John Larch

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.8379

Gender

Male

Birthday

04-Oct-1914

Age

(112 years old)

Place of Birth

Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As
  • Harold Aronin
  • Harry Larch
  • جان لارچ

John Larch

Biography

John Larch (October 4, 1914 - October 16, 2005) was an American film and television actor. After his lead role in the radio serial Captain Starr of Space (1953–54), John Larch entered films in 1954. He usually appeared in westerns (How The West Was Won) and action films, including Miracle of the White Stallions as General George S. Patton Jr. (1963), Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as General Omar Bradley (1976), replacing James Gregory as Mac in the Matt Helm movie The Wrecking Crew (1969) starring Dean Martin, Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer. Larch, an old friend of Clint Eastwood, appeared in Eastwood films, including Dirty Harry (1971) and Play Misty for Me (1971). He also appeared on a number of television programs, including Naked City (three episodes), Route 66 (three episodes), The Fugitive (two episodes), The Invaders, The Restless Gun (four episodes), Gunsmoke (seven episodes), The Virginian (four episodes), Bonanza, Hawaii Five-0, Mission Impossible (two episodes), The Troubleshooters, Bus Stop, Laramie, The Law and Mr. Jones, and possibly most famously as Bill Mumy's father in The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" in 1961. He also appeared in two other The Twilight Zone episodes, playing a psychiatrist in "Perchance to Dream" and the sheriff in "Dust". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Larch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


