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Claude Aubrey Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994) was a character actor with a long career on stage, screen, and television. He was best known as Sheriff Lobo on the 1979–1981 television series B. J. and the Bear, and later The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, a spin-off series.
Broad-shouldered and beefy Claude Akins had wavy black hair, a deep booming voice and was equally adept at playing sneering cowardly villains as he was at portraying hard-nosed cops. The son of a police officer, Akins never seemed short of work and appeared in nearly 100 films and 180+ TV episodes in a career spanning over 40 years.
Claude Marion Akins. Height. 6′ 1″ (1.85 m) Mini Bio. Broad-shouldered and beefy Claude Akins had wavy black hair, a deep booming voice and was equally adept at playing sneering cowardly villains as he was at portraying hard-nosed cops.
Jan 28, 1994 · Claude Akins, the rugged actor with a Dixie drawl who was best known for his television roles as a truck driver, a colorful rural sheriff and a pitchman for a chain of automobile transmission...
Jan 28, 1994 · ALTADENA, Calif. - Claude Akins, the burly, dark-haired actor whose regular-Joe looks got him such roles as Sheriff Lobo in television's "B.J. and the Bear," has died of cancer. Akins,...
Jan 28, 1994 · ALTADENA, CALIF. -- Claude Akins, who played genial, rough-and-tumble characters in movies and on television, including Sheriff Lobo of "B.J. and the Bear," died Jan. 27 of cancer.
Biography. Husky, masculine character player of stage, film and TV, adept at playing good (and bad) ol' southern boys, ambiguous lawmen and menacing villains. Akins began his film career as a heavy, beginning with his feature debut, "From Here to Eternity" (1953).
Jan 27, 1994 · Claude Marion Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994) was an American actor with a long career on stage, screen and television. Powerful in appearance and voice, Akins could be counted on to play the clever (or less than clever) tough guy, on the side of good or bad, in movies and television.
Jan 27, 2024 · Claude Akins: A True Legend’s 7 Best Roles. January 27, 2024. BY Baltimore Examiner. No Comments. When one reminisces about the titans of the silver screen, Claude Akins’s name comes to mind as a notable figure. This character actor par excellence, with his burly frame and commanding voice, made an indelible mark on both film and television.
Jan 29, 1994 · Claude Akins, who played genial, rough-and-tumble characters on television and had supporting roles in many major films, died here on Thursday. He was 67. The...
