Johnny Crawford
Biography
Johnny Crawford was an American actor and singer who started out as a child performer. In 1955 he was one of the original Mouseketeers, and his first big break came the following year, starring in a live Lux Video Theatre broadcast of Little Boy Lost. After two and a half years of freelancing that produced almost 60 television credits, he became known as Mark McCain on The Rifleman, which brought him an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1959, at 13. In the late 1950s and early 1960s he also recorded for Del-Fi Records, and four of his singles made the Billboard Top 40, including Cindy's Birthday, a number eight hit in 1962. His films included El Dorado (1966), and he played William S. Hart in Bill Tilghman and the Outlaws (2019), his final film. From 1992 he led a California orchestra that played vintage dance music at special events. He died in 2021.
75years old at death
- Born Los Angeles
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as John Ernest Crawford
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 61 years1958 to 2019
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First role
Crawford was one of Disney's original 24 Mouseketeers in 1955, but the studio cut him when it reduced the group to 12 at the end of the first season.
Big break
On March 15, 1956, a live Lux Video Theatre broadcast of "Little Boy Lost" gave Crawford the title role, which he called his first important break as an actor.
Beyond film
On Del-Fi Records, Crawford put out four singles that reached the Billboard Top 40. One of them, "Cindy's Birthday", climbed to number eight in 1962.
Behind the award
Crawford starred in The Resurrection of Broncho Billy, a student film he did as a favor for producer John Longenecker, and it won the 1970 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
Johnny Crawford movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Shootist1976as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
IMDb rating 7.630K votes
Worked with
Johnny Crawford shares two films with John Wayne, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Edward Asner's page
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All films by Don Siegel
Bert I. GordonDirector, 1 film, 1965
All films by Bert I. Gordon
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