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Jack Clifford (November 26, 1918 – May 12, 2001)[1] was an American film and television actor.[2]

John Cliff
Cliff in Man with a Camera, 1958
Born
Jack Clifford[1][2]

(1918-11-26)November 26, 1918
Swainsboro, Georgia, U.S.
DiedMay 12, 2001(2001-05-12) (aged 82)
Hayward, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm and television actor

Born in Swainsboro, Georgia.[1][2] Cliff's father had established a minstrelsy, where he served as the boss.[2] He moved to California, where he began to work in film studios, but wasn't an actor yet.[2] Cliff had passion in aviation for which he had experience to fly.[2] He planned into having to work at a flight instructor shop.[2] Cliff served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. He decided to fly a commercial aviation but was declined since he did not earn a degree from a educational institution college.[2]

Cliff began his career in 1949, first appearing in the film Fighting Man of the Plains, which starred Randolph Scott. He appeared in the numerous films such as Frenchie (1950) starring Joel McCrea and Shelley Winters; Best of the Badmen (1951) starring Robert Ryan, Claire Trevor, Jack Buetel, Robert Preston and Walter Brennan;[3] Siege at Red River (1954) starring Van Johnson and Joanne Dru; The Second Greatest Sex (1955) starring Jeanne Crain; The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) starring Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford and again with Jeanne Crain; The Midnight Story (1957) starring Tony Curtis, Marisa Pavan and Gilbert Roland; Period of Adjustment (1962) starring Tony Franciosa and Never a Dull Moment (1968) starring Dick Van Dyke, Edward G. Robinson and Dorothy Provine.[4]

Cliff guest-starred in numerous television programs including Wagon Train, 77 Sunset Strip, Tales of Wells Fargo with Dale Robertson, Maverick (in the episode "Ghost Rider" with James Garner as well as several others), The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp with Hugh O'Brian, Bat Masterson with Gene Barry, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Virginian, The Deputy, Man with a Camera and Perry Mason.[5] He retired his career in the 1970s, last appearing in the action and adventure television series Kung Fu.[2] After retiring, Cliff worked as a real estate agent until 1986.[2] He died in May 2001 of cancer in Hayward, California, at the age of 82.[1][2]


References


  1. Goldrup, Tom; Goldrup, Jim (May 11, 2017). The Encyclopedia of Feature Players of Hollywood, Volume 1. BearManor Media. pp. 315–327. ISBN 9781629331652 – via Google Books.
  2. Magers, Boyd. "John Cliff". Western Clippings. Archived from the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. Jones, J. R. (May 11, 2015). The Lives of Robert Ryan. Wesleyan University Press. p. 292. ISBN 9780819573735 – via Google Books.
  4. Robert Parish, James; Marill, Alvin (1972). The Cinema of Edward G. Robinson. A. S. Barnes. ISBN 9780498078750 – via Google Books.
  5. Hill, Ona (September 9, 2011). Raymond Burr: A Film, Radio and Television Biography. McFarland. p. 198. ISBN 9780786491377 – via Google Books.




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