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{{short description|American actor (1911-1986)}}
{{about|the 20th-century American actor|the 11th-century Viking explorer|Leif Erikson|the politician|Leif Erickson (politician)}}
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==Early life==
Erickson was born in [[Alameda, California]],<ref>{{Citecite news |lastagency=Upi[[United Press International]] |date=1986-01-31 |title=Leif Erickson Is Dead; A Movie and TV Actor |language=en-US |worknewspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/31/obituaries/leif-erickson-is-dead-a-movie-and-tv-actor.html |access-date=2023-12-25 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> near San Francisco. He worked as a soloist in a band as vocalist and trombone player, performed in [[Max Reinhardt]]'s productions, and then gained a small amount of stage experience in a comedy [[vaudeville]] act.
 
==Military service==
Erickson enlisted in the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] during [[World War II]]. Rising to the rank of [[Chief Petty Officer]] in the [[Naval Aviation Photographic Unit]], he served as a [[War photography|military photographer]], shooting film in combat zones, and as an instructor.{{Citation needed |date=September 2023}} He was shot down twice in the [[Pacific War|Pacific]], and received two [[Purple Heart]]s.<ref name=leifnavy>{{cite web |title=The Day Leif Erickson Faced Death |publisherwebsite=The High Chaparral |url=http://www.thehighchaparral.com/articles1b.htm |access-date=September 23, 2011}}</ref> Erickson was in the unit that filmed and photographed the [[Surrender of Japan|Japanese surrender]] aboard the {{USS|Missouri|BB-63|6}} in [[Tokyo Bay]] on September 2, 1945.
 
==Acting career==
[[File:Leif Erickson Yaphet Kotto The High Chaparral 1968.JPG|thumb|left|Erickson (left) alongside [[Yaphet Kotto]] in ''The High Chaparral'', perhaps his best-known television role]]
Erickson's first films were two 1933 band films with [[Betty Grable]] before starting a string of [[Buster Crabbe]] Western films based on [[Zane Grey]] novels. He went on to appear in films such as ''[[The Snake Pit]]''; '' [[Sorry, Wrong Number]]''; ''[[Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd]]''; ''[[Invaders from Mars (1953 film)|Invaders from Mars]]''; ''[[On the Waterfront]]''; ''[[A Gathering of Eagles]]''; ''[[Roustabout (film)|Roustabout]]''; ''[[The Carpetbaggers (film)|The Carpetbaggers]]''; and ''[[Mirage (1965 film)|Mirage]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/catalog/personDetails/19377?pg.1.page=2&pg.1.pageSize=25 |title=Profile |publisherwebsite=[[Blockbuster.com (retailer)|Blockbuster]] |access-date=2013-06-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002233244/http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/catalog/personDetails/19377?pg.1.page=2&pg.1.pageSize=25 |archive-date=October 2, 2013 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
 
One of his more notable roles was as [[Deborah Kerr]]'s macho husband in the stage and film versions of ''[[Tea and Sympathy (play)|Tea and Sympathy]]''. He appeared with [[Greta Garbo]], as her brother, in ''[[Conquest (1937 film)|Conquest]]'' (1937). He played the role of Pete, the vindictive boat engineer, in the 1951 [[Show Boat (1951 film)|remake]] of the famed musical ''[[Show Boat]]''. His final appearance in a feature film was in ''[[Twilight's Last Gleaming]]'' (1977).
 
[[File:Leif Erickson Linda Cristal High Chaparral 1970.JPG|thumb|Erickson and [[Linda Cristal]] in ''The High Chaparral'']]
Erickson appeared frequently on television; he was cast as Dr. Hillyer in "Consider Her Ways" (1964) and as Paul White in "The Monkey's Paw—A Retelling" (1965) on CBS's ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]''. He is probably best known, however, for ''[[The High Chaparral]]'', which aired on [[NBC]] from 1967 until 1971. He portrayed a rancher, Big John Cannon, determined to establish a cattle empire in the [[Arizona Territory]] while keeping peace with the Apache. Erickson guest-starred in several television series, including ''[[Colgate Theatre (1958 TV series)|Colgate Theatre]]'', ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]''; ''[[Bonanza]]'' (two episodes, 1961–1965); as Aaron Burr in ''[[Daniel Boone]]'' (two episodes, 1964–1970); ''[[Gunsmoke]]''; ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]''; ''[[Medical Center (TV series)|Medical Center]]''; ''[[Longstreet (TV series)|Longstreet]]''; ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]''; ''[[The Rifleman]]''; ''[[The Rockford Files]]''; ''[[The Rookies]]''; ''[[Night Gallery]]''; and the 1977 series ''[[Hunter (U.S. 1977 TV series)|Hunter]]''. His final role was in an episode of ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' in 1984.
 
