John Smeaton "Jack" Dodson (May 16, 1931 â€" September 16, 1994) was
an American television actor best remembered for the milquetoast
character Howard Sprague on The Andy Griffith Show and its spin-off
Mayberry R.F.D. From 1959 until his death in 1994, Dodson was married
to television art director Mary Dodson.In 1966, Andy Griffith hired
Dodson for the Howard Sprague role, having previously seen him in
Broadway's Hughie. Dodson also portrayed insurance agent Ed Jenkins in
the "Lost and Found" episode of The Andy Griffith Show. Dodson also
appeared in episodes of My Friend Flicka, Hazel, The Virginian, Maude,
Barney Miller (four episodes), Welcome Back Kotter, Archie Bunker's
Place, Newhart, Mr. Belvedere, Matlock, Mama's Family, and St.
Elsewhere, on which he had a recurring role.Dodson appeared as an
airplane passenger caught up in a murder plot in a 1973 episode of
Hawaii Five-0. In 1967, Dodson appeared in the episode "A Mighty
Hunter Before the Lord" of NBC's The Road West, which aired opposite
The Andy Griffith Show. He played Norman Gresham in the 1969 film
Angel in My Pocket, and also appeared in two Sam Peckinpah films, The
Getaway (1972) and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973). He also had a
small role in the 1974 film Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, which starred
Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges. His other film appearances included
roles in Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) and A Climate for
Killing (1991).
an American television actor best remembered for the milquetoast
character Howard Sprague on The Andy Griffith Show and its spin-off
Mayberry R.F.D. From 1959 until his death in 1994, Dodson was married
to television art director Mary Dodson.In 1966, Andy Griffith hired
Dodson for the Howard Sprague role, having previously seen him in
Broadway's Hughie. Dodson also portrayed insurance agent Ed Jenkins in
the "Lost and Found" episode of The Andy Griffith Show. Dodson also
appeared in episodes of My Friend Flicka, Hazel, The Virginian, Maude,
Barney Miller (four episodes), Welcome Back Kotter, Archie Bunker's
Place, Newhart, Mr. Belvedere, Matlock, Mama's Family, and St.
Elsewhere, on which he had a recurring role.Dodson appeared as an
airplane passenger caught up in a murder plot in a 1973 episode of
Hawaii Five-0. In 1967, Dodson appeared in the episode "A Mighty
Hunter Before the Lord" of NBC's The Road West, which aired opposite
The Andy Griffith Show. He played Norman Gresham in the 1969 film
Angel in My Pocket, and also appeared in two Sam Peckinpah films, The
Getaway (1972) and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973). He also had a
small role in the 1974 film Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, which starred
Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges. His other film appearances included
roles in Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) and A Climate for
Killing (1991).
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