John Carter
Carter was known for his role as Vic Phillips in the 1983 film Scarface and played Stephen F. Austin in 1969 on Death Valley Days.
Born(1927-11-26)November 26, 1927
Center Ridge
Conway County
Arkansas, U.S
DiedMay 23, 2015(2015-05-23) (aged 87)
New York City, U.S
OccupationActor
Years active1967–2006
Spouse(s)Barbara Williams (married 1955-1966, divorced) (1 child)
Kendall T. Fewel (married 1993-2015, his death)
RelativesConlan Carter (brother)[1]

John Carter (November 26, 1927  – May 23, 2015) was an American actor known for the films Badlands (1973), Scarface (1983), and The Hoax (2006). He may be best remembered for his recurring role as Police Lieutenant John Biddle on the television series Barnaby Jones (1973-1980). (Before that, he had played a different character, a homicide victim, in an early episode of the series.) He also directed two Barnaby Jones episodes.

Biography

Born in Center Ridge in Conway County in central Arkansas, Carter was the older brother of actor Conlan Carter of the ABC television series, Combat!. John Carter had his first TV role in that series, playing a major in the fifth-season episode "Nightmare on the Red Ball Run".[2] In 1967, he was part of an extensive cast in the TV Western Gunsmoke as Doyle in "Ladies From St. Louis" (S12E27).

Carter played an historical figure, Stephen F. Austin, in the 1969 episode "Here Stands Bailey" of the syndicated series Death Valley Days.

Carter died from pneumonia on May 23, 2015, at the age of 87.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1969The Thousand Plane RaidMiddleton
1969MaroonedFlight Surgeon
1970Monte WalshFarmer
1971The Andromeda StrainMP Capt. Morton
1971The Love MachineReporterUncredited
1972Joe KiddJudge
1973The Doll SquadSen. Stockwell
1973BadlandsRich Man
1977TelefonStroller
1983ScarfaceVic Phillips
1985My Science ProjectGeneral
1989The Runnin' KindRichard Curtis
1989Worth WinningMr. Cooper
1995Savage HeartsBernie
1998CelebrityFather Gladden
1999Random HeartsPeyton's Father
1999Swimming on the MoonThomas Hatch
2006The HoaxHarold McGraw(final film role)

References

  1. ↑ Etter, Jonathan (August 27, 2008). Quinn Martin, Producer: A Behind-the-Scenes History of QM Productions and Its Founder. McFarland. p. 158. ISBN 9780786438679 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 "John Carter Obituary (1927-2015)". The New York Times. June 4, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2021.


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