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John Davis Chandler
Chandler in the trailer for Mad Dog Coll (1961)
Born(1935-01-28)January 28, 1935
DiedFebruary 16, 2010(2010-02-16) (aged 75)
OccupationActor
Years active1961-1998
SpouseMartha R Matthews (1970-1990; her death)

John Davis Chandler (January 28, 1935 – February 16, 2010) was an American actor.

Life

Chandler was born in Hinton, West Virginia. He died at age 75 in Toluca Lake, California.[1]

Career

He portrayed the gangster Vincent Coll in the 1961 film, Mad Dog Coll. He appeared in several of Sam Peckinpah's Western films, and on television between the 1960s and 1990s in such series as The Rifleman, Route 66, The Virginian, Adam-12, Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Quincy, M.E., Columbo, Murder She Wrote, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. In 1962 Chandler appeared as an escaped convict named Dog on The Virginian in the episode titled "The Brazen Bell."

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Notice of death of John Davis Chandler". The Tolucan Times. April 21, 2010. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2010.

May 15, 2010 John Davis Chandler: Requiem for a Hollywood heavy

By Sandy Wells - Staff writer http://wvgazette.com/News/201005150369