John Brandon (actor)

John Edward Brandon (June 21, 1929 – August 25, 2014) was an American film, stage and television actor.

John Brandon
Brandon in Scarface, 1983
Born	John Edward Brandon[1] (1929-06-21)June 21, 1929 Rego Park, New York, U.S.
Died	August 25, 2014(2014-08-25) (aged 85) Middle Village, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960–2007
Spouse	Irene Brandon ​ (died 1995)​ [1]

Life and career

Brandon was born in Rego Park, New York, the son of John Thomas and Sarah Brandon. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War,^[1] which after his discharge, he emigrated to the United Kingdom. He began his screen career in 1960, appearing in the BBC anthology television series BBC Sunday-Night Play. In the same year, he appeared in ITV Television Playhouse. In 1966, he appeared in his first credited film Arrivederci, Baby!, playing a radio engineer.^[2]

Brandon guest-starred in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Archie Bunker's Place, Three's Company, Fantasy Island, Diff'rent Strokes, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, Man in a Suitcase, Frasier, All in the Family, Hazel,^[3] Little House on the Prairie, Private Practice, Murder, She Wrote, Eight Is Enough, Doctor Who, Cagney & Lacey and The Greatest American Hero. He also appeared in films such as Scarface,^[4] The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, The Brink's Job, Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas, Racing with the Moon, The Broken Hearts Club and Battle Beneath the Earth.^[5]

In 1988, Brandon played corrupted police captain William Handler in the final season of the soap opera television series Dynasty. From 1990 to 1991, he played Ben Maclaine, the husband of Helen Maclaine (Tippi Hedren) in The Bold and the Beautiful.^[3][6] He also played Ken Mahoney in Days of Our Lives.^[7] He retired in 2007, last appearing in the medical drama television series Private Practice.^[2]

Death

Brandon died on August 25, 2014, in Middle Village, New York, at the age of 85. He was buried at St. John Cemetery.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	Arrivederci, Baby!	Radio Engineer
1967	Battle Beneath the Earth	Major Frank Cannon
	Billion Dollar Brain	Jim
1968	Isadora	Gospel Billy
1969	The Adding Machine	First Cell Jailer
1973	Serpico	Police Lieutenant	uncredited
1977	Fun with Dick and Jane	Peter Winston
1978	The Brink's Job	F.B.I. Agent
1983	Scarface	Immigration Officer #3 (Harry)
1984	Racing with the Moon	Mr. Kaiser
1994	Confessions of a Hitman	Older N.S.A. Agent
2000	The Broken Hearts Club	Mickey
	The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle	General Admission

