's dog and waits for an opportunity to defeat the evil brain.
Bait Bait (1954) Character: Ray Brighton
A man looking for his fortune in a mine decides to tempt his partner with his much younger wife. The goal? To catch them "in the act" and kill him without consequence.
The Woman on Pier 13 The Woman on Pier 13 (1950) Character: Don Lowry
Communists blackmail a shipping executive into spying for them.
Cavalry Command Cavalry Command (1958) Character: Sgt. Judd Norcutt
An American cavalry brigade is sent to occupy a small Filipino village in 1902 and quell guerilla resistance in the surrounding jungle. Working with the people to build roads, schools, and bridges, they prove that the most important thing an army can have is "good will and integrity."
Sands of Iwo Jima Sands of Iwo Jima (1950) Character: PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway
Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.
Women of the Prehistoric Planet Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966) Character: Dr. Farrell
A space ship crash lands on the third planet of a distant solar system, killing all hands except for a young boy named Tang. The rescue ship arrives some 20 years later. One of the crew, a girl named Linda meets Tang and falls in love with him. They are attacked by the native humanoids of the planet and many of them are killed off. Also, the crew encounters many strange beasts on this strange, but somewhat familiar world.
King Kong King Kong (1976) Character: City Official
An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.
Waco Waco (1966) Character: George Gates
Preacher Sam Stone and his new beautiful wife Jill stand by the grave of Sheriff Billy Kelly, who died trying to bring law-and-order to Emporia, Wyoming. Among the mourners are businessman George Gates, mayor Ned West and his daughter Patricia. The mayor rejects Gates' suggestion that he release gunfighter Waco from jail to clean up the town. When Patricia is attacked by a cowboy after leaving her boyfriend Scotty Moore, the mayor finally decides it is time accept the governor;s offer of amnesty for Waco. Jill Stone's first reaction, when learning that Waco has been released, is to leave town before Waco finds out that she, his former fiancée, has married the town preacher while Waco was in jail. Town boss Joe Gore is not overjoyed, either, but Ike and Pete Jenner eagerly await the chance to shoot Waco for the death of their brother. Written by Les Adams
Flesh and the Spur Flesh and the Spur (1956) Character: Luke Random
A young man searches for his brother's killer with the help of a gunfighter, a native woman and a traveling medicine man.
Man of Conflict Man of Conflict (1953) Character: Ray Compton
Young man comes home to get ready to take over the family company, only to find that his father has been corrupted by power. In addition, he falls for the daughter of one of his father's poverty-stricken workers.
The Perfect Bride The Perfect Bride (1991) Character: Gramps
A young woman begins to suspect that her brother's young fiancée, an attractive Englishwoman, is actually a serial killer who kills men on the eve of their weddings.
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957) Character: George Hastings
A young woman discovers she is the daughter of the infamous Dr. Jekyll, and begins to believe that she may also have a split personality, one of whom is a ruthless killer.
Fort Apache Fort Apache (1948) Character: 2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke
Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, he attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.
Star in the Dust Star in the Dust (1956) Character: Sheriff Bill Jorden
The sheriff of Gunlock is planning to hang Sam Hall, who shot three farmers found on cattle land, at sundown. At the casino, betting is 8 to 3 he won't make it. The cattlemen are set to rescue Sam; the farmers hope to lynch him before he can be rescued; and Hall schemes for escape with his girl Nellie. But Sheriff Jorden is most concerned with finding out who hired Hall: a leading suspect is the sheriff's future brother-in-law.
Tarantula Tarantula (1955) Character: Dr. Matt Hastings
A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.
Big Jake Big Jake (1971) Character: Bert Ryan
An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.
The Magic Carpet The Magic Carpet (1951) Character: Ramoth
With the aid of a magic carpet, the true heir to an Arabian caliphate leads an uprising against the pretender oppressing his people.
Law of the Lawless Law of the Lawless (1964) Character: Pete Stone
A former gunfighter, now a circuit court judge, faces his father's killer in a small post-Civil War Kansas town.
Johnny Reno Johnny Reno (1966) Character: Ed Tomkins
The townsfolk are set on lynching an accused killer held in the town lockup. But US Marshal Johnny Reno stands in their way.
Adventure in Baltimore Adventure in Baltimore (1949) Character: Tom Wade
Dinah Sheldon is a student at an exclusive girl's school who starts campaigning for women's rights. Her minister father and her boyfriend Tom Wade do not approve.