Credits

Stampede at Bitter Creek Stampede at Bitter Creek (1962) Character: Frank Boyd
Stampede at Bitter Creek (film) Foreign theatrical compilation of Disneyland anthology feature; Texas John Slaughter episodes ‘The Man from Bitter Creek‘ and ‘The Slaughter Trail’. edited together. First released in Mexico in November 1962. Released on video in 1986. Texas John Slaughter meets a variety of threatening obstacles when he tries to move his cattle herd into New Mexico.
Pages of Death Pages of Death (1962) Character: Councilman Halliday
A campy, over-the-top educational short that tells the story of a young man who becomes deranged from reading pornographic magazines.
The Desperate Miles The Desperate Miles (1975) Character: Dr. Bryson
A disabled Vietnam vet sets out to prove that disabled people don't have to be helpless by starting a 180-mile trip in a wheelchair. On the way he finds his life is endangered by a deranged truck driver.
The City The City (1971) Character: Holland Yermo
The trials and tribulations of the first Hispanic mayor of a major Southwestern city.
Magic Carpet Magic Carpet (1972) Character: Mr. Tracy
A young student living in Rome gets a job as a tour guide and falls in love with a young stowaway who is being sought by the police.
Johnny Moccasin Johnny Moccasin (1956) Character: Frank Hill
Johnny Moccasin a white teenage boy is raised by an Indian tribe after his parents are killed in a wagon train massacre.
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects (1975) Character: District Attorney
When a famous fashion designer is found murdered, Inspector Richard Queen of the NYPD is baffled by her dying clue, prompting him to bring in his son, mystery writer Ellery Queen, to help in the investigation. This was the pilot film for the short-lived TV series.
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (1976) Character: Gen. Omar Bradley
U.S. President Harry S Truman and his commander in the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur, disagree on war strategy. Their conflict comes to a head when Truman relieves the insubordinate MacArthur from command.
Future Cop Future Cop (1976) Character: Commisioner Forman
A veteran street cop is assigned a new partner. The partner is not exactly what he seems to be, though--he is an experimental android who has been programmed by the police lab.
This Is My Love This Is My Love (1954) Character: Police Detective
A single woman tries to keep her sister from another man by framing her for her husband's murder.
Quantez Quantez (1957) Character: Heller
A gang of bank robbers with a posse in hot pursuit. Riding into the desert, they take refuge in Quantez, a small town they find deserted. Their horses tired and near death, they’re forced to stay the night — with the plan to cross the border into Mexico the next day.
The Killer Is Loose The Killer Is Loose (1956) Character: Otto Flanders
A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies meek bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam Wagner accidentally kills Poole's young wife, and at his trial Poole swears vengeance against Wagner. Poole begins his plans to get revenge when he escapes his captors.
Santee Santee (1973) Character: Banner
Jody Deakes joins up with his father after many years, just to discover that his dad is part of an outlaw gang on the run from a relentless bounty hunter named Santee. Jody is orphaned soon after Santee catches up to the gang, and follows Santee in hopes of taking vengeance for his father's death. Instead, however, Jody discovers that Santee is a good and loving man, tormented by the death of his young son at the hands of another outlaw gang. Santee and his wife take Jody in and a father and son relationship begins to grow. Then the gang that shot Santee's son shows up. The film was produced by Edward Platt of Get Smart fame. It was one of the first motion pictures to be shot electronically on videotape and then transferred to film.
Play Misty for Me Play Misty for Me (1971) Character: Sgt. McCallum
A brief fling between a late-night radio disc jockey and an obsessed female fan takes a frightening turn when another woman enters the picture.
The Saga of Hemp Brown The Saga of Hemp Brown (1958) Character: Jed Givens
Ex-army sergeant Jed Givens and his gang rob an army payroll shipment led by Lt. Hemp Brown. Givens kills a civilian woman and all the soldiers, leaving Brown alive to face a military tribunal in which he is branded a coward, stripped of all insignia and drummed out of the army. Brown sets out to track down Givens in an effort to clear his name.
Women in Chains Women in Chains (1972) Character: Barney
A parole officer goes undercover to investigate prison brutality but is trapped when the only person on the outside who knows why she's there is killed.
How the West Was Won How the West Was Won (1962) Character: Grimes (uncredited)
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
The Careless Years The Careless Years (1957) Character: Sam Vernon
A high school girl from a wealthy family falls for a fellow student from a poor family. Both families disapprove, and, unable to stand the pressure, the couple quit school and flee to Mexico.
From Hell to Texas From Hell to Texas (1958) Character: Hal Carmody
The naive cowboy Tod Lohman accidentally kills the son of the powerful land baron Hunter Boyd. Tod runs for his life, pursued by the dead man's vengeful brothers. Tod shelters on the ranch of Amos Bradley and he falls in love with his daughter Juanita. However, Tod is concerned that he'll eventually have to leave when his pursuers catch up with him.
Tight Spot Tight Spot (1955) Character: First Detective (uncredited)
A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the District Attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her.
Man in the Shadow Man in the Shadow (1957) Character: Ed Yates
In a modern cow town, the powerful ranch owner’s henchmen kill a ranch hand, prompting the sheriff to investigate despite facing strong opposition. He finds an unlikely ally in the rancher's overprotected daughter, but their quest for justice puts them both in danger.
Moby Dick Moby Dick (1954) Character: 1st Sailor
The demented, ruthless Captain Ahab pursues the white whale which took off his leg years before.
The Phenix City Story The Phenix City Story (1955) Character: Clem Wilson
A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.
5 Against the House 5 Against the House (1955) Character: Police Detective (uncredited)
Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.
The Naked Street The Naked Street (1955) Character: Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
