Claude Akins: Claude Akins. Actor: Battle for the Planet of the Apes. 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 police officer, Akins never seemed short of work and appeared in nearly 100 films and 180+ TV episodes in a career spanning over 40 years. He originally...
Known For: Battle for the Planet of the Apes (Aldo), Inherit the Wind (Rev. Jeremiah Brown), Rio Bravo (Joe Burdette), The Caine Mutiny (Seaman Lugatch aka 'Horrible')