Curse of the Swamp Creature Curse of the Swamp Creature (1968) Character: Barry Rogers
While searching for oil in the deadly swamplands of the Florida Everglades, members of a geological expedition meet an insane doctor who is working on an experiment to create a creature that is part man and part alligator.
Mr. No Legs Mr. No Legs (1978) Character: Police Captain
A double amputee known as Mr. No Legs oversees a drug syndicate while cavorting around in his double shotgun-equipped wheelchair. When one of the syndicate's drug dealers accidentally kills his own girlfriend—whose brother is a cop—after she announces plans to leave him, the game is on to bury the evidence, protect the syndicate and evade the long arm of the law.
Woman of the North Country Woman of the North Country (1952) Character: David Powell
In 1890 Minnesota Christine Powell is the scheming head of the Powell dynasty, the richest mining empire of the era. But the Powell mine deposits are diminishing. The Mesabi range represents a whole new productive area but the rights to mine there are held by a young geological engineer, Kyle Ramlo. The latter reaches an impasse when he needs money to continue his experimentation with open-pit mining and goes to Miss Powell for financing. She displays great interest in both his inventive mining method and in him personally but secretly plots to destroy him and take over his Masabi rights. The gullible Ramlo falls into clutches while the girl he really loves, Cathy Norlund, tries desperately to open his eyes to Christine's scheme.
Attack of the Puppet People Attack of the Puppet People (1958) Character: Bob Westley
A deranged scientist creates a ray that can shrink people down to doll size.
Joe Butterfly Joe Butterfly (1957) Character: Sgt. Dick Mason
The staff of "Yank" magazine are among the first American troops into Tokyo after the Japanese surrender. Their mission: produce an issue of the magazine...in three days. To accomplish the seeming impossible, they reluctantly enlist the aid of black marketeer and arch-conniver Joe Butterfly, who sets them up in a palatial private mansion, complete with lovely daughter -- strictly against regulations. How much trouble can our heroes talk their way out of?
The Rocket Man The Rocket Man (1954) Character: Tom Baxter
After procuring a special ray gun, a precocious orphan helps his community by exposing the shady doings of local government, and plays a part in a cute couple getting together.
Along the Great Divide Along the Great Divide (1951) Character: Billy Shear
US marshal Len Merrick saves Tim Keith from lynching at the hands of the Roden clan, and hopes to get him to Santa Loma for trial. Vindictive Ned Roden, whose son Ed was killed, still wants personal revenge, and Tim would like to escape before Ned catches up with him again. Can the marshal make it across the desert with Tim and his daughter? Even if he makes it, will justice be served?
Fear Fear (1990) Character: Leonard Scott Levy
A psychic helps police solve murders by mentally linking with the murderer. Then she discovers a murderer with the same talent, who wants to share the fear of his victims with her!
Fall Girl Fall Girl (1961) Character: Joe McElroy
A newspaperman covering the story of a "Eurasian beauty" visiting the US as a publicity stunt falls for her.
Chisum Chisum (1970) Character: Amos Patton
Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County Land War in the New Mexico Territory of 1878.
Raymie Raymie (1960) Character: Ike Burroughs
Raymie, an eight-year-old boy and an avid fisherman, dreams of catching a legendary giant barracuda known as Old Moe.
Shield for Murder Shield for Murder (1954) Character: Det. Sgt. Mark Brewster
A crooked police detective masterminds a robbery then fights to keep the stolen money.
The Golden Mistress The Golden Mistress (1954) Character: Bill Buchanan
Ann Dexter, daughter of an itinerant Haiti waterfront character, Carl Dexter, brings a golden idol, which her father her stolen at a voodoo ceremony, to Bill Buchanan, who is known along the waterfront as a man eternally on a treasure hunt. He agrees to let Ann accompany him in search of the treasure after a native he befriended gives him directions and certain voodoo secret charms. They follow an underwater passage to an island where they find a Pagan tribe. They learn that the golden idol is a burial symbol representing the dead and that hundreds of idols are at the bottom of the sacred burial lake.
Stage to Thunder Rock Stage to Thunder Rock (1964) Character: Dan Carrouthers
An aging sheriff is put in the position of having to arrest the outlaw father and two sons with whom he was raised.



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