Biography
Jack Lambert (1920–2002) was an American character actor who specialised in tough guys and heavies in films and television. Born John Taylor Lambert in Yonkers, New York, he appeared on Broadway before moving to Hollywood in 1942. He worked steadily in Westerns and crime dramas after the Second World War.
His film roles include 'Dum-Dum' Clarke in The Killers (1946), Red in Bend of the River (1952), Charlie in Vera Cruz (1954) and Sugar Smallhouse in Kiss Me Deadly (1955). He also appeared in How the West Was Won (1962). On television he had guest parts in series such as Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Get Smart and The Andy Griffith Show.
