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John Agar Biography (1921-2002)

Full name, John G. Agar; born January 31, 1921, in Chicago, IL; died of emphysema, April 7, 2002; son of John, Sr. (a meat packer) and Lillian (maiden name, Rogers) Agar; married Shirley Temple (an actress and diplomat), September19, 1945 (divorced, c. 1949); married Loretta Barnett Combes (a model), 1951(died, 2000); children: (first marriage) Linda Susan (an actress); (second marriage) two sons.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

January 31, 1921

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Second Lieutenant Michael "Mickey" Shannon O'Rourke, Fort Apache (also known as War Party), RKO Radio Pictures, 1948
• Tom Wade, Adventure in Baltimore (also known as Bachelor Bait), RKO Radio Pictures, 1949
• Private First Class Peter Conway, The Sands of Iwo Jima, Republic,1949
• Lieutenant Flint Cohill, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, RKO Radio Pictures, 1949
• Lieutenant Joe Mallory, Breakthrough, Warner Bros., 1950
• Don Lowry, The Woman on Pier 13 (also known as I Married a Communist), RKO Radio Pictures, 1950
• Billy Shear, Along the Great Divide (also known as The Travelers), Warner Bros., 1951
• Ramoth, The Magic Carpet, Columbia, 1951
• David Powell, Woman of the North Country, Republic, 1952
• Ray Compton, Man of Conflict (also known as My Dad, J. R.),Atlas, 1953
• Ray Brighton, Bait, Columbia, 1954
• Bill Buchanan, The Golden Mistress, United Artists, 1954
• Tom Baxter, The Rocket Man, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954
• Detective Sergeant Mark Brewster, Shield for Murder, United Artists, 1954
• Joe Cardos, Hold Back Tomorrow (also known as No Tomorrow),Universal, 1955
• Professor Clete Ferguson, Revenge of the Creature, Universal, 1955
• Dr. Matt Hastings, Tarantula, Universal, 1955
• Johnny Rush, The Lonesome Trail, Lippert Pictures, 1955
• Sheriff Bill Jorden, Star in the Dust (also known as Law Man), Universal, 1956
• Dr. Roger Bentley, The Mole People, Universal, 1956
• George Hastings, Daughter of Dr. Jekyll, Allied Artists, 1957
• Lucius "Luke" Random/Matthew Random, Flesh and the Spur, AmericanInternational Pictures, 1957
• Sergeant Dick Mason, Joe Butterfly, Universal, 1957
• Jeff Dunning, Ride a Violent Mile, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
• Bob Westley, Attack of the Puppet People (also known as The Fantastic Puppet People and Six Inches Tall), American InternationalPictures, 1958
• Steve March, The Brain from the Planet Arous, Howco, 1958
• Sheriff Jim Crayle, Frontier Gun, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
• Captain Tom Arnett, Jet Attack (also known as Jet Alert, Jet Squad, and Through Hell to Glory), American International Pictures, 1958
• Major Bruce Jay, Invisible Invaders, United Artists, 1959
• Ike, Raymie, Allied Artists, 1960
• Joe McElroy, Lisette (also known as A Crowd for Lisette andFall Girl), Medallion, 1961
• Alex Marsh, Hand of Death (also known as Five Fingers of Death), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962
• Captain Don Graham, Journey to the Seventh Planet, American International Pictures, 1962
• Sergeant Judd Norcutt, Cavalry Command (also known as The Day of the Trumpet and Cavalleria commandos), Parade Pictures, 1963
• Gus Cole, Of Love and Desire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963
• Intelligence officer, The Young and the Brave, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
• Pete Stone, Law of the Lawless (also known as Invitation to a Hanging), Paramount, 1964
• Dan Carrouthers, Stage to Thunder Rock, Paramount, 1964
• Dawson, Young Fury, Paramount, 1965
• Ed Tomkins, Johnny Reno, Paramount, 1966
• George Gates, Waco, Paramount, 1966
• Dr. Farrell, Women of the Prehistoric Planet (also known as Prehistoric Planet Women), Real Art, 1966
