Leif Erickson

Leif Erickson

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
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1911-10-27
Place of Birth: Alameda, California, USA
Also Known As: Leif Erikson, Glenn Erickson, Glen Erickson, Glenn Erikson, William Wycliffe Anderson

Movies List of Leif Erickson

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Roustabout

1964 Movie
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On the Waterfront

1954 Movie
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Invaders from Mars

1953 Movie
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Conquest

1937 Movie
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Sorry, Wrong Number

1948 Movie
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The Gangster

1947 Movie
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The Fastest Gun Alive

1956 Movie
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The Tall Target

1951 Movie
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I Saw What You Did

1965 Movie
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Trouble Along the Way

1953 Movie
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Strait-Jacket

1964 Movie
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The Lady Gambles

1949 Movie
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Arabian Nights

1942 Movie
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The Cimarron Kid

1952 Movie
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Blonde Savage

1947 Movie
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Three Secrets

1950 Movie
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Joan of Arc

1948 Movie
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The Snake Pit

1948 Movie
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Tea and Sympathy

1956 Movie
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The Gay Intruders

1948 Movie
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The Fleet's In

1942 Movie
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Kiss Them for Me

1957 Movie
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Mirage

1965 Movie
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Johnny Stool Pigeon

1949 Movie
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Waikiki Wedding

1937 Movie
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Drift Fence

1936 Movie
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Nothing But the Truth

1941 Movie
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Night Monster

1942 Movie
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Never Wave at a WAC

1953 Movie
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A Gathering of Eagles

1963 Movie
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Man and Boy

1971 Movie
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Star in the Dust

1956 Movie
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Dallas

1950 Movie
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Winterhawk

1975 Movie
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A Perilous Journey

1953 Movie
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Istanbul

1957 Movie
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Desert Gold

1936 Movie
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Stella

1950 Movie
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One Third of a Nation

1939 Movie
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Mother Didn't Tell Me

1950 Movie
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My Wife's Best Friend

1952 Movie
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The New Healers

1972 Movie
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The Deadly Dream

1971 Movie
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The Vintage

1957 Movie
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Paris Model

1953 Movie
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Terror in the Sky

1971 Movie
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College Holiday

1936 Movie
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Thrill of a Lifetime

1937 Movie
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H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941 Movie
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Crisis

1939 Movie
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The Carpetbaggers

1964 Movie
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Show Boat

1951 Movie
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Born to the Saddle

1953 Movie
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Fort Algiers

1953 Movie
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The Showdown

1950 Movie
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Fourteen Hours

1951 Movie
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Ride a Crooked Mile

1938 Movie
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Once Upon a Horse...

1958 Movie
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Eagle Squadron

1942 Movie
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Pardon My Sarong

1942 Movie
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Abduction

1975 Movie
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Sailor Beware

1952 Movie
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Captain Scarface

1953 Movie
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Force Five

1975 Movie
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Girl of the Ozarks

1936 Movie
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Shootout at Big Sag

1962 Movie
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Twilight for the Gods

1958 Movie
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Reunion in Reno

1951 Movie
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The Family Rico

1972 Movie
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Nevada

1935 Movie
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Carbine Williams

1952 Movie