{"id":48,"date":"2014-04-21T19:25:30","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T19:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bmoviemaniacs.com\/kenttheclaw\/?p=48"},"modified":"2014-04-21T19:25:30","modified_gmt":"2014-04-21T19:25:30","slug":"the-claws-b-movie-actor-of-the-week-john-agar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bmoviemaniacs.com\/kenttheclaw\/2014\/04\/21\/the-claws-b-movie-actor-of-the-week-john-agar\/","title":{"rendered":"The Claw’s B-Movie Actor of the Week: John Agar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I should call this feature “B-Movie Actor of A Week” since I may not post one every single week. Which means I’m probably out strafing.<\/p>\n

Anyway, no list of low budget horror\/sci-fi actors would be complete without this guy. John Agar basically lucked his way into Hollywood. As a physical instructor in the Army Air Corps. He was asked to be an escort for America’s sweetheart, Shirley Temple. And damned if he didn’t marry her. He was signed to a studio contract shortly thereafter, and thus began a long, and quite successful movie career. He proved to be a solid actor, and starred in many movies with biggies such as John Wayne.<\/p>\n

His career took a few scenic routes along the way, and he was a bit of a hammerhead, getting himself into trouble more than once. Which turned out to be a stroke of luck for B Movie fans everywhere. He starred in many a B Movie from the late 50s on, beginning with the legendary Revenge of the Creature, and never looked back. He may have looked back. I really don’t know. But it sounded good. He starred in several personal favourites of mine, including the aforementioned Creature, and especially The Mole People, and Tarantula.<\/p>\n

I need to rewatch the 1976 version of King Kong, because apparently he played a city official in that. I’m ashamed to admit I did not know that. Note that I didn’t count The Rocket Man as his first foray into sci-fi. It’s really a comedy.<\/p>\n

Best wishes,
\nGC<\/p>\n

\u201cStrafing fine communities like yours since 1957″<\/p>\n

John Agar’s B_Movie Filmography
\nThe Rocket Man 1954
\nRevenge of the Creature 1955
\nTarantula 1955
\nThe Mole People 1956
\nThe Brain from Planet Arous 1957
\nAttack of the Puppet People 1958
\nInvisible Invaders 1959
\nDestination Space 1959
\nJourney to the Seventh Planet 1962
\nHand of Death 1962
\nWomen of the Prehistoric Planet 1966
\nCurse of the Swamp Creature 1966
\nZontar: The Thing from Venus 1966
\nNight Fright 1967
\nKing Kong 1976
\nNightbreed 1990<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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