---
name: "John Steadman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-steadman"
fi1m_id: "john-steadman"
imdb_id: "nm0824113"
tmdb_id: 101765
wikidata_id: "Q6258928"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 July 1909"
died: "28 January 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T00:26:04.250388+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."
---

# John Steadman

## Identity

John Steadman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-steadman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-steadman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0824113
- **TMDB ID:** 101765
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6258928
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steadman_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6258928, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0824113/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/101765

Actor. Born 20 July 1909 in Lexington, South Carolina, USA. Died 28 January 1993.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 July 1909, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
- **Died:** 28 January 1993
- **Active:** 1974–1977
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steadman_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6258928, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0824113/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/101765

## Biography

John Steadman was an American actor. He worked for three decades in radio as a writer, producer, announcer and editor before beginning an acting career in 1970. His final roles were in 1987.

Steadman appeared in numerous films and television series, usually in supporting or bit parts. He is known for his performances as Pop in *The Longest Yard* (1974), Fred in *The Hills Have Eyes* (1977), and roles in *White Lightning* (1973), *Emperor of the North* (1973), *Family Plot* (1976) and *The Frisco Kid* (1979). He died in 1993.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Hills Have Eyes* (1977), Fi1m 74, as Fred — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hills-have-eyes.md)
- *The Rockford Files* (1974), Fi1m 83, as Morry Blauner — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

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

- *The Outlaws* (1984), as Prospector
- *Chattanooga Choo Choo* (1984), as Norman
- *Just Our Luck* (1983), series, Actor
- *The A-Team* (1983), series, as Man with Red Pickup Truck
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Mr. Andover — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Things Are Tough All Over* (1982), as Oldtimer
- *Young Doctors in Love* (1982), as The Patients - 82 Year Old Man
- *Foxfire Light* (1982), as Jesse
- *The Luck of Roaring Camp* (1982), as Ebeneezer
- *A Small Killing* (1981), as Leon
- *Dark Night of the Scarecrow* (1981), as Mr. Loomis
- *Chu Chu and the Philly Flash* (1981), as Snyder
- *Marilyn: The Untold Story* (1980), Actor
- *The Return of Frank Cannon* (1980), as Guard at Zoo
- *Fade to Black* (1980), as Sam
- *Cheech & Chong's Next Movie* (1980), as Drunk in Welfare Office
- *The Secret of Lost Valley* (1980), as Old Packer
- *Stranger in Our House* (1979), as Vet
- *The Frisco Kid* (1979), as Booking Agent
- *Hanging on a Star* (1978), as Crash Schwartz
- *Hot Lead & Cold Feet* (1978), as Old Codger
- *The Choirboys* (1977), as Odello
- *Poco… Little Dog Lost* (1977), as Ben Ashton
- *A Killing Affair* (1977), as Cooks
- *The Hills Have Eyes* (1977), as Fred — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hills-have-eyes.md)
- *Sherlock Holmes in New York* (1976), as Stage Doorman
- *Vigilante Force* (1976), as Shakey Malone
- *Gator* (1976), as Ned McKlusky
- *Treasure of Matecumbe* (1976), as Guide
- *Family Plot* (1976), as Old Man in Cemetery
- *St. Ives* (1976), as Willie
- *The Blue Knight* (1975), as Wimpey
- *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Morry Blauner — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *The Longest Yard* (1974), as Pop
- *Dirty O'Neil* (1974), as Old Bill
- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), as Frederick Holbrook
- *The Outfit* (1973), as Gas Station Attendant
- *White Lightning* (1973), as Skeeter
- *Emperor of the North* (1973), as Stew Bum
- *The Unholy Rollers* (1972), as Guard
- *Deadhead Miles* (1972), as Old Sam
- *The Grissom Gang* (1971), as Oldman
- *Night Chase* (1970), Actor
- *Adam-12* (1968), series, as Old Man, Old Watchman, Pop

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