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John Alderson

Actor

John Alderson

Born April 10, 1916 in Horden, Durham, England, UKDied August 4, 200648 films

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My Fair Lady posterFirst watchMy Fair Lady19647.5as Jamie - Doolittle's crony (uncredited)A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Blazing Saddles poster7.2Blazing Saddles1974To Catch a Thief poster7.3To Catch a Thief1955Cleopatra poster7.1Cleopatra1963Evil Under the Sun poster6.9Evil Under the Sun1982Julius Caesar poster7.1Julius Caesar1953Ragtime poster7.0Ragtime1981The Young Lions poster6.7The Young Lions1958Candleshoe poster6.9Candleshoe1977

Filmography

48 films as actor
  1. 1985Reunion at Fairborough
  2. 1982Evil Under the SunPolice Sergeant
  3. 1981RagtimeWaldo's Aide No. 1
  4. 1980HaywireAndrew (uncredited)
  5. 1980The Memory of Eva RykerSheriff
  6. 1978The Cat from Outer SpaceMr. Smith
  7. 1977CandleshoeJenkins
  8. 1977ValentinoCop
  9. 1976The SwitchKyle Sandor
  10. 1976The Duchess and the Dirtwater FoxTrent
  11. 1975The Log of the Black PearlEric Kort
  12. 1974The KlansmanVernon Hodo
  13. 1974Blazing SaddlesGum Chewer (uncredited)
  14. 1973Kisses at FiftyAudrey's Husband
  15. 1972Fear Is the KeyTanner (uncredited)
  16. 1970You Can't Win 'Em AllU.S. Army Major
  17. 1970The Molly MaguiresJenkins
  18. 1968HellfightersJim Hatch
  19. 1967Double TroubleIceman
  20. 1966Doctor Who: The GunfightersMarshal Wyatt Earp
  21. 1966Lee Oswald: AssassinRichard F. Snyder - US Consul in Moscow
  22. 1965The War LordHolbracht
  23. 1965Strange BedfellowsTruck Driver (uncredited)
  24. 1964My Fair LadyJamie - Doolittle's crony (uncredited)
  25. 1963Donovan's ReefOfficer (uncredited)
  26. 1963CleopatraRoman Officer (uncredited)
  27. 1963The HookCrewman Svenson
  28. 1961Romanoff and JulietRandal Wix
  29. 1959No Name on the BulletChaffee
  30. 1958Wolf LarsenJohnson
  31. 1958The Young LionsCpl. Kraus (uncredited)
  32. 1957Don't Go Near the WaterLt. Cmdr. Diplock
  33. 1957Last Stagecoach WestAngus MacKendrick
  34. 1957Shoot-Out at Medicine BendClyde Walters
  35. 1957Spoilers of the ForestBig Jack Milna
  36. 1956High AirSwede
  37. 1955Target ZeroCpl. Devon Enoch
  38. 1955To Catch a ThiefDetective at the Costume Ball (uncredited)
  39. 1955The Scarlet CoatMr. Durkin
  40. 1955MoonfleetNathanial Greening
  41. 1955Violent SaturdayAmish Farmer on Train (uncredited)
  42. 1954Living It UpYankee Catcher (uncredited)
  43. 1954Knock on WoodEnglish Bobby (uncredited)
  44. 1953South Sea WomanFitzroy - Baritone
  45. 1953Julius CaesarCitizen of Rome (uncredited)
  46. 1953The Desert RatsCorporal (uncredited)
  47. 1952Against All FlagsSailor Harris
  48. 1951The HighwaymanBritish Soldier (uncredited)