Leif Erickson
Leif Erickson
Born William Anderson, this brawny, blond second lead had the looks of a Viking god. He worked as a band vocalist and trombone player, then gained a small amount of stage experience before debuting onscreen in a bit part (as a corpse) in Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935). Billed by Paramount as Glenn Erickson, he began his screen career as a leading man in Westerns. Because of his Nordic looks he was renamed Leif Erikson, which he later changed to Erickson. He played intelligent but unexciting second leads and supporting parts in many films. Erickson took four years off to serve in World War II and was twice wounded. He made few films after 1965 and retired from the screen after 1977. Also working on Broadway and in TV plays, he played the patriarch Big John Cannon in the TV series High Chaparral (1967-1971). From 1934 to 1942, he was married to actress Frances Farmer, with whom he co-starred in Ride a Crooked Mile (1938); later, he was briefly married to actress Margaret Hayes (aka Dana Dale). ~ All Movie Guide
Filmography of Leif Erickson:
- The Arabian Nights with Jon Hall , Maria Montez , Sabu , Billy Gilbert , Richard Lane , Turhan Bey , John Qualen , Shemp Howard , Thomas Gomez , Frank Lackteen , Murdock MacQuarrie , Mickey Simpson , Crane Whitley , Duke York
- Roustabout with Elvis Presley , Barbara Stanwyck , Pat Buttram , Steve Brodie , Jack Albertson , Joel Fluellen , Billy Barty , Teri Garr , Lance LeGault , Eddie Marr , Raquel Welch
- Joan of Arc with Ingrid Bergman , Jose Ferrer , Ward Bond , Jimmy Lydon , Francis L. Sullivan , Cecil Kellaway , Irene Rich , Ray Teal , George Coulouris , John Emery , Gene Lockhart , John Ireland , Henry Brandon , Ethan Laidlaw , Dennis Hoey , Roy Roberts , J. Carrol Naish , Alan Napier , Herbert Rudley , William Conrad , Houseley Sr. Stevenson , Jeff Corey , Bob Crosby , James Garner , Greta Granstedt , Frank S. Hagney , Chuck Hamilton , James Sr. Kirkwood , George Magrill , Frank Marlowe , Matt Moore , Harry Hays Morgan , Frances Morris , Herbert Rawlinson , Arthur Space , Minerva Urecal , Charles Wagenheim , Henry Wills , George Zucco , Mary Field
- Man and Boy with Yaphet Kotto , Henry Silva , Dub Taylor , Bill Cosby
- D.C. Cab with Adam Baldwin , Irene Cara , Paul Rodriguez , Gary Busey , Timothy Carey , Newton Arnold
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