John Dehner
American actor in radio, television, and films (1915-1992) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 76
John Dehner Forkum was an American actor. From the late 1930s to the late 1980s, he amassed a long list of performance credits, often in roles as sophisticated con men, shady authority figures, and other smooth-talking villains.
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1992Died4 February 19921985
CreatorFilm, Paul1982
Airplane II: The SequelFilm, The Commissioner1979
Hart to HartSeries1977
Dead of NightFilm, Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1976
Quincy, M.E.Series1972
Slaughterhouse-FiveFilm, Rumfoord1971
ColumboSeries, Roland Pangborn1970
The Cheyenne Social ClubFilm, Clay Carroll (uncredited)1969
Hawaii Five-OSeries, Anthony Del Vecchi1966
Mission: ImpossibleSeries, Dan Whelan1965
Get SmartSeries, Colonel Kyle K. Kirby
The Hallelujah TrailFilm, 1965Narrator (uncredited)1961
AquamaniaFilm, Narrator (voice)1960
The Andy Griffith ShowSeries, Colonel Harvey1959
BonanzaSeries, Captain Pender1958
Man of the WestFilm, Claude Tobin1957
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries1956
CarouselFilm, Mr. Bascombe1955
Matinee TheaterSeries1954
ApacheFilm, Weddle1952
Plymouth AdventureFilm, Gilbert Winslow1950
BackfireFilm, Blake - Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)1945
Christmas in ConnecticutFilm, State Trooper #2 (uncredited)1941
The Reluctant DragonFilm, Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (uncredited)1915Born23 November 1915
CreatorFilm, Paul1982Airplane II: The SequelFilm, The Commissioner1979Hart to HartSeries1977Dead of NightFilm, Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1976Quincy, M.E.Series1972Slaughterhouse-FiveFilm, Rumfoord1971ColumboSeries, Roland Pangborn1970The Cheyenne Social ClubFilm, Clay Carroll (uncredited)1969Hawaii Five-OSeries, Anthony Del Vecchi1966Mission: ImpossibleSeries, Dan Whelan1965Get SmartSeries, Colonel Kyle K. KirbyThe Hallelujah TrailFilm, 1965Narrator (uncredited)1961AquamaniaFilm, Narrator (voice)1960The Andy Griffith ShowSeries, Colonel Harvey1959BonanzaSeries, Captain Pender1958Man of the WestFilm, Claude Tobin1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries1956CarouselFilm, Mr. Bascombe1955Matinee TheaterSeries1954ApacheFilm, Weddle1952Plymouth AdventureFilm, Gilbert Winslow1950BackfireFilm, Blake - Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)1945Christmas in ConnecticutFilm, State Trooper #2 (uncredited)1941The Reluctant DragonFilm, Baby Weems Storyboard Artist (uncredited)1915Born23 November 1915People around John
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Burt Kennedy Directed Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)- Lesley Selander Directed Desert Passage (1952)
- Lew Landers Directed California Conquest (1952)
Howard W. Koch Produced Airplane II: The Sequel (1983)
Walter Wanger Produced Lady in the Iron Mask (1952)
Burt Lancaster Produced Apache (1954)- John Sturges Directed The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
Paul Cavanagh Also in The Prodigal and The King's Thief- Walter Mirisch Produced Man of the West and Cast a Long Shadow
Charles Marquis Warren Directed Tension at Table Rock and Trooper Hook- Harold Hecht Directed Apache (1954)
- Edward Small Produced Timbuktu and Lorna Doone
Cameron Mitchell Also in Man on a Tightrope and Powder River
Dub Taylor Also in The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
John George Also in Scaramouche, Apache and Timbuktu
Jeanne Crain Also in Vicki and The Fastest Gun Alive- Delmer Daves Directed Youngblood Hawke (1964)
Robert J. Wilke Also in The Hallelujah Trail and Man of the West
Alfred L. Werker Directed The Reluctant Dragon (1943)
John Dierkes Also in Plymouth Adventure (1952)
Stuart Heisler Directed The Roaring 20s
Myron Healey Also in Lorna Doone (1951)
Walt Disney Produced The Reluctant Dragon (1943)
Jane Fonda Also in Fun with Dick and Jane (1980)
Known for
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The Right Stuff 1983
The Sign of Zorro 1958
Scaramouche 1952
Christmas in Connecticut 1945
The Fastest Gun Alive 1956
Filmography 40
293 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 4
John Dehner's father, artist Ralph LeRoy Forkum, 1920
At Disney, Dehner worked here, in the studio's original Animation Building in Burbank, California, the headquarters of the animation department from 1940 to 1985.
Dehner behind Nick Adams in the 1961 episode "Jerkwater" on the Western series The RebelAbout this person
His credits just in feature films, televised series, and in made-for-TV movies number almost 300 productions.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 1992 · aged 76
