John Alderson

Date of Birth:
4 August 1916 Horden, England, UK

Biography:

John "Basher" Alderson led a colorful life considering his origins in a mining village in the north of England. After spending all of two weeks as a miner, he lied about his age, joined the British Army and attained the rank of Major. Leaving for the US, he married a General's secretary and got into the movies, often playing villains. He played (uncredited) the Gum Chewer in Blazing Saddles.

John Alderson Filmography

Aсtor (25)

Movie		Year
Evil Under the Sun as Police Sergeant		1982
Ragtime as Waldo's Aide #1		1981
The Wild Geese as Randy		1978
The Cat from Outer Space as Mr. Smith		1978
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free as Moose Matlock		1976
The Molly Maguires as Jenkins		1970
Hellfighters as Jim Hatch		1968
Double Trouble as Iceman		1967
The War Lord as Holbracht		1965
My Fair Lady as Jamie - Doolittle's crony		1964
Cleopatra as Roman Officer		1963
Donovan's Reef as Officer (uncredited)		1963
The Young Lions as Cpl. Kraus (uncredited)		1958
To Catch a Thief as Detective at the costume ball (uncredited)		1955
Moonfleet as Nathanial Greening		1955
Knock on Wood as Bobby (uncredited)		1954
Julius Caesar as Citizen of Rome		1953
The Desert Rats as Corporal (uncredited)		1953
Against All Flags as Jonathan Harris		1952
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel as German corporal (uncredited)		1951
Automan as Rummy		1984
Quincy M.E. as Tom Holloway		1977
Little House on the Prairie as Turnbull		1976
Mission: Impossible as Follet		1970
The Wild Wild West as Clive Marchmount		1967
Green Acres as Corporal		1967
The Time Tunnel as Little John		1966
I Spy as Koski		1966
12 O'Clock High as Sgt. Dunbar		1966
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Jenkins		1965
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Round-Face		1964
Combat! as Sgt. Rawlings		1964
Bonanza as Montague		1961
Maverick as Captain Bly		1961
Have Gun - Will Travel as Max Clay		1958
Gunsmoke as Ab Laster		1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Attendant		1956
Doctor Who as Wyatt Earp