John Alderson (actor) should not be confused with John Alderton.
| John Alderson | |
| Birth Name: | John Bramwell Alderson |
| Birth Date: | 10 April 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Horden, County Durham, England |
| Death Place: | Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Television: | Boots and Saddles |
| Yearsactive: | 1951–1990 |
John Bramwell Alderson (10 April 1916 – 4 August 2006) was an English actor noted for playing the lead in the 1957–58 syndicated western television series, Boots and Saddles, which ran for thirty-eight episodes in a single season, and many supporting roles in films in a career spanning almost forty years, from 1951 to 1990.
Alderson was cast as the rugged trail guide Hugh Glass, an historical figure, in the 1966 episode "Hugh Glass Meets the Bear" of the syndicated series, Death Valley Days. Others in the episode were Morgan Woodward as Thomas Fitzpatrick, Victor French as Louis Baptiste and Tris Coffin.[1]
Alderson was born to a mining family in the village of Horden, County Durham, England. After a brief teenage career at the colliery he opted to instead join the Royal Artillery, rising to the rank of Major. Upon leaving the services he married a United States citizen and immigrated to the US, where he began his acting career.[2] [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | The Highwayman | British Soldier | Uncredited | |
| 1951 | German Sergeant / Hospital Staffer | Uncredited | ||
| 1952 | Plymouth Adventure | Salterne | Uncredited | |
| 1952 | Against All Flags | Jonathan Harris | ||
| 1953 | The Desert Rats | Corporal | Uncredited | |
| 1953 | Julius Caesar | Citizen of Rome | Uncredited | |
| 1953 | South Sea Woman | Fitzroy - Baritone | ||
| 1954 | Knock on Wood | English Bobby | Uncredited | |
| 1954 | Casanova's Big Night | Outside Guard | Uncredited | |
| 1954 | Living It Up | Yankee Catcher | Uncredited | |
| 1954 | King Richard and the Crusaders | Mob Leader | Uncredited | |
| 1955 | Violent Saturday | Amish Farmer on Train | Uncredited | |
| 1955 | Moonfleet | Greening | ||
| 1955 | The Scarlet Coat | Mr. Durkin | ||
| 1955 | To Catch a Thief | Detective at the Costume Ball | Uncredited | |
| 1955 | Target Zero | Corporal Devon Enoch | ||
| 1957 | Spoilers of the Forest | Big Jack Milna | ||
| 1957 | Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend | Clyde Walters | ||
| 1957 | Something of Value | Policeman | Uncredited | |
| 1957 | The Last Stagecoach West | Angus MacKendrick | ||
| 1957 | Don't Go Near the Water | Lieutenant Commander Diplock | ||
| 1958 | The Young Lions | Corporal Kraus | Uncredited | |
| 1958 | Wolf Larsen | Johnson | ||
| 1959 | No Name on the Bullet | Chaffee | ||
| 1960 | The Barbarians | Carthaginean Officer | ||
| 1961 | Romanoff and Juliet | Randle Wix | ||
| 1963 | The Hook | Crewman Svenson | ||
| 1963 | Donovan's Reef | Officer | Uncredited | |
| 1963 | Cleopatra | Roman Officer | Uncredited | |
| 1964 | My Fair Lady | Jamie - Doolittle's crony | Uncredited | |
| 1965 | Strange Bedfellows | Truck Driver | Uncredited | |
| 1965 | The War Lord | Holbracht | ||
| 1966 | I Deal in Danger | Gorleck | ||
| 1967 | Double Trouble | Iceman | ||
| 1968 | Hellfighters | Jim Hatch | ||
| 1970 | The Molly Maguires | Jenkins | ||
| 1970 | You Can't Win 'Em All | U.S. Army Major | ||
| 1971 | The Deserter | O'Toole | ||
| 1972 | Top of the Heap | Captain Walsh | ||
| 1972 | Fear Is the Key | Tanner | Uncredited | |
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles | Gum Chewer | Uncredited | |
| 1974 | The Klansman | Vernon Hodo | ||
| 1976 | The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox | Trent | ||
| 1977 | Valentino | Cop | ||
| 1977 | Candleshoe | Jenkins | ||
| 1978 | The Cat from Outer Space | Mr. Smith | ||
| 1978 | The Wild Geese | Randy | ||
| 1979 | Sunnyside | Jack Flynn | ||
| 1981 | Ragtime | Waldo's Aide No. 1 | ||
| 1982 | Evil Under the Sun | Police Sergeant | ||
| 1986 | The American Way | Colonel Sanders | ||
| 1987 | The Beiderbecke Tapes | Tracy | ||
| 1990 | Young Guns II | Guano Miner | (final film role) |
In 1966, the first four episodes of Blue Light were edited together to create the theatrical film I Deal in Danger. Alderson's Blue Light appearance was included in the film.