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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
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A renegade USAF general Lawrence Dell...Twilight's Last Gleaming 1977
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In New York City David Stillwell...Mirage 1965
In New York City, David Stillwell struggles to recover his memory before the people who are trying to kill him succeed. Who is he, who are they, and why is he surrounded by murder?
After a singer loses his job...Roustabout 1964
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After a twentyyear stay at an...Strait-Jacket 1964
After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.
Three navy war heroes are booked...Kiss Them for Me 1957
Three navy war heroes are booked on a morale-building "vacation" in San Francisco. Once they manage to elude their ulcerated public relations officer, the trio throw a wild party with plenty of pretty girls.
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Whenever it becomes known how good...The Fastest Gun Alive 1956
Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when he's drunk. All citizens swear to keep his secret and support him to give up his guns forever -- but a boy tells the story to a gang of wanted criminals. Their leader threatens to burn down the whole town, if he doesn't duel him.
Terry Malloy is a kindhearted dockworker...On the Waterfront 1954
Terry Malloy is a kindhearted dockworker, and former boxer, who is tricked by his corrupt bosses into leading his friend to death. After falling in love, he tries to leave the waterfront and expose his employers.
A group of communist spies plan...Captain Scarface 1953
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In the early hours of the...Invaders from Mars 1953
In the early hours of the night, young David Maclean sees a flying saucer land and disappear into the sand dunes just beyond his house. Slowly, all of the adults, including his once loving parents, begin to act strangely.
Struggling to retain custody of his...
Two hapless waiters in a tavern...Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd 1952
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Meeting in a navy recruiting line...Sailor Beware 1952
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A detective tries to prevent the...The Tall Target 1951
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins...Show Boat 1951
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A fiveyearold boy is the sole...Three Secrets 1950
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In the 15th Century France is...Joan of Arc 1948
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Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding...The Snake Pit 1948
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Leona Stevenson is confined to bed...Sorry, Wrong Number 1948
Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.
