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John Milford

John Milford
Born (1929-09-07)September 7, 1929
Johnstown,
New York, United States
Died August 14, 2000(2000-08-14) (aged 70)
Santa Monica, California, United States
Years active 1955 - 2000

John Milford (September 7, 1929 - August 23, 2000) (An obituary printed Wednesday, August 16, 2000, gives his death as "Monday," which was August 14, 2000.) was an American actor in theatre, television, and films, playing scores of roles, often as a western villain. He was estimated to have had about 500 appearances in TV roles.

Born in Johnstown, New York, Milford studied Civil Engineering at Union College but chose to pursue his first love, acting. He "worked for some years with Los Angeles' Bureau of Public Works."

Milford first appeared on television in the 1940s on What's My Name? on KGRB in Albany, New York.

After making his film debut in Marty in 1955, Milford went on to act in dozens of film and TV roles, especially in westerns such as Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Big Valley, The Rifleman, and The Virginian.

From 1959 to 1960, Milford was cast in ten episodes as the historical Ike Clanton on the ABC/Desilu series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, starring Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp. Milford's last episode is entitled "Wyatt's Bitterest Enemy". Trevor Bardette appeared on the series in the role of Newman Haynes Clanton, or Old Man Clanton, Ike's father.


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