John Agar

John Agar

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1921-01-31
Deathday: 2002-04-07 (81 years old)

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Biography

John G. Agar (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American actor. He starred alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, but was later relegated to B movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Flesh and the Spur, and Hand of Death. He also starred with Lucille Ball in the 1951 movie The Magic Carpet.


Agar was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lillian (née Rogers) and John Agar, Sr., a meat packer (see Agar Hams). He was educated at the Harvard School for Boys in Chicago and Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois and graduated from Trinity-Pawling Preparatory School in Pawling, New York, but did not attend college. He and his family moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1942, following his father’s death. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps, and he was a sergeant at the time he left the army in 1946.


He was Shirley Temple's first husband (1945–1950), and they worked together in Fort Apache. His marriage to Temple lasted five years and they had one daughter together, Linda Susan Agar, who was later known as Susan Black, taking the surname of her stepfather Charles Alden Black. Following his divorce from Temple, Agar was married in 1951 to model Loretta Barnett Combs (1922–2000). They remained married until her death in 2000. They had two sons, Martin Agar and John G. Agar III. Agar died on April 7, 2002 at Burbank, California of complications from emphysema. He was buried beside his wife at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.


Agar made six movies with John Wayne: Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima, Big Jake, Chisum, The Undefeated and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. He also made two movies with Shirley Temple, Fort Apache and Adventure in Baltimore, also starring Robert Young.


He is mentioned in the Frank Zappa song "The Radio is Broken" from the album The Man From Utopia (1983).


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Filmography

all 90

Movies 75

TV Shows 15

self 4

Dr. Curt Taylor
Monster Invaders from Space

Monster Invaders from Space (2018)

Movie
Self
The Fearmakers Collection

The Fearmakers Collection (2007)

Movie
Dr. Clete Ferguson
The Naked Monster

The Naked Monster (2005)

Movie
Reggie
The Vampire Hunters Club

The Vampire Hunters Club (2001)

Movie
Bielefeld Lichtwerk

Bielefeld Lichtwerk (1998)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)

Movie
Self
A Century of Science Fiction

A Century of Science Fiction (1996)

Movie
Dr. Lang
Body Bags

Body Bags (1993)

Movie
6
Old Convict
Invasion of Privacy

Invasion of Privacy (1992)

Movie
Gramps
The Perfect Bride

The Perfect Bride (1991)

Movie
Leonard Scott Levy
Fear

Fear (1990)

Movie
Gas Station Attendant / Victim
Nightbreed

Nightbreed (1990)

Movie
2
Dog-Walking Neighbor
Perfect Victims

Perfect Victims (1988)

Movie
Ivan Peters
Miracle Mile

Miracle Mile (1988)

Movie
Bob Westley - (archive footage)
Creepy Classics

Creepy Classics (1987)

Movie
Major Bruce Jay, In clips from 'Invisible Invaders'
Horrible Horror

Horrible Horror (1986)

Movie
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (1985)

TV
7
Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven (1984)

TV
Yankee Officer
Divided We Fall

Divided We Fall (1982)

Movie
Edited from 'Tarantula'
Coming Soon

Coming Soon (1982)

Movie
Police Captain
Mr. No Legs

Mr. No Legs (1978)

Movie
Prof. Clete Ferguson
The Man with No Name

The Man with No Name (1977)

Movie
Col. Blaylock
Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels (1976)

TV
6.33
City Official
King Kong

King Kong (1976)

Movie
3
Police Lt. Rafferty
How's Your Love Life?

How's Your Love Life? (1971)

Movie
Bert Ryan
Big Jake

Big Jake (1971)

Movie
6
Amos Patton
Chisum

Chisum (1970)

Movie
5
Christian
The Undefeated

The Undefeated (1969)

Movie
Maj. Ronald Paxton
Hell Raiders

Hell Raiders (1969)

Movie
Bert Walker
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game (1968)

TV
Barry Rogers
Curse of the Swamp Creature

Curse of the Swamp Creature (1968)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy (1968)

Movie
Dr. Curt Taylor
Zontar: The Thing from Venus

Zontar: The Thing from Venus (1967)

Movie
6
Sheriff Clint Crawford
Night Fright

Night Fright (1967)

Movie
Hondo

Hondo (1967)

TV
Dion O'Bannion
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)

Movie
6
Family Affair

Family Affair (1966)

TV
6.2
George Gates
Waco

Waco (1966)

