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Akins continued starring in films and TV right up until the time of his death from cancer in 1994. By all reports a very gregarious, likable and friendly person off screen, Akins was married for over 40 years to Theresa "Pie" Fairfield, and had three children, Claude Marion Jr., Michele & Wendy.
- May 25, 1926
- January 27, 1994
Akins continued starring in films and TV right up until the time of his death from cancer in 1994. By all reports a very gregarious, likable and friendly person off screen, Akins was married for over 40 years to Theresa "Pie" Fairfield, and had three children, Claude Marion Jr., Michele & Wendy.
- January 1, 1
- Nelson, Georgia, USA
- January 1, 1
- Altadena, California, USA
Claude Akins. (Actor) Claude Marion Akins was a popular American character actor. He had a long career on television, stage, as well as the big screen. His most notable works include his role of Sheriff Lobo in the comedy TV series ‘B.J. and the Bear’ as well as in its spin-off series ‘The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo’.
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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 · He died with his family at his side, said his publicist Julian Myers. Film reference books said the actor was born in 1918, making him 75. But his son, Claude Akins, Jr., said he was 67.
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 cause was cancer, said his...
