Acting
John Davis Chandler
EN cinema · 43 credits
Born
28 January 1935
Died
16 February 2010 (aged 75)
Birthplace
Hinton, West Virginia, USA
Also known as John Chandler · John D. Chandler · John David Chandler
John Davis Chandler (1935–2010) was an American character actor renowned for his distinctive, intense onscreen presence and his prolific career playing villains, outlaws, and shady miscreants. Born in Hinton, West Virginia, and trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, he broke into film in 1961 by landing the title role of real-life 1930s gangster Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll in the biopic Mad Dog Coll. That breakout performance cemented his niche as an exceptional on-screen heavy, enabling him to carve out a nearly 40-year career spanning more than a hundred film and television credits. Throughout his career, Chandler became a familiar face in classic Westerns and gritty crime dramas, notably collaborating multiple times with director Sam Peckinpah in films such as Ride the High Country, Major Dundee, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and The Outlaw Josey Wales. Mainstream audiences also recognize him for playing the sneering gang leader Bleak in the 1987 action-comedy Adventures in Babysitting, alongside feature work in Capone, Only the Lonely, and Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead. In addition to his extensive film resume, he was a ubiquitous television guest star, appearing on classic programs ranging from The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, Adam-12, and Columbo to Murder, She Wrote. Science fiction fans also remember him for his appearance as the Orion character Flith in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine sixth-season episode "Honor Among Thieves". He passed away on February 16, 2010, at the age of 75 in Toluca Lake, California, due to cancer.
Known for
Filmography
Sharon's Secret
as Stan
Body of Evidence
as Dr. Novaro
Only the Lonely
as Duane Earl Tyrone
Double Revenge
as Big Charlie
Love Among Thieves
as San Francisco Desk Clerk
The Sword and the Sorcerer
as Guard 1
Confessions of the D.A. Man
as Robin Saydo (as John Chandler)
Whiskey Mountain
as Rudy
Mako: The Jaws of Death
as Charlie
Scorchy
as Nicky
Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
as Dr. Cheech
The Outlaw Josey Wales
as First Bounty Hunter
Walking Tall Part II
as Ray Henry
The Desperate Miles
as Truck Driver
Capone
as Hymie Weiss
The Ultimate Thrill
as Evans
Chase
as Thomas L. Traylor
Hitched
as Jannis
Moon of the Wolf
as Tom Jr.
Drag Racer
as Dave
Shoot Out
as Skeeter (as John Chandler)
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
as Al Garver, the Henchman
Barquero
as Fair
Return of the Gunfighter
as Sundance
Once a Thief
as James Arthur Sargatanas, Walter's Henchman
Major Dundee
as Jimmy Lee Benteen
Those Calloways
as Ollie Gibbons
Ride the High Country
as Jimmy Hammond
Mad Dog Coll
as Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll
The Young Savages
as Arthur Reardon
Ricochet
as Kelso