:''Leif Erickson is also an alternate spelling of the name of explorerthe Super dude [[Leif Ericson]]''.
'''Leif Erickson''' ([[October 27]], [[1911]] – [[January 29]], [[1986]]) was an American [[actor]].
Born '''William Anderson''' in [[Alameda, California]], Erickson was a [[musician]] and [[singer]] before making his first film appearance in [[1935]]. Among his films are ''[[College Holiday]]'' (1937), ''[[Conquest]]'' (1938), ''[[Ride a Crooked Mile]]'' (1939), ''[[Sorry, Wrong Number]]'' (1948), ''[[The Snake Pit]]'' (1948), ''[[Fourteen Hours]]'' (1951), ''[[Invaders from Mars]]'' (1953), ''[[On the Waterfront]]'' (1954), ''[[Twilight for the Gods]]'' (1958), ''[[A Gathering of Eagles]]'' (1963) and ''[[The Carpetbaggers]]'' (1964). Erickson appeared frequently on television and had a leading role in the [[television series]] ''[[The High Chaparral]]'' from [[1967]] until [[1971]].
Erickson was married to the actress [[Frances Farmer]] from [[1936]] until [[1942]]. He married the actress [[Margaret Hayes]] on the day his divorce from Farmer was finalised, but this marriage lasted only one month.
