John Ericson (sometimes spelled Erickson; born Joachim Alexander
Ottokar Meibes; September 25, 1926 â€" May 3, 2020) was a
German-American film and television actor.Ericson was born Joachim
Alexander Ottokar Meibes in Düsseldorf, Germany. His parents, Ellen,
an actress and operatic star, and Carl F. Meibes, who later became
president of a New York food extract corporation, left Germany,
reportedly to escape the rising Nazi regime, and came to the United
States. Ericson trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in
New York in the same class as Grace Kelly, Jack Palance and Don
Rickles, and he appeared on Broadway in the original 1951 production
of Stalag 17, directed by José Ferrer.Ericson made a number of films
for MGM in quick succession in the 1950s. His first appearance was in
Teresa (1951), directed by Fred Zinnemann. He appeared in a series of
films which included Rhapsody, The Student Prince, Green Fire (all in
1954), and in Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). He co-starred with Barbara
Stanwyck in Forty Guns (1957). In 1958 he appeared as Sheriff Barney
Wiley in the western Day of the Badman which starred Fred
MacMurray.For the next 30 years, his career continued mostly on
television. He appeared in the lead role in "The Peter Bartley Story"
of the CBS drama The Millionaire. He appeared with Dorothy Malone in
the episode "Mutiny" of CBS's Appointment with Adventure (which aired
on January 1, 1956). He made guest appearances in The Restless Gun
(1958) and Target: The Corruptors! (1961). Ericson also guest starred
twice on Bonanza: he played Vince Dagen in the 1960 episode "Breed of
Violence" and he portrayed Wade Hollister in the 1967 episode "Journey
to Terror". From 1965 to 1966, he co-starred as the partner of Anne
Francis in Honey West. (He and Francis had played brother and sister
in Bad Day at Black Rock.) In 1971, he appeared as Jack Bonham on "The
Men From Shiloh" (rebranded name for the TV western The Virginian) in
the episode titled "The Political".
Ottokar Meibes; September 25, 1926 â€" May 3, 2020) was a
German-American film and television actor.Ericson was born Joachim
Alexander Ottokar Meibes in Düsseldorf, Germany. His parents, Ellen,
an actress and operatic star, and Carl F. Meibes, who later became
president of a New York food extract corporation, left Germany,
reportedly to escape the rising Nazi regime, and came to the United
States. Ericson trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in
New York in the same class as Grace Kelly, Jack Palance and Don
Rickles, and he appeared on Broadway in the original 1951 production
of Stalag 17, directed by José Ferrer.Ericson made a number of films
for MGM in quick succession in the 1950s. His first appearance was in
Teresa (1951), directed by Fred Zinnemann. He appeared in a series of
films which included Rhapsody, The Student Prince, Green Fire (all in
1954), and in Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). He co-starred with Barbara
Stanwyck in Forty Guns (1957). In 1958 he appeared as Sheriff Barney
Wiley in the western Day of the Badman which starred Fred
MacMurray.For the next 30 years, his career continued mostly on
television. He appeared in the lead role in "The Peter Bartley Story"
of the CBS drama The Millionaire. He appeared with Dorothy Malone in
the episode "Mutiny" of CBS's Appointment with Adventure (which aired
on January 1, 1956). He made guest appearances in The Restless Gun
(1958) and Target: The Corruptors! (1961). Ericson also guest starred
twice on Bonanza: he played Vince Dagen in the 1960 episode "Breed of
Violence" and he portrayed Wade Hollister in the 1967 episode "Journey
to Terror". From 1965 to 1966, he co-starred as the partner of Anne
Francis in Honey West. (He and Francis had played brother and sister
in Bad Day at Black Rock.) In 1971, he appeared as Jack Bonham on "The
Men From Shiloh" (rebranded name for the TV western The Virginian) in
the episode titled "The Political".
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