# John Brandon (actor)

John Edward Barandon (June 21, 1929 – August 25, 2014) was an American film, stage and television actor.
Brandon was born in Rego Park, New York. He served in the army from 1952 to 1954, including service in the Korean War. He made his television debut in 1960, appearing in the British anthology television series BBC Sunday-Night Play. His first film appearance was in the 1966 film Arrivederci, Baby!, playing a radio engineer.
Brandon later guest-starred in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Archie Bunker's Place, Three's Company, Fantasy Island, Diff'rent Strokes, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, Man in a Suitcase, Frasier, All in the Family, Hazel, Little House on the Prairie, Private Practice, Murder, She Wrote, Eight Is Enough, Doctor Who, Cagney & Lacey and The Greatest American Hero. He also appeared in films such as Scarface, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, The Brink's Job, Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas, Racing with the Moon, Battle Beneath the Earth and The Broken Hearts Club.
In 1988, Brandon played the role of the corrupt police captain William Handler in the final season of the American soap opera television series Dynasty. From 1990 to 1991, he played the role of Ben Maclaine, the husband of Helen Maclaine (Tippi Hedren) in The Bold and the Beautiful. He also played the role of Ken Mahoney in Days of Our Lives in 1978.
Brandon retired in 2007, last appearing in the medical drama television series Private Practice. He died on August 25, 2014, in Middle Village, New York, at the age of 85. He was buried at St. John Cemetery in Middle Village, New York.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1966 | Arrivederci, Baby! | Radio Engineer | |
| 1967 | Battle Beneath the Earth | Major Frank Cannon | |
| 1967 | Billion Dollar Brain | Jim | |
| 1968 | Isadora | Gospel Billy | |
| 1969 | The Adding Machine | First Cell Jailer | |
| 1973 | Serpico | Police Lieutenant | uncredited |
| 1977 | Fun with Dick and Jane | Peter Winston | |
| 1978 | The Brink's Job | F.B.I. Agent | |
| 1983 | Scarface | Immigration Officer #3 (Harry) | |
| 1984 | Racing with the Moon | Mr. Kaiser | |
| 1994 | Confessions of a Hitman | Older N.S.A. Agent | |
| 2000 | The Broken Hearts Club | Mickey | |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | General Admission | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1960 | BBC Sunday-Night Play | Captain Coombe | Episode: Summer Theatre: The Liberators |
| 1960 | ITV Television Playhouse | A Man | Episode: The Out-of-Towners |
| 1963 | The Dakotas | Townsman | Episode: "Terror at Heart River" |
| 1963 | Hazel | Ben Cook | Episode: "George's 32nd Cousin" |
| 1965 | Songs of the American Civil War | | TV movie |
| 1965 | Court Martial | Corporal Grabowski | Episode: "A Date With Celeste" |
| 1965 | The Wednesday Play | Sergeant Musso | Episode: The Pistol |
| 1965 | Mogul | George Reugen | 2 episodes |
| 1965 | Theatre 625 | American General | Episode: The World of George Orwell - 1984 |
| 1966 | Thirteen Against Fate | John | Episode: "The Counsul" |
| 1966 | Doctor Who | American Sergeant | Serial: "The Tenth Planet" |
| 1966 | The Lost Peace | | 3 episodes |
| 1966 | The Rat Catchers | Second American | Episode: "Mission to Madeira" |
| 1967–1968 | Vendetta | Bill/John Tarrant | 2 episodes |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase | Philip Kane | Episode: "Dead Man's Shoes" |
| 1968 | Virgin of the Secret Service | Sheriff | Episode: "The Professor Goes West" |
| 1968 | The Champions | Air Controller | Episode: "The Ghost Plane" |
| 1969 | Gunsmoke | Timmons | Episode: "The Good Samaritans" |
| 1971 | The Interns | Dr. Blithe | Episode: "The Secret" |