• Dr. Curt Taylor, Zontar, the Thing from Venus, Azalea, 1966
• Barry Rogers, Curse of the Swamp Creature, American InternationalPictures, 1966
• Dion O'Bannion, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
• Sheriff Clint Crawford, Night Fright (also known as The Extraterrestrial Nasty and Fright Night), 1967
• Major Ronald Paxton, Hell Raiders, American International Pictures, 1968
• Christian, The Undefeated, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
• Amos Patton, Chisum, Warner Bros., 1970
• Bert Ryan, Big Jake (also known as The Million Dollar Kidnapping), National General, 1971
• Police Lieutenant Rafferty, How's Your Love Life?, 1971
• City official, King Kong, Paramount, 1976
• Yankee officer, Divided We Fall, 1980
• Mr. No Legs, 1981
• Perfect Victims (also known as Hidden Rage), Academy Home Video, 1988
• Ivan Peters, Miracle Mile, Hemdale, 1989
• Nightbreed (also known as Clive Barker's Nightbreed), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
• The Making of "Sands of Iwo Jima" (documentary), 1993
• 100 Years of Horror: The Walking Dead (documentary), Passport Video, 1996
• 100 Years of Horror: The Double Demons (documentary), Passport Video, 1996
• 100 Years of Horror: Giants and Dinosaurs (documentary), PassportVideo, 1996
• 100 Years of Horror: Freaks (documentary), Passport Video, 1996
• Reggie, The Vampire Hunters Club, Doodle Barnett Productions/IrenaBelle Films, 2001
• Dr. Clete Ferguson, Attack of the B-Movie Monster, Heidelberg Films, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Leonard Scott Levy, Fear, Showtime, 1990
• Dr. Lang, "Eye," Body Bags (also known as John Carpenter Presents Body Bags), Showtime, 1993
• Episodic
• "The Next to Crash," Fireside Theatre, NBC, 1952
• "Desert Honeymoon," The Unexpected, NBC, 1952
• "The Old Man's Bride," Ford Theatre, NBC, 1953
• "The Farnsworth Case," Fireside Theatre, NBC, 1954
• "Little War in San Dede," Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS, 1954
• "The First and Last," Climax, CBS, 1955
• "Earthquake," The Loretta Young Show, NBC, 1956
• Marvin, "Thousand Dollar Gun," General Electric Theatre, CBS, 1957
• Lieutenant Arnold Van Dyke, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," The Gale Storm Show, CBS, 1958
• Kenneth Baxter, "The Case of the Caretaker's Cat," Perry Mason, CBS, 1959
• Longrant, "Incident at the Buffalo Smokehouse," Rawhide, CBS, 1959
• Mike Anderson, "Incident of the Slavemaster," Rawhide, CBS, 1960
• "Band of Brothers," Best of the Post, ABC, 1961
• Sam Phelps, "Farmer with a Badge," Bat Masterson, NBC, 1961
• Death Valley Days, ABC, 1964
• "Walk in Another's Footsteps," The Virginian, NBC, 1964
• Sheriff, "$10,000 for Durango," Branded, NBC, 1965
• Captain Thorpe, "The Mockingbird," Combat!, ABC, 1966
• Frank James, "Hondo and the Judas," Hondo, ABC, 1967
• Gabe, "What Did You Do in the West, Uncle?," Family Affair, CBS, 1967
• The Name of the Game, NBC, 1968
• "The Mustangers," The Virginian, NBC, 1968
• Hammack, "The Long Bull," Police Story, NBC, 1976
• Colonel Blaylock, "Target: Angels," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1976
• Morton Clay, "Return of the Masked Rider," Highway to Heaven, NBC,1984
• Pops, "A Day in Beaumont," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986
• Also appeared in "Delaying Action," Hollywood Opening Night, NBC.
• Other
• Colonel Matthews, Destination Space, 1959
• Gramps, The Perfect Bride, 1991
• Old convict, Invasion of Privacy, 1992
• RECORDINGS
• Video Games
• Voice of Thomas Malloy, The Pandora Directive, Access Software, 1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Detroit Free Press, April 8, 2002, p. B7
• Fangoria, Issue 54, 1986
• Filmmaker, April/May, 2001, p. 44
• Starlog, Issue 164, 1991

Electronic

• John Agar, http://www.johnagar.com, May 29, 2002