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Cliff, John

Born November 26, 1918;

Swainsboro, Georgia, USA

Died May 12, 2001;
Hayward, California, USA

Maverick Actor

John Cliff was born on a carnival, so was surrounded by show people from an early age. He became a pilot, and joined the military after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After flying many missions, he reached the rank of captain. After the war, he tried hius hand as an airline pilot, but got into acting playing heavies in such television series as The Lone Ranger and Rin Tin Tin. He made a career as a character actor in film and many television series through the 1950s into the 1970s.[1][2]