John Davis Chandler (1935–2010) was an American character actor renowned for his distinctive, intense onscreen presence and his prolific career playing villains, outlaws, and shady miscreants. Born in Hinton, West Virginia, and trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, he broke into film in 1961 by landing the title role of real-life 1930s gangster Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll in the biopic Mad Dog Coll. That breakout performance cemented his niche as an exceptional on-screen heavy, enabling him to carve out a nearly 40-year career spanning more than a hundred film and television credits. Throughout his career, Chandler became a familiar face in classic Westerns and gritty crime dramas, notably collaborating multiple times with director Sam Peckinpah in films such as Ride the High Country, Major Dundee, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and The Outlaw Josey Wales. Mainstream audiences also recognize him for playing the sneering gang leader Bleak in the 1987 action-comedy Adventures in Babysitting, alongside feature work in Capone, Only the Lonely, and Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead. In addition to his extensive film resume, he was a ubiquitous television guest star, appearing on classic programs ranging from The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, Adam-12, and Columbo to Murder, She Wrote. Science fiction fans also remember him for his appearance as the Orion character Flith in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine sixth-season episode "Honor Among Thieves". He passed away on February 16, 2010, at the age of 75 in Toluca Lake, California, due to cancer.

Фільмографія

• 1995Sharon's Secret — Stan
• Chicago Hope — Mr. Ray
• 1994Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead — Henry
• Швидка допомога — Thornberg
• Вокер – техаський рейнджер — Homeless Man
• Зоряний шлях: Далекий космос 9 — Flith
• 1993Тіло як доказ — Dr. Novaro
• 1992Inside Out 2
• Ренеґат — Captain at Base
• 1991Зрозуміє тільки самотній — Duane Earl Tyrone
• 1990Crash and Burn — Bud
• 1988Double Revenge — Big Charlie
• 1987Love Among Thieves — San Francisco Desk Clerk
• 1987Пригоди няні — Bleak
• Airwolf — Gentry
• Hunter — Paul Hammond
• Вона написала вбивство — John Detweiler, Gilbert Stoner
• 1983Triumphs of a Man Called Horse — Mason
• Cassie & Co. — Gillian
• Matt Houston — Hank, Roman Petrovich
• T. J. Hooker — Waylon Gilbert
• 1982The Sword and the Sorcerer — Guard 1
• Hill Street Blues
• Simon & Simon
• 1980The Little Dragons — Carl
• B. J. and the Bear — Marsh
• Hart to Hart
• 1978Confessions of the D.A. Man — Robin Saydo (as John Chandler)
• 1978Doc Hooker's Bunch — Roy
• Острів фантазій — Ed Larson
• Lucan
• 1977The Shadow of Chikara — Rafe
• 1977Whiskey Mountain — Rudy
• Неймовірний Галк
• 1976Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy — Dr. Cheech
• 1976Mako: The Jaws of Death — Charlie
• Quincy, M.E. — Robert Gideon
• 1976Scorchy — Nicky
• Spencer's Pilots
• 1976Джосі Вейлз – людина поза законом — First Bounty Hunter
• 1975Capone — Hymie Weiss
• 1975The Desperate Miles — Truck Driver
• 1975Walking Tall Part II — Ray Henry
• Police Woman — Nolan
• 1974The Ultimate Thrill — Evans
• 1973Chase — Thomas L. Traylor
• 1973Hitched — Jannis
• Police Story
• 1973Пет Герретт та Біллі Кід — Norris
• 1972Drag Racer — Dave
• 1972Moon of the Wolf — Tom Jr.
• The Rookies
• Cannon
• 1971O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra — Al Garver, the Henchman
• 1971Shoot Out — Skeeter (as John Chandler)
• The Partners
• Коломбо — Eddie Kane
• 1970Barquero — Fair
• 1969The Good Guys and the Bad Guys — Deuce
• Adam-12 — Wally Barstow, Robin Saydo, Steve Deal
• 1968The Hooked Generation — Acid
• Judd, for the Defense
• 1967Return of the Gunfighter — Sundance
• The High Chaparral — Kid Curry
• Felony Squad
• 1965Once a Thief — James Arthur Sargatanas, Walter's Henchman
• Run for Your Life — Dr. Walker
• 1965Майор Данді — Jimmy Lee Benteen
• 1964Those Calloways — Ollie Gibbons
• The Fugitive — Kenny, Quimby
• Подорожі Джеймі МакФітерса — Dick McBride
• Empire — Aflen
• 1962Ride the High Country — Jimmy Hammond
• The Virginian — Dog
• 1961Mad Dog Coll — Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll
• 1961Ricochet — Kelso
• Straightaway
• 1961The Young Savages — Arthur Reardon
• Route 66 — Frank Lauderbeck
• The Detectives — Starr
• The Rifleman — Brooks
• Дим зі ствола — Rogers, Willie Tomsen

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