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Leif Erickson
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Leif Erickson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1911-10-27,Alameda, California, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leif Erickson (born William Wycliffe Anderson) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Erickson was born in Alameda, California, near San Francisco. He worked as a soloist in a band as vocalist and trombone player, performed in Max Reinhardt's productions, and then gained a small amount of stage experience in a comedy vaudeville act. Initially billed by Paramount Pictures as Glenn Erickson, he began his screen career as a leading man in Westerns. Erickson enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. Rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer in the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit, he served as a military photographer, shooting film in combat zones, and as an instructor. He was shot down twice in the Pacific as well as receiving two Purple Hearts. Erickson was in the unit that filmed and photographed the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. Over four years service, he shot more than 200,000 feet of film for the Navy. Erickson's first films were two 1933 band films with Betty Grable before starting a string of Buster Crabbe Western films based on Zane Grey novels. He would go on to appears in films such as The Snake Pit, Sorry, Wrong Number, Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd, Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront, A Gathering of Eagles, Roustabout, The Carpetbaggers and Mirage. One of his more notable roles was as Deborah Kerr's macho husband in the stage and film versions of Tea and Sympathy. He appeared with Greta Garbo, as her brother in Conquest (1937). He played the role of Pete, the vindictive boat engineer, in the 1951 remake of the famed musical Show Boat. His final appearance in a feature film was in Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977). Erickson appeared frequently on television; he was cast as Dr. Hillyer in "Consider Her Ways" (1964) and as Paul White in "The Monkey's Paw—A Retelling" (1965) on CBS's The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. However, he is probably best known for The High Chaparral, which aired on NBC from 1967 until 1971. He portrayed a rancher, Big John Cannon, determined to establish a cattle empire in the Arizona Territory while keeping peace with the Apache. Erickson guest-starred in several television series, including Rawhide, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Marcus Welby, M.D., Medical Center, Cannon, The Rifleman, The Rockford Files, and the 1977 series Hunter. His final role was in an episode of Fantasy Island in 1984. Erickson was married to actress Frances Farmer from 1936 until 1942. The same day that his divorce from Farmer was finalized, June 12, 1942, he married actress Margaret Hayes. They divorced a month later. He married Ann Diamond in 1945. They had two children, William Leif Erickson (born 1946 - died 1971 in a car accident) and Susan Irene Erickson (born 1950). Erickson died of cancer in Pensacola, Florida, on January 29, 1986, aged 74 CLR

