Claude Audrey Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994) was an American character actor best known for Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), Rio Bravo (1959), and Inherit the Wind (1960).
He was married to Theresa Fairfield and they had three children.
Akins died in 1994 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer.
Filmography
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Film roles
- 1953: From Here to Eternity as Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom (uncredited)
- 1954: Bitter Creek as Vance Morgan
- 1954: Witness To Murder as Police Officer (uncredited)
- 1954: The Caine Mutiny as Seaman 'Horrible' Lugatch
- 1954: The Raid as Lt. Ramsey (uncredited)
- 1954: Shield for Murder as Fat Michaels
- 1954: Down Three Dark Streets as Matty Pavelich
- 1954: The Human Jungle as George Mandy
- 1954: The Adventures Of Hajji Baba as Chief Executioner's Aide (uncredited)
- 1955: The Sea Chase as Winkler
- 1955: Man With The Gun as Jim Reedy (uncredited)
- 1956: Battle Stations as Marty Brennan
- 1956: The Proud And Profane as Big Soldier (uncredited)
- 1956: Johnny Concho as Lem
- 1956: The Burning Hills as Ben Hindeman
- 1956: The Sharkfighters as Chief 'Gordy' Gordon
- 1957: Hot Summer Night as Truck Driver
- 1957: The Kettles On Old Mac Donalds Farm as Pete Logan
- 1957: The Lonely Man as Blackburn
- 1957: Joe Dakota as Aaron Grant
- 1958: The Defiant Ones as Mack
- 1958: Onionhead as Poznicki
- 1959: Rio Bravo as Joe Burdette
- 1959: Porgy and Bess as Detective
- 1959: Dont Give Up The Ship as Lt. Cmdr. Farber
- 1959: Yellowstone Kelly as Sergeant
- 1959: Hound Dog Man as Hog Peyson
- 1960: Comanche Station as Ben Lane
- 1960: Inherit the Wind as Rev. Jeremiah Brown
- 1961: Claudelle Inglish as S.T. Crawford
- 1962: Merrills Marauders as Sgt. Kolowicz
- 1962: Black Gold as Chick Carrington
- 1962: How the West Was Won as Man (uncredited)
- 1964: A Distant Trumpet as Seely Jones
- 1964: The Killers as Earl Sylvester
- 1966: Ride Beyond Vengeance as Elwood Coates
- 1966: Incident At Phantom Hill as Krausman
- 1966: Return Of The Seven as Frank
- 1966: Sidekicks as Walter
- 1967: First To Fight as Capt. Mason
- 1967: Waterhole Number 3 as Sgt. Henry Foggers
- 1968: The Devil's Brigade as Pvt. Rocky Rockman
- 1969: The Great Bank Robbery as Slade
- 1970: A Man Called Sledge as Hooker
- 1970: Flap as Lobo Jackson
- 1971: Lock Stock And Barrel as Punch Logan
- 1971: River Of Mystery as Ernie Dorata
- 1972: The Night Stalker as Sheriff Butcher
- 1972: Skyjacked as Sgt. Ben Puzo
- 1973: The Timber Tramps as Matt
- 1973: The Norliss Tapes as Sheriff Tom Hartley
- 1973: Battle for the Planet of the Apes as Aldo
- 1974: The Death Squad as Connie Brennan
- 1975: Medical Story as Dr. Matthews
- 1975: Eric as Stanley 'Stan' Swenson
- 1976: Kiss Me Kill Me as Harry Grant
- 1977: Yesterdays Child as Cliff Henley
- 1977: Tentacles as Robards
- 1977: Killer On Board as Oscar Billingham
- 1977: Tarantulas The Deadly Cargo as Bert Springer
- 1978: Little Mo as Gus Berste
- 1979: The Country Western Murders as Billy West
- 1979: Ebony Ivory And Jade as Joe Blair
- 1979: The Concrete Cowboys as Woody Stone
- 1982: Bus Stop as Sheriff Will
- 1983: Desperate Intruder as Carl
- 1984: The Baron And The Kid as Harley Medford
- 1986: Monster in the Closet as Sheriff Sam Ketchem
- 1986: Manhunt For Claude Dallas as Bill Pogue
- 1987: The Curse as Nathan
- 1987: If Its Tuesday It Still Must Be Belgium as Mo Wyshocki
- 1988: Pushed Too Far as Sheriff Jim Forrest
- 1989: Mothers Daughters And Lovers as Kibby
- 1991: The Gambler Returns The Luck Of The Draw as Theodore Roosevelt
- 1991: Where Evil Lives as Jack Devlin
- 1992: Sherlock Holmes Incident At Victoria as Theodore Roosevelt
- 1992: Falling From Grace as Speck Parks
- 1992: Grass Roots as Sheriff
