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John Agar

ジョン・エイガー　/　じょん・えいがー

American actor

January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002　・　Chicago, Illinois, United States

Illinois
actor
film actor
television actor

My Take

John Agar's career reads like two very different chapters, and I find the contrast compelling. He started at the top, sharing the screen with John Wayne in classics like Sands of Iwo Jima and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, then spent his later years headlining B-movies such as Tarantula! and The Mole People. Plenty would call that a fall, but I see a working actor who kept showing up. Those creature features became cult touchstones, and his presence is a big reason they endure. To me he represents an honest kind of Hollywood longevity, one built on craft rather than constant prestige.

Overview

John George Agar Jr. (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) 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.

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1. Profile

Name (English): John Agar
Name (Japanese): ジョン・エイガー
Reading: じょん・えいがー
Born: January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Rooster
Origin: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Blood type: Private
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Occupation: actor / film actor / television actor

2. Background

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC

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