JD Cannon

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John Donovan Cannon (born April 24, 1922 in Salmon , Idaho , † May 20, 2005 in Hudson , New York ) was an American actor .

Life

JD Cannon - he never advertised John Donovan - completed his acting training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts . In addition to stage appearances, Cannon also took on roles in numerous movies from 1966, including a. as one of the prison inmates next to Paul Newman in The Unyielding , as a prosecutor next to Charles Bronson in the vigilante action film The Man Without Mercy , next to Burt Lancaster in Scorpio, the Killer and Lawman and next to Maximilian Schell in Krakatoa - The Greatest Adventure of the Last Century .

Nevertheless, he should be remembered by a wide audience, especially through his television roles. Since his TV debut in 1960, he has played over 80 guest roles in television series. So he was the neighbor that Dr. Richard Kimble finally helped David Janssen to prove his innocence in the series finale of Auf der Flucht . He achieved particular popularity as Peter Clifford , Chief of the New York City Police Department and superior to Sam McCloud ( Dennis Weaver ), in A Sheriff in New York . This role played between 1970 and 1977 in the NBC series of the same name and in a TV special in 1989.

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SURNAME Cannon, JD
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cannon, John Donovan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 24, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Salmon , Idaho
DATE OF DEATH May 20, 2005
Place of death Hudson , New York