| 1975 | Miles to Go Before I Sleep | Bartender | TV movie |
| 1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Doug the Cop | 1 Episode |
| 1976 | Wonder Woman | Sergeant Stransky | Episode: "Wonder Woman Meets Baroness Von Gunther" |
| 1977 | Little House on the Prairie | Freighter | Episode: "Castoffs" |
| 1977 | All in the Family | Cop | Episode: "Edith's 50th Birthday: Part 2" |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | | Episode: "The Creatures Who Came on Sunday" |
| 1977 | The Bionic Woman | Promoter | Episode: "Motorcycle Boogie" |
| 1978 | Days of Our Lives | Ken Mahoney | 1 episode |
| 1979 | Carter Country | Sergeant | Episode: "Baker's First Day" |
| 1979 | Eight Is Enough | Eddie Grabbis | Episode: "Merle the Pearl" |
| 1980 | Fantasy Island | Bobby | Episode: "With Affection, Jack the Ripper/Gigolo" |
| 1980 | The Night the City Screamed | George Carmody | TV movie |
| 1981 | The Greatest American Hero | Admiral Bailey | Episode: "Operation Spoilsport" |
| 1981 | Archie Bunker's Place | Policeman Benson | Episode: "Happy Birthday, Stephanie" |
| 1981–1982 | Hill Street Blues | Detective Walsh | 4 episodes |
| 1981–1983 | Diff'rent Strokes | The Policeman/Detective Henson | 2 episodes |
| 1981 | Goliath Awaits | Chief Engineer | 2 episodes |
| 1981 | Knots Landing | Crowell | Episode: "Secrets" |
| 1982 | Three's Company | Captain James | Episode: "Oh, Nun" |
| 1982 | CHiPs | Salesman | Episode: "In the Best of Families" |
| 1982 | A Question of Honor | Horne | TV movie |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Police Captain | Episode: "Trust Doesn't Rust" |
| 1982 | Voyagers! | Mover | Episode: "The Travels of Marco...And Friends" |
| 1983 | Lottery! | | Episode: "Portland: Treasure Hunt" |
| 1984 | Riptide | Security Guard | Episode: "Somebody's Killing the Great Greeks of America" |
| 1984 | Matt Houston | Captain | Episode: "Vanished" |
| 1984 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Boner | Episode: "Ties My Father Sold Me" |
| 1984–1986 | Airwolf | Zeus | 3 episodes |
| 1984 | Cagney & Lacey | Lt. Donitz | Episode: "Taxicab Murders" |
| 1985 | Murder, She Wrote | Ernie | Episode: "Footnote to Murder" |
| 1985 | Seduced | Executive | TV movie |
| 1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Detective Barr | Episode: "Murder Between Friends" |
| 1985 | The Steel Collar Man | General | TV movie |
| 1985 | Badge of the Assassin | Court Clerk #2 | TV movie |
| 1986 | Triplecross | Warden | TV movie |
| 1986 | Brothers | Inspector | Episode: "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" |
| 1986 | Tales from the Darkside | Lt. Wright | Episode: "The Casavin Curse" |
| 1987 | One Big Family | Bob Rafferty | Episode: "Stagestruck" |
| 1988 | Webster | Larry Brock | Episode: "Basketball Blues" |
| 1988 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Desk Sargeant | Episode: Silent Whisper |
| 1988–1989 | Dynasty | Captain William Handler | 9 episodes |
| 1990–1991 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Ben Maclaine | 106 episodes |
| 1991 | The Wonder Years | Philip Arnold | Episode: "Who's Aunt Rose?" |
| 1992 | Civil Wars | Cop | Episode: "Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense" |
| 1993 | Frasier | Harry the Cop | Episode: "I Hate Frasier Crane" |
| 1994 | Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas | Jim | TV movie |
| 1996 | The Client | Brent | Episode: "Past Imperfect" |
| 1996 | Townies | Older Man | Pilot |
| 1998 | The Lake | Buddy #1 | TV movie |
| 1998 | Melrose Place | Judge | Episode: "A Match Made in Hell" |
| 2005 | Charmed | Elderly Father | Episode: "The Lost Picture Show" |
| 2006 | Drake & Josh | | Episode: "The Demonator" |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Nate | Episode: "In Which Dell Finds His Fight" |