John Anderson

Age: 69 (passed away Aug. 7th, 1992)
Height: 6' 3"

Birth Place: Clayton, Illinois, USA
Born: Oct. 20th, 1922

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NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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Bore a strong resemblance to President 'Abraham Lincoln (I)' (qv) and portrayed him three times.
The first of his appearances on _"Gunsmoke" (1955)_ (qv), in the episode "Buffalo Man", climaxed with a brutal fistfight between his character, Ben Siple, and 'James Arness' (qv)' Marshal Matt Dillon. This action scene, from its build-up to its d�nouement, would become the common sequence upon which generations of budding editors would cut their teeth in film school. This sequence also features 'Jack Klugman' (qv), who would later co-star with Anderson in the classic "A Passage for Trumpet" episode of _"The Twilight Zone" (1959)_ (qv). Shortly before his death, Anderson remarked that it was Klugman who informed him, many years after the filming of their _"Gunsmoke" (1955)_ (qv) episode, that they had become legendary among film editors for their ubiquitous presence in student editing bays.

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