John Larch

John Larch
Larch, playing the Chief of Police in the film Dirty Harry, 1971
Born	October 4, 1914 Salem, Massachusetts
Died	October 16, 2005, aged 91. Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California

John Larch (October 4, 1914 - October 16, 2005) was an American film and television actor.

After his lead role in the radio serial Captain Starr of Space (1953-54), John Larch 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), 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 and Elke Sommer. Larch, an old friend of Clint Eastwood, appeared in Eastwood films including Dirty Harry (1971) and Play Misty for Me (1971). He also appeared on a number of television programs, including The Invaders, Bonanza, The Troubleshooters, Bus Stop, Laramie, The Law and Mr. Jones, and possibly most famously as Bill Mumy's father in The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" in 1961. He also appeared in two other The Twilight Zone episodes, playing a psychiatrist in "Perchance to Dream", and the sheriff in "Dust".

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External links

• John Larch at the Internet Movie Database
• Sample episode of Captain Starr of Space (right click and "save target" to download)