John Carter (November 26, 1927 – May 23, 2015) was an American actor known for the films ''

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'' (1973), '' Scarface'' (1983), and ''

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'' (2006). He may be best remembered for his recurring role as Police Lieutenant John Biddle on the television series ''

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'' (1973-1980). (Before that, he had played a different character, a homicide victim, in an early episode of the series.) He also directed two ''Barnaby Jones'' episodes.

Biography

Born in Center Ridge in

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in central

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, Carter was the older brother of actor

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of the

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, ''

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''. John Carter had his first TV role in that series, playing a major in the fifth-season episode "Nightmare on the Red Ball Run". In 1967, he was part of an extensive cast in the TV Western ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ...

'' as Doyle in "Ladies From St. Louis" (S12E27). Carter played an historical figure,

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, in the 1969 episode "Here Stands Bailey" of the syndicated series ''

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''. Carter died from pneumonia on May 23, 2015, at the age of 87.

Filmography

References

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* * 1927 births 2015 deaths Male actors from Arkansas American male film actors American male television actors People from Conway County, Arkansas Male actors from Los Angeles Male actors from New York City 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1920s-stub