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Claude Aubrey Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994) was a Cherokee 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.
Claude Akins was a versatile actor who played villains, cops, and war heroes in over 100 films and 180 TV shows. He served in World War II, married for 40 years, and died of cancer in 1994.
- January 1, 1
- Nelson, Georgia, USA
- January 1, 1
- Altadena, California, USA
Learn about the life and career of Claude Akins, a versatile actor who played villains, cops and sheriffs in films and TV shows. Find out his birth and death dates, family, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
- May 25, 1926
- January 27, 1994
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’.
Jan 28, 1994 · TIMES STAFF WRITER. 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...
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. The actor...
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Jan 27, 1994 · Claude Akins was an American actor with a long career on stage, screen and television. He played the clever (or less than clever) tough guy, on the side of good or bad, in movies and television. He is best known as Sheriff Lobo in the 1970s TV series B. J. and the Bear, and later The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo.
