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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.
- Nelson, Georgia
History. The city is named for John Nelson, an early...
- The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
"The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" is the 22nd episode...
- Movin
Synopsis. Movin' On stars Claude Akins as old-time...
- Frank Converse
Early life. Converse was born in 1938 in St. Louis,...
- The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny is a 1954 American military trial film...
- Nelson, Georgia
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.
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- Nelson, Georgia, USA
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- Altadena, California, USA
Jan 28, 1994 · Jan 28, 1994. Robert Jablon. AP. 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,"...
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’. Born in Nelson, Georgia, in the US ...
Jan 28, 1994 · Jan. 28, 1994 12 AM PT. 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...
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.
