John Larch
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Larch, playing the Chief of Police in the film Dirty Harry, 1971
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October 4, 1914 Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 2005 (aged 91) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Sinai Memorial Park |
| Years active | 1953–1990 |
| Spouse(s) | Vivi Janiss (?-1988, her death) |
John Larch, also known as Harry Larch (October 4, 1914 – October 16, 2005), was an American radio, film, and television actor.
Larch was born in Salem, Massachusetts. After his lead role in the radio serial Captain Starr of Space (1953–54), he entered films in 1954. He usually appeared in westerns (How The West Was Won) and action films, including Miracle of the White Stallions as General George S. Patton Jr. (1963), the television film Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as General Omar Bradley (1976), replacing James Gregory as Mac in the Matt Helm movie The Wrecking Crew (1969) starring Dean Martin, Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer. An old friend of Clint Eastwood, Larch appeared in Eastwood films, including Dirty Harry and Play Misty for Me (both 1971).
Larch guest starred in Jefferson Drum, Johnny Ringo, Riverboat, Naked City (three episodes), Stoney Burke, Route 66 (three episodes), The Fugitive (two episodes), The Invaders, The Restless Gun (four episodes), Gunsmoke (seven episodes), The Virginian (four episodes), Bonanza, Hawaii Five-0, Mission Impossible (two episodes), The Troubleshooters, Bus Stop, The Law and Mr. Jones, The Rifleman, The Feather and Father Gang, and possibly most famously as Anthony Fremont's father in The Twilight Zone 1961 episode "It's a Good Life". He also appeared in Vegas$ Season 3, in the episode "Deadly Blessing" as well as two other The Twilight Zone episodes, playing a psychiatrist in "Perchance to Dream" and the sheriff in "Dust".
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