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1960	BBC Sunday-Night Play	Captain Coombe	Episode: Summer Theatre: The Liberators
	ITV Television Playhouse	A Man	Episode: The Out-of-Towners
1963	The Dakotas	Townsman	Episode: "Terror at Heart River"
	Hazel	Ben Cook	Episode: "George's 32nd Cousin"
1965	Songs of the American Civil War		TV movie
	Court Martial	Corporal Grabowski	Episode: "A Date With Celeste"
	The Wednesday Play	Sergeant Musso	Episode: The Pistol
	Mogul	George Reugen	2 episodes
	Theatre 625	American General	Episode: The World of George Orwell - 1984
1966	Thirteen Against Fate	John	Episode: "The Counsul"
	Doctor Who	American Sergeant	Serial: "The Tenth Planet"
	The Lost Peace		3 episodes
	The Rat Catchers	Second American	Episode: "Mission to Madeira"
1967–1968	Vendetta	Bill/John Tarrant	2 episodes
1967	Man in a Suitcase	Philip Kane	Episode: "Dead Man's Shoes"
1968	Virgin of the Secret Service	Sheriff	Episode: "The Professor Goes West"
	The Champions	Air Controller	Episode: "The Ghost Plane"
1969	Gunsmoke	Timmons	Episode: "The Good Samaritans"
1971	The Interns	Dr. Blithe	Episode: "The Secret"
1975	Miles to Go Before I Sleep	Bartender	TV movie
1976	Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman	Doug the Cop	1 Episode
	Wonder Woman	Sergeant Stransky	Episode: "Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther"
1977	Little House on the Prairie	Freighter	Episode: "Castoffs"
	All in the Family	Cop	Episode: "Edith's 50th Birthday: Part 2"
	The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries		Episode: "The Creatures Who Came on Sunday"
	The Bionic Woman	Promoter	Episode: "Motorcycle Boogie"
1978	Days of Our Lives	Ken Mahoney	1 episode
1979	Carter Country	Sergeant	Episode: "Baker's First Day"
	Eight Is Enough	Eddie Grabbis	Episode: "Merle the Pearl"
1980	Fantasy Island	Bobby	Episode: "With Affection, Jack the Ripper/Gigolo"
	The Night the City Screamed	George Carmody	TV movie
1981	The Greatest American Hero	Admiral Bailey	Episode: "Operation Spoilsport"
	Archie Bunker's Place	Policeman Benson	Episode: "Happy Birthday, Stephanie"
1981–1982	Hill Street Blues	Detective Walsh	4 episodes
1981–1983	Diff'rent Strokes	The Policeman/Detective Henson	2 episodes
1981	Goliath Awaits	Chief Engineer	2 episodes
	Knots Landing	Crowell	Episode: "Secrets"
1982	Three's Company	Captain James	Episode: "Oh, Nun"
	CHiPs	Salesman	Episode: "In the Best of Families"
	A Question of Honor	Horne	TV movie
	Knight Rider	Police Captain	Episode: "Trust Doesn't Rust"
	Voyagers!	Mover	Episode: "The Travels of Marco...And Friends"
1983	Lottery!		Episode: "Portland: Treasure Hunt"
1984	Riptide	Security Guard	Episode: "Somebody's Killing the Great Greeks of America"
	Matt Houston	Captain	Episode: "Vanished"
	Hardcastle and McCormick	Boner	Episode: "Ties My Father Sold Me"
1984–1986	Airwolf	Zeus	3 episodes
1984	Cagney & Lacey	Lt. Donitz	Episode: "Taxicab Murders"
1985	Murder, She Wrote	Ernie	Episode: "Footnote to Murder"
	Seduced	Executive	TV movie
	Scarecrow and Mrs. King	Detective Barr	Episode: "Murder Between Friends"
	The Steel Collar Man	General	TV movie
	Badge of the Assassin	Court Clerk #2
1986	Triplecross	Warden
	Brothers	Inspector	Episode: "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"
	Tales from the Darkside	Lt. Wright	Episode: "The Casavin Curse"
1987	One Big Family	Bob Rafferty	Episode: "Stagestruck"
1988	Webster	Larry Brock	Episode: "Basketball Blues"
	CBS Summer Playhouse	Desk Sargeant	Episode: Silent Whisper
1988–1989	Dynasty	Captain William Handler	9 episodes
1990–1991	The Bold and the Beautiful	Ben Maclaine	106 episodes
1991	The Wonder Years	Philip Arnold	Episode: "Who's Aunt Rose?"
1992	Civil Wars	Cop	Episode: "Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense"
1993	Frasier	Harry the Cop	Episode: "I Hate Frasier Crane"
1994	Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas	Jim	TV movie
1996	The Client	Brent	Episode: "Past Imperfect"
	Townies	Older Man	Pilot
1998	The Lake	Buddy #1	TV movie
	Melrose Place	Judge	Episode: "A Match Made in Hell"
2005	Charmed	Elderly Father	Episode: "The Lost Picture Show"
2006	Drake & Josh	Papa Nichols	Episode: "The Demonator"
2007	Private Practice	Nate	Episode: "In Which Dell Finds His Fight"