John Carter (actor)
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John Carter | |
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![]() Carter was known for his role as Vic Phillips in the 1983 film Scarface and played Stephen F. Austin in 1969 on Death Valley Days. | |
Born | |
Died | May 23, 2015 New York City, U.S | (aged 87)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1967–2006 |
Spouse(s) | Barbara Williams (married 1955-1966, divorced) (1 child) Kendall T. Fewel (married 1993-2015, his death) |
John Carter (November 26, 1927 – May 23, 2015) was an American actor known for the films Badlands (1973), Scarface (1983), and The Hoax (2006). He may be best remembered for his recurring role as Police Lieutenant John Biddle on the television series Barnaby Jones (1973-1980). (Before that, he had played a different character, a homicide victim, in an early episode of the series.) He also directed two "Barnaby Jones" episodes.
Biography[]
Born in Center Ridge in Conway County in central Arkansas, Carter was the older brother of actor of the ABC television series, Combat!. John Carter had his first TV role in that series, playing a major in the fifth-season episode "Nightmare on the Red Ball Run".[1]
Carter played an historical figure, Stephen F. Austin, in the 1969 episode "Here Stands Bailey" of the syndicated series Death Valley Days.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1969 | The Thousand Plane Raid | Middleton | |
1969 | Marooned | Flight Surgeon | |
1970 | Monte Walsh | Farmer | |
1971 | The Andromeda Strain | MP Capt. Morton | |
1971 | The Love Machine | Reporter | Uncredited |
1972 | Joe Kidd | Judge | |
1973 | The Doll Squad | Sen. Stockwell | |
1973 | Badlands | Rich Man | |
1977 | Telefon | Stroller | |
1983 | Scarface | Vic Phillips | |
1985 | My Science Project | General | |
1989 | The Runnin' Kind | Richard Curtis | |
1989 | Worth Winning | Mr. Cooper | |
1995 | Savage Hearts | Bernie | |
1998 | Celebrity | Father Gladden | |
1999 | Random Hearts | Peyton's Father | |
1999 | Swimming on the Moon | Thomas Hatch | |
2006 | The Hoax | Harold McGraw | (final film role) |
References[]
- ^ "JOHN CARTER|Legacy|Obituaries". New York Times via legacy.com. June 4, 2015. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- 1927 births
- 2015 deaths
- Male actors from Arkansas
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- People from Conway County, Arkansas
- Male actors from Los Angeles
- Male actors from New York City
- 20th-century American male actors
- American film actor, 1920s birth stubs