J. D. Cannon
American actor (1922-2005) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 83
John Donovan Cannon was an American actor. An alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, he is best known for his co-starring role of Chief of Detectives Peter B. Clifford in the television series McCloud with Dennis Weaver from 1970 until 1977, and for his part as the witness Lloyd Chandler...
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The Donner PartyFilm, voice1990
Law & OrderSeries, Chet Burton1989
The Return of Sam McCloudFilm, Commissioner Peter B. Clifford1987
A Silver Odyssey: 25 Years of Houston Astros BaseballFilm, Narrator1982
Matt HoustonSeries1981
The Adventures of Nellie BlyFilm, Boss James J. Palmer1980
My Kidnapper, My LoveFilm, Lt. Kringler1979
IkeFilm, Gen. Walter Bedell Smith1978
A Double LifeFilm1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries, Jason Fox1974
Wedding BandFilm, Herman1973
ScorpioFilm, Filchock1971
A Memory of Two MondaysFilm, Tom1970
McCloudSeries, Peter Clifford
Cotton Comes to HarlemFilm, 1970Calhoun1967
The InvadersSeries, Police Lt. Ben Holman
Atta Girl, Kelly!Film, 19671966
Mission: ImpossibleSeries, Miklos Klaar
An American DreamFilm, 1966Police Sgt. Walt Leznicki1964
12 O'Clock HighSeries, Brigadier General Creighton
Fanfare for a Death SceneFilm, 1964Col. Dorn1962
Combat!Series, Ted Slocum1959
BonanzaSeries, Colonel Jim Hudson1955
GunsmokeSeries, Pike1922Born24 April 1922People around J. D. Cannon
Close ties
Michael Winner Produced Lawman (1971), directed Scorpio (1973)- Boris Sagal Directed Operation Heartbeat (1969)
Burt Lancaster Directed Lawman (1971), also in Scorpio (1973)
Robert Emhardt Also in Operation Heartbeat, Lawman and Scorpio
Milton Selzer Also in Raise the Titanic (1980)
Robert Duvall Directed Lawman (1971)
Ralph Waite Also in Cool Hand Luke and Lawman
Lee J. Cobb Directed Lawman (1971)
Ossie Davis Directed Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Diana Muldaur Also in McCloud and The Return of Sam McCloud
Richard Jordan Also in Raise the Titanic and Lawman
John Anderson Also in Heaven with a Gun (1970)
John McGiver Also in Lawman (1971)- Walter Mirisch Produced Scorpio (1978)
- Frank De Vol Wrote Krakatoa, East of Java and McCloud
Stephen Elliott Also in The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977)
Alfred Ryder Also in Operation Heartbeat (1969)
Bernard L. Kowalski Directed Krakatoa, East of Java (1970)
Jerry Fielding Wrote Lawman and Scorpio
Jerry Jameson Directed Raise the Titanic (1980)- Lew Grade Produced Raise the Titanic (1980)
- Philip Yordan Produced Krakatoa, East of Java (1970)
Gerald S. O'Loughlin Also in The D.A.: Murder One and Pleasure Palace- Lewis J. Rachmil Produced The Thousand Plane Raid (1971)
Known for
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Cool Hand Luke 1967
Lawman 1971
Death Wish II 1982
Scorpio 1973
Cotton Comes to Harlem 1970
Filmography 33
89 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
An alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, he is best known for his co-starring role of Chief of Detectives Peter B. Clifford in the television series McCloud with Dennis Weaver from 1970 until 1977, and for his part as the witness Lloyd Chandler who cleared Dr. Richard Kimble in "The Judgment", the series finale of The Fugitive.