- 1993: Seasons Of The Heart as Pastor William Clay
- 1994: Twisted Fear as Det. Lucky Douglas
Television roles
- 1953-1955: You Are There as Fireman/Lewis Paine/Mob Participant (4 episodes)
- 1954: Dragnet as Sgt. Jack McCreadie/Ellis (2 episodes)
- 1954: Medic as Dr. Ralph Vincente
- 1954: City Detective as Hardy
- 1954-1955: The Pepsi Cola Playhouse as Pete Nemeck/Saracki/Carl (4 episodes)
- 1954-1958: The Lineup as Roy Gilman/Ed Long (4 episodes)
- 1954-1958: Schlitz Playhouse as Gus Garner (2 episodes)
- 1954-1958: General Electric Theater as Dave Blackby/Duke Williams/Steve Crawford (3 episodes)
- 1955: The Man Behind The Badge as Frederick 'Freddie' John Webster/Tony (2 episodes)
- 1955: Soldiers Of Fortune as Jonu
- 1955: TV Readers Digest as Dupont/Casco (2 episodes)
- 1955: Fireside Theatre as John West
- 1955: Lux Video Theatre as Mandy
- 1955: The Millionaire as Sgt. Mike Harden
- 1955-1956: Star Stage as Henley the Rodeo Clown (2 episodes)
- 1955-1956: My Friend Flicka as August Hoskins/Keenak/Matt Scott (3 episodes)
- 1955-1957: Studio 57 as Al/Martin/Jed Evans (5 episodes)
- 1955-1972: Gunsmoke as Howard Kane/Worth Sweeney/Marshal Clint Tucker/Sy Sherne/Art McLane/Ad/Solis/Hack/Jed Butler/Harry (10 episodes)
- 1956: Frontier as Bud
- 1956: Adventures Of Superman as Ace Miller
- 1956: Crusader as Glenn/Swain (2 episodes)
- 1956: I Love Lucy as Claude Akins
- 1956-1957: Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Cop (2 episodes)
- 1956-1957: State Trooper as Janskey/The Rodeo Clown (2 episodes)
- 1956-1958: The Adventures Of Jim Bowie as Miciah 'Big' Hart/Manion (2 episodes)
- 1956-1961: Zane Grey Theatre as Deputy Chuck Wagner/Simmy the Comanchero/Sheriff Adam Prescott/Walker Collins (4 episodes)
- 1957: The20th Century Fox Hour as Anton Budenieff
- 1957: The Sheriff Of Cochise as Harry Clegg
- 1957: Whirlybirds as Roger Bronson
- 1957: The Silent Service as Torpedoman Frank Herndon
- 1957: The O Henry Playhouse as Rudy
- 1957: Code 3 as Fred Ellis
- 1957: Have Gun – Will Travel as Dever
- 1957: The Adventures Of Mc Graw as Jim Bennett
- 1957-1958: Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre as Joe Doby/Frank Hedley (4 episodes)
- 1957-1959: The Restless Gun as Matt Pierce/Lex Springer/Rafe Marlowe/Wes Flagler (4 episodes)
- 1957-1961: Tales Of Wells Fargo as Rake/John L. Sullivan/John Leslie Nagel/Jefferson/Ralph (5 episodes)
- 1957-1961: Wagon Train as Will Cotrell/Wes Varney/Garth Redmond/Rich Tacker (4 episodes)
- 1958: Perry Mason as Det. Sgt. Phillip Dix
- 1958: Maverick as Paisley Briggs
- 1958: Richard Diamond Private Detective as Kenny Lambert
- 1958: Cheyenne as Sheriff Bob Walters
- 1958: Bronco as Dirk Baggot
- 1958: Northwest Passage as Calib Brandt
- 1958: Colonel Humphrey Flack as Rikkio
- 1958-1959: Yancy Derringer as Toby Cook (2 episodes)
- 1958-1960: The Rifleman as Bletch Droshek/Tom Benton/Floyd Doniger (3 episodes)
- 1959: 77 Sunset Strip as Ed Bird
- 1959: Steve Canyon as Sgt. Brecker
- 1959: The Loretta Young Show as Robert Wilson/Carl Hodges/Matt Malone (4 episodes)
- 1959: Bat Masterson as Jack Fontana
- 1959: The Texan as Clay Fallon
- 1959-1960: Riverboat as Beaudry Rawlins/Jarret Sutton (2 episodes)
- 1960: Law Of The Plainsman as Sheriff Clifford Shaw
- 1960: Adventures In Paradise as Sam Kayle
- 1960: Overland Trail as Jumbo
- 1960: Wanted: Dead or Alive as Jack Kelly
- 1960: The Alaskans as Constable Watts
- 1960: Death Valley Days as Caleb Luck
- 1960: The Rebel as Tom Hall
- 1960: The Tall Man as Dan Rees
- 1960: Klondike as John Conrad
- 1960: Dan Raven as Sarge
- 1960-1961: Surfside 6 as Harry Lodge/Mike Hogan (2 episodes)
- 1960-1962: The Twilight Zone as Cmdr. William Fletcher/Steve Brand (2 episodes)
- 1960-1962: Bonanza as Col. Edward J. Dunwoody/Sam Hill/Ezekiel/Marshal Emmett Dowd (4 episodes)
