J. D. Cannon
Born	John Donovan Cannon (1922-04-24)April 24, 1922 Salmon, Idaho, U.S.
Died	May 20, 2005(2005-05-20) (aged 83) Hudson, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960–1991
Spouse	Alice McCamley (19??–2005, his death)

John Donovan Cannon (April 24, 1922 – May 20, 2005) was an American actor. An alumnus of theAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, he is best known for his co-starring role of Chief of Detectives Peter B. Clifford in the television seriesMcCloud withDennis Weaver from 1970 until 1977, and for his part as the witness Lloyd Chandler who cleared Dr. Richard Kimble (David Janssen) in "The Judgment", the series finale ofThe Fugitive.

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Cannon served in the United States Army during World War II. Cannon first appeared on television as Master Sergeant Sherman in the sitcomThe Phil Silvers Show, also known asYou'll Never Get Rich.

He appeared in a 1963 episode ofCombat!, titled "The Quiet Warrior", as a member of the American Intelligence.

In 1964, he appeared in the TV WesternGunsmoke, as the evil killer “Pike Beecham” in the episode “Big Man, Big Target” (S10E10).

In 1965, he appeared in an episode ofThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour. The episode, titled “Completely Foolproof”, originally aired March 29, 1965.

In 1970 Cannon appeared as Roy Harkness onThe Men from Shiloh, the retitled name for the final season of TV westernThe Virginian in the episode titled "Hannah". He played a recurring character – a lawman named Harry Briscoe working for the Bannerman Detective Agency - in the 1971 to 1973 seriesAlias Smith and Jones. He guest-starred in many series over the years, includingWagon Train,The Defenders,^[1]Gunsmoke,Rawhide,Lancer,The Fugitive,Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,The Untouchables,The Wild Wild West,East Side/West Side,The Invaders,Combat!,Stoney Burke, and the miniseriesTestimony of Two Men (1977) andTop of the Hill (1980). He was cast in several episodes ofMurder, She Wrote. His last television acting appearance was on an episode ofLaw & Order in 1991.

He wore a toupee in most of his later roles. The exception was theRemington Steele episode "Steele in the News" (4 March 1983), in which Cannon played a TV news anchor who only wore his toupee while broadcasting. He also appeared (with his toupee), that same season (#2), ofRemington Steele in episode 21 "Hounded Steele". In the second season ofTwelve O'Clock High (1965–1966), he played Brig. Gen. Dave Creighton in the 34th episode of the series "RX for a Sick Bird".

Cannon appeared in film roles, often as a cold-eyed villain. His film credits includedAn American Dream (1966),Cool Hand Luke (1967),Krakatoa, East of Java (1969),The Thousand Plane Raid (1969),Heaven with a Gun (1969),Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970),Lawman (1971),Scorpio (1973),Raise the Titanic (1980),Death Wish II (1982) andBeyond Witch Mountain (1982).

Cannon was a founding member ofJoseph Papp'sNew York Shakespeare Festival, starring in theirproductions ofThe Taming of the Shrew (1956) andMuch Ado About Nothing (1961).^[2]

He starred withJames Earl Jones in the original off-Broadway production of Athol Fugard'sBlood Knot (1964).

In 1979, Cannon was the presenter in an instructional video demonstrating an MCADiscoVision video disc player.^[3]

In 2019, Anders Enger Jenson sampled the original instruction video into his music track.^[4]

Cannon married Alice McCamley, an actress and writer who appeared in Broadway productions includingCompany andJohnny Johnson. In 1962, he andColleen Dewhurst starred in his wife's playGreat Day in the Morning, based on her childhood in St. Louis.^[5]

Cannon died at his home in Hudson, New York, on May 20, 2005, at the age of 83.^[6] Alice suffered a debilitating stroke in 2014 and died in 2017.

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