Claude Akins
Birth name	Claude Marion Akins
Born	May 25, 1926 Nelson, Georgia
Died	January 27, 1994 (aged 67) Altadena, California USA
Years active	1956-1994

Claude Marion Akins was an American actor (born May 25, 1926, in Nelson, Georgia - died January 27, 1994, in Altadena, California). Powerful in appearance and voice, Akins could be counted on to play the clever (or less than clever) tough guy, on the side of good or bad, in movies and television. He is best remembered as Sheriff Lobo in the 1970s TV series B.J. and the Bear, and later The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, a spinoff series. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nelson is a city located in Cherokee County, Georgia. ... is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Altadena is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nelson is a city located in Cherokee County, Georgia. ... is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Altadena is an unincorporated census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California approx. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Greg Evigan and his simian cohort in . ... The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo was an hour long action/adventure/comedy series that ran on NBC from 1979 to 1981. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ...

In movies, Akins portrayed prisoner Joe Berdett in the movie Rio Bravo (which also starred John Wayne and Angie Dickinson), Naval Lt. Commander Farber in Don't Give Up The Ship (starring Jerry Lewis), Sgt Kolowicz in Merrill's Marauders (film), Rockwell W. "Rocky" Rockman in The Devil's Brigade, the Reverend Jeremiah Brown in the 1960 movie Inherit the Wind, outlaw Ben Lane in Comanche Station that same year, and later the gorilla leader Aldo in Battle for the Planet of the Apes, the last original Apes movie in 1973. John Wayne as Sheriff John T. Chance in the opening scene. ... For other persons named John Wayne, see John Wayne (disambiguation). ... Angie Dickinson (born September 30, 1931) is a Golden Globe-winning American television and film actress, perhaps best known for her role as the sultry Sergeant Leann (not Suzanne) Pepper Anderson in the 1970s crime drama Police Woman. ... The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of World War I A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... Dont Give Up The Ship was filmed from October 21, 1958-January 30, 1959. ... For other persons named Jerry Lewis, see Jerry Lewis (disambiguation). ... Merrills Marauders is a 1962 war film based on the exploits of the jungle warfare unit of the same name. ... The Devils Brigade is a 1966 book written by World War II combat pilot, novelist, and historian Robert H. Adleman in conjunction with Col. ... The Reverend is an honorary prefix added to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Inherit the Wind is a play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, which opened on Broadway in January 1955, a 1960 Hollywood film based on the play, and three television remakes. ... Comanche Station (1960) was the last of Budd Boettichers late 1950s westerns starring Randolph Scott. ... In the Planet of the Apes movie series, Aldo is the leader of the gorilla factions (and the ape revolution, by extension) during the rise of the ape society prior to humanitys downfall, as the highest species of the planet. ... Battle for the Planet of the Apes is a 1973 science fiction film and is the fifth and final entry in the Planet of the Apes series. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ...

In television, Akins had an early appearance in Adventures of Superman (episode number 69, "Peril by Sea"), playing a villainous co-conspirator. He had numerous roles in Western series, including Wagon Train, The Big Valley, Death Valley Days, Zane Grey Theater, The Rifleman and Bonanza, and featured roles on the original The Twilight Zone ("The Little People", "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street") and The Untouchables. Another early appearance was playing a cop in "Reward to Finder," on Alfred Hitchcock Presents from 1957. This article is about the television series. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Wagon Train was a television series on NBC from 1957 to 1962 and on ABC from 1962 to 1965. ... The Big Valley was a television Western which ran on ABC from 1965 to 1969. ... Death Valley Days was a long-running American radio and television anthology about true stories of the old American West, particularly the Death Valley area. ... Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and pulp fiction that presented an idealized image of the rugged Old West. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Bonanza logo was superimposed upon a map of a wild west frontier area. ... The Twilight Zone title. ... “The Little People” is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. ... The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. ... The Untouchables is the name of a television series that ran from 1959 to 1963 on the American Broadcasting Company. ... Alfred Hitchcock Presents was an anthology television series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. ...

Before his signature character Lobo, he appeared as trucker Sonny Pruett in NBC's Movin' On, from 1974 to 1976. He also appeared in TV commercials for PoliGrip and Aamco. He guest-starred on an episode of CBS's I Love Lucy, playing himself. A trucker is a person who is employed as a truck driver (particularly of semi-trailers). ... This article is about the television network. ... Movin On (also known as In Tandem) was a television show that ran for two seasons (and a total of forty-six episodes), between 1974 and 1976. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... AAMCO is an American-based transmission-repair franchise founded by Robert Morgan and Anthony A. Martino (for whom the acronym AAMCO was named) in 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... I Love Lucy is a television situation comedy, starring Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, also featuring Vivian Vance and William Frawley. ...

Akins found work in the late 1980s lending his inimitable voice talents to the work safety instructional video series Safety Shorts. In these videos Akins was able to expound the virtues of workplace safety to thousands of industrial employees, offering valuable lessons on the importance of Lockout/tagout procedures, personal protective equipment, and the ever popular MSDS documentation process. This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

Trivia

Claude Akins was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, an international fraternity. Lambda Chi Alpha (ΛΧΑ), headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is one of the largest mens general fraternities in North America with more than 250,000 initiated members and chapters at more than 300 universities. ...

External links

• Claude Akins at the Internet Movie Database
• Safety Shorts