# John Calvin (actor)

John Calvin (born November 29, 1947) is an American film and television actor. He played Howie Dickerson in the short-lived television sitcom The Paul Lynde Show. He also played Justin Hooke in the miniseries The Dark Secret of Harvest Home and Reverend Willie Tenboom in the adventure drama Tales of the Gold Monkey.
Calvin guest-starred in numerous television programs including Taxi, Night Court, Quantum Leap, The A-Team, Murder, She Wrote, In the Heat of the Night and Hart to Hart.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1972 | The Living End | Richie | TV movie |
| 1973 | Legend in Granite | Paul Hornung | TV movie |
| 1974 | Winter Kill | Deputy Jerry Troy | TV movie |
| 1974 | The Rangers | Crowder | TV movie |
| 1975 | The Hatfields and the McCoys | Cotton Top | TV movie |
| 1976 | Baby Blue Marine | Paratrooper | |
| 1978 | The Cheap Detective | Qvicker | |
| 1979 | Norma Rae | Ellis Harper | |
| 1979 | California Dreaming | Rick | |
| 1979 | The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang | Hollywood Cop | TV movie |
| 1979 | Beggarman, Thief | | TV movie |
| 1980 | Foolin' Around | Whitley | |
| 1982 | The Ambush Murders | Dennis Dowie | TV movie |
| 1982 | Making Love | David | |
| 1983 | Sitcom | Bronco Gooseberry Jr. | TV movie |
| 1984 | Airwolf (film) | Blaze | TV movie |
| 1984 | Ghost Warrior | Dr. Alan Richards | |
| 1987 | Back to the Beach | Troy | |
| 1988 | The Wrong Guys | FBI Captain | |
| 1989 | The Siege of Firebase Gloria | C.O. Williams | |
| 1989 | Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All | Carl Durant | TV movie |
| 1989 | Primary Target | Cromwell | |
| 1991 | Critters 3 | Clifford | |
| 1992 | Boris and Natasha: The Movie | Harve | TV movie |
| 1992 | Unbecoming Age | Charles | |
| 1994 | Dragonworld | Bob Armstrong | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1971 | Getting Together | Hank | 1 episode |
| 1971 | Cade's County | Jody Ray Baker | 1 episode |
| 1971 | Cannon | Johnny Becker | 1 episode |
| 1972–1973 | The Paul Lynde Show | Howie Dickerson | 26 episodes |
| 1972 | The Mod Squad | Greg Boyer | 1 episode |
| 1974 | Here's Lucy | Bob Morer | 1 episode |
| 1974–1975 | Petrocelli | Judge | 2 episodes |
| 1974 | McCloud | Reporter | 1 episode |
| 1974 | Columbo | Charlie Shoup | 1 episode |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Project Director | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Archer | | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Kate McShane | | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Harry O | Thaddeus Staffenbecker | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Bronk | Graski | 1 episode |
| 1975 | The Rookies | Wally | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Jigsaw John | Bo | 1 episode |
| 1977 | Charlie's Angels | Sgt. Danner | 1 episode |
| 1977 | Most Wanted | Henchman | 1 episode |
| 1977 | The Rockford Files | Preston Garnett | 1 episode |
| 1978 | The Dark Secret of Harvest Home | Justin Hooke | 2 episodes |
| 1978 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | Wilson | 1 episode |
| 1978 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Security Guard | 1 episode |
| 1978 | Barnaby Jones | Andy Godwin | 1 episode |
| 1978 | Kaz | | 1 episode |
| 1979 | Eight Is Enough | Marty | 1 episode |
| 1980 | From Here to Eternity | Lt. Ken Barrett | 1 episode |
| 1980 | When the Whistle Blows | Blake | 1 episode |
| 1981 | Hart to Hart | Sam Henderson | 1 episode |
| 1981 | The Wonderful World of Philip Malley | Rodney 'Mongo' Brennan | 1 episode |
| 1981 | Strike Force | Rapist | 1 episode |
| 1981–1988 | Magnum, P.I. | Gary the Drug Dealer/Nick/Arthur Wainwright | 3 episodes |
| 1982 | Taxi | Doug Blakely | 1 episode |
| 1982–1984 | Matt Houston | Todd Gallagher/Randall Prescott | 2 episodes |
| 1982–1983 | Tales of the Gold Monkey | Reverend Willie Tenboom | 22 episodes |
| 1982 | Best of the West | Jonathan St. Clair | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Blaze/Hergos | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Partners in Crime | | 1 episode |
| 1985 | The New Mike Hammer | Pete Kingman | 1 episode |
| 1985 | The A-Team | Madrid | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Peeples | 1 episode |
| 1985 | V | Dr. Stephen Maitland | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Eye to Eye | Carr | 1 episode |
| 1985 | I Had Three Wives | | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Hollywood Beat | Dawson | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Hunter | Bradley Woolsey | 1 episode |
| 1985 | T.J. Hooker | Lester | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Robert Zorbel | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Moonlighting | Charles Wright | 1 episode |
| 1986–1988 | Simon & Simon | Lars/Terry McCabe/Stan Marchard | 3 episodes |
| 1987 | Airwolf (1987) | Colonel Steve Coombs | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Night Court | Pete Peterson | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Houston Knights | Keith Blanchard | 1 episode |
| 1987–1988 | Dallas | Wilson Cryder | 6 episodes |
| 1987 | She's the Sheriff | Scanlon | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Highway to Heaven | Paul Burke | 1 episode |
| 1988 | Our House | Ken | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | Matlock | Cal Ritter/Mayor Brian Barellu | 3 episodes |
| 1989 | Mission: Impossible | Doyle | 1 episode |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Buddy Wright | 1 episode |
| 1989 | Days of Our Lives | Arthur Downey | 7 episodes |
| 1990 | Murder, She Wrote | Philip Royce | 1 episode |
| 1990 | Anything but Love | | 1 episode |
| 1990 | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Johann Niesen | 1 episode |
| 1991 | L.A. Law | Bruce Ingalls | 1 episode |
| 1992 | The Torkelsons | Michael | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Coach | Tom Richman | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Tequila and Bonetti | K-9 Unit Officer | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Dear John | Richard | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Black Tie Affair | Christopher Cody | 5 episodes |
| 1993 | Delta | Wesley Harper | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Renegade | Tracy Harris | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Sisters | Dr. Droan | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Mitch Cutter | 1 episode |
| 1995 | In the Heat of the Night | Kerry Madigan | 1 episode |
| 1995 | The George Wendt Show | Steve | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Pointman | Al Farley | 1 episode |