Movie
Dr. Farrell
Women of the Prehistoric Planet

Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966)

Movie
Ed Tomkins
Johnny Reno

Johnny Reno (1966)

Movie
Branded

Branded (1965)

TV
5.91
Dan Carrouthers
Stage to Thunder Rock

Stage to Thunder Rock (1964)

Movie
Dawson
Young Fury

Young Fury (1964)

Movie
Pete Stone
Law of the Lawless

Law of the Lawless (1964)

Movie
Gus Cole
Of Love and Desire

Of Love and Desire (1963)

Movie
Intelligence Captain
The Young and the Brave

The Young and the Brave (1963)

Movie
Tom Anders
The Virginian

The Virginian (1962)

TV
Capt. Don Graham
Journey to the Seventh Planet

Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)

Movie
Alex Marsh
Hand of Death

Hand of Death (1962)

Movie
Joe McElroy
Fall Girl

Fall Girl (1961)

Movie
Ike
Raymie

Raymie (1960)

Movie
Maj. Bruce Jay
Invisible Invaders

Invisible Invaders (1959)

Movie
Mike Anderson
Rawhide

Rawhide (1959)

TV
4
Col. Matthews
Destination Space

Destination Space (1959)

Movie
Sheriff Jim Crayle
Frontier Gun

Frontier Gun (1958)

Movie
Sam Phelps
Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson (1958)

TV
Bob Westley
Attack of the Puppet People

Attack of the Puppet People (1958)

Movie
Capt. Tom Arnett
Jet Attack

Jet Attack (1958)

Movie
Sgt. Judd Norcutt
The Day of the Trumpet

The Day of the Trumpet (1958)

Movie
Jeff Donner
Ride a Violent Mile

Ride a Violent Mile (1957)

Movie
Steve March
The Brain from Planet Arous

The Brain from Planet Arous (1957)

Movie
6
Kenneth Baxter
Perry Mason

Perry Mason (1957)

TV
4.33
George Hastings
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957)

Movie
Sgt. Dick Mason
Joe Butterfly

Joe Butterfly (1957)

Movie
Dr. Roger Bentley
The Mole People

The Mole People (1956)

Movie
Luke Random / Matt Random
Flesh and the Spur

Flesh and the Spur (1956)

Movie
Sheriff Bill Jorden
Star in the Dust

Star in the Dust (1956)

Movie
4.33
Dr. Matt Hastings
Tarantula

Tarantula (1955)

Movie
5
Joe Cardos
Hold Back Tomorrow

Hold Back Tomorrow (1955)

Movie
Johnny Rush
The Lonesome Trail

The Lonesome Trail (1955)

Movie
Prof. Clete Ferguson
Revenge of the Creature

Revenge of the Creature (1955)

Movie
5.21
Bill Buchanan
The Golden Mistress

The Golden Mistress (1954)

Movie
Larry Dorrant
Climax!

Climax! (1954)

TV
Mark Brewster
Shield for Murder

Shield for Murder (1954)

Movie
Tom Baxter
The Rocket Man

The Rocket Man (1954)

Movie
Ray Brighton
Bait

Bait (1954)

Movie
Ray Compton
Man of Conflict

Man of Conflict (1953)

Movie
Lloyd
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta (1953)

TV
Marvin Potter
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
David Powell
Woman of the North Country

Woman of the North Country (1952)

Movie
Abdullah al Husan / Dr. Ramoth / The Scarlet Falcon
The Magic Carpet

The Magic Carpet (1951)

Movie
Otis Tack
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

TV
Billy Shear
Along the Great Divide

Along the Great Divide (1951)

Movie
Lt. Joe Mallory
Breakthrough

Breakthrough (1950)

Movie
Don Lowry
The Woman on Pier 13

The Woman on Pier 13 (1950)

Movie
Pfc. Peter Conway
Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)

Movie
Lt. Flint Cohill
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

Movie
3.5
Tom Wade
Adventure in Baltimore

Adventure in Baltimore (1949)

Movie
2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke
Fort Apache

Fort Apache (1948)

Movie
4
ArchiveFootage
The Year of Living Locked Up

The Year of Living Locked Up

Movie

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1921-01-31

Deathday
2002-04-07 (81 years old)

Birth Name
John George Agar

Birth Place
Chicago, United States of America

Relationships
Shirley Temple (1945-01-01 - 1950-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
John George Agar Jr.


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