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John Agar

Actor | * 01/31/1921 († 81, 04/07/2002) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
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John George Agar Jr. (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for starring alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima, Fort Apache, and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. In his later career he was the star of B movies, such as Tarantula!, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Revenge of the Creature, Flesh and the Spur and Hand of Death. He was the first husband of Shirley Temple. Agar's career suffered in the wake of his divorce, but he developed a niche playing lead... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Western | Horror

Known for these Movies & Shows

A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of monsters are hiding from humanity. ...

Nightbreed

FSK: 18+ years

1990 | 3.2/5 | 1h 42min
Horror, Fantasy, Action
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Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-d ...

Fort Apache

FSK: 12+ years

1948 | 3.6/5 | 2h 5min
Western
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The relationship between Sergeant Stryker and a group of rebellious recruits is made difficult by the Sergeant's tough training tactics. At Tarawa, the leathernecks have a chance to see Stryker in act ...

Sands of Iwo Jima

FSK: 12+ years

1950 | 3.2/5 | 1h 40min
War, Action, Drama, History
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A party of archaeologists discovers the remnants of a mutant five millennia-old Sumerian civilization living beneath a glacier atop a mountain in Mesopatamia. ...

The Mole People

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1956 | 2.6/5 | 1h 17min
Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
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Movies with John Agar as Actor(67)

as Dr. Curt Taylor (archive footage)2018 Monster Invaders from Space
as Dr. Clete Ferguson2005 The Naked Monster
as Reggie2001 The Vampire Hunters Club
as Self (archive footage)1997 Frank Capra's American Dream
as himself1996 A Century of Science Fiction
as Dr. Lang1993 Body Bags
as Old Convict1992 Invasion of Privacy
as Gramps1991 The Perfect Bride
as Gas Station Attendant / Victim1990 Nightbreed
as Leonard Scott Levy1990 Fear
as Dog-Walking Neighbor1988 Perfect Victims
as Ivan Peters1988 Miracle Mile
as Police Captain1978 Mr. No Legs
as City Official1976 King Kong
as Police Lt. Rafferty1971 How's Your Love Life?
as Bert Ryan1971 Big Jake
as Amos Patton1970 Chisum
as Christian1969 The Undefeated
as Self (archival footage)1968 The Movie Orgy
as Maj. Ronald Paxton1968 Hell Raiders
as Barry Rogers1968 Curse of the Swamp Creature
as Sheriff Clint Crawford1967 Night Fright
as Dr. Curt Taylor1967 Zontar: The Thing from Venus
as Dion O'Bannion1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
as Dr. Farrell1966 Women of the Prehistoric Planet
as George Gates1966 Waco
as Ed Tomkins1966 Johnny Reno
as Dawson1965 Young Fury
as Pete Stone1964 Law of the Lawless
as Dan Carrouthers1964 Stage to Thunder Rock
as Intelligence Captain1963 The Young and the Brave
as Gus Cole1963 Of Love and Desire
as Alex Marsh1962 Hand of Death
as Capt. Don Graham1962 Journey to the Seventh Planet
as Joe McElroy1961 Fall Girl
as Ike Burroughs1960 Raymie
as Maj. Bruce Jay1959 Invisible Invaders
as Col. Matthews1959 Destination Space
as Bob Westley1958 Attack of the Puppet People
as Sheriff Jim Crayle1958 Frontier Gun
as Sgt. Judd Norcutt1958 The Day of the Trumpet
as Capt. Tom Arnett1958 Jet Attack
as Sgt. Dick Mason1957 Joe Butterfly
as Steve March1957 The Brain from Planet Arous
as Jeff Donner1957 Ride a Violent Mile
as George Hastings1957 Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
as Luke Random1956 Flesh and the Spur
as Sheriff Bill Jorden1956 Star in the Dust
as Dr. Roger Bentley1956 The Mole People
as Johnny Rush1955 The Lonesome Trail
as Dr. Matt Hastings1955 Tarantula
as Joe Cardos1955 Hold Back Tomorrow
as Prof. Clete Ferguson1955 Revenge of the Creature
as Bill Buchanan1954 The Golden Mistress
as Det. Sgt. Mark Brewster1954 Shield for Murder
as Tom Baxter1954 The Rocket Man
as Ray Brighton1954 Bait
as Ray Compton1953 Man of Conflict
as David Powell1952 Woman of the North Country
as Billy Shear1951 Along the Great Divide
as Ramoth1951 The Magic Carpet
as Joe Mallory1950 Breakthrough
as PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway1950 Sands of Iwo Jima
as Don Lowry1950 The Woman on Pier 13
as Lt. Flint Cohill1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Tom Wade1949 Adventure in Baltimore
as 2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke1948 Fort Apache

TV Shows/Series with John Agar as Actor(15)

1985 The Twilight Zone
1984 Highway to Heaven
as Col. Blaylock1976 Charlie's Angels
as Bert Walker1968 The Name of the Game
1967 Hondo
1966 Family Affair
1965 Branded
as Tom Anders1962 The Virginian
as Mike Anderson1959 Rawhide
as Sam Phelps1958 Bat Masterson
as Kenneth Baxter1957 Perry Mason
as Larry Dorrant1954 Climax!
as Marvin Potter1953 GE Theater
as Lloyd1953 Letter to Loretta
as Otis Tack1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Full Name: John George Agar
Born: Monday, 01/31 1921 (January) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 04/07 2002 (April) in Burbank (aged: 81)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Lake Forest Academy, Trinity-Pawling School
Spouses (current/former): Shirley Temple
Other names for John Agar (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"John George Agar"
John Agar frequently works together with these people:
Loretta Young (117x, Actress)
Harry Townes (25x, Actor)
Dabbs Greer (22x, Actor)
John Bryant (22x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (20x, Actor)
Claude Akins (19x, Actor)
H.M. Wynant (19x, Actor)
Skip Homeier (19x, Actor)
Ricardo Montalban (18x, Actor)
Ann Doran (17x, Actress)
Robert B. Williams (17x, Actor)
Stephen McNally (17x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10188, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024