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John Dehner

Acting

Born November 23, 1915 · Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA

Died February 4, 1992

Also known as John Dehner Forkum · Dehner Forkum

Biography

From Wikipedia John Dehner (November 23, 1915 - February 4, 1992) was an American actor in radio, television, and films. Between 1941 and 1988, he appeared in over 260 films and television programs. Prior to acting, Dehner had worked as an animator at Walt Disney Studios, and later became a radio disc jockey. He was also a professional pianist.

Filmography50+ titles

The Twilight Zone

1959as Captain Allenby

Columbo

1971as Roland Pangborn

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

1976as Warden Mannering

Get Smart

1965as Colonel Kyle K. Kirby

Combat!

as Gen. Armand Bouchard

Perry Mason

1957as Major Lewis

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974

The Rockford Files

1974as Judge Lyman / Inspector DeMartonis

Mission: Impossible

1966as Dan Whelan

Hogan's Heroes

1965as Colonel Backscheider

The Wild Wild West

1965as John Maxwell Avery

The Andy Griffith Show

1960as Colonel Harvey

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Bonanza

1959as Jean Lafitte

Zorro

1957

Out California Way

1946as Rod Mason

The Right Stuff

1983as Henry Luce

The Sign of Zorro

1958as Viceroy

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

The Corn Is Green

1945as Miner in Bar (uncredited)

Hollywood Canteen

1944as Norwegian Sailor (uncredited)

Hawaii Five-O

1968as Anthony Del Vecchi

Rawhide

1959as Arvid Lacey

S.W.A.T.

1975

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964as Dr. Parviz Kharmusi

The Rifleman

1958as Al Walker

How the West Was Won

1976as Bishop Benjamin

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958as Sheriff Hayes

Scaramouche

1952as Doutreval

Christmas in Connecticut

1945as State Trooper #2 (uncredited)

The Westerner

as 'Burgundy Smith'

Hart to Hart

1979

Ironside

1967

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

Maverick

1957as Big Ed Murphy

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956as Taylor Swope

O.S.S.

1946as German Radar Captain (uncredited)

Land of the Giants

1968as Lieutenant Grayson

Mannix

1967

The High Chaparral

1967as Captain Surtee

Trooper Hook

1957as Fred Sutliff

Four Star Playhouse

1952as Charles Quine

Stoney Burke

The Boys from Brazil

1978as Henry Wheelock

Laramie

1959

Gunsmoke

1955as Sam Wall

The Scarlet Coat

1955as Nathanael Greene

He Walked by Night

1948as Assistant Bureau Chief (uncredited)

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944as Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre

as Gilbert Simmone