John Carter (actor)

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John Carter
Carter was known for his role as Vic Phillips in the 1983 film Scarface and played Stephen F. Austin in 1969 on Death Valley Days.
Born(1927-11-26)November 26, 1927
Center Ridge
Conway County
Arkansas, U.S
DiedMay 23, 2015(2015-05-23) (aged 87)
New York City, U.S
OccupationActor
Years active1967–2006
Spouse(s)Barbara Williams (married 1955-1966, divorced) (1 child)
Kendall T. Fewel (married 1993-2015, his death)
RelativesConlan Carter (brother)[1]

John Carter (November 26, 1927  – May 23, 2015) was an American actor known for the films Badlands (1973), Scarface (1983), and The Hoax (2006). He may be best remembered for his recurring role as Police Lieutenant John Biddle on the television series Barnaby Jones (1973-1980). (Before that, he had played a different character, a homicide victim, in an early episode of the series.) He also directed two Barnaby Jones episodes.

Biography

Born in Center Ridge in Conway County in central Arkansas, Carter was the older brother of actor Conlan Carter of the ABC television series, Combat!. John Carter had his first TV role in that series, playing a major in the fifth-season episode "Nightmare on the Red Ball Run".[2] In 1967, he was part of an extensive cast in the TV Western Gunsmoke as Doyle in "Ladies From St. Louis" (S12E27).

Carter played an historical figure, Stephen F. Austin, in the 1969 episode "Here Stands Bailey" of the syndicated series Death Valley Days.

Carter died from pneumonia on May 23, 2015, at the age of 87.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1969 The Thousand Plane Raid Middleton
1969 Marooned Flight Surgeon
1970 Monte Walsh Farmer
1971 The Andromeda Strain MP Capt. Morton
1971 The Love Machine Reporter Uncredited
1972 Joe Kidd Judge
1973 The Doll Squad Sen. Stockwell
1973 Badlands Rich Man
1977 Telefon Stroller
1983 Scarface Vic Phillips
1985 My Science Project General
1989 The Runnin' Kind Richard Curtis
1989 Worth Winning Mr. Cooper
1995 Savage Hearts Bernie
1998 Celebrity Father Gladden
1999 Random Hearts Peyton's Father
1999 Swimming on the Moon Thomas Hatch
2006 The Hoax Harold McGraw (final film role)

References

  1. ^ Etter, Jonathan (August 27, 2008). Quinn Martin, Producer: A Behind-the-Scenes History of QM Productions and Its Founder. McFarland. p. 158. ISBN 9780786438679 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "John Carter Obituary (1927-2015)". The New York Times. June 4, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2021.


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