Filmography

5.9

Roustabout
1964-11-11

On the Waterfront

7.9

On the Waterfront
1954-06-22

Invaders from Mars

5.9

Invaders from Mars
1953-04-22

6.7

Conquest
1937-10-22

Sorry, Wrong Number

6.7

Sorry, Wrong Number
1948-09-24

4.7

The Gangster
1947-11-25

The Fastest Gun Alive

6.8

The Fastest Gun Alive
1956-07-12

The Tall Target

6.9

The Tall Target
1951-08-17

I Saw What You Did

6.208

I Saw What You Did
1965-07-21

Trouble Along the Way

5.8

Trouble Along the Way
1953-04-04

6.6

Strait-Jacket
1964-01-19

The Lady Gambles

6

The Lady Gambles
1949-05-20

5.9

Arabian Nights
1942-12-25

The Cimarron Kid

6.1

The Cimarron Kid
1952-01-13

4.7

Blonde Savage
1947-11-22

The Big Broadcast of 1938

5.9

The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938-02-11

6.4

Three Secrets
1950-10-20

6.079

Joan of Arc
1948-12-22

7

The Snake Pit
1948-11-04

Tea and Sympathy

6.9

Tea and Sympathy
1956-09-27

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

5.9

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
1952-12-27

The Gay Intruders

0

The Gay Intruders
1948-09-02

With a Song in My Heart

5.9

With a Song in My Heart
1952-04-03

7

The Fleet's In
1942-01-24

Kiss Them for Me

5.4

Kiss Them for Me
1957-12-10

6.9

Mirage
1965-10-29

Johnny Stool Pigeon

6.533

Johnny Stool Pigeon
1949-04-20

Waikiki Wedding

5.4

Waikiki Wedding
1937-03-23

Twilight's Last Gleaming

6.4

Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977-02-09

4

Drift Fence
1936-02-14

Nothing But the Truth

7.1

Nothing But the Truth
1941-10-10

6.2

Night Monster
1942-10-20

Never Wave at a WAC

4.9

Never Wave at a WAC
1953-01-28

A Gathering of Eagles

5.4

A Gathering of Eagles
1963-06-21

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe

5.2

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1972-09-13

6

Man and Boy
1971-06-23

Star in the Dust

4.6

Star in the Dust
1956-06-13

6.4

Dallas
1950-12-30

6.6

Winterhawk
1975-11-05

A Perilous Journey

4

A Perilous Journey
1953-04-05

6

Istanbul
1957-01-23

5.4

Desert Gold
1936-03-26

0

Stella
1950-07-20

One Third of a Nation

5.8

One Third of a Nation
1939-02-10

Mother Didn't Tell Me

6.2

Mother Didn't Tell Me
1950-03-03

My Wife's Best Friend

5.4

My Wife's Best Friend
1952-10-09

The New Healers

0

The New Healers
1972-03-27

The Deadly Dream

6

The Deadly Dream
1971-09-25

5.5

The Vintage
1957-05-08

3

Paris Model
1953-11-10

Terror in the Sky

6.8

Terror in the Sky
1971-09-17

College Holiday

5.2

College Holiday
1936-12-19

Thrill of a Lifetime

5

Thrill of a Lifetime
1937-12-03

Are Husbands Necessary?

0

Are Husbands Necessary?
1942-06-15

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

6.8

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941-12-04

0

Crisis
1939-03-13

The Carpetbaggers

5.8

The Carpetbaggers
1964-04-08

Miss Tatlock's Millions

5.8

Miss Tatlock's Millions
1948-11-19

6

Show Boat
1951-07-19

Born to the Saddle

5

Born to the Saddle
1953-03-15

5.5

Fort Algiers
1953-08-30

4.8

The Showdown
1950-08-15

7.1

Fourteen Hours
1951-04-01

Ride a Crooked Mile

0

Ride a Crooked Mile
1938-12-09

Once Upon a Horse...

8.5

Once Upon a Horse...
1958-09-01

0

Eagle Squadron
1942-06-16

The Blonde from Singapore

5

The Blonde from Singapore
1941-10-15

Pardon My Sarong

6.521

Pardon My Sarong
1942-08-07

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

4.4

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951-03-25

4

Abduction
1975-05-05

6.1

Sailor Beware
1952-02-08

Captain Scarface

4.7

Captain Scarface
1953-10-15

5

Force Five
1975-03-28

Girl of the Ozarks

6

Girl of the Ozarks
1936-06-12

Shootout at Big Sag

0

Shootout at Big Sag
1962-05-31

Twilight for the Gods

4.2

Twilight for the Gods
1958-08-04

Reunion in Reno

6

Reunion in Reno
1951-10-09

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping

6.1

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
1973-11-17

The Family Rico

10

The Family Rico
1972-09-13

Wanderer of the Wasteland

5

Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935-09-09

3

Nevada
1935-11-29

Carbine Williams

6.3

Carbine Williams
1952-05-01

6

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

6.9

The Rookies
1972-09-11

The Great Adventure

0

The Great Adventure
1963-09-27

Kraft Suspense Theatre

5.3

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963-10-10

The Streets of San Francisco

7

The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23

6.7

Mannix
1967-09-16

6.5

The Mod Squad
1968-09-24

6.1

Medical Center
1969-09-24

Arrest and Trial

5

Arrest and Trial
1963-09-15

6.5

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7.8

Night Gallery
1970-12-16

5.5

The Evil Touch
1973-06-19

General Electric Theater

5.5

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

6.455

Cannon
1971-09-14

6.9

Ironside
1967-03-28

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

4.6

Harry O
1974-09-12

7

Rawhide
1959-01-09

6.9

Daniel Boone
1964-09-24

The High Chaparral

6.5

The High Chaparral
1967-09-10

The Millionaire

5

The Millionaire
1955-01-19

6.429

The Virginian
1962-09-19

The Fantastic Journey

5.8

The Fantastic Journey
1977-02-03

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

6.5

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.2

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

Matinee Theater

3.3

Matinee Theater
1955-10-31

The Sixth Sense

6.3

The Sixth Sense
1972-01-15

6.4

Branded
1965-01-24

5.3

The Rebel
1959-10-04

7

The Rifleman
1958-09-30

7

The New Breed
1961-10-03

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

5.5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

0

Inner Sanctum
1954-01-09

5

Medical Story
1975-09-04

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

6.3

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959-09-21

8

Hunter
1977-02-18

6.7

The Magician
1973-10-02

6.429

The Virginian
1962-09-19

6.429

The Virginian
1962-09-19

The Millionaire

5

The Millionaire
1955-01-19

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

6.5

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

5.5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

6.9

Daniel Boone
1964-09-24

The Great Adventure

0

The Great Adventure
1963-09-27

7.5

Bonanza
1959-09-12

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

9

Bambi Awards
1948-01-01

6

Wild Times
1980-01-24

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962-09-20

The Rockford Files

7.5

The Rockford Files
1974-09-13