---
name: "J.D. Cannon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/j-d-cannon"
fi1m_id: "j-d-cannon"
imdb_id: "nm0134201"
tmdb_id: 19106
wikidata_id: "Q665297"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 April 1922"
died: "20 May 2005"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-04T17:48:41.983278+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# J.D. Cannon

## Identity

J.D. Cannon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/j-d-cannon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** j-d-cannon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0134201
- **TMDB ID:** 19106
- **Wikidata ID:** Q665297
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Cannon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q665297, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0134201/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19106

Actor. Born 24 April 1922 in Salmon, Idaho, USA. Died 20 May 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 April 1922, Salmon, Idaho, USA
- **Died:** 20 May 2005
- **Active:** 1966–1982
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 83 (2), 1980s 36 (1)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $23m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Cannon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q665297, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0134201/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19106

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Raise the Titanic*](https://film.one/film/raise-the-titanic.md) (36)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

J.D. Cannon was an American actor. Born John Donovan Cannon in Salmon, Idaho, he trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, with his studies interrupted by service in the US Army during the Second World War. He appeared in numerous stage productions on and off Broadway before establishing a career in film and television.

Cannon is best known for his regular role as Chief of Detectives Peter B. Clifford in the television series *McCloud* (1970–1977). His film credits include *Cool Hand Luke* (1967), *Cotton Comes to Harlem* (1970), *Raise the Titanic* (1980) and *Death Wish II* (1982). He made over eighty guest appearances on television series including *Law & Order*, *Murder, She Wrote* and *Bonanza*, and received a Primetime Emmy nomination.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Raise the Titanic* (1980), Fi1m 36, as Captain Joe Burke — [page](https://film.one/film/raise-the-titanic.md)
- *Cool Hand Luke* (1967), Fi1m 84, as Society Red — [page](https://film.one/film/cool-hand-luke.md)
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, as Miklos Klaar — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Donner Party* (1992), as voice
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Chet Burton — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *The Return of Sam McCloud* (1989), as Commissioner Peter B. Clifford
- *The Road Raiders* (1989), Actor
- *A Silver Odyssey: 25 Years of Houston Astros Baseball* (1987), as Narrator
- *Street Justice* (1987), as Dante
- *Blacke's Magic* (1986), series, Actor
- *Hell Town* (1985), series, Actor
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Sheriff McCoy, Bill Carmody
- *Call to Glory* (1984), series, as General Hampton
- *The Master* (1984), series, as Jason Hunter
- *Remington Steele* (1982), series, as Elliot Walsh
- *Matt Houston* (1982), series, Actor
- *Rooster* (1982), as Chief Willard T. Coburn
- *Death Wish II* (1982), as New York D.A.
- *Beyond Witch Mountain* (1982), as Deranian
- *The Fall Guy* (1981), series, Actor
- *The Adventures of Nellie Bly* (1981), as Boss James J. Palmer
- *My Kidnapper, My Love* (1980), as Lt. Kringler
- *Pleasure Palace* (1980), as Howland
- *Raise the Titanic* (1980), as Captain Joe Burke — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/raise-the-titanic.md)
- *Top of the Hill* (1980), series, as Frank Langrock
- *Walking Through the Fire* (1979), as Dr. Goodwin
- *Ike* (1979), series, as Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
- *Ike* (1979), as Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
- *B. J. and the Bear* (1979), series, Actor
- *A Double Life* (1978), Actor
- *Killing Stone* (1978), as Sheriff Harky
- *The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer* (1977), as William Sherman
- *Testimony of Two Men* (1977), series, as Kenton Campion
- *The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries* (1977), series, as Jason Fox
- *Wedding Band* (1974), as Herman
- *Scorpio* (1973), as Filchock
- *Cannon* (1971), as Lt. Kelly Redfield
- *Lawman* (1971), as Hurd Price
- *Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?* (1971), as Mal Yeager
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Tom
- *A Memory of Two Mondays* (1971), as Tom
- *Alias Smith and Jones* (1971), series, as Harry Briscoe
- *Cotton Comes to Harlem* (1970), as Calhoun
- *McCloud* (1970), series, as Peter Clifford
- *The D.A.: Murder One* (1969), as Nicholas Devaney
- *The Thousand Plane Raid* (1969), as Gen. Palmer
- *Heaven with a Gun* (1969), as Mace
- *Operation Heartbeat* (1969), as Thomas Jarris
- *Krakatoa, East of Java* (1969), as Danzig
- *The Mod Squad* (1968), series, Actor
- *Lancer* (1968), series, Actor
- *Cool Hand Luke* (1967), as Society Red — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/cool-hand-luke.md)
- *The Guns of Will Sonnett* (1967), series, as Pat Bridges
- *Cimarron Strip* (1967), series, Actor
- *Atta Girl, Kelly!* (1967), Actor
- *The Invaders* (1967), series, as Police Lt. Ben Holman, Peter Kalter
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Miklos Klaar — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *Shane* (1966), series, as Reno
- *An American Dream* (1966), as Police Sgt. Walt Leznicki
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Mark Tabor, Robert Dewey, John Graham Evans, Clifford Wyant
- *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, Actor
- *Profiles in Courage* (1964), series, as Sam Houston
- *12 O'Clock High* (1964), series, as Brigadier General Creighton
- *The Rogues* (1964), series, as Paul Mannix
- *Fanfare for a Death Scene* (1964), as Col. Dorn
- *The Great Adventure* (1963), series, as Clarence King
- *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Sheriff Todd Collison, Lloyd Chandler — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *Combat!* (1962), series, as Ted Slocum
- *Stoney Burke* (1962), series, Actor
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Joe Brisson
- *The Defenders* (1961), series, as District Attorney, District Attorney Manetto, D.A. Al Ashley · Assistant District Attorney Ashley
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Colonel Jim Hudson
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Jack Rose, Austin Ware
- *Naked City* (1958), series, as Tom Keary
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Pike, Jake MacGraw
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Paul Durand
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Pontius Pilate

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