John Ericson
Acting
Born September 23, 1926 · Düsseldorf, Germany
Biography
John Ericson (sometimes Erickson; born Joachim Alexander Ottokar Meibes; September 25, 1926 - May 3, 2020) was a German-American actor and film and television star. He trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, played the lead role in Stalag 17 by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski on Broadway (1951). He went on to make a number of films for MGM in quick succession in the 1950s. His first appearance was in Teresa (1951), directed by Fred Zinnemann, which also launched the film careers of Pier Angeli and Rod Steiger. He then went on to appear in a series of films which include…
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Knight Rider
The Fugitive
The A-Team
Murder, She Wrote
Bonanza
Ironside
Wagon Train
One Day at a Time
The Virginian
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Philco Television Playhouse
Climax!
Studio One
Airwolf
The F.B.I.
The Invaders
The United States Steel Hour
Kraft Television Theatre
The Millionaire
Adventures in Paradise
Shirley Temple's Storybook
The Streets of San Francisco
Honey West
Playhouse 90
CHiPs
The Wonderful World of Disney
Lux Video Theatre
The Restless Gun
Cavalcade of America
S.W.A.T.
The Chevy Mystery Show
Letter to Loretta
Nero Wolfe
Hawkins
Appointment with Adventure
Barbary Coast
General Electric Theater
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Star Stage