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A television actor since the "live" days, Akins achieved stardom relatively late in life via such genial adventure series as Movin' On (1974), B.J. and the Bear (1979), The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979) and Legmen (1984). In his last decade, Claude Akins was a busy-and most genial-commercial spokesperson.
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.
2. Bitter Creek. 1954 1h 14m Approved. 6.6 (95) Rate. In a film incorrectly reported as Bill Elliott's last starring western, "Bitter Creek" (released in March of 1954 carrying 16843 as the PCA number) falls a tab bit short of that as it was followed by "The Forty-Niners", (released two months later on May 9, 1954 with 16874 as the PCA number ...
Jan 28, 1994 · ALTADENA, Calif. — 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 pitch man for a chain of ...
Dec 8, 2015 · The legendary actor Claude Marion Akins was known for his strong roles on television and on films. His most notable role has to be as Sheriff Lobo in the television series of the 1970’s BJ and the Bear and its spinoff. He died on January 27, 1994, after suffering from cancer in Altadena, California, USA.
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo: Created by Glen A. Larson. With Claude Akins, Brian Kerwin, Mills Watson, Janet Prescott. The misadventures of a shamelessly corrupt and incompetent small-town sheriff and his ineffectual staff.
Jan 28, 1994 · Film reference books said the actor was born in 1918, making him 75. But his son, Claude Akins, Jr., said he was 67. Last May, Akins lost half his stomach to cancer surgery.