To make an honest woman of his pregnant sister, Rosalie, callous New York mobster Phil Regal intimidates witnesses and bribes a store clerk to get Rosalie’s condemned boyfriend, Nicky Bradna, out of prison. But Regal’s meddling deeds soon backfire.
A Fire in the Sky A Fire in the Sky (1978) Character: Johnson
Astronomers discover a comet that they believe will crash into Phoenix, Arizona. They attempt to warn officials, but without 100% certainty, the governor of Arizona is reticent to cause a panic. Even after a television news reporter discovers the truth and threatens to go live with it, the response is understated enough to doom some residents of Phoenix to certain death.
Gun for a Coward Gun for a Coward (1956) Character: Stringer
A young cowboy, whose dedication to the principles of peace and reason has earned him a reputation for cowardice, overcomes his psychological aversion to violence after his elder brother unjustly censures him for not joining in a foolhardy gunfight in which their youngest brother is killed.
Framed Framed (1975) Character: Bundy
Joe Don Baker plays a gambler who is framed for a crime he did not commit. A corrupt legal system leads him into a plea bargain and four years behind bars. By the time he gets out of prison, he's determined to put together the pieces of his frame-up and dole out the justice he was denied to those responsible.
The Amityville Horror The Amityville Horror (1979) Character: Father Nuncio
George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.
Written on the Wind Written on the Wind (1956) Character: Roy Carter
Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an alcoholic playboy, and his daughter, Marylee, is the town tramp. Mitch harbors a secret love for Kyle's unsatisfied wife, Lucy -- a fact that leaves him exposed when the jealous Marylee accuses him of murder.
Seven Angry Men Seven Angry Men (1955) Character: Sergeant
Rise, fall and execution of John Brown, fanatic abolitionist.
Bitter Creek Bitter Creek (1954) Character: Hired Gunman
"Wild" Bill Elliott is a cowboy who goes in search of the man who killed his brother, and finds himself in the small town of Bitter Creek.
The McConnell Story The McConnell Story (1955) Character: Cy
Joe McConnell was sure that he was meant to be a pilot, but was stuck as a restless army private. It seemed that his ambition was blocked at every step.
Move Move (1970) Character: Mounted Patrolman
A young playwright who writes porno novels to overcome a writer's block, lives the fantasies of one of his books, while trying to move with his wife from one apartment into a larger one.
Dirty Harry Dirty Harry (1971) Character: Chief
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.
Hail, Hero! Hail, Hero! (1969) Character: Mr. Conklin
Carl Dixon decides to quit school and enlist in the Army, even though he's already run afoul of the law as a Vietnam protestor. It is our hero's intention to use love, rather than bullets, to combat the Viet Cong. Needless to say, his idealism is no match for the harsher realities of war.
The Chadwick Family The Chadwick Family (1974) Character: Fargo
A father finds himself taking care of a family that, in addition to his son and three daughters, also consists of two sons-in-law and his youngest daughter's Chinese boyfriend.
Airplane II: The Sequel Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) Character: Prosecuting Attorney
A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle back on track – again – all the while trying to patch up his relationship with Elaine.
Bad Ronald Bad Ronald (1974) Character: Sgt. Lynch
When awkward teen Ronald Wilby accidentally kills a young girl whose sister rejected his affections, his overbearing mother decides to hide him from the law by creating a concealed room in their home for him to live.
7 Men from Now 7 Men from Now (1956) Character: Payte Bodeen
A former sheriff relentlessly pursuing the 7 men who murdered his wife in Arizona crosses paths with a couple heading to California.
Winter Kill Winter Kill (1974) Character: Dr. Bill Hammond
Someone is shooting the residents of a mountain resort town. Sheriff McNeill (Andy Griffith) must figure out the connection that links the victims and find the sniper before he (or she) kills again, and before the town council relieves him of duty.
Behind the High Wall Behind the High Wall (1956) Character: William Kiley
A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang's dough.
Miracle of the White Stallions Miracle of the White Stallions (1963) Character: General George S. Patton, Jr.
In WWII Austria, Col. Alois Podhajsky must protect his beloved Lipizzaner stallions and make sure that they are surrendered into the right hands. But Patton's something of a horse fancier and can help...if he sees the stallions perform.
Hell to Eternity Hell to Eternity (1960) Character: Capt. Schwabe
Based on the story about Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese-American foster family. After Pearl Harbor, his foster family is interned at the Manzanar camp for Japanese Americans, while he enlists in the Marines, where his ability to speak Japanese becomes a vital asset. During the Battle of Saipan, he convinces 800 Japanese to surrender after their general commits suicide.
The Great Bank Robbery The Great Bank Robbery (1969) Character: Sheriff of Friendly
A motley group of phony church leaders attempts to rob a bank controlled by brothers in 1880's Texas.
Illegal Illegal (1955) Character: District Attorney's Man (uncredited)
A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.
Man from Del Rio Man from Del Rio (1956) Character: Bill Dawson
Mexican gunfighter Dave Robles outdraws the town's outlaw-turned-sheriff and is invited to fill the dead man's shoes. But a tin star doesn't bring automatic respectability and Robles is shunned by the town's leading citizens. His popularity with its less-savory element, particularly saloonkeeper Bannister, wanes dramatically, too, as he starts to take his job seriously. It is his love for a decent, caring woman that keeps Dave in town, but can she convince him to lay down his gun and start a new life?
The Wrecking Crew The Wrecking Crew (1968) Character: MacDonald
When Count Contini attempts to destroy the world's economy by masterminding the theft of $1 billion in U.S. gold, ICE chief MacDonald summons secret agent Matt Helm to stop him.
Cannon for Cordoba Cannon for Cordoba (1970) Character: Warner
In 1912, during the Mexican Revolution, the border between Texas and Mexico is on flames due to savage raids by Mexican bandits who call themselves freedom fighters, so the US government entrusts to General Pershing the capture of General Héctor Córdoba, the most notorious among them.



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