John Alderson (April 10, 1916 â€" August 4, 2006) was a British-born actor noted for playing the lead in the 1957-58 television series Boots and Saddles, which ran for 38 episodes during a single season, and many supporting roles in film and television shows in a career spanning almost forty years, from 1951 to 1990.
Television appearances included:
- "Passage to Fort Doom", an episode exploring courage in Maverick
- Lawman
- "The Swamp Fox" and "Texas John Slaughter" episodes of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
- Black Saddle
- Colt .45
- Border Patrol
- Hudson's Bay
- Yancy Derringer
- Adventures in Paradise
- Follow the Sun
- Have Gun â€" Will Travel
- Tales of Wells Fargo
- Bronco
- Going My Way
- Gunsmoke
- Arrest and Trial
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
- Combat!
- The Rogues
- Bonanza
- Doctor Who (in the serial The Gunfighters)
- The Wild Wild West
- The Guns of Will Sonnett
- Mission: Impossible
- Rod Serling's Night Gallery
- Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
- Blue Light
In 1966, the first four episodes of Blue Light were edited together to create the theatrical film I Deal in Danger, and Aldersonâ€â€Š'​s Blue Light appearance was included in the film.
External links
- John Alderson in the Internet Movie Database