John Davis Chandler

John Davis Chandler (January 28, 1935 – February 16, 2010) was an American actor.

John Davis Chandler
Chandler in the trailer for Mad Dog Coll (1961)
Born	(1935-01-28)January 28, 1935 Hinton, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	February 16, 2010(2010-02-16) (aged 75) Toluca Lake, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1961-1998
Spouse(s)	Martha R Matthews (1970-1990; her death)

Life

Chandler was born in Hinton, West Virginia. He died at age 75 in Toluca Lake, California.[1]

Career

He portrayed the gangster Vincent Coll in the 1961 film, Mad Dog Coll. He appeared in several of Sam Peckinpah's Western films, and on television between the 1960s and 1990s in such series as The Rifleman, Route 66, The Virginian, Adam-12, Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Quincy, M.E., Columbo, Murder She Wrote, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. In 1962 Chandler appeared as an escaped convict named Dog on The Virginian in the episode titled "The Brazen Bell."

Selected filmography

• Mad Dog Coll (1961) - Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll
• The Young Savages (1961) - Arthur Reardon
• Ride the High Country (1962) - Jimmy Hammond
• Those Calloways (1965) - Ollie Gibbons
• Major Dundee (1965) - Jimmy Lee Benteen
• Once A Thief (1965) - James Arthur Sargatanas, Walter's Henchman
• Return of the Gunfighter (1967) - Sundance
• The Hooked Generation (1968) - Acid
• The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) - Deuce
• Barquero (1970) - Fair
• Drag Racer (1971) - Dave
• Shoot Out (1971) - Skeeter
• Moon of the Wolf (1972) - Tom Gurmandy Jr.
• Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) - Norris
• The Take (1974) - Man with Braces
• The Ultimate Thrill (1974) - Evans
• Capone (1975) - Hymie Weiss
• Walking Tall Part 2 (1975) - Ray Henry
• The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) - First Bounty Hunter
• Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976) - Charlie
• Scorchy (1976) - Nicky
• Chesty Anderson, USN (1976) - Dr. Cheech
• Doc Hooker's Bunch (1976) - Roy
• Whiskey Mountain (1977) - Rudy
• The Shadow of Chikara (1977) - Rafe
• The Little Dragons (1979) - Carl
• The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) - Guard 1
• Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1983) - Mason
• Adventures in Babysitting (1987) - Bleak
• Double Revenge (1988) - Big Charlie
• Trancers II (1991) - Wino #1
• Only the Lonely (1991) - Duane Earl Tyrone
• Body of Evidence (1993) - Dr. Novaro
• Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994) - Henry
• Carnosaur 2 (1995) - Zeb

References

1. "Notice of death of John Davis Chandler". The Tolucan Times. April 21, 2010. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2010.

May 15, 2010 John Davis Chandler: Requiem for a Hollywood heavy

By Sandy Wells - Staff writer http://wvgazette.com/News/201005150369

External links

• John Davis Chandler on IMDb
• John Davis Chandler at Find a Grave and also here