Biography
John Bramwell Alderson (10 April 1916 β 4 August 2006) was an English actor noted for playing the lead in the 1957β58 syndicated western television series, Boots and Saddles, which ran for thirty-eight episodes in a single season, and many supporting roles in films in a career spanning almost forty years, from 1951 to 1990.
Alderson was cast as the rugged trail guide Hugh Glass, an historical figure, in the 1966 episode "Hugh Glass Meets the Bear" of the syndicated series, Death Valley Days. Others in the episode were Morgan Woodward as Thomas Fitzpatrick, Victor French as Louis Baptiste and Tris Coffin. Alderson was born to a mining family in the village of Horden, County Durham, England. After a brief teenage career at the colliery he opted to instead join the Royal Artillery, rising to the rank of Major. Upon leaving the services he married a United States citizen and immigrated to the US, where he began his acting career.
Filmography
all 62
Movies 37
TV Shows 25
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Ragtime (1981)
Haywire (1980)
The Memory of Eva Ryker (1980)
The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
Candleshoe (1977)
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976)
The Log of the Black Pearl (1975)
The Klansman (1974)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Kisses at Fifty (1973)
Fear Is the Key (1972)
The Onedin Line (1971)
The Persuaders! (1971)
Play for Today (1970)
You Can't Win 'Em All (1970)
The Molly Maguires (1970)
Hellfighters (1968)
Cowboy in Africa (1967)
Double Trouble (1967)
Mission: Impossible (1966)
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters (1966)
The War Lord (1965)
The Wild Wild West (1965)
Green Acres (1965)
Strange Bedfellows (1965)
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Rogues (1964)
Doctor Who (1963)
Arrest and Trial (1963)
The Hook (1963)
Combat! (1962)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Romanoff and Juliet (1961)
Play of the Week (1959)
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
Bonanza (1959)
No Name on the Bullet (1959)
Black Saddle (1959)
Gundown at Sandoval (1959)
Wolf Larsen (1958)
Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
Maverick (1957)
Boots and Saddles (1957)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Last Stagecoach West (1957)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend (1957)
Spoilers of the Forest (1957)
Target Zero (1955)
Screen Director's Playhouse (1955)
Cheyenne (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
Moonfleet (1955)
Violent Saturday (1955)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
Knock On Wood (1954)
South Sea Woman (1953)
The Desert Rats (1953)
Against All Flags (1952)
Death Valley Days (1952)
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GenderMale
Birthday1916-04-10
Deathday2006-08-04 (90 years old)
Birth PlaceHorden, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Also Known AsJohn Anderson
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