John Agar
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John Agar

Jan 31, 1921 - Chicago, Illinois, USA

John G. Agar (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American actor. He starred alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, but was later relegated to B movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Flesh and the Spur, and Hand of Death. He also starred with Lucille Ball in the 1951 movie The Magic Carpet.

Agar was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lillian (née Rogers) and John Agar, Sr., a meat packer (see Agar Hams). He was educated at the Harvard School for Boys in Chicago and Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois and graduated from Trinity-Pawling Preparatory School in Pawling, New York, but did not attend college. He and his family moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1942, following his father’s death. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps, and he was a sergeant at the time he left the army in 1946.

He was Shirley Temple's first husband (1945–1950), and they worked together in Fort Apache. His marriage to Temple lasted five years and they had one daughter together, Linda Susan Agar, who was later known as Susan Black, taking the surname of her stepfather Charles Alden Black. Following his divorce from Temple, Agar was married in 1951 to model Loretta Barnett Combs (1922–2000). They remained married until her death in 2000. They had two sons, Martin Agar and John G. Agar III. Agar died on April 7, 2002 at Burbank, California of complications from emphysema. He was buried beside his wife at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.

Agar made six movies with John Wayne: Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima, Big Jake, Chisum, The Undefeated and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. He also made two movies with Shirley Temple, Fort Apache and Adventure in Baltimore, also starring Robert Young.

He is mentioned in the Frank Zappa song "The Radio is Broken" from the album The Man From Utopia (1983).

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Cast

Media
Movie1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)
Movie1954Shield for MurderDet. Sgt. Mark Brewster
Movie1988Perfect VictimsDog-Walking Neighbor
Movie1971Big JakeBert Ryan
Movie1993Body BagsDr. Lang
Movie1989Miracle MileIvan Peters
Movie1955TarantulaDr. Matt Hastings
Movie1950The Woman on Pier 13Don Lowry
Movie2001The Vampire Hunters ClubReggie
Movie1955Revenge of the CreatureProf. Clete Ferguson
Movie1949She Wore a Yellow RibbonLt. Flint Cohill
Movie2005The Naked MonsterDr. Clete Ferguson
Movie1956The Mole PeopleDr. Roger Bentley
Movie1967Zontar: The Thing from VenusDr. Curt Taylor
Movie1962Journey to the Seventh PlanetCapt. Don Graham
Movie1967The St. Valentine's Day MassacreDion O'Bannion
Movie1957The Brain from Planet ArousSteve March
Movie1950BreakthroughLt. Joe Mallory
Movie1951Along the Great DivideBilly Shear
Movie1958Attack of the Puppet PeopleBob Westley
Movie1978Mr. No LegsPolice Captain
Movie1954BaitRay Brighton
Movie1970ChisumAmos Patton
Movie1950Sands of Iwo JimaPFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway
Movie1969The UndefeatedChristian
Movie1987Creepy ClassicsBob Westley - (archive footage)
Movie1968Curse of the Swamp CreatureBarry Rogers
Movie1951The Magic CarpetRamoth
Movie1959Invisible InvadersMaj. Bruce Jay
Movie1958Jet AttackCapt. Tom Arnett
Movie1966Johnny RenoEd Tomkins
Movie1962Hand of DeathAlex Marsh
Movie1967Night FrightSheriff Clint Crawford
Movie1969Hell RaidersMaj. Ronald Paxton
Movie1959Destination SpaceCol. Matthews
Movie1956Star in the DustSheriff Bill Jorden
Movie1954The Rocket ManTom Baxter
Movie1957Daughter of Dr. JekyllGeorge Hastings
Movie1964Young FuryDawson
Movie1964Law of the LawlessPete Stone
Movie1982Divided We FallYankee Officer
Movie1956Flesh and the SpurLuke Random
Movie1949Adventure in BaltimoreTom Wade
Movie1957Joe ButterflySgt. Dick Mason
Movie1976King KongCity Official
Movie1948Fort Apache2nd Lt. Michael Shannon O'Rourke
Movie1966WacoGeorge Gates
Movie1966Women of the Prehistoric PlanetDr. Farrell
Movie1964Stage to Thunder RockDan Carrouthers
Movie1991The Perfect BrideGramps
Movie1955Hold Back TomorrowJoe Cardos
Movie1963Of Love and DesireGus Cole
Movie1958The Day of the TrumpetSgt. Judd Norcutt
Movie1960RaymieIke Burroughs
Movie1961Fall GirlJoe McElroy
Movie1963The Young and the BraveIntelligence Captain
Movie1971How's Your Love Life?Police Lt. Rafferty
Movie1954The Golden MistressBill Buchanan
Movie2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!Self (archive footage)
Movie1955The Lonesome TrailJohnny Rush
Movie1992Invasion of PrivacyOld Convict
Movie1990FearLeonard Scott Levy
Movie1990NightbreedGas Station Attendant / Victim
Movie1952Woman of the North CountryDavid Powell
Movie1958Frontier GunSheriff Jim Crayle
Movie2018Monster Invaders from SpaceDr. Curt Taylor (archive footage)
Movie1953Man of ConflictRay Compton
Movie1996A Century of Science FictionSelf
Movie1997Frank Capra's American DreamSelf (archive footage)
Movie1998Bielefeld Lichtwerk
Movie1957Ride a Violent MileJeff Donner
TV Show1966Family Affair1
TV Show1985The Twilight Zone(segment "A Day in Beaumont")1
TV Show1984Highway to Heaven1
TV Show1976Charlie's AngelsCol. Blaylock1
TV Show1957Perry MasonKenneth Baxter1
TV Show1953General Electric TheaterMarvin Potter1
TV Show1959RawhideMike Anderson1
TV Show1962The VirginianTom Anders1
TV Show1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsOtis Tack1
TV Show1954Climax!Larry Dorrant1
TV Show1967Hondo1
TV Show1965Branded1
TV Show1958Bat MastersonSam Phelps1
TV Show1953Letter to LorettaLloyd1
TV Show1968The Name of the GameBert Walker1

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