- 1960-1963: The Untouchables as Vince Majesky/Karl Hansa/Jake 'Dodo' Ryan (3 episodes)
- 1960-1963: Laramie as Britt Walker/Sheriff Tyler Shaw/Jim Dark/Sgt. Maj. Tom Cole (4 episodes)
- 1960-1965: Rawhide as Jerry Boggs/Aloysius Claybank/Sgt. Parker/Gus Marsdon/Karse/Clete Manson/Jim Lark (7 episodes)
- 1961: Shirley Temples Storybook as Peg-Leg the Pirate
- 1961: The Deputy as Jason Getty
- 1961: Route 66 as Cam Bludge
- 1961: The Roaring20s as Mitch Mitchell/Capt. Maples (2 episodes)
- 1962: Frontier Circus as Powcheek
- 1962: Bus Stop as Harry Stumbo
- 1962: Outlaws as Sgt. Ben Thompson
- 1962: Wide Country as Bullriver
- 1962-1963: Empire as Joe Horvath (2 episodes)
- 1962-1965: The Virginian as Hezekiah/Lump (2 episodes)
- 1962: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Sheriff Jordan
- 1963: Alcoa Premiere as Capt. Michael 'Gunner' Lujack
- 1963: The Dick Powell Theatre as Police Lieutenant
- 1963: The Dakotas as Tom Doucette
- 1963: The Great Adventure as Father Kranz
- 1964: Destry as Deputy Sheriff Rafe Collins
- 1964: The Fugitive as Ralph Simmons
- 1964: Kraft Suspense Theatre as Sgt. Phil Henning
- 1964: Mr Novak as Lou Myerson
- 1965: Branded as Ned Travis
- 1965: Daniel Boone as Toka
- 1965: Slatterys People as Dr. Roy Kirk
- 1965: A Man Called Shenandoah as Fordy Brown
- 1965: The Trials Of O Brien as Glen Daley
- 1965: The Big Valley as Callahan
- 1965: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as El Supremo
- 1965-1972: The F.B.I. as Jason Peale/Ben Gambriella (2 episodes)
- 1966: The Legend Of Jesse James as Harte
- 1966: Hazel as Milwaukee Ames
- 1966: The Monroes as Bud Chapel
- 1966-1967: Combat as Rosie/Charlie Pelton/Mastin (3 episodes)
- 1966-1967: Laredo as Cotton Buckmeister (5 episodes)
- 1967: The Lucy Show as Lt. Finch
- 1967: The Guns Of Will Sonnett as Turnbaugh
- 1967: Hondo as Brock
- 1967: Judd For The Defense as Calvin Wolf
- 1968: Garrison's Gorillas as Col. Pryor
- 1968: The Outsider as Det. Keller
- 1972: McMillan & Wife as Freddie O'Neal
- 1972: Longstreet as Flecker
- 1972: Love, American Style as Fizik
- 1973: Hec Ramsey as Marshal Bert McCabe
- 1973: Mission: Impossible as Sam Hibbing
- 1973: Barnaby Jones as Eli Rile
- 1973: Medical Center as Williams
- 1973: The Rookies as Buck Sanborn
- 1973: Cannon as Lt. Bill Blaine
- 1973: Marcus Welby, M.D. as Jim Randall
- 1973-1978: Police Story as Officer Charles Stacy/Sgt. R.C. Pickett/Ken Shaner (3 episodes)
- 1974: The Wide World Of Mystery as Styran
- 1974: The Streets of San Francisco as Bob Mason
- 1974: McCloud as Sheriff Floyd Bevins
- 1974: Mannix as Sgt. Al Reardon
- 1974: Toma as Bernie Travlos
- 1974-1976: Movin' On as Sonny Pruitt
- 1977: The Rhinemann Exchange as Walter Kendall
- 1977: Nashville 99 as Det. Lt. Stonewall 'Stoney' Huff
- 1977: The Oregon Trail as Lemus Harker
- 1978-1979: B.J. and the Bear as Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo (5 episodes)
- 1979-1981: The Misadventures Of Sheriff Lobo as Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo
- 1979: Ramblin Man as Woody Stone
- 1981: Fantasy Island as Calvin Pearson
- 1981: Darkroom as Bert Haskell
- 1983-1984: The Love Boat as Cappy/Col. Maddox (2 episodes)
- 1984: The Master as Mr. Trumbull
- 1984: Celebrity as Uncle Bun Luther
- 1984: Masquerade as Ted Kelly
- 1984: Legmen as Tom Bannon
- 1984: Murder, She Wrote as Capt. Ethan Cragg
- 1985: Hotel as Tyler Evans/Joe Lindstrom (2 episodes)
- 1986: Tall Tales And Legends as Grandpa/Narrator
- 1986: Dream West as Tom Fitzpatrick
- 1987: The New Mike Hammer as Charlie Doureay
- 1989: Matlock as Sam Taylor
- 1989: Hunter as Andy Polanski
- 1991: In the Heat of the Night as Benjamin Sloan
- 1992: Eerie, Indiana as Grungy Bill
Short film roles
- 1956: Johnny Moccasin as Bill Ames
- 1959: Wildcatters as Waco Houston
