John Aniston (born Yannis Anastassakis; July 24, 1933 - November 11, 2022) was a Greek-born American actor best known for Days of Our Lives (1970-2022), Search for Tomorrow (1980-1984), and Journeyman (2007).
He was married to Nancy Dow and Sherry Rooney and had two children, including Jennifer Aniston.
Aniston died in 2022 at the age of 89.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1963: Love with the Proper Stranger as Birdman at Macy's (Uncredited Role)
- 1968: The Shakiest Gun in the West as Indian (uncredited)
- 1968: Now You See It Now You Dont as Achmed
- 1993: Night Sins as Victor Kiriakis
- 2007: Sands Of Oblivion as Nigel Barrington
- 2008: The Awakening Of Spring as Mr. Gable
- 2008: Fixing Rhonda as Det. Macomas
- 2009: The Gold And The Beautiful as Gerard Benedict
- 2014: Return To Zero as Ned
Television Roles
- 1962: Eighty Seventh Precinct as Officer #1
- 1964: Combat as Greek #2
- 1966: The Double Life Of Henry Phyfe as Dr. Herbie Kliner
- 1967: I Spy as Economides
- 1968: The Virginian as Frank West
- 1969: Mission: Impossible as First IMF Captain
- 1970: That Girl as Phil Harvey
- 1970-2022: Days of Our Lives as Victor Kiriakis/Dr. Eric Richards (2,867 episodes)
- 1974: Kojak as Webster/Dancik (2 episodes)
- 1975: Love of Life as Eddie Aleata
- 1980-1984: Search for Tomorrow as Martin Tourneur (148 episodes)
- 1985: Airwolf as Col. Arturo Alzar
- 1997: Diagnosis: Murder as Carlton Everest
- 1997: Fired Up as Gordon
- 1999: LA Heat as Alex Zota
- 2001: Star Trek: Voyager as Quarren Ambassador
- 2002: The West Wing as Alexander Thompson
- 2002: Gilmore Girls as Douglas Swope
- 2003: My Big Fat Greek Life as Constantine Christakos
- 2004: American Dreams as John Victor
- 2007: Journeyman as Merrit Ambaucher
- 2008: Worst Week as Jim
- 2009: Cold Case as (2009) Herbert "Wolf" James
- 2010: Mad Men as Wallace Harriman
- 2011: The Paul Reiser Show as Harold Melon
Shorts
- 2007: Order Up as Wise Man
