John George Agar Jr. (January 31, 1921 â€" April 7, 2002) was an
American film and television actor. He is best known for starring
alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima, Fort Apache, and
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. In his later career he was the star of B
movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet
Arous, Revenge of the Creature, Flesh and the Spur and Hand of Death.
He was the first husband of Shirley Temple.Agar's career suffered in
the wake of his divorce, but he developed a niche playing leading men
in low-budget science fiction, Western, and horror movies in the 1950s
and 1960s. John Wayne gave him several supporting roles in the late
1960s and early 1970s. In later years he worked extensively in
television.Agar was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lillian
(née Rogers) and John George Agar Sr., a meat packer. He was educated
at the Harvard School for Boys in Chicago and Lake Forest Academy in
Lake Forest, Illinois. He graduated from Trinity-Pawling Preparatory
School in Pawling, New York, but did not attend college. He and his
family moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1942, after his father's
death.During World War II, Agar joined the Navy Air Corps, had basic
training in Texas, and instructed in physical training at March Field
in Riverside, California. He later transferred to the United States
Army Air Corps. He was a sergeant at the time he left the AAF in 1946.
American film and television actor. He is best known for starring
alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima, Fort Apache, and
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. In his later career he was the star of B
movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet
Arous, Revenge of the Creature, Flesh and the Spur and Hand of Death.
He was the first husband of Shirley Temple.Agar's career suffered in
the wake of his divorce, but he developed a niche playing leading men
in low-budget science fiction, Western, and horror movies in the 1950s
and 1960s. John Wayne gave him several supporting roles in the late
1960s and early 1970s. In later years he worked extensively in
television.Agar was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lillian
(née Rogers) and John George Agar Sr., a meat packer. He was educated
at the Harvard School for Boys in Chicago and Lake Forest Academy in
Lake Forest, Illinois. He graduated from Trinity-Pawling Preparatory
School in Pawling, New York, but did not attend college. He and his
family moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1942, after his father's
death.During World War II, Agar joined the Navy Air Corps, had basic
training in Texas, and instructed in physical training at March Field
in Riverside, California. He later transferred to the United States
Army Air Corps. He was a sergeant at the time he left the AAF in 1946.
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