Claude Akins
Birthday: 25 May 1926, Nelson, Georgia, USA
Birth Name: Claude Marion Akins
Height: 185 cm
Broad-shouldered and beefy Claude Akins had wavy black hair, a deep booming voice and was equally adept at playing sneering cowardly villains as he was at portraying hard-nosed cops. The son of a poli ...Show More
Between the war movies I've been in and the heavies I've played, I have about 1,000 dead behind me. Show more
Between the war movies I've been in and the heavies I've played, I have about 1,000 dead behind me. I've been killed a good many times, but I took a lot of guys with me. Hide
Hell, acting is acting, whether it's for the movies, TV or the stage,
Hell, acting is acting, whether it's for the movies, TV or the stage,
A guy who looks like Robert Redford will most often be cast as a hero. A guy like me or Ernie Borgni Show more
A guy who looks like Robert Redford will most often be cast as a hero. A guy like me or Ernie Borgnine plays a lot of heavies. If you're big, they think you're tough. And if you're tough, they think you're dumb. Hide
I was very fortunate that I get paid for what I love to do. I know a lot of good actors who simply c Show more
I was very fortunate that I get paid for what I love to do. I know a lot of good actors who simply can't find work. Every time I get a job, I say to myself, 'You've beaten the odds.' Hide
I feel like an outsider in a business I have been a part of for 37 years. For some reason, Hollywood Show more
I feel like an outsider in a business I have been a part of for 37 years. For some reason, Hollywood's mainstream has eluded me. Hide
[on his role in From Here to Eternity (1953)] My first scene on film was where I walk into the offic Show more
[on his role in From Here to Eternity (1953)] My first scene on film was where I walk into the office and report Private Prewitt absent to Sergeant Warden, played by Burt Lancaster -- and I was scared to death. Burt was one of the big stars of that era, but still very nice. Fred Zinnemann, the director, was extremely patient and understanding. And somehow I got through it. My panic has always been the time right up to the end of my first scene. Once that first shot is in the can, I'm home free. Hide
Claude Akins's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (356)
Claude Akins'S roles
Capt. Ethan Cragg, Captain Ethan Cragg
General Aldo
Aloysius Claybank
Jefferson, John L. Sullivan, John Leslie Nagel, Rake, Ralph
Steve Brand
Reverend Brown
Callahan
Joe Burdette