==Death==
Erickson died of cancer in [[Pensacola, Florida]], on January 29, 1986, aged 74.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehighchaparral.com/filmogerickson.htm |title=Profile |publisherwebsite=Thehighchaparral.comThe High Chaparral |access-date=2013-06-25}}</ref>
 
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Reunion in Reno]]'' (1951) as B. Frederick Linaker
* ''[[The Cimarron Kid]]'' (1952) as Marshal John Sutton
* ''[[Sailor Beware (1952 film)|Sailor Beware]]'' (1952) as Cmdr.Commander Lane
* ''[[With a Song in My Heart (film)|With a Song in My Heart]]'' (1952) as General (uncredited)
* ''[[Carbine Williams]]'' (1952) as Feder
* ''[[My Wife's Best Friend]]'' (1952) as Nicholas Reed
* ''[[Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd]]'' (1952) as Morgan
* ''[[Never Wave at a WAC]]'' (1953) as Sgt.Sergeant Norbert 'Noisy' Jackson
* ''[[Born to the Saddle]]'' (1953) as Bob Marshall
* ''[[Trouble Along the Way]]'' (1953) as Father Provincial aka Ed
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* ''[[Twilight for the Gods]]'' (1958) as Harry Hutton
* ''[[Once Upon a Horse...]]'' (1958) as Granville 'Granny' Dix
* ''[[Shoot Out at Big Sag]]'' (1962) as Sam Barbee
* ''[[A Gathering of Eagles]]'' (1963) as Gen.General Hewitt
* ''[[Strait-Jacket]]'' (1964) as Bill Cutler
* ''[[The Carpetbaggers (film)|The Carpetbaggers]]'' (1964) as Jonas Cord Sr.
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* ''[[Man and Boy (1971 film)|Man and Boy]]'' (1971) as Mossman
* ''[[Terror in the Sky]]'' (1971) as Marty Treleavan
* ''[[The Mod Squad]]'' (1972) as Lt.Lieutenant Jerry Price
* ''[[Night Gallery]]'' (1973) as Charlie Wheatland
* ''[[Abduction (1975 film)|Abduction]]'' (1975) as Prescott
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==Television==
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! Title
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|1958|| ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' || Wayne Phillips || Season 3 Episode 19: "The Equalizer"
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|19611959|| ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' || FrankJeremiah TravisWalsh || S3S2:E19E6, "Incident Nearat Gloomythe RiverBuffalo Smokehouse"
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|1961|| ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' || Frank Travis || S3:E19, "Incident Near Gloomy River"
|-
|1963|| ''[[Hazel (TV series)|Hazel]]'' || Zachary King || S3:E11, "The Vanishing Hero"
| ▼
|-
|1963|| ''[[Arrest and Trial]]'' || Mort Vallos || Episode 7: "Whose Little Girl Are You?"
|1973|| ''[[The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)|The Streets of San Francisco]]'' || Fr. Henry Driscoll || S2:E3, "For the Love of God"▼
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|1964|| ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'' || Dr. Hellyer || Season 3 Episode 11: "Consider Her Ways"
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|1965|| ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'' || Paul White || Season 3 Episode 26: "The Monkey's Paw - A Retelling"
|-
|1965|| ''[[Daniel Boone (1964 TV series)|Daniel Boone (TV series)]]'' || Aaron Burr || S2:E7, "The Aaron Burr Story"
|-
|1967-1971|| ''[[The High Chaparral]]'' || Big John Cannon || 98 episodes
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▲|1973|| ''[[The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)|The Streets of San Francisco]]'' || Fr. Henry Driscoll || S2:E3, "For the Love of God"
|-
|}
 
== See also ==
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==References==
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==External links==
 
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