John Agar

John Agar

American actor (1921-2002)

John George Agar Jr. was an American film and television actor. He is best known for starring alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima, Fort Apache, and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. In his later career he was the star of B movies, such as Tarantula!, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Revenge of the Creature, Flesh and the Spur and Hand of Death. He was the first husband of Shirley Temple.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 16 films (1951–1966) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 8 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1951 The Magic Carpet. Columbia Pictures Corp. 82 min. 35mm Color sound
1954 Shield For Murder. Camden Productions Inc. 80 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 Hold Back Tomorrow. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 75 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 Revenge Of The Creature. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 82 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 Tarantula. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 80 min. 35mm B&W sound
1956 The mole people. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 78 min. 35mm B&W sound
1957 Joe Butterfly. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 9Apr57 90 min. 35mm Color sound
1957 Ride A Violent Mile. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 80 min. 35mm B&W sound
1958 Frontier Gun. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 70 min. 35mm B&W sound
1958 Jet Attack. Catalina Productions 68 min. 35mm B&W sound
1959 Invisible Invaders. Premium Pictures Inc. 67 min. 35mm B&W sound
1961 Journey To The Seventh Planet. Alta Vista Productions & Cinemagic Inc. 83 min 35mm Color sound
1963 Stage To Thunder Rock. Paramount Pictures Corp. & A. C. Lyles Productions Inc. 82 min 35mm Color sound
1964 Young Fury Paramount Pictures Corp. & A. C. Lyles Productions Inc. 80 min 35mm Color sound
1965 JOHNNY RENO R. G. Springsteen 83 min 16mm sound
1966 Curse of the Swamp Creature Larry Buchanan