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John Agar

Born
January 31, 1921
Died
April 7, 2002
John G. Agar (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American actor. He starred alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, but was later relegated to B movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Flesh and the Spur, and Hand of Death. He also starred with Lucille Ball in the 1951 movie The Magic Carpet. Agar was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lillian (née Rogers) and John Agar, Sr., a meat packer (see Agar Hams). He was educated at the Harvard School for Boys in Chicago and Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois and 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, following his father’s death. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps, and he was a sergeant at the time he left the army in 1946. He was Shirley Temple's first husband (1945–1950), and they worked together in Fort Apache. His marriage to Temple lasted five years and they had one daughter together, Linda Susan Agar, who was later known as Susan Black, taking the surname of her stepfather Charles Alden Black. Following his divorce from Temple, Agar was married in 1951 to model Loretta Barnett Combs (1922–2000). They remained married until her death in 2000. They had two sons, Martin Agar and John G. Agar III. Agar died on April 7, 2002 at Burbank, California of complications from emphysema. He was buried beside his wife at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California. Agar made six movies with John Wayne: Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima, Big Jake, Chisum, The Undefeated and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. He also made two movies with Shirley Temple, Fort Apache and Adventure in Baltimore, also starring Robert Young. He is mentioned in the Frank Zappa song "The Radio is Broken" from the album The Man From Utopia (1983). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Agar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
King Kong
(1976)
City Official
Nightbreed
(1990)
Gas Station Attendant / Victim
Body Bags
(1993)
Dr. Lang
Fort Apache
(1948)
2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke
Big Jake
(1971)
Bert Ryan
Johnny Reno
(1966)
Ed Tomkins
The Undefeated
(1969)
Christian
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
(1949)
Lt. Flint Cohill
Miracle Mile
(1988)
Ivan Peters
Chisum
(1970)
Amos Patton
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
(1967)
Dion O'Bannion
Tarantula
(1955)
Dr. Matt Hastings
Revenge of the Creature
(1955)
Prof. Clete Ferguson
Sands of Iwo Jima
(1950)
PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway
Joe Butterfly
(1957)
Sgt. Dick Mason
Adventure in Baltimore
(1949)
Tom Wade
Full Filmography
Acting
Fort Apache
(1948)
2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
(1949)
Lt. Flint Cohill
Adventure in Baltimore
(1949)
Tom Wade
The Woman on Pier 13
(1950)
Don Lowry
Breakthrough
(1950)
Lt. Joe Mallory
Sands of Iwo Jima
(1950)
PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway
Along the Great Divide
(1951)
Billy Shear
The Magic Carpet
(1951)
Ramoth
Woman of the North Country
(1952)
David Powell
Man of Conflict
(1953)
Ray Compton
Shield for Murder
(1954)
Det. Sgt. Mark Brewster
Bait
(1954)
Ray Brighton
The Rocket Man
(1954)
Tom Baxter
The Golden Mistress
(1954)
Bill Buchanan
Tarantula
(1955)
Dr. Matt Hastings
Revenge of the Creature
(1955)
Prof. Clete Ferguson
The Lonesome Trail
(1955)
Johnny Rush
Hold Back Tomorrow
(1955)
Joe Cardos
The Mole People
(1956)
Dr. Roger Bentley
Star in the Dust
(1956)
Sheriff Bill Jorden
Flesh and the Spur
(1956)
Luke Random
The Brain from Planet Arous
(1957)
Steve March
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
(1957)
George Hastings
Joe Butterfly
(1957)
Sgt. Dick Mason
Ride a Violent Mile
(1957)
Jeff Donner
Attack of the Puppet People
(1958)
Bob Westley
Jet Attack
(1958)
Capt. Tom Arnett
The Day of the Trumpet
(1958)
Sgt. Judd Norcutt
Frontier Gun
(1958)
Sheriff Jim Crayle
Invisible Invaders
(1959)
Maj. Bruce Jay
Destination Space
(1959)
Col. Matthews
Raymie
(1960)
Ike Burroughs
Fall Girl
(1961)
Joe McElroy
Journey to the Seventh Planet
(1962)
Capt. Don Graham
Hand of Death
(1962)
Alex Marsh
Of Love and Desire
(1963)
Gus Cole
The Young and the Brave
(1963)
Intelligence Captain
Young Fury
(1964)
Dawson
Law of the Lawless
(1964)
Pete Stone
Stage to Thunder Rock
(1964)
Dan Carrouthers
Johnny Reno
(1966)
Ed Tomkins
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
(1966)
Dr. Farrell
Waco
(1966)
George Gates
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
(1967)
Dr. Curt Taylor
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
(1967)
Dion O'Bannion
Night Fright
(1967)
Sheriff Clint Crawford
Curse of the Swamp Creature
(1968)
Barry Rogers
The Movie Orgy
(1968)
Self (archive footage)
The Undefeated
(1969)
Christian
Hell Raiders
(1969)
Maj. Ronald Paxton
Chisum
(1970)
Amos Patton
Big Jake
(1971)
Bert Ryan
How's Your Love Life?
(1971)
Police Lt. Rafferty
King Kong
(1976)
City Official
Mr. No Legs
(1978)
Police Captain
Divided We Fall
(1982)
Yankee Officer
Horrible Horror
(1986)
Major Bruce Jay in 'Invisible Invaders'
Creepy Classics
(1987)
Bob Westley - (archive footage)
Perfect Victims
(1988)
Dog-Walking Neighbor
Miracle Mile
(1988)
Ivan Peters
Fear
(1990)
Leonard Scott Levy
Nightbreed
(1990)
Gas Station Attendant / Victim
The Perfect Bride
(1991)
Gramps
Invasion of Privacy
(1992)
Old Convict
Body Bags
(1993)
Dr. Lang
A Century of Science Fiction
(1996)
Self
Frank Capra's American Dream
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Bielefeld Lichtwerk
(1998)
The Vampire Hunters Club
(2001)
Reggie
The Naked Monster
(2005)
Dr. Clete Ferguson
Monster Invaders from Space
(2018)
Dr. Curt Taylor (archive footage)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
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