- Recent Role:
- Grungy Bill on Eerie, Indiana
- Gender:
- Male
- Born:
- 5-25-1918
- Died:
-
1-27-1994
(Cancer in Altadena, California)
- Birthplace:
- Nelson, Georgia, USA
- Birth Name:
- Claude Marion Akins
- AKA:
- Claude A. Akins
Big, burly actor who made guest appearances in seemingly every television show from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Adept at playing both heavies and sympathetic characters. Starred in two well-remembered but short-lived TV series on NBC: Movin' On and The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo. Akins also enjoyed an ample career on the big screen as well, appearing in such films as From Here to Eternity, The Caine Mutiny, and The Devil